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Latest post on 07 August 2013 - 12:50
Tribune de Geneve online for France Voisine: http://www.tdgimmobilier.ch/?subcats=Y&status=A&pshort=Y&result_ids=pagination_contents&immo_search=Y&pfull=Y&pname=Y&pkeywords=Y&search_performed=Y&category_id=167&ccid=167&c_cid=167&state_code=GEO-FR-CH&q=&no_domain=N&no_domain=Y&sort_by=timestamp&dispatch[categories.view'>=Chercher GHI for Gex: http://pa.ghi.ch/Projet_GHI/PAGE_ListePA/jBwAAIHVJBFrUWVjSURaa1hCGAA In my experience, it's most likely you will have to rely on agents immobiliers, or regies (those are the rental companies in Geneva) in any case, but you might be lucky and find a good private rental or sale. Hang on, there was another site we got tenants from in Geneva, I will try and find it.
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Latest post on 07 August 2013 - 11:55
Hi, Tariflette! Nice to see you! Have a great holiday! Mmmmm: It used to be that there was a significant difference between the cost of living in "France Voisine" and in Geneva, but after the introduction of the Euro, we noticed it was hardly worth our while going over the border to France to do our household shopping from a price point of view, though I preferred our French butcher's poultry, meat and deli offerings, and couldn't buy self-raising flour in Switzerland, only in France (farine a gateau!). Many people commute from France to Geneva, but that is because of higher salaries on offer in Geneva than in France. It also might be easier from an "officialdom" point of view for EU nationals to live in France rather than having to get the necessary permits to live in Switzerland - I'm afraid I don't know about that, as am now a Swiss citizen! I believe that the cost of renting in France Voisine may now be almost the same as the cost of renting in the Geneva area, but I could be wrong. You would need to try to compare like with like. If you are not a French speaker, I would suggest you check out the AngloInfo classifieds for properties in the Geneva area and in Ain, which is the French department your friends have suggested to you. If you speak French, then you could look at sites like GHI or the immobilier pages of the Tribune de Geneve. Best of luck, if you want links, I can get them for you quite quickly!
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Latest post on 07 August 2013 - 09:00
Could I suggest to UK nationals that they check The Law Society Register to see which firms here are listed for the field of law they require before going to a company here? I have recently been given the wrong advice about probate document requirements by one of the companies mentioned in this thread, though they were good about remedying it when I had to go back to re-do the documents after I'd spoken to my solicitor in the UK who had made the request in the first place. http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/find-a-solicitor/
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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 20:43
If it's any help, your Swiss neighbours are obliged to get a new passport when that happens, and travel with two passports until their residence visa is renewed and put in the new passport.
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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 17:54
Because he needs someone to look after him, wash, clothe and feed him, and obey his every whim? (I believe that's what certain wives do, too.)
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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 17:50
Those would all be places where someone who was going to work at CERN or the Industrial Parc over the border in France might want to live.. :D I lived on the other side of Geneva, near St Julien-en-Genevois, for a long time. If I were to live on the "CERN" side, in France, I would prefer Divonne, I think. But it depends on what you want, all the places you write about are odd, in that they are sleeper suburbs of Geneva, slightly cheaper to live in than Geneva itself, and full of rabbit hutches/apartment blocks built for the commuters, but they can also be right in the middle of the (very green) countryside, where there are still traditional farmhouses to be rented or bought. It's a long time since I had to worry about creches, but to the best of my knowledge, the French are good about creches and aim to have a space available for every child both of whose parents are working. Divonne is a spa town and a bit more lively and older than the other places, but as I said, it depends what you want. It is also known for its Sunday morning market. If you are from the UK, you might be glad to know about Jim's British mini-market in St. Genis-Pouilly :) I'm sorry, I'm not a huge fan of the area, maybe Tartiflette, who knows and likes it better than I do, will be along to give her opinion shortly. There is someone else here from the Geneva area, too, who may still be posting, whose name I'm sorry, I've forgotten. Is it Derien? Good luck with the move, if it *is* CERN you are going for, you will find lots of ex-pat colleagues and their families and you should be able to make friends quite easily that way.
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Latest post on 30 July 2013 - 20:59
LL's can only increase if the rent calculator states they are entitled to it. So get her to check on that and then just politely advise the LL that in accordance with UAE law he is not entitled to an increase, if that is the case. No idea what a standard 7 or 10% increase is about I'm afraid... http://www.dubailand.gov.ae/english/eservices/rentalincreasecalculatoren.aspx Not sure it's about percentage increases as such, but percentage difference from the average for similar properties in the same area, IYSWIM. Am not sure if ours is a three or four bedroomed villa - if it is 3, the landlord is entitled, by comparison with similar properties, to raise the rent by 5%; if it is 4, the landlord is entitled, by comparison with similar properties, to raise the rent by 10%.
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Latest post on 30 July 2013 - 14:00
not open yet, says July but my husband had a nose the other day inside and it is nowhere near finished! they have completely taken every out and are starting again. looking forward to it opening again though :) Thanks for the info - I thought it had gone right downhill in the past year or so - it changed management, once, if not twice, didn't it? We used to enjoy the themed nights when we first came, particularly Thursday evenings, used to be very relaxed and nice to wind down at the end of a hard week of being a housewife/taxi service..
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Latest post on 30 July 2013 - 13:51
How do you pull up the old thread? I tried "search posts" and nothing came up. I had hoped to print them out also, but never got around to it. My two favourites were the lady looking for a laxative who was told "that's what all the jelly ladies say" when she said that it was not for weight loss, and the lady who mistakenly bought suppositories and was greeted with a shrieking "you need more suppositwees?" when she went back to the pharmacy. Every so often I will think of them and still laugh (as does my husband!). This isn't the original thread, but you'll find the second one on the last/first here, I think: http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/topic145194-overheard-at-mcdonalds-part-ii.aspx?Page=7
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Latest post on 30 July 2013 - 13:35
Different. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/mcdonalds-bristol-couple-hold-150-2099464
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Latest post on 30 July 2013 - 12:47
Sorry to digress, but Ladies of the Lakes, has the clubhouse restaurant re-opened? I heard it had closed, due to re-open in July. Is that correct?
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Latest post on 29 July 2013 - 21:00
I wrote on this thread a couple of weeks ago - it was well and quickly done but not cheap: http://www.expatwoman.com/Kuwait/forum/topic199353-apple-care-store.aspx
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Latest post on 29 July 2013 - 08:05
Have you tried looking here? http://www.justrentals.com/dubai/villas-for-rent-in-dubailand/al-mazaya-villas.html?gclid=CLW96M31xrMCFefMtAodlxoAig
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Latest post on 28 July 2013 - 13:38
A loaf of Warburtons thick sliced.....and a sandwich from M&S. I know it's been done before - but imagine if this were being home delivered :D http://www.marksandspencer.com/Delicious-Offers-Offers-In-Store-Food-In-Store-Food-Wine/b/198933031
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Latest post on 28 July 2013 - 10:48
Fire the doc and find a new one. This one is providing misinformation. There are a lot of doctors who would say this, though.... That doesn't make it any the less misinformation, just because numerous doctors don't know what they're talking about :)
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Latest post on 28 July 2013 - 10:40
This is more of a pub B&B than a country hotel, and I'm not sure how good it is now, it has changed hands several times since I stayed there over 20 years ago, but it used to have a very good restaurant and bar food and "Olde Worlde" rooms with four poster beds. It's in a lovely part of the world, with Petworth just down the road, not far from Chichester and the Roman Villa at Bignor: http://www.thecrownchiddingfold.com/specialoffers.html Another place that I can recommend as a "country house" hotel, but rather in Greater London, is the Cannizaro House Hotel in Wimbledon: http://www.cannizarohouse.com/portfolio-type/summer-stay-a-while-breaks/ The food in their restaurant is good, but I prefer here for dinner: http://www.thelawnbistro.co.uk/
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Latest post on 27 July 2013 - 12:58
Possibly taking the Mick, O'Reilly?
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Latest post on 27 July 2013 - 12:48
Saw this in my local Spinneys yesterday, and thought of you lot - never heard of them before reading this thread, by the way :D
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Latest post on 27 July 2013 - 10:40
Remembered it from childhood, but never done it with animation, lovely stuff! Thanks, Di@DXB :D
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Latest post on 25 July 2013 - 19:49
Genie, I'm afraid I was just saying to my husband that when something like this happens, and to pilgrims, no less, I cannot believe in a good, just and kind God. Just evil. There is no sense in heaven or on earth for this.
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Latest post on 25 July 2013 - 11:30
Speed kills. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/25/spain-train-crash-dead RIP.
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 10:29
Look, I know nothing of this, but if your sons have mentioned nothing about the younger one's "special" friend, I wouldn't start raising problems in their minds. Children are hugely accepting and may realize the friend is different, but this is probably a bigger deal to you than to them. As to your brother-in-law, how does the rest of the family treat him? Perhaps you should take your cue from them? Again, I probably wouldn't mention it unless your children ask about it. If you are afraid they will upset him, just tell them that, as they should with everyone, they must respect his possessions and his "space", or he might get upset.
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 10:23
Personally, I would pay what I owed her and nothing more. That's just me.
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 10:06
How expert are you? ;) http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk-news/quiz/2013/jul/22/royal-baby-quiz
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 10:00
I'm not sure I understand this properly, but if the owner paid a DEWA bill which covers water and electricity you used whilst you were living in her flat, surely you have to pay it back, all other considerations aside?
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 09:29
I think if a document has to be witnessed, you have to be in the same room with the solicitor and that OP is looking for someone in Dubai?
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 09:27
I've never been, but my husband tells me the Muscat Intercontinental is very good. And he's not a fan of hotels in general, so for him to mention it, it must be good (the only other one he specifically mentioned in his past 5 years of travelling in the Middle East was the Mina A'Salam :D).
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 09:23
I have been looking recently, I can't actually recommend anyone, but perhaps you could choose from here: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/find-a-solicitor/#formtop The British Consulate has a list here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/142675/UAE_Lawyers_Translators.pdf perhaps you could find a company that figures on both lists? I've had prices of AED300 to AED500 quoted to me, for something which would cost me £7.00 in England.
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Latest post on 23 July 2013 - 08:44
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23413905 Brilliant!
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Latest post on 22 July 2013 - 20:22
Geneologist say the baby is linked to Dracula and a Sultan - how'd they get those two associated to the bloodline? ISIHAC - maybe Mornington Crescent? ;)
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Latest post on 22 July 2013 - 20:19
Hi ladies, Any recommendations on a photographer to capture a newborn? TIA xx From your mouth to the Duchess of Cambridge's ear :D
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Latest post on 22 July 2013 - 20:16
No news, but info - if the baby is born after Queenie's bed-time at 11.00pm, everyone not present at the birth will have to wait till she wakes up tomorrow morning and is informed by the proud father, who has a specially encrypted phone to stop eavesdroppers :) Supposedly, even Charlie won't be informed before his mother hears, but he's probably got a specially encrypted phone, too ;) After the Queen has been informed, the rest of us plebs (and Charlie) will be allowed in on the info :)
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Latest post on 22 July 2013 - 13:15
What do you want to know? We have two Ford Explorers and use them equally in the City as in the desert. I find the air-con in mine doesn't work very well. I know nothing of anything else, I just drive from a to b (often via Z) and get the petrol tank filled up as necessary.
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Latest post on 22 July 2013 - 12:19
Here's a link to a live feed: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/19/royal-baby-live-feed-hospital-kate-middleton-birth-video_n_3623624.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
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Latest post on 22 July 2013 - 12:03
Quote - The Queen recently overturned a 1917 decree whereby the 'Succession To The Crown Bill' will make the UK’s old fashioned rules are fit for the 21st Century! Should the new heir be a girl under the old bill she would take the title of Lady, now, she will not only be third in line to the throne, nudging Prince Harry down to forth, she will be given the title of Her Royal Highness (HRH). So, how comes, the Duke of York's children are known, since birth, as HRH Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie respectively? They were born some twenty years ago and not as close to inheriting the throne as the new baby will be (if a girl of course). I think it's because they are the Queen's grand-daughters, not her great-grand-daughters?
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Latest post on 21 July 2013 - 23:04
Excuse my ignorance, but if it is not Iftar at 9.00 pm, what would it be, please? Is there another gathering/meal it might be? Isn't the suhoor the early morning meal before sunrise and beginning the day's fasting?
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Latest post on 21 July 2013 - 22:24
We are probably all expat women, but perhaps from a much wider range of countries and cultures than used the forum before?
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Latest post on 21 July 2013 - 09:11
I read somewhere that the Shakespear cafe in Bahar souk was open last year, does anyone know if it's open this year? No Shakespeare's are open before Iftar this year.
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Latest post on 21 July 2013 - 09:03
Come home to a real fire - buy a cottage in Wales.
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Latest post on 21 July 2013 - 08:27
TB, EW has a few suggestions for Ramadan recipes you might want to try, here: http://www.expatwoman.com/recipes/Search.aspx?cui=3_Arabic and it sounds as if trying Ginnee's Umm Ali recipe might be a great idea! Hope it all goes well :)
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Latest post on 18 July 2013 - 11:43
Thanks for your suggestions, ladies. I have finally found a company which specialises in UK Wills and probate and who understand what needs doing.
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Latest post on 18 July 2013 - 09:30
The Links restaurant at the Academy at the Montgomerie in Emirates Hills is open for soft drinks and meals from 11.00am. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 18/07/2013</em>
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Latest post on 16 July 2013 - 20:10
Legs11, I wanted to thank you for that pointer, I did a search and came up with this thread. I took my daughter's out of warranty broken Macbook Pro in for repair yesterday afternoon, and have got it back today with a new screen, new hard drive, document, picture and music files and most applications rescued and a one year warranty! It is called Smart and is in the row of shops opposite Cordoba Residence in Knowledge Village, at the end nearest Zayed University. Thoroughly recommend the service - not cheap, though. To the lady looking for an ipad 3 screen replacement, I would think Smart would do it quickly, but I think they are an Apple accredited service provider, so would be more expensive than Hotline. (If you are one of the peeps I had lunch with today, oops, you already know this!)
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Latest post on 10 July 2013 - 21:48
I know I'll be accused of being pedantic, but honestly, you ladies who write about your [b'>fiancee's[/b'> give the impression either you are lesbian or you are male. The word for a male a female is engaged to is fiancé and for a female a male is engaged to is fiancée. Best not to start your marriage off on the wrong foot, as it were! Ahahahah simples this would be hilare if you hadn't in fact made the same mistake yourself! And an apostrophe too!! Dear dear, for a grammarian, this is dreadful!! loool ;) I [b'>knew[/b'> it looked wrong - I've been brainwashed by overexposure to EW ignoramuses. Shame on me :( Not a speelling mistake, though, an apostrophe one which is even more shameful :) Ah, well, I need to stop reading and posting here, so this is the right place to finish! <em>edited by simpleasabc on 10/07/2013</em>
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Latest post on 10 July 2013 - 21:22
I know I'll be accused of being pedantic, but honestly, you ladies who write about your fiancee's give the impression either you are lesbian or you are male. The word for a male a female is engaged to is fiancé and for a female a male is engaged to is fiancée. Best not to start your marriage off on the wrong foot, as it were!
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Latest post on 09 July 2013 - 21:55
Which part of Mr Right are you measuring (meting)? ;)
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Latest post on 09 July 2013 - 20:30
Forgive me if this is teaching my grandmothers to suck eggs, but I discovered only relatively recently that you could buy multi-tasking garlic crushers which have a sort of "attachment" which serves to stone olives and pip cherries. Don't know if that helps the OP. But Geant might well have some such contraption, being a French Giant and all..
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Latest post on 09 July 2013 - 16:11
You might try this, if it's of interest? I know it's past the deadline, but maybe worth an inquiry if it ticks your boxes? http://www.gemseducation.com/teachertraining/
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Latest post on 29 June 2013 - 08:58
Ironically opposed to most of the views on this thread, most of the pregnant Muslim women that I know and have known fast through Ramadan because they do not see pregnancy as an illness... edited by AnonDubai on 29/06/2013 As with all I know. I don't know if I would have as I get really nervous with utero babies as I get so hungry when I'm pregnant and eat like a machine so I think it is a mental thing more than physical as it is the mental picture I've drawn in my mind of not eating when pregnant, or drinking. Not smoking doesnt bother me so much :-P I will be fasting inshallah this year and am nursing. Are you sure that is a good idea for the health of your child?
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Latest post on 29 June 2013 - 08:56
The circumstances were completely different, I suppose, but when I worked in the Arabic Section of the BBC as a summer job many, many, years ago, the staff who were fasting kept very quiet about it and non-fasting colleagues were not expected to be discreet about their eating and drinking habits at all. I knew nothing about the Ramadan fast at the time and all these rules were news to me when I arrived here. Interesting information, thank you, ladies. Not that I'll ever need to know about the pregnancy aspect ;)
 
 
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