Is this why the Brits are re-inventing England in France?

You might have seen this on TV in the UK - but do we (the Brits) want France to become Little England? The French will not be happy and I cannot blame them - what do you think?

Here is a reminder ....

Extract from "On the Box"

If you’ve ever dreamed about quitting the rat race to start a new life speaking in broken French, eating fish ‘n’ chips and socialising with other ex-pats in the south-west of France then ITV’s latest semi-reality show could be of great interest to you. This new series follows the lives of a handful of the 20,000 Brits who have “upped sticks” and moved to the Dordogne in the hopes of finding a better quality of life and experiencing some of the “je ne sais quoi” of French culture.

What the programme revealed, however, is that living in France does not have to intrude upon leading a British lifestyle. A van load of bacon butties, bingo nights, cricket clubs and English butchers, all set up by entrepreneurial expats, are on hand to keep a sense of Britishness alive and kicking as you struggle on in the sunshine.

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TV: LITTLE ENGLAND: Monday 12th September, ITV1, 8pm

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