[michèle 2]

[If you want to be self-employed in France the government says thank you that will be 7000 euros in minimum social charges that you owe us, and the fact that so far you have only earned 1000 euros is totally irrelevant and we'll send in the bailiffs if we don't have the money by 15th December.
This is not a joke. Unfortunately.

Hi Livinginkorea!
shelley is right. France is not the country for someone who wants to earn a lot of money. it depends of what your goals are.
I have English friends who settled in France 6 years ago, live in the south west , found a job. One of them works for a property agency and the other in a local distillery .Their pay is not high but they like what they do and earn enough money to live on. they've just bought a old house in a hamlet with some works to be done,and have a beautiful 2 year-old girl. They left England because they wanted to get a better quality of life. They knew that they wouldn't earn a lot of money but they didn't mind. Last September i met some English people who runs a "gite". they said they were not as stressed as they were before and very happy enjoying life, good food and beautiful scenery.
The most important thing is to learn the language if you want to make the most of it here.

Michèle