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a new frenchie here !

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  1. victus

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    hi everyone !

    it seems to be a tradition on forums to introduce oneself, that's what i'll try to do !

    so, i'm 22 years old, i'm french and i live in Italy

    i'm already a member of an equal french forum ([removed by mod] if some are interested, but it's all in french, though, and not extremely active) and i found this one by browsing the web

    i recently "came out to myself" (do you say that ? i just made it up) about 2 months ago, realized, accepted and put a word on what i had been aware for so many years...
    saying these 3 words, "I am gay", was so scary, yet relieving
    no problem with the fact of being gay, but by now i just torment myself with so many questions, it's not easy everyday, quite a change !

    anyway, i don't think this is the place to tell this story (cause i like reading people's stories, so i'm sure mine will help someone one day or another. egocentric story someplace else !)
    so, i'm a casual guy, i currently live in Italy (only 1 month left, :tears:slight_smile: in Florence (aka Jersey Shore City...), and then back to Paris
    i study architecture to become... well, i dunno what yet, i'm a big design fan, i love cooking, hanging out with friends, and... actually i don't like introducing myself and don't know what to say !

    just to tell you, the forum seems nice, full of helpful and welcoming people, so, here i am !




    (!) just cause it made me laugh and remind me of when i used to chat with other teenagers on AOL chats, back to middle school !
     
  2. Eleanor Rigby

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    Chouette ! Un nouveau frenchie à bord ! :slight_smile:
    Je m'appelle Cécile, je suis française aussi (enfin... je suis Auvergnate précisément), je suis instit dans un petit village de campagne, je suis hétéro (nul n'est parfait :wink:) et mariée et je suis aussi l'un des advisors sur EC depuis deux ans.
    Si tu as des questions, ou juste envie de parler de toi, de tout, de rien, de la vie et du monde en général, tu peux me laisser un message sur mon mur ou m'envoyer un PM, en français ou en anglais, je réponds toujours (même si je n'ai pas réponse à tout).
    Bises et à + sur EC, Cécile
     
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    Heyo, welcome to EC!
     
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    Io non posso parlare Francese ma posso parlare un po di Italiano perche la mia mama era nata in Milano. :slight_smile:

    Welcome to the forum :grin:

    It is a valid phrase to say "I came out to myself".

    Seeing as you like cooking, maybe you could come over to my house and cook something for me. I have a feeling that my microwave is getting a bit fed up of having to work all the time! :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    hey, welcome to EC :slight_smile: I'm currently teaching myself some French, so the more French the merrier :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    Hey welcome to EC.
     
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    Welcome :grin: I hope the site proves useful for you!
     
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    Salut! Bienvenue a EC! :smilewave
     
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    Um . . . bonjour?
    I learn German, not French. For which I am glad; French has so many apostrophes and illogical pronunciations!
     
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    Same here. German. well. welcome to EC
     
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    Welcome to EC! :slight_smile:

    Glad that you were able to come out to yourself and hope you like it here :slight_smile:
     
  12. victus

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    hi again!

    thank you all for your welcome !
    i'm sure i'll enjoy being here, already found people in the exact same case who i can really openly talk to

    and for those who don't speak French (yet), i have the ultimate key :

    Learn French in one word

    @ Corporal Sparks : unplug your microwave and start cooking some italian cuisine, pasta, salsa, formaggio, prosciutto, the simpler is the best !

    Salut Cécile ! moi je suis breton (tout tout tout au bout, finistère nord) et surement sur Paris en septembre (enfin, pas encore de réponse mais je croise les doigts trèèèèèès fort !) à bientôt !
     
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    Welcome to EC! Hope you like it here!
     
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    Bonjour et bienvenue à EC :slight_smile:

    Je m'appelle lauren, et j'habite en nouvelle Zélande. Mon français n'est plus bien, je parler anglais normalement :slight_smile:

    Hope you enjoy it here :slight_smile:
     
  15. Fiddledeedee

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    lauren: did you say, "Hello and welcome to EC. My name is lauren and I live in New Zealand. My French isn't very good, as I normally speak English."??? (I didn't use an online translator)
     
  16. victus

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    well done fiddledeedee, that's exactly what she meant :slight_smile:

    it's so pleasant to see how you guys can like french and learn it ! i assume french isn't easy to learn, but it's worth it ! go on !

    and thank you for your welcoming message, i already enjoy being here !