Good to be quirky. #livinginfrance

I like quirky.  My first wife was not quirky.  The Ariege is quirky....art, lifestyle, modes of transport.  To live & survive well in rural France you need often to be a bit quirky.  Quirky has its limits, I suppose.  But that element of not taking yourself too seriously is essential to living abroad and learning a new language.  "Quirkiness" can be considered a good indicator that you are adaptable, 'polyvalente' in French.   For in France you must be adaptable.  Live life, wherever possible, as a 'French person' and all bodes well in the long term.  Laugh at yourself a little and amuse others from time to time and doors will open.  Les ariégeois have known much hardship but through laughter & humour their hearts are warmed, their friendship gained.  If your first instinct is not to be quirky then possibly life in rural France is not for you?  My non-quirky first wife came to just that conclusion.