There are a lot of things you do on autopilot that are just tiny threads in the normal fabric of your life. Grabbing a quick burrito for lunch, buying a pair of shoes, popping into Kroger for a gallon of milk. These are the things that make up life on a normal day. When you move overseas, these things may not happen any more and suddenly you realize you don’t have “normal” anymore and that what was your normal life is maybe unravelling a bit. You crave what used to be normal to you, and when you’re a Texan, that’s probably not going to be found on the French Riviera.
President Sarkozy began his onslaught on the French Social Security system last week with an announcement that “inactive” expats below retirement age would no longer be eligible for health care under the new regime.
