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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP also hasn't lived in London as an adult, so he hasn't realized how classist things are there when you're not a student having a ball and you're trying to build an actual life.[b] London women will be looking down their nose at OP's DW from the get-go because she's a SAHM, that's really looked down on over there[/b] (totally unfairly IMHO, but the reality is what it is when it comes to socializing). Meanwhile, OP will be treated better because presumably he'll be wearing the right suits and he's got the right job.[/quote]

Not true at all. Many mothers in Paris and London work. Spouses of expats usually don't, and since they send their kids to the same international school, there will be your starter community right there. Plus there is are always mothers of a certain social standing who would never work anyway. OP's family just has to find these people.

Note about the UK, having lived there myself - the class system is alive and well over there, unlike Paris where it is reserved for an exceedingly tiny elite who mostly keep to themselves. In London it's everywhere. However, expat communities are usually very welcoming and appreciative of differences.

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