Une femme expatriée à Pune
by Sophiechip
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour!
J'ai lu avec bcp d'intérêt vos différents messages sur Pune, y vivre, y travailler...
Je réfléchis actuellement à une proposition de poste à Pune, pour 2 ans, en tant que détachée.
Pouvez-vous me donner des infos sur comment trouver un logement meublé, quel quartier (j'ai retenu Koregaon Park, mais est-ce le seul?), quel budget, avoir une voiture ou non, scolariser les enfants (4 ans et 1 an), etc
J'ai également lu que lorsque l'on passe plus de 183j dans le pays de détachement, on règle alors ses impôts à ce pays - qq'un connait-il le système d'imposition en Inde, quid de nos salaires européens?
J'ai également des interrogations sur le fait que je sois une femme là-bas, pourrai-je conduire les changements que l'on me demande dans l'entreprise où je dois aller...et mon conjoint, que pourra-t-il faire sur place?
Bref, toutes vos infos sont les bienvenues!!
A très bientôt, merci par avance!!
Salut Sophie !
bon et bin je veux pas te faire peur mais je vois ton message et comme mes conditions étaient assez proches je pense que
c'est bien que je partage mon expérience.
J'étais a Pune pendant 1 an l'année dernière. Je travaillais dans le centre et habitais a l'ouest (logement fourni par mon
employeur). J'étais avec mon mari qui lui ne travaillais pas (c'est beau l'amour.. j'ai encore du mal a croire qu'il m'ai
suivie dans cette m...) Bon alors Pune, déjà, c'est pas l'inde, en tout cas, pas l'idée qu'on s'en fait. Meme moi qui y été
deja alle ai eu un choc en arrivant a Pune. C'est une ville bruyante, sans caractère, et qui a clairement grandi trop vite.
Apres, il y a des coins mieux que d'autres, du genre koreagon park, kalyani nagar, mais mon logement était en périphérie
malheuresement. Il faut savoir que se déplacer a Pune est beaucoup plus un problème qu'il n'y parait quand tu regardes sur
une carte. Par exemple j'etais a seulement 15 km du centre mais il me fallait 45 minutes penibles pour aller au travail. Je
passe évidemment les détails sur la facon de conduire des gens.
Bon et puis c'etait tres dur au niveau vie culturelle. C'est bien simple, il n'y a quasiment rien a faire, musees, sorties,
musique... Heureusement que j'avais la tete dans le guidon parce que pour mon mari ca a ete encore pire. Et je te raconte pas
la vie de mes collegues qui avaient des enfants et pour qui ca a ete vraiment galere de trouver une école internationale de
bonne qualité. Ok les enfants apprenaient l'anglais mais bon je sais que leur retour en france a ete dur et qu'ils ont eu du
mal a se readapter. Je sais que certaines personnes se "plaisaient" a pune mais il s'agissait surtout de femmes qui ne
travaillaient pas et qui avaient la mentalite "expat", ravies d'avoir du personnel de maison et de passer des journées a
papotter avec d'autres "femmes de"... Tres peu pour moi...
Ah et derniere chose, en tant que femme et etrangere, c'etait difficile de me faire respecter au niveau professionel (alors
que j'ai normalement aucun probleme a ce niveau en France). Il faut savoir que le Maharashtra est un endroit assez arriéré a
ce niveau...
Bref, je pourrais continuer mais je crois que j'ai assez vide mon sac (c'est encore assez frais, il faut croire que
l'experience est pas encore completement digérée !)
Au niveau du climat Pune avait la réputation d'avoir un climat frais et agréable... C'est sur que par rapport à Bombay c'est mieux, car moins humide, par contre en mars avril mai si je me souviens bien on était quand meme facilement à 40-45 degrés. Ensuite la mousson eclatait et la c'etait le pire parcequ'il faisait chaud et humide et on avait l'impression que les indiens n'etaient pas preparés au phénomène de la mousson (routes bloquées par l'eau etc...).
En gros il y a 3-4 mois relativement agréables (novembre, decembre, janvier) mais le reste du temps les conditions sont assez dures et ont tendance à pomper ton énergie.
Salut Sophie,
J'ai passee 2ans a Pune (2009 et 2010), je travaillais dans une entreprise francaise, je ne faisais donc pas parti du cercle des femmes d'expat mais bien dans la meme situation que celle qui t'es offerte. Je suis partiellement d'accord avec le temoignage precedant mais je le nuancerai un peu!
Pune, c'est vrai c'est une grosse ville sans charme mais pratique (centre commerciaux, aeroport qui s'ouvre a des dessertes internationales, quartiers residentiels avec standing acceptable -gardes et assez entretenus-, enormement de potentiel economique car gros parc IT et relativement dynamique car plus de 1000 universites)... Pour moi le gros plus de vivre a Pune a ete un sentiment de securite (en depit de l'attentat qui a eu lieu a moins de 2km de chez moi) dans la vie quotidienne (rickshaw a toutes heures, possibilite de se balader seule le soir jusqu'a 11h-minuit sans souci) mais ce n'est qu'une ville economique, le tourisme a Pune tu peux laisser tomber et effectivement de meme pour les sorties culturelles (ca j'avoue ca m'a bien manqué!). Pour ce qui est de l'ambiance ''traditionaliste/spirituelle'' qu'on trouve en Inde mais pas a Pune pour certains, je l'ai souvent lu ou entendu (chacun sa perception bien sur!!) mais pour moi cette image qu'ont les occidentaux de la spiritualite indienne n'est pas complete (profondes injustices economiques, venalité de tous, poids parfois ecrasant des traditions familiales...) surement peut etre que cela vient du fait que j'ai majoritairement vecu a Pune ou alors que j'ai prepare mon depart en lisant des bouquins d'economistes ou historiens et non des guides de voyage!
Pour le logement effectivement tout depend de la ou tu vas travailler, les temps de transport etant effectivement loin de ceux annonces via google maps ;p donc a voir! La voiture avec chauffeur c'est un luxe sympa qui peut se permettre, sans chauffeur je te deconseillerai etant donne la circulation de malade...a moins que tu sois une pilote d'enfer! Le budget depend de ton standing de vie... il faut savoir que le logement risque fortement d'etre le poste numero 1 de depense, et je conseille de pas lesiner car ce sera ton cocon!... la vie n'est pas tous les jours facile en Inde (probleme d'incomprehension, devisagement en permanence de tous les etrangers, pollution, surpopulation, pauvrete, tentative d'arnaques par tous les vendeurs, problemes sanitaires, ...) donc mieux vaut avoir un espace prive ou l'on se sente bien! Pour les ecoles, je pense au contraire qu'on peut trouver de bonnes ecoles avec solide corps enseignants (meme si a 4ans c'est pas le plus critique) il faut juste ne pas se fier a l'aspect esthetique de l'ecole pour en deduire sa qualite..souvent trompeur!
Pour les impots si tu es resident fiscal indien ils seront deduit a la source! Pour le fait d'etre une femme, je n'ai pas eu de probleme de credibilite, mais cela depend surement des employes (leur age et education) de ta boite, moi avec une moyenne d'age de 25ans et tous assez ouverts a l'international ce n'etait pas un probleme! Pour ton conjoint je dirai que tout depend de sa formation, il y'a pas mal d'entreprise IT et automobile donc s'il est dans ce milieu c'est l'ideal sinon possibilite de galerer mais comme il y a quand meme de grandes boites internationales ca peut etre gerable!!
En gros j'ai personnellement aimé cette experience car elle m'a fait grandir et m'a fait repousser mes limites (et il y'a aussi de tres bons cotés comme les centres de beauté et massage a des prix tres bas, la possibilite d'avoir femme de menage, cuisinier et chauffeur sans se ruiner, possibilite de decouvrir ce beau pays indien et les autres pays asiatiques des alentours, une nourriture delicieusement exotique si on digere bien l'epicé, une experience de vie inoubliable, ..) mais je sais que j'ai vu beaucoup d'expats ne reussir a guere tenir 6mois... je pense qu'il faut etre super ouvert pour se mettre au defi de vivre 2ans en Inde (peut etre aussi super enthousiaste et legerement inconscient) et le reussir. Un conseil surtout garder le meilleur et oublier le reste pour avancer. Pour etre completement honnete je rajouterai tout de meme qu'apres deux ans j'ai atteind ma propre limite et je n'aurai pas fait une annee supplementaire mais je ne regrette pas d'y etre aller!
Voila maintenant je suis curieuse de connaitre ta decision!!!... Bonne continuation quel que soit ton choix!!!
J'ai passee 2ans a Pune (2009 et 2010), je travaillais dans une entreprise francaise, je ne faisais donc pas parti du cercle des femmes d'expat mais bien dans la meme situation que celle qui t'es offerte. Je suis partiellement d'accord avec le temoignage precedant mais je le nuancerai un peu!
Pune, c'est vrai c'est une grosse ville sans charme mais pratique (centre commerciaux, aeroport qui s'ouvre a des dessertes internationales, quartiers residentiels avec standing acceptable -gardes et assez entretenus-, enormement de potentiel economique car gros parc IT et relativement dynamique car plus de 1000 universites)... Pour moi le gros plus de vivre a Pune a ete un sentiment de securite (en depit de l'attentat qui a eu lieu a moins de 2km de chez moi) dans la vie quotidienne (rickshaw a toutes heures, possibilite de se balader seule le soir jusqu'a 11h-minuit sans souci) mais ce n'est qu'une ville economique, le tourisme a Pune tu peux laisser tomber et effectivement de meme pour les sorties culturelles (ca j'avoue ca m'a bien manqué!). Pour ce qui est de l'ambiance ''traditionaliste/spirituelle'' qu'on trouve en Inde mais pas a Pune pour certains, je l'ai souvent lu ou entendu (chacun sa perception bien sur!!) mais pour moi cette image qu'ont les occidentaux de la spiritualite indienne n'est pas complete (profondes injustices economiques, venalité de tous, poids parfois ecrasant des traditions familiales...) surement peut etre que cela vient du fait que j'ai majoritairement vecu a Pune ou alors que j'ai prepare mon depart en lisant des bouquins d'economistes ou historiens et non des guides de voyage!
Pour le logement effectivement tout depend de la ou tu vas travailler, les temps de transport etant effectivement loin de ceux annonces via google maps ;p donc a voir! La voiture avec chauffeur c'est un luxe sympa qui peut se permettre, sans chauffeur je te deconseillerai etant donne la circulation de malade...a moins que tu sois une pilote d'enfer! Le budget depend de ton standing de vie... il faut savoir que le logement risque fortement d'etre le poste numero 1 de depense, et je conseille de pas lesiner car ce sera ton cocon!... la vie n'est pas tous les jours facile en Inde (probleme d'incomprehension, devisagement en permanence de tous les etrangers, pollution, surpopulation, pauvrete, tentative d'arnaques par tous les vendeurs, problemes sanitaires, ...) donc mieux vaut avoir un espace prive ou l'on se sente bien! Pour les ecoles, je pense au contraire qu'on peut trouver de bonnes ecoles avec solide corps enseignants (meme si a 4ans c'est pas le plus critique) il faut juste ne pas se fier a l'aspect esthetique de l'ecole pour en deduire sa qualite..souvent trompeur!
Pour les impots si tu es resident fiscal indien ils seront deduit a la source! Pour le fait d'etre une femme, je n'ai pas eu de probleme de credibilite, mais cela depend surement des employes (leur age et education) de ta boite, moi avec une moyenne d'age de 25ans et tous assez ouverts a l'international ce n'etait pas un probleme! Pour ton conjoint je dirai que tout depend de sa formation, il y'a pas mal d'entreprise IT et automobile donc s'il est dans ce milieu c'est l'ideal sinon possibilite de galerer mais comme il y a quand meme de grandes boites internationales ca peut etre gerable!!
En gros j'ai personnellement aimé cette experience car elle m'a fait grandir et m'a fait repousser mes limites (et il y'a aussi de tres bons cotés comme les centres de beauté et massage a des prix tres bas, la possibilite d'avoir femme de menage, cuisinier et chauffeur sans se ruiner, possibilite de decouvrir ce beau pays indien et les autres pays asiatiques des alentours, une nourriture delicieusement exotique si on digere bien l'epicé, une experience de vie inoubliable, ..) mais je sais que j'ai vu beaucoup d'expats ne reussir a guere tenir 6mois... je pense qu'il faut etre super ouvert pour se mettre au defi de vivre 2ans en Inde (peut etre aussi super enthousiaste et legerement inconscient) et le reussir. Un conseil surtout garder le meilleur et oublier le reste pour avancer. Pour etre completement honnete je rajouterai tout de meme qu'apres deux ans j'ai atteind ma propre limite et je n'aurai pas fait une annee supplementaire mais je ne regrette pas d'y etre aller!
Voila maintenant je suis curieuse de connaitre ta decision!!!... Bonne continuation quel que soit ton choix!!!
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I’d like to get some information about my eligibility for the DV Lottery.
About my background: • I earned a *Bac Pro* through VAE (*Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience*), issued by the *Éducation nationale*. • I also have a professional certification as a *Conseiller en Insertion* (Employment Counselor), issued by the Ministry of Labor. • Altogether, this adds up to a *Bac+2* level.
I’d like to know if this level qualifies me to apply for the DV Lottery.
Regarding my work experience: • I work as an *Employment Counselor*. • I checked on O*Net Online for the classification: Job Zone 4, SVP Range: 7.0 – <8.0. • I only have one year of experience, but I handle similar tasks in business creation.
So my question is: can I apply for the DV Lottery despite my relatively short experience, given that my job falls under Job Zone 4?
Thanks in advance for your answers and advice! !
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Starting this spring, we want to settle near Aix-en-Provence. We're tired of living in the mountains with all the snow—we really need some sunshine and a fresh start. Is it hard to find a house to rent there? What about prices? If you have any great tips or useful info about the area, we’d love to hear it. I work in education and want to do prevention work in Marseille or Aix—are there jobs in the social sector?
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Hi,
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
Hello everyone,
We’re a small family from the south of France, with a 2-year-old little boy, and we’re dreaming of starting a new adventure abroad by opening our own business. For now, we haven’t chosen a specific destination yet.
We mainly speak French, with a basic level of Spanish and English, and we’re ready to improve these two languages if needed. We’re looking for a multicultural, safe country with quality healthcare and good schools accessible for our son. We’d also love a pleasant place with a mild climate where life is good.
Our idea is to travel to different countries to explore, compare, and refine our project. We’d be really happy to read your tips, experiences, or anecdotes if you’ve already undertaken a similar project or if you know key points to anticipate.
Thanks in advance for your shares and help—it would really help us move forward with our project! 😄
Hi everyone,
I’m heading to Dublin as an au pair in a few weeks.
I’m looking for a reputable language school. It’s so hard to choose! Has anyone already done a language stay in Dublin? Any tips? Thanks so much! :)
Hi everyone, so I’m planning to go study at a community college in the U.S., but the only snag is which one—there are so many options over there! I’ve heard about one in California, Diablo Valley College, and another in Florida, Valencia College. I know both states are super attractive for tourism, but my main criteria are teaching quality and price. I’m open to any advice, comments, or suggestions—thanks in advance! The start of the semester is coming up, and I’m a little nervous...
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Hi,
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Hi! I’m looking for an apartment in Malaga from September (2025) until January for my Erasmus exchange, but I’m not finding much, and it seems like there are a lot of scams. Does anyone have any leads or tips? Thanks!^^