Sylvain writes:

although in France you have the option of paying neither: your
landlord won't be able to kick you out if you stop paying rent
(they cannot by law do so in winter, and it's pretty darn
difficult the rest of the year -- you can drag on the process
from winter to winter pretty safely -- it can take years to kick
out a non paying renter -- and large legal bills that most
landlords can't afford) ...

I've already come very close to eviction.

and EDF --- the state run electricity
company -- won't be allowed to cut your electricity supply either
even if you don't pay. And you might very well qualify for RMI
-- it's French for free money/lunch.

RMI is very low, about 400 euro, I think.

Here you go, we solved you budget problem; where is the closest
airport?

I don't think so.

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