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Do I need a VPN to access google.fr and other French websites easily?
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LeafGreen
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I’m currently learning French, and would like to immerse myself more in the language, part of this is accessing websites as though I was in France as a French person. But whenever I try to access sites like google.fr, I always get redirected to English language versions.
I’ve never had a VPN but I guess that would work, although I don’t want to pay if I can avoid it, I also don’t want my wife to think I’ve got a VPN so I can access adult sites 😂
Is there any easy way to achieve what I want - an alternative search engine perhaps? or is a VPN the best choice?
I’ve never had a VPN but I guess that would work, although I don’t want to pay if I can avoid it, I also don’t want my wife to think I’ve got a VPN so I can access adult sites 😂
Is there any easy way to achieve what I want - an alternative search engine perhaps? or is a VPN the best choice?
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I use Tor Browser as a VPN. Logo is a little purple onion.
Its free but I don't know if you can set it for specific countries, I usually just use whatever it sets for me.Debt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!
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You can go to the search settings in Google and change the region to France and language to French.0
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LeafGreen said:I’m currently learning French, and would like to immerse myself more in the language, part of this is accessing websites as though I was in France as a French person. But whenever I try to access sites like google.fr, I always get redirected to English language versions.
I’ve never had a VPN but I guess that would work, although I don’t want to pay if I can avoid it, I also don’t want my wife to think I’ve got a VPN so I can access adult sites 😂
Is there any easy way to achieve what I want - an alternative search engine perhaps? or is a VPN the best choice?
If you go to Google.co.uk and go into search settings (bottom right) you can define your preferred language and region as well0 -
The advantage of the VPN approach is that on-line shops will come up running in French, etc. You can also watch French TV streaming services in French too.0
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wongataa said:You can go to the search settings in Google and change the region to France and language to French.
Which is what I have done for a decade of learning Italian, otherwise google throws back English language results even if you search with Italian terms.Proud member of the wokerati, though I don't eat tofu.Home is where my books are.Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.Mortgage free July 20230
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