homesick Dh / Dp?

[scouserabroad]

Is anyone's dh / dp homesick, and if so, any idea of how to make him feel better?

The issues between Dh & me are many & varied, but I think that at the bottom of it all is the fact that he's just not that happy here (he is Algerian, we live in a small village in France). The language isn't an issue but he is the only visibly foreign person in our town (how could I have put that better?)

I think it's worse at the mo because it's ramadan & he's the only person fasting. I did do ramadan for several years but I am not a Muslim and to me it was just not eating, there was no deeper meaning to it. I don't think ramadan is really the issue though, he's miserable all year! The nearest mosque is 25 miles away so he can't just pop in. He can't even go for Friday prayers because of work, and doesn't go for iftar either because of the distance.

I understand to some extent because although I am French I grew up near Liverpool & lived there all my life, only been back in France for the last four years.

How long has your DH been in France? My DH is originally from Egypt and has lived in the UK for over 11 years. When he first came to the UK he did feel quite isolated but only for a short time. He does however, naturally miss his family and it is his long term dream for us to return to Egypt.
We live in a very multicultural city so he didn't really stand out, but back then the ethnic population was mainly made up of black people of caribbean origin and Asians, with virtually no Arab community to help him settle in. We did for a very brief period, consider moving to London where he had friends but decided to stay put. DH is luckily quite an outgoing person and built up a network of local friends although initially non from an Arab background.
If your DH is really, truly unhappy could you not consider moving to an area or town with a larger Arab community where he would not feel so isolated?