well i would like to live in belgium

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kutingmaicaMember27 June 2011 14:58:55

hi,hello then.............well i would like to live at brugge belgium but i dont know yet whats the real and classification of life there,the weather,the people and the communities sorround me.for me its very hard to start living without even friends or even i dont know of their own language.

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HarmonieViP28 June 2011 06:51:42

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Hello kutingmaica and welcome to Expat.com!

Your message has been introduced as a new thread on the Belgium forum.

I hope that other members will be able to help you.

All the best,
Harmonie.

hannahhadman Serial expat

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hannahhadmanSerial expat28 June 2011 07:53:06

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The main thing I have found hard about moving to Belgium is the language and the second is finding friends. However I hope when i start a lang course I may start to get friends and I have set things up here. However I cant really say much about that area

Alexblog Member

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AlexblogMember29 June 2011 17:42:25

Hello ! Well, I don't know if you've visited Belgium before, but If you haven't, I suggest you do, so you can get an idea. Ofc, vacation is very different than actually moving here.

I would also suggest learning as much dutch as you can before moving.. If you have the time.

So..! Those would be my 2 recommendations.

About the weather, now in summer i really like it ! But in winter I guess it won't be so nice I'm not used to cold winters, so I think i'll suffer a little, I guess it all depends on what you are used to.

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hannahhadmanSerial expat29 June 2011 17:44:21

951

hahah alex it got to -10 here last year

Melby Serial expat

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MelbySerial expat29 June 2011 20:13:16

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It doesn't often get that low and when it does it doesn't last very long. The winters here are not bad at all.

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hannahhadmanSerial expat30 June 2011 08:40:49

951

Yeah true the bad weather was only a couple of weeks but getting in your car at 7am and see minus 10 was not a fun morning here.

Melby Serial expat

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MelbySerial expat30 June 2011 11:07:41

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...didn't you only move here this month?

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hannahhadmanSerial expat30 June 2011 13:05:15

951

Yeah but I have still spent a lot of time in Belgium over the last yeah visiting my BF inbatween uni

hannahhadman Serial expat

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hannahhadmanSerial expat30 June 2011 13:06:10

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951

Now ive finished i'm actually moved and working here not spending a week or 2 here on holidays

Alexblog Member

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AlexblogMember01 July 2011 14:09:53

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-10 degrees That sounds so horrible , I visited Belgium in winter 2 years ago, and it was around 1 or 2 degrees .. or 0 at night :S And it already felt too cold, I'm used to 18°c winters..
But on the good side! I got to see some snow, was really cool.

hannahhadman Serial expat

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hannahhadmanSerial expat02 July 2011 08:03:56

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951

Yes snow is fun. For a few days and then it gets annoying lol. No seriousness it can get really cold it the last 2 years its been short lived and its an excuse to buy new cloths.

hannahhadman Serial expat

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hannahhadmanSerial expat02 July 2011 08:04:13

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951

Yes snow is fun. For a few days and then it gets annoying lol. No seriousness it can get really cold it the last 2 years its been short lived and its an excuse to buy new cloths.

nyben Member

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nybenMember16 July 2011 07:25:58

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Definitely move to Bruges, it's great here!

hannahhadman Serial expat

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hannahhadmanSerial expat16 July 2011 21:04:20

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951

I must say I love it were I am now Nazareth a little outside of Gent its rather rural but plently of things near by

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