tevo0117
New memberAmerican expat in Belgium
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American
Lives in Zottegem
Registration: 06 August 2009
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Your experience of culture shock in Belgium by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Belgium. What ...
I have left Belgium now but recall how much it changed my life for the better, generally speaking. There is one issue that I find was completely restricting though. I was the manner how Belgium deals with immigrants and the interaction with jobs. ... Read More
Doing business in Belgium by Julien
Hi, are foreign investors welcome in Belgium? Is it complicated to register a company in Belgium? What is the procedure? What is the corporate tax rate in Belgium? Is it easy to recruit? Any advice you would share with us? Thank ...
Julien, perhaps your questions are a bit too general and of course depending on one's position it will reflect on the answers. As you may deduce from my answer I've been in the working class and quite proud of that but being an American working ... Read More
Doing business in Belgium by Julien
Hi, are foreign investors welcome in Belgium? Is it complicated to register a company in Belgium? What is the procedure? What is the corporate tax rate in Belgium? Is it easy to recruit? Any advice you would share with us? Thank ...
Julien, I not sure where Grand Baie is but unless you are familiar with the EU(I'm an American)it can be daunting to even manage to work here, I'm still not quite sure how the government can think placing restrictions on individuals will not ... Read More
Tips for mastering the Dutch language! by Tay13
Hello All! I moved to Belgium from Canada in August 2009 to be with my better half. I love it here. HOWEVER, the only problem I am having is the language. I can somewhat understand some people, but because of the different dialects all I end up ...
Drats, I was on my way to livemoccha as RosettaStone is waaay too expensive until the single level info. Some of my Belge friends say take the university courses offered, but my wife who is Belgian and worked with Coppa says my level is too low to ... Read More
I want to work there in belgium. by kimjan
hi I am from Philippines. I want to work there in belgium. Now, I am still applying under the agency. Hope I can work there in belgium. is it required to study dutch? thanks for your response
Seeing you have no replies yet I will chime in with my two cents, I can not imagine a job where you will not need to speak a fair amount of Nederlandse/Dutch. Even Belgians who speak English fairly well can become confused when delving into ... Read More
Baking Ingredients by summa
Hello everyone, I am moving to Belgium in December and I am a passionate baker of cakes and cookies, and cake deco as well. I would like to know where I can find a wholesale shop for baking ingredients and cake deco items. During my last visit to ...
I find Aveve to be the best of those mentioned excluding specific shops. I do not bake for a living but consider my needs above the average home baker. I make starters, poolishs, chefs, and bigas for the various loaves I bake, breads only as you can ... Read More
Improve my English by Magnolia23
Hi! I'm a 25 year old Belgian girl looking for some friends who can help me improve my English. I could go to school to improve my English, but i wanna make it fun and meet people from all around the world and I can help you speak ...
Magnolia, I would be happy to help you with your English as I am trying to improve my Dutch/Nederlandse. I will tell you up front though I have issues, at 66 and having lived most of my years in the northern midwest of the U.S.,(Wisconsin/Illinois) ... Read More