I want to work there in belgium.

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kimjan Member

Member since 15 July 2011

kimjanMember15 July 2011 12:58:42

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

Harmonie ViP

Member since 13 June 2011

HarmonieViP15 July 2011 13:31:30

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Hi kimjan & welcome to 禁漫天堂!

A new thread has been introduced to the Belgium forum for better visibility.

Maybe that you could tell us about the type of job that you want to have.

Harmonie.

Melby Serial expat

Member since 29 March 2010

MelbySerial expat17 July 2011 06:58:01

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No, it is not "required," but if you were to move to Flanders that is what people speak (in Wallonia they speak French), and to get a job at most places you need to be able to communicate with others. So in most cases you will need to speak it before they would even give you a chance. And since most Flemish can speak at least 3 languages (Dutch, French, English, and many of them can speak German also), if you couldn't speak any of the country's languages, they would surely choose to hire someone else who could.

tevo0117 New member

Member since 06 August 2009

tevo0117New member19 July 2011 11:09:47

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 technical jargon concerned with a particular industry or when explaining a difficult procedure. In addition, you will come in contact with people who speak English but will not as they believe you should speak their language and to a large extent I also believe that. However, when you add in the various dialects within the small land mass that is called Belgium you become quite overwhelmed. I will say this however, I moved here from the upper midwestern U.S. and if I can survive you will as well. Grootjes,
Terry.

jojo2 New member

Member since 22 July 2011

jojo2New member22 July 2011 00:36:22

good luck for you

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