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Any Belgium-based /trv/ellers here? What's the country actually like?

I spent a couple of days in Brussels and it seemed very quiet and sedate (around the centre). With an unemployment rate of 22% I thought it'd be pretty rough, like most places with high unemployment.

So I'd like to know more about the country. Is there animosity between the Flemish and Walloons? Does the high unemployment rate make people radged like in Britain, or is everyone just sitting around sipping fine beer?

What are the people like? Is it worth considering a career there? (Britfag BTW.)
>> Anonymous
ITT: Humans
>> Anonymous
>>71691
inb4 no replies.
>> Anonymous
BRACING FOR EPIC
>> Anonymous
belgium is a failure

you cant put a superior people like Dutch-Vlammingen with french speaking subhuman scum.

Belgium sould be absorbed by the Netherlands along with Luxembourg to recreate the UKOTN

DIETSLAND!
>> Anonymous
>>71702
Lol shut up

You'll all accept your place as EU third wheels and you'll enjoy it
>> Anonymous
>>71702
this.

I lived 9 months in french speaking side and that place is a shithole. dutch speaking side was a bit better ,especially places very close to netherlands side like brugges or whatever the name was, but a shithole nonetheless.
>> Anonymous
the whole place sucks
>> Anonymous
So everyone loves it then?
>> Anonymous
Polishfag here. I studied in Belgium for 5 months. I even caught some Flemish.

The country is "cute", as Amerifailfags would put it. There is nothing spectacular over there, but the country is tidy and the people are down-to-earth - a bit too much for my taste. Seems like their only goal in life is eating gauffres (English word plx?), fries (which are Belgian; not French) and drinking beer. They are particularily proud of their beer and they say they are the country with the biggest ratio of types of beer per capita. I can' confirm that because I'm not a beer lover and all beer tastes the same for me.

As far as women are concerned... Let's just say that it's one of the few countries where even supermodels are average. But I didn't talk to many of them because I'm a socially inept retard who doesn't talk with girls much even in my home country.

As for the Flemish-Walloon animosity - yeah, it lingers out there. I was staying in a Flemish-speaking university and when the cook at the cafeteria heard French exchange students talking to each other in French he got pissed off and said "This is a Flemish-speaking university, if you can't speak Flemish, speak English. Don't speak French." Talk about a serious inferiority complex.
>> Anonymous
cont.

Still, for about 90% of the citizens of Brussels French is the first language (something that pisses the Flemish off immensely). However, even the homeless speak English over there, so you shouldn't have a problem getting along.

Cities... Brussels is nice, if small. I studied European studies and EU institutions were particularly interesting to me - I recommend seeing them to everyone visiting Brussels as they are likely to be the biggest buildings over there. The Atomium is OK too. It was closed for repairs when I was in Brussels so I don't know what it's like inside.

Gand (Ghent) is very, very beautiful. Brugge is nice, but I can't say much about it because most of the time I in Brugge I spent on looking for water taps to qench my thirst after overdosing on pizza at Pizza Hut. I haven't been to any town in Wallonia, but they say Namur is nice.

That's about it. Oh yeah - they use THE FUCKING FRENCH KEYBOARDS
>> Anonymous
cont.

Getting AROUND, not along, sorry* And in b4 stormfags bitching about sandniggers - I lived in a districts where whites were a minority (Sint-Jost-Ten-Noode), but no-one ever did anything bad to me. Sure, the Hindu disco music is utter shit, but then, so is most "white" pop. My friend though had his cellphone stolen in a pub by a Moroccan, so watch out.
>> Anonymous
Oh, and forgive my typos. I'm in France now and using a French keyboard.
>> Anonymous
Does everyone eat chocolate 24x7?
>> Anonymous
Moved out Belgianfag here. Stay a couple of days for the food (fries, chocolate, waffles, beer), get fat, move on.
>> Anonymous
inb4 vlaams belang
>> Anonymous
>>71797
>even the homeless speak English over there
well fuck me I most be unlucky because I couldn't find a SINGLE person who can speak english when I was there.

>Stay a couple of days for the food (fries, chocolate, waffles, beer), get fat, move on
listen to this anon
>> Anonymous
Belgium has a vibe that's best described as "vaguely depressing". Being such a depressing place, it's no surprise that the Belgians are masters of comfort food.
Beer, chocolate, waffles.... sample them all and get the fuck out.
>> Anonymous
>>72082
>well fuck me I most be unlucky because I couldn't find a SINGLE person who can speak english when I was there.

Are you a native English speaker? That might be your problem.
>> Anonymous
I met a dude from Belgium in Montreal, he was pretty nerdy and claimed that everyone in Belgium is as serious as he was. Cool guy though, he was surprised at all the partying that occurs in America and said he wasn't used to that.

He may just be a loser and I am a racist faggot for stereotyping an entire country based on him but there you go.
>> Anonymous
Belgium is a pretty shitty place, but the people are very friendly (except towards french, because french got a huge list of "belgian jokes" and always make fun of them).
Belgium is also one of the "hottest" places in Europe. The border to France is full of brothels and private clubs for swingers. Girls aren't very shy either. The way they dress would be considered pretty slutty in some other parts of Europe (but if you're english i guess you wouldn't notice the difference.)
>> Anonymous
When I go to Belgium (west-flanders, where they speak Dutch) I always make sure to speak French. This requires staff to bring out someone who speaks broken French to me in an attempt to take my order.

This is especially funny because I am a native English speaker and the young people who work in these places are more than likely to know English anyway.
>> Anonymous
>>72397
Bullshit. Most Flemish speak very good French. In fact they blame Walloons for not making the same effort with Flemish.
>> Anonymous
>>71702
Except the Ducth consider the Flemish as subhuman scum themselves. Also Luxembourg doesn't speak any form of Dutch or Flemish but French, German and their own dialect.
>> That Ayn Rand Fag !VvKTKXoMb.
I live in Belgium (I'm also a britfag kinda). Wages here are lower than in most other parts of Europe and considerably lower than the UK. However, if you speak english theres a lot of work around (helps if you speak french). Income tax is between 35 and 45 percent with local income tax at around 6%. VAT on food is only 6% though so the cost of living is lower (has to be). Brussels is pretty cool and its full of expats. Rent is around 500€ per month. I miss the UK though... mostly because 90% of my friends live there atm.
>> That Ayn Rand Fag !VvKTKXoMb.
>>71797
>The Atomium is OK too.
LoL no. THe atonium is utter shit. Lucky for you you didn't waste time going inside it.
>> Anonymous
>>72406
I never said they spoke dutch nigger, I just said Belgium needs to die and the UKOTN needs to be recreated, INCLUDING Luxembourg.
>> Anonymous
That income tax rate is horrific. Fair enough in kick-ass-standard of living places like Scandinavia, but do you get much for your earnings in Belgium?
>> Anonymous
>>71800
Fucking french keyboards, they make me RAGE HARD! Want a full stop? press shift and > WTF!?