bollemanneke 3,701 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 It's mostly great. Had a bit of a culture shock which everyone was expecting except me, but that only took two weeks. Meeting people is obviously really difficult (thank you, government), but I do think I'm going to stay here for a long time. About to experience the NHS tomorrow to have a weird headache examined as well. Hosts are wonderful and not into football. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Your...hosts...don't...like...footie?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bollemanneke 3,701 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Well, I did it. I lived in England for three months and two weeks and am going back to Belgium for Christmas on Thursday. Whether I’ll come back or not I don’t know yet since getting a job is equally difficult here, but I’m sure as hell going to miss the language. Financially I’m undoubtedly far better off where I come from, but I still haven’t figured out whether it’s more important to be well-off or happy (I guess well-off if I want to buy more LLL stuff). It’s been a really rewarding experience, though, involving a lot of self-discovery, and if I do come back to the UK, it won’t be to Manchester because the accent kind of gets annoying after a while (could someone teach those people to say ‘community’ instead of ‘communi’è’ (massive exhale?) Jay, Holko and Jurassic Shark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Come to Norway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,688 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 31 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Financially I’m undoubtedly far better off where I come from, but I still haven’t figured out whether it’s more important to be well-off or happy Can't you be happy in Belgium? I certainly am, every time I go there. Great, beautiful cities. Fantastic beer. What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 And you can hang out with Thor when he's there! bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 17 minutes ago, Thor said: Can't you be happy in Belgium? I certainly am, every time I go there. Great, beautiful cities. Fantastic beer. What's not to like? The people. And the fact that they don't speak English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,285 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Try the Cambridge area instead of Manchester bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Just hang around The Albert to meet interesting people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,658 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 10 hours ago, bollemanneke said: The people. That's pretty xenophobic of you. Why do you dislike the people of Belgium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,403 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 11 hours ago, Thor said: Can't you be happy in Belgium? I certainly am, every time I go there. Great, beautiful cities. Fantastic beer. And, best of alllllll...... The waffles! Yummmmmmy😊 11 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Come to Norway! Where folks know how to laugh at themselves! 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, AC1 said: That's pretty xenophobic of you. Why do you dislike the people of Belgium? It's not xenophobic because I am Belgian myself. Trust me, I grew up there, I have plenty of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Well, there's the EU thing. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 13 hours ago, Jay said: Try the Cambridge area instead of Manchester Thanks. I'm also considering Ireland, for EU reasons too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,403 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: It's not xenophobic because I am Belgian myself. Trust me, I grew up there, I have plenty of reasons. Well, there was that nasty business in the Congo... And Hercule Poirot, Mon Dieu! bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Thanks. I'm also considering Ireland, for EU reasons too. Beware of @Bilbo and his mother's tablecloth! Bilbo and bollemanneke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Don't. Diss. The cloth!!! bollemanneke and Bilbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Frankly, it looks like something HanZ could have on his table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,911 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Frankly, it looks like something HanZ could have on his table. What can I say. As the world's greatest living composer you know the guy has taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 You're flattering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Frankly, it looks like something HanZ could have on his table. Don't you EVER say his name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,719 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Bilbo said: What can I say. As the world's greatest living composer you know the guy has taste. I can't tell whether you're joking or not. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Judging by popularity, and sales, HZ is the world's greatest living composer. Judging by talent is another point, entirely. bollemanneke and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Well, time to try again. Decided to forget about the UK this time, so now the plan is Dublin. Listening to HP1 now, what could go wrong? (At this point, absolutely everything.) Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,738 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 01/12/2020 at 7:10 PM, bollemanneke said: Well, I did it. I lived in England for three months and two weeks and am going back to Belgium for Christmas on Thursday. Whether I’ll come back or not I don’t know yet since getting a job is equally difficult here, but I’m sure as hell going to miss the language. Financially I’m undoubtedly far better off where I come from, but I still haven’t figured out whether it’s more important to be well-off or happy (I guess well-off if I want to buy more LLL stuff). It’s been a really rewarding experience, though, involving a lot of self-discovery, and if I do come back to the UK, it won’t be to Manchester because the accent kind of gets annoying after a while (could someone teach those people to say ‘community’ instead of ‘communi’è’ (massive exhale?) Avoid Birmingham at all costs then. Karol bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,907 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 With all that we see in Europe, the energy crisis, war, etc., it's the latest place on earth I would want to live if I were young. With my Canadian eyes, Europe is a powder keg (well, historically it always was), but with recent history, it's never been truer. In my teams at job we welcome ALOT, I mean ALOT of workers with young families coming from Europe and North Africa who have decided to live in Canada. Have you ever considered Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 No, never. I'm kind of attached to the whole free movement thing and have never been in Canada at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,907 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Good luck with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Now, just a damn minute! @bollemanneke, what happened to Manchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Had to leave in Dec 2020 because of the dreaded C word. Didn't want to return to same host after aformentioned C had gone away. Then the continued Tory shenanigans made me consider Ireland. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,907 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 So you called this an experience of "freedom", going from one EU country to another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Um, I guess? More specifically, being able to work whever I want without people denying you a visa when it's really none of their business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,907 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 In some countries, they are about to tell you not to heat your house at more than 19 °C this winter... bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 But that's different because it's regrettable, but sadly necessary. If a company wants me over someone else, however, external powers have no right to interfere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,907 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 External powers, are you talking about some occult things? hehe bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Nope, trying to avoid more mod warnings. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 4,738 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Best of luck however it goes. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 At the moment nowhere, but thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,911 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Dublin is very expensive and the country is in the grips of both a cost of living and housing crisis. Enjoy 😊 bespinGPT and bollemanneke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 Luckily, I don't need a house. I just need a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 Well, here we go, attempt number five. To Brussels! Reason number one: Bitch from upstairs refuses to shut her dogs up, which results in sleepless nights and palpitations most of the time. Reason number two: the expat bubble. Nothing in the works yet, just excitement based on nothing at all. Vague planning starts tomorrow. Listening to Carool of the Bells by Keith Lockhart now. I guess this is what irregular sleep does to you. Naïve Old Fart and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 06/10/2022 at 12:50 PM, bollemanneke said: Had to leave in Dec 2020 because of the dreaded C word. "City"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 Obviously. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,701 Posted September 18, 2024 Author Share Posted September 18, 2024 New house hunt is on. Dublin. Party time just because I'm trying it. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 I've said it before, and I'll say it again... forget Ireland, and come to Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bollemanneke 3,701 Posted September 19, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2024 I've also said it before, I'm not leaving the EU mstrox, Naïve Old Fart and Holko 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 Good man! Naïve Old Fart and bollemanneke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 9 hours ago, bollemanneke said: I've also said it before, I'm not leaving the EU The last time I Iooked, Scotland was still in the EU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 35 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: The last time I Iooked, Scotland was still in the EU. That was 4 British Prime Ministers ago.... bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 5: Cameron, May, Truss, Sunak, Starmer. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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