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Expats, I'm asking for info and advice on moving abroad...
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:37 am
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:37 am
Looking into an assignment at work that would put me in Brussels, Belgium for 24 months. Looking for any info or advice on Brussels or just moving abroad in general. Thanks!
ETA: Wife and two school-age kids will be with me.
ETA: Wife and two school-age kids will be with me.
This post was edited on 1/26/17 at 11:42 am
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Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:38 am to notslim99
I hope you like good beer.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:38 am to notslim99
Look for a flat in the Molenbeek
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:40 am to notslim99
Hope you like hordes of displaced terrorists.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:40 am to notslim99
Maybe Kevin Faulk or Stevan Ridley will jump in and answer your question.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:40 am to Pettifogger
Should have mentioned: Wife and two kids will be with me.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:41 am to notslim99
The sprouts are great
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:42 am to notslim99
Gonna be hard to find an LSU burka but where theres a will....
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:42 am to notslim99
Learn french. 2 years is a long time to stumble over language.
Walloon language after you get there if you find that you are getting into their region, customers.
Walloon language after you get there if you find that you are getting into their region, customers.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:42 am to notslim99
quote:find out what floor she's moving into before you agree to help. if it's above the first and there's no elevator, tell her you're busy that day.
advice on moving abroad
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:43 am to notslim99
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Should have mentioned: Wife and two kids will be with me.
No big deal, just make sure wife/daughter cover their faces 100% of the time
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:46 am to Pettifogger
Start family on french immersion
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:46 am to notslim99
Do it. I will make 50 countries visited this year with the kids coming in at 30+. Many great family memories are and have been made. You won't regret it.
Downside is if you have elderly parents or your kids are the only grandchildren in the family then it gets a bit tough at times. Skype and sling box help a lot.
Downside is if you have elderly parents or your kids are the only grandchildren in the family then it gets a bit tough at times. Skype and sling box help a lot.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:49 am to OilfieldTrash
Yeah I would probably do it too. Brussels wouldn't be a top choice but you're close to Holland and France and other spots in Belgium.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:52 am to notslim99
May want to throw this over to the Travel Board, good info over there and less water heads
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:53 am to notslim99
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Looking into an assignment at work that would put me in Brussels, Belgium for 24 months.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 12:03 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Do it, if your company is half way decent they are not going to put you in a dangerous situation. The schools will probably be very good, there's a great chance your kids will basically learn french and know it the rest of their life if they continue with it in school. Belgium is very centrally located so you'll have a lot of very easy weekend trips you can do.
Yeah the muslim thing is an issue, but you can deal with it. Just don't be rocking American Flag shirts and what not.
Yeah the muslim thing is an issue, but you can deal with it. Just don't be rocking American Flag shirts and what not.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 12:53 pm to baldona
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Yeah the muslim thing is an issue,
It will still be way safer than any large American city. I've been to Brussels several times and never saw many burkas, etc or felt unsafe, etc. Of course you wouldn't want to go into Molenbeek just like you wouldnt go into any american ghetto area....But I did go into a muslim housing project in Amsterdam last summer for a street art tour. It was no big deal....the worst things about the muslim housing projects, like amercian projects, is the crime, not the terrorism.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 1:25 pm to notslim99
Remember you can only use the term ex-pat if you are white, otherwise you are a skilled immigrant.
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