mandideman
American expat in Belgium
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About me
American
Lives in Poperinge
Speaks English (native language), German, and Dutch.
Registration: 26 June 2013
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HELP! Advise needed urgently, by kezz
I am moving into a new flat, but I have to do the TV and internet connection myself. Have no clue. Which do I trun to Telenet or Belgacom? Which has better customer service, I'm English speaking, and do not understand dutch or french. Who ...
No offense that means English telecommunications companies you find LESS offensive than België?!? Daaaaanng, that must be something pretty awful. Telenet is the only DECENT one and customer service is fairly good but coming from a customer ... Read More
HELP! Advise needed urgently, by kezz
I am moving into a new flat, but I have to do the TV and internet connection myself. Have no clue. Which do I trun to Telenet or Belgacom? Which has better customer service, I'm English speaking, and do not understand dutch or french. Who ...
I live in West Flanders, frankly you could not drag me to a Proximus product if it meant saving my life. I refused to pay the bill and I demanded in WRITING that the bill had been canceled, unpaid invoices is bad here, very very bad! Read More
HELP! Advise needed urgently, by kezz
I am moving into a new flat, but I have to do the TV and internet connection myself. Have no clue. Which do I trun to Telenet or Belgacom? Which has better customer service, I'm English speaking, and do not understand dutch or french. Who ...
TELENET! I attempted to sign on with Belgacom/Proximus and they will tell you it will be 2 weeks for install. Next, I had a question about installation and I was not in their system a week after I called. I told them to CANCEL MY ORDER. Called ... Read More
Change of Last Name Questions. by Ashie17
I'm a Filipina and recently married a Belgian National here in the Philippines, my husband and I are planning to be together and we are in the midst of visa application. Here in the Philippines if you are a woman, upon marriage you take your ...
Women NOW can choose to take the name of their spouse upon marriage but before 2013, it was not possible Read More
Integration by mandideman
Hi all. I have been living in Belgium a little over a year, been married to my husband since May, I live in a small town about 30 minutes from Kortrijk and about an hour from Ghent. I have been in integration classes that is required by the ...
The integration course is 60 hours and is designed for those who intend to live in Belgium permanently or become Belgian(actually Flanders, because only in Flanders are you REQUIRED to take it. Brussels is OPTIONAL and Wallonie does not have an ... Read More
Integration
Hi all. I have been living in Belgium a little over a year, been married to my husband since May, I live in a small town about 30 minutes from Kortrijk and about an hour from Ghent. I have been in integration classes that is required by the ... Read More
Real speed limits in Belgium by Tmr
I'm over in Belgium for a month and have driven a lot in the UK and also in Spain. I was wondering about radar speed cameras on the roads. The UK is plagued with them and Spain has little by little increased the number, but for the four days that I ...
Again there ARE fixed cameras and then some pesky ones that the politie like to move locations. So speed at the expense of your pocketbook but how about slowing down for the rest of us, who frankly YOU don't need to be sharing the road with. There ... Read More
Getting credit card? by Melby
Hey, hoping someone here has experience with this. So, I'm getting really sick of my American credit card companies/banks calling FRAUD! every time I try purchasing anything online from non-American companies. I've maintained my old bank acct ...
My husband and I have credit card through BNP Fortis. Our limit is higher but we do not plan on using it but for online shopping and buying stuff in America and sending to my mom. I think you need to switch banks. Read More
Real speed limits in Belgium by Tmr
I'm over in Belgium for a month and have driven a lot in the UK and also in Spain. I was wondering about radar speed cameras on the roads. The UK is plagued with them and Spain has little by little increased the number, but for the four days that I ...
My father in law is a cop, and you will never know where the cameras are...they move the locations. Hope that helps ya speedie. Try slowing down a little Read More
Want to make friends !!!!! by Toma123321
Hi , my name haytham i moved here 2 months ago to study electronic music producer , i live in Ghent , i dont know any1 here , and walking around in the city by yourself its more boring than staying home, i look for making friends but its hard feel ...
The Flemish can be quite "closed off" to outsiders. I have noticed that. When I first moved here last year, everyone seemed really rude to me. The people never smiled and I was feeling very shut in. Now people constantly greet me and say, "geweest?" ... Read More
is it acceptable for a woman to have younger partner than her? by charryC
Surely, age doesn't matter =) But how come it seems to be more acceptable for a woman to have a 10 years older partner than her having a 10 years younger fella? ..is this just a classic example of stereotyping? that it is okay for a man to have a ...
I should hope it is acceptable, because I am doing just that. :D My husband is 22 and I am 36. We are very good together and his parents were the biggest ones against it at first, now my mother in law and I are good friends. Numbers...it's all just ... Read More