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we have a king that mingles in nothing, he leaves the people alone

terrorism is imported by immigrants in Belgium. It is not Jef or Jan that throws bombs in Brussels. Same thing for the daily grenades in Antwerp. It is about time ypu get some good lessons about our country

you don't seem to grasp in what honney pot you have fallen into with your butt

during covid the belgian state and ngo's gave hundres of thousands of irregular people money to survive. Tax money they were not entitled to. That is the nature of the social state you dislike.

stop hustling stop acting smart and start integrating in society

If I need a home decorator I ll find easily a Polish worker who does that all in black. Get the picture? No I have to spend 5 times the amount and I have to wait 5 times longer to get a Belgian decorator who presents me a fat invoice included VAT That is the situation girl

Get finally reel

Her husband has worked here for 5 years and is since 10 years on our mutuality. Get the picture? I pay for that. Then he will be entitled to get his family here who can also take advantage of our social system. And he will get a pension. WE PAID FOR THAT

immigrants all smoke russian cigarettes without tax labels. Do you realize how many billions belgian smokers pay in taxes on their marlboros I am just saying what i see. My co worker buys her glasses in Romania cuz they are much cheaper then she gets a company fee on it to cover the costs 400 euros Get the picture? Stop hustling and buy German Rodenstocks in Belgium.

from the moment on you get in our social system you'll get exactly the same advantages as a Belgian dop mututu korting ocmw and you even did not pay a dime for it. Complaining?

anyways eastern europeans are far frm bad people but their expectations are wrong

And then you are coming telling me you are dicriminated when I have to pay the fat bill? Seriously?

I have some decent experience with immigrants in renting out real estate. Oh boy these people are not ready to fit in our system. Costly affair I must say.

Many times I see the east europeans jealous of Belgians. The wealth we have is a result of generations of Belgians saving up money for a house to give through to their children. It did not come falling from the trees you know. We paid for our generous social system you can take part in. After world war 2 the accounts of all Belgians were set on zero. The operation GUTT skimmed off all assets of the Belgians in one stroke. You have to learn about our history instead of ridiculizing it. East europeans tend to play the smart guys, they present themselves as being more rational. Well now you history proofs just the opposite. I have the impression from all people of eastern europe Ukrainians are the most sain and the most adapted to our society. A good advice do not bite all too much the hand that feeds you. It will kick you in the ass. Anyways you are still very welcome.

I have seen coming many east europeans to Belgium and they all have way too high expectations. For us Belgians you are cheap labour, you can do cleaning jobs or you can work in construction. Jobs that we don't want to do. Then east europeans have a socialist mind. They tend to take advantage of all social amenities and in fact do not contribute financially to it. A low earner does not bring tax money to the state on the contrary average Belgians have to pay for them. We don't search houses on Facebook. We go to a real estate agency and pay the price they ask for a relative good and legal service. The trouble you are experiencing is caused by yourself. By law immigrants get exactly the same job and housing opportunities as Belgians. So the discrimination you are talking of is merely caused by your attitude. I see it takes years before east europeans get integrated in our society. Another thing with east europeans is that they totally mismanage their income. How many times I have seen they spend their money on luxury they just can't afford. So for me you are, just as any other stranger welcome in my country on the condition that you learn our languages (multiple as constitutionally set) and you pay taxes. It is not normal that east europeans can skip all labour rules and set up fake companies that pay zero taxes. We Belgians are limited in entrpreneurship due to all kind of regulations and laws. Just follow the rules. Immatriculate your cars in Belgium and pay taxes to our state. Do not flee to your home country in order to get free health care, buy products in Belgium and not in Hungary. If you do that you will integrate, now you are a citizen of no country. I know you very well. It is all up to you. In no way you are a victim of scamming or of any discrimination.

You seem to me like a prototype of the left liberal, woke female. Almost a parody. So you are worried about the closing down of mosques in another country ? Hmmm .

I live in Belgium and find it is a country with a racist mentality

dear how can i contact you ? email ?

Very detailed and honest review. Its so important to know the ground realities. Many thanks for the video.

Thanks for the information ❤

Migrants have ruined Belgium. It's not our country anymore. We feel like strangers in our own land as soon as we put one step out of our house.

Also first!!!

Yaaaay :D someone likes belgium :)

I don't agree with your view on taxes. Too many people end up in the highest tax bracket. People with average salaries already end up in the highest bracket, so the system is broken.

Excellent summary

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Thanks Nora for your feedback about your Belgian experience! I’m born and raised in Liege and speak French. I left my country I was 24 yo to live in Egypt. I stayed 12 years and then I lived 5 years in Los Angeles 🇺🇸. Now I live in New Orleans Louisiana in the 🇺🇸 as well. I share your feelings about being an expat. I’ve been well surrounded when I lived in Cairo but felt very lonely during my LA experience. Now living in New Orleans, things are better but culturally we remain always different whatever you do because your roots are different. However, while being patient I found ways to socialize with locals and even date. The key is flexibility and understanding the local codes. I am a person who enjoys and appreciate all different cultures and traditions. I think it’s a lot about the mindset of being an expat to know where you’re from while embracing your new local codes and culture. It’s not always the most easy thing to do but it’s very entertaining in many aspects. I’m happy you like living in Belgium and I know that all you described as struggles, I faced them myself there and even in the US. I’d be glad to discuss this further with you. Btw I am a French teacher, I could help. And no worries, I am not a scammer or trying to find a new date. See you maybe! 😀

I’m watching all your vids on Belgium and I’m sorely tempted to scout it out as an alternative to the US, at least for a few years. You’ve got Margaret Atwood on your bookshelf, you highlighted the good beer, and you captured some of the most beautiful shots of the country. It reminds me a bit of my time in Switzerland but even more stunning.

So normally under the 3 months rule, you can find another tenant to take over your contract without having to pay the 3, 2 or 1 month compensation (depending on after how many years you leave)

Hey love that you are or were in Belgium! I’m a Belgian from Antwerp who used to be an expat as well, and I hope you’re still happy being an expat even if you haven’t made any vids in a bit. Good luck out there. :)

Brussels and Antwerp are expensieve. If you choose to live more on the countryside is it much cheaper.

Thanks for posting the video. I must say that I am amazed on how slight misalignment in your understanding of Belgian society can lead to misunderstandings on how this society works. Anyway keep trying and I’ll keep grinning when following your videos. I raise my hat to you!

Good video but... I think your realistic cost price's are litlle low.. appart of your appartement's rent everything ells is allot more exepensife 😅 maybe its just me 🤷 Family with 2 kids we pay monthly: 1500€ down payment on our house. 250€ gas and electricity. 150€ phone and internet. 350€ downpayment car. +-200€ gas for car. 50€ water. 200-300€ food. 200€ kindergarden. 100€ toys. 200€ clothes 500€ saving account. Each kid 100€ x2 safing account. 100€ pension saving account. Whats remains is for fun 🙈. I make around 2.6k and my wife 2.5k after taxes. 160€ food cheques. 1 business car incl free gas. Free health insurance for the family. We are 29 and 31 years old. I think the majority of family's in belguim can relate to this monthly living situation 🤷 But then again i might be wrong.

the capitol of globalism, and that's getting out of style, Belgium is the last bastion of baal, stop serving and it will fall

700 is the cheapest appartement you can find cities in belgium

Indexation law that you explained was not fully right

The truth is that Budapest is a city so great that almost anywhere in Belgium is going to look bad compared to it. Budapest is one of those European capitals that people don't really have a clue just how amazing the quality of life is there. It will be difficult for you, coming from Budapest, to find anywhere in Belgium that is half as good as there. Magyartól magyarnak. hahah

Most sites or sources you are referring to exit also in French (which is often understood by expats living in Brussels or Wallonia). I advise you to mention both (Dutch and French).

Brussels is the best European city ever. I definitely love it.

14:59 besides green everywhere there is also good food everywhere. Such as this icecream van in the middle of a park. During colder days they probably switch to waffles.

Please madam advise me I have Schengen Visa I want to come to Belgium can I get job and able to convert it to residence permit or work permit after I get job in Belgium without going back to my Country am from Africa thanks I need your response thanks

Sorry, we have a mountain in Antwerp: de Wezenberg... (wezen means orphans and berg means mountain!!)

What great content. Thank you for your hardwork. 💪💪🙂 Greetings from Greece.

Thanks for sharing this, I can really understand the incidents have caused upset which is really not nice. I hope it hasn't put you off living there too much. We lived in the Netherlands for 3 years in the early 1990s and in the space of a couple of weeks I got accosted by a gang on my way home from work and one of them was seriously trying to stab me but I outpaced him and my wife got her purse stolen when she was out shopping. It wasn't the deciding factor but it definitely contributed to our decision to move back to London very soon after. In many ways I wish we had stayed ... we'd have avoided Brexit and all the other rubbish things in UK. We really fancy buying a little base in Flanders for escaping to, we couldn't live there because of Brexit but I have done lot's of research and your warnings will certainly help keep our eyes open.

Many thanks for posting this, it has lots of very useful information which it is good to know.

You can't be an immigrant in the EU if you're from another EU member state. It's literally impossible to immigrate as a) you can't take the citizenship of another EU country if you already are one in a member state and b) the free movement principle removes any immigration formalities.

Except for weather it's a gem. Love from anIndian in Belgium ❤

Ya exactly because I'm live in hechtel eksel I asked some intermi they are sadi me to speak dutch so I can't find job

Thanks for posting this, it is full of the reasons why we would love to live in Belgium but thanks to Brexit that is now very difficult😢! I did like your reference to Belgium not having extreme poverty and wealth ... unlike another country🤫 ... spot on! All ten reasons seem great to me and I'd add an 11th ... excellent cycling infrastructure.

Thanks very much for posting this, it was really well presented and very helpful. You didn't mention TV at all, do you have a TV subscription and did you buy a TV or do you just use devices? We'd probably subscribe and buy a TV and also get some SIMs for our mobiles.