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Belgium-GAF |OT| De rest is parking
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Blue Ninja
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The Great Speech of West-Flanders will soon be heard in every corner of the world.
Waar ben je mss eindredacteur?
Zelf freelance redacteur voor 4Gamers.be, geen idee of veel mensen hier die site kennen
Bonjour à toi l'ami
Ca fait plaisir de voir des GAFers belges héhé !
Je viens de Bruxelles, d'autres membres made in Brussels ?
Hi everyone, what a pleasure to see some GAFers from our small country ! I thought I was the only one haha
Nice to meet you guys !
PS : sorry for not making a Dutch version, but even though I do understand the language, it is too hard for me to make correct sentences in it, my apologies !
Waar ben je mss eindredacteur?
Zelf freelance redacteur voor 4Gamers.be, geen idee of veel mensen hier die site kennen
redactie gratis pers bij Roularta (o.m. De Zondag)
Blue Ninja
Member
Waar ben je mss eindredacteur?
Zelf freelance redacteur voor 4Gamers.be, geen idee of veel mensen hier die site kennen
Ik ben op zoek om ergens weer te beginnen schrijven, heb nu een sollicitatie naar Eurogamer.be gestuurd. Toen ik 16/17 was heb ik nog heel wat reviews geschreven.
De eindredacteur van de Zondag zit op NeoGAF. Ik weet niet waarom, maar ik vind dat geweldig.
Most of us have that problem with French. :lol
Le plupart de Flamands ont le même problème avec le Français. (That right? My French is totally not up to standard.)
Reckless Onion
Member
joe wand shit of maauws? :')
Haha, wat een held.
Ik ben zelf Hollander, vier jaar geleden verhuisd naar Antwerpen. Cliché, ik weet het, maar ik kon de Delirium Tremens niet weerstaan.
Blue Ninja
Member
Ooit al eens West-Vleteren gedronken?
Blue Ninja
Member
Nous savons les basics, oui, mais le plupart ne parlent pas très courramment.
Bien mieux que les francophones qui parlent néerlandais à mon avis. A Bruxelles, le néerlandais est perçu comme une langue très peu attirante par les francophones, ce qui ne les motive pas à l'étudier, et la manière de l'enseigner est en général assez mauvaise :/
L'enseignement des langues étrangères en Belgique francophone est une catastrophe en général.
Blue Ninja
Member
Zeker nog een paar maanden. Ik herinner me dat de 360 indertijd ook heel moeilijk te vinden was.
So guys, I may have to move to Belgium (Antwerpen) in a couple of months to work there from spain. How it's life there? Its there a good night life? Does it really rains the 75% of the time?
How is housing there? cheap/expensive? And it's life expensive? Any special laws I should be aware of? (I know about the 50% tax, yuck!) What are the social benefits of belgium?
Cheers!
How is housing there? cheap/expensive? And it's life expensive? Any special laws I should be aware of? (I know about the 50% tax, yuck!) What are the social benefits of belgium?
Cheers!
Vrai, je dois mes connaissances linguistiques aux jeux vidéos (anglais) et au fait que je sois marié a une flamande. Pas grâce aux cours.
Eh weird that I discover this thread only now. Belgo-GAF represent!. Coming from Nivelles here (town in Brabant Wallon south of Brussels).
Let the beer flow!
Nightlife is OK, lots of diferent types of bars, pubs and clubs which are open till the early hours and I you're in Antwerp you'll have a wide range to chose from. It's a 'happening' city with also lots of shops and culture. Not too bad a place, you could do a lot worse
Yeah, it rains quite often here but certainly not 75% of the time. Depends really, sometimes it rains day after day and then it can be dry for weeks. Most rain is in the autumn (november sucks!) and the spring. It will be a lot cooler here though than in Spain and it also gets quite windy here.
Housing prices have skyrocketed in the last 20 years to an average of 220K for a standard house but you'll probably rent something ? Expect to pay around 700 EUR/ month for something decent in the Antwerp region.
Life costs are around the same as in Spain I think though perhaps groceries are more expensive. Internet is also expensive here compared to abroad.
Social benefits here are second to none ! Belgium is a socialist haven. First class health care and education cost very little and you have social housing programs, job programs etc etc.. You have to try really hard to end up as a bum here
A big diference with Spain that annoys me is how little the people here are 'nocturnal' and how little sense of community there is.
Cocooning is our national sport and many people here don't leave there house anymore after 6pm after coming home from work.
In Spain the street and squares are full of people every evening but in Belgium you'll find them deserted except on summer evenings. Most shops here also close at 6pm so that might have something to do with it.
You might miss that from your home country.
Nightlife is OK, lots of diferent types of bars, pubs and clubs which are open till the early hours and I you're in Antwerp you'll have a wide range to chose from. It's a 'happening' city with also lots of shops and culture. Not too bad a place, you could do a lot worse
Yeah, it rains quite often here but certainly not 75% of the time. Depends really, sometimes it rains day after day and then it can be dry for weeks. Most rain is in the autumn (november sucks!) and the spring. It will be a lot cooler here though than in Spain and it also gets quite windy here.
Housing prices have skyrocketed in the last 20 years to an average of 220K for a standard house but you'll probably rent something ? Expect to pay around 700 EUR/ month for something decent in the Antwerp region.
Life costs are around the same as in Spain I think though perhaps groceries are more expensive. Internet is also expensive here compared to abroad.
Social benefits here are second to none ! Belgium is a socialist haven. First class health care and education cost very little and you have social housing programs, job programs etc etc.. You have to try really hard to end up as a bum here
A big diference with Spain that annoys me is how little the people here are 'nocturnal' and how little sense of community there is.
Cocooning is our national sport and many people here don't leave there house anymore after 6pm after coming home from work.
In Spain the street and squares are full of people every evening but in Belgium you'll find them deserted except on summer evenings. Most shops here also close at 6pm so that might have something to do with it.
You might miss that from your home country.
6? Really? Ugh. So when do people buy stuff? In the weekend?
It sounds great as people are not tied to work until 10 but Im a disaster at planning so I keep buying during the wekk a lot of stuff. Oh well, it sounds pretty good anyway, thanks!
Blue Ninja
Member
It's been like that over here for at least five years, at least for Carrefour. :lol
It's true that cocooning can be the national sport, but it depends on where you are. A lot of cities have an active evening/night life, especially cities with universities and colleges.
jaythagamer
Member
ik heb een demo unit gezien in de mediamarkt in hasselt, maar dat is het zowat
zal idd wel nog een tijdje duren :/
vrolijke kerst iedereen
Big retail stores like Carrefour, MediaMarkt and the likes tend to open later now, at least on friday and saturday. Still, it's true that most store close at 6-6.30 pm...
Nightlife depend on the town, in Liège for example, there's a pretty big nightlife most of the time. Mostly young people but the population is a bit older on Saturday and late at night on friday.
What about language? I know here in Spain, it's difficult for outside people to make any conversation as not a lot of people know english, or know it at conversation level. Will I have any issues communicating with people or it's like the nordic countries where everybody knows english?
I have zero kwonledge of the local language so it would be quite difficult. I guess I should start learning it
I have zero kwonledge of the local language so it would be quite difficult. I guess I should start learning it
Blue Ninja
Member
Many people speak English, I think we have one of the higher proficiency ratings in the world. We're 13th on the list, if my Google-fu is accurate.What about language? I know here in Spain, it's difficult for outside people to make any conversation as not a lot of people know english, or know it at conversation level. Will I have any issues communicating with people or it's like the nordic countries where everybody knows english?
I have zero kwonledge of the local language so it would be quite difficult. I guess I should start learning it
Younger people will, at the very least, be able to hold a semi-fluent conversation in English. Older people might have more trouble with it, but it all depends. It shouldn't be that big of a hurdle.
Learning a bit of Dutch might not be a bad idea, but from what I hear it's a difficult language to get into. Worth it, though.
jack shit
Blue Ninja
Member
Get drunk in Bruges, and hope I don't get arrested for it.
Dinner with friends then going to a club I don't particularly feel like going to but everyone else is (at least it's not the worst kind of club I guess) then finishing the night in a bar in town.
You're in luck, my dad doesn't work tonight (he's a cop).
Blue Ninja
Member
Your dad's the lucky one, I'd hate to be stuck at work on NYE.
kurisu1974
Banned
- Get chocolates from Neuhaus, or even better, Marcolini. There are shops for both all over Brussels but I recommend the ones in Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, also because it's a great location (one of the first shopping arcades in Europe)
- Go and see Manneken Pis and be slightly dissappointed
- By art books at the Taschen store (not a lot of these in the world and the one in Brussels is designed by Philippe Starck)
- Take a walk from Central Station and through the Sablon area for antiques and great Art Nouveau houses.
- Eat a waffle
- Visit the Grand-Place, it's one of the most beautiful central squares of Europe
- Visit the Dansaert district, it's the up and coming area, with great stores, Janneke Pis, some work of Space Invaders (the guy that makes pixel art with tiles)
- When you are there, grab a burger at Ellis Burger (Place Sainte Catherine), they're the best gourmet burgers and the best fries you'll find anywhere.
Some of my own (low quality, sorry) pics
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I love Space Invaders streetart, there are a lot of them in Paris (Montmartre area mostly) too. And I've seen one in Amsterdam.
By the way, how is the best Belgian band ever not mentioned in the OP Belgium Gaf? Tssk!
dEUS - Instant Street
Still get goosebumps watching this again.
By the way, how is the best Belgian band ever not mentioned in the OP Belgium Gaf? Tssk!
dEUS - Instant Street
Still get goosebumps watching this again.
kurisu1974
Banned
You misspelled Soulwax
Man, I never had a burger this tasty. I'm vegetarian and I always get the Soy Cheese with fries and the home made Ice Tea. My wife is addicted to the regular cheese burger, but they have more exotic offerings too.
And their home made mayonnaise. MANA OF THE GODS.
You misspelled Soulwax
Soulwax is cool, but one good album (out of only three) doesn't make them top for me
Balthazar is really good too btw, hopefully their third will be as good as the first two.
I'm going to Brussels on Valentine's day for a day with my SO for a lovely day (hopefully). And I already saw the suggestions from kurisu1974, so I'm taking those already in to considerations. Anything else special in Brussels to do? Like a nice romantic restaurant?
thanks neighbors
thanks neighbors
Blue Ninja
Member
Ik moet de komende 7 weken mijn bachelorproef maken: een videoreportage over hoe games ontwikkeld worden. Als er hier iemand is die connecties heeft met Belgische studio's, laat iets weten.
Ik moet de komende 7 weken mijn bachelorproef maken: een videoreportage over hoe games ontwikkeld worden. Als er hier iemand is die connecties heeft met Belgische studio's, laat iets weten.
Ik heb een 'connectie' met Larian Studios. Ik kan uw project gerust ff voorleggen aan hem, is een hele 'chille' studio dus zou me verwonderen dat dat een probleem zou zijn
Ik moet de komende 7 weken mijn bachelorproef maken: een videoreportage over hoe games ontwikkeld worden. Als er hier iemand is die connecties heeft met Belgische studio's, laat iets weten.
Geen connecties, maar ik denk dat Larian in Gent daar mss wel voor openstaat. info@larian.com
Mocht dat lukken, heb je meteen de grootste vis in België te pakken
Release van hun nieuwe game is zeer dichtbij, dus weet niet of de timing ideaal is, maar ik zou het zeker eens proberen.
Blue Ninja
Member
Larian staat op m'n lijstje, daar ga ik alleszins eens aanbellen. Ik wil bij toch een paar studio's een dagje aanwezig zijn, liefst op verschillende punten in het development proces. Zo'n moment waarop de release dichtbij is hoort daar dus zeker bij.
Mag je gerust eens doen, Dawg, bedankt! Als je wil kan ik je morgen wat meer info PM'en voor je dat doet.
Ik ga ook eens heel zot doen en kijken of ik geen tripje naar Guerilla of Ubisoft kan versieren. Wie niet waagt...
Mag je gerust eens doen, Dawg, bedankt! Als je wil kan ik je morgen wat meer info PM'en voor je dat doet.
Ik ga ook eens heel zot doen en kijken of ik geen tripje naar Guerilla of Ubisoft kan versieren. Wie niet waagt...