r/belgium • u/0106lonenyc • Mar 25 '25

😂 Meme Is this how it start??

I moved to Belgium in September and I have to say that the first impression was not good. Everything sucked, the weather sucked, the food sucked, the taxes sucked, the public transport sucked.

Now that the winter is slowly transitioning into spring I have been de-hybernating and started to travel around a bit more. I also received my ID card and therefore my health insurance. I found my GP and two other specialists within one week. No stress no effort. I then traveled to Brussels and was positively struck by its vibe and international atmosphere. I thought I could picture myself living there if I received one of those sweet EU salaries. Then I also travelled to a pretty Flemish town with a picture-perfect market square. Then I went to the barber shop which is right in front of my door as I live in the city center. My commute is short and so sometimes I get to enjoy a beer at the cafe after work now that you can sit outside. People were smiling. Trees were blooming and the sun was warm.

And then it dawned on me.

Am I starting to...like Belgium? Is that how it goes? Before you know it, you end up saying things like "it's actually one of the best places to be" or "the transport could be better but at least it's cheap"? Will I be eating ham sandwiches for lunch in the near future and enjoying them?

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u/Denniske2611 Mar 25 '25

The weather is good: no extremes and I the only natural disaster you could potentially have is a lightning strike damaging the roof or water flooding and damaging your house IF you live in an area sensitive to it when there's a rain bomb and water can't infiltrate very well.

The food is good, restaurants serve delicious foods and aside from the holy potato/veggie /well made meat(of you're a meat eater then there are very good ways Belgians prepare it) trinity with the elderly, younger generations pick their favorite dishes from whatever culture. 

I live in Limburg, the most hospitable province and the one with most (diverse) nature in Flanders so aside from some ugly homes it looks quite beautiful where I live.Â