So I live in belgium now and I am in the process of discovering a new place and Country and culture
And here are five things that I just love about Belgium!
#1: bike culture
I got into bike culture by accident when my car broke down and taking the train or bus was just way too much hassle.
So I decided to take my bike instead. It's amazing because they have these wonderful bike lanes.
And you don't have to worry about getting hit by a car because there's enough room on the road
And so many people also are riding their bike along with you.
So you really don't need to be worried about you isolated or if I get into an accident, what will happen?
Like a really nice way to even just meet new people by riding your bike.
Plus you have the added bonus it's healthy, and you can lose weight
So I love bike culture
#2 Belgian beer
I did not know I liked beer until I came to Belgium
I'm still on my journey of discovering beer and I'm not an expert yet
But I am so impressed by just the vast variety of choices when it comes to beer!
You have Lambic. You have white. You have blond. You have like the red ales, the dark ones
and it just there's a rainbow of choices when it comes to beer.
and I really am looking so forward to just learning about beer in general
and beer culture doesn't just stop with beverages.
You can use it in recipes and as flavorings.
I recently discovered this amazing cheese
Which you can get in Blonde, or Dark
and yes! It is as amazing as it sounds.
unless the thought of beer cheese is not good for you,
but you'd be wrong! It's really good!
#3: Waffles
so we have Belgian waffles in America.
And I have sort of considered that this might be a joke that the Belgians are playing on us.
And it's a possibility because they do have an odd sense of humor.
But the waffles that we know and love in America are nothing like the waffles that are over here the
Waffles here are magic
And the crap that they give us back home are just little things of sadness
They're not good when compared to the ones you find here.
The ones here are light and crispy and they're bit chewy on the inside and they're sweet without being too bitter.
You don't even need maple syrup or sugar because they just taste that great.
So if you come to Belgium you really do need to try the waffles because they are amazing!
highly recommended
#4: The people
The people on the Flemish side of Belgium where we live in Poperinge are so impressive.
I was so worried about not being able to speak dutch and just all the problems of that was going to lead to
Every single person I've met has been trilingual.
They know Dutch. They know French. They know English, which has just been incredible for me because I'm in the process of learning dutch
But I still really suck at it
But all the language barriers that I had to deal with in France have not been an issue for me in Belgium.
And it's just it's great because I've always found somebody who spoke English or who spoke French.
They're more than willing to help and it's just it's great!
I love it, and I appreciate that so much and it's such a motivation for me as well!
I want to learn dutch so badly just so that I can't keep up with all the people who are trilingual.
#5: Dutch
I am not an expert in Dutch yet. I am still learning however compared to French, Dutch is just so nice!
There's only one verb group. There's no like excessive grammar rules when it comes to things agreeing with one another
I just I love it so much. That's not to say It's not difficult because
yeah, I'm sorry Belgians, and you know the Dutch
But Dutch sort of does suck a little bit,
In terms of pronunciation
And this excessive need to bring multiple words together to create one word that has 20-plus letters in it
and then all the dialects!
Oh my goodness the dialects and that is hard.
But the dialects in the history of the dutch language is just what makes it so much fun!
And I'm really enjoying learning it.
so tell me have you been to Belgium or perhaps you live here?
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