European Expats

[Mac380]

Just wondering how many members on here are like me and have moved from their homeland and now live on the european mainland.

From: Scotland
Living in: Belgium
For: 1.5 years
Missing: Haggis
Enjoying: Wine

 

[dumbeg4]

From Wales
In Spain

Liking the sun.

 

[Mac380]

Thanks Dumbeg4 that at least makes 2 of us!

 

[emmy_christina]

From: Belgium
Living in: 1997 - 2002 NY
2002 -2009 Switzerland
2009 - 2012 France
2012 - present NY

Missing: The great Belgium restaurants & beer.....

 

[Mac380]

From: Belgium
Living in: 1997 - 2002 NY
2002 -2009 Switzerland
2009 - 2012 France
2012 - present NY

Missing: The great Belgium restaurants & beer.....

Yeah don't forget the beer and the Kriek

 

[emmy_christina]

Yeah don't forget the beer and the Kriek

Ohhhh Kriek....darn......Emm wants

And its going to be a great soccer day in Belgium, if we win tonight, WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD. Tiny little Belgium, the best soccer team..... So yeah that is one thing I miss to,soccer. Thank god for our great Belgium bar in NYC, so I can watch the game with other Belgium ones. But its still not the same.

 

[vibes]

Ohhhh Kriek....darn......Emm wants

And its going to be a great soccer day in Belgium, if we win tonight, WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD. Tiny little Belgium, the best soccer team..... So yeah that is one thing I miss to,soccer. Thank god for our great Belgium bar in NYC, so I can watch the game with other Belgium ones. But its still not the same.

You're playing Isreal tonight ... how are you going to be number one in the world when you beat them?

 

[emmy_christina]

You're playing Isreal tonight ... how are you going to be number one in the world when you beat them?

Belgium will take over as the No. 1 nation in the FIFA World Ranking if they win at home to Israel on Tuesday.

Belgium are currently third in the most recent ranking which was published at the start of the month, but with Germany being beaten in Republic of Ireland and current No. 1 Argentina losing at home to Ecuador, they can now climb to the summit for the first time in their history.

Victory for Belgium will place them on 1440 ranking points, and even if Argentina win in Paraguay they can score no more than 1429. Germany's score in the next ranking, which is released on Nov. 5, will be 1388 as they have already played their two games.

They were as low as 66th in the ranking in 2009, so moving to the very top in the space of six years would be a remarkable achievement.

 

[Mac380]

Looks as though it's going to be an impromptu national holiday in Belgium tomorrow then.

 

[vibes]

Belgium will take over as the No. 1 nation in the FIFA World Ranking if they win at home to Israel on Tuesday.

Belgium are currently third in the most recent ranking which was published at the start of the month, but with Germany being beaten in Republic of Ireland and current No. 1 Argentina losing at home to Ecuador, they can now climb to the summit for the first time in their history.

Victory for Belgium will place them on 1440 ranking points, and even if Argentina win in Paraguay they can score no more than 1429. Germany's score in the next ranking, which is released on Nov. 5, will be 1388 as they have already played their two games.

They were as low as 66th in the ranking in 2009, so moving to the very top in the space of six years would be a remarkable achievement.

I know all that, baby ... it's a load of FIFA crap if you don't win anything tournament-wise ... indeed it admittedly got Belgium a - well deserved, I might add - seed ranking for Euro 2016

I didn't know you were big on football

 

[AlpineFresco]

I wondered if there was an ex-pats/immigrants, thread... I mean, mega-necro, but still!

From: Rural UK
Living in: Berlin
For: a few weeks
Missing: British cheese
Enjoying: German bread, the summer temperatures here