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But I'm romantic about it . I pick myself up about 8 . Walk myself to the car, Open an Umbrella if its raining  . Open the door for me to get in - like a real gent. Have a few laughs driving down the main street, stop off at some cafe, sit myself down and buy myself a drink or maybe 2 - loosen myself up a little and get the conversation flowing. Then over dinner "Order whatever you lik...

Belgians complain about the rain, this not Rain !! Rain makes me feel at home !! Eskimos have 120 different words for snow, we have 120 words for rain !! , Pissin, lashin, bucketing, smattering, battering, scattering, hazy, drizzly, flucht, fucked,   drammin, scutterin, hard rain, soft rain, wet rain and even dry rain !! Yes. Dry Rain… Hot Rain, Cold Rain, Middlin Rain,  No rain, Snow rain, clo...

Not knowing a language can be dangerous. Sometimes the simplest of things can be dangerous. Once my face was a bit stingy after I had just shaved and I had heard moisturiser cools down the sensation. So I had a look for some in the bathroom cabinet … Now in MY section - some old razors and soap - HER section … A whole wall full of various sizes of bottles of every creed and kind, the only thing wa...

Now saying anything in another language for the First time is a big deal !! A Milestone in any expats life. Your first steps to integrating with the society that you're trying to live in and when you can actually express yourself in the local language it helps you to feel apart of the community, apart of the country. [caption id="attachment_182" align="alignleft" width="647"] Some guys ironing ...

Sometimes we have to resort to sign language when we cant communicate with one another. I was on holiday in Spain and was in a wheelchair because I stepped on broken glass...  there was a guy who was staying in our hotel and he wanted to know what happened to me. Because one day I'm walking around and the next I'm rolling around. He couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak Spanish, but that did...

I know a little bit of Dutch now but in the beginning I knew nothing... All I knew was how to point at things and nod or shake my head... Which is technically not dutch. The first thing I learned was how to order a beer, by holding up your little finger .. which means one beer please..  Do NOT  do that to an barman in Ireland - because it means you’ve got a "small one" ... In Ireland we point o...