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I just paid 2,023 Euros *yearly driver taxes* in Belgium ! ![]()
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Our roads are shitty too after the winter with all the road salt it's full with holes. Education after normal school cost a ton as well , my neighbour son went to the university for his bio doctorate he said the cost was 60K over the years... We have a medical insurance but we need to pay for it every single month , and they don't cover everything . Advice : Stay in the US , everything is cheaper in the US . When I see the prices in the US , I think...*God bless America* !
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I "moved" to the US a few times as a UK national, it really is very very hard to get a green card as a European, so I assume you have an O1 visa or fiancee lined up - good luck converting an h1b without a lot of patience
Luckily for me I eventually qualified for the O1 so a EB1 conversion was pretty straight forward, but even that's much harder now. I would never dream of moving back, I make far more money, pay very little tax and everything important is much cheaper here. Butthurt Americans talking about leaving here because their political sports team lost really are massively spolied children with no idea how the world works, but if the part time Starbucks baristas could be swapped for Indian, asian or european high skill workers that would be great! |
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That was one of the advantages of moving to the US. My US salary after taxes is significantly more pleasant to look at than my Euro salary. Not too mention BMW's are much cheaper in the states ![]() Happy to hear the move to the US worked out for you. Honestly, the only thing that bothers me is that all my family and friends will still be in the Netherlands and Belgium. That's going to be a bitch to cope with, I guess.
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Lol maybe it's only some countries. I am pretty sure I saw some documentaries on Scandinavia and they said everything is free there....
Or maybe I should move to Russia then ![]() ![]() Last edited by Kolyan2k; 08-14-2017 at 12:03 AM.. |
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Make sure you have the appropriate visa before your arrival. Ifs it's an l1 with blanket petition make sure you have your i129 in hand for the immigration officer. Best of luck. |
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Actually Phil, me and Mrs are spending the weekend 29.9. - 01.10. into Brussels. Dont show your muscles, but yourself and Britta? ![]()
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Not sure about 29.9 because very often I also need to work in the weekends , it always depends of the work situations . But lately it's kinda complete chaos with the expansion of the company and the construction works . If I can (never sure) I'll let you know ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() that x 15 years: will cover the difference in tax for a new MY18 Manual M2 with the same specs overher compared to BE. Don't start any tax BS when you're from Belgium ![]() |
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The registration tax from 10K ! ![]() *God bless America*
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Roads here are constantly being improved and generally pretty good, taxes are low compared to other places, cost of living is low and pay is pretty substantial. No complaints. Also the local food is amazing and so is the countryside if you're into fresh air and green landscapes.
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Less an invite but the opportunity to meet each other personal. Are you from Brussels too?
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Got it, but we should create an own thread for this or shift our talking about a meeting into the "chitchat-thread".
This is now totally OT to OP.
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Hey all,
Tiny update. I've now been living in the US for about 3 months. Lancaster is not a very exciting place as most of you already pointed out, but I do kind of like the peace and quiet around here ![]() One thing I really dislike though is your completely retarded credit system :P I don't want a %^&^#$#! credit card, my debit card will do just fine, silly Americans :P Not sure yet whether or not I'll actually stay here permanently or not.
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Need utilities? Oh we'll need a deposit from you sir, because your social security number is telling us not to trust you. Want cable? Gotta pay a deposit. Want to cash this check sir? Sorry, third party company says you're not to be trusted because we don't know you. Especially the last one was pretty annoying because for a while I got paid in checks. Closest issuing bank was over 300 miles away and I did not have a bank account. Kind of annoying when you want to pay for stuff... So while I'm not really worried about building a credit score per se, even when not wanting to use a credit card it was smacked in my face a few times. Stop being paranoid! I wish only "negative" credit score was kept, that way you're not punished for not being "part of the system". Quote:
I can see your point with regards to disputed charges, but honestly, I've never had to dispute a charge. I will however say that I'm real picky with what I buy and who/where I buy it from. I also like CCs as business expenditure cards, but for all my personal stuff, I'll just stick to debit ![]() Sorry if this post seems overly negative. I really do like it here. I'm seeing more fun cars here than back home, the food is better and so far it's been a pretty good experience.
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Agreed 100% I go to Europe many times since I am from there. And the food products is 100% better.
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