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How to start a social life in Brussels
Hi all,
I will shortly be moving to Brussels from the Netherlands (although I'm British). I'm in my 30s and single, and I don't know anyone in the city. What are good ways to meet people and build a social life? I saw some groups on meetup.com and internations.org, so I'll give them a go. Any other good suggestions - I'm a fairly socialable type and am generally up for anything. My French and Dutch are bad, so for now it will have to be with English speakers!
If you are interested in Football Suggest:
British United, the largest amateur football club in Belgium
www.bufc.org (currently getting work done to it)
bufc@bufc.org
Contact: 0478723787
Have a large number of expats, that play football, socialise, meet in bars etc.
All English speakers
there are a couple of facebook pages worth looking (Brussels Expats or Life in Belgium) where from time to time people organize stuff (or you could launch domething like gathering people for a beer for example).
couchsurfing brussels is also quite a cool place to meet people and there are events organized almost daily (language tables, hiking trips, dinners, pub visits etc)
I would second the post from MEHA above and say BUFC is a great starting point even if you are not a football fan.
They have about 250 members of all ages so have a large social network involving many activities
