@patmarquette: Pt. 1 of cultural differences between Americans and Belgians🇧🇪🇺🇸 #americanabroad #belgium #belgie #europe #culture #american #cultureshock #brussels #expat
"i live in Brussels" ... that's where you went wrong my guy
2025-02-24 22:37:29
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Belgian Car Guy :
Brussels huh? Damn, living on the edge. 😬
2025-02-24 22:36:41
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user7697974597184 :
the kissing of strangers is typical for bxl and the french speaking part of belgium
2025-02-24 21:30:03
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Vriendie :
I’m from Antwerp and we kiss everyone on the cheek too
2025-02-25 08:59:43
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dop dop :
😂😂😂 it's a brussels and Walloon thing, not at all Belgian, it's imported from France...
2025-02-24 17:27:05
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Yuki :
as a Belgian person (born and raised) I too am uncomfortable with the kiss greeting and it's not mandatory to do it if you feel uncomfortable!!
2025-02-26 20:53:42
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Sarah :
As a Belgian, you walk up to me and shake my hand, I wil be so offended. Can’t explain it, I just will. It’s an automatic “oh they hate me” 😂
2025-02-24 21:27:31
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Shana yvette :
Everyone saying this ain’t true , are you sure you live in belgium ? Everyone I know does this me included , and i’m half french so if its family we give 4 kisses 🥲
2025-02-25 10:41:23
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☁️ :
the kissing thing is a respect thing. women always kiss and men shake hands, if you greet a woman as a man you have to kiss her. i dont like it either but hey 🤷
2025-02-25 08:46:13
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Its Sienna :
WHY of all citys in belgium you choose BRUSSELS its like 😞
2025-07-27 10:34:11
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call me ✨ venus ✨ :
You saying the pace of life is slower is crazy to me 😦 i feel like i cannot keep up
2025-02-24 23:24:46
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bucketrat :
I think this is a big city thing bc i lived in Ghent and Antwerp and there they do it too but in my “rural” town a wave or handshake is perfectly normal.
2025-02-24 20:24:30
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Chinouk Gubbi :
Some reactions are really downgrading this guy’s experience! It’s his experience so don’t go hating on how he experiences it!
2025-02-25 09:47:58
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Tzahr :
that's funny because I think it's a little 'weird' when I befriend Americans and they hug a lot but after a whole embarrassing time I realised it's supposed to be a 'non-hip-touching' hug😭
2025-02-25 02:44:28
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Billie LeCat🇪🇺 :
The kissing thing is a bit more chill since covid I think. We do it a bit less automatically since then. I always try to avoid it if I can lol
2025-02-27 06:38:49
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<> :
Brussels is a bad example of Belgian culture it’s vastly different than the rest of Belgium
2025-02-26 21:51:19
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John McEncheese :
Brussels is way too intense. I would recommend Ghent
2025-02-25 20:13:16
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fprops :
I don’t kiss anyone since covid but it’s a me problem I think 😂
2025-02-24 23:06:15
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tiffanydeman707 :
I am from Belgium and I hate the kissing on the cheek to , so I come in late say like groep is the big , get ya later and when I leave sneak out so I do not have to do the kissing part 🤣🤣
2025-02-25 19:25:09
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user֍𝓢 :
There is a lot of judging in Belgium 🙄
2025-02-26 14:59:17
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Nechaef 🏴✊💣 :
Kissing is the French part. Don't do that in Flanders.
2025-02-27 16:52:30
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senne :
Brussels isn’t a part of Belgium 🙏
2025-02-27 00:06:33
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Saskia Zorro :
I am from Belgium, when I meet someone for the first time a give a hand not a kiss 🤩
2025-02-25 16:37:38
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myriamundomiel🇧🇪🇪🇺 :
nope we don't kiss strangers . only familie members or close friends ( family in wallonia) in flanders we just say hello . he don't shake hands with strangers
2025-02-24 21:36:34
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nocontexthumans :
only the French speaking part kisses everyone
2025-02-24 22:06:27
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