Myles+C.+-+Belgium

Myles is moving to Belgium!

1. How to get a Passport.

First gather the government papers you need to get a US passport. Secondly collect certification of US liberty. Third get ready to testify your character. Then get two photos taken of yourself. In the pictures do not wear any suits, just wear casual clothing. Do not wear any glasses (unless you have glasses to make your sight better). If you didn't remember your Social Security number copy it down and add it to to the items you have collected. Then get ready to pay the execution and application fees. Finally get your US passport at any passport office near you. Say the date the you leave and you will get your passport in two weeks to two months. 2. Useful Phrases

Where is a bathroom? Dutch: Waar is een badkamer. (Ma short i short e bakamer). French: Ou est une salle W.C. (short o s oon Doobleve ce). German: Wo liegt Bad. (Woo leekt baat). Where is a resterant? Dutch: Waar is een resterant (Ma short i short e resterant). German: Wo ist ein resterant. (Woo ist eyen resterant). French: Ou est un resterant (short o s oon resterant). May I? Dutch: Mag ik (ma cra). French: Pouvoir I (Poovwa short e). German: Darf ich (Dalf ash). Please. Dutch: Gelieve (Galeave). French: S'il vous plait (Si voo play). German: Bitte (Bitter). Thank You. Dutch: Dank U (Dank oo). French: Je vous remercie (Je voo remarce). German: Danke (Dank long a).

3. School System

In the schools in Belgium there aren't any grades they are split up into four cycles such as, nursery 2-6 years, primary 7-12 years, secondary 13-18, and post-baccalaureat 19 and up. The classes are either in French or Dutch and they get to take a third language. Kids in Belgium have 8 hour school days and have after school tutoring. You are aloud to register for nursery at any time throughout the school year and the latest time you can register for primary is the first day of September.

4. Food

There are tons of foods and beverages in Belgium that are a delacasie, but here are just some of them. Chocolate in Belgium is one of them because chocolate is gourmet and chocolatetiers take making chocolate very seriously. Candy is also taken very seriously. Waffles are the breakfast favorite and were invented in Belgium thats why there called Belgium Waffles. Beer is also a delicasie. 5. Tourist Destinations

The Royal Museum of Art is in Antwerp, Belgium have been collecting painting since the 14th century. Waterloo, the battle of Waterloo was a battle between Napoleon I and the Duke of Wellington. In the end the Duke won and is now a famous tourist destination. The Groeninge Museum, is a museum that has six centuries worth of famous paintings that are Flemish, Dutch, and Belgian. There are painting that include works that involve the Renaissance and Baroque. The Town of Spa was known for its baths. The Diamond Museum, located in Antwerp for many years has been the centre of diamond trade and of diamond processing.

6. Five things you can't find in Belgium

1. Camel

2. Rhinos

3. Cheese Steak

4. Hamburger

5. American Football

7. Five things you can find in Belgium but not in America

1.Euros

2. Badger 3. Hare

4. Wild Boars

5. Weak Government

8. Historical Highlights

In August 1830, the Belgian Revolution began. Belgium fought the Dutch for independent and political rights, to over throw their ruler, William I. In the end the Belgians won the war, but right after the Revolution WWI started. In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was forced to abdicate by the Allies and was exiled to Elba, ending the French Period. The French Period started by the French invading Belgium and over throwing the Belgium king, William I. 9. Five things you can't live without in Belgium

1. Euros

2. Home

3. Food

4. Job

5. Visa

10. Where I Would Like to Move

I would like to move to Uccle because it is really nice and they always get good weather. I would also like to move there because it is cheap to buy a house.To buy a house in Uccle it would cost about 36,652 Euros, witch is about $50,150. Secondly why I would move there is because it is easy to find a job. Finally I would like to move there because all of your appliances are cheap. Your electricity, phone, and water bill are all cheap.

11. Citizens Rights

One of the laws for drink driving are very strict, They only allow 0.5 milligrams of alcohol per milliliter of blood. Also Belgian motorways are toll-free. Another law is that children 3 and under cannot sit in the front seat of a car. Motorcycle drivers must wear crash helmets or they will be fined. You must be 18 to dive a car. 12. Main Industries

One of the main industries in Belgium are steel. They use steel to make boats, machinery, and ovens. Another main industry in Belgium is cotton to make clothes, blankets, and couches. A major industry in Belgium is diamonds. Also they farm tobacco, fruits, vegetables, sugar beets, and many more.

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