Questions tagged [belgium]

For questions relating to Belgium's society or culture. Or to specify the geographical region of the questioner to help provide context.

For questions relating to Belgium's society or culture. Or to specify the geographical region of the questioner to help provide context.

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Partner reading my phone messages

My girlfriend and I are 27-28 years of age. Recently I have caught her going through my phone when I am out of the room and read my text messages, e-mails, Facebook..., checking who I was interacting with and so on. She must have seen me entering my…
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How to decline a wedding invitation from a friend I haven't seen in years?

Three years back somebody of my group of friends got a girlfriend. Ever since he got together with her, me and the other friends of the same group did not hear from him again, despite our efforts to meet up again or just having a casual chat online.…
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Neighbor is responsible for additional costs to construction of our house; how to convince them to pay?

Situation My girlfriend and I are in the process of building a house to start a family. We have hired a contractor that will arrange everything from start to finish to deliver a habitable house. The lot we are building our house on is meant for two…
Maarten Bamelis
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How to stop unwanted commercial phone calls?

I receive unwanted commercial phone calls around two or three times a week, where they want to sell me things, which of course I never want. I live in Belgium. We have a law that forbids commercial calls if your number is explicitly registered on a…
Someone
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Why do people run on the pedestrian crossing?

Legally in Belgium, you must stop at a pedestrian crossing with no light if someone shows they want to cross. So when I stop driving to allow people to just walk over I expect them to just walk over to the other side of the road. However more often…
Someone
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