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Previously on "Interview in Brussels"

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  • Gentile
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    Originally posted by stek View Post
    As if it matters, interview was fine, I am aware of the Belgian tax nightmare, this is in fact a six mother, €500/day, bit low, but they want people for three years, after a six month see how your are, so I'm a bit wary better re-read the Belgium thread if anything comes out of this.

    I do know now, however, that Brussels has everything I want in life, beer, chips and sausages....

    Right now I am drinking a Bush, not a female part but a 12% beer, and it's nice, and doesn't taste of fish. Not like Spesh or Tennents Super, anyone who has ever suffered from a bout of depression knows what they taste like. Everyone is knocking back dead strong ales tho!

    I've seen the pissing boy, NLUK was right, it's rubbish, I though it was a great big fountain or something, but it's just a little corner on a street with 70-odd Japanese tourists in front of it. Cant be arsed with the Atomium tho.

    The Metro/Tram is a nightmare - I couldn't follow it. Ended up walking most of the way. Not like the German/Swiss ones, dead easy to understand...

    I need to get some beers for my bag, and some super-sausages, that's for tomorrow tho, right now it's finish off this 12%-er, quick browse see if Bolton won, might have a quick wank, not sure, (can u say wank in other than General?), kip, and off to watch footy in a Brit bar if I can find one. Anyone ken a Brit bar with telly but with Belgian beer - not after John Smiths or Guinness or owt...
    I love drunkled posts. You, sir, are a contractor amongst contractors.

    I'm officially jealous of your Belgian trip. Hope it was a good 'un.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by stek View Post

    I've seen the pissing boy, NLUK was right, it's rubbish, I though it was a great big fountain or something, but it's just a little corner on a street with 70-odd Japanese tourists in front of it. Cant be arsed with the Atomium tho.
    There is a girl as well. She is just as (un)impressive.

    Originally posted by stek View Post
    The Metro/Tram is a nightmare - I couldn't follow it. Ended up walking most of the way. Not like the German/Swiss ones, dead easy to understand..
    If you can understand the tube in London you can understand the metro in Brussels.

    I tend to stay away from Trams in foriegn places unless they are guaranteed to have stop names, which not all do.

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  • stek
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    As if it matters, interview was fine, I am aware of the Belgian tax nightmare, this is in fact a six mother, €500/day, bit low, but they want people for three years, after a six month see how your are, so I'm a bit wary better re-read the Belgium thread if anything comes out of this.

    I do know now, however, that Brussels has everything I want in life, beer, chips and sausages....

    Right now I am drinking a Bush, not a female part but a 12% beer, and it's nice, and doesn't taste of fish. Not like Spesh or Tennents Super, anyone who has ever suffered from a bout of depression knows what they taste like. Everyone is knocking back dead strong ales tho!

    I've seen the pissing boy, NLUK was right, it's rubbish, I though it was a great big fountain or something, but it's just a little corner on a street with 70-odd Japanese tourists in front of it. Cant be arsed with the Atomium tho.

    The Metro/Tram is a nightmare - I couldn't follow it. Ended up walking most of the way. Not like the German/Swiss ones, dead easy to understand...

    I need to get some beers for my bag, and some super-sausages, that's for tomorrow tho, right now it's finish off this 12%-er, quick browse see if Bolton won, might have a quick wank, not sure, (can u say wank in other than General?), kip, and off to watch footy in a Brit bar if I can find one. Anyone ken a Brit bar with telly but with Belgian beer - not after John Smiths or Guinness or owt...

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  • b0redom
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Has anyone ever been pulled up by HMIT for drinking 45 pints, 15 glasses of wine, 7 mojitos and a babycham on a night stop over before?
    Entertaining customers shirly? He's over there for a business meeting after all.

    *If HMRC are reading this it is just a joke.*

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  • stek
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    Interview in Brussels

    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Has anyone ever been pulled up by HMIT for drinking 45 pints, 15 glasses of wine, 7 mojitos and a babycham on a night stop over before?
    If Northern, ok. If Southern, not ok.

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  • stek
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    Interview in Brussels

    Got 70 euro worth do far!

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  • northernladuk
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    Has anyone ever been pulled up by HMIT for drinking 45 pints, 15 glasses of wine, 7 mojitos and a babycham on a night stop over before?

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  • stek
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    Interview in Brussels

    Why am I collecting receipts I can't possibly claim for - contractor when pissed.

    There's loads on the bar just left there - might flog em on eBay!

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by stek View Post
    I'm here and loving it, and arseholed and it's 22:00, 21:00 really...

    Hotel is crap but who cares, the beer is über!! Oevre?

    Grote Markt is lovely, people are lovely, i was gonna just turn up and blag the interview, might make an effort now. Though chances are I'll turn up with a hangover at this rate...

    Fecking kids running about outside the room, so i will need to be knocked out so more beer I think...
    That wouldn't be company funded beer would it?

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  • Antman
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    Whatever you do, do not stop drinking.

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  • stek
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    I'm here and loving it, and arseholed and it's 22:00, 21:00 really...

    Hotel is crap but who cares, the beer is über!! Oevre?

    Grote Markt is lovely, people are lovely, i was gonna just turn up and blag the interview, might make an effort now. Though chances are I'll turn up with a hangover at this rate...

    Fecking kids running about outside the room, so i will need to be knocked out so more beer I think...

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  • stek
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Broken linky....

    Fixed

    EDIT : That map remindes me.. It was The Dominican for the mojitos
    Looks good - gonna have me some Horse! Shergar-tastic!

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by norrahe View Post
    This is a good restaurant.

    I do remember having a good lunch there.
    Broken linky....

    Fixed

    EDIT : That map remindes me.. It was The Dominican for the mojitos
    Last edited by northernladuk; 5 November 2012, 16:14.

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  • norrahe
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    This is a good restaurant.

    I do remember having a good lunch there.

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by stek View Post
    I will, actually treating it as a jolly with an interview in the middle, all on the company unless NLUK jumps in now about BIK and shiit.....
    Now what makes you think I would do that? I didn't think for one minute you would even consider putting all this beer and frivolity through the books

    ... and I don't think me going all BiK on your ass would stop you doing it anyway

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