I escaped Brussels and went to Sweden 

Such a dream ❤️ it’s like something from a book! Uhh so lovely 🥰 glad that you seek the quietness too! Have a great time ☀️

@@CreRay so happy that a ‘local’ is watching 😄 it’s was so nice there, nice change of scenery. I got by in Danish, I just spoke slow and clear and that made it perfectly understandable. I used English once, but only if we ran into difficulties where I needed to be 100% clear. I have colleagues in the European Parliament who insists on speaking ‘Scandinavian’ but honestly, I find it sooo difficult to understand them that eventually I give up 😂 other Swedish colleagues give it up immediately and we speak English. I prefer that 😅

@@ruebennomura9143 thank you for your continued support ☀️

Thank you for your lovely comment ❤️ the answer is tons and tons of research really. We knew we wanted a small, red summerhouse in a private area. We booked well in advance - because that is what Scandinavians always do for these things - to make sure it was available. We were flexible with dates, but most summerhouses are rented out from Saturday to the Saturday afterwards (or from Sunday to Sunday). I have left a link for this one in the description if you are interested. Hope to see you around this channel again ❤️☀️

@@JustBrusselsThings Many thanks 😁

LOL 😂 so true!

@@konradbrzozowski2389 It’s quite the scary feeling! 😮

@@CreRay as a Dutch person who moved to Denmark as a child, I can definitely say the Dutch and the Danish vibe really really well. It’s also quite easy to learn each other’s languages. The Dutch are more direct than the Danish, but the Danes find direct people brave and that’s good 😂 Sweden certainly has a different vibe.

@@JustBrusselsThings To be fair, I really dislike that some Dutch people express opinions without taking consideration to the others feelings, some even are just seeking confrontation. Swedes really do their best to be nice to the other, and really do their best to avoid confrontation. It suits me better, but spontaneous conversations rarely happen in Sweden, Danes seem much better in that sense. Maybe 'best of both worlds..?" Would be interesting to hear your impression of Sweden!

@@CreRay I 100% get why you feel that way! It really does seem confrontational, the Belgians feel the same about it - not very confrontational and very much considering each other’s feelings. I think the Dutch feel a strong, inherent obligation of ‘telling the truth’ and especially the Danes feel super frustrated if they cannot air their opinions and concerns immediately. To deal with them, you have to take a deep breath and remind yourself it really isn’t personal. I feel the Belgians are great at dealing with the Dutch and Danes in those situations, they are like ‘right okay, just take a deep breath’ 😂 I think dealing with confrontation is really the biggest culture difference here, and we might look at each other as being crazy sometimes 🤪 I have often felt frustrated why my Swedish colleagues wasn’t just telling me what was up. Luckily there are some who are good to deal with us, so it’s definitely not all.