Thursday, July 9, 2009

Things in Belgium I will NOT miss - Mitä EN tule kaipaamaan Belgiasta


- Non existing customer service / Olematon asiakaspalvelu
...with few exceptions, it just does not exist...

- Loud garbage men at 06:15 am / Nukkuma-aikaan möykkäävät roskakuskit
...and these guys ring our doorbell before Christmas to ask for tip. Just guess how much I donate...

- Crazy, selfish, unskilled drivers / Idioottimaiset, itsekkaat, taidottomat autoilijat
...I know this is not the worst place in Europe, but c´mon...

- Dog poo on sidewalk / Koiranpaska jalkakäytävillä
...yeah, like I would be looking for the spring in Finland when the snow starts to melt at the sidewalks...

- 6 months of fall = only two seasons / 6 kuukauden syksy eli vain kaksi vuodenaikaa
...however, the summer is 2 months longer than in Finland...

- Lack of winter / Talven puute
...normally the winter lasts 1 day per year, this year the snow stayed for one whole week!

- Lack of road costruction skills / Olemattomat tienrakennustaidot
...Highways are LOUD and you have holes all over. And why don't they make it good once but instead chooses to repair it in a year...

- Most taxi drivers (not that they are any better in Finland where it is protected profession)
...The worst experiences have happened after midnight with drivers who were born south from Mediterranean and are not even able to count their fingers...

-Shops, restaurants and taxis that do not accept card payment (in this the Dutch are perhaps even worse)
...Goes hand in hand with the customer service...

You think Finland is a paradise?
Just wait until I go back to Finland and realize e.g. how the beer is served from 1000 liter tank and for what price...

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