Hi,
Soon, I will have the opportunity to move to Ghent with my employer. I'm British and currently live in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. I'm trying to find out what life is like for an expat living in Ghent, but I can't find much information online. Can anyone say anything about the expat community in Ghent, and any meet ups, activities, etc that take place?
Eindhoven has a large and well organised expat community - see e.g. meetup.thehubeindhoven.nl/. It's a very easy place to make friends and build a good social life. The lack of something similar in Ghent would be a major deterrent to making the move.
On another topic, is anything similar to the Dutch tax "30% rule" in Belgium? (I would be on a local Belgian contract). Without it, I may be looking at a substantial pay cut...
Many thanks, and perhaps meet some of you in Ghent one day.