I am fluent in english and french, and wondering if it will be possible for me to find a job before i learn Dutch as well, which is inevitable but would most certainly take a while!
thanks!
Is speaking Dutch a must for finding a job in Brussels?
elyse83
11 January 2011 23:02:53
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Melby
11 January 2011 23:04:51
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The main language in Brussels is French, so if you can speak both French and English, you should be fine. Technically Brussels is a dual-language area, where everything is supposed to be both French and Dutch, with fairly equal weight, but in reality the Dutch is quite forced and many people there don't speak it.
WorldExpat
13 January 2011 20:27:16
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I would have to agree with Melby. However, I am only English speaking (know a bit French, but do not show or tell them 
) and I would say it all depends on the field you are in.
elyse83
16 January 2011 00:17:59
5
thank you guys 
(sorry for the late reply!) xx
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