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-   -   English guy in groningen (https://britishexpats.com/forum/belgium-netherlands-luxembourg-105/english-guy-groningen-751858/)

Tylerjet Mar 17th 2012 10:26 am
English guy in groningen
 
Hello im andrew 35 from south yorkshire, i've been living and working in holland for 7 years now, i live in groningen but i work all over holland.
I'm just looking to see if there are any other british people living or working in or around groningen i love the dutch people but sometimes a good old natter with a british person is also nice.

Kind Regards
Andrew

Bookish Mar 21st 2012 5:16 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Hehe, I was in Groningen until about a year ago :D It's an awesome city. I miss it sometimes. Sorry I can't be more help though!

Tylerjet Mar 21st 2012 8:44 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Did you move back to the UK ?

Bookish Mar 22nd 2012 4:15 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
No, I moved out to the Randstad.

welsh carpenter Apr 20th 2012 3:45 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
i know what you mean m8, im in rotterdam at the moment, what do you do here?

sezmo84 Apr 20th 2012 5:17 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
hi, im sarah, 27 from manchester. I go back home for a week on Wednesday but after that I will be staying in friesland and just going back home one weekend a month. I will be living with my boyfriend in a small village near sneek/leeuwarden. In Sept I may be starting a dutch course in groningen, unless I find a course closer to where i live. If you are ever in the area and would want to meet for a coffee and a 'chin wag' feel free to contact me. Hope you manage to meet closer other expats to home. :)

Tylerjet Apr 21st 2012 8:38 am
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Originally Posted by welsh carpenter (Post 10016743)
i know what you mean m8, im in rotterdam at the moment, what do you do here?
I remove asbestos... i have even removed it from the erasmus hospital in rotterdam.

Tylerjet Apr 21st 2012 8:42 am
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Originally Posted by sezmo84 (Post 10016886)
hi, im sarah, 27 from manchester. I go back home for a week on Wednesday but after that I will be staying in friesland and just going back home one weekend a month. I will be living with my boyfriend in a small village near sneek/leeuwarden. In Sept I may be starting a dutch course in groningen, unless I find a course closer to where i live. If you are ever in the area and would want to meet for a coffee and a 'chin wag' feel free to contact me. Hope you manage to meet closer other expats to home. :)
Sneek is not to far about 30 - 40 minutes drive...I spent my last 6 months in the UK near manchester a place called atherton in leigh.

Sure a chin wag with a british person is always fun i dont have to think what i'm saying always which can actually be relaxing sounds funny lol.

I am self taught dutch which is a hard language to learn but it demanded that i know the language for my job and exams i have to do every 3 years.

welsh carpenter Apr 21st 2012 9:34 am
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Originally Posted by Tylerjet (Post 10017829)
I remove asbestos... i have even removed it from the erasmus hospital in rotterdam.
tidy, well im a carpenter and going to look at fitting all the doors in the new extension of erasmus mc, maybe see you there, i also kind of know some irish guy doing the same work as you in the same place?,you been watching the rugby? anywayskeep in touch maybe go for a pint one day soon, cheers

Tylerjet Apr 22nd 2012 3:05 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
I was at the erasmus over 2 years ago we have to remove the asbestos first before they can crack on with other stuff.

Where in the uk are you from ?

sezmo84 Apr 22nd 2012 3:50 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Originally Posted by Tylerjet (Post 10017832)
Sneek is not to far about 30 - 40 minutes drive...I spent my last 6 months in the UK near manchester a place called atherton in leigh.

Sure a chin wag with a british person is always fun i dont have to think what i'm saying always which can actually be relaxing sounds funny lol.

I am self taught dutch which is a hard language to learn but it demanded that i know the language for my job and exams i have to do every 3 years.
Well done for teaching yourself dutch!! How on earth did you manage that? I am finding it soooo difficult, but people around me mainly speak friesian but when speaking to me they speak english or dutch. I was diagnosed with dyslexia although I managed to learn english well at school etc, so maybe thats why I find it difficult to learn a new language. Leigh...is that towards oldham? I dont think I have been there. Like I said Im back to england on wednesday, but please keep in touch then we can maybe meet when I am back and here for a longer time. Think I went to groningen last time I was here, to an art museum in the centre, Il check with my boytfriend. Hope you have had a nice weekend :-)

welsh carpenter Apr 24th 2012 1:09 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Originally Posted by Tylerjet (Post 10019696)
I was at the erasmus over 2 years ago we have to remove the asbestos first before they can crack on with other stuff.

Where in the uk are you from ?
from wales, nobody heard of the place over here :] with regards to the above reply learning dutch is`nt difficult, but speaking welsh is an advantage over just english speakers, for obvious reasons, i`d recomend the same, movies with subtitles, however alot of the time they are very wrong translations, childrens books and programmes are a good starter, good luck

Bookish Apr 24th 2012 1:14 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
<random comment that has nothing to do with the topic>
Welsh is an AWESOME language
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welsh carpenter Apr 24th 2012 2:02 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
Originally Posted by Bookish (Post 10022835)
<random comment that has nothing to do with the topic>
Welsh is an AWESOME language
</random comment that has nothing to do with the topic>
Diolch yn fawr :]

welsh carpenter Apr 24th 2012 2:03 pm
Re: English guy in groningen
 
thank you :]


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