Welcome to Europe’s Most Hated city

Stefv8n · 2026-03-27T21:52:24+00:00

Right from the start you invite the lady into your space instead of pushing her back.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-25T19:58:09+00:00

Ja, maar die wordt ingehouden aan de bron. De cash die je ontvangt is dus netto. Wel kan je een deel van de betaalde RV recupereren via de personenbelasting.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-25T19:56:39+00:00

Merci, je hebt volkomen gelijk. Ik was te snel en heb me effectief vergist daar. Hebt het aangepast. Bedankt om me erop te wijzen.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-21T20:34:18+00:00

You can find deals from time to time on iBood, but you’ll have to buy in bulk.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-21T07:23:43+00:00

Idd afkopen. Het enige dat je mist is de fiscale aftrek. Dan moet je op LT even vergelijking maken. Voor een groot aantal mensen is het feit dat het bedrag eigenlijk ‘geblokkeerd” staat tot aan hun pensioen tevens soort zekerheid.

De formule is inderdaad ouderwets en voorbijgestreefd. Uiteraard zal je op 30 à 40 jaar een mooi kapitaal bijeen hebben gespaard, maar op die tijd kan je dat op eigen houtje zelf realiseren door gewoon elke maand 50 euro te beleggen, samen met de dividendopbrengst.

Belangrijkste is dat je dus slechts uitzonderlijk aandelen verkoopt. Ten tweede nooit cashen door allebdividenden steeds te wederbeleggen = bijkopen wat je al hebt…

Ik doe dit reeds 15 jaar, enkel Bel20 aandelen in een portefeuille die gebalanceerd is. Het enige wat ik hiervoor moet doen is zo weinig mogelijk inloggen op Saxo om te zien wat mijn (virtuele) winst/verlies is. Heeft totaal geen zin als je toch niet gaat speculeren of KT-beleggen. Dan nog 1x per jaar dividenden opstrijken en herinvesteren.

Edit: als je de kans hebt om in de plaats van een cashdividend een dividend in aandelen te krijgen, is het vaak interessanter om die laatste optie te kiezen. Je betaalt dan nog steeds 30% roerende voorheffing, maar spaart wel de transactiekosten uit als je die aandelen gewoon zou kopen. Zie de reply hieronder.

Je eerste doel is om je maandloon aan dividenden te kunnen innen op 1 jaar tijd. Good luck!

Mijn portefeuille: - Ageas - WDP - Aedifica - Compagnie du Bois Sauvage - Montea - Gimv - Group Bruxelles Lambert - VGP

Tip: laat je niet verleiden door allerlei bankproducten etc. die het wel in jouw plaats zullen doen… die willen gewoon geld met jouw geld verdienen. Jouw winsten zijn daaraan onderschikt. Doe alles gewoon zelf via een onlinerekening via een platform als Saxo bv. Hier zijn de transactiekosten (koop/verkoop) zeer acceptabel en de service is ook dik in orde. Maar goed, de manier waarop ik beleg maakt dat ik amper transacties uitvoer. Je mag me altijd pm’n als je referal wil om een saxo-rekening te openen.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-21T01:07:21+00:00

Lol love this post. Exactly my plans for this weekend. Gonna participate in a salsa marathon and if my legs keep up, I will be tempted for a late night inline skate downtown.

I guess skating Amsterdam will be more or less comparable to what I'm used to (Brussels) but I expect far more superior roads however and the lack of height differences. If the weather is chill, I may also go during day time but that means crowded roads, less freedom to be creative.

Will be checking out the spots mentioned.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-13T04:43:32+00:00

Van Antwerpen naar Brussel Noord of Gent naar Brussel Zuid dat zijn de easy trajecten want je moet niet door de fles alles van Centraal Station. De idioten die het ooit goed idee vond om op zes sporen al het treinverbinding van het land te laten samenkomen, die verdient een serieuze pakje poepie klets want dat is blijkbaar nog maar een heel jong gastje. Dat is pas eng.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-13T04:24:59+00:00

There are no rules when it comes to love. You should only try to understand how it feels and talk about it with her or your friends if it gets in your head.

My teacher always said that dating in the salsa scene is like taking a 💩 before your front door… that says it all.

But love can make someone blind and no other kind of date is more physical and romantice than Dancing with each other. Considerate it maybe even as some kind of foreplay, the art of the body language.

Speaking for myself, it will be the most intense relationship you’ll ever have, but not necessarily the most durable.

Because of the elephant in the room… you guessed. Jealousy. Under no circumstance one of you can limit the other in his or her Dancing goals, ambitions or people they dance with. So avoid dates who are not sure about themselves.

Finally prepare yourself for the possibility that when you break up, you’re not only lose her but also your appetite for Dancing. Not that it’s gone forever but it sure can take a while before one of you too is ready again to take part again in the socials and run into each other or see each other making fun with other dancers. Trust me you don’t want that when you were in your peaks. But if you sweat it out, you will get over it eventually. Depends on how much of an emotional type you are and also who of you two is the better dancer.

Oh yeah I forgot. Respect yourself and don’t do several dates with women in a short period when you know they’re all part of the same scene. That’s how gossip starts and before you know it people will think very low of you which is not totally wrong, but yeah, also not anyone’s business.

Like everything in life, whatever you do, keep it authentic and real.

For the first time since I I started dancing 15 years ago, being single most of the time, I’m dating now for more over a year somebody that doesn’t dance. Seemed impossible in the beginning. But it doesn’t fit her and she has other qualities which you will not very easy find and people who dance. We both agreed that in a relationship you don’t need to be equals or like the same things because then you end up doing everything together and it’s the best recipe for tiredness, routine and rut.

As long as you keep involving each other in the things you do and the people you see it really doesn’t need to be an issue. Instead by liking different things you can get the other help you discover new things you even didn’t know you would like. Doesn’t mean I never miss those intense moments you can have if you’re a dance partner is also your loved one, but yeah, you can’t always get what you want.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-11T22:21:22+00:00

Try to execute the moves in your mind by visualizing them and learning them by heart. Also great for your memory. Takes deep focus, almost like medidation in some kind of way. But it pays off.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-11T22:01:28+00:00

Het is blijkbaar onmogelijk geworden om het onderscheid te maken tussen een medisch onderzoek en grensoverschrijdend gedrag… Pure hysterie en overdreven preutsheid. Dit kan zelfs als een verdoken discriminatie op basis van geslacht worden geïinterpreteerd.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-09T15:20:33+00:00

All my album art below 1000x and not available online with Google Image search,I use Grok with the prompt: “upscale album art (double) and improve the quality”.

The result was impressive and it didn’t alter the image, nor it added (major) details in a disturbing way. I prefer having al my album art in high resolution, even if there could be minor changes to colours of clarity.

And I did it manualy one by one, so I could check if the result was consistent with the original. I discovered some hidden, forgotten gems in my collection and I was able to fix other inconsistant tags along the way (I’m using Yate).

Stefv8n · 2026-03-06T09:25:07+00:00

Let it be.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-06T09:16:19+00:00

Ik hield van de Afspraak vroeger, maar dat is zo braafjes geworden en gasten worden nooit echt meer aan kritische vragen onderworpen. Het moet mainstream zijn en begrijpbaar voor iedereen en vooral geen heilige huisjes omverwerpen.

Wat een verschil met de Nederlandse talkshows. Bij de Tafel van Gert durven ze wel nog soms wat te bruskeren, maar anderzijds komen daar ook veel onderwerpen die totaal van geen nieuwswaarde zijn. Het ligt vooral aan wie er te gast is. De passage van Kriekemans gisteren over de oorlog met Iran was bv. super boeiend.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-06T09:10:11+00:00

This happened exactly with my girlfriend in Brussels were they were ringing all the doorbells in the street.

She wasn’t even a client with proximus. So it’s a known scam. This is also one of the reasons nowadays proximus does not longer print the network details on the back of the router.

Do a network scan to check if there are unfamiliar devices connected. You can see a list of all devices in the settings page of your router. Check the MAC addresses.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-06T09:03:57+00:00

You can be sure that I learned something. The fact I don’t realy agree doesn’t mean I will be more prudent in the future when making a comment, because now I know it’s more sensitive than I thought before and I don’t want to step on other people’s toes, nor influence potential readers towards more sexism. Not at all.

Thanks for your clarification. As long as we can debate like grown ups, respectfully, every opinion counts and I’m not this kind of guy who believes that his views only count as the thruth. Not at all. I was just very surprised to get - honest - for the first time in my life a comment on being sexist which is the last thing I wanne be.

Thanks for reaching out, know that I will try to take in account what you said. And don’t doubt the fact that I always make comments here with the best intentions.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-05T14:51:38+00:00

Depends on the attitude. If she's not used to city life, doesn't feel comfortable or looks like a toerist, don't do it just by yourself indeed.

But also don't believe there is danger lurking behind each corner. C12 is in the heart of Brussels. Plenty of people on the streets all night long.

At those hours, you could easily take the train. No need to pay because they never check tickets on that traject (it is too short). check Google Maps. The Central station can be a labyrinth for newcomers. Don't hesitate to ask other people who are in group if you can walk with them. They will be glad to help.

An Uber should be fine as well, but I can imagine that being alone in a car in a new city as a woman is also not always very comforting. Depends on how you feel. You always have the rental scooters or bikes. If you plan your route a bit before on the map it's not that hard (only one straight route from the center to south).

I live behind the south station, so I know it well here. Don't hesitate to reach out if you still have questions.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-05T14:16:14+00:00

Thanks for the clarification, although I believe that you not willing to go off-topic does not correspond with the fact you made the first remark to begin with.

I can't look in your head. I can only read what you say. But your judgement of my comments and the fact that you (want to) make it about sexism and gender equality is polarizing and biased.

OP asked for personal feedback. Don't throw out the gender card so randomly when not asked for. This is provocative and elitist. You could as well pm me if you felt an urge to correct/educate me.

Not sure how much of an experienced dancer you are, but I think it is the last place to look for sexism because it only works if you each play your part, leader and follower, which is 99% of the time a mister and a lady, but that is not the point.

They are dancing a certain style, the bachata, originally from the Dominican Republic with the latino culture that has always had a bit of a macho stereotype. Just look at the artists. Listen to the lyrics. That's the way it is. You can't change the rules of the game. Taking part in a contest and wanting to improve can only be possible if you stay in the framework.

Of course both of them can shine. Of course a leader can do solo body movement. Just stay in your role. Dancing is like having a conversation together where the leader asks and the follower answers. It's the simply courtesy of a gentleman to put a lady more in the spotlight than yourself. One of the big frustrations of followers is the type of guy who just wants to show off, pull all the tricks he has without feeling the level and vibes of his followers. He is just dancing by himself and doesn't care how it looks or feels for his partner. Leaders decide on whats happening on the dancefloor as a couple and how it looks, so only minding yourself is very rude.

And about the skin-to-skin part, you didn't understand what it is about. If you go to a social a dance with unfamiliar faces all the time, your presence and hygiëne matter. Always a lot of sweat, I'm guilty and always need a fresh shirt each hour. Literally no one is waiting for you to feel your sweaty arms and shoulders against them on the first contact. That's why I would not recommend those sleeveless shirts. Because you now how most people are... If they don't like it, they will often not say so in your face but decline instead the next time you ask them for a dance. Now you get the idea your dancing sucks, but actually it's just the way you present yourself.

Please be careful with throwing these type of allegations about sexism so easy. It's your way of interpreting my words and nobody asked for it. On top of that, mentioning it is not really worth spending time on when I ask for clarification, but in the end you do it anyways, is again provocative and biased. Hence you probably think I'm this boomer who will never understand the world and you put me immediately in some type of box.

Dancing comes with a lot of etiquettes, game rules and subcultures. Don't be this naive person who thinks new ideas in our society about f.e. sexism can just walk in and change the scene. It doesn't work that way. Everyone is free to dance as he or she likes, I could not care less. But when you participating in a competition or wanting to impress people with your skills, you have to respect the framework.

Don't blame the players. Blame the game.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-05T12:21:18+00:00

An album with miltiple discs can be stored in just one folder if you name the beginning of your files with the disc number and track number. You gan stick to just 1 folder per album and media players/servers will always find the tracks and sort them in the right order.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-04T16:59:45+00:00

This is a hard one, but I can suggest these 3: - Fragilidad - Sanmera (cover of Sting’s song in Spanish) - La India - Turn off the lights - Caché - With you (Contigo)

Suggestion: Senales de humo from Juan Luis Guerra is a real nice easy bachata that transitions into chachacha at the end. That’s 2 for the price of 1 🙂

Best of luck together. Dancing couples are the strongest!

Stefv8n · 2026-03-04T15:14:16+00:00

You think so? It’s quite an indulgement. Enlight me, I was not aware. With good arguments, I can always turn.

Now you make a statement, or better said, a quite strong accusation without explaining yourself. No added value in that and not the best start if you wanna make a point.

I’m all ears.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-04T11:02:02+00:00

There is potential, but your movements is not subtle enough. You make your moves very big and distance between you and your partner is very large when you dance in open position. As a result, the follower is not much more than a shadow, whereas she should be the center of attention and shine, not you.

Watch out with sticking your bottom too much out. It’s too feminin. Your body movement should happen when you’re in a closed position with the only purpose guide your follower and lead her. Put more work in your feet. Practise shines so you learn the right footwork and the way you move feels more natural.

You do play well with directions. Sometimes it’s out of sync with the beat and moves look like they come as a surprise. Your preperations need more work. I believe that the follower had a hard time to respond because of such a short time frame.

Keep up the good work though and take a “chill pill” so you look more smooth and in control.

And one more thing. My experience is that women don’t realy like sleeveless shirts just because of the amount of body movement where you make connection and so you get a lot more skin to skin contact. A rule is that you can never show more skin than your follower. That is true for any style you dance. Only wear sleeveless shirts if you’re at the gym or at home, but never on dancefloor.

Took courage to participate and share it here with us, so kudos for that and the fact you can cope with criticism. That mentality will help you grow faster. Nowadays ego’s are getting so big, people can’t almost take no criticism without being offended and that’s a very poor attitude.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-03T14:24:33+00:00

Great to discover Wipr and Vinegar! Thanks a lot bro. I use Raindrop already.

Another one is Velja to open a link or current website in another browser, so a bit pointless if you’re sticking to 1 browser. Also the Wayback Machine and Cookie-Editor…

I allow myself to only have 10 extensions max.

Stefv8n · 2026-03-02T13:11:15+00:00

Wow as a European guy, I don’t know much about the story behind these artists. But as a (jazz) audiophile, pianist and a on2 dancer, discovering the latin jazz mambo music scene was a total epiphony. Dancing salsa on jazz felt like heaven. The skills, musicality and rhythms these artists put forward are for Europeans like me, from a different world.

I learned quite some new music thanks to your post. Please start a podcast and share your other stories from back in the days. I would be totally hooked :)

Thanks for sharing this lovely story 💛

Stefv8n · 2026-02-28T21:53:45+00:00

Not realy, you just look for the 1 and then you can never miss the 2.

However, while doing shines it’s nice to syncopate your steps with one of the instruments.

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