Follow @marcoRecorder When analyzing the social media sphere in Belgium I always find it hard to differentiate the Eurobubble from the "real" Belgian environment. Belgium has a very active and engaged online population, with users from many segments of society. In addition to politicians and journalists, many entrepreneurs, consultants and professors active on social media. … Continue reading Discerning the Belgian social media sphere from the Eurobubble: mission impossible?
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Interview with Berlaymonster
Follow @marcoRecorder Inhabitants of the Eurobubble know this little hairy figure very well. He's there to drink gin, eat gravy and bash EU affairs. Many know his videos and his Twitter account which was even endorsed by EC spokesperson Olivier Bailly as "really good fun." Enough about what we think we know about him. Let the … Continue reading Interview with Berlaymonster
Interview with captain Europe
Follow @marcoRecorder It's a bird, no it's an aeroplane, no it's a eurocrat, nooooooooo it's Captain Europe. For the inhabitants of the Eurobubble, Captain Europe is not an outsider. Captain Europe, mild mannered civil servant by day and superhero... well, mostly at weekends and at other times on request. This is the description you can … Continue reading Interview with captain Europe
Interview with #RocktheUnion: raise awareness about the 2014 European Parliament elections
Follow @marcoRecorder I recently found out about "Rock the Union" ,a project intended to raise awareness about the coming European Parliament elections 2014. Together with a team of 5 people plus bus driver, Hans Mund the project's manager wants to go through all 28 EU Member States in an old English Routemaster between October 14th … Continue reading Interview with #RocktheUnion: raise awareness about the 2014 European Parliament elections
@STIB_Fail: born to be bashing
Follow @marcoRecorder "Brussels is the most congested city in the world" says a recent report from Forbes. Even though Forbes' analysis only actually considers Europe and North America, thinking that the capital of the European Union doesn't offer adequate solutions for the life of drivers is pretty disappointing. Cities that have to deal with congestion … Continue reading @STIB_Fail: born to be bashing
Social media will destroy Belgium appalling service culture
Follow @marcoRecorder Belgium's service culture is disgraceful. This is not an assumption, it's a fact. Especially in the horeca business, staff is almost always rude, sloppy or unwilling to help. As a friend of mine well says : When you ask for food in a Belgian restaurant, waiters and cooks act like they are doing … Continue reading Social media will destroy Belgium appalling service culture
The 5 prototypes of security guards in the #Eurobubble
Follow @marcoRecorder A colleague of mine recently flagged me a great Irish movie called the The Guard. It's an Irish comedy about a police officer in the West of the country playing subtly with stereotypes and prejudices about the Irish society. This movie made me think about security guards in the Eurobubble. All EU institutions … Continue reading The 5 prototypes of security guards in the #Eurobubble
Il y a… un “truc” européen
Follow @marcoRecorder For those living, working and jogging in the realm of European public affairs, it is well known how Eurobubblers basically create their own dimension and try to differentiate themselves from the outer world (the actual Bruxellois). Everyone here in BXL is super qualified with Masters Degrees or PhDs, everyone speaks 5-6 languages (apart … Continue reading Il y a… un “truc” européen
The 10 profiles of Eurobubble gym goers
This article was also published in The Eurobubble Blog Let's get this straight. I don't expect this post to be funny. If you don't usually go to the gym you will find this tedious. Anyway, since I'm in Brussels I have been to quite a few gyms, mainly to exploit the "essais gratuits" that most … Continue reading The 10 profiles of Eurobubble gym goers
The 7 profiles of Eurobubble football players
As I explained in an earlier post, futsall in the Eurobubble is a matter of life and death. Participating in a Eurobubble futsall game reaches the same level of PR skills required to attend drinks afert a Commission's cabinet meeting. Like in every networking event, you can always identify some profiles that usually go around … Continue reading The 7 profiles of Eurobubble football players
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