OT: Belgium discussion

so when is your country going to split up?

can you give an insight into the stereotypes for the walloons and flemish.

which one of you is lazy?

Walloons are lazy.

Flemish are dumb.

According to the Dutch. Moros has proven the opposite :bow:

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Originally Posted by KARTLOS

so when is your country going to split up?

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Who knows?

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Originally Posted by KARTLOS

can you give an insight into the stereotypes for the walloons and flemish.

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When you think up most of the stereotypes around, you realise they're applicable to all Belgians anyway. We're all very much alike, far more then some would have us believe. Besides, the (only) "problem-area" is around Brussels, which is inhabited mostly by Francophone Flemish people, not Walloons.

What I dislike most about them all is the strong parochialism in the country, which I think is a problem.

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Originally Posted by KARTLOS

which one of you is lazy?

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I know I am, but I never felt either Belgian or Flemish at all.

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Originally Posted by Arkhis

Who knows?



When you think up most of the stereotypes around, you realise they're applicable to all Belgians anyway. We're all very much alike, far more then some would have us believe. Besides, the (only) "problem-area" is around Brussels, which is inhabited mostly by Francophone Flemish people, not Walloons.

What I dislike most about them all is the strong parochialism in the country, which I think is a problem.



I know I am, but I never felt either Belgian or Flemish at all.

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~30 years ago Northern France against the Belgian border also counted a lot of dutch speakers. Sadly, this is not teached at school and when the final generations pass away the language will die out there.

~Fluvius

well dunkirk was a dutch city wasnt it?

Yes, Duinkerken.

Just search for West Flanders, occupied by the French and the Dutch Speakers don't have any protection of their language. Actually, the whole northern French part which shares border to Belgian were actually Netherlands. Those French have some imperialistic ideas with the Low Countries. :dizzy2:

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Originally Posted by Moros

Well if you put it that way. Yes we the Belgians one of the biggest financial contributers (especially when comparing size) to the EU. One of the creators of the EU and its earlier forms. A peacefull country. Yes you're right we're indeed a problem to everyone and the world. Now you put it that way, please do steal and divide up my country. I'm sorry for the trouble. :wall:

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In the very least you should give the Ardennes to Germany. Save yourselves the trouble for the inevitable third attempt.

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Originally Posted by Khorak

In the very least you should give the Ardennes to Germany. Save yourselves the trouble for the inevitable third attempt.

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As Moros pointed out in the (four months old) post you quoted, this is getting rather Backroomish. Don't turn this topic into nationality/ethnicity bashing.

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Originally Posted by Ludens

As Moros pointed out in the (four months old) post you quoted, this is getting rather Backroomish. Don't turn this topic into nationality/ethnicity bashing.

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I see. An entire page of posts within the past few days of dubiously 'backroomish' talk, and a joke lampooning the idea of partitioning Belgium on a ludicrous basis of 'solving the problem of Belgium' is what's truly objectionable.

My comment wasn't directed just at you. I beg your pardon if that was the impression I created.