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Sun Aug-20-06 05:11 PM
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| 51. I especially love Belgium! |
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Antwerp and the lovely French Ardennes are my favorite places to go to get away from my daily life in the crowded West of Holland.
I do see what the author of this article is saying, but dislike the insults to the Wallonians.
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| -Belgium 'an accident of history with football and beer' |
Thankfully_in_Britain |
Aug-19-06 02:47 AM |
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Everyone seems to be getting along rather nicely... |
Sherman A1 |
Aug-19-06 02:54 AM |
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Belgium is famous |
edwardlindy |
Aug-19-06 04:20 AM |
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Name five famous Belgians |
trogdor |
Aug-19-06 03:27 PM |
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Jacques Brel,Rene Magritte,Gerardus Mercator,Ilya Prigogine,Adolphe Sax, |
struggle4progress |
Aug-19-06 03:39 PM |
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The original joke |
edwardlindy |
Aug-19-06 05:25 PM |
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The French love to tell Belgian jokes |
kskiska |
Aug-22-06 07:53 PM |
#87 |
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Jacky Ickx!!!! |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-19-06 08:33 PM |
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And his yummy daughter Vanina.... |
truebrit71 |
Aug-21-06 03:54 PM |
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forgot about Kim Clijsters |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-19-06 08:34 PM |
#26 |
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Are you kidding |
jamesinca |
Aug-20-06 10:14 AM |
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Eddy Merk |
jamesinca |
Aug-20-06 10:17 AM |
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Belgium has Spa-Francorchamps |
dnbn |
Aug-20-06 11:45 AM |
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welcome to the site! |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-20-06 11:54 AM |
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It used to be even better....ever seen the movie Grand Prix? |
truebrit71 |
Aug-21-06 03:55 PM |
#63 |
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I'll do you one better. |
JohnLocke |
Aug-20-06 04:48 PM |
#50 |
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Where is the love for Jean Claude Van Damme? |
KamaAina |
Aug-21-06 05:32 PM |
#67 |
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Wily Coppens |
sofa king |
Aug-22-06 12:17 AM |
#74 |
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Simenon |
Great White Shark |
Aug-22-06 08:00 PM |
#88 |
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boring? BORING??? |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 10:47 AM |
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Boring? |
Aridane |
Aug-21-06 07:49 AM |
#59 |
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Welcome to DU! |
Oreo |
Aug-21-06 01:27 PM |
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Most countries in Europe have groups of people.. |
Endangered Specie |
Aug-19-06 05:01 AM |
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and beer! |
xchrom |
Aug-19-06 05:29 AM |
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Someone called ? |
Stella_Artois |
Aug-19-06 05:49 AM |
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Hey, I'm drinking you right now... |
Viking12 |
Aug-19-06 06:56 PM |
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Not that crap! |
Thankfully_in_Britain |
Aug-20-06 06:56 AM |
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To tell you the truth |
dogfacedboy |
Aug-20-06 09:55 AM |
#29 |
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Oh yes they do! |
Thankfully_in_Britain |
Aug-21-06 12:10 PM |
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My point was that beer shouldn't be made with fruit flavors. |
dogfacedboy |
Aug-22-06 08:25 AM |
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So now Belgium does not have the right to exist? What is this new vogue |
no_hypocrisy |
Aug-19-06 05:56 AM |
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Doesn't Flanders have the right to defend itself? |
treestar |
Aug-20-06 10:36 AM |
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ANTI-FLEMITE!!! |
yibbehobba |
Aug-22-06 07:00 AM |
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a break-up |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 10:53 AM |
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"Oh, Belgium, man, BELGIUM!" |
mcscajun |
Aug-19-06 09:00 AM |
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Hey now...don't let them hit on Belgium!!! |
madame defarge |
Aug-19-06 09:21 AM |
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Eddie Merckx was addicted to Godiva chocolate. We all knew |
alfredo |
Aug-19-06 09:59 AM |
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we visited and fell in love with Belgium |
kineneb |
Aug-19-06 03:36 PM |
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A long-term trend within the EU |
DavidD |
Aug-19-06 09:47 AM |
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"the new regionalism" |
anotherdrew |
Aug-19-06 03:53 PM |
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Cool |
DavidD |
Aug-19-06 10:31 PM |
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I think we need that here |
nemo137 |
Aug-22-06 03:11 AM |
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I remember the language riots in the early 60's |
Turbineguy |
Aug-19-06 10:20 AM |
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Well, he's kind of right. But wrong to be insulting to the French. |
Coventina |
Aug-19-06 10:23 AM |
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Question for you |
badgervan |
Aug-19-06 06:50 PM |
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I don't claim to be an expert on names but |
Coventina |
Aug-20-06 10:29 AM |
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Thanks |
badgervan |
Aug-20-06 04:30 PM |
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Belgium was once part of The Netherlands... |
Texifornia |
Aug-19-06 07:15 PM |
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The separation came during Spanish rule in the 16th century. |
Coventina |
Aug-20-06 10:33 AM |
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Reminds me of a Monty Python sketch |
muddleofpudd |
Aug-19-06 03:07 PM |
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Phlegms!! |
mycritters2 |
Aug-19-06 06:21 PM |
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I loved that one too |
treestar |
Aug-20-06 10:38 AM |
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Did you ever see |
edwardlindy |
Aug-20-06 06:05 PM |
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Flanders! Wohoo! |
JVS |
Aug-19-06 03:58 PM |
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Fallout from the abandonment of NATO |
SquireJons |
Aug-19-06 07:48 PM |
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I disagree |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 11:02 AM |
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I think it's a factor |
SquireJons |
Aug-20-06 07:06 PM |
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They didn't start any wars |
knight_of_the_star |
Aug-21-06 06:02 PM |
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Yeah but what about the Congo? |
Ouabache |
Aug-21-06 11:58 PM |
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My bad |
knight_of_the_star |
Aug-22-06 11:34 AM |
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I thought it was a wonderful and beautiful country! |
tabasco |
Aug-20-06 10:44 AM |
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"No intrinsic value?" |
Kajsa |
Aug-20-06 11:02 AM |
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okay |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 11:06 AM |
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OK, I'm really asking- Why is a breakup necessary? |
Kajsa |
Aug-20-06 11:26 AM |
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it's hard to already use the word 'necessary' |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 11:54 AM |
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welcome to the site! |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-20-06 12:16 PM |
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I forgot to welcome you to DU. |
Kajsa |
Aug-20-06 02:15 PM |
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one last kick for Germinal Beerschot |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-20-06 11:58 AM |
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I especially love Belgium! |
DemExpat |
Aug-20-06 05:11 PM |
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My daughter's boyfriend is from Antwerp |
Danmel |
Aug-20-06 05:18 PM |
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My daughter lived there this year for 5 months for her studies |
DemExpat |
Aug-20-06 05:32 PM |
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Audrey Hepburn isn't a famous Belgian? HELLO???? |
rocknation |
Aug-20-06 05:51 PM |
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For Audrey alone, Belgium qualifies as a great country! |
Matilda |
Aug-20-06 09:05 PM |
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Just born in Brussels, but grew up in UK and Holland, her mother was a |
demo dutch |
Aug-22-06 12:23 PM |
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Only by place of birth |
muriel_volestrangler |
Aug-22-06 05:31 AM |
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what a coincidence |
pitohui |
Aug-20-06 10:35 PM |
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Different kind of football, besides, our beer sucks. |
KamaAina |
Aug-21-06 06:47 PM |
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The best things in history have happened by accident. |
Minstrel Boy |
Aug-21-06 04:01 PM |
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My favorite Belgian: Herge. |
Jed Dilligan |
Aug-21-06 04:05 PM |
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Absolutely no doubt.....although Goscinny and Uderzo were pretty good... |
truebrit71 |
Aug-21-06 04:12 PM |
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Greatest? Them's fightin' words... |
AZCat |
Aug-22-06 03:21 AM |
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Well, what can I say? |
Jed Dilligan |
Aug-22-06 07:04 PM |
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self delete |
Jed Dilligan |
Aug-22-06 07:04 PM |
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hey, what about their chocolate? |
Darth_Kitten |
Aug-21-06 06:44 PM |
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Have you heard of the famous 'Blue Moon' Belgian beer? No? |
Ouabache |
Aug-22-06 12:05 AM |
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Yep nothing Belgian about that stuff. It's a Coors product. |
sofa king |
Aug-22-06 01:35 AM |
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'king, the national football team and certain brands of beer' |
Rex |
Aug-22-06 12:07 AM |
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Belgium |
Apollo11 |
Aug-22-06 04:51 AM |
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Very informative tidbit - thanks! |
President Kerry |
Aug-22-06 10:58 AM |
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If it's Tuesday... |
ZombyWoof |
Aug-22-06 07:33 PM |
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They've made some good movies |
kskiska |
Aug-22-06 08:16 PM |
#89 |
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