[bruinbirdman]

Why am I reminded of Canada?

The Belgians haven't really had a functional government for more than 20 years.

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[driftdiver]

“The Belgians haven’t really had a functional government for more than 20 years.”

Sure they do, the functional one is more interested in ruling the world through the financial system though.

[Verginius Rufus]

Too bad Charles De Gaulle is no longer around--he could visit Brussels and proclaim "Vive la Wallonie libre!"

I don't know if you can really call the Walloons' language "French"--they say octante rather than quatre-vingt for "80." For "90" they say nonante instead of quatre-vingt-dix. How can that be considered French?