Your vanity article makes no sense
1. “So we are in Brussels, capital of the European Union” —> the European Union isn’t a country and doesn’t have a capital.
there are 4 institutional centers:
Brussels: Commission, Council of Ministers, European Council, Parliament (2nd location)
Frankfurt: Central Bank
Luxembourg City: Civil service of the European Parliament, Council of Ministers (2nd location), Court of Justice of the European Union, Court of Auditors, Commission (various departments and services)
Strasbourg: Parliament
2. “and presumably the inventors of the Euro.” —> they weren’t. The proposer of the Euro was a Luxembourgian.
THEN, the French thought that tying the Germans in the Euro with them and others would prevent any German super-power, hence it was a condition of German unification to create the Euro
3. “Apparently they have outlawed pennies” —> Those are cents, not pennies :)
4. “ So the driving force behind the Euro currency now refuses to take their own money. Gotta love bureaucracy!” —> the Belgians weren’t the driving force behind the Euro. Also, the government hasn’t banned it - Belgium doesn’t have enough 1 and 2 cent pieces.
I bet you’re fun at parties.
I applaud your attention to detail and factuality!
Regards,
If that is true, then vendors should be more than happy to accept 1- and 2-cent coins! But in the case at hand, a vendor refused to do so; do you have an explanation for that?
Also: Absolutely no ordinances or even only talk about banning or simply "not accepting" small-denomination coins where I live (southern Germany).
Regards,
I live in Belgium and you are very correct, and spot on, I do admit Belgium can be a pain in the ass to live here, plus the natives here seem not to give a crap about a lot especially if things suck.
Trying to unravel the governing bodies of the European Union etc. is a chore to begin with. But I think they like it like that.
I take it you never read Facebook during the Brexit elections. You may be surprised at how many people consider themselves to be EU citizens. Not French. Not German. Not any single country. EU. Brainwashing works.