[MD] Re Bodvar

[skutvik at online.no]

Greetzz Adrie. 
You have introduced a new greeting ;-) 

You made a remarkably good job of explaining the many-splendored 
aspects of life in Belgium, but as long taxes are paid and social 
services/systems works .... well, you Flemish are kind of Northerners 
and the Wallons Southerners, the latter never able to "cut their coats 
according to their cloth" On can for instance say much about the 
Germans, but they know exactly that and the problem with the EU is 
that it is not united  enough. Letting the Greeks and Spanish have 
access to the purse they will just empty it. OK, enough said. 

Could you possibly give a summary of Flanders's role in WW1. I 
remember my parents speaking about it as THE major theatre of that 
war, but it was after all in France that the trench warfare and all those 
senseless battles took place. How was that?    

Bodvar












 


On 14 Jun 2010 at 22:58, Fam. Kintziger-Karaca wrote:

> Greetzz, list
> 
> 
> > We have to vote , tomorrow , Mary, for a new coalition here, the
> > goverment is dismissive again. Happens all the time here, its a very
> > expensive way to lead the country.... Its about everywhere the same,
> > as politicians give you a hand , the other hand is already in one's
> > pocket. The leftist-boys here made a new major
> > discovery-invention,.....instead of dividing welth, dividing poverty
> > as a crisis-alternative... 
> 
> Bodvar
> I saw in the news this morning that the party that wanted to divide
> Belgium had got the most votes, if they have majority?? Anyway, so the
> next thing will be Adrie living in "Flandernia" next to "Vallonia"
> ...or. And you Flemish-speaking are the disgustingly rich who don't
> want to share with the poor French-speakers ;-) Strange thing this
> Belgian issue, Brussels the center of EU and the NATO headquarters,
> one would believe you to be the  most Euro-conscious (not the valuta)
> people of this continent and then proves to be the most secessionist.
> Well, language and money are - next to religion - the strongest
> uniting/repulsive forces.  
> 
> 
> reply,
> This is indeed a very strange country, Bodvar , its very difficult to
> explain towards other people.
> 
> In fact , its a kingdom,but the king lost all of his power during ww2,
> its a symbolic remain. we have 3 goverments, 1 Flemisch, 1 Wallon,(
> French-speaking) and 1 capitol city goverment . The Capitol city is
> also for the major part  French speaking.
> 
> We have a constitutional law covering the land, but, local laws, in
> the Flemisch part as well in the Wallon part are allowed, as long as
> they are not in conflict with the constitutional laws. Furthermore ,
> Brussels has its own goverment , same system. And on top of the
> pyramid of course, Europe, same system, all local laws are allowed if
> not in conflict with constitutional laws. AND, there is a minor group
> Germanspeaking people, about between 75000,having ministers and
> senators of their own
> 
> The major problem for this seperatism-issue is historical, we Flemisch
> people do not get along well with the french. They call the flemisch
> language "Barking", and even when they are capable of speaking it ,
> they refuse to do so. Most of them master Flemisch.
> 
> 
> The financial issue
> Historical problem also, the solidarity-principle used here, dates
> from ww2, and is held on until today. this is what the separatists
> want to let go off, they want to leave it. French people are living of
> it mainly, for example, they make about 50 % off the population,
> eating 70 % of the healthbudget. The goverment of the Wallon part
> refuses to give insight in the use of their budget. this is the main
> issue.
> 
> Greetz, Adrie
> 
> 
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