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So /trv/, what do you think about the Glorious Country of Belgium?
>> Anonymous
Go to Germany instead... that's what i think
>> McDonald's
I like Tintin!
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J'adore Le Chat.
>> Anonymous
Ils ont enfin un vrai gouvernement depuis le 20 mars dernier. C'est pas trop tôt !
>> Anonymous
Haven't been, but do want to visit there very much, particularly to see the WW1 sites. Is it full of muslims now like France and the Netherlands?
>> Anonymous
Antwerp is meant to be a beautiful city. Way better than Paris. so i heard...
>> Anonymous
>>18201
facepalm.png

yeeeah, just make sure to stay away from here.
>> Anonymous
It's a pedophile paradise right?
>> Anonymous
>>18201

yep
>> Anonymous
Belgium is ugly. The cities are dirty; when I go through Luik (Liège) all I see is one big ghetto town where all the buildings have turned black, I think because of exhaust gases. Brussels is the same way and so is Antwerp. The towns are crappy because Belgians haven't found out there is such a thing as urban planning / spatial planning. There are towns where almost all the buildings are on the same, 80km/h road. Strip development like that is retarded. But it's not just the cities and town, the people of Belgium don't seem to care much about how they look.

The only exception to the Belgium is ugly rule is the town of Leuven, really.

However, the beers are great and there are lots of them. The people are very friendly and funny and they have a cool accent with which they speak many languages. The trains are comfortable (which is good because Belgians can't drive for shit). Oh and the food is awesome. This includes the famous Belgian chocolates, which are unrivaled throughout the world.
>> Anonymous
belgium is good as far as fake countries go
>> Anonymous
>>18191
I think it is not glorious.
Brussels is the capital of a united Europe and yet it is one of the most boring cities in the union.
>> Anonymous
Anderlecht is Belgian and they always PHAIL in the champion's league
>> Anonymous
>>18238

lol buffer zone between germany and france
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STANDARD CHAMPION !
>> Anonymous
>>18260
in b4 Maginot Line
>> Anonymous
BEER!

best beer in the world comes from Belgium.

If you're going there, go to an abbey to see how they brew it.

If on the other hand you live there and this is yet another "hay guise how do you like my country?" thread, then fuck off. Preemptive sage just in case.
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>>18191
Belgium?
You mean Flanders and Wallonia, right?
>> Anonymous
>>18191
I know that 40% of Belgium is proletarian, yet they make up 1% of the people who go to theaters.
>> Anonymous
Stella Artois
>> Anonymous
>>18328
fuck, yes. Trappist ales ftw
>> Anonymous
country has intractable sociolinguistic problems that threaten political cohesion

the chocolate is underrated; the beer overrated
>> Anonymous
You know. I was hoping to see Belgium split up back then during the recent political crisis. Not that I hate Belgium or Belgians, but I just wanted to see how the world would react.
>> Anonymous
>>18673
>the beer overrated
Srsly. Who likes sweet beer? Faggots that's who.
>> Anonymous
I grew up there, my parents still live there. Place is epic.
>> Anonymous
>>18712

Wimminz from what I observe in my nearby supermarket.
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I know that Remy that fought in the great war with Indiana Jones came from Belgium
>> Anonymous
>>18220


this and this

>>18342
>> Anonymous
Belgium=Germany=Austria
>> Anonymous
fuck patatland and go to holland. go to amsterdam where you can smoke some weed all day ! then, if your stoned enough go to south germany/austria to make some fun.
>> Anonymous
>>18761
try Belgium=France to be more accurate
>> Anonymous
>>18328

go to that bar in brussels where they have the beer bible
they have sample of every beer in the world kickass (and fucking expensive yep)

also in belgium if you rape and kill 6+ loli you get a nice cell in jail with tv and many other things, full comfort and also lots of female sending you letter telling how much they want your cock in theyr mouth
isn't this country awesome ?

marc dutroux is a king
>> Anonymous
SOUTH DIETSLAND AMIRITE
>> Anonymous
>>18191
its shit
>> Anonymous
>>18191
do you mean the piece of land that should've been divided between france and netherlands, but wasn't?
>> Anonymous
Moi je pense que ça est inutile de parrler de la belgiue une fois, puisque de toute façon d'ici un ou deux ans ça serra coupé en eux pays deux fois, la walonie et la flandres.
>> Anonymous
I once talked with a person from Belgium before. They said, "I bet you're surprised to meet someone from such a small European country!"

All I know is that it's small, and in Europe.
>> Anonymous
I heard that the Belgians eat fries with mayonnaise. That's pig disgusting...
>> Anonymous
>>19937
Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. I do it (never been to Belgium), it's delicious, but the amount of over-reactive "EWWWW!" from everyone else around you made me stop.
>> Anonymous
>>20010
it's because what you think is mayo

is actually semen
>> Anonymous
>>20012
Mayonnaise shares neither taste, consistency, nor color with semen. Enjoy your homosexual, cumlusty mind.
>> Anonymous
i recently returned from Belgium... i had so much sex there it was crazy!
>> Anonymous
>>19937
you're thinking of quebecois. they're pig disgusting.
>> Anonymous
>>20072
What, are Belgian moisturizers particularly luxurious or something?
>> Anonymous
>>20075
, no, he' thinking of the dutch, the belgians do it also. quebecois put gravy and cheese on their fries, poutine. im canadian by the way
>> Anonymous
>>20072
Virgin.
>> Anonymous
im proud to be half belgian. Its a beautiful country and would like to live there eventually.
>> Anonymous
I've only ever passed through Belgium on road trips to Germany. It smells of poo every time.
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I lived in Brussels for 1 year and it's the most boring city you could walk your bones across. It's ok if you go for two days for the beer, the chocs and the waffles.
Go to Italy or Portugal instead.
>> Anonymous
>>21388
My mouth just came.
>> Anonymous
>>21388
You joking? Portugal? Why?

in b4 pedophiles
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfieXKN_Vbg&feature=related
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I just can't explain. I love Lisbon.

<<pic unrelated
>> Anonymous
Belgium? Not a real country.
NEXT.
>> Anonymous
>>18223
Good advice.
I don't speak a word of French though, but if I did I probably would have liked it more.
Belgium is unique, but pretty inferior compared with France and Germany. Netherlands are great too. Not really my kind of country, to be perfectly honest. Germany and Netherlands are more worth your time and money.
But daaaamn Dutch is difficult. Good thing you can find people who know English.
>> Anonymous
>>23212
>But daaaamn Dutch is difficult.
I'd say it's not that difficult. Especially when compared to languages like German.
>> Anonymous
Don't forget to visit the place where "A Dog of Flanders" was set.
>> Anonymous
Dutchfag here:

Pro's
-Good food
-Good beer
-Nice country
-Nice people

cons:
-The country is messy as hell
-Belgium is like The Netherlands from the 50's
-The French part sucks
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>> Anonymous
LOL
>> Anonymous
The French part of Belgium Kicks the Dutch part's ass hands down. The wine/beer/FOOD is better and the people are more easy going (read: don't have sticks up their asses.)

Gooooo WALLOONS!
>> Anonymous
>>24638
LIES!!!! As long as you don't try and speak French to the Flemings they're awesome people... I should know, I gre up in both Wallonie AND Flanders...
>> Anonymous
Gent (Ghent) is the place to be.
>> Anonymous
Belgium is nuts. The people in the north are crazy rightwingers, and want to join with the dutch, the people in the south want to belong to france, and the people in the east want to belong to Germany. There is so much apathy there that they didn't have a government for over 100 days.

Its saving grace is that it produces some excellent beer, and that the people there are surprisingly friendly. They just don't seem to agree with eachother
>> Anonymous
Belgians are supposedly the rednecks of Europe. It was a joke someone told me. I was pretty young when I went there so I don't remember anything interesting about it except that we were driving over from The Netherlands and we knew right away when we'd crossed the border into Belgium because suddenly the drivers were all shit. Belgians are crazy on the road (and that's coming from an Icelander).
>> Anonymous
Belgium and Poland are two European countries I generally feel sorry for. They're both wedged between superpowers and they both have a tendency of being completely decimated by foreign armies whenever there's a global war.
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Jean Claude Van Damme loves this thread !
>> Anonymous
Belgium isn't a real country. Try again.
>> Anonymous
Iceland is Superior.
>> Anonymous
Iceland is shit.
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>>24864

This gif better showcases his approval.
>> Anonymous
It's true that belgium isn't a real country. So, Netherlands, France and Germany should fight a small war to determine who gets what parts. The winner also gets Luxembourg as a bonus.
>> Anonymous
>>24937
Agreed but why a war ? they have neatly delimited Dutch-, French- and German- speaking parts. Each part should join the corresponding country.
You're in the EU anyway, this wouldn't change much.
Anyway, if it goes out of hand, divorce peacefully like the Czech Republic and Slovakia did, don't explode into ethnic wars like Yugoslavia.
>> Anonymous
>>24948
Nobody wants to have Wallonie...
>> Anonymous
>>25004
true, the loser will get that
>> Anonymous
>>25004

France here, of course we'll take you, gladly !
Allez, ramenez-vous ici.
>> Anonymous
>>24948
because it would provide entertainment, and if people don't get belgium for free they might think it's worth something

not to mention, how else are we going to give away luxembourg
>> Anonymous
>>24948
but what do you do with brussels? the war would be over this city
>> Anonymous
>>25059
divide it berlin-style
>> Anonymous
To sum up the thread:

Belgians are awesome, but their country is not.
>> Anonymous
>>25075
>Belgians are awesome, but their country is not.

Or, to put it otherwise : they are awesome people who could be even more awesome if they lived in the country they belong to (Netherlands, France, Germany) instead of quarreling with each other because they're trying to build a national identity in a country created for strategic reasons outdated since the 19th century.

Seriously guys, the times when the major powers decided the fate of people with guns is over, nowadays YOU get to choose. Kossovars did it.

Walloons and Flemish hate each other, Dutch and French like each other. You do the math.
You already have the same currency and open borders anyway.
>> Anonymous
>but what do you do with brussels? the war would be over this city

Well, get the citizens of Brussels to choose : join another country, an independent city-state (ala Monaco), or whatever.
It's no longer a question of "what do you do with them" these days, it's what THEY want to do. So, let's just ask them.
Look at Vietnam, Yugoslavia ... we wanted to do something with them, they didn't agree. In the end, they had the last word. Personally, I'm not too keen about turning Brussels into Baghdad.
So I say, let's ask them (referendum), it'll save time, money, and lives. They don't even have oil to plunder ...
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>> Anonymous
There are actually quite a few Belgians who consider themselves Belgian, not Flemish or Walloon. For instance, Eddy Merckx. Keep in mind that the country of Belgium is older than a lot of other countries, like the Czech Republic. They've been around since 1831.

I guess one of the main problem is the Dutch people's arrogance towards Belgium. We all think we're so much better and laugh at them, while we should be looking at how much we're alike.

As for Brussels, what with the EU and all, it could be like the capital of the EU, a special administrative region. I suppose if the inhabitants decided it would become part of France, ~80% of the people there speak French.
>> Anonymous
This I know:
somebody said that u guys were created as a buffer zone between the french and ze germans. I think it's bizarre to use an entire country as a buffer zone ! You are also a very young country, the very fact that you exist is an anomaly and you were probably founded for the lulz, just like Israel.

The Dutch think you are weird and a bit stupid.

Many pedo's are Belgian, or Austrian.

You invented french fries, and possibly even beer.

You killed millions of nignogs in Congo and cut the hands of millions more, but u cant be blamed because Congo was really the private property of King Leopold II, and he was basically german anyway.

Some of the world's greatest gunsmiths since way back.

Tintin
>> Anonymous
>>25213
lots of arab nations are older than czech republic. That doesn't make their borders drawn artificially drawn by a drunken englishman with a ruler over a map.
>> Anonymous
>>25263

If someone wanted to make a buffer zone between France and Germany, why would he or she put it in between France and the Netherlands. Jesus H. Christ, look at the map, faggot.

>>25270

The lines on the map were not drawn by a drunk Englishman or whatever. My point was that Belgium is a country with a history. They fought a war to gain independence from Holland. So it's not like Belgium is an artificial country.
>> Anonymous
>>25278
>The lines on the map were not drawn by a drunk Englishman or whatever

If you are talking about the Arab nations of the middle east, unfortunately most of them really were...
>> Anonymous
>>25213
I used to get off at Eddy Merckx metro station for work... shit was awesome.
>> Anonymous
Thread is now one month old.
>> Anonymous
>>25278
Map dyslectic much ? Belgium is right there, between Germany and France. I think maybe u are US american and therefore don't have maps and such as.
>> Anonymous
"After the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, the Congress of Vienna created a kingdom for the House of Orange-Nassau, combining the United Provinces of the Netherlands with the former Austrian Netherlands, in order to create a strong buffer state north of France"

There u go, Belgium is a buffer state, created by others for their own selfish reasons. That's not even a real country in my book.
>> Anonymous
>>25301

I meant in the case of Belgium. Sorry!

>>25331

Then why does France still share a border with Germany? If they wanted a buffer nation, maybe they should've put it in between the two countries. Anyway, Belgium is a real country that was not created by outsiders. After a big ol' war between the protestant Low Countries vs. Spain, the Netherlands gained independence. Took us 80 years but hey, we got it. Anyway, the catholic part did not join the revolution and everything, so the Spanish and the Austrian Habsburgs were in charge. This comprised most of modern Belgium. Then came Napoleon and took over much of Europe, including all of what is now Belgium and Holland. After Napoleon was defeated, the Netherlands included Belgium and Holland. But the Belgians didn't like the way king Willem I and II ruled and they felt so different from the nothern part of the Netherlands (due to catholics, the French language for the higher ups, being separated for so long, etc. etc.) that they wanted to gain independence. So they fought a war and were free in 1830.

tl;dr: Belgium is a real country.
>> Anonymous
>>25334

This buffer state you are talking about is the state created in 1815, after the defeat of Napoleon. Guess which state that was! Indeed, it is made up of what is today called Belgium and the Netherlands.

Lern2history.
>> Anonymous
>>25331
It is between the two countries u dick, covering the entire northern part of what would otherwise be a common border. It still is the very definition of a buffer state. As for your glorious war of liberation, you can forget about it. The dutch were beating you hand over fist until the french intervened. Your very existence is owed to the other European powers that saw the benefits of a neutral midget in the middle of a hot zone, IE they created your people and your country for their own selfish reasons.

Don't get much history education in belgian schools do u ? Do they teach about the millions of dead congolese that you belgians slaughtered ?
>> Anonymous
>>25363
NO SHIT SHERLOCK !
>> Anonymous
>>25367

I'm Dutch, not Belgian. Notice the use of 'we' in my posts.
>> Anonymous
>>25362
>then why does France still share a border with Germany?

France here, there were centuries of war to decide where the border will be. Alsace and Lorraine changed hands several times. In the end we settled the matter by asking the people of Alsace, Sarrebrûcken, etc .. to choose (by vote). Some chose France, others Germany. Today we'll keep our side of the bargain, and won't start a war about it. Since Germany agreed not to have nuclear weapons, they won't start a war, either. So it should be fine. Perhaps, we'll all become "Europeans" one day, so it won't matter anymore.

You may have heard of the military engineer Vauban, who invented the star-shaped fortresses still found around the world today (ultimate form of defense in the era of musket and smoothbore artillery).
Well, he also conceived a plan to design France itself as a fortress (called "le pré carré"). Those borders were :
1) English Channel in the NW
2) Atlantic in the W
3) Pyrénnées mountains in the SW
4) Mediterranean in the S
5) Alps in the SE
6) Rhine all the way to the North Sea
In other words, using seas, mountains, and the major river as a natural fortification, augmented with real fortresses such as Verdun.

And all the wars fought by France since the Bourbon kings have been planned according to this design. So France was supposed to spread all the way to, say, Nijmegen (called "Nimègue" here, see we already had a name for it).

Nuclear weapons have changed the deal completely however. We don't need the Rhine as a defense anymore - anybody attacking us would lose about 20 of their largest cities. Not a good deal IMO.
>> Anonymous
The Germans I have met say that Alsace Lorraine should be theirs again.
>> Anonymous
>>25391
Well they should get to work now : stage a revolution to change their constitution to allow nuclear weapons, break the NP treaty (like Iran is suspected to).
Also, time is working against them, because the German population is decreasing, while the French population is increasing.

Also, we're pushing to give Germany a seat in the UN security council, so it would not be in their best interest.
Of course all this relies on the assumption that Germans of 2008 are more smart than aggressive. If this turns out incorrect, well there will be a umpteenth war, and the surviving Germans will probably be smarter and less aggressive. Meaning a similar arrangement will work next time. Or if not, well perhaps the next.
We've been doing this for 1,500 years now, it should work eventually.
In fact "Franks" (French) were one of the German tribes that conquered the Roman Empire and were smart enough to learn the civilization and keep building it.
>> Anonymous
longest thread ever in /trv/?

I vote yes.
>> Anonymous
Alsacian here, do not want to be German even if we have the same culture but now we are French, and my grandpa died for Germany during WWII because he was Alsacian so do not want

But now there is no borders between Germany and France so germans who want to enlarge their borders are dumb


PS: I love Belgium and to say some clichés (fries and chocolate)
>> Anonymous
>>25400
Parisian here, thank you Alsace, I'm honored by your choice. And remember that you're free to change your mind - I'll back you up.

See, Belgians ? why don't you give it a try ? *all* of you, Flanders included. In France, you'll be a minority, meaning you'll be able to burn cars and shoot the police to blow some steam, and get away with it. Eventually, you'll tire of it, and get back to being Walloons or Flemish, pumping out the next Tintin and Brueghel.

You'll keep your strong distinct identity like Alsace, Bretagne, Normandie and all the others did. You won't even have to learn French as a second language.
>> Anonymous
I have lived in Lorraine, and they all enjoy being French.
>> Anonymous
>I have lived in Lorraine, and they all enjoy being French.

Yeah, and that's because they don't have to ask "So /trv/, what do you think about the Glorious Country of Lorraine?", like in this topic. That's despite having been an independent state (duchy) for centuries. The region is even larger than the state ever was - they got parts of France in the bargain because it made more sense. And it's still Lorraine, with its flag, accent, special regional laws, cuisine ("Quiche Lorraine"), history and so on.
>> Anonymous
>>19050

>that bar in brussels where they have sample of every beer in the world

That's the "Delirium Café"

Belgianfag here, finally got my visa to live in Canada. FOREVER. Sick and tired of living in Belgium, this country is doomed. And Brussels must be one of the most boring european capitals.

And milk doesn't even come in bags here...
>> Anonymous
>>25412
>they all enjoy being French

Well who wouldn't ?
>> Anonymous
>>25439
straight people
>> Anonymous
>>25440

If the French guys are gay, I wish there were more gays like them here. They're pretty kinky though, so it's entirely possible that they have sex with men too. I hope they'll invite me some day. I'd like to at least watch.
>> Anonymous
>>25188
Nice, but dont forget Luxembourgh was also part of the Netherlands. They should rejoin too.

France can have Wallonie, We don't want it.
>> Anonymous
>>25453
it doesn't work that way, you have to win
>> Anonymous
>>25419
Is the Lorraine accent considered difficult or strange sounding?
>> Anonymous
>Is the Lorraine accent considered difficult or strange sounding?

Not difficult and not especially strange (and it's less recognizable than accents from, say, Provence or Nord-Pas-de-Calais), but you can tell.
>> Anonymous
>>25453

What in the world would we do with Luxemburg? If there ever was a place no-one cares about, it's Luxemburg.
>> Anonymous
>France can have Wallonie, We don't want it.

You do realize that the Netherlands will be France's next objective, right ?
>> Anonymous
>>25472

LOL it's Charlemagne, Lewis XIV and Napoleon all over again. Now that the American Empire is crumbling, France is on a rampage again. It's probably better than China or Comrade Putin, though.
>> Anonymous
>>25474

I, for one, welcome our new French overlords.
>> Anonymous
dont delude yourselves, delusionalfags. chariman mao ownz ur ass.
>> Anonymous
>>25554
Yeah, apparently the "democracy vs. empire" fight is slowly evolving into a bipolar France vs China fight (see the French flags burned in Beijing, they're not British or German flags).

In the process, funnily enough, France is evolving into an imperialistic Democracy, while China is evolving into a democratic Empire.

Now who will win, I don't know. But when the time to choose comes, I'd rather be a French citizen than a subject people of the Han. Those guys enslave children of their own kind, putting them to work in toxic factories 16h a day - I can't imagine what they'd do to a Dutchfag like me the day they get their hands on me.
>> Anonymous
>Now who will win, I don't know

Frenchfag here, from what I know about Asian philosophy, neither : a perfect equilibrum will be found. Either they'll both utlimately become the same, or they'll find their limits based on geography or other factors (kinda the Great Wall of China meets the Maginot Line).

It's the Chinese story of "strongest spear vs strongest shield" or our paradox of "irresistible force vs unmovable object" - neither can win.
>> Anonymous
>>25558
Kinda their "Yin and Yang" thing ? so, which country is what, then ?
>> Anonymous
Where the fuck is all this "France is the new global empire" shit coming from? I think there's too many self-important Frenchfags on this board.
>> Anonymous
>>25567

No, I'm Dutch (not keen on becoming something else), but apparently it's the Chinese that have decided : there was shit all over the world about Olympics and Human Rights.
Now, which country are the Chinese boycotting and whose flags are they burning ? and they told Bush to shut up about Human Rights a little while ago. So, if they see democracy and HR as a threat (or something worth experimenting), it only makes sense, no ?
>> Anonymous
>self-important Frenchfags

LOL, isn't that like, redundant ? never met a Frenchfag before, anon ?
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>> Anonymous
>>25567
>"France is the new global empire"

Not what they said : rather than France is seen as the "anti-Empire" by China. The one that can hurt them most by starting shit in Tibet, questioning the death penalty, and stuff like that.
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>>25572

Indeed the chinks seem pretty pissed at the frogs, anti-French demos have been going on there for 2 weeks and they're boycotting French companies. Nothing is going on against other countries like Australia, America, UK ... where shit also happened.
>> Anonymous
At least the French (the very race the Amerifags keep making fun at for being cowards and surrender monkeys) are making a stand against this shit the PRC is doing. Where the fuck is America in all of this?
>> Anonymous
>>25578

Well America has illegally invaded Iraq, still has the death penalty, and has legalized torture. They can't very well be taken seriously about human rights and international law, lol.
>> Anonymous
>Where the fuck is America in all of this?

America is against France too, since France vetoed the invasion of Iraq in the UN (alone, again).
And France declared D. Rumsfeld a wanted war criminal and tried to detain him. He escaped through diplomatic immunity.

In a way America is behaving like an Empire and thus is more like China. Eventually China will be bigger, so America is not a threat to them. They can collapse the dollar any day, in fact.
>> Anonymous
>the very race the Amerifags keep making fun at for being cowards and surrender monkeys

The best part is that America owes its independence to French military victories (Chesapeake Bay and Yorktown). LOL@ignorant Americans that don't even know about the birth of their own country.
>> Anonymous
>>since France vetoed the invasion of Iraq in the UN

Ironically together with China.
>> Anonymous
>>25578

The handicapped Chinese girl was attacked in France though.
>> Anonymous
>>25584
>Ironically together with China.

Not necessarilly ironically. In a way China must see this "human rights" thingy like they saw communism : something worth trying, or at least studying to see how it can be countered.
Like Frenchfag said above, in the end France doesn't shoot for size (everybody is free to leave). It's not certain than China is thinking along "bigger = better" either. So they may both benefit from this.

Thus, ultimately, best Democracy and best Empire (not necessarily larger). Or a global mix of both.
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>>25585

She forgave her attackers, and then promptly got set upon by her fellow countrymen.
>> Anonymous
>The handicapped Chinese girl was attacked in France though.

Yes, but the girl spoke against the boycott, and the chinks wants to kill her as a race traitor now, lol.
Plus, the guy was asian (pics are on the web), and is rumored to be a chink. The chink "robot" cops were nowhere to be seen at the time, too. Strange ...
>> Anonymous
>Where the fuck is America in all of this?
America's spine was made in China.
>> Anonymous
Remember the French revolution, at first they were alone against all Europe (monarchies and empires that wanted to counter the threat of democracy). Even part of France (the nobles, most of the officers) were against the Republic.

In the end, France won easily. And now, the empires have been destroyed or converted to democracies. "The pen is mightier than the sword" - China has good reason to take this seriously. They have been overrun by communism, too.
>> Anonymous
>>Plus, the guy was asian (pics are on the web), and is rumored to be a chink.

Could've been a french-chinese, a common mistake we usually make is lumping all of them together when in fact its just the mainlanders (and not the honkies, taiwanese, macanese and all the other overseas diaspora / ABCs). Could've been a Viet too, France has alot of those.
>> Anonymous
>>25593
i tell you what
>> Anonymous
>>25593
Yeah and no way to know, because it's illegal in the French constitution to keep racial/ethnical statistics. There's only one kind of French citizen. And some "look" asian indeed.
Also, there are more chinks in France than in all other European countries.
>> Anonymous
>They have been overrun by communism, too.

And they probably remember how the Soviet Union was here one day and in pieces the next day. Better safe than sorry.
>> Anonymous
>Also, there are more chinks in France than in all other European countries.

And thousand of those chinks (from China) are doing demos in Paris, too ! organized from Beijing. Which is contrary to international law. Only a few regimes like Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia have done this kind of stuff.
>> Anonymous
LOL after toppling the Berlin wall and iron curtain, democracy is going for the Great Wall of China. Good luck France, since you're the only democracy left, apparently.
>> Anonymous
>Good luck France, since you're the only democracy left, apparently.

Don't worry, we'll bring back democracy to you some day, too. Not like Bush is "bringing democracy" to Iraq, though.
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I believe in you Nick, your my hero.
>> Anonymous
>I believe in you Nick, your my hero.

Don't ! he's a turncoat of the worst kind. He only has a 32% approval rating in France, too.
The real boss in the country is the people of France. We decapitated tyrants before, we'll do it to Sarkozy if need be ! and he knows it.
>> Anonymous
>>25603
>The real boss in the country is the people of France.

Which is the definition of a democracy indeed. The President is only the first employee in the country.
>> Anonymous
haha wow i love france
>> Anonymous
>haha wow i love france

Thank you. Too bad (for them) that dictators don't love us, haha. But we'll get them in the end. We always did.
>> Anonymous
>>25606
t'inquiète
>> Anonymous
sarkozy is a pimp. Really, having a leader that doesn't pointlessly insult my country really made me dislike france a lot less
>> Anonymous
ITT one french guy talking to himself
>> Anonymous
WTF fag?! inform yourself or shut up.
France NEVER vetoed the iraq invasion.

And France did nothing to rumsfeld....That was a foreign NGO who asked the French justice to "punish" rumsfeld, The French justice told them to fuck off.

Now GTFO you lying sack of shit.
>> Anonymous
>>25574

Haha, that is so true. Which can be a good thing sometimes. Like how right now it leaded to them taking a stand against China. Because France is right, has always been right and always will be right.

>>25591

Deep.
>> Anonymous
>France NEVER vetoed the iraq invasion.

They announced that they would, whereupon there was no vote, because of the risk. Read this :
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/17/sprj.irq.main/

And UN sec gen declared the invasion illegal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/16/iraq.iraq

As for Rumsfeld, like I had said, he escaped through diplomatic immunity.

Geee, don't you ever have free press, in America?
>> Anonymous
>>25623
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/iraq_03-10-03.html

In his first televised interview on the Iraq crisis, Chirac said of the new U.S, British and Spanish backed resolution: "Whatever happens, France will vote 'no'."
>> Anonymous
>France NEVER vetoed the iraq invasion.

That's because they never got to vote you idiot !
>> Anonymous
American anons, if you really believe that Bush is popular in Europe (especially France), try this :
1. Wear a T-shirt with "Bush #1 fan" and "I support war in Iraq"
2. Go to Paris
3. ????
4. Enjoy

If you're short on money, don't worry, you'll only need a one-way ticket. And you won't need money to stay, I'd estimate your life expectancy at about 3 minutes.
>> Anonymous
yet France didn't vote.

So what anon said is bullshit.
>> Anonymous
>yet France didn't vote.

There was no vote you moron. So if you insist, yes, "France threatened to veto, so there was no vote and Annan declared the invasion illegal".
Point that France opposed the invasion still stands.
Now, what was your point ?

Don't you remember the shit we gave them ? the boycott, "freedom fries" and stuff ?
>> Anonymous
the point was to point out that "France vetoed" was bullshit.

yeah nice boycoot btw, your imports of French product never stopped to grow.
>> Anonymous
>Don't you remember the shit we gave them ? the boycott, "freedom fries" and stuff ?

I was kinda wondering when you would take the Statue of Liberty down, Lenin statues-style.
>> Anonymous
>>25669
oh the ironing
>> Anonymous
Back on track bitches:

What Abbeys/Breweries are located around Brussels or can be reached with a eurorail pass?
>> Anonymous
Beligium? Netherlands are better.
>> Anonymous
Belgium sucks so hard that here in Poland it's considered an offensive word.
We call you "that country between France and Holland". That's the politically correct version of "Belgium".

Now, stop being idiots (that's a polite way of saying "Belgians" here), and, like many anons suggested above, end that joke of a country and go back to the countries you belong to. This will remove the need for this kind of thread.
>> Anonymous
>>27935
PROTIP: however bad Belgium is, Poland is worse.
>> Anonymous
>>27937

Awwww no love for poor ol' Poland.
>> Anonymous
"Belgium = I liked it better when it was called northern France"
>> Anonymous
You mean the Southern Netherlands ?
>> Anonymous
>>27935

Like you should talk, your country was a much nicer place when the Russians/Germans ruled, Mainly because there were less pollacks.
>> Anonymous
I love that this thread is still around. Belgium is fucking awesome!
>> Anonymous
lol bump
>> Anonymous
why is this stupid thread still here
>> Anonymous
>>27935

...Says the man who's country took it in the rear from Russia, Austria and Germany in turns for a few centuries before gaining independence, being raped by the Germans again and finally becoming Russia's cum-slut.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
You can keep the Netherlands. I'll take Brussels' beers over Amsterdam's marijuana any fucking day.
>> Anonymous
>>28924

This man speaks the absolute fucking truth