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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:04 am
by borg
well, consider the dutch/belgian thing something like greek<>turkish, but without mediteranean heat, a lot less heat, and merely at a comical level. mutual languages and culture do help of course. dutch and belgian people do get along real well...
maybe one day greeks and turks can have a pint (or ouzo) and a good laugh over some exagerated funny prejudices as well, just as palestinians and israeli. hopefully, one day...
last week there was a coverage here on national radio about one of belgian's leading (classical) guitar players doing workshops with BOTH jewish and palestinian children in israel. who said something about music being the most powerful language?
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 4:30 am
by rodos1979
On 2004-04-17 10:04, borg wrote:
mutual languages and culture do help of course. dutch and belgian people do get along real well...
I didnt know that Belgian and Dutch people were sharing the same language!.. I thought in Belgium they were speaking French and Flamandish (?, I dont know if the word is this). There is always more things to learn!
maybe one day greeks and turks can have a pint (or ouzo) and a good laugh over some exagerated funny prejudices as well, just as palestinians and israeli. hopefully, one day...
I hope a day comes when all people in the Earth feel and act like brothers! But in order for this to happen, every one of us should be REALLY wise! Wisdom brings love, love brings hapiness.
Love to all
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:34 pm
by hubird
@ Rodos1979
you're perfectly well informed about the Belgian language, it's just that Flamandish sounds quite similar as Dutch.
Most differences are the accent and some words, but we can understand each other perfect and there are many cultural ties and societies, specially in language
Nothing strange:
Till 165 years ago the northern part of Belgium and south-west Netherlands ('Holland') were joint
cheerz
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 7:48 pm
by Nisse
On 2004-04-18 14:34, hubird wrote:
Nothing strange:
Till 165 years ago the northern part of Belgium and south-west Netherlands ('Holland') were joint
cheerz
Joint. . . And then the Dutch people smoked it?
Im sorry, that joke was a blow below the belt, but I just couldn´t resist
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:33 am
by samplaire
On 2004-04-18 20:48, Nisse wrote:
Im sorry, that joke was a blow below the belt, but I just couldn´t resist
Following the OT OT: just last weekend our box fighter Golota fought for the world champion title. And there was a tie
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:10 am
by hubird
On 2004-04-18 20:48, Nisse wrote:
Joint. . . And then the Dutch people smoked it?
probably we are SELLING it
pass us by the left hand side...
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:15 am
by Counterparts
Anybody seen Austin Powers III (Goldmember)?
Royston
(2.17 hectares, by the way)
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:36 am
by samplaire
I've only seen Austin Mini
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:36 am
by Nisse
Yes, I seem to remember the Evil Mastermind being dutch, and having a peculiar accent.