tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32285346.post4253799994630733968..comments2023-11-05T09:21:58.937+01:00Comments on The Witloof: Trapped in a loveless marriage called BelgiumHercéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379889155246509026noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32285346.post-14007218104622910562007-03-05T14:30:00.000+01:002007-03-05T14:30:00.000+01:00MKWM - i was just trying the most pathetic refere...MKWM - i was just trying the most pathetic reference to the 1980's ad for the British beer Bass ("buy that man a bass"). poor, i know.<BR/><BR/>I also think the author was a man...<BR/><BR/>Daphne - the Thalys must provide some comfort? <BR/><BR/>I think that a hefty proportion of that 56% are probably Parisian tax exiles. Or is iy just Johnny Hallyday...?Hercéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379889155246509026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32285346.post-75853264314824824312007-03-03T09:05:00.000+01:002007-03-03T09:05:00.000+01:00Very interesting article, I was amazed to see we f...Very interesting article, I was amazed to see we furriners make up 56% of the population of Brussels, which is not likely to endear us to the locals. My own relationship with Brussels is a marriage of convenience, after a long and passionate affair with Paris. It's grey, damp and dull but it pays the rent.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32285346.post-19747697685677783032007-03-02T22:38:00.000+01:002007-03-02T22:38:00.000+01:00Who did your donkey work, The Seattle Times or The...Who did your donkey work, The Seattle Times or The Chicago Tribune? Never mind, the article is indeed a good one. What really makes it for me is the line "the demise of Belgium is not a question of if, but when". One can not remain trapped in a loveless marriage for ever. <BR/><BR/>Why should someone buy <B><B>that man</B></B> a beer? Are you perhaps assuming men only can be trapped in such a marriage?MKWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086959312528796035noreply@blogger.com