On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:49:14 +0100, "maxi"
wrote in :

wasn't belgium on a wendsday


Ron (from belgium)

As am a curious human (some would say in more ways than one) I
really do have to ask why!

Are there no "Wednesdays" in Belgium? If so, this must be pretty
confusing to European travelers.

Does this apply equally in Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels?

A quick net search reveals the following:

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As linguistic spats endure, Belgium nears record of 150 days
without a government
The Associated Press
Published: November 4, 2007

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Belgium heads for a record this week — 150
days with no government — unless the Christian Democrat and
Liberal winners of spring elections suddenly resolve linguistic
spats deadlocking their bid to form a government...

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/...ment-Talks.php

Golly gee, Batman! A nice quiet country in Europe with no
government?

Perhaps it should prepare for a truly massive influx of
potential migrants!

If no Government, this implies no enforceable laws. :-)

Businesses and "spammer's" [if they aren't the same thing] should
be rushing to establish a base there! :-)

After all, if "no government", then no "laws", and no need for
"migrant visas". :-)

If you have "dual nationality" why are you bothering to reveal
such information to this group?

Perhaps you could return and become a "Minister [or Czar] of
Immigration?"

Can you still speak Fleming or Waloon? Fly there immediately,
make ten friends, get the support of six or seven of them, and
you could claim that a majority of those polled wanted you
you in charge of immigration. :-)

Don't get too excited at this possibility, though. Have a nice
rest, or even sleep while considering the possibilities.

It might be interesting to see a European country with no
established government.

Update: See:

Bye bye Belgium?

"With deep divisions between its French and Dutch speakers, not
to mention a ludicrously complex administrative system, it's a
wonder Belgium has stayed united for so long. Now, after 156 days
without a national government, the country is heading for
meltdown."

Jon Henley reports

Tuesday November 13, 2007
The Guardian
[more at]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2209988,00.html


Regards,
Kangaroo16