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2008-07-15 Europe

Belgian PM offers to resign after gov't fails to resolve linguistic spat

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Posted by Fred 2008-07-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Superb snark, Fred LOL

Posted by lotp 2008-07-15 12:39|| 2008-07-15 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Lettish? That would be the Latvians, Fred. My paternal grandmother, the linguist and educator, was involved in formalizing that one, which moved it from the status of peasant dialect to proper language. I'm going to have to google Luvian.

You speak Dutch, too? I'm jealous! I only had a year to work on that one. But you've definitely got the Belgians pegged. When we were there, the locals chose to speak in English rather than be forced to speak in the other language. All except the Germans over in their little corner of the country, who just desperately didn't want to be forced to rejoin Germany.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-07-15 12:53|| 2008-07-15 12:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Partition Belgium. Give the Phlegmish to the Netherlands and the Wal-loons to France. Give the King a villa on the Italian riviera. Everybody's happy.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-07-15 14:33|| 2008-07-15 14:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Well heck. It's small enough and it's already 75% of the way there........make it the EU equivalent to Washington DC! Then any language is fine and no one has any power!! (except of course the oligarchy)

Posted by AlanC 2008-07-15 16:34|| 2008-07-15 16:34|| Front Page Top

#5 These jackasses want to be the seat of the EU-Fascists and they can't even overcome their own divisions.

Typical

Posted by ebrown2 2008-07-15 23:28|| 2008-07-15 23:28|| Front Page Top

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