Tuesday 16 March 2021

Belgium

Lord Curzon said that without India England would be a greater Belgium. A greater Belgium sounds to me very like modern Europe.

Julie Burchill said that in the 1970s Britain tried being Belgium and didn't like it.

2 comments:

  1. Political Refugee from the Global Village20 March 2021 at 10:16

    A friend commented: Belgium is a much underrated country (Flanders anyway). Some nice architecture, good food, good beer, easy to travel round because it is so small.

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  2. Political Refugee from the Global Village20 March 2021 at 10:41

    I replied: I suppose so. I visited it often a few years ago. A British diplomat told me living in Belgium is like living in an unhappy marriage. I don't know why but I love Frenchness and I don't love Dutchness. Too cutsey, perhaps.

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