suein56
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Post by suein56 on Jun 1, 2022 10:10:03 GMT 1
I squirm when I see photos of hoards of overweight, bare-chested men roaming about the streets in any Spanish coastal town clutching their plastic beer glasses tightly in their hands .. and they turn out to be British holidaymakers. Who appear to have no respect for their host country. Then I feel embarrassed to be British.
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Post by woolybanana on Jun 1, 2022 11:24:44 GMT 1
Don’t forget their staggering ten ton Tessy partners, suein56!🥵
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Post by omegal on Jun 1, 2022 14:56:55 GMT 1
Being proud to be English isn't something that really resonates with me; equally, I find being ashamed to be English a peculiar concept. It seems to me the present government don't really seem to be very English - or British, for that matter - because their values are not what I thing of as British values (honesty, decency, fairness, welcome the foreigner, ...). And even those "British values" are not particularly British, but more like common decency - and derived from Judaeo-Christian values. Wallonia is so indebted, strike prone and corrupt at certain levels that the French dont want them. Nor do those in Wallonia who value Belgian culture. But it is such a mismash of nationalities and races that it may soon be difficult to describe a Belgian culture, except in terms of variety. I don't think for one minute the Walloons would lose their Belgian culture, no more than all the other French regions that from North to South have very varied cultures, including their own dialect in many cases within their region. Tell me a country that has no corruption, the UK now leads the field of course. I will agree the French have never been in any hurry to accept a Walloon request to join France but we know why the Walloons ask, it is the Southern Belgians (the Flemish) that have had the best out of Belgium for sure.
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ibis
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Post by ibis on Jun 1, 2022 15:18:46 GMT 1
Wallonia is so indebted, strike prone and corrupt at certain levels that the French dont want them. Nor do those in Wallonia who value Belgian culture. But it is such a mismash of nationalities and races that it may soon be difficult to describe a Belgian culture, except in terms of variety. I don't think for one minute the Walloons would lose their Belgian culture, no more than all the other French regions that from North to South have very varied cultures, including their own dialect in many cases within their region. Tell me a country that has no corruption, the UK now leads the field of course. I will agree the French have never been in any hurry to accept a Walloon request to join France but we know why the Walloons ask, it is the Southern Belgians (the Flemish) that have had the best out of Belgium for sure. the Northern Belgians (the Flemish) do all the work. They do have more opportunities for industry - the sea for example but they actually work, not like in the south who have always relied on the North to support them..
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Post by woolybanana on Jun 1, 2022 15:25:53 GMT 1
Funny that, it is reversed in the UK!🤬
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Post by ForumUser2 on Jun 1, 2022 15:26:40 GMT 1
Can we start a "stupid generalisations" thread?
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Post by omegal on Jun 1, 2022 16:24:46 GMT 1
AS Woolybanana knows I know Liege,Huy and other Walloon towns well, plus we have many friends that live there. They would love to read that they are supported by the North as the South region don't like work. I take it you must know Cockerills a major steel plant in Liege that went bankrupt. Many men lost their jobs around 1988, other companies have tried to rejuvenate the steel industry there but all have failed for various reasons. You will also know of the many disputes between the Flamands and the Walloons which used to flare up into armed fights. Give me a Walloon every time, the ones I know and they are numerous, are a great people.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2022 16:31:32 GMT 1
Two of the UK's biggest financial drains, parliament and the royals, are in the south funnily enough, while the wealth, oil, gas and whisky for example are in the north. Worth mentioning, I thought.
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Post by woolybanana on Jun 1, 2022 17:39:53 GMT 1
AS Woolybanana knows I know Liege,Huy and other Walloon towns well, plus we have many friends that live there. They would love to read that they are supported by the North as the South region don't like work. I take it you must know Cockerills a major steel plant in Liege that went bankrupt. Many men lost their jobs around 1988, other companies have tried to rejuvenate the steel industry there but all have failed for various reasons. You will also know of the many disputes between the Flamands and the Walloons which used to flare up into armed fights. Give me a Walloon every time, the ones I know and they are numerous, are a great people. Are you Ricky Rocket, omegal?
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Post by omegal on Jun 1, 2022 18:13:15 GMT 1
Yes I am Wooly, still am the wife says
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Post by woolybanana on Jun 1, 2022 18:24:42 GMT 1
A real blast from the past, my dear Malc. You still in France, enjoying old age?😜 Any news of Dick Smith; I tried to find him on facebook but there are a hell of a lot of Dicks there!
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Post by houpla on Jun 1, 2022 21:12:44 GMT 1
Being proud to be English isn't something that really resonates with me; equally, I find being ashamed to be English a peculiar concept. It seems to me the present government don't really seem to be very English - or British, for that matter - because their values are not what I thing of as British values (honesty, decency, fairness, welcome the foreigner, ...). And even those "British values" are not particularly British, but more like common decency - and derived from Judaeo-Christian values. Long gone from the UK, and fast disappearing in France, too.
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Post by houpla on Jun 1, 2022 21:19:03 GMT 1
Any news of Dick Smith; I tried to find him on facebook but there are a hell of a lot of Dicks there! One of the most profound and true statements that I've ever seen on the internet
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Nifty
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Post by Nifty on Jun 1, 2022 21:19:44 GMT 1
I'm proud to be English and always will be….. I wonder why ?
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Post by flober on Jun 2, 2022 5:38:15 GMT 1
I'm proud to be English and always will be….. I wonder why ? Because propaganda really works for some people
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