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EEEEEUUUUU!!!! The cockpit of Europe.

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Beer. "French" fries. Mussels. Chocolate. Waffles. Lace. Walloons.

Yes, of course - we're talking about Belgium. Just the other day, Samantha Brown was on the travel channel, boasting of its charms. Right now, even as I type, over on PBS, the peripatetic Rick Steves is chowing down on some excellent ganache. Yes, I am addicted to travel porn shows.

What do we really know about the mysterious Belgians? Please add your two cents, before this country falls apart, a contingency that many commentators deemed likely last summer, and one which could yet come to pass.


Is Belgium doomed?
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5 months ago yarb said:

Rick Steves is strangely compelling, isn't he? The very model of the modern TV everyman.

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