an answer to filet americaine

dear filet americaine

although you might be living here some time, you're so terrible wrong about belgium. It is known that people in Belgium are rather closed when you're a stranger, but once you're known, you are welcome all the time. And by this a mean all the time.
Since Belgium is situated between France and Germany whe have the taste of the first and the abundancy of the latter.
Belgians are "Bourgondiers" which means whe enjoy live with all its benefits: excellent food, briljant beers, friends and plenty of laughs
When you are talking bout our culture you are so wrong: Because Belgium is a crosspoint of cultures in Europe, belgian culture is divers. Whe have the medieval masters (Van Eyck) Barok (Rubens, Van Dijck,...)Whe have buildings some countries would dream of.
And if we talk about modern culture: We have a range from Magritte (surrealism) Delvaux, Fabre, Anna-Theresa De Keersmaecker, ...
Music: anything between the jazz of Toots Thielemans to the dance music of the de Waele Brothers.
And if you have never seen Belgian art, you couldnt understand our national feeling, which is that we are all individuals, but linked by a same way of living: the belgian way: relaxed, at ease, no worries, everything will be fine.

So our culture is not all that much only for the rich people (check out zomer van antwerpen, gentse feesten,...), and especially not imported. Whe have a rich mixture of all that is beautifull in europe.

And our housing problems, as you say, are non-existing. I don't know where you lived, but you're talking nonsense.

So my guess after living here for 20 years and not having friends: look at yourself instead of blaming the country

mvg
karel

Karel Van Doren 04 Aug 2009, 05:10 - Report