Video: Belgians divided by language barrier - 23 Sep 07

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Description: Failure by Belgium's political parties to form a government since elections in June have prompted fears of a split in the tiny European country. Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports from Belgium, where the country is seen as roughly divided between the Dutch-speakers in the North and the mainly Franco-phone population in the south.

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Askar9992
I found soultion!! belgium should speak GERMAN
xic4loca
Ah it's ok. Thank you for being honest :) Hopefully I won't think it's too bad. Ah yes, now it makes sense, doesn't it? ;D I used to live in Bahrain (an island 25 km from Saudi Arabia), yep... I heard the Muslims want to make Belgium into "Belgistan" Sad... why can't they go back to their own countries if they wanna do that?! xD
Synthiotics
i don't mean to scare you and i'm not saying you'll dislike brussels - it's a very interesting city and has some decent nightlife and such - but it's not a city i'd want to live in. it's quite dirty & chaotic, crime is on the rise, the change from affluent to poor neighbourhoods is very sudden (the EU quarter is right next to what is practically a ghetto, for example), the people can be quite sour & unfriendly (then again, i am flemish..), etc. and... truth be told.. too many muslims... !
xic4loca
aw that's sad to hear.. i HAVE to live there for 3 years and it sucks because I just finished living in Ottawa, Canada for 3 years and it was horrible too :(
Synthiotics
Honestly? Brussels is not a nice city to live. I'd choose Antwerp or Leuven.
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