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1.Have you ever been to Belgium? Yes, once as a child on a day trip from Holland
2.Do you know any Belgian people? No, I have met a couple but don't presently know any
3.Give three words that you connect with Belgium flat, beer (not together ), bicycle
4.Give three characteristics of a Belgian tbh I have no real impression other than a vague feeling of being a cross between stereotypical french and dutch /O\
5.Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? flemish, french
6.What are the colours of the Belgian flag? Yellow, black, red
7.Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? don't know, would guess republic
8.Which religion is predominant in Belgium? not a clue
9.If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? probably Brussels just to see the centre of European beaurocracy
10.Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…) Hercule Poirot, Danny Veyt, Jan Ceulemans, Enzo Scifo, Jean-Marie Pfaff (basically people I remember from my 1986 panini album), TinTin, Herge (?)
11.Do you know a big Belgian company? no
12-03-2007, 08:46 PM
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I had a rather substantial disagreement with my girlfriend in the summer as to what the language spoken in Belgium was. She reckoned Flemish and me French - it was a draw in the end.
12-03-2007, 08:48 PM
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1. Have you ever been to Belgium? - no
2. Do you know any Belgian people? - no
3. Give three words that you connect with Belgium - waffles, Brussels, beer
4. Give three characteristics of a Belgian - rivalry between Wallonia and Flanders, boring,
5. Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? - French, Dutch, German
6. What are the colours of the Belgian flag? - black, red, yellow
7. Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? - Monarchy
8. Which religion is predominant in Belgium? - Catholic
9. If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? - Flanders and Brussels. Wallonia sounds a bit dull.
10. Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…) - Tintin, Jean Claude Van Damme, various footballers.
11. Do you know a big Belgian company? -no
12-03-2007, 08:50 PM
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1.Have you ever been to Belgium? No
2.Do you know any Belgian people? Yes, my friend who is also part French
3.Give three words that you connect with Belgium Lowland EU ladies
4.Give three characteristics of a Belgian Eating French fries
5.Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? Flemish? French? Dutch?
6.What are the colours of the Belgian flag? Black, gold, red, no idea what order, vertical stripes
7.Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? Monarchy, I swear their government died
8.Which religion is predominant in Belgium? Christianity?
9.If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? Anywhere, different country, but Brussels is capital so that would draw me the most
10.Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…) The footballers, such as Mpenza, Sonck, etc
11.Do you know a big Belgian company? Maybe Stella or Artois or whatever it's called
12-03-2007, 09:33 PM
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1. Have you ever been to Belgium? Yes
2. Do you know any Belgian people? Yes
3. Give three words that you connect with Belgium - Cycling, Beer, Cobbles
4. Give three characteristics of a Belgian - No idea really on what I'd call their specifically Belgian characteristics!
5. Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? Flemish & Walloon
6. What are the colours of the Belgian flag? Black, Yellow and Red
7. Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? Monarchy
8. Which religion is predominant in Belgium? Christianity
9. If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? Ghent or Brugge for cycling & beer or Spa and Zolder for motorsport.
10. Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…) Eddy Merckx, Tom Boonen, Serge Pauwels, Patrick Sercu, Peter van Petergem, Iljo Keisse, Jacky Ickx, Francois Duval, Anthony Vanden Borre
11. Do you know a big Belgian company? Interbrew, QuickStep, Omega Pharmacy, Domo
12-03-2007, 09:40 PM
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1. Have you ever been to Belgium? Yes
2. Do you know any Belgian people? No
3. Give three words that you connect with Belgium. Beer, Waffles, Kompany.
4. Give three characteristics of a Belgian. No idea
5. Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? French, Flemish
6. What are the colours of the Belgian flag? Black, Yellow, Red
7. Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? Monarchy
8. Which religion is predominant in Belgium? Christianity
9. If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? Brussels as it is the most known place
10. Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…) Vincent Kompany, Anthony Vanden Borre
11. Do you know a big Belgian company? No
12-03-2007, 09:40 PM
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1.Have you ever been to Belgium? Yes
2.Do you know any Belgian people? Yes
3.Give three words that you connect with Belgium - Waterloo, Pedophilia, Waffles
4.Give three characteristics of a Belgian - Bureaucratic, Slow, Dense
5.Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? French & Flemish
6.What are the colours of the Belgian flag? Black, Gold, Red
7.Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? Monarchy
8.Which religion is predominant in Belgium? Atheism
9.If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? Ardennes. History
10.Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…) Hercule Poirot
11.Do you know a big Belgian company? In Bev
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12-03-2007, 09:50 PM
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1. Have you ever been to Belgium? NO
2. Do you know any Belgian people? NO
3. Give three words that you connect with Belgium. BELGUISH, CHOCOLATE, WAFFLES
4. Give three characteristics of a Belgian. BORING, BORING, HITLER.
5. Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? BELGISH
6. What are the colours of the Belgian flag? RED, BLACK, YELLOW
7. Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? REPUBLIC
8. Which religion is predominant in Belgium? CHRISTIANS
9. If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? TO THE CITY, TO SEE THE GIRLS
10. Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…). NO
11. Do you know a big Belgian company? NO
12-03-2007, 09:57 PM
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1. Have you ever been to Belgium? - No
2. Do you know any Belgian people? - Yes
3. Give three words that you connect with Belgium. - Chocolate, EU, International Students
4. Give three characteristics of a Belgian - No idea
5. Which is/are the official language(s) in Belgium? - French?
6. What are the colours of the Belgian flag? - Yellow, Black, Red
7. Do you think Belgium is a republic or a monarchy? - Monarchy at a guess?
8. Which religion is predominant in Belgium? Christianity
9. If you would visit Belgium, where would you go and why? - Antwerpen, to visit belgian Tom
10. Do you know any famous Belgians (everyone that comes to mind…) Soulwax
11. Do you know a big Belgian company? Whoever makes Stella Artois and Leffe?