I wasn't saying Belgium should Balkanize nor was I advocating for reuniting with those countries. The joke (because it was a joke) is that Belgium is made up of very distinct cultural differences by virtue of their history and looks messy and complicated. You're taking this all way too seriously.
And I know a lot of Belgians are comrades, I was in a long term relationship with a Flemish girl and have an ass-ton of Belgian friends. I went to college for a bit in West-Vlaanderen. It's just banter. They call me a greedy, loud, clog wearing foefke all the time. It's in good fun.
I took it serious because the sentiment "Belgium isn't a country" comes up every time on this site when the country is named and it's infuriating to see left-wingers repeat what's essentially the talking points of our local chuds.
I wasn't saying Belgium should Balkanize nor was I advocating for reuniting with those countries. The joke (because it was a joke) is that Belgium is made up of very distinct cultural differences by virtue of their history and looks messy and complicated. You're taking this all way too seriously.
And I know a lot of Belgians are comrades, I was in a long term relationship with a Flemish girl and have an ass-ton of Belgian friends. I went to college for a bit in West-Vlaanderen. It's just banter. They call me a greedy, loud, clog wearing foefke all the time. It's in good fun.
Okay, great. Non-taken.
I took it serious because the sentiment "Belgium isn't a country" comes up every time on this site when the country is named and it's infuriating to see left-wingers repeat what's essentially the talking points of our local chuds.