tfw you remember belgium exists
>>860875
Brugge :-DDD
>>860875
Remind me why it hasnt been split between the french and dutch again?
In Bruges was a good movie
>>860891
>>860891
Fuck that we don't want them Belgians over here in the Netherlands.
>When someone doesn't like the idea of French natural borders
How do you deal with these people?
>>861112
>the idea of French natural borders cause the decline of western civilization
>>860875
That, but also pic related.
Give it a mercy kill.
>>861112
"france" is anything but natural
>>861129
Holy shit, this is so true
>>860891
>Remind me why it hasnt been split between the french and dutch again?
France intervened when the Dutch started their 10 day campaign. At this point their """war of independence""" was more about attacking local garrisons. When the Dutch army showed up they collectively shat themselves and the French speaking quasi-nobility of the South called on France for help.
Talleyrande plan was the best option desu...
>>860875
>Belgium
I believe you mean South Netherlands
>godverdomme kankersnel
>>860891
Cause they rebelled agaisnt the Dutch.
>>862138
independence wouldn't have happened had the dutch king not been an absolute idiot though
>my country just doubled in size with absolutely zero effort or accomplishments on our part
>lets be absolute dicks to the new folks
>>860891
Remember the time when one of the leading newspapers on international politics recommended to abolish Belgium?
>Sometimes it is right for a country to recognise that its job is done
>If Belgium did not already exist, would anyone nowadays take the trouble to invent it?
http://www.economist.com/node/9767681
>>862477
Belgians aren't people. Please stop making that mistake.
>>862488
I like how the only negatives about Belgium in that article are Congo (which was not done by Belgium) and the German invasion, which would have still happened had Belgium not existed.
And thanks to some of the more complex issues any attempts to split up the country would result in long term economic destabilization for everyone involved
>>860875
Speaking as a Dutch citizen, I'd rather border Belgium than France. They have cooties and they think they're bunnies.
>>860875
The Benelux should be Spanish (and Catholic btw).
>>861129
Huh
>>862611
but that would be degeneracy
WE DID IT ABDULLAH-LOUISÉ
WE ARE NOW OFFICIALY THE FIRST MUSLIM WESTERN EUROPEAN NATION WITH A RELIGIOUS MUSLIM MAJORITY
>>862496
>Congo (which was not done by Belgium)
we dindu nuffin
>>862646
Inshallah
