07-21-2009, 05:53 AM
Quote:That is why Belgians don't win wars. (IIRC, you are Dutch)
They never have.
A nation of cowards and bureaucrats.
It ain't the Mexican flu, it's the Belgian flu, to properly depict the infestation in a term that has meaning.
I have no idea what you are trying to say, but you remind me of Austin Powers' father.
Anyway, when Holland and Belgium (Flanders) were still one there have been long periods in which we were the most powerful nation on earth (eg the only ones having invaded England in the last 800 years.
I don't think there are many countries of this size that have such a good track record. Not that I am proud of our role in slave trading etc.
Our only mistake was trading New York.:D
Anyway look up golden century.....maybe then you also understand why 40 % of the paintings in US museums are from dutch painters (with another 40 % italian and 20 % others).