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[Owlbread]

I always saw Belgium as one of those false countries. Countries that don't actually exist,  they're just administrative leftovers from the olden days when several countries were ruled by one European ruler as administrative units. Switzerland is an example - it's bits and pieces of several countries stuck together.

[Dutchling]

But then again, you think that of every country, so no surprises there.

[Darvi]

A century or two down the line, Owlbread VIII will say the same thing about the Empire of Europe.

[Owlbread]

But then again, you think that of every country, so no surprises there.

Not every country. I think the Netherlands are real, for instance. They just control Frisia which I disagree with. There is no "Belgium" however - no mother nation. It's just the name given to a union of two countries.

However I should add that this is my point of view. Sheb is more than entitled to his own - I hope I am not offending him too much by saying his country doesn't exist. I do concede however that the regions within such old school "realms" are usually tied together through shared historical experience - so just like Flanders and Wallonia are separate nations, due to history they are Belgian in character. Whether this means Belgium is a country is another matter.

[WarRoot]

I always saw Belgium as one of those false countries. Countries that don't actually exist,  they're just administrative leftovers from the olden days when several countries were ruled by one European ruler as administrative units. Switzerland is an example - it's bits and pieces of several countries stuck together.

Owlbread exposed for being Nigel Farage!

[smjjames]

You know, if Belgium does split. what will happen to stuff with 'Belgian' in their name?

[Sheb]

Good question. I'd be a fan of keeping the name "Belgium" for Wallonia+Brussels myself. Or maybe Southern Belgium.

[Phmcw]

I don't think Wallonia + Brussels is really viable because Bruxelles is an enclave, but I don't see us in France either. Would be funny if we end up joining Germany, and it's possibly my favorite option.


I'm also vey doubtful that the Flemishs will get along with the Dutch.

[Sheb]

Maybe we can rename Brussels into Kalilingratjes.

[10ebbor10]

Meh, just split in twine and build a wall.

[Sheb]

To be honest, that's probably the one thing that'll hold Belgium together: our inability to agree on a way to split it. :p

[Sergarr]

And also the fact that Belgium hold the EU headquarters.

Which is incredibly ironic, given the current popularity of euroskepticism.

[Funk]

It can be argued that england is no more real than Belgium.
Just because the the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were conquered by the great heathen army and became the danelaw.

If we take the long view then i'm in a occupied state, under a coup thats left us with a bavaria monarchy.
Does that make us just administrative left overs?
(A lot of people think that the UK is a country, it's not, the countries just share a monarchy)

[10ebbor10]

And also the fact that Belgium hold the EU headquarters.

Which is incredibly ironic, given the current popularity of euroskepticism.

Eurosceptiscism is not that similair for the moment here.

Anyway, Flanders can not loose Bruxelles, because otherwise the capital will likely end up in Antwerp. We can't let that happen.

[Sheb]

Yeah, Euroscepticism was never that strong in Belgium. Even the Flemish nationalists like the EU, because it would make it easier to leave Belgium.