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21st of July   

Hello everyone!

I've been following the news about Belgium quite closely for the past few weeks. Did you know that Belgium remains without a government for more than a year? Due to various complex political issues, Belgian politicians cannot agree to form a government. They have been trying to find a way to please every parties for more than 400 days without success. It is a bit scary. Belgian people are usually calm and patient, but I am worried that they might start losing their cool soon.

Today, July 21st, is the Belgian National Day. The Royal speech is usually full of hope and gratefulness but this year, the King has expressed his anger towards the political situation. He seemed very disappointed. Hopefully, this will be seen as a wake up call in the pursuit of a balanced government.

On the news, when asked about their opinion on the situation in Belgium, the reactions of people from other European countries were quite unexpected. An old English man -giving a model display of British composure- answered: "Apart from the political situation, I understand that nothing has changed in Belgium since last year. This might just be proof that we don't really need a government".

Cheers to that!

Talk soon at CCC.

Colin (Belgium)

by chitchatcafe | 2011-07-21 17:59 | 英会話 プライベート レッスン

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