RE: May god continue to bless Belgium

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France and BELGIUM!!!!!!!

On the last Sunday in June I’m off to Paris for four days, also visiting Lille. On 3rd September I shall be going to Brugge in Belgium for 9 days and seeing as much as the country as I can. For the France holiday I shall be flying with Air France between MAN and CDG and for the Belgium trip I shall be flying with VLM from London City to Brussels.
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RE: Comet

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 30-05-02 AT 09:39 AM (GMT)]Antwerp is super (I remember not long ago that Geforce said he liked it!!) The people there are a little strange with their English though. The “English speakers” in Antwerp quite clearly couldn’t understand a word of spoken English and completely messed up my meal and drink order “mussels natuur” instead of mussels in garlic butter and tonic with a slice of lemon instead of “de Koninck”, which is the local Antwerp beer (and very nice it is too). The shops are good though and there is a superb beer shop near a food market (the shop is called “Bier Winkel” – highly original!!)
As for friendly helpful people, a woman in Gent helped me to buy a tram ticket last year because the ticket machine was in Dutch, in many places no one would have bothered. Waiters in cafes have stood and had conversations with us, never happens in UK. People in beer shops will usually talk, especially when I buy Westvleteren, which is rare, they wonder why I want it!!

RE: What Languages do you speak?

I’m always being told I’ve got a strange accent, both by English people and foreigners. I lived in Barnsley for a while, Rotherham, Derbyshire and most of the time in Scarborough, so my accent is a combination of South Yorkshire and North-east Yorkshire, which can sound unusual!!! The Yorkshire sayings I’ve been posting are usually just said for a laugh, I don’t know of anyone who talks like that the whole time.. I quite like the way Scousers talk, we have some friends there.

RE: Comet

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-05-02 AT 09:16 AM (GMT)]Oh no Gyrfalcon, I’m not Belgian. Why do I display the Belgian flag? Because I love Belgium, that’s why. The food is good, especially the fish and mussels and waffles. The towns are nice with nice architecture, like the Grand Place in Brussels, the Markt in Brugge and Antwerp and places. The people are the friendliest and most helpful I’ve met anywhere and I love Belgian aviation. I’m glad you liked Brussels and Sabena. Air France are okay too.
I almost forgot to mention the fact that Begian beer is the best beer in the world bar none.

RE: What Languages do you speak?

Geforce I got it translated over the weekend, no problem really I’ve always been pretty good at learning languages, it’s something I enjoy doing, a hobby more than anything serious.
Here are some more Yorkshire (Barnsley) phrases for you. I don’t talk in that way but my Grandfather did and he would do it to annoy my Grandmother more than anything.
“Does ta want some meyt for thi dinner?” (Do you want some meat for your dinner – the “meyt” rhymes with the English word “eight”)
“Ah’ll gerrit tekken”. (“I will get it taken,” usually said to mean “I will take the dog for a walk”).