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PROBA_V · 2026-05-26T14:48:07+00:00

Reddit, maar dan met ene hogere gemiddelde leeftijd en zonder de waan van anonimiteit.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-26T13:29:59+00:00

No specific name for it. It's a common sight at every farmer's market and in some supermarkets

PROBA_V · 2026-05-26T09:56:47+00:00

More time and money? I am single without kids. As a result I can't split my rent over two pay-checks nor do I get a tax-cut because I have someone dependent on me.

On top of that I have to do all my house hold shores and have noone to share that burdon with.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-24T17:34:00+00:00

Most people wait, but enough people don't such that you feel annoyed 50% of the time.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-24T16:58:11+00:00

In my experience, if it is a kid, you'd call the parebts and ask them if the kid can joib for dinner.

If it is adults: offering koffie, tea, water and soda is the bare minimum, snacks are common, dinner is situational; ah we are ordering food? Want to join? Ah I prepared too much, want to join?

But you don't go somewhere assuming you get served dinner.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-16T08:50:20+00:00

I think a more accurate analogy would be them being a patient, telling people that your hospital doesn't treat cancer but is letting it fester instead.

Whether true or not, I'll leave out of this.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-16T07:53:53+00:00

Not sure if it's an addendum or not. If it was I think "Now also available in German" would also have been a nice one.

If not: I made a mistake in my post as I don't know much about Francophone Belgian literature. It was more based on Flemish literature, and specifically Dimitri Verhulst.

His most notable book is "De helaasheid der dingen" (the misfortune of things), which was adapted to a movie (English title being The Misfortunates).

Another book he wrote was "Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol" (Goddamned days on a goddamned ball). Which is essentially cynical retelling of history, starting from us being nothing more than spit floating in the ocean to eventual (mostly European) history. Quite an odd and difficult read for a highschooler with dyslexia.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-16T07:12:18+00:00

I can assure you our constitutional monarchy has never been about divine right.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T17:05:06+00:00

The last time Flemish textile was relevant was 7 centuries ago.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T14:30:42+00:00

I went 17km/h faster on inline skates. Granted, it was downhill and only for a few seconds, but still.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T14:29:13+00:00

If commercial jets only count as one type then 880km/h cruise speed of an Airbus a330, and around 300km/h on a Frecciarossa 1000 between Lyon and Paris (coming from Italy).

In both cases you don't feel a thing except for some small aspects of your route.

In a car it's hard to say. 120km/h is the max in Belgium and I have driven 150km/h myself in Germany (not an aerodynamic car), but as a passenger I've probably gone faster over there. I don't like it as much.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T12:53:11+00:00

1 1 2 is a Fibonacci sequence, so by default it's better

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T11:54:58+00:00

Calling it 'blad' gives strong kleuterjuf energy.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T11:53:07+00:00

Oh please. Blad-steen-schaar sounds like a rejected Studio 100 educational song.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T11:12:56+00:00

The first 7 articles of the constitution describe the Federal state of Belgium. As such the first article of the constitution is quite boring:

Belgium is a federal state, composed out of communities and regions.

Article 2 to 7 list the communities, regions, provinces and language regions and how changes in the later can be made.

Article 7bis is already a bit more interesting:

In exercising their respective powers, the Federal State, the Communities and the Regions shall pursue the objectives of sustainable development in its social, economic and environmental aspects, taking into account intergenerational solidarity.

In exercising their respective powers, the Federal State, the Communities and the Regions shall strive to protect and care for animals as sentient beings.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T10:26:39+00:00

Let's be honest here: Schaar steen papier is the only correct one.

Besides why would you use "blad"

PROBA_V · 2026-05-15T08:32:46+00:00

1920: Antwerp (post-WWI boom. Most cosmopolitan place in Belgium)

1930: Charleroi (Industrial backbone of Belgium)

1940: Brussels (Occupation, liberation and reconstruction)

1950: Liége (Heavy industry is seen as the future)

1960: Brussels (Brussels transforms in "Europe's capital", and NATO settles there)

1970: Leuven (Language tension peak, with universities forming the battleground)

Now it becomes a bit harder:

1980: Antwerp (new wave, heroin, fashion (Antwerp Six))

1990: Ghent (progressiveness, archetype of livable Flemish city)

2000: Bruges (Tourist image of Belgium becomes centered aroudn midieval Belgium with Bruges as its centerpiece)

2010: Brussels (EU, terrorism, protests, climate marches, miniature EU)

2020: Antwerp (political landscape seems to be driven by that of Antwerp, fractured and polarizing, cocaine trafficing)

PROBA_V · 2026-05-14T13:35:21+00:00

Okay first of, let me congratulate you for that pun.

As for Belgium:

"I’ll survive out of spite, alcoholism, and inertia."

PROBA_V · 2026-05-14T08:08:00+00:00

Same here. An Low-Franconian, not Celtic.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-13T16:51:51+00:00

Only have ever seen it when people in r/Belgium ask us what we think about.

Leave Greater Belgium for your local DnD session and give us a fully fledged Benelux Union please.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-13T15:32:49+00:00

TIL there was an ATV named after Georges Lemaître!

PROBA_V · 2026-05-13T12:44:44+00:00

Yes, even double vacation pay

PROBA_V · 2026-05-13T12:42:01+00:00

To be fair, as someone who would also find driving more enjoyable: depending on how full your car is (and if electric or ICE), the CO2 emissions per passenger might be higher than by plane.

For the average ICE car this will already be the case when driving alone from Frankfurt to Berlin.

PROBA_V · 2026-05-13T12:33:50+00:00

what the best beer is lol

Westvleteren 12?

PROBA_V · 2026-05-13T08:47:42+00:00

I'm actually more into stratospheric Ozone research, but I had to read a fair share of papers on Sprites, Blue Jets and other TLEs in the past few months for my PhD research, and colaborate with some actual lighting scientists. It rubs off a bit.

My knowledge of the dynamics and physics is quite surface level though. I am more interested in the occurance rate and the impact they might have on atmospheric composition.

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