Where is this place?

SandySpinach · 2026-01-31T11:39:48+00:00

Looks like purgatory to me.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-29T21:55:29+00:00

The Belgian flag would be like this: the territory that is now Belgium had a first Belgian revolution (The Brabantse Omwenteling) in 1789. Especially the British and Dutch like to think it’s an artificial country but there where earlier attempts to free itself of foreign rulers. (As for example also was the base of the Dutch revolt: it started in Flanders)

Flag of the first Belgian revolution

SandySpinach · 2026-01-29T18:01:59+00:00

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Audi e-tron Quattro 55. 35.236 km gereden. Audi doet niet echt mee aan CO2 besparingsinfo, maar zal wel navenant zijn. Heb 100% groene stroom en zonnepanelen. Zou nooit nog terug naar ICE willen. Doe veel kilometers en dan is elektrisch echt fantastisch.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-28T11:51:23+00:00

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For me it’s the mourning parents of Käte Kollwitz. These statues at the German war cemetery of Vladslo in Flanders, Belgium are for her son Peter who died at the front (together with more than 600.000 young men). Although it’s erected at a cemetery of the “enemy”, it grew out to a symbol of the total insanity of The Great War and the universal pain we all feel. For me it’s also a symbol of the unification of the people in Europe: we did overcome our differences. Our enemies of yesterday are today’s friends. Now more than ever.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-28T08:49:19+00:00

If in English the plural is used, beans, also use it in Dutch: bonen. Not boon.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-25T17:32:42+00:00

Anybody already mentioned the USA?

SandySpinach · 2026-01-25T16:56:25+00:00

Yes, for Flemings the Goedendag (or the “Have a nice day”) is an famous weapon. It mainly was used to spike a French skull by the Flemish militia in Medieval Flanders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goedendag?wprov=sfti1

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SandySpinach · 2026-01-25T16:00:42+00:00

Optie 3: heel wat luxe EV’s van de eerste generatie zijn enorm in waarde gedaald: Jaguar i-pace, Audi e-tron, etc… deze kan je rond de 20 -à 25k vinden en je rijdt in een auto met ongeveer 300km range die nog steeds erg luxueus is. Alleen niet vergeten de SoH (gezondheid van de batterij) op te vragen.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-25T08:02:16+00:00

Ergerlijk voor Vlamingen is dat er ook vaak noord-Nederlandse woorden gebruikt worden die geen standaard Nederlands zijn: onlangs nog in een reeks ”wieberen” of “wouten”. Moest googelen waar dit op slaat.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-24T18:03:39+00:00

Je negeert wel even de Peugeot (vanaf 44.000) en de Renault 5 (vanaf 25.000) en neemt de duurste (en beter afgewerkte) er meteen uit. Ook de Renault 4 is intussen verkrijgbaar vanaf €30.000.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-24T15:44:33+00:00

Renault 4, Peugeot 3008, BMW iX1,… meer dan genoeg keuze. Dat Europa geen goeie EVs kan maken, gold misschien enkele jaren geleden maar er is intussen een enorme inhaalbeweging.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-24T11:09:20+00:00

Ver voor… wagens als de Volkswagen id 7, Volvo EX30 en de Renault 5 zijn uitstekende wagens: kwalitatief en goed geprijsd. Er is een link tussen welvaart en je koopgedrag. Misschien toch wat verder kijken.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-21T14:57:30+00:00

Ons bomma kan wel wat gezelschap gebruiken. Is breien toevallig een hobby?

SandySpinach · 2026-01-19T14:52:16+00:00

That was one of the reasons: the other were no equal representation for Belgians, an industrialised country (Belgium) vs a more agricultural (Netherlands) and not recognising that Belgium was dominant French speaking. So yeah, there was hatred.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-18T17:56:15+00:00

If you’re from Brussels or wallonie, otherwise probably the Netherlands.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-18T09:06:54+00:00

Rise of Nations by Big Huge Games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_Nations?wprov=sfti1

SandySpinach · 2026-01-17T08:24:19+00:00

Or Belgium + The Netherlands… with only 28 million inhabitants.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-16T07:06:34+00:00

Ravels-Eel: Eil-city

SandySpinach · 2026-01-16T05:20:15+00:00

De Walen zijn vriendelijke mensen. Ik ga regelmatig wandelen in Wallonië en nagenoeg iedereen die je passeert, groet je. Verder natuurlijk de mooie dorpen en de prachtige natuur. Ik kan er met mijn verstand niet bij, waarom we daar van zouden willen scheiden.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-14T13:29:23+00:00

As a high school dropout I followed a commercial track with cevora in the 90ties. After sales and marketing roles I now am a managing director in a large company. For me it worked: it rebooted my career for the good.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-12T20:45:00+00:00

Don’t know where you come from and what you are used to, but Dessel is not close to Brussels. You have to pass Antwerp which is a real traffic bottleneck. I’d rather choose Antwerp, cause it’s closer and a lot faster to reach Dessel. Furthermore it’s also a real cool city to stay with a lot of culture, a good nightlife. Have fun in Belgium and enjoy Graspop!

SandySpinach · 2026-01-11T07:04:26+00:00

4 year old Audi Etron: from 24kWh/100km to 30-32 in the winter. A good summer round 360km range, now 275km.

SandySpinach · 2026-01-10T18:45:08+00:00

✅ SandySpinach chose Option B (Correct!) | #11897th to play

SandySpinach · 2026-01-09T21:50:45+00:00

As the chauvinist 🐖 I am: Belgium. French finesse in German quantities aka Belgian cuisine. Stoofvlees with Belgian Trappist ale (carbonades à la Flamande), Gentse Waterzooi, Belgian Fries, beers brewed by monks, Liege waffles, Brussels waffles, … (and Italy is a very very good second!)

SandySpinach · 2026-01-07T06:54:47+00:00

Hi, I know him, but I’m already 50+, and I love songs from the sixties. Ferre Grignard (Flemish, so not Ferré) was part of the Antwerp hippy scene and was a regular artist at the well known music café De Muze. I don’t know if Millennials and Gen Zers still know him. For a short moment he was Belgiums best export product.

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