>>In our small country we probably have more politicians and secretaries of State than you could imagine, and they love to make each other lives suck on TV, >>while they enjoy a good pint of beer together when the cameras are off.
I think the essence of your statement applies to most "mature" nation-states; I certainly think it applies to ours. So, "Don't keep the ice too far" ... from the beer! Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Luc Delcoigne Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:21am 11:21 To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic - Belgium Hi Dennis, Interesting question.... I saw all the the Poirot detectives on the TV and I found it very amusing. You have to remember that Hercule Poirot was the fruit of the imagination of Agatha Christie, who was British ! The stories are well-written and I enjoy them very much.... David Suchet plays the role of Hercule Poirot in the TV series in a quite caricatural way...But he is not a Belgian. I must say a recognize more of the Belgian ways in the interpretation of the Hercule Poirot movies where Peter Ustinov played the part. But Ustinov was a real European and he knew Brussels. As an inhabitant of the Flemish part of the country we like to think that we understand and appreciate the british sense of humour. But in fact most of us are also very close to the French....Napoleon was here when my greatgrandfather was a child..... It isn't all that long ago.....;-) So, Poirot: very entertaining...very cute to see how a Belgian should look in the mind of a British author. But I haven't met one of that kind in my country. I like to think we are more "normal"...;-) Hopes this gives you an idea..... Best regards, Luc D. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis McGrath" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:01 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Off topic - Belgium Being a Belgian, what do you think of the Poirot mystery series??? It's always interesting to hear a native's perspective. Dennis McGrath
