25% of drivers stuck in traffic every day!

A survey commissioned by the daily Het Nieuwsblad shows that one in four motorists who drive to work gets stuck in a traffic jam for at least part of the journey.

Belgians are pretty fed up with the situation. A third of the workforce wants to change their job in order to avoid traffic jams. For the under 30 crowd the figure is an even 40%.

Most respondents said that better public transport could offer a solution to the problem of traffic congestion. Most people stuck in a jam listen to the radio and are happy with the traffic information they get.

Others like to make telephone calls or pick their nose. Now was that a poll question, or did commuters just offer it up? Nothing surprises me here anymore......but I didn't know Belgium was known for its nose pickers..... and what kind of wine goes with that!

Belgium is worth fighting for!

Belgium long ago abandoned all hope of being a presence on the world stage and gave itself over to the pleasures of alcohol, chocolate, sex and seafood. To this day, it remains a nation untouched by nutrition. These are ideas worth fighting for.
In its almost total lack of ambition, in its unrelenting sense of existential dread, in its drunkenness and in its gluttony, Belgium is the most inspiring of nations. If the Belgians have tired of being Belgian, it is up to us to take their place. If Belgium will not be Belgium, it is up to us to be Belgium.

Belgium stands on the verge of disintegration. So should Belgium continue to exist? The answer is yes. Here’s why.

European Union Urges Texas To Halt Executions

The European Union on Tuesday urged Gov. Rick Perry to halt executions and introduce a moratorium on capital punishment in the United States' busiest death penalty state.

What?? No Libyans to pacify this week?

As comedian Ron White says:
"I grew up in Texas. The thing I liked about Texas is because we had the death penalty and we USE it! Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty and Texas is putting in an express lane!" If you commit a capital murder with at least 2 or more eyewitnesses you can be moved to the head of the line!

Actually it's not an execution, it's called permanent rehabilitation.

Belgians Can Now Have Dual Nationality

Belgians who take a second nationality will in future retain their Belgian citizenship. A royal decree settling the matter became operational on 9 June.
Until now Belgians who moved abroad and took a foreign nationality for personal or professional reasons automatically lost their Belgian citizenship. Read More