I think we might have a small misunderstanding.
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
I've been to Holland and my husband is Flemish. the richer areas of the country are white, white, white, and white. The only time I saw people of color was when I went to the red light districts.
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From this I read that you saw zero people of color in the Netherlands except in the red light district. Which would be, well, weird.
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
The Flemish/Dutch part of Beligum I think used to be a part of Holland but when Belgium was created they took land from France, Germany, and Holland and merged them into Belgium. At least that's how I understood it.
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More or less, yes
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
From what I can tell there does appear to be some friction still because my husband still seems to hate the French part of the country a lot and blames them for having his political party outlawed. But is more okay with the German part (maybe shared history?)
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No, just the French being difficult buggers as usual. OH NOES I AM RACIST AGAIN.
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
My apologies for assuming on the rest of the country.
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Don't worry about it; I should also apologise for being on edge and responding in a rather rude fashion, that Ahi guys rubs me the wrong way with his racial hangups and constant insinuation.