Obama is visiting Belgium this week. The barkeep at our favorite local asked us what we would be doing during his visit? Would we go to Ieper for his visit to the American cemetery? As veterans of DC, we told him that we would do everything possible to avoid the inevitable traffic jams that his motorcade would cause.
He commented that Belgium became the de facto capital of the EU so that they could have visits like this but that they may have gotten more than they bargained for.
SWMBO and I chatted about this for a while and frankly, what other country could have been the seat of the EU? You can picture the discussion going something like this.
France?
The food is great but too many strikes.
Germany?
Do you really want to give those people that kind of power? Look at what happened last time.
Yeah, right.
OK how about Italy?
No, they strike more than the French and then there is the corruption.
Spain?
Seriously?
Right.
UK?
They don’t want to be part of the EU in the first place.
OK forget I asked.
The Netherlands?
Coffee shops + Prostitutes = Scandals
Yeah, bad idea.
Luxembourg?
Too rich to care.
What about the Scandanavian countries?
Too Cold.
Greece?
Now you are just messing with me.
Belgium?
Great food. Good Beer. No risk of power going to their head. Close to everywhere. Perfect!
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