Tag Archives: Europe

Oh NOES! (part II)

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Arthur

Erlier today, BBC reported that the Polish president Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash in Russia (link). Besides the president, 80 or so other senior politicians died, leaving Poland in a sort of political and constitutional vacuum. It will … Continue reading →

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Someuropean.

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Arthur

I read an interview with Mitt Romney, who says that now that Obama has won the presidency, he should: …forget entirely about reelection and focus solely on helping the nation at a critical time. He should dismiss the people who … Continue reading →

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The economy. Stupid.

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Arthur

This week, the global economy crisis dominated the headlines. The most shocking headline was the ‘Iceland meltdown’: you’ve probably seen the images of the downward spiral of the currency of Iceland, the Krona. There was, of course, also the spat … Continue reading →

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Around the news

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Arthur

According to the Dutch online news site Nu.NL, Flemish kids (as in “Dutch-speaking Belgians”1) are the worst bullies in Europe (Dutch language-alert). The original article (at the Belgian paper ‘De Morgen’) quotes a survey done by the British Council. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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You failed

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Arthur

Via Crooks and Liars, I saw The Daily Show’s coverage of Romney’s CPAC speech: the speech contained so many platitudes, cliches and stereotypes that it had me laughing. Europe is facing a demographic disaster. That is the inevitable product of … Continue reading →

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Heathrow, sucks and then

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Arthur

You know that you went too far giving instructions about ‘Heathrow’, ‘flying by plane’ or ‘entering no-mans-land called Customs’, when you become aware that the instructee is a actually a regular flyer too. OK. Then. No worries. Safe flight. That … Continue reading →

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