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Posted by Jayx1 on Feb-26-2005 20:19:

Question for the Belgians

This is a question i'm asking of other countries just to get a comparison.

In Belgium would you ever get a group of 1st generation Belgians claiming to be another nationality just because one or more parents were born there? Would they ever feel "closer" to that heritage than they do to Belgian heritage even though they were born in Belgium and have never set foot in that country they claim?

Posted by Nabistai on Feb-26-2005 21:45:

Re: Question for the Belgians

Posted by The_G0dfather on Feb-26-2005 21:59:

Thats a pretty difficult question to just answer with yes or no.
I would suppose that including in Belgium, the majority would feel Belgian with just different roots.

Posted by FredNova on Feb-27-2005 10:46:

The majority claims to be Belgian. There will always be a part that will be stuck in the past (most of the time due to religion (no offence)) but most of them will experience the nationality of where they are born and grown up.

Posted by Dark Apostle on Feb-27-2005 20:51:

Re: Question for the Belgians

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
This is a question i'm asking of other countries just to get a comparison.

In Belgium would you ever get a group of 1st generation Belgians claiming to be another nationality just because one or more parents were born there? Would they ever feel "closer" to that heritage than they do to Belgian heritage even though they were born in Belgium and have never set foot in that country they claim?

We'll I was born in Denmark, my dad was a Dane and my mom is a Belgian. I've lived in Belgium since my 4-5 and consider myself more a Belgian than a Dane.
I don't feel much connected to Denmark or its culture, yet I feel a bit of pride towards its history.

Posted by Kaidreas on Feb-28-2005 17:21:

meesa don't understand the question