You're having a fucking laugh

[Skweeky]

I've been living in the UK for 3 years and in that time I've been back in Belgium twice, for a total of 8 days.
I just received this e-mail from our ministry of foreign affairs:

Betreft: federale parlementaire verkiezingen 2007

Geachte Mevrouw/Geachte Heer,

U hebt enige tijd geleden een uitnodiging ontvangen om u in te schrijven voor de federale parlementaire verkiezingen. Tenzij wij ons vergissen, heeft de Ambassade of het Consulaat(-generaal) uw antwoord nog niet ontvangen.

Daar de deelname aan de verkiezingen wettelijk verplicht is voor de Belgen die ingeschreven zijn in de bevolkingsregisters van de Ambassade/ Consulaat(-generaal), zouden wij het zeer op prijs stellen ten laatste op 1 februari 2007 uw volledig ingevulde inschrijvingsformulier te mogen ontvangen.

Voor bijkomende informatie kunt u steeds terecht op de Ambassade/het Consulaat(-generaal).
Hoogachtend,

Karel De Gucht
Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken




They're basically telling me that I have to get back to them before the 1st of february so I can vote in the federal elections.
In Belgium voting is compulsory.
So if I don't vote I get fined


So... they're wanting me to vote for a parlement that does not affect my life whatsoever.
Not only that, I don't follow Belgian politics so I don't have a clue who does what these days:unsure:

What's the use?

[bunny67]

tell em to fuck off n explain ur longer in the country

[DanB]

ask them to send me some chocolates

[Skweeky]

Doesn't work like that.
I'm on the register of the embassy, so I'm expected to vote.
I suppose I could vote blank

[bunny67]

cant u do what wedo in uk if were not around vote by post

[Skweeky]

yeah but that's not the point.

What's the use in voting for a government in a country you don't live in?

[bunny67]

true

[Alien5]

put an X in every box.

[bunny67]

:lol:
put an X in every box.

[internet.news]

well.. you still get their services embassy-wise like :unsure:

[Skweeky]

Like issue me with a passport every 10 years?

[internet.news]

I am sooo having embassywise next game :fist:

[Skweeky]

good word that

[Fulanito]

they are maybe places u and the other belgians can vote :)the past september were elections in Peru and i voted in Stockholm :D

[Skweeky]

I might actually meet another Belgian person then :cry:

I'm overcome with emotion

[manker]

yeah but that's not the point.

What's the use in voting for a government in a country you don't live in?So you don't get fined.

Just spoil the ballot paper and send it back. No fine and you get to register your disdain in an official manner.

Job's a good 'un.

[internet.news]

"The law of 7 March 2002 , which still applies, simplified this procedure by allowing a representative to vote by proxy (M.B. of 08.05.2O02)."


http://www.diplomatie.be/london/default.asp?id=36&ACT=5&content=54&mnu=36 :batman:

[internet.news]

http://www.belgium.be/eportal/application?pageid=indexPage&navId=3018 :idunno:

[Skweeky]

I don't mind doing the voting.
If I have to go somewhere to vote work has to give me time off for it

MUahahahaa

I just don't see the point

[Gripper]

Is Belgium a hotbed of political intrigue or are they all useless tossers like politicians worldwide.

[Mr JP Fugley]

I agree with Allen S. Spoil the paper.

Be a wee bit more subtle tho', put a tick instead of an x. Or a wee drawing of a peen.

That'll learn the Dutch Bar Stewards for making you vote.

[Buffalo]

It's only a bit of paper, just put an X on it :fist:
that's if you can do a proxy vote :unsure:
I'm glad you are in the UK and enjoying it like you do, My experiences of Belgium have not been good, My visit (1993) I got arrested at Bruges train station for non payment of a train ticket purchase, it was not my fault that this happened, it was all confusion caused by the ticket chap.
I was escorted to the guard house and I told them what happened, at the time i was employed with HMCG, I showed the station officer my ID and he spat on it, yet it had the Queens crest on it.
Bastard fucker.
I would never return to that country and I have no respect for the law in Belgium at all.
Sorry for my language, but it's upsetting

[Proper Bo]

It's only a bit of paper, just put an X on it :fist:
that's if you can do a proxy vote :unsure:
I'm glad you are in the UK and enjoying it like you do, My experiences of Belgium have not been good, My visit (1993) I got arrested at Bruges train station for non payment of a train ticket purchase, it was not my fault that this happened, it was all confusion caused by the ticket chap.
I was escorted to the guard house and I told them what happened, at the time i was employed with HMCG, I showed the station officer my ID and he spat on it, yet it had the Queens crest on it.
Bastard fucker.
I would never return to that country and I have no respect for the law in Belgium at all.
Sorry for my language, but it's upsetting

I'm sorry for your language too, "Bastard Fucker" is a terrible example of swearage, cuntybawls

[Alien5]

i visited belgium in november, not that long ago, Ive heard their biggest export isnt really chocolate or stella...its amunition.

[Skweeky]

't is true :(

[100%]

hence send them the bill for your vote
1 vote = 356 choclates = 2000 000 Euro

[thewizeard]

..Just got to do your duty Skweeky....make use of it, see family, buy some kegs of Jupiler, over the border to a Dutch Koffie shop...

Who knows you might just meet the love of your life.


So go home and vote, you know it makes sense :) lol

[Alien5]

i would like you to Bring me back an ounce of northern lights from the red light district coffee shop, amsterdam thankyou, please.

[Skweeky]

I'm not going back to Belgium to vote, I'll be away on holiday.
I'll tell my mum to vote for me

[Barbarossa]

Compulsory voting is silly.

[Alien5]

I always make an effort to vote.

[Gripper]

I always make an effort to vote.

I find it an effort to vote,but always do thus giving me the right to moan about politicians.

[Gripper]

Compulsory voting is silly.

But thats why we live in a Democracy.:shifty:

[Skweeky]

Well...

In Belgium, the king can veto anything he wants... technically


The last one who tried to pull that one off was found unfit to rule for 3 days so they could pass the law :lol:

[Barbarossa]

Compulsory voting is silly.

But thats why we live in a Democracy.:shifty:

What happened to freedom of choice? :blink:

[Skweeky]

It stems from the day of the multiple voting system.

Many company owners wouldn't allow their employees to go voting when they received the right to vote.
So the government made it complusory.
That way everyone HAD to go

[Alien5]

people complain that voting is pointless so they dont bother to vote, i think were lucky to have a say in the matter, even if all the politicians suck.

Yeah i thing we should also make it compulsory in the the Uk, that way we would get a better result overall. :D

[manker]

people complain that voting is pointless so the dont bother to voteNah, it wasn't that.

I thought he didn't vote because he thinks all British politicians are cunts. Or something.

[Alien5]

I think they are all cunts, but i would still like everyone to vote which is the best cunt for ther job. :P

[manker]

The right to abstain is important. I wouldn't like to lose that.

[Barbarossa]

Yeah i thing we should also make it compulsory in the the Uk, that way we would get a better result overall. :D

I disagree, but I respect your right to have that opinion :smilie4:


If people don't want to vote, then they've got a right not to have to vote. If you force them to vote, then they could vote for anybody, out of spite.

However, you should have to demonstrate some minimum level of understanding of politics before you are allowed to vote though. It's not like X-Factor.

For example, should this person be allowed to make important decisions? :blink:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3582/thewo5.gif

[Alien5]

he looks just like i feel :dabs: erm....:ermm: is that you? :blink: anyways, im not saying force them to vote just tell them they can get a free lottery ticket if the turn up at the polling station or sumthing.

[Barbarossa]

is that you? :blink:

:blink:

Was that a rod?

[Alien5]

is a rod an insult? if so..it wernt a rod. i used to look like that as a student so im not insulting you, its funny.

[manker]

However, you should have to demonstrate some minimum level of understanding of politics before you are allowed to vote though. It's not like X-Factor.Means test the electorate?1!1!! You cad!

Fie on you!


That's the second time I've fied someone today :happy:

[clocker]

That's the second time I've fied someone today :happy:
Well, it is Fieday, after all.

[manker]

That's the second time I've fied someone today :happy:
Well, it is Fieday, after all.
:pinch:

Fie on you for bad Boabism.

[clocker]

You're lucky it isn't Twosday.

[Skweeky]

I think you should add 'boabism' to the urban dictionary. It's a fine word if I've ever seen one!

[manker]

I think you should add 'boabism' to the urban dictionary. It's a fine word if I've ever seen one!
I don't know :unsure:

I've already added two other damn fine terms (http://www.urbandictionary.com/author.php?author=manker) at urban dictionary and I'm just not confident that 'Boabism' is up there with them.

[Skweeky]

I reckon it is.
Boabism deserves its own place in the dicitonary.
You know it makes sense


BTW, I couldn't find a lapdancing club with male dancers in Glasgow, so I'll just go to a normal one and get some boobies rubbed in my face

[manker]

I reckon it is.
Boabism deserves its own place in the dicitonary.
You know it makes sense


BTW, I couldn't find a lapdancing club with male dancers in Glasgow, so I'll just go to a normal one and get some boobies rubbed in my faceSounds orsum. Bewbs > *.

A tip Bo gave me; usually in strip-clubs, they're not allowed to touch you but if you take your time in deliberately picking the ugliest stripper to give your table a dance - she'll be so grateful that you'll get a face-full of her hawt tits :smilie4:

[Proper Bo]

:o

[Skweeky]

I shall bear that in mind.
Thanks for the tip