>"The first people to cross the Rhine and oust the Gauls, those now called Tungri, were then called Germani. It was the name of this nation, not a race, that gradually came into general use. And so, to begin with, they were all called Germani after the conquerors because of the terror these inspired, and then, once the name had been devised, they adopted it themselves."[13
Isn't it cool how these small things can grow to have a major defining effect on the mistory of mankind? I mean had we called ourselved "poepeloeri" Germany would be known as Poepeloeria today and the Germanic peoples as a whole the Poepeloerian peoples.
Blake Phillips
*bisou* *kus*
Cameron Walker
WHY CONTAIN IT
Joshua Clark
>usually use a baking tray for roasting stuff in the oven >automatically use oven mittens >this time use a stainless steel pan for the first time instead of a tray >gotta do some stuff to the food halfway through the cooking >since it's a pan, just instinctively grab onto the handle RIP my left hand it hurts so much
Thomas Stewart
post hand
Mason Myers
If it's really bad, ask for ''biafine'' at the pharmacy If you're hero, let it heal by itself and bear the pain like the old ones
What's cool is that there appear to have been little changes in the composition of our people, since its formation around 2500 years ago.
>When Caesar inquired of them what states were in arms, how powerful they were, and what they could do, in war, he received the following information: that the greater part of the Belgae were sprung, from the Germans, and that having crossed the Rhine at an early period, they had settled there, on account of the fertility of the country, and had driven out the Gauls who inhabited those regions; and that they were the only people who, in the memory of our fathers [i.e. as far as we can remember], when all Gaul was overrun, had prevented the Teutones and the Cimbri from entering their territories; the effect of which was, that, from the recollection of those events, they assumed to themselves great authority and haughtiness in military matters.
So even back then the confederation of tribe that were known as Belgae was a mixture of Gauls (Celtae) and Germanics who had crossed the Rhine. Just like today it is a mixture of both Germanic and Gallo-Roman elements.
We aren't the only ones where this is true. When Tacitus described the people of Sigtuna (which corresponds approximately with the county of Stockholm) he said:
>here the sovereignty is exercised by a woman. So notoriously do they degenerate not only from a state of liberty, but even below a state of bondage.
just like today. How does the saying go: the fox changes its fur but nut its nature.
Pretty cool if you ask me. I remember reading ancient descriptions on the character of Gauls and Britons too where a lot of it were carbon copies of the stereotypes we have of the French and English today. I bet that is what the maker of Asterix must have noted too when he got his inspiration.
Zachary Scott
Oh my god, that's a baby burn t. had worse while ironing
Gavin White
Did you hold it under the tap running cold water for at least 3 minutes?
Put ointment on it regularly. Maybe something menthol based that has a cooling effect, just don't rub your eyes or scratch your balls.
Bon les flammouches il serait temps d'apprendre un vrai langage, il va pas se faire tout seul ce thread
Caleb Jenkins
Mais je suis parfaitement trilingue Pierre, et toi?
Jaxson Robinson
Pretty based actually, thanks for sharing user. I often interact with French youth due to church activities and i get bootyblasted every time because i constantly get mocked for having a Belgian accent, despite being a capitalcuck. I have a friend from Namur with a legitimately thick accent who often comes with me and he's basically bullied by them. Even when he's in Brussels, a lot of people make fun of him behind his back. Fuck the French and fuck people who don't appreciate accents, and fuck "good christians" who act like this. >haha you can't say "huit" correctly, dude lol Fuck them. I don't even hear that they have an accent, that's what baffles me and i don't consume French media at all.
I'm also a brussels rat but don't have any accent in french, it does sound ridiculous in some contexts(especially the Borinage peasant one) But to be fair, quite happy I have none...don't mind it on others tho
Isaiah Hall
Are you referring to the mythical Phrygian origin of the Belgae? Funny that you say this as I was just reading the Genta Treverorum were it is said that the first king of the Treveri was of Assyrian origin. And I remember there are similar medieval works that talk about the first kings of both the Nervii and the Franks, both state the Phrygian and babylonian origins of their first kings. All of these seem to imply a very similar story, and in my opinion is connected to the wanderings of the tribe of Dan. Robert Sepehr on youtube has covered this theme well.
Lucas Moore
We wuz s-sumethin? Sounds wild, imagine telling people that their ancestors woshipped sandniggs with crowns, careful with it
Jacob Thomas
haha leuk
Isaac Torres
Ok, cave à sperme. I don't have an accent, that's the thing. These cunts speak exactly like anyone i know, but they somehow hear things that aren't typically "french", but can't explain exactly what, other than "huit" and the plural of "os" most of the time. Even when they say it the "right" way, i don't hear anything different from what i'm used to.
Kevin Brooks
Bro, imagining being french: counting numbers like litteral retards, naming pastry ''bread+thing'', can't pronounce ''é'' and ''è'' properly, shit accents, ghetto arab mix We are the peak of the francophonie with the Swiss, they can seethe more
Jaxon Clark
For a country as small as ours we have a particularly rich history going back deep into antiquity. Look at pic related for example, all these names are originated from one coastal Belgic tribe from antiquity. According to Caesar they were the smallest of Belgic tribes even.
They even had their own tax haven on the south-east coast of Ireland (town of Manapia, now Wexford), they could avoid paying taxes to the Roman tax collector.
Also look into the Fîr-Bolg, the fourth group of settlers of Ireland.
>The name may be based on, and cognate with, Belgae.[5] The Belgae were a group of tribes living in northern Gaul. Some have suggested that the writers merely named a fictional race, the Fir Bolg, after a real group, the Belgae. Others, such as T. F. O'Rahilly, suggest that the Fir Bolg, Fir Domnann and Fir Gáilióin were real peoples who arrived in Ireland in ancient times. He proposed that the Fir Bolg were linked to the historical Belgae, the Fir Domnann were the historical Dumnonii and the Fir Gáilióin were the Laigin.[10]
Justin Taylor
>They even had their own tax haven Belgian dna confirmed
Justin Mitchell
holy based
Oliver Cooper
P-par Toutatis?
Xavier Harris
>can't pronounce ''é'' and ''è'' properly Now that i think of it, Frenchfags really do not pronounce these in a clear way. Saying "voilière, pédé, même" and "sept" out loud, i realise their "e" is insanely neutral. Same with "o". Fuck them either way, especially Paris niggers. t. Brussels nigger Also i would love using "octante" in everyday life, but people are too retarded and it melts their brains.
Gavin Perry
Pretty much all their "è"s sound like "é" anyway Once again, the French in charge of speaking their own language lmao
Luke Green
>Fuck them either way, especially Paris niggers. >t. Brussels nigger B A S E D, huitante masterrace and fuck the frouze niggerinos
Thanks for opening my eyes, next time i'll be the one mocking them and defending my Namur bro. >mfw they say "dé o" instead of "dezo" when saying "des os" The "s" isn't silent you fuckers. >huitante I don't like it. Octante sounds more natural.
*"dé os", my bad. "s" in "os" is silent and you're retarded if you think otherwise. I often have arguments with locals who consoom too much French media about some words.
James Price
@12*671608 modern art was a fucking mistake
Austin Wood
The worst being ''Je ferai'' pronounced as ''ferè'' and ''je ferais'' as ''feré" Big yikes
French media is soulless as fuck, i can't listen to it, movies, radio or news sound foreign. >p'tite sœur >not 'tite seur Never gonna make it. >mfw frenchfucks say it as "peutiteu seureu"