tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post3334947758517717271..comments2023-10-02T16:20:05.107+02:00Comments on People become stories and stories become understanding: Di Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-8946134586572042712007-06-26T18:57:00.000+02:002007-06-26T18:57:00.000+02:00Germany, Belgium ... Europe I guess Lisa.Perfectly...Germany, Belgium ... Europe I guess Lisa.<BR/><BR/>Perfectly said Peter ... 'an inconvenient truth' indeed.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-73108329743570954102007-06-25T23:00:00.000+02:002007-06-25T23:00:00.000+02:00It's a unfortunate fact of life: way back in the t...It's a unfortunate fact of life: way back in the times of the Belgian coal mines, poor Italians migrated to Belgium.<BR/><BR/>Belgium couldn't care less if they "integrated" (they did) or not, they were basically 'convenient labour' in the coal mines, a job no Belgian would touch anymore. Their descendants integrated perfectly.<BR/><BR/>Globalization changed the picture completely, but “We asked for workers, but we got people” is still an inconvenient truth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-29926985868512621782007-06-25T19:42:00.000+02:002007-06-25T19:42:00.000+02:00Sounds familiar. That wouldn't have been Germany,...Sounds familiar. That wouldn't have been Germany, would it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-47596667589035481662007-06-25T18:09:00.000+02:002007-06-25T18:09:00.000+02:00Yes, so very annoying ... humans just like us, ver...Yes, so very annoying ... humans just like us, very inconvenient in the end.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-79852158052354351032007-06-25T17:50:00.000+02:002007-06-25T17:50:00.000+02:00Don't you just hate when that happens? :DDon't you just hate when that happens? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com