But the Brussels Journal may be the finest blog on the planet. [Doesn’t it make you want to get on the plane for a plate of moules frites?-ed. No kidding, especially if I could meet those guys.]
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UPDATE: Related must-read post here. It contains this sentence: Like the Arabs, the French were once the leaders of European and global culture (from the 11th to the mid-19th centuries); and like the Arabs, they have a deep sense of grievance at “history gone wrong.”
APROPOS: In terms of opera bouffe, what could be more comical than than Chirac’s walkout over a Frenchman speaking English? Meanwhile: The Financial Times says English is becoming the lingua franca in French boardrooms anyway.
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