Although the French-speaking Belgians started the European Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century, they are now living in a deprived rustbelt in need of federal subsidies, a substantial amount of which comes from taxes paid by the more prosperous, high-tech Flemish. A handful of right-wing Dutch dreamers care, too, for they have visions of uniting Belgian Flanders with the Dutch motherland.
但是除了国王以外(可能要失业了)，谁又会关心呢？首先，瓦隆人关心。尽管讲法语的比利时人在十九世纪引发了欧洲工业革命，但是他们现在却处境窘迫，需要联邦补贴。而补贴的一大部分来自于更为繁荣、具有高科技的弗拉芒人交纳的税收。少数几个右翼荷兰梦想家也关心此事，因为他们构想把比利时的弗拉芒人和祖国荷兰联合起来。