Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

Official governmental website

Capital: Brussels Largest city: Brussels Resource Guide: RL-EUROPE Area Code: +32 Country Code: BA Language: Dutch, French and German Drivers use right-hand side of road Currency: EURO ( Currency converter website link ) ( Tourism and Ex-pat information )

This is an "abridged" article about Belgium as of Sept, 2024. Source information is available at [ Sources ]

Belgium is a small but densely populated country in Western Europe. It is a kingdom (monarchy) and and has a population of about 10.4 million. The country's official languages are Dutch (spoken by 59% of thpopulation and referred to as Flemish), French (40 %, Wallons), and German (1 %). Its capital is Brussels (Bruxelles).

Spanking in Belgium

A survey in 2007 found that 80% of Belgians feel that parents should be more strict with their children. 55% of the Wallons and 71% of the Flemish feel that "a good spanking" is sometimes necessary.

The difference may be caused by the wording: fessée (French) has the connotations of a full spanking, while billenkoek (Flemish/Dutch) is often understood to mean just a smack on the bottom, which also may be a more symbolic gesture, e.g. to stop a tantrum.

An older survey (of the 1990s) found that nearly 50% of Flemish children had ever had "a good spanking", defined as as spanking of more than two smacks, on the bare bottom, or with use of an instrument.

Belgian spanking artists

A well-known vintage Belgian spanking artist is Martin van Maële (also known as René Gockinga and A. Van Troizem, 1863? - 1926).

Perhaps the best known Belgian spanking artist was Luc Lafnet (1899-1939), also known by his pseudonyms Jim Black, Viset and Lucas O, who illustrated many spanking novels of his time.

A contemporary Belgian spanking artist is JPC. Waldo is French but lives in Belgium for many years too.

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  M/F spanking illustration by Martin van Maële.

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  F/G spanking illustration by Jim Black (1935).

Prostitution in Belgium

• Prostitution in Belgium ^↗ on Wikipedia

Events

• Fetish Project monthly fetish gathering

External links

• Official site of the Belgian monarchy
• Official site of the Belgian federal government
• CIA Factbook link for Belgium
• Images from Belgium on Bing.com

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Belgium ]

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