Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

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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.

In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.

As of May 2008, Belgium prohibits corporal punishment in schools.

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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