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paleotn

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20. Interesting juxtaposition. The Netherlands v. Belgium.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 07:02 PM

Mar 31

Didn't expect to see Belgium down in that crowd towards the bottom and far below their next door neighbor, the Dutch. The Netherlands is an economic powerhouse but with a housing crises that makes ours look tame.

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