Sonja wrote: > On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:33:40 +1000, Russell Chapman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Any explanation appreciated. > > The tiny Netherlands basically have a north south divide. Pretty much > along > the big rivers. The north is protestant, monarchist and loud. The south is > catholic, papist and doesn't really very much care about patriotism or > monarchy. The south has its base in farming and mining. The north has its > base in commerce and government. > > In the north part of the country there are two provinces, North and South > Holland.
<<snip rest of excellent explanation>> Very well put, only you managed to forget about all the other central and northern provinces!!! North and South Holland are basically the western part of Netherland. The true north starts at the very top with Friesland (where frisians, their cows and most of our champion skaters come from), Groningen and Drenthe, for some so far north they have never even visited it. Then there's the newly gained Flevoland, central Utrecht, Overijssel... I spend my formative schooling years in Spain so I'm not sure where the rivers are that divide the North & South, but what actually constitutes the south the in your book Sonja? Gelderland, Limburg & Zeeland? Ticia ',:) ---------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
