On  the French speaking side […] it is really a ‘French’ system, it is individual freedom that counts, you are free, you need to manage your own affairs on your own. On the Dutch speaking side, it is more like the Dutch or maybe Anglo-Saxon system, the minorities exist as groups as well. On both sides, you could say that there are pros and cons, I think that, given the fact that we are in Brussels, I always say that it is a unique experience. […].
(source : Jacobs & Swyngedouw, 2002, own translation)

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