We have always carried them along. Even more since their defeat against the French team in the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup and the birth of the famous “seum” in reference to their criticism of our team who did not deserve their victory . Despite everything, we love them very much and it will never stop. “The” are none other than the Belgians. Our dear neighbors who, until a short time ago, were yet mocked in France… Fortunately, over time, our perception of them has changed. In any case, this is what Virginie Efira pointed out, who was on the C à Vous set, this Friday, December 17, in the company of two other compatriots: Angèle and Amélie Nothomb.
For the occasion, the actress wanted to come back to the idea that the French had, a few years ago, about the Belgians. A subject opened, first of all, by the novelist Amélie Nothomb. “The big difference of the Belgian is that he is terribly hardworking, he does everything he does but at the same time we can laugh at him until the end of time … It is not a problem, ”she lamented before Virginie Efira greeted, despite everything, the change in France’s perception of them over the years:
“The perception, I don’t know what you think, of Belgians in France has nevertheless changed. Before, we were seen as morons. I have the impression of having arrived at the end of the Coluchian era. “Coluchienne” means “our stupid cousins”. There was still a bit of that at the start. They told me “how are you, Michel Drucker was nice to you?” Didn’t we laugh at you too much in France? “Or else we criticized my accent, etc … And afterwards, I think it was Amélie Nothomb and also Benoît Poelvoorde, who played on an image which is” we are necessarily extremely sympathetic, simple, of good nature “. And then there’s the music that helped. “
Virginie Efira is delighted with this change in attitude of the French towards the Belgians and we fully understand it. She and all her compatriots, are and will always remain appreciated in France and perhaps, we hope, a little more considered for their fair value.
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