| Page Views: 3,434 Last Visit to Charleroi: October, 2003 | Charleroi! That toddlin' town... by rickyvilla81 - last update: Aug 13, 2004 |
"You may never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious." cb%* b%*
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)
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Allez les Carolos... this is one craaaazy town. Surrounded by the shells of worn-out industry, monolithic steelworks and wasted green slag-heaps (or 'terrils'), it is a largely forgooten sprawl of a place, populated mostly by the descendents of Sicilians who came here to mine coal decades ago. Le Pays Noir %*, or Black Country. Worse, it has a reputation for crime, and in particular is known to Belgians as the town of Dutroux.
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Run-down it may well be, but vibrant it is too. After Euro 2000 Charleroi's promise of inclusiveness came to fruition, and it is now a major part of Ryanair's expansion into cheap-flight Europe. %* |
This is where England faced Germany in the footy in the summer of 2000 (and Romania, too)...it's also where I spent my year abroad (99-00) where when I wasn't working as a language assistant I was sat on my bottom sipping Fruit Defendu. %*
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sbounds26 Wed Oct 1, 2008 22:05 UTC
and of course the germans would not be interested... they almost organise most riots in europe... makes me wonder why they let retards join | barrikello Sat Jan 31, 2004 16:49 UTC
funny stuff... | Mahieu Sat Jul 5, 2003 11:34 UTC
Nice info, well written! | mrclay2000 Sat Feb 1, 2003 04:37 UTC
This is my birthplace. Nice to see the old neighborhood has gone down the tubes. |
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