> Wouter's countrymen seem to be doing pretty well - I'm 

According to others maybe, we ourselves aren't so sure. Right now we are
debating about whether child care (in the after-school hours) is a good
thing (the right and left wing parties think so) or a bad thing (the
mighty middle party - in my country that's the katholic/protestant party
- thinks so: it could stimulate mothers to take a job!). AFAIK this
discussion has been closed long ago in all other EC countries, but of
course we take our own course.

> surprised we haven't heard of them doing consulting 
> work (at least) on the sea defences around New Orleans.

AFAIK there are some Dutch consultants over there, but no one can save
things when the budget is unsufficient and/or the burocracy is too heavy
...

Wouter van Ooijen

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