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Koldawne

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There will be fruit coming out of our ears not to mention everything else :o My mother goes completely overboard with food when she's entertaining and Christmas is the main culprit. Then her brothers bring food and oh my God :o

Must be quite a different looking Christmas dinner than we are used to here considering we really can't get many of the 'summer' foods now ;) Do you still cook Turkey?
 

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What are sweet cherries then? Just sweet cherries?

:confused:

Maraschino cherries? The ones in the syrup?
cherries.jpg
 

Quark

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ik denk helemaal nooit aan kersen :p
Ja ja, nee nee. Ja ja. :o


:D:D

The government employees take days off that they consider holidays - like our remembrance day - but that are NOT considered "holidays" by the province. Everyone else (who is not a government worker) has to work on those days.. so for those I do not get paid. I can't go in to work because no one is here so I am forced to take the day off without pay.



Because I work in Ontario I am paid only for holidays that are recognized here but yes you have it right.

Complicated system.

Thank goodness it's only the FEDERAL government that states holidays here, except ONE day. (Flanders: 11 July, Brussels: in May somewhere, Wallonia: 22(?) September, French community: 27 September, German Community: 15 November, Federal State employes: 15 November (as well) )
 

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Ja ja, nee nee. Ja ja. :o


:D:D




Complicated system.

Thank goodness it's only the FEDERAL government that states holidays here, except ONE day. (Flanders: 11 July, Brussels: in May somewhere, Wallonia: 22(?) September, French community: 27 September, German Community: 15 November, Federal State employes: 15 November (as well) )

But all private enterprises all work on those days. Only regional public service is closed those days (except 15 Nov. where all FEDERAL (and German community) services are closed)
 

Koldawne

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But all private enterprises all work on those days. Only regional public service is closed those days (except 15 Nov. where all FEDERAL (and German community) services are closed)

We get paid for anything Federal ;) It's just the government employees here think they are special so they take days off when no one else does. It annoys a lot of people.
 

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We get paid for anything Federal ;) It's just the government employees here think they are special so they take days off when no one else does. It annoys a lot of people.

The same on Nov 15. All federal services are closed, just because it's the King's Day, which isn't celebrated at all in Belgium!

But that's all got to do with the regional/community holidays.

And Nov. 2 is also closed for federal services. For one reason or another. (All Souls, no one celebrates it anymore)
 

Koldawne

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We'll just say Government workers are not very well liked here because most of them are lazy and take advantage of anything they can. It's virtually impossible to get fired once you are hired by the government so basically these people have a job for life, a big pension and a bunch of paid time off PLUS they get paid very well - much better than anyone working in a private sector job ever would for the same work.