"Daddy, is the merry-go-round arriving today?" "Yes, Griet, the merry-go-round is arriving today." "But you've got to get some more sleep first." "Hello, Father." " Hello, lad." "How's things?" "OK." "Your coffee is ready." "Hello, Mr De Mol, are you actually going to do anything?" "Have another cigarette, lad." "That's not the first time I've heard that." "I'll try to be home a bit earlier this evening." "What?" "I'll try to be home a bit earlier this evening." "Right." "That's not on." "Did you see the match on TV last night?" "No." " No?" "Monique wanted to watch her soap." "There wasn't much to see." "You didn't miss much." "There." "Oooh..." "Is she coming today?" "Who?" "Christ!" "The things you think about at half past seven in the morning." "I've seen worse." " Yes..." "Yes, right." "See you later." "Hey, take it easy, eh?" "Hey, Beanpole!" " Leave my helmet alone." "Stop." "Stop!" "Yes, come on." "Bloody hell!" "Bastard!" "Can't you look what you're doing?" "Get down from there." "I know, you're going to buy me some new glasses." "Bloody well get down from there." "Just cos you've been foreman for 2 weeks is no reason to make such a bloody fuss." "Bloody Dutchman!" "Hey!" " Going for lunch, lads?" "Make sure you're back on time." "Charel can't see a soddin' thing." "If his wife were to cheat on him right next to him, he wouldn't see it." "It wouldn't be the first time." "What?" " He can't operate a crane anymore." "Ordering people around is all they can do, but ifthey have to do something themselves, their hands are like this." "I'll tell you something Pol, I'm really fed up with it here." "Who isn't?" " Moan, moan, everyday." "Buy some new glasses, buy some new glasses..." "What sort of crap is that?" "You should have it off more often, you're becoming an old whinger." "How's Monique?" " Fine." "Are you sure she hasn't got a sister?" " For your little brother, I suppose?" "Yeah." "Charel, what time does the beauty contest start?" "About 5, 6 o'clock." "What can I smell?" "Who farted?" "Idiot." "Every bloody time we sit down to eat." " Stupid fool." "We should try and get Jef by the balls, so that we can stop an hour early." "We've always got that fatso by the balls." "Charel, how many are coming to flaunt themselves this afternoon?" "Last year there were about eight." "It'll be the same this time, I suppose." "Do you know a word for calamitous goddess?" "At it again?" " I'm only asking." "It's the same thing every day." " What can I smell?" "What can I smell?" "That's the same old song, too." "Yes." "Look." "Look." "There he is." "Can you see him?" "There." " Beanpole is here." "He looks very hungry." "Since he started wearing his red hat he looks thinner." "That's not from working." " Working?" "With his elbows!" "And going for meals with the boss and his wife." "He should drink more, it'd make him more human." "Lad, the boss wants to see you." "Lad?" " He's got hair under his arms." "Don't forget it's your round ifyou get a raise." "Piss off." " We'll go for a drink." "What's up?" "You're not leaving?" "Well, Charel?" "Leave me alone." "Don't worry, mate." "You're not to come in my cafe again." "Get that into your fat head!" "Fill her up, Charel?" " Yes, fill her up." "How's things?" "I'll be there later, mate." "Christ, all those young birds." "Our Julia will have to take over here." "A bit of alright, eh?" "You should do it more often." "Miss Sea Canal, Miss Bridge, Miss Petrol Pump Attendant." "Miss Petrol Pump Attendant." " How much?" "We'll settle up later." "Wait a minute." "For your kid." "Right." "See you later." "Fill her up, madam?" "What's the matter?" "You're early." "Here." "16,000 francs." "Haven't you got anything else to do?" "Charel, what's the matter?" "Where's Griet?" " At the fair." "She couldn't wait any longer." "Monique, where's my shirt?" " Shouldn't you have a wash first?" "Yes, but where's my shirt?" " On top ofthe sheets, as always." "Monique, I can't find my bloody vests anymore." "I'll buy you some new glasses for your birthday." "Are you going to start having a go at me now?" "What d'you mean, have a go at you?" "You haven't been fired again, have you?" "It'll close down in less than a month." "With their dirty tricks and lousy crane." "I'm glad to be rid of it." "Of course, that's different." "So there, you bastards!" "I prefer being in the bridge by the canal." "At least there I'm my own boss." "And if the boats make too much bloody fuss, nothing happens." "The bridge doesn't rise." "It only rises when I want it to." "You're not going to work in the bridge every day?" "Why not?" "I'd be mad not to." "It's clean work, close to home, with no one watching my every bloody move." "I can see you sitting there." "I won't be able to leave the house without us having an argument." "I think you've left the house a lot lately." "Here we go again." "I wondered how long it'd be before you started again." "It's always the same when the fair's here." "When the fair's here, you get all riled." "The moment you think Louis might be coming, you get all riled." "I don't think Louis is coming." "I know Louis is coming." "I've seen him." "In his little green car." "Oh Charel." "My lipstick." "My lipstick..." "My bloody arse!" "And it's Flemish!" "How many more?" " What?" "How many more?" " I don't know." "How many more?" " Ten of each." "Charel." " Thanks." "Cheers." "Are you Mr Charel?" " Yes." "Pierre Roland, Pierre Roland from the television, pleased to meet you." "Is this where I have to play, Mr Charel?" "Yes." " Yes?" "And the sound?" "Is that OK?" "So that when I finish with my final finale it sounds good?" "Understand what I mean?" "They all know my final finale on TV." "Right, see you later Mr Charel." "Come on, another twenty crates and that's it." "Chin up, it's the final finale." "Hello Louis." " Hello Griet." "Griet, come here." "Go and see your daddy." "Go upstairs to Mummy." "Tell her to put your clothes on." "You're going to Grandma's tonight." "Hello, Griet." "Well, did you win?" " Yes, but I'll bring her back tomorrow." "I asked ifyou won." " Won?" "I get it." "You lost again." "You're from the fair, I suppose?" " Why?" "I thought so." "15 francs." "Haven't you got the right money?" " It's a good cafe, this." "I'll have to come here again." "No, I haven't got the right money." "Thank you." "Cheers." " Cheers." "And work?" "It's OK." "And  Monique?" "I suppose she's not very happy about it?" "Thank you." "How's Mum?" " Getting older every day." "Her legs are playing her up." "Which is to be expected." "Working in the cafe for 31 years" "leaves its mark." "She's almost housebound." "That's the worst part." "What do the doctors say?" "What do they say?" "That either she..." "It'll get better, and here's the bill." "And see you next week." "That's all." "Hello, Charel." "Can I take two bars of chocolate?" "Charge it to Ginger." "D'you think that'll help?" "Take them." "I'll make a note of it." "You won't always laugh." "Mark my words." "He can't play the flute but he's got a big mouth on him." "Mummy, I saw Louis from the fair." "Did you?" "There, child." "Do you want to take anything else?" "No, Mummy." "Do I have to go to Grandma?" " Daddy and Mummy have a lot to do." "You're coming home tomorrow." "Come on." "Is Griet coming with Grandpa?" "There aren't many children on the merry-go-round now." "When you come back tomorrow it'll be much more fun and you can go on the horses ten times." "Tomorrow?" "Yes, when you come back tomorrow." "And when Daddy works in the bridge at night you can sleep in our big bed." "Come on, let's go." " Behave at Grandma's." "See you later, Father." " Yes, darling." "Come on." "Daddy." "Daddy." "I'll do my best to be back on time, lad." "Say hello to Mum." " Will do." "Come on." "Grandma has made a nice tea." "And there's the merry-go-round tomorrow." "The weather's not bad today." "We can start in a couple of hours." "I'm going to have a rest." " Good idea." "We'll settle up later." " Hello, Monique." "Still haven't learnt to speak Flemish?" "I understand it but can't speak it." "I'm the other way round." "I speak French but don't understand it." "I've already told you, Lola." "I didn't ask you to come." "It's what you wanted, now we're here." "You know all about Monique and me." "Christine is my daughter and now Monique is married to Charel." "And I'm with you and you're with me." "And we won't talk about it anymore, OK?" "I'm getting old." "You know, you've hit on a goldmine." "The older a clairvoyant is, the more people come." "I love you, Louis." "'The Joy Of Being In Love'." "He doesn't half go on about football, doesn't he?" "When are we going to have a drink together?" "After this event, the jury has decided to award the title of Miss Burnt Bridge to number six," "Miss lvonne de Bakker." "Miss." "The crown." "Charel, another beer." "She's not only Miss Burnt Bridge, she also wins some impressive prizes." "A fourteen-day trip with her husband or boyfriend to Palma de Mallorca, presented by Airtours." "20 francs." "Plus a fantastic beauty case from that well-known brand Mylene." "And last but not least, our beauty queen wins her height in Rombouts coffee." "We'll count them together." "Here we go." "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven..." "No, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen." "Yes, sold!" "Give her a clap." "Hello, Louis." "What's up?" "Cat got your tongue?" "Monique, bring the glasses over here." "... tomorrow afternoon in cafe De Ster." "The local brass band, The Merry Musicians, will help Fons Franks with his fantastic initiative." "So everyone be there." "Thank you very much." "And goodbye." "Charel, it was great, mate." "But there's something wrong with your engine." "I can hear something." "I can hear a strange noise." "May not be anything, but you wouldn't be the first." "I'm off." "I'm going to see my own beauty queen." " He's lost it." "I'm off, Charel." "Watch it, lad." " Hey, Charel." "Hasn't it lasted long enough?" "Bye, Charel." "Charel, what's up?" "I'll take those." "Damn!" "What's the matter?" " It's always the same." "How often do I have to tell you?" "Tell me what?" " That thing here." "Took me ten minutes to find it." "Great!" "Is now the time to cut your nails?" "Charel, are you drunk?" " I can cut my nails when I want to." "Listen, Monique." "I've had enough." "I'm absolutely fed up with it." "I've been working my balls off for three hours." "But why didn't you..." " No, I don't want to hear it." "You're a beautiful bird." "I love you." "But there's something I want to say." "And listen carefully." "If all that bloody crap is going to start all over again," "you'll suffer." "You will bloody suffer!" "He can bloody..." "First he gets you pregnant, then he dumps you." "And what did he ever do for you and Griet?" "Nothing." "Sod all." "Is that how a man should behave?" "Oh Charel..." " What, oh Charel?" "That's easy, eh?" "Oh Charel..." "Is that all you can say?" "Oh Charel..." "In a minute madam is going dancing." "You going to say 'Oh Charel' then?" "Screw you!" "I can't help it if he's after me." "Of course you can't help it." "Or that you give all the Burnt Bridge a hard-on." "Pull the other one." "You don't need to try that on now." "Monique, you're hurting me." "I feel like making love." " You're mad." "No, Monique." " Let's go upstairs." "No, no way." "God, that was good." "God?" "What's He got to do with it?" "That's the first time I've seen you like that." "Bloody hell!" " What?" "That was good." "For God's sake!" "Monique, turn the TV off." "And you have to pay for all that crap, too." "Hey!" "What's the matter?" "I don't feel like going out." "Monique, sometimes I don't understand you." "Other times you can't wait to leave." "And it's work again tomorrow." "Hello?" "What's going on?" "I thought you had to work in the bridge this evening?" "Tomorrow." "I can go out sometimes, can't I?" "That's a nice knot, Charel." "Pol, how do you do that?" "If only you knew, eh?" " Come on, let's go." "I'm thirsty." "Me, too." "How's our Charel?" "Him?" "He's worn to a frazzle." "He's got a lot on his mind." "And there's only him." "And what about our Monique?" "Her..." "She's got her hands full with the kid." "You know what she's like." "I reckon she'll wear out no end of mirrors during her lifetime." "Yes, so do I." "We've got too many covers on the bed again." "Go on, move over." "I'm almost falling out of bed." "Don't start moaning." "Hey." "It's been quite a while since I've seen Monique." "At least a week." "I'm not going to get up too late." "Then Griet can go on the merry-go-round quicker." "Is Lola at the fair?" " Yes." "With Louis." "Hope that doesn't lead to trouble." "Monique's not a little kid any more." "I'll go and see if Griet has gone to sleep yet." "There they are." "Let's join them." "Lou, I'll be right back." "I'll have a beer." "What a bird!" "There aren't many like that any bloody more." "That I can guarantee." "Who are you talking about?" " Well, Miche." "Who I came in with." "She was in the beauty contest." "She's got class, Charel." "Lots of class and no bra, nothing." "Like this in your hand." "And they're no mosquito bites!" "Jan, two beers." " Just a minute." "And something for these people here." " Right away." "A bit different from those two, eh?" "Stan, that's the last one." "How many glasses have you had?" "I think to myself, maybe he'll ask me to dance, but no." "No way." "Dance with me." "You haven't got time for that." "Leering at the girls, like some dirty old man." "And in a minute he'll collapse into his bed." "No, I won't." "In a minute, in a minute." "I reckon you've forgotten." "A long time ago." "Cloakroom, sir?" " No, thank you." "Hey Jan, fill them up again." " Yes, right away." "Watch it, you." "No need to be frightened." "Never set foot in my cafe again." "Get that into your head." "Hello." "But I know him." "I know him." " Honestly, Stan." "Honestly." "How about a dance, darling?" " Lou?" "Alright, just this once." "See you, darling." "Idiot." "Great looking bird, eh Pol?" "Not bad." "Are you pulling my leg, or what?" " No." "I'll tell you something." "But keep it to yourself, eh." "You can't tell, but she's not wearing a bra." "How about that?" " Whatever." "Christ." "Come on, Stan, we're going home." "Stand up." "Go on, Stan." "Stand up." "It's time to go." "You're a real good-looker." "Come on." "Come on." " I know him." "I know him." "You know you can use it for more than just pissing with?" "Jan, you bastard." "Where's my beer?" " I've only got two." "What can I smell?" " I've just put on some perfume." "No, it's that bloke there." " Christ, I can smell it, too." "Come on, Miche, let's dance." "Them and all their crap." "Jef, shall we dance?" "Lou, control yourself." " We're leaving in a minute, Miche." "I'd rather be on my own with you..." " We've onlyjust got here." "I'd rather dance with Charel." "I quite fancy him." "He's a married man and they're busy getting drunk." "That'll lead to trouble." "Mark my words." "All the rubbish they talk." " When my glass is empty, we're off." "Hey, careful, Charel." "Careful." " I was being careful." "Another drink for everyone." " Hey, Charel." "What's happening about those new glasses?" "Bloody idiot!" "Charel has already had a few." " It's going to be a heavy night." "Quite probably." "Yes..." "Of course." "I know you like that smell." "Lou, what will people think?" " What people?" "As far as I'm concerned they can take a flying leap." "They can hardly see their beer, so..." "What's all this?" "Excuse me." "Shall we sit there?" " Fine." "Bloody hell Jan, where are our drinks?" " Just a minute." "I'm tired." "What a load of idiots." "You're my boss." "Who?" " And you can..." "You can kiss it." "They know a bit about that, too." "Ifyou throw me out again, I'll go to the union." "No, Lou." " Now let's sing a song." "We're drunk." "Charel, shall we dance?" "Dance?" "You're not wearing a bra." " I don't need one." "How do you know?" "Nice, eh Lou?" "I've had my share." "What a bunch of idiots." "Don't you think so?" " I'm going for a piss." "Is that what you call dancing?" "D'you remember this song, Louis?" "Our kid knows it off by heart." "I want to make love to you, to feel you." "D'you know you're the only one who can really make me come?" "Griet..." "Griet was so pleased she'd seen you." "Tomorrow we can be a long way from here, the three of us." "Every time she says or does something, I think ofyou." "You know I love you." "And that hurts, Louis." "Why did you come here, damn you?" "Leave me alone." "Isn't it enough that I have to see your child every day?" "Well..." "Keep your hands off her." "Stay with your old bag." "Because it's her who's scared of losing you." "And it's her who's scared of me, of the kid." "So..." "Stay with your old bag." "Shall we go, Lou?" "It's late." "Are you going already?" "Yes, we're going already." "Bring some coffee and a pickled herring." "And something to settle your stomach, too?" "Now listen carefully, Monique." "I've been working hard here since 5 o'clock, all for a few francs." "So, don't ask for coffee at 3 in the morning." "You can have one last beer, but you can get it yourself." "Or a lemonade, Coca-Cola, orange juice, some chocolate or a packet of chewing gum." "But no coffee!" "Who wants coffee?" "Old moaner." "Beer and pickled herring, bloody hell." "Come on, where are the pickled herrings?" "Stupid old coot!" "Hey, go away, get lost." " Calm down." "Those fair people have got pots of money." "They spend, spend, spend." "Strange specimens, that bloody lot." "Miel, my jacket." "Too lazy to scratch their own arse." "They all need a bloody good kick up the arse, they do." "It's time the old arsehole retired." " I fancy a pickled herring." "We should stuff 'em down, them from the fair!" "Is it so hard to choose, Louis?" "Come on, Lola." "Look over there." "There." "You hadn't seen that, eh?" "Hell!" "The bastard!" "Bloody idiot!" "Come on, let's put a stop to that." "Filthy hippy!" " Christ almighty!" "Bloody bastard." " Bloody hell." "Bloody hell." "Bloody hell." "Have you seen Louis?" "Are you coming?" "Come here." "Where's Griet?" "At the fair?" "What time do you have to be at work?" " At 2 o'clock."