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In the whole of Flanders,

for that matter.

I thought you didn't understand English.

English, yes.

American, no.

He used to be my English teacher.

Yeah.

Until so-called "health problems"

got me fired.

That's the weirdest

pool table I ever saw.

It's very typical for Belgium.

It's a fun game, you know.

Really? I'm actually

pretty good at pool.

Oh, yeah? Would you like to try?

Sure, I'd love to.

Do you want red or white?

Red.

Of course. The color of aggression.

Pierre, leave him in peace.

And Coca-Cola.

So you line up the balls like this.

The game is very simple.

The one who first succeeds

in pocketing his five balls

in the opponent's pocket, wins.

We both start at the same time. Okay?

Okay.

I'll count to three and

then we shoot. Ready?

One, two...

Wait, wait.

You first have to make a bet.

It's his first time,

so let's forget about that.

No, no, I think we should.

I'll buy Pierre a beer every

time I lose. How about that?

Fantastic.

But I want you to have one, too.

Sorry, I don't drink alcohol

this early in the day.

"Sorry, I don't drink alcohol

so early in the day."

Fine. I'll have one, too.

Okay, here goes.

One,

two,

three.

Nice shot.

Thanks.

So, do you work here full-time?

No, only during the summer.

I study biology at the

university in Ghent.

What about you?

I'm a high school teacher.

That's why I have all

summer to find that grave.

Yeah, I heard about that.

I think it's really

great that you do this.

Well, family ties are important

to me and my entire family.

One day, I want to be able to

tell my kids where they came from

so they might better understand

where they're heading.

That's beautiful.

Two beers, please.

No mercy?

You don't look like the

kind of guy that needs it.

A rematch after this one?

Why not?

Shall I walk you to the door?

No.

I'm fine, thank you.

Here, your keys.

No. You keep the car.

- Really?

- Yeah.

You're still gonna help me

find that grave, right?

Yeah. I'm happy to help. It's exciting.

- Sure you don't need help?

- Thank you.

I'm good.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Hey.

Drink lots of water, okay?

Thank you. That's very sound advice.

Come on.

- You're sure this is going to work?

- Yes.

But you must drink it all in one time.

- Hi.

- Hi.

How are you feeling?

Good.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Wait, you still have...

- First time you're wearing this?

- Yeah.

- Well, it looks good on you.

- Thanks.

So what cemetery shall we go to first?

I don't know.

There's a lot of them, right?

Yeah, more than 100.

- Let's start with the biggest one.

- Okay.

So, where do we start?

These are really good.

You can't live in Belgium if you don't

like French fries with mayonnaise.

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