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[Dawg]

Hello.

Welcome to Belgium, the strangest country in the world. Some people don't even know we exist. Can you really blame them though? Our neighbours (France, Germany, UK and... the Netherlands) are probably more
interesting anyway... I guess. Too bad we don't give a fuck. Located in Western Europe, Belgium is a founding member of the European Union. We also host the EU's headquarters so you better don't mess with us,
brah. We even have the NATO HQ and shit. Unfortunately, we are not perfect. With a population of 11 million people and two main languages, our culture is divided. About 59% speak Dutch (mostly Flemish) and we have
to deal... ehm live in harmony with 41% French-speakers. They are also called Walloons. The word 'Walloons' sounds funny by the way. We also have a small group of German-speakers but nobody really knows those guys.

Our territory is divided into three seperate Regions. Two of them, Flanders and Wallonia, are also subdivided into a couple of provinces. The final Region, Brussels, is neither province nor a part of a province. Do you think that sounds complicated? YOU KNOW NOTHING.

Now let's forget about the boring stuff.

THE COOL STUFF OF BELGIUM!!!

This is our flag

We also have a pretty sweet coat of arms

People in our country enjoy getting food from these things

Especially this

Together with this

We also like to meet in this place

to drink a couple of these

Drink too much and these guys will find you

People also like our waffles btw

And our chocolate as well

We also have a pwetty gewd football team at the moment

Gotta love this guy:

Apparently, this guy lives in our country too

Spoiler

lol

Jean-Claude is Belgian too

We also had the creator of this series:

and this grill was born in our country

We have some famour art too:

We also have many (read: too much) politicians, but I cba to name them all so here is a funny picture from one of them:

En laten we ook niet onze goede vriend Hercule Poirot vergeten!

Enjoy this thread

 

[Creamium]

Haha great op. Let's do this.

Mayo 4ever

 

[profit]

Goei werk! Bedankt om de OT te maken.
Oh en mijn voorgestelde titel ^^

 

[Dascu]

Merci om de thread te posten.

En laten we ook niet onze goede vriend Hercule Poirot vergeten!

 

[Pizza con salsiccia]

Mayo 4ever

Isn't mayonnaise French ?

 

[Mistah]

I'm probably the only one from Brussels. Feelsbadman

 

[profit]

I'm probably the only one from Brussels. Feelsbadman

Van brussel specifiek weet ik niet, maar ik geloof dat er enkele mensen in de streek van Brussel wonen.

 

[Dawg]

West-Vlaanderen (lees: Bruhhe) represent!

 

[Metrotab]

A comfy country, wonderfully surrealist. An unbelievable amount of history folded in its city streets.

En de beste frieten ter wereld!

 

[Dawg]

A comfy country, wonderfully surrealist. An unbelievable amount of history folded in its city streets.

En de beste frieten ter wereld!

Ik heb er nu eigenlijk goesting in

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Ik zie Zuid-Nederland.

Spoiler

 

[Creamium]

Ik heb vrijdag, zaterdag én vandaag frieten gegeten : /

 

[ComputerMKII]

Merci à la Belgique pour Lara Fabian, une de mes MILFs favorites.

 

[Dawg]

Ik heb vrijdag, zaterdag én vandaag frieten gegeten : /

/jaloers

Merci à la Belgique pour Lara Fabian, une de mes MILFs favorites.

I saw that edit

 

[Trouble]

Belgian born American citizen here!

Born in Mons near the badassedly named S.H.A.P.E. (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe).

 

[Vancha]

West-Flanders for life! Untill I think about leaving the country

 

[OnkelC]

Belgium is the better Holland.

 

[Metrotab]

Ik heb vrijdag, zaterdag én vandaag frieten gegeten : /

Gisteren en vandaag

Iemand al plannen voor het Allerheiligen-verlof? Ik denk dat ik voor de tweede keer mijn rij-examen eens ga proberen.

 

[Dawg]

Belgium is the better Holland.

WHY ;_;

 

[fierrotlepou]

All right! Welcome, non-Belgians and howdy, vrienden!

 

[ymmv]

Ik heb vrijdag, zaterdag én vandaag frieten gegeten : /

Ik eet bijna nooit patat (jaja, Nederlander hier), maar door deze draad (en een eerdere over mayonaise) loopt het water ondertussen door mijn mond...

 

[Prez]

One of the most individualistic people in the world. I don't feel much at home here tbh. Thank god we have such great beer.

 

[Powdered Toastman]

As a dutchy I guess I have to post this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTVnMO6cRfg

Oh and your children TV programs from the 80s rule:

Het Liegebeest
Merlina

 

[Metrotab]

As a dutchy I guess I have to post this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTVnMO6cRfg

That's some 80s synth right there.

I really liked the Belgian brand of TV comedy shows we used to produce. Unfortunately it's all been replaced with cooking shows and Idol spin-offs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx-tTMIByb8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSjxEnMN0Tw

Legendary.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Duvel is goed bier

 

[Dascu]

That's some 80s synth right there.

I really liked the Belgian brand of TV comedy shows we used to produce. Unfortunately it's all been replaced with cooking shows and Idol spin-offs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx-tTMIByb8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSjxEnMN0Tw

Legendary.

Don't forget the shit stream of quiz shows with TV "celebrities" that don't do anything anymore other than appearing in such quiz shows.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

Liegebeest was bizarre as fuck. As for comedy, the guys of Neveneffecten seem to be the doing the best work on that front at the moment.

 

[Purkake4]

Good luck with the ebola

 

[OnkelC]

 

[Kitsuné]

This right here man! Best city in the world as far as I'm concerned, and the one I'm glad to call my hometown.

 

[Prez]

Duvel is goed bier

Omer en La Chouffe zijn beter!

 

[koene]

Ik heb vrijdag, zaterdag én vandaag frieten gegeten : /

Ha, zaterdag had je toch de keuze: frieten of hesperollekes met witloof. Maarja, als je geen witloof lust, is de keuze snel gemaakt

 

[Phthisis]

Drove through Belgium last summer with a friend. We went from Stuttgart Germany to Brussels, and then onward to Bruges for a couples days, and finally stopped in Knokke-Heist on the way to Amsterdam.

Great country. I loved Bruges and Knokke Heist. Amazingly clean, amazing beer. Belgium doesn't get enough love, IMO. It's way better than France, that's for sure.

A+++++ would go back

 

[fierrotlepou]

One of the most individualistic people in the world. I don't feel much at home here tbh. Thank god we have such great beer.

Neither do I, my friend, neither do I. Just be happy that we have a community like GAF to unite all the great people.

 

[Chuckie]

Leuk dat de Zuiderburen ook een topic hebben!

Ik vind wel dat dit in de OP hoort trouwens:

 

[Vitten]

De échte delicatesse van ons landje:

Sooooooo goooodd.....


Mm.. ik weet nog altijd niet wat ik moet denken van onze New Rode Duivels 2.0.
Veel individueel talent maar iets teveel prima donnas en te weinig smeerlapkes.. Ik zie ze niet ver geraken tegen een goed georganiseerd blok

 

[Pizza Luigi]

Ik ben Nederlander, maar heb wel een enorme zwakte voor Belgie. Ben vaak in Antwerpen en Brussel te vinden voor een lekker bolleke. Jullie zijn perfect!

 

[Divius]

^Ben slechts 1 keer in Antwerpen geweest voor een kroegentocht, maar wil zeker nog een keer terug. Mooie stad ook!

 

[sohois]

I really want a Mitraillette.

That is all. Well also some St. Bernardus. And perhaps some Moules Frites. And a Gueze(sp?).

 

[Creamium]

Ha, zaterdag had je toch de keuze: frieten of hesperollekes met witloof. Maarja, als je geen witloof lust, is de keuze snel gemaakt

frieten >>>> witloof any day of the week

en t waren goeie!

 

[soepje]

Leuke OP!

^Ben slechts 1 keer in Antwerpen geweest voor een kroegentocht, maar wil zeker nog een keer terug. Mooie stad ook!

Groenplaats! Echt mooi en gezellig, vooral in de zomer. Moet binnenkort maar weer eens een weekendje boeken.

 

[fanboi]

Oh you crazy language you!

Hej från Sverige!

 

[WolfForager]

Irish guy who worked in Brussels for a couple of years dropping by to say that Frites + Andalouse (am i spelling that right?) > Frites + Mayo.

Yea, I said it.

(Love your country btw)

 

[AllenShrz]

I LOVE Belgium to no end, fantastic county and people.

I miss Ghent with all my heart.

The beer, the best world wide, except for Duvel, Jupiler and similars.

 

[okdakor]

Love Belgium, a really welcoming country

This is Belgium by Radio Soulwax

There was a brief period between 1987 and 1989 where Belgium, of all places, was pushing the envelope in electronic music. It preceded England's 'second summer of love' and was probably our equivalent of it, in that a whole generation's lives quite rapidly became based around taking ecstasy, dressing up, going clubbing and dancing to an odd, slowed down hypnotic mix of New Wave, Acid, EBM and everything else that sounded good. New Beat became a real craze that would attract thousands of ravers from all over Europe to Belgium's newly thriving club scene every weekend and inspired hundreds of releases that stormed the Belgian charts, regardless of it being completely ignored by the media and radio because it was not seen as "real" music. It was counterculture of the cheapest kind and due to its massive success, it quickly became very cheesy and novelty based, but there was an amazing side to New Beat that was dark and messed up and our mix is based on those releases, with a few hits thrown in for good measure.

 

[jufonuk]

Soon I am going to visit Brussels for an overnight trip, any places to see?
Going via Eurostar

 

[Denzar]

We have a television show based on Tetris!

It's hosted by a terribly unfunny midget with a receding hairline!

 

[Roland Deschain]

We have a television show based on Tetris!

It's hosted by a terribly unfunny midget with a receding hairline!

Lol truer words etc.

 

[Creamium]

We have a television show based on Tetris!

It's hosted by a terribly unfunny midget with a receding hairline!

Confession time: I like watching this show.

 

[krrrt]

Antwerp represent! One of my favorite cities. But Gent is nice too.