We certainly do not agree that fries should be called 'French fries'. In fact, they should be called 'Belgian fries'!
@faye3739
8 жыл бұрын
zo waar! 😉
@kyuubikira
8 жыл бұрын
+HelenaHaruko How about calling them 'chips' in English? Like the other English speakers in Europe do? :P
@HelenaHaruko
8 жыл бұрын
+Kyuu -bbles It's a good suggestion. The only problem is that in Belgium (in Dutch) chips is what British people call crisps. So it would be very confusing for Belgian people who only speak English at an intermediate level or are not aware of differences between American and British English (which is the majority of Belgian people I think). Also, proud as we are of the quality of 'Belgian fries', I would prefer a word that distinguishes between the Belgian product and what passes for 'fries' in other countries.
@kyuubikira
8 жыл бұрын
HelenaHaruko Yeah, I blame the Americans :c Just call them 'fries' then, since it was only the yanks that call them 'French fries' anyway~ :P
@Nutric835
8 жыл бұрын
+HelenaHaruko totally right
@sonali6385
8 жыл бұрын
It's Belgian fries, not French fries and we mostly eat Belgian chocolate, not Swiss :)
@edenhazardous2118
8 жыл бұрын
Belgian chocolate IS the best
@sonali6385
8 жыл бұрын
Vind ik ook
@edenhazardous2118
8 жыл бұрын
Ooh je bent belgies? ... Wist ik niet xD
@sonali6385
8 жыл бұрын
Ja haha :)
@missjul8
8 жыл бұрын
Well they're saying "we" in the original comment so...
@woutslosse9776
5 жыл бұрын
I'm belgian and this is hilarious... I don't really get our system (like the most of us 😂)... but what's hilarious here is that no belgian cares if the political explanation was right but the fact that you said 'french fries' and 'swiss chocolat' triggers them more then ever... I just love my country 😂😂
@canigetasub2740
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@1AveragePringlesLover
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@James_Loves_Planes
Жыл бұрын
Aaaaah belgian vid = Swiss chocolat and french fries tis te veel
@Butterfl1ra
Жыл бұрын
sameee
@sanjeetsinghk
9 жыл бұрын
belgium is awesome, she knows nothing
@geometrydashlolface3401
9 жыл бұрын
Yep
@ch4t4r50
8 жыл бұрын
+Sanjeet Khurana yeah
@sike6281
8 жыл бұрын
jep
@sike6281
8 жыл бұрын
+KittyGirl XD me too
@leenvdb9384
8 жыл бұрын
+Sanjeet Khurana YEA SHE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT BELGIUM
@Hybris_405
8 жыл бұрын
Dude... We eten mossels met onze eigen frieten he! Why everybody is saying 'french fries'?? Fries where in 1680 invented in BELGIUM! So why the fuck would we eat french fries?
@lenaberben
8 жыл бұрын
"To french" is de manier waarop onze frieten worden gesneden. Daarom worden ze french fries genoemd, als in "frenched fries".
@missjul8
8 жыл бұрын
It is recognised universally as "French fries", even in Belgium. Not sure why they/we agreed to that XD
@missjul8
8 жыл бұрын
***** It's true. Even when I saw Stromae in concert here in the USA, Stromae made a joke about it. It's coined as "french fries". But when I order them I just say "ya I'll have the Belgian fries" and Americans look at me like okay... They're really just called "fries" anyway. Frietjes!
@kassiperpro1378
8 жыл бұрын
inderdaad FUCK FRANCE
@bgeg2643
7 жыл бұрын
ze zeggen french fries omdat tijdens WO 2 de amerikanen in Walonië van de boeren frieten kregen. omdat ze frans spraken noemden ze de frieten french fries.
@Tomcat_Coyote
8 жыл бұрын
The only offensive thing in this video is that they claim we make " Swiss chocolate " like our own isn't good enough . Belgium makes Belgian chocolate and it's the best it the world , end of story :P I find that it explains the country pretty well though , i usually send this video people when i want to explain our lovely country's current complicated situation :)
@Tomcat_Coyote
8 жыл бұрын
***** Well , i won't deny that Swiss chocolate is very good , Lindt particularly is amazing , but i prefer Jacques and Callebaut personally . Côte d'Or is way too commercial .
@Tomcat_Coyote
8 жыл бұрын
Meh , Jacques is way better than Côte d'Or . I'm not fond of pralines , i like by chocolate plain with real chocolate , or bits of nuts xD
@parisbynight4785
7 жыл бұрын
Except that Cote d'Or is owned by a swiss company now :-D
@Tomcat_Coyote
7 жыл бұрын
Paris By Night Yeah , but Côte d'Or is like , the most commercial brand of chocolate in the country , but it's not the best , it's just the one everyone knows about . Jacques is the best ( imho ) you can find in regular stores :)
@Tina_K
7 жыл бұрын
no we do not produce Swiss chocolate, we just struck a deal ... sue us!
@dieseld7698
8 жыл бұрын
You already had me triggered at 0:14 "produce swiss chocolate. Swiss chocolate is good, but not much compared to belgian chocolate in my opinion
@kassiperpro1378
8 жыл бұрын
true belgium chocate is belgian and not suisse. our pralines remain in belgium. you can only buy the good ones in here.
@Angilais
6 жыл бұрын
I think the author means that a popular brand of Swiss chocolate is actually produced in Belgium... this didn't had a negative connotation
@gabrielcaramet7493
5 жыл бұрын
I Totaly agree end im from Belgium
@maxkeuh9870
5 жыл бұрын
Mij ook
@schroonsjozef
5 жыл бұрын
I took this as a joke meaning that people think they're eating Swiss chocolate when it's actually Belgian.
@phantomlord91
9 жыл бұрын
Belgium has some of the greatest beer brewers... And Belgian chocolate is really nice!
@lucasg.5534
9 жыл бұрын
Along with our waffles and even cheese ;)
@poedwin9809
9 жыл бұрын
+Lucas G. and don't forget our fries
@ZeppNSoft
9 жыл бұрын
+belgium gamer ive taken something from america the grillen cheese sandwich and i really LIKED IT MY GOD IT TASTES LIKE THE HEAVENS EVEN MORE WHEN YOU ADD FRIES TO IT
@leenvdb9384
8 жыл бұрын
+IV-I-XIV-XIV everyone love's our chocolate its the best :)
@phantomlord91
8 жыл бұрын
Leen Van den Bossche Totally true! The chocolate AND the beer. I love to make trips to Belgium to buy some beers from smaller breweries.
@knighttemplar3330
9 жыл бұрын
I live in belgium and i have no problem here.
@demonzslayer2101
6 жыл бұрын
Nice profile picture
@hugomartin9090
6 жыл бұрын
Me too i 'm from belgium you Can look my vidéos i you don't trust me
@Sorratana3
6 жыл бұрын
Ik woon ook in België 😃
@Samdesam.
5 жыл бұрын
Ik woon ook in België
@jellyfish_yolo5043
5 жыл бұрын
Ik ook❤💛💖
@ch4t4r50
8 жыл бұрын
dis video is really offensive belgium is one of the richest finest and best places to live
@Chikotka
8 жыл бұрын
Oh really? :D Are you Belgian??
@Jack-ih8sx
8 жыл бұрын
+Rayan chatar IKR she's just being a bitch....
@ch4t4r50
8 жыл бұрын
je spelt het fucking
@Jack-ih8sx
8 жыл бұрын
Lukasz Widerkiewicz STFU!!!
@jeff4362
8 жыл бұрын
+Rayan chatar I agree with several things said in this video, but that doesn't make me dislike Belgium. I really like Belgium you know... it's just that there's no denying at all that the governing system is incredibly complicated. No matter how much you like Belgium, you can't deny that.
@dazzlefm
10 жыл бұрын
I'm British but hate the benefit sponging culture and how people here milk the NHS here. I have been to Belgium 5 times and spent much time learning the culture and the language. I do not wish to visit the French part as I prefer Dutch speaking Flanders. The architecture, the food and the beers are amazing, the countryside is clean and well kept, as are the cities. The people are friendly plus Ostend and all along the Belgian coast there are beautiful sandy beaches. So unless you have been to Belgium and understood it, please do not put this country down.
@_deanderin5145
5 жыл бұрын
Darren Fernando Vlaanderen is veel beter dan Wallonië
@don_p7546
4 жыл бұрын
romain morales mais il a raison 😂😂
@Levicious97
8 жыл бұрын
there is no swiss chocolate in belgium, our chocolate is pure belgian and is much better :D
@captaincrazy1232
4 жыл бұрын
Yeha🇧🇪🇧🇪
@republicofarmenia6054
3 жыл бұрын
True
@sabbrinam
3 жыл бұрын
Belgian chocolate originated from state of congo.. one of the stolen goods
@Anonymous-fo3od
3 жыл бұрын
@@sabbrinam that was cacao you idiot
@fahmizguida9845
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@appelpower1
8 жыл бұрын
Belgium is one of my favourite countries, and this is part of the reason why. Yes, they're a bit flawed, but I actually really like that. It's charming. Also, they enjoy life properly. Granted, Wallonia is a bit of a development country: I went to Liége once, and it was filled with sad faces and the sort of concrete blocks of flats you'd expect to see in Romania. Oh well. If you're looking for a boring country, try The Netherlands instead. Sincerely, a Dutchman.
@david0707ish
8 жыл бұрын
i'm so sorry for you but the Netherlands is not boring!
@appelpower1
8 жыл бұрын
Emanuel koster What Netherlands do you live in?
@david0707ish
8 жыл бұрын
I do not understand your question?
@appelpower1
8 жыл бұрын
Emanuel koster It was a rhetorical question. Anyway, are you a Dutchman yourself?
@david0707ish
8 жыл бұрын
I'm a half-breed who lives in Rotterdam. half Dutch half Colombian.
@jacobgolub8863
9 жыл бұрын
Just saying, naming a video "Belgium for Dummies" and then only expressing the negative sides of it is not only incredibly offensive but also quite scandalous. It would be like "Germany for Dummies", and only talking about Hitler and the Nazis. And before you say "its all just banter, your getting too worked up about this", speaking as a Belgian, I was very offended by this and I hope others see just how stupid this video is.
@Valmathog
4 жыл бұрын
@@forregom yeah it get's even WORSE
@viewholicsanonymous
4 жыл бұрын
Belgium is indeed the most boring place on earth, Charleroi was voted the most depressing place on planet earth. Suicide rates amomg teenagers in the Flemish part are actually off the charts, you can't even buy paracetamol in the supermarket!
@rearedevening9283
3 жыл бұрын
dude chill out this is satire
@andyvuylsteke5639
7 жыл бұрын
swiss choclate, Vrdomme verkeerd its BELGIAN choclate , and in Belgium we do differ between frieten en french fries its a differenece fenomenale
@Cherudoyle
4 ай бұрын
Kalmeer ne keer makker
@johannooyen3213
8 жыл бұрын
Belgium boring? LOL, we invented the saxophone! Microsoft, Google, Nike & Stanley Black & Decker have their EMEA Head Quarters or world wide DC's in Belgium.
@EnzoBrah703
5 жыл бұрын
Johan Nooyen the country it’s boring itself the people everything sucks about this country
@marthec1694
4 жыл бұрын
We even have the office of the EU in our capital
@mirandakielbaesa2521
9 жыл бұрын
I can only draw one conclusion: VIVE LA BELGIQUE!!!
@rick10512
9 жыл бұрын
ACE - NO NO NO! it is ''Lang leve België'' :)
@mirandakielbaesa2521
9 жыл бұрын
GoldenGamer NL ah lol nee zotteke het is god, België is en blijft het mooiste fritkot
@rick10512
9 жыл бұрын
ACE - Whut? XD ook al woon ik in Limburg en heb ik ook familie en België en kom ik daar regelmatig begrijp ik alsnog niet zoveel Vlaamse woorden ;P
@mirandakielbaesa2521
9 жыл бұрын
dat is precies zoals bij mij 0___0
@Onneukbaar
9 жыл бұрын
ik hou van manneke pis
@leenvdb9384
8 жыл бұрын
Belgium is NOT boring Belgium is awesome Jij weet niks over België dus wrm geef je er comentaar over??
@thetrain47539
8 жыл бұрын
tegen belgie is tegen europa tegen europa is tegen de usa kom maar op ps belgie heeft succse gehadt door het dat zij en engeland de enigste eu landen zijn die napoloen niet hadt veroovedrt en ook nog ik ben wal sorry voor slecht vlaams
@Hybris_405
8 жыл бұрын
+Dino4002 MineCraft niet erg! Ik ben blij dat je Vlaams leert! 👌🏻
@thetrain47539
8 жыл бұрын
Lasciva Games ik vind vlaams een leuke taal om te spreken
@Lola-yx9gb
8 жыл бұрын
jaaa ik ben franstaalijk en ik vind nederlands ook fantastisch, omdat nederlands ook een taal van mij land is. :) Maar wat waar is is dat wij, franstaaligen, nederlandstaaligen en duitstaaligen meer samenwerken moeten. Ik vind het een beetje telleurstellend dan mijn nederlandsleraars niet uit Vlaanderen kwamen... dan is het ook normaal dat wij niet goed samenwerken :( ik vind het een beetje trist dat wij niet meer in het aldag verbonden zijn, maar ik denk dat kan well :)
@Lola-yx9gb
8 жыл бұрын
ik vond dit video super beledigend en waarlijk respekloos tegenover Belgen zuals ik en jou... You see guys there's nothing wrong with a country which have more than one language, Belgium may not run perfekt but no country runs perfekt and our multilinguism makes it a little complexer but I find in absolutely amazing to live in a trilingual country! I love my country for that, because we human beings of this planet have to accept and deal with multiculturalism in one way or another if we want peace, and therefore Belgium's amazing! Because we learn at an early age to feel strongly bounded to another culture and another language, which is unique! Why do you think Israel-Palestina are thinking of forming a state like ours? Because WE live together and live in peace and love! We show that it's absolutely possible, so don't you try to make my beautiful country and its amazing population look so ridiculous!
@chuzhdiymuhammad6136
9 жыл бұрын
Film made by haters, I have been in Belgium, it is one of the best or even the best country in whole Europe.
@rick10512
9 жыл бұрын
Chuzhdiy Muhammad they have cheap gas for cars, we like that.
@alpenmeisjevdb7003
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks i live in belgium
@hazimberwari
6 жыл бұрын
Me too cri
@donatiennedesmet2042
6 жыл бұрын
Chuzhdiy Muhammad thanks i live there and this vid hurted/made me so mad
@viewholicsanonymous
4 жыл бұрын
No, you haven't been there, it's depressing, I regret spending time there.
@asteteq3172
7 жыл бұрын
This video is offensive. And I am not even Belgian. :(
@sandrapeetermans1985
7 жыл бұрын
The Real Yongs I am, and my whole class laughed with it. Most of us don't take it personal 😂
@mohamedvalaarman8517
4 жыл бұрын
I am and yes :(
@blue__lama
4 жыл бұрын
I am and i am VERY offended
@gillescoppens5920
4 жыл бұрын
And i am belgian but agree
@Samdesam.
4 жыл бұрын
And i am very offended cuz i am belgian
@bizaarrd8570
7 жыл бұрын
Okay here is the real belgium: 1. Belgium is not a city in france, that's what people that don't live in belgium think. 2. Swiss chocolate ain't our chocolate, we are not switzerland we ARE BELGIUM so the chocolate we make here is BELGIAN CHOCOLATE....! We are known for our DELICIOUS BELGIAN CHOCOLATE ! 3. We might be a little country but we ARE STRONGER than you think. 4. FRENCH FRIES ARE NOT EXISTANT, IT IS BELGIAN FRIES but sadly people think they are french fries and think it was made from france.... IT WAS MADE IN BELGIUM !!!! SO PLEASE START SAYING BELGIAN FRIES OR JUST FRIES BUT DON'T SAY FRENCH FRIES. Cause we made it and we're proud we made it 5. WE ARE NOT A BORING COUNTRY! If you say we are then EVERY COUNTRY is supposedly BORING TOO because WE ARE A COUNTRY WITH NORMAL PEOPLE AND MANY EXCITING DIFFERENT PEOPLE! 6. Maybe we are a weird country BUT THAT MAKES US SPECIAL. 7. Sorry but it's all true
All our Belgian brands are owned by Swiss companies.
@amiacatperson3835
4 жыл бұрын
Not true noobie
@beautifulpotato6906
8 жыл бұрын
It is Belgium fries
@loicdum8312
8 жыл бұрын
We are NOT boring ! God ! I love my country ! I know that Belgium has a lot of problem and disavantadges bu it is still my country.
@adansoukesian8255
8 жыл бұрын
belgium is great :)
@leenvdb9384
8 жыл бұрын
+Loic Dumbruch Belgium glory greatest counrty (kan ni zo goe engels lol)
@viewholicsanonymous
4 жыл бұрын
Keep telling that to yourself. Belgium sucks and we all know it!
@ems7623
3 жыл бұрын
Fairly sure this video was an attempt at comedy. They almost succeeded but ... not quite. Dommage !
@braingriffin2057
2 жыл бұрын
But in belgium we get gifts from sinterklaas at 6 december or smth and on 25 december christmas
@Akirato
9 жыл бұрын
You only said the negative facts, there are alot of good things in Belgium, you know? And this video sounds really racist...
@cereta
9 жыл бұрын
You are Fudging Right!
@bakidou7
9 жыл бұрын
YES IT IS stupid racist calling them dumb and boring
@auburok
9 жыл бұрын
Jelle JOIN THE JELLYFISH ARMY "Belgium" is not a race.
@-5kyl1n37
9 жыл бұрын
I'm from belgium and now i'm pretty pist
@-5kyl1n37
9 жыл бұрын
1 of our kings een hat the balls to fight in worldwar1
@EcthelionoftheFountain
6 жыл бұрын
Another fun fact: Belgium is also the record holder for the longest time without a government 😂 if I recall, it took nearly 600 days (something like 590) to form the cabinet 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪
@badaboem7057
2 жыл бұрын
they even beated their onw record lol
@EcthelionoftheFountain
2 жыл бұрын
@@badaboem7057 trueee lmao
@HenrySims
10 жыл бұрын
I've been in Belgium in an exchange program and I loved both parts, Flanders and Wallonia, I hope it doesn't break apart. They have much in common and like the video said, both of them can't live together and they can't live apart.
@starcitizenandroway5530
9 жыл бұрын
When one person wants to leave the other and the other doesn't want to break up, they still break up. So should it also be with situations like this lol.
@quintiax
8 жыл бұрын
Flanders and Wallonia hate and love each other. The Walloon citizens are irritated by the Flemish mostly for their separatist-minded politicians, whilst they love Flanders because of the economic transfers, together with their overall friendly behavior. The Flemish on the other hand dislike the Walloon citizens for being 'lazy' as they do not have the same economic output as that of Flanders (this concept of them being lazy is mostly due to historical events, it used to be that the Walloon had the bigger industry, and then the stereotype was reversed, where the Flemish people were seen as lazy and unmotivated). But the Flemish citizens do love the Walloon cause of their great taste of humor and having the nicest and most natural, beautiful regions in Belgium. That's why Belgium will remain Belgium, and not separated into Flanders and Wallonia respectively. They have an intense dislike of each other, whilst still preferring them big time over any other alternative. Edit: so seven years later I stumbled upon this and wow, was my English poor at the time. I rewrote it, kept the contents the same, to make it a lot easier on the eyes to read it. It does appear that this comment was the start of my journey into national Belgian politics. I am currently studying political sciences, with the intent to try and secure a seat in the Flemish parlement! I'm quite curious to what the future will hold, but I also realised that I have a burning passions for politics. Now that I watch this video again, I must say that this video is very flawed. It mostly comes down to relying on stereotypes whilst not taking into account the history of Belgian political and administrative development. It is generalising the complex ("inefficient", as she mentions in the video) structures to it being a flaw of the Belgian culture, more so than to the very complex eco--cultural landscape of our country.
@kassiperpro1378
8 жыл бұрын
the wallonian people arent that humorous, or at least not more then the flemish people, but generally :true...
@endoopdebeeck
7 жыл бұрын
Nothing Walloons are lazy, ask a Walloon to speak Dutch. Goodluck with that
@doneyhon4227
7 жыл бұрын
Endo Opdebeeck French people will never speak this sublanguage. And Wallonians are French. Sooner or later they will become French again and your border will be with France.
@kassiperpro1378
7 жыл бұрын
Probably... Flemish people try to speak french but walloons dont even try to speak dutch
@driemi8413
7 жыл бұрын
I only speak German and French :( No posibility to learn Dutch in my school so far :( )
@sik92222
7 жыл бұрын
I really can't believe how many people are offended by this little clip that's obviously meant as a joke or at least as a very humourous introduction to the country. Dear belgians: Of course you don't produce swiss chocolate, but there are just a lot of people who confuse the two or don't know about belgian chocolate because swiss chocolate might be more famous internationally. That's what that joke is about! The video doesn't say that belgium is boring either, in fact, literally the complete opposite. So please don't be offended. Don't take yourself and your country too seriously and learn to laugh about yourself.
@amiacatperson3835
4 жыл бұрын
Simon Keller Your True but if They wanted this as a Joke they didn’t need to so this do serious
@adrianak.91
9 жыл бұрын
what an offensive video, typical from a british person
@devoyinator
9 жыл бұрын
Adriana K. If you find that offensive, you need to stop being a pansy. Simply. There's nothing wrong with a bit of stereotypical banter.
@ElectrofizzStudiosCo
9 жыл бұрын
Adriana K. You're being just as offensive by stereotyping British people...
@lesliewhite6832
9 жыл бұрын
+Adriana K. Feel free to stick it to the UK as a reply, no, seriously, go for it, I'll help you with the facts. You could start with the fact that we now call ourselves the UNITED KINGDOM...and we all hate each other.
@DontSigh
9 жыл бұрын
+Adriana K. The description of the video says that this was written by a belgian
@devoyinator
9 жыл бұрын
the tf2 lagger Buddy, the caps lock button is centre left on the keyboard.
@hawxer585
8 жыл бұрын
How ignorant can a person be, seriously. If making videos like these can you atleast look into your research more deeply? i'll explain why we are this complicated Very important word: HISTORY!!!! The reason we speak 4 different languages in Belgium is pure history. Long story short a peace of the northern Netherlands and a peace of eastern France merged together, boom, there you have 2 languages. There was a country but they had no king so they just took a prince from germany and there you have language number 3, a couple of deccades later, english became the international language so we all had to learn it. I think it's a good thing because the average belgian speaks 3 - 4 languages at the age of 20, when you're about 16 you can even learn spanish in high school. comapred with the USA or the UK, they only speak 1 languages on average. I don't see how this is complicated, I even explained it in the most simplistic way possible. another thing. I don't want to prag or anything but the reason we are this complicated is because it's really effective. We have the best social security, education system and healthcare, hell, even the best airforce. Ever seen what the calculations of an architect looks like when he/she is building a bridge? Nothing in the world that is effective isn't complicated in the end. Think about that when you spread your ignorance and our flaws into our faces.
@jeroennickman
8 жыл бұрын
+Azerb Nikies It's just english people being like whoah, people learn other languages? How weird
@oumoubarry6723
8 жыл бұрын
+Jay Saccheri that so true we want to learn new lanuages they dont
@765sanjay
8 жыл бұрын
This vid was actually made by Belgians
@hawxer585
8 жыл бұрын
How can you tell? She can't even say "godverdomme'" properly 2:49
@765sanjay
8 жыл бұрын
+Azerb Nikies Look at the description. Looks like only the narrator isn't.
@rhoflack172
8 жыл бұрын
this is a really offensive video, I think that you never went to Belgium. The Anatomium are not just balls, it is a museum. and a really nice one too. and we are one of the only countries in the world who could survive over two years without a government.
@SightOfTrees
8 жыл бұрын
+Rosanne Hoflack Yeah, that's not something to be proud of, mate. If anything it proves what there saying in this video about our ridiculous government system.
@bobiseenflop7616
5 жыл бұрын
@@SightOfTrees fuck off racist
@TheKjacosta
4 жыл бұрын
@@bobiseenflop7616 YOU fuck off
@nicovantdack2537
9 жыл бұрын
did you ever been in belgium dud im belgian and belgium is totaly not boring and has the bigges chocolate company in world before you say bad words about our land discover it
@Ryan98063
9 жыл бұрын
did you watch farther than the first 30 seconds?
@MaartenLijpert
9 жыл бұрын
you clearly didn't see the video....
@Choke-a-Cola
9 жыл бұрын
Nico Van T Dack i'm from Belgium and i was thinking the same thing u were but then i realised that our country is boring and is to complicated
@Dragonite33
9 жыл бұрын
Blizzard Lizzard efkes mijnen dag gemaakt xD
@annikathegerman91
8 жыл бұрын
I'm really excited, because I will travel to Belgium next spring! :)
@ewoutdewaelheyns1605
8 жыл бұрын
I live in belgium and i tell you now: CHOCOLATE
@annikathegerman91
8 жыл бұрын
Ewout Dewaelheyns CHOCOLATE!
@ewoutdewaelheyns1605
8 жыл бұрын
+Annika Elstermann CHOCOLATE!
@annikathegerman91
8 жыл бұрын
Ewout Dewaelheyns And is there anything else interesting about Belgium? :D
@ewoutdewaelheyns1605
8 жыл бұрын
+Annika Elstermann yes:CHOCOLATE, comics, The atomium, Eden hazard, Kevin de Bruiyne, Manneke Pis, Frieten (french Fries)........
@kassiperpro1378
8 жыл бұрын
belgium is NOT boring at all. if you visit it, you realize that it is an awesome country
@taxandria1941
8 жыл бұрын
"French" fries are originally from the Flemish city of Ghent. So actually it's Flemish fries. Independence for Flanders btw! Belgium is a non-country.
@soifon7000
7 жыл бұрын
Just like the Czech Republic which is like 98 years old?
@dannystoffel3589
7 жыл бұрын
Cyka Cyka cyka for president!
@BaronAW300
6 жыл бұрын
Cyka Cyka lol you are ignorant
@ScoutsmeisEksteRusty
11 жыл бұрын
true, I am from Belgium.. but every time I drink a beer in America I'm like... I'll never drink a beer here again.. hahah but every year I forget it.. I adore your country!
@kassiperpro1378
8 жыл бұрын
0:12 french fries that are actually from belgium... the name is stolen by the french
@thatrandomguyontheinternet2477
2 жыл бұрын
‘Only by friendly people’ Just wait till those ‘friendly’ people meet each other then they will seem less friendly
@raffffar4549
7 жыл бұрын
Wij eten GEEN Zwitserse chocolade, ma echte Belgische.
@kempenaar32
7 жыл бұрын
The way I remember it, the Dutch speakers never asked for mono-linguism. The Flemish would have been happy with a bilingual country (one where all government officials speak both languages). Regional mono-linguism was demanded by the French, who, after they realized they couldn't get rid of the Flemish and were forced to acknowledge Dutch as an official language, did not want to force their government employees to learn another languages (The educated Flemish were already used to having to speak French to get anything done didn't care).
@Warsie
9 жыл бұрын
I remember someone mentioning they were from the US and spoke French somewhat. They knew one of the languages was French, they were lost and so thought that speaking French to people was a good idea. Unfortunately, they were in the Dutch region, and apparently everyone snubbed them or ignored them. When they got desperate and spoke English, everyone was amazingly nice to them. Someone posted that on tvtropes, and several Belgians said that shit seemed legit
@SuperLiss24
9 жыл бұрын
yep this seems legit to me, us Flemish people do not get along with the french speaking people in our country, but we are very fond of everything American, and we also feel proud Americans bother to visit our little country ^^ We're very polite people at heart, but those damn Walloons just bring out the worst in us. Moral of the story: When speaking to Flemish people as a foreigner, speak English and witness what great people we are :D
@Warsie
9 жыл бұрын
Lol its hilarious. Does the opposite happened ie you get ignored ar if you speak Dutch in the French speaking region?
@SuperLiss24
9 жыл бұрын
definitely :D That might also have to do with the fact that Walloons don't learn Dutch in school as intensively as we learn French, meaning they probably won't even understand you if you speak Dutch to them ^^ Then again, they're also not good at speaking English; they just only speak French and are very bad at learning other languages, whereas Flemish people are overall pretty flexible with languages :D
@nitsujsrrb2329
9 жыл бұрын
Warsie that's what we call "flamingants" in french, a kind of racist flemish people against walloons :/ . And for answer to your question, no, most of the people will -try- to answer you in dutch or help you like they can, don't worry about that :D
@SuperLiss24
9 жыл бұрын
***** hmmm that is the general idea but of course there are exceptions ^^
@yorickmr
10 жыл бұрын
Why not talking about Antwerp and it's heaven? Instead of only saying the negative facts...
@yorickmr
10 жыл бұрын
I meant harbor instead of heaven xD
@larsvanderperre217
6 жыл бұрын
MrSmileyFace is there a diffrence?
@joeridestrijcker445
4 жыл бұрын
@@yorickmr you meant ''port of Antwerp' ;)
@8-bitmusicguy130
7 жыл бұрын
Damnit. Y'all had to use "shitty" I was going to use the video for a school project, and it is the best video I could find.
@npc83
7 жыл бұрын
Avation Flavored A teacher in my school in Belgum showed this
@8-bitmusicguy130
7 жыл бұрын
The regulations at my school are really strict. I just sorta, talked over it.
@dannystoffel3589
7 жыл бұрын
Avation Flavored did you have a project about belgium?
@8-bitmusicguy130
7 жыл бұрын
Danny Stoffel I had a European vacation project, and I got assigned Belgium.
@dannystoffel3589
7 жыл бұрын
Auch XD
@cameronlauryssens4759
8 жыл бұрын
this is so offensive because I'm Belgian
@spaceguy9434
8 жыл бұрын
too
@metehanasaroz7889
9 жыл бұрын
Belgium is not "boooooooring", as she says, at all. To be honest, it's the most livable country in Europe. No rush like the other countries around. But also full of fun when you would like to have. So, shut up and be grateful for living in such a great country like Belgium, or België, or Belgique, or Belgien.
@Chikotka
8 жыл бұрын
What about Luxembourg?
@themechanist7875
5 жыл бұрын
>French fries and swiss chocolate You couldn't physically be more wrong if you tried
@saaargummm1868
4 жыл бұрын
I came here because we had the example of Belgium in our chapter on power sharing .this is not what I expected
@saaargummm1868
4 жыл бұрын
I thought it would be educational
@kmilo452
9 жыл бұрын
Belgium its awsome, i know two Belgiums girls and they are so beatiful and smart, someday i will travel there, Grettings from Colombia.....!!!!!
@polsh
9 жыл бұрын
i don't know why but i find it frustrating that people call fries, FRENCH fries. While they weren't even invented in france, they were invented in Belgium but the person who invented fries mistakenly thought he was in France.
@ElectrofizzStudiosCo
9 жыл бұрын
Naso Suri ...It may have been invented in Belgium but what country did the person who made it come from?
@polsh
9 жыл бұрын
i don't know, thought it was someone from belgium, didn't think that one out xD.
@ElectrofizzStudiosCo
9 жыл бұрын
If he was from belgium why would he think he was in france?
@polsh
9 жыл бұрын
maybe he was traveling starting from belgium and got all the way up to france? and he didn't notice it ?
@345berend
9 жыл бұрын
Naso Suri That's actually an urban legend. Frensh fries were in fact invented in Germany, and not in Belgium or France
@mr.pizzaman9513
2 жыл бұрын
as a belgian, i expect americans saying 'belgium is useless'
@ozzynator456
4 жыл бұрын
This clip is basically a right-wing propaganda piece. The book mentioned in the description means "Walloons Get Out". Walloons are inhabitants of the southern part of Belgium: Wallonia. The title is a common slogan used by the extreme right-wing Flemish party, which is anti-immigration, anti-Belgium and anti-EU among other things. They are anti-Belgium because they want an independent Flanders, which is the northern part of the country.
@geknipt_
8 жыл бұрын
WHY DO SAY MY COUNTRY IS SO BORING? THIS COUNTRY IS BETTER THAN ENGLAND M8 but the uploaders name is belgian :/
@ExilSvensk
8 жыл бұрын
+JelleJoe Because it is fucking boring. I used to live there and I'd never want to move back. Live in Belgium is less exiting than watching paint dry. It's BORING! And nothing fucking works.
@belgiumsoccerfan7426
8 жыл бұрын
+Justmustbe So I should rather die because i am Belgian.
@ExilSvensk
8 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@geknipt_
8 жыл бұрын
+ExilSvensk leave my country alone
@ExilSvensk
8 жыл бұрын
I do. I'd not touch it with a stick.
@nathanclaeys1194
6 жыл бұрын
I am belgian so i know what i am talking about, and the only thing that is" boring " must be this video
@jonathanhaxhe
6 жыл бұрын
Nathan Claeys You’re so fuckin right
@jeff4362
8 жыл бұрын
Belgium was close to being partitioned in 2007 and 2010 and 2011. They've survived that but I wouldn't be surprised if sometime soon another crisis comes up.
@rivaraptor4277
8 жыл бұрын
I spent my childhood in Belgium, thank you my Belgian friends for welcoming me and inventing fries, waffles, and badass guns like the scar-L
@nanouamey7793
4 жыл бұрын
I.AM.OFFENDED.BOI.
@9954mike
9 жыл бұрын
this is so stupid but what do you want it was made by the french yes our politics suck but so does yours belguim is not the dumbest country we are number 1 in education here are some good things about belgians Charles Martel (686-741) saved Europe from islamization by defeating the invading Muslims at the Battle of Poitiers in 732. He is also the founder of the Carolingian dynasty. He was born in Herstal, near Liege. The world's two first printed newspapers were both published in 1605>. One was printed in Strasbourg, the other (the Nieuwe Tijdingen) was printed by Abraham Verhoeven in Antwerp Belgium provided the uranium for the A-Bomb dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima. It came from the colony of Belgian Congo. Belgium is also the world’s main diamond centre (in Antwerp) and second largest petrochemical center. 90% of the world's raw diamonds are negotiated and distributed in Antwerp. Antwerp is the world's 6th busiest port in terms of cargo tonnage (2nd outside East Asia, after Rotterdam). It is Europe's 3rd port for container traffic, after Rotterdam and Hamburg. Belgian physicist and mathematician Ingrid Daubechies (1954-) developed the mathematical model used by the FBI to stock finger prints. Belgium has one of the lowest proportions of McDonald’s in the developed world. UNICEF report on child well-being in rich countries ranked Belgium as the best country for children's educational well-being. Tax levels in Belgium are among the highest in the world, with about 40% of gross earnings given up in tax for a single-income family. A study for 2005 showed that Belgium had the highest average income tax rate out of 30 OECD countries. Total taxation represents 45.6 % of the country's GDP. Inheritance tax can reach up to 80%. The Royal family alone receives 12 million € of tax-payers' money each year. The modern asphalt for roads was invented by the Belgian proffessor Edward J. De Smedt. The Big Bang Theory was issued by the Belgian priest and physician Georges Lemaître. Ludwig von Beethoven descended from a Flemish family from Mechelen.(Belguim) Belgium was elected 9 times at the UN Security Council (1947, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1972, 1991, 1992, 2007), the 9th highest score worldwide. Belgium has been elected more times than Germany, Spain, Mexico, Australia or Indonesia. The Belgian motorway system is the only man-made structure visible from the moon (at night, due to the lights all along the motorway network). Belgian Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688) founded the Observatory of Beijing. He was the secretary of the emperor of China Kang-Hi, for whom he also built 400 cannons. Verbiest is credited to have built what may have been the first steam powered car in about 1672. The Body Mass Index (BMI), still used today to know one's ideal weight, was developed by the Belgian statistician and anthropometrist Adolphe Quetelet (1796-1874). On 5 May 1835, the first railway line on the continent (and first in the world outside the UK) opened between Brussels and Mechelen, 2 years before the first railway in Germany, France or Italy, and 8 years before the Netherlands. The last Emperess of Mexico was Charlotte of Belgium (1840-1927), daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium, himsefl the uncle of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Despite its small size, Belgium is the main trading partner of India along with the UK (partly because of the diamond and steel industries). and there is much more
@snot8783
3 жыл бұрын
You just pissed off every belgian by calling it 'French' fries.
@calebsaquilayan5209
6 жыл бұрын
You forgot the fact that they have a stupendous royal family...
@daviddarbyshire5460
8 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the EU
@darrishawks6033
8 жыл бұрын
I have seen this video like a hundred times and I still like to watch it. It's just well done.
@kyleclock5143
8 жыл бұрын
+Darris Hawks Took the words out of my mouth, this is the best video on Belgium ever!
@darrishawks6033
8 жыл бұрын
NL gameplay What's your problem? Why are you being ableist?
@brianfahy1730
7 жыл бұрын
i was in belgium once and they call them "belgian fries"!!! it was almost the second sentence from our waitress lol
@carolinespelters4596
9 жыл бұрын
Why would you even make this video?! We all are really happy to be Belgian and I think everyone is happy with his nationality. Belgium is a great and lovely country, and so do all of the other country's in the world. So why are you saying all of this? I think no country deserves it that people make such a video. Of course not everything can be great, but you are making everything negative. I hope the maker read this and understands that this isn't how a human should act. So please, I hope you understand me. 😭 Greets of BELGIUM!
@NLERtimon
10 жыл бұрын
Vlaanderen moet gewoon bij Nederland komen, dan hebben we Brussel als hoofdstad en vergaderen ze gewoon in Antwerpen en is iedereen blij en zo en hebben we meer te zeggen ;)
@Socialpsycho2008
10 жыл бұрын
Ik denk niet dat dit voor morgen gaat zijn, laat Vlaanderen eerst en vooral onafhankelijk zijn en dan zien we wel verder.
@gruetgewald4016
10 жыл бұрын
NLERtimon En waarom zou Nederland niet bij Vlaanderen moeten komen? Waarom - als dit onderwerp ter sprake komt - komt het altijd van één richting?
@Valmathog
4 жыл бұрын
Zijde gij voor Vlaams Belang Want iik persoonlijk zou liever België blijven omdat ik de Ardennen mooi vind en het spijtig zou vinden moesten die opeens eeen ander land zijn ook vin ik da België België moe blijven omdat dat ik gewoon de trots om belgisch te zijn wil behouden ma als gij da beter vind maakt da mij nie veel uit
@Spartiatai300
10 жыл бұрын
Fourth greatest power in the world? Wow haha. I think the commentator is confused with the Netherlands.
@Baalecas
10 жыл бұрын
Nope, as Belgium was the second industrialized country in the world after GB. During the 19th century, it was the wealthiest country in the world, and eg. Liège was the second largest industrial center after London. So, 4th might depend on what you're looking. Those rankings don't mean much if you don't detail you reasoning, but well, why not? 4th seems decent. At that time, NL was loosing its colonies and was mostly unindustrialized, somewhat poor farmlands.
@theinsaneflame141
10 жыл бұрын
plus the fact Belgium was very important to the expainsion of the europian union and the european union's main building is located in Brussels
@tarielhordynski4087
10 жыл бұрын
***** European Union's parliament is not a thing to be proud of... Belgium is way more important that this technocratic Frankenstein that's called UE. UE is the death of strong nations and the puppet of Wall Street and the City in Europe! When european peoples will understand this, Europe will be free and a group of really allied nations, not this shitty supra-nationalist state that UE is.
@tamptus3479
Жыл бұрын
Belgium exports chocolate worth €3,364 million, while Switzerland only exports €800 million
@kevinsantos8439
2 жыл бұрын
1st they call our fries French, now our chocolat is Swiss? I assume beer is next to be called German
@panoan8287
8 жыл бұрын
we have brains so stop
@viktorvandeneede4033
7 жыл бұрын
Cute godverdomme
@Lucas_Ficz
8 жыл бұрын
It was three times only this year. One on February and two on August. I fell in love with that chocolate, with the sweet towns that looks almost as a painting and above all, with Brussels. Belgium, Belgium, Belgium... Just how long will you suffer? Stop punishing yourself like you've been doing for almost 200 years now. No, you WON'T make the Flemings speak French, don't even try to ruin their beautiful language; No, you CAN'T keep paying your southern half's debts with the northen one's money. Accept your diversity and accept your greatness. And you will shine. Even more.
@thibautsimons9113
10 жыл бұрын
to all non-Belgians who might be misguided: of course foreigners don't 'have to speak Dutch' in Flanders, the political structures are organised in Dutch
@coneriazouda7397
3 жыл бұрын
Excuse me what We aren’t in an dramatic country We have good chocolates and we are the creators of the fries
@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic7600
9 жыл бұрын
Belgium is a great country my grandfather lives in Brussels speaks French he even personaly knows the the man that runs Brussels Belgium is to me like a smaller france where you have everything you want
@rick10512
9 жыл бұрын
I see it more like a smaller part of The Netherlands ;P
@giadazajc4055
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Belgium and this was rlly hurting my feelings
@oanachiriac5197
9 жыл бұрын
Before you get all offended about this, I hope you saw that the text was written by a Belgian, author of Walen Buiten
@vincent5880
4 жыл бұрын
I just found out that this guy is Belgian himself😂😂 Belgium is a great country tho
@fetleworkachamyeleh6774
4 жыл бұрын
0:28 Actually kinda rude but sometimes when i go outside, it gets boring, so you actually have a point, kinda true.
@Nerledful
9 жыл бұрын
yes it's a difficult country, but it has been working this way for a long time. plus we have one of the greatest schoolsystems and great food. what do you want more?
@sennevantriervandessel639
9 жыл бұрын
its not french fries, its belgian glory
@Thanadeez
2 жыл бұрын
french fries? swiss chocolate? i'm so offended
@sepptyvaert
11 жыл бұрын
My guess is that she said 'formerly'. Belgium was the second nation in the world that had the industrial revolution so I guess the country was indeed pretty powerful in the 19th century. Hard to make such a list though
@ponyheist
11 жыл бұрын
You seem like the type who has read De Wever's book.
@gast128
11 жыл бұрын
I as a Dutch dude encountered that myself. Some Belgians think of us as a big mouthed neighbor which always wanted to make use of Belgians. So I suppose it's not a good idea to join the Netherlands, although the joined country would make us more powerful in the EU.
@clutchxs
5 жыл бұрын
I wish I had never went too Britain before, I want a refund.
@ahmoodius7338
6 жыл бұрын
Wow impressive. Greetings from your neighbours, Luxembourg😊
@shanu7uday
7 жыл бұрын
Then how come Belgium became and is a developed country ? How is it a comparatively more prosperous than huge majority of countries in world? How does it maintain its edge over other countries in this highly competitive world? They must be doing something extraordinarily intelligent despite such inherent complexities in local governance.
@BelgiumBall120
Жыл бұрын
Eindelijk some people that found out the great belgium exists🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪
@theegggod8916
Жыл бұрын
fax, Belgie is zo een land dat niemand om cared
@BelgiumBall120
Жыл бұрын
@@theegggod8916 ja weet ik
@jannevanbelleghem4556
5 жыл бұрын
I’m Belgium and I hate that the world thinks it’s boring and I’m pissed at this video We are better than most countries we are bilingual We make sure people who can’t work get paid either way It is Belgian fries Belgian chocolate Belgian beer Well you’re Welkom world We are the center of Europe and we make sure everyone can communicate with us by speaking at least two languages I’m only 13 now and I already speak French Dutch and English Ask an American to speak anything but English and they won’t succeed
@actualrien
2 жыл бұрын
WHY DO PEOPLE THINK BELGIUM IS BORING IT'S LITERALLY AMAZING THERE, I LITERALLY LIVE THERE 😭
@Jafflefields
5 жыл бұрын
I'm from Belgium. Thanks.
@phebevansteelant3753
2 жыл бұрын
let's clear it up its belgium fries and belgium chocolad you act like we stole our food
@alecvandeweerdt2691
4 жыл бұрын
As a Belgium that grew up in Switserland i agree 99% with this video.
@RD882
Жыл бұрын
Indeed. Not bad but quite some factual errors (see above in this thread). Understandable if you know the author (Marcel Sel) is known as a fierce French-nationalist who is often very aggressive when flemish ask equal rights.
@DavePlayzhdDave
6 жыл бұрын
Belgium is unique don't judge it
@script5991
7 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who is impressed by the video quality? Which software is used here? And are there any tutorials?
@JosephaGuillaume
5 жыл бұрын
We do not make Swiss chocolate. And we are most certainly not known for being boring or dumb. Fries are actually Belgian Fries, but the Americans during WW2 in the Ardennes called them French because it was in a French speaking part. What the heck? For the rest, yeah... spot on.
@iemand9593
9 жыл бұрын
I'm from belguim and this is pretty funny in my oinion, you can see that it's just for fun :p
@sarmadahmad8540
6 жыл бұрын
If Eden hazard or any Belgian footballer sees this video they will be furious
@jeanke9826
9 жыл бұрын
How does this offend you? A Belgian writer wrote the text..
@thygreek8076
5 жыл бұрын
You ain't a man if you haven't fired a gun. We should take notes from the U.S.
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