Belgian Friday

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 03/13/2015 at 10:28 • Filed to: Belgium

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Belgium is famous for never having had any famous people. Except Hercule Poirot, and he never existed.

Belgium is also widely believed to have two official languages, and is less widely known to have three.

Belgium is famous for:

Chips

Waffles

Stella

It's not so famous for having a motor industry. The only significant indigenous maker now is Van Hool (Fon Hole, roughly) who make buses.

When in America I was somewhat surprised to find that they're common there as well. Not quite the same ones as back home obviously. The Americans get engines from unusual (to me ) suppliers like Cummins and Caterpillar and gearboxes from Allison rather than the more familiar ZF.

They also get bigger, stronger seats because fatter. Yes, really.

crowmolly > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:32

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fhrblig > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:33

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Well... there's also chocolate.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:33

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Hey now.. Belgium is famous for Carbonade flamande, Lambic and Gentse Feesten.

Edit: AND for being the rudest world in the Universe.

Cé hé sin > fhrblig 03/13/2015 at 10:35

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Certainly, but not an exhaustive list. Beer brewed by Trappist monks also.

Cé hé sin > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/13/2015 at 10:35

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They're famous?

Not as famous as Stella.

Kate's Dirty Sister > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:36

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Stella Artois is shit doe, it's like Belgian budweiser.

Some people think it's some kind of fancy stuff, same with the Knronebourg, Sapporo and fucking Heineken.

All low end stuff.

Besides, Belgium is mostly known for its chocolate and that peeing statue.

Braking-Dad > crowmolly 03/13/2015 at 10:39

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How you write this article without knowing who the "Muscles from Brussels" is?

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:39

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don't forget that in Belgium this is the accepted way to eat chips/fries:

P.S. I am by *NO MEANS* saying this is bad, quite the contrary as a mater of fact...

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:40

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Depends on who you ask I guess.. I'd call Stella infamous :P Jokes aside though, in the world of beer the Lambics are quite famous indeed, known for it's dry, vinous/cidery flavour.

Cé hé sin > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 03/13/2015 at 10:41

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Here's the other:

crowmolly > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/13/2015 at 10:42

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I don't know if it's just me but it REALLY seems like Stella was better before the AB/Inbev merger.

It used to be my go-to "macro" beer for a while and then six months later I didn't care for it at all.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:43

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Also fine, just fine.

Fine.

Good.

yes...

Damnit, now I'm hungry.

Cé hé sin > Braking-Dad 03/13/2015 at 10:44

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Insufficiently famous. He just sells trucks.

Kate's Dirty Sister > crowmolly 03/13/2015 at 10:45

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Stella is a good draft beer, in bottles it's sweet and skunked.

I don't think it was better, we are just constantly exposed to better products.

GhostZ > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:50

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I strongly oppose this post for perpetuating the lies. We all know that Belgium is actually a brain washing station underneath Euro Disneyland.

http://zapatopi.net/belgium/

Slave2anMG > Cé hé sin 03/13/2015 at 10:50

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It should be famous for these absurdly tasty beers. Holy crap they're good.

FKA-RacecaR > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/13/2015 at 11:34

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I've been drinking Lindemans lambic a lot lately. (nice alliteration)

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > FKA-RacecaR 03/13/2015 at 11:39

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Never had a Lindemans if I'm honest, I think..

FKA-RacecaR > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/13/2015 at 12:01

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I've had the raspberry and peach. Looks like I need to find the other flavours.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > FKA-RacecaR 03/13/2015 at 12:04

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Raspberry and peach sounds rather nice actually, I'd stay away from the Kriek (cherry) though.. but that might just be me, I HATE cherry flavoured stuff, it tastes like rotten marzipan.

FKA-RacecaR > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/13/2015 at 12:06

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HAHA!

My wife's grandfather used to make something called cherry bounce. Basically you take a bunch of cherries, a bunch of sugar and a bunch of whiskey. You let them all sit together for a few weeks/month then strain off the cherries. Then pour small amounts, sip, and enjoy.

I think I would really like the cherry. I'd like to try them all.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > FKA-RacecaR 03/13/2015 at 12:09

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I guess you like Dr. Pepper as well then.. you freak :P

FKA-RacecaR > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/13/2015 at 14:32

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Well yeah. Because it is the best soda in the world.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > FKA-RacecaR 03/13/2015 at 14:34

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I'd say it's the second worst :P The only thing worse is a & w rootbeer.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 03/14/2015 at 08:55

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correction , Belgium has one "famous" person

the little boy who was the inspiration for the mannekin pis statue.