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Get ready to be swept away on an adventure through Belgium, the country that's so much more than just waffles and chocolate!
From being the birthplace of French fries and the "smurfs" to being home to the smallest city in the world (and no, it's not the smurf village!), Belgium is a country of fascinating contrasts.
You'll be introduced to the land of the Belgian red devils, music festivals, an astronomical number of beer varieties, high taxes, and the famous peeing boy statue. So buckle up, because this is one ride you don't want to miss!
Discover the fascinating history of this tiny but mighty country, from its roots in the "Low Countries" to the thriving metropolis it is today. From the mysterious disappearance of the Omalians to the development of the country's complex structure, you'll learn why Belgium is a unique blend of cultures and languages, making it a truly one-of-a-kind destination.
You'll marvel at the intricate political system, which includes communities, regions, and a federal state, all working together in perfect harmony. You'll be amazed at the diversity of the country, with 10 provinces and 581 municipal councils, each with its own character and charm.
And let's not forget the monarchy! Yes, Belgium has a King and Queen, but their role is more symbolic these days. And, of course, the country uses the Euro, which was created by a Belgian!
So, don't miss out on this incredible journey through Belgium. Join us as we explore the country's rich history, culture, and more, in a way that's both entertaining and educational. This is a video you won't want to miss!
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@ericvandenbossche6184
@ericvandenbossche6184 Год назад
I'm Belgian. 95% of the waffles are eaten by tourists. 95% of the fries are eaten by Belgians.
@alainvosselman9960
@alainvosselman9960 10 месяцев назад
Hmmm... Ik denk dat toeristen frieten met containers aangevoerd krijgen in de restaurants... En hier aan de kust verslinden ze ook wafels aan de lopende band, maar niet zo veel in binneland denk ik.
@josedelapinio
@josedelapinio 5 месяцев назад
And 160%of the beer is drunk by belgians
@robbe16
@robbe16 5 месяцев назад
Accurate
@Lucas_Ficz
@Lucas_Ficz 4 месяца назад
I'm a non-Belgian. Thank you very much for leaving the waffles to us. I could eat that thing all day for the rest of my life.
@josedelapinio
@josedelapinio 4 месяца назад
@@Lucas_Ficz you are very welcome :D
@Leviwosc
@Leviwosc 7 месяцев назад
I'm a Dutchman and I really like my southern neighbours. I live near the Belgian border, so I get in touch with them easily. It's always nice to visit Belgium.
@sudasu23
@sudasu23 7 месяцев назад
Ik ben van Brugge, bezoek af en toe eens Vlissingen. Altijd een leuk plekje in NL om eens te passeren. 🇧🇪♥️🇳🇱
@bobthebox2993
@bobthebox2993 4 месяца назад
As someone living in flanders, the feeling is mutual.
@RomptrnGames
@RomptrnGames 2 месяца назад
thank you! i love visiting Amsterdam and Mastricct!
@bullterror5
@bullterror5 2 месяца назад
😂
@Ratzie01
@Ratzie01 Месяц назад
🇧🇪❤️🇳🇱
@robinnoel2716
@robinnoel2716 Год назад
"Record of functioning without a goverment " we barely function with a goverment.
@dutchman7623
@dutchman7623 Год назад
If a Belgian or Dutch government falls (lost the confidence of parliament), they usually simply continue to do current affairs until a successive government is formed by a majority in the newly elected parliament.The fallen government cannot initiate 'big changing laws', but only deal with current issues. With a diminished ego, such governments are usually regarded as the best a country can have.
@spottinggrouprs0676
@spottinggrouprs0676 Год назад
@@dutchman7623 if you see what government we have now in Belgium ....
@BoesdePoes
@BoesdePoes 6 месяцев назад
@@spottinggrouprs0676 i know what youre talking about...
@maurovandersmissen504
@maurovandersmissen504 2 месяца назад
Too true lol
@johnnymartinjohansen
@johnnymartinjohansen Год назад
I was in Budapest a few years ago. Next to the hotel, was a restaurant. They claimed to have over 500 kinds of Belgian beers, in addition to around 200 Hungarian. It's insane that one restaurant can have such a huge selection. One evening I was there, they arranged a "Belgian beer tasting event", and I got to taste over 20 different kinds, and everything was so delicious.
@dutchman7623
@dutchman7623 Год назад
Well you couldn't taste 500... you, nor the loo, can handle that.
@gabrocki
@gabrocki Месяц назад
I'm a Hungarian currently living in Belgium. I need to find this place.
@johnnymartinjohansen
@johnnymartinjohansen Месяц назад
@@gabrocki It's called Pater Marcus Apatsagi Pub. You can easily find it on google maps.
@tankiwolf
@tankiwolf 11 месяцев назад
The thumbnail is so wrong. They speak German in Brussels? And why is Brussels located mkre to the west and flanders more southern.
@Reeves776
@Reeves776 Год назад
Saying "there was abuse to the local population" in Congo is one hell of an understatement Leopolds rule was exceptionally brutal even by (already low) European colonial standards
@yanthoweepinghorn6732
@yanthoweepinghorn6732 Год назад
yes understatement indeed that could a few videos on the crap that happened under leopold 😔
@robscoggins
@robscoggins Год назад
Because the Moors and Arabs never violated their black brethren, right? Slavery and castration, oh yes, good times. Even up until the present day. But yes, of course, evil white people, right?
@istoppedcaring6209
@istoppedcaring6209 Год назад
+it was more laisez faire, the law was not especially brutal, it was incompetent, soldiers that shot their rifles had to prove that they did so to do their job, so they would only get bullets in return for hands oh and the force publique was 90+% native african but not from the congo Belgian congo was one of the better colonies after forcing leopold II to surrender his personal collony to Belgium important to note, french and brittish press had focussed so hard on this colony in the believe that the collony would be surrendered to them instead, or that they would be able to just take it, but in the end that never happened
@davgg9621
@davgg9621 10 месяцев назад
The Brits sure loved to point their blood soaked fingers at Leopold 2 to deflect from their own crimes against humanity in their colonies. Not saying that Leopold 2 was a saint though, hope he rots in hell.
@Reeves776
@Reeves776 10 месяцев назад
@@davgg9621 I aint a Brit though
@ThomasTuttle
@ThomasTuttle Год назад
I enjoyed the video. I am surprised that Bruges/Brugge was not mentioned at all. Most North American tourists know Bruges more than Bruxelles/Brussel based on friends/family's European vacation photos. Plus, Bruges is called the Venice of the north due to so many canals. Also....the town of Spa is the first place that a spa existed on earth due to the hot springs. Nowadays the word spa is synonymous with health and wellbeing.
@Bob.martens
@Bob.martens 8 месяцев назад
Bruges is fake.
@creagirlsgaming5897
@creagirlsgaming5897 8 месяцев назад
@@Bob.martensIt’s not go visit it
@BastiaanVandermolen
@BastiaanVandermolen 8 месяцев назад
​@@Bob.martensI do not like you
@BastiaanVandermolen
@BastiaanVandermolen 8 месяцев назад
​​@@Bob.martensI live there
@Therealtoto212
@Therealtoto212 4 месяца назад
Idiot​@@Bob.martens
@SirThanksalot_1
@SirThanksalot_1 9 месяцев назад
why does the thumbnail state that German is spoken in Brussels! :o German is only spoken in an EASTERN canton to the German border... UPDATE: well at least the video itself makes up for it :)
@JhowieNitnek
@JhowieNitnek Год назад
Small mistake the footage you used for Waterloo was of Waterloo, Ontario and not Waterloo, Belgium
@jfrancobelge
@jfrancobelge Год назад
And Asterix the Gaul is a French comic strip, not Belgian - though pretty popular in Begium as well.
@briseboy
@briseboy Год назад
As i understand it, it was the British who were victorious at All the loos, Liquid or solid.
@dutchman7623
@dutchman7623 Год назад
@@briseboy Nope, it were the Dutch/Belgian forces who held Napoleon back. After that it was the British turn, but they were almost defeated, till the Prussians showed up and beat the hell out of him. But hey, British exceptionalism! They even turned their defeat into a victory when a Dutch prince put his ass on the English, Scottish, and Irish throne.
@smal750
@smal750 Год назад
​@@dutchman7623 typical british coping lol
@smal750
@smal750 Год назад
​@@briseboy your country is a french colony timothy
@yanthoweepinghorn6732
@yanthoweepinghorn6732 Год назад
liége you could pronounce as lee-yeige like beige :) good vid great facts even i as belgian did not realise :o shame on me 😁
@XR190190
@XR190190 Год назад
Little mistake at 5:25 it is a statue of Vercingetorix in Alesia, Burgundy France. Who was an Arverne. Yes a Celt as well but another people. Vercingetorix was the leader of teh Arverne people in the Auvergne region in central France. He fought against Julius Ceasar and unified the Gauls until he lost at Alesia in 52 BC
@briseboy
@briseboy Год назад
And Asterix has been mistaken by MILLIONS of illiterate US citizens, for the more succinct *. (I take no responsibility for the failure of USA to properly monitor third grade spelling classes, thereby unleashing trumps and other microcephalics on the Earth.)
@dimitribrigitta7504
@dimitribrigitta7504 Год назад
yes, should be Ambiorix in Tongeren (Belgium)
@wardibald
@wardibald Год назад
Plot twist: the statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren was actually originally a statue of Vercingetorix. Those who ordered it, didn't want it anymore when it was finished. Then Tongeren wanted a statue of Ambiorix and since no one knows what he looked like, the finished statue was presented as Ambiorix. A guide in Tongeren told me that.
@KiranVb04
@KiranVb04 Год назад
In Belgium, there are 2 main parts: Flanders, the Dutch speaking part and Wallonia, the French speaking part. Flanders has lots of cities, but Wallonia has the Ardennes, with lots of nature and hills. So Flanders is more flat and there you can visit the Nord sea, but Wallonia has a lot of nature.
@spottinggrouprs0676
@spottinggrouprs0676 Год назад
We have the flemish ardennes but indeed a lot more forest in Wallonia
@dennisengelen2517
@dennisengelen2517 Год назад
How come you didn't mention Nationaal park hofe Kempen, the ONLY national parc in the country?!
@darius524
@darius524 Год назад
@@dennisengelen2517 because there are more national parks
@cleodebacker241
@cleodebacker241 Год назад
Hi I am from Belguim. This was a really cool video!!
@MrWaldorfian
@MrWaldorfian Год назад
I can't believe you didn't mention Bruges.
@SuperDirk1965
@SuperDirk1965 Год назад
zie je van Bruhhe, zet je van ahtern
@MrWaldorfian
@MrWaldorfian 11 месяцев назад
@@SuperDirk1965 what does that even mean?
@GerritVanderSpurt-pi7zw
@GerritVanderSpurt-pi7zw 9 месяцев назад
If you're from Bruges, you're from behind
@GerritVanderSpurt-pi7zw
@GerritVanderSpurt-pi7zw 9 месяцев назад
If you're from Brugge, put yourself behind
@Bob.martens
@Bob.martens 8 месяцев назад
@@SuperDirk1965 If you're from Brugge, have a seat at the back.
@MrCanis4
@MrCanis4 Год назад
Perhaps the most important smallest invention that changed the whole world. The contraceptive pill. By Ferdinand Peeters.
@gwnfredske6266
@gwnfredske6266 Год назад
or plastic
@dutchman7623
@dutchman7623 Год назад
@@gwnfredske6266 and Bertrant!
@alainvosselman9960
@alainvosselman9960 10 месяцев назад
@@gwnfredske6266 Bakelite...
@thierryroberfroid9400
@thierryroberfroid9400 Год назад
DID YOU KNOW? the little guy "Manekenpiss" he pees beer once a year, on Saint Verhagen's day, student's day, isn't it great? And yes, Belgium has the best chocolate in the world, and not only according to the Belgians and it's not negotiable!😏
@briseboy
@briseboy Год назад
Chocolate was a product of Mexico, and remains exclusively tropical in origin. You mistake imported fermented bean for your sugar product, although you cheaply employ Nigerian and Ghanian children to gather the additive for you. Chocolate was first lusted after in Europe for its hallucenogenic properties, which, once you shed your sugar diet is highly noticeable effect of the sugar additive you use, named cacao, along with its amphetamine-like effect of preventing sleep.
@thierryroberfroid9400
@thierryroberfroid9400 Год назад
@@briseboy what are you talking about? real Belgian chocolate (and I'm not talking about supermarkets) is made of 100% cacao butter that comes from cacao beans. We all know about sugar, imports etc... that's not the point here but if it reassures you, I can say it like this: After using underpaid slaves, after destroying the planet to transport what we stole from these people and by making everyone addicted to sugar, Belgium makes the best chocolate in the world But if no one consumes it anymore, it will be the end of slavery and pollution and all the world will be thin...😅
@alainvosselman9960
@alainvosselman9960 10 месяцев назад
@@briseboy Did they make chocolate or did they just grow the beans, produce cacao butter or so ? Just wondering. I think i caught a documentary of chocolat producers somewhere in Latin America, forgot the details.
@alainvosselman9960
@alainvosselman9960 10 месяцев назад
@@thierryroberfroid9400 Or skip to fair trade brands.... Which is becoming rather populair..
@Toeterman
@Toeterman Год назад
One thing you have overlooked is that everywhere in the world the Belgian flag hangs incorrectly. The constitution drafted in 1831 was in French and says: "Belgium chooses the colours black, yellow and red where black is away from the mast." But when the constitution was translated into Dutch in 1837, the latter was forgotten. And that is why the Belgian flag hangs wrong everywhere: black yellow red.
@Bob.martens
@Bob.martens 8 месяцев назад
Never heard this before.
@mdesmet9111
@mdesmet9111 3 месяца назад
Another fun fact about the flag is that it has pretty strange dimensions. Officially, the Belgian flag is 13:15, so almost square, while most other flags are rectangular (apart from Switserland and Vatican City). This also means that most flags that are used are not the correct dimensions.
@geminisaga8965
@geminisaga8965 10 месяцев назад
He butchered the cities like crazy
@anthonyleighton4754
@anthonyleighton4754 2 месяца назад
Liege was a highlight..
@lzombietiger9200
@lzombietiger9200 5 месяцев назад
Honestly these videos are better than Geography Now’s old videos
@thatflemishdude4034
@thatflemishdude4034 Год назад
I like how we annexed half of Wallonia in the thumbnail
@creyx999
@creyx999 Год назад
I dont get how your channel is still that "small" bro. Just bingewatched some of your videos and for real bro you always delivere. Keep it going and you will get huge. Keep it going fam
@vgygvg9865
@vgygvg9865 18 дней назад
I love your vedio, you explain the history of Belgium clear and in detail. I migrated to Belgium from Hong Kong and stay here for 4 years now. I wish to know Belgium more and your vedio just fulfil my needs. Thank you very much. Marianna Ho
@zeeolifant77
@zeeolifant77 Год назад
I'm from Belgium. What a vid!
@ricktellon3755
@ricktellon3755 10 месяцев назад
If you say that Brussels is the biggest city in Belgium, you're wrong. Antwerp is (510 000 inhabitants), followed by Gent, Charleroi and Brussels (180.000). What is called Brussels here is in fact the city of Brussels and 18 surrounding smaller independent towns with their own town councils and municipality. They always cheat like that.
@jfrancobelge
@jfrancobelge 5 месяцев назад
Brussels per se is not the largest city, but it's the largest metropolitan area with approx. a million people.
@philippel.5013
@philippel.5013 9 месяцев назад
Did I miss it, or did Jacques Brel not get a mention? He should have.
@veroniquejeangille8248
@veroniquejeangille8248 3 месяца назад
Yes, not only did he write his own texts but he was a most wonderful singer and interpreter. Look up "Quand on a que l'amour" ("when all you have is love"): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IG6KiBNsrPU.html, and "la valse à mille temps", starting very slow but impossibly fast at the end (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z08T8hNQMPw.html) and is full of play on words
@armanx2
@armanx2 Год назад
Expect the fact you pronounce Liege totally wrong very good video :) also, you should mention the city of Bruges it's probably a way more attractive city for tourists than Ghent even though I love Ghent.
@Bob.martens
@Bob.martens 8 месяцев назад
Everybody loves Ghent.
@luckylynx613
@luckylynx613 Год назад
Didn’t expect my city Halle to get mentioned
@tudorftbl
@tudorftbl Год назад
Woah. This is SO COOL! You deserve a million subs. Really. Your videos are very high quality!
@Atlas_21
@Atlas_21 5 месяцев назад
Not really, too many mistakes in this one.
@danielleporter1829
@danielleporter1829 Год назад
The Couple walking with King Phillipe and Queen Mathilde in the pic @ 3:44 are Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. Grand Duke Henri (far right) and King Phillipe are 1st cousins. Grand Duke Henri's mother was born Princess Josephine Charlotte and was King Phillipe's paternal aunt, she married Hereditary (future) Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1953. The Grand Duke's father passed in 2019 and his mother in 2005. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa is Cuban by birth and met her husband while they were studying in Switzerland and have been married since 2/14/1980.
@hectorcaleb007
@hectorcaleb007 6 дней назад
Excellent work! My daughter is in Belgium right now on vacation. Thank you.😃☕️👍
@tomas.lambert
@tomas.lambert 11 месяцев назад
7:58 I don’t know what those images are but that ain’t Waterloo Edit: it’s actually Waterloo, Canada
@cisseilegems2323
@cisseilegems2323 4 месяца назад
Belgium has three official languages. Dutch is spoken by 60% of the population, French 39%, and German 1%
@Odah_
@Odah_ 11 месяцев назад
The video is really well made and the editing really good. However your prononciations in Flemish and French are completely off :/
@Atlas_21
@Atlas_21 5 месяцев назад
Horrendous pronunciations that would have been easy to look up beforehand.
@Rebel25965
@Rebel25965 11 месяцев назад
As a Belgian, I have no idea where you got those strange names for charleroi and Luik lol .. Luik (Flemish) Liege (French) and luttich (German) .. but that fourt name .. never heard :-) and Charleroi is always Charleroi , no matter what region you are in , german, french, dutch .. It still is charleroi .. what language that second words is .. no idea 🙂
@pouf6463
@pouf6463 9 месяцев назад
it's walloon for Tcharlerwe and i suppose for lidje too but nobody speak that except old people
@Rebel25965
@Rebel25965 9 месяцев назад
@@pouf6463 Walloon for tcharlerwe ? .. but what the hell is tcharlerwe ? .. you mean charleroi ? and when you speak about old people .. I am one of those .. and i speak walloon as well as flemish :-)
@pouf6463
@pouf6463 9 месяцев назад
@@Rebel25965 i don't speak about french but walloon or picard (old french patois) I speak a bit of the picard spoken near Ath and it looks like it wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tch%C3%A5lerw%C3%A8_(veye)
@pouf6463
@pouf6463 9 месяцев назад
and by old Imean really old, my grandfather speak it fluently but he's 97
@Rebel25965
@Rebel25965 9 месяцев назад
@@pouf6463 The language you are referring too here is Kinyarwanda ... Nothing to do with "old walloon" ... Kinyarwanda is a language spoken by migrants from Rwanda (Africa)... Kinyarwanda, Rwandan or Rwanda, officially known as Ikinyarwanda, is a Bantu language and the national language of Rwanda. It is a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language that is also spoken in Burundi and adjacent parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. We also have a lot of turkish people in Belgium since the 1800's ... It's like saying that Turkish is an old flemish language .. And Kinyarwanda and Picard, are not the same languages.
@unggoyboy3485
@unggoyboy3485 3 месяца назад
BLOOD DIAMONDS FROM THE CONGO.......I LOVE FRENCH FRIES and waffles....JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME fan ,thanks for the info learned something new today.
@belgianlegion
@belgianlegion Год назад
Great video you've earned my respect cheers from the Kingdom of Belgium 🇧🇪🫡
@flawyerlawyertv7454
@flawyerlawyertv7454 Год назад
12:01 That explains why Belgium is called Bélgica in Portuguese. :0
@dutchman7623
@dutchman7623 Год назад
Belgica is the Latin name for the Low Countries, that includes the north, south, Luxemburg, and the areas stolen by France and Germany.
@maud3444
@maud3444 Год назад
Fun Fact: The Netherlands (Nederlanden) means The Low Countries in Dutch and tbh.. I'm Belgian and I hadn't even heard of Hallerbos before
@veroniquejeangille8248
@veroniquejeangille8248 3 месяца назад
I hadn't either before I came to Brussels but I went there once and it was indeed incredibly lovely
@dutchman7623
@dutchman7623 Год назад
One waffle went wrong, the Gouda waffle, Gouda is not in Belgium, but the waffles are great too.
@BjornSolli
@BjornSolli 2 месяца назад
Baarle Nassau is worth checking out. With small areas and houses in Netherlands, but which is Belgium territory! Check the map!
@daniela.septembre7936
@daniela.septembre7936 Год назад
RIP the pronunciation of names.
@zarbi64
@zarbi64 11 месяцев назад
bro you need to change the thumbnail you used the german flag to designate brussel. That's uncorrect, no german live there, german community is located at the border in the french part. Brussel is more like a frenc enclave in flander with 20% of dutch speaking people in it
@marinaalinescu1660
@marinaalinescu1660 Год назад
Interesting and informative video! Google translate lets you hear the pronunciation of words as well, by the way.
@timrob12
@timrob12 16 дней назад
13:51 - Although, the biggest comic series in Belgium is Suske & Wiske, with its writer, the late Willy Vandersteen, being considered the Walt Disney of Belgian comics. It's unfortunate that Suske & Wiske don't get enough regonition worldwide.
@brassmonkeyytw7984
@brassmonkeyytw7984 Год назад
Talking about the famous people of Belgium and not mentioning Telex… well that’s a bummer 😬 Anyways thank you for the video!
@alainvosselman9960
@alainvosselman9960 10 месяцев назад
Marc Moulin... also not mentioned.... Toots Thielemans, also left out, and that's a shame cuz Americans knowing or unknowingly are very familiar with his music.
@roelantverhoeven371
@roelantverhoeven371 Год назад
fun fact, we ourselves don't like waffles all that much... it's been 3 years since I ate one xd the beer and mussels however.... :D
@veroniquejeangille8248
@veroniquejeangille8248 3 месяца назад
Well, maybe YOU don't... Don't generalise! I regularly bake waffles (various receipes) and if they were not so caloric I would have them everyday 🙂
@nijssenphilip5593
@nijssenphilip5593 Год назад
What about Baarle Hertog and Baarle Nassau?
@CountriesExplained
@CountriesExplained Год назад
We have a whole video about that place! 👀
@louischarlier861
@louischarlier861 Год назад
love it i am from Belgium and still learned stuff
@timrob12
@timrob12 16 дней назад
Also I want to talk about the television company Studio 100, who created the biggest bunch of children's television, with Samson & Gert as its biggest and oldest franchise and company creator Gert Verhulst is one of richest men in the country.
@Belgium-Empire-God
@Belgium-Empire-God Год назад
WE STAY STRONG
@benefiet
@benefiet Год назад
0:03 my city Kortrijk
@eiktor9688
@eiktor9688 2 месяца назад
i am from there and i really like how he tried and acvtually almost said " dagelijkse kost " perfectly :D
@Dragono_
@Dragono_ Год назад
Haha, such an interesting and unique channel! Love it my dude. You considering doing a video on Bosnia And Herzegovina at any point? 🇧🇦
@CountriesExplained
@CountriesExplained Год назад
Thank you! 😁🙌 Ohhh yes, absolutely will 🇧🇦
@Dragono_
@Dragono_ Год назад
@@CountriesExplained thanks! We all look forward to it, has some interesting history despite not being very old
@RyebertandWhiskey0726
@RyebertandWhiskey0726 Год назад
@@CountriesExplained are you inspired by geography now?
@WolfGubbelmans
@WolfGubbelmans Месяц назад
you skipped the entire part of the dutch ruling our country. The belgians wanted independence because King willem discriminated them in manny different ways.
@mariecordemans821
@mariecordemans821 3 месяца назад
I'm Belgian and I can tell this is the coolest country on earth! 🇧🇪 Fun fact : we even created a new beer out of two existing special ones : the bush (12%) and the pécheresse (4%). The mix is generally served by pouring both beers into a large 50 cl cup, and called the "Pêche-mel bûche" 🍺 And it is incredibly good!! Also as true Belgian students, we have bars inside of our faculties at University (at least in Wallonia) just to enjoy having beers with friends between two classes and this is the coolest thing ever 😍
@tp7206
@tp7206 3 месяца назад
I went out in Louvain-la-Neuve a few months ago with someone who's a student there and was introduced to that concoction. That was an experience alright.
@HannasVlogss
@HannasVlogss 7 месяцев назад
i think you made a mistake they called French fries because they are frenched fries and its not manneken pid its manneke pis you're doing great btw
@RomptrnGames
@RomptrnGames 2 месяца назад
13:10 maybe thats why my mom loves jazz, her favorite instrument is the saxophone!
@robynebresseleers
@robynebresseleers Год назад
Flamishs is our own language
@redouanalkamouchi4806
@redouanalkamouchi4806 10 месяцев назад
Brugge, Antwerpen, Knokke, Leuven and the Ardennen are great to visit to.
@MindYourBusinesses
@MindYourBusinesses 3 месяца назад
🥰Useful, informative, and helpful. Thank you.
@RudolfdeLang
@RudolfdeLang Год назад
Hi from the Netherlands 🌷🤘
@CountriesExplained
@CountriesExplained Год назад
Hi! 👋
@RudolfdeLang
@RudolfdeLang Год назад
@@CountriesExplained Hi 🤗
@thelaurens1996
@thelaurens1996 Год назад
Your thumbnail is sooooo wrong, you know this, you know that the german speaking part isn't in Brussels, but is in the east of the country, why represent it so wrong in the thumbnail?
@flawyerlawyertv7454
@flawyerlawyertv7454 Год назад
Thanks for explaining Belgium to us. 👏👏👏👏
@foxinaboxy12
@foxinaboxy12 Год назад
gotta love americans trying to pronounce belgian words and names.
@le-play-motion5118
@le-play-motion5118 4 месяца назад
The Gaston Lagaffe Comics are also from Belgium 😊
@Alexssandre
@Alexssandre Год назад
7:56 The pictures are not from Waterloo, I grew up there
@dutchman7623
@dutchman7623 Год назад
Wrong Waterloo, not the one in Belgium.
@mardiffv.8775
@mardiffv.8775 Год назад
Waterloo, Canada.
@Alexssandre
@Alexssandre 10 месяцев назад
yeah so it's misleading @@dutchman7623
@Alexssandre
@Alexssandre 10 месяцев назад
Is it a video about Canada?@@mardiffv.8775
@commando2113
@commando2113 Год назад
Not the belgian congo 1908 but the free state or the private state it became part of belgium in 1908 when belgium took it away from the king of the belgian's because of all the crap that happend there and named it the belgian congo .
@briseboy
@briseboy Год назад
You may now call the area the "Wagner Congo",as it offers employment to Russian butchers. Should Europe ever condescend to removal of that group from Africa, it will do the world good.
@liorbulcke1951
@liorbulcke1951 Год назад
Im com from belgium
@reud_6476
@reud_6476 Год назад
Brussels (as the Capital district) has shy over a milion people just as Antwerp.
@LonelyRedStrawberry
@LonelyRedStrawberry Год назад
The city of Brussels has around 1m people but the Brussels region has over 2m. Antwerp city has half a mil and if you take into account the metro area then it has around 1m. So what you're saying is just blatantly false as whichever way you look at it, Brussels has twice the population
@reud_6476
@reud_6476 Год назад
@@LonelyRedStrawberry Brussel als 'deelgemeente' van zichzelf binnen het Hoofdstedelijk Gewest heeft absolúút geen miljoen inwoners. Jouw zogenaamde metropoolregio van Brussel is dus gewoon het Hoofdstedelijk Gewest en haar voorsteden. Je hebt wel gelijk wat Antwerpen betreft.
@janetyeboah5565
@janetyeboah5565 6 месяцев назад
Belgium has a town baarle hartong where u cant have your bathroom in Belgium and room in Netherlands
@RuthHorseLady
@RuthHorseLady 2 месяца назад
Being Belgian I can tell you that the history section is leaving out some very important moments and figures and talking a lot about others that were not that important at all. Like: why mention J.C. without Ambiorix? What about the Treaties of Verdun? It kind of defined the language and cultural structure of Europe up to today. Also the Dutch language didn't "come from Holland" to Flanders. Both at some point were split apart due to the Spanish rule over the Southern part of the Low Lands. And both developed further slightly differently (hence the difference in accent). Leopold II: "there was some abuse to the population"? No. This abuse was horrific and it is a black page of shame in Belgian history. In recent years his name and statues have been taken down as much as possible because of this. Then again, King Albert I, who stood by his troops during all WWI isn't mentioned. I also wonder what Eddy Merckx has to do with history. That's more like a fun fact thing if you ask me...
@MSordernature
@MSordernature Год назад
I remember when this video had like 200k views, WTF
@CountriesExplained
@CountriesExplained Год назад
Yeah I had to repost it because I was changing a few things in the video 😁🙌
@marcvanpoucke5560
@marcvanpoucke5560 8 месяцев назад
Nice work but take a course in pronunciation of French. Liège is pronounced 'Lee-ège' (g as the j in jewel). So you have a start...
@aboubakrouladabdellah6611
@aboubakrouladabdellah6611 Месяц назад
We have 2 records of functioning without a goverment but we barly function with one amma say its better if we just dont have one
@tDASH97
@tDASH97 2 месяца назад
what the fuck is that thumbnail? since when brussels german????
@alainvosselman9960
@alainvosselman9960 10 месяцев назад
It's not just French Fries which were lost in translation. In general, and we can brag about this... our food is a whole lot better than French cuisine which is seriously overrated due to these miss understandings. Great video. I don't know much of our history but the tourist section of the video is spot on. Sadly you did forget to mention Brugge, the most attractive city of our country. It's well known by American tourists, as probably their favorite go to place when visiting us.
@maurovandersmissen504
@maurovandersmissen504 2 месяца назад
Belgian here! We do technically have our own language, though its very similar to Dutch. Flemish is like a subclass of Dutch, with then a dialect for every city, but thats just how I'd describe it.
@ameyakulkarni6493
@ameyakulkarni6493 Год назад
PLS MAKE A VIDEO ON ARGENTINA BRAZIL BOLIVIA CHILE COLOMBIA ECUADOR PARAGUAY URUGUAY VENEZUELA
@sandris5997
@sandris5997 Год назад
Nice country!
@CountriesExplained
@CountriesExplained Год назад
It sure is! 😍🇧🇪
@alainvosselman9960
@alainvosselman9960 10 месяцев назад
It is ! It was even far more beautiful about 30yrs ago when little cities and townships stood still in time. Little super markets and tiny stores mostly had their well kept 50s, 60s interiors. Old buildings were still there but often in poor conditions. Many are gone now but the ones left are being protected and restored mostly.
@flawyerlawyertv7454
@flawyerlawyertv7454 Год назад
A very beautiful country. 😍
@briocmonard1752
@briocmonard1752 Год назад
is it a sign of poor research if the speaker is not even able to pronounce the city names correctly? Or rather american arrogance?
@tudorftbl
@tudorftbl Год назад
He’s not American, from what I know. I think the creator is Danish, but maybe the person doing the voiceover is someone else.
@rafangille
@rafangille Год назад
there’s nothing arrogant about mispronouncing a city’s name from a foreign language
@j.a.weishaupt1748
@j.a.weishaupt1748 Год назад
Yes it’s terrible that someone who doesn’t speak French and Dutch isn’t perfectly able to pronounce French and Dutch words
@sc1338
@sc1338 Год назад
You’re actually the arrogant douche 😂 typical brainless anti-American comment
@Huminahumina465
@Huminahumina465 Год назад
Least egotistical Euro
@KyjellBellis
@KyjellBellis 5 месяцев назад
The Flemish community is also in Brussels ...
@Notjoshua_h
@Notjoshua_h Год назад
O cool video about the Netherlands-south :)
@nielsvanhoudt6151
@nielsvanhoudt6151 Год назад
These north Belgians smh
@kristoflambert9737
@kristoflambert9737 Год назад
There is another place in belgum that you can visit, Harelbeke it is nown by its cycling and has a cool history
@drikendlp2382
@drikendlp2382 Год назад
Romania Next?
@christplatteeuw5952
@christplatteeuw5952 2 месяца назад
clearly somebody who did not visit Belgium, Mussels, not Waffles is the national dish
@123-d9b
@123-d9b Год назад
West-Flanders🎉
@mardiffv.8775
@mardiffv.8775 Год назад
West Flemish is most cute dialect of the Dutch-Fleish language. As a Dutchman I love West Flanders.
@VonKrolok-mf3uc
@VonKrolok-mf3uc Месяц назад
Thumbnail is wrong.
@antsbelgium5086
@antsbelgium5086 Год назад
I know u don’t speak English very well but the way u said Astérix and obélix cracks me up. Good job and keep it up really good work 👍🇧🇪🇧🇪❤️
@PeterPanbe
@PeterPanbe 3 месяца назад
Thumbnail: German flag pointing to Brussels, duh?
@jarnhu2189
@jarnhu2189 Год назад
oo i from belgium and its just funny how you try to say the dutch names good vid anny way
@robsteries
@robsteries 11 месяцев назад
that front image is already wrong
@gregorypilau3530
@gregorypilau3530 Месяц назад
I never knew Charlemagne was born in Belgium. I thought he was born in France.
@roelantverhoeven371
@roelantverhoeven371 Год назад
the duchy of brabant predates the time of the duchy of burgundy in the low countries tho... and burgundy used the colours red-blue-white-yellow... the duke of burgundyhad become the duke of brabant however, that's how the burgundians came to power in the low countries in the first place. the brabantine dialects were the basis of modern standard dutch, the hollanders (another county) also had an influence later on... that is why the dialects of east- and west flanders in belgium sound so different nowadays (the historical county of flanders only comprises half of the modern region of flanders that is why the province of east flanders still lays in the western half of the modern region of flanders). also you skipped over the 1789 Belgian revolt and the short lived United States of Belgium, an important event, first time the tricolor flag was used.
@henlo9543
@henlo9543 Год назад
never heard anyone say that you need to go to hallerbos but i guess its a nice place but I would recommend others i feel like
@flitsertheo
@flitsertheo Год назад
You could visit the city of Halle the same day. Or the castle of Beersel, also nearby.
@ameyakulkarni6493
@ameyakulkarni6493 Год назад
ITALY PORTUGAL SPAIN MAKE A VIDEO ON THESE COUNTRIES
@CountriesExplained
@CountriesExplained Год назад
🇮🇹🇵🇹🇪🇸🫡
@dennisengelen2517
@dennisengelen2517 Год назад
I GUESS HE HAS TO SCREAM THEN BECAUSE THOSE FUCKING SOUTHERN PEOPLE ARE INCAPABLE OF SPEAKING NORMALLY WITHOUT SCREAMING IN AN OBNOXIOUS WAY!
@untilvalhalla7854
@untilvalhalla7854 4 месяца назад
French. Flemish. German.
@Shadow_Games_Studios
@Shadow_Games_Studios 16 дней назад
I literally go to school in halle
@martintanev9602
@martintanev9602 Год назад
Do Bulgaria
@Bob.martens
@Bob.martens 8 месяцев назад
Dapper Voorwaarts!
@briseboy
@briseboy Год назад
No history of Belgium is complete without mention of Eddie"The Cannibal" Merckx. More influential than Char
@briseboy
@briseboy Год назад
-lemagne.
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