Imagine being a Belgian and coming on KZread and this guy is just like why is Belgium a country???

@lorenzodocx4021

3 жыл бұрын

I'm belgian and i don't even know All jokes asides i do know and understand

@lorenzodocx4021

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-nu6ie7ti7g No, go tell that crap elsewhere

@user-nu6ie7ti7g

3 жыл бұрын

@@lorenzodocx4021 who ever you are, you are either German, French or dutch because your brain thinks in either of this 3 Languages. There is no such think like a belgish Language or Identity. You are barly a full Country. You are more like 4 autunomous regions.

@skam9177

3 жыл бұрын

@@lorenzodocx4021 he's not wrong, though. I live the Wallonia and here we hear more about what happens in France than in Flanders. I visited Flanders only 4 times while I visited Paris 10 times, Marseille once, Normandy twice and I crossed the border countless time in order to buy things that were not available in Wallonia. Flanders to me is basically a different country. I feel more connected with France on a linguistic and cultural level than Flanders and that's to be expected when a country has multiple official languages.

@chainehistoire7616

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-nu6ie7ti7g well, the also the USA can be seen as 51 autonomous regions, in belgium I do not think the devide is so clear: limburgers have much in common with walloon and the two Brabants are not so different from one another

Everyone asks "why is Belgium," never "how is Belgium"

@sunmiswashingmachine2753

3 жыл бұрын

sad Belgium noises

@davidlaurentspack7523

3 жыл бұрын

It blows

@leonbaekelandt58

2 жыл бұрын

Good

@brunovanhove1832

2 жыл бұрын

Corrupt

@dirkgonthier101

2 жыл бұрын

Almost dead and forgotten.

Just found out my great grandparents came to America from Belgium. Came here to learn more about where they are from. Ty.

Great video, although I wouldn't exactly call Belgians colonial history in Congo "smooth sailing"… feel like that was quite a big mistake.

@lth5015

2 жыл бұрын

I physically cringed

@DoomEB

2 жыл бұрын

Well it was Leopold II who litteraly owned Congo, not the belgian government until the french and british noticed it became very bad

@fernandareyes7813

2 жыл бұрын

Leopold literally massacred the Congolese people for the sake of economic prosperity… but sure “smooth sailing” is what history recalls it

@kip6345

2 жыл бұрын

We got rich from it so ug went smooth enough the millions of people that died is uhh another story

@camilkegels3640

2 жыл бұрын

you have to make a distinction between the congo free state under Leopold II and the congo under the Belgian state. what happened then is really not okay, but the economy was blooming after Leopold

The advantage of living in Belgium is that you learn to speak German, French and Dutch at school (and English of course)

@thedirty530

2 жыл бұрын

How do you guys go about that... is it all at a young age? I'm sure that gives a little insight to history at the same time!

@myriamickx7969

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedirty530 : I am Belgian and French speaker. I started learning Flemish in 3rd grade and English in high school. While also studying Latin and Ancient Greek in high school. The more languages you know, the easier it is to learn new ones.

@Infamous41

2 жыл бұрын

Wow one international language and two locals. That sucks

@24blocking63

2 жыл бұрын

@@navarrenavarre I'd take a look at what Congolese Tribes did in the past to European Settlers, not much good either, going from beheading and skinning alive to crushing their brains while they're alive. Also, not our people it was owned by Leopold himself, not by Belgium, so usually it were just him and his men going there and the real populus of Belgium had no place there.

@blackmantis3130

2 жыл бұрын

@@navarrenavarre is he responsibility for what his forefathers did?

Belgium: what is my purpose? European powers: you're a buffer zone between great powers Belgium: *looks around* oh my god

@commando2113

3 жыл бұрын

Nope after napolion we were with the nederland's but wd did not wan't that so we fought again'st the dutch belgium was never e buffer zone

@godzillaqq7712

3 жыл бұрын

@@commando2113 ye you were empire

@ryanlaird6447

3 жыл бұрын

Love the rick and Morty reference

@commando2113

3 жыл бұрын

@@godzillaqq7712 yeah so ?

@Dystopia1111

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanlaird6447 This immediately came to mind for me as well.

As Belgian I m quite sad to read most of comments . A lot of people judge our country, and by doing that ,they play the game of some political extremists . A lot of people have -as me - family in both parts of Belgium and at family diners it's just a mix of langages without being a problem . It's just a way of life. Reading some comments on the differences it's just like reading something as if for some people half of my family were from another galaxy . The question is like asking why France or UK is a country . They have also some really different regions with others dialects ... At the basis Flemish, walloon and brusseleir were only dialects, not languages . Most wealthy people were speaking french because, in the past, it was the international business language, so they were obligated knowing it, and other people were speaking dialects from their own areas . A lot of people seems to forgot that the unification of languages is a quite historical recent concept in the world . Even in France , before the work of the French Academy , each part from France had its own way to write and say something. The division of my country in two blocks is quite recent and is a political decision , even if some politicians love having a revisionist way to see the History of the Flemish part of Belgium as if it was completely disconnected from the rest of the country( in fact it was only after the WW2: in 1962 the Gilson's law applied the use of one language for the Flemish part and another for the Walloon part ). Before the basis was more the 10 " Province's" and a centralized power in the city center . The reason why the division started is based on a mistake. During WW2 , most of officer's in the army were educated people ( at the time the cursus at the University was in french: the separation of the University in two parts for the University of Louvain in "Leuven" and "Louvain la Neuve" respectively in two languages was only in 1968), so some soldiers from the basis couldn't understand some orders while speaking only Flemish. In order to change that , and permitting people from each social class to have access to higher education, they promulgated in 1962 a law concerning the language in administrations and schools to unify language's ( but the same for the Walloon with an acces to the real french : for those having never heard a real walloon dialect, it's not closest from french than Flemish dialect ... Most of people thinking that walloon is close to french, think that just because they are issued from massive immigration during the 60's and their families had to learn french sometimes added with some mixed dialects words in the villages ) . It s true that Belgium is quite a young country , but as a region we have a common history ( even Julius Caesar wrote about Belgian people in his memory) . We have been conquest a lot of times because our regions were successively interesting for bigger countries ( in the middle age for the textile industry, after for the mining during the industrial revolution , and so on ) but it doesn't mean that we don't have a past common culture, a vision and that everyone in my country want to separate the country . Personally I feel me definitely Belgian.

@texsia4364

Жыл бұрын

Its not that deep 😂

@nurailidepaepe2783

Жыл бұрын

@@texsia4364 it's our country? it literally is?? lmao?

@Freak753

Жыл бұрын

Belgium gang!

@fuffoon

Жыл бұрын

Don't get to nostalgic. My first week in Belgum was greeted with questions of 'is it true that all Americans are fat'? Is it true that you only eat fast food? Do you own guns?

@nurailidepaepe2783

Жыл бұрын

@@fuffoon that sounds like curiosity and not knowing a lot about america... which is normal, since america is so far away. don't know how that justifies political extremism?

We visited Belgium 7 years ago. It is a beautiful country and the people are very friendly.

@dannywest7587

6 ай бұрын

That means you check out the funnelled places to be !!!

As a german speaking Belgian, i really don´t know any other country who is more devided than Belgium. The only time when Belgians are united is in Football

@pelto7706

3 жыл бұрын

Basically, German speaking part of Belgium was Germany, but german WW1's defeat said hello

@galactorsus_i.n.c

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i don't actually see myself as belgian more as flander

@heliosjollywolf9552

3 жыл бұрын

well id call the US more divided

@bimarshgurung4065

3 жыл бұрын

Korea: hold my Kim Jong Un

@galactorsus_i.n.c

3 жыл бұрын

@@heliosjollywolf9552 well they caused that themselves lol,

Correction on minute 07:58: The national holiday of Belgium is on 21st of July, not the 22nd. In 1831, not 1813.

@t0xicrash1

2 жыл бұрын

Am i glad to see at least 1 other person has noticed the "mistake"

@schiffelers3944

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I was wondering about that part.... now I don't have to look it up.

@OhioDan

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I was like, "Wait, that's some time during the Napoleonic Wars."

@kitiowa

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was wondering how he took the oath of office a score of years ahead of independence!

@fienbaeyens5962

2 жыл бұрын

and he is "king of the Belgians", not "king of Belgium"!

Belgium only counts 11 million citizens but has the most intellectual, musical, athletic and scientifically advanced individuals per capita in the world. As one of the 'lowlands' this geographical region has been conquered by the French, Spanish, Romans, etc... Most Belgians I know speak at least 4 languages. Learning different languages at a young age stimulates the brain to make associations which benefits the general development of cognitive capacities. As a result Belgians are really sophisticated in general.

@ChristopherSobieniak

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear.

@NB-yu4lj

2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@ChristopherSobieniak

2 жыл бұрын

@@NB-yu4lj I would also think bring an EU citizen makes it even easier traveling around the continent.

@claravela3330

2 жыл бұрын

Totally right.

@Wazkaty

Жыл бұрын

Totalement d'accord ! Un bonjour 👋 de France

Ive been asking myself that for so long. THANK YOU!

To clarify for everybody, flemish don't want to be annexed by the Dutch and walloon dont want to be annexed by the French

@batuhanyayla7214

3 жыл бұрын

Why? Belgium is just came in to my mind too unrealistic. I don't wanna disrecpect u guys but u cant even talk same language with ur citizens If that happens in my country I probably want a seperate from them

@sparkcakes

3 жыл бұрын

Well some of us do ;)

@wouterdesmit2451

3 жыл бұрын

@@batuhanyayla7214 Where are you from?

@batuhanyayla7214

3 жыл бұрын

@@wouterdesmit2451 I am from turkey

@batuhanyayla7214

3 жыл бұрын

@Pirate Bonny first af all kurds can speak turkish and second we are killing pkk not kurds

As a Walloon (Southern Belgian), I ask myself this question everyday.

@vincent5880

3 жыл бұрын

Walloons disrespect Flanders

@skam9177

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincent5880 we don't. That's a straight up lie. We may not perfectly speak your language (most Walloons do speak Dutch but not a lot) but that's not inherently disrespectful. We just don't know much about what is going on in your region because of the language barrier.

@AVEdrums

3 жыл бұрын

pls lets just split up

@skam9177

3 жыл бұрын

@@AVEdrums I agree. I don't really feel Belgian and I honestly feel way more connected to France and knowledgeable about France than Flanders.

@javier019

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincent5880 As a foreigner living in Walonia, I think you are totally wrong

Man I feel for Belgium They’re so chill and such a nice country but their existence is questioned all the time

@driesvandenbrande2941

2 жыл бұрын

It's true. We have our strife, but most people are ok with keeping the country together and working together. The rest of the world however, thinks that the country is about to fall apart. The funny thing is, they've been thinking that for well over two centuries.

@madclasher722

2 жыл бұрын

The questioning... Not one Belgian cares 😎

@thatrandomguyontheinternet2477

2 жыл бұрын

I mean the largest political party is against the country

@driesvandenbrande2941

2 жыл бұрын

@@thatrandomguyontheinternet2477 Well yes, but that doesn't mean all that much when a lot of parties have a chunk of the votes. They don't even have close to a majority of the votes.

@Lisa-ln6mi

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Belgium thank you

Thank you for that bight sized piece of history, very enlightening! As a Brit, I always enjoy visiting Belgium - rich in culture and a friendly welcome by so many English speaking people.

One of the greatest questions "Why is Belgium?"

@yidir6778

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone always asks "Why Belgium?" But it's never "How's Belgium?"

@noahdewitz790

3 жыл бұрын

@@yidir6778 I was going to say that lol

@drswag0076

3 жыл бұрын

why NOT Belgium?

@alphaomega8373

3 жыл бұрын

What is gium and you have you answer.

@jml732

3 жыл бұрын

Belgium, Czechia and Slovenia are like the generic European model countries. They're just what you'd expect how European countries look like.

I'm here because I love Belgium. I spend all my holidays there. Gent, Liege, Antwerp, Brugge and others are wonderul places full of history, good taste... there are so many things to do. It's a peaceful and clean place.

@Little_phly

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying nice things about our country!!!

@unclah

2 жыл бұрын

I wish Congolese people could say the same.

@moefis

2 жыл бұрын

its a helhole .

@quentinreusens3208

2 жыл бұрын

@@unclah god please, that's 100 years ago, like we can do something about that. We are not the same people as 100 years ago, the last people who were in Congo are now 80+, let it go please...

@pact7836

2 жыл бұрын

Yessss thx man for saying this from my country 😁😁😁

Reading the comment section here I think Belgians are underestimating their own country. It is so beautiful and culturally rich with a very good cuisine. And it is not French or Dutch, it has its own very unique character.

@Rudysmismans

2 жыл бұрын

We have the best government

@shxbalee9249

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️🙏 most Belgians don’t see it because they’re so drilled by the politicians and never opened themselves towards the “other side”, we’re to close minded when it comes to the other region and culture, even though we have more similarities than differences but people don’t want to see it…

Hello from Belgium. Thank your for this video ;)

Short Answer: The Netherlands preferred pancakes over waffles

@ewoudalliet1734

3 жыл бұрын

Pancakes are equally popular in Belgium (especially Flanders) and (northern) France as in the Netherlands though.

@nikinikolov6570

3 жыл бұрын

Tsk. It is not pancakes it is crepe (silent "e" in the end). Americans make literal cake in a pan (they are thick), crepe is quite thin. Also there is a difference between Belgium and Dutch waffles :) We have an argument with the French for frits and an argument with the Dutch for waffles. Chocolate though is our thing.

@beu9245

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikinikolov6570 "Chocolate though is our thing" Switzerland entered the chat.

@nikinikolov6570

3 жыл бұрын

@@beu9245 We have no disagreements with Switzerland on chocolate 😀 I do not see the big deal about waffles and frits either. We were a part of France and the Netherlands at one point or another 😄

@ewoudalliet1734

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikinikolov6570 Crêpe is just French for pancake, so no; it is correct. And "flensje" is the specific term for thin pancakes - pannenkoek in Dutch/Flemish. The most common type of pancakes in the Netherlands are these and same goes for Belgium. There's also no discussion about fries or waffles with those countries. "French" fries is just an American misconception; which is only used as an argument by some French chauvenists or ignorant Americans. And I really don't know how you got by the waffles. If there's a "discussion" about anything it's actually about chocolate (with the Swiss, about which is the best).

I appreciate videos on Belgium, but I think this one misses so many important points and overstates many others. The 'Netherlands' (as in what is now Benelux) came to be slowly over time through intermarriages between the different local princes (counts of Flanders, dukes of Brabant, counts of Holland), etc. This then fell into the hands of the Dukes of Burgundy, who almost turned the territories into an independent kingdom in the fifteenth century. Their realm was the most prosperous in Europe, the most urban and led the way in arts in ways rarely acknowledged (such as the world's first major oil paintings!). It then passed to the Habsburgs, who considered themselves first and foremost 'Burgundian' from then on, and had their capital in Brussels, the capital of Brabant, which had the nicest palace. Charles V, Philip II's father, then united them all and took Flanders out of France and put it in the HRE, creating the 'Seventeen Provinces'. As you point out, the north then left. But you fail to recognise that the modern state of Belgium is the claimed successor state to the Habsburg Netherlands. What is now Belgium was Habsburg from 1477-1792, with a brief interval during the Seven Years' War. The whole time it maintained its medieval institutions in a union with the Spanish and later Austrian Habsburgs. I feel skimming over such a period of time, and then overstating the French period (it was occupied during the Seven Years War, and not for all of it), the French Revolution (1792-1814), and the Dutch period (1814-1831), as very important periods in its history. Collectively, they amount to roughly 30-35 years, which isn't even as long as Charles V's ruled the territory. The reason Belgium is a country is because it stayed with the Habsburgs, stayed Catholic, and returned to being its own entity (albeit with a new king and new constitution) after seceding from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It wasn't created then, it just reformed itself and reasserted itself. It's no accident that the flag and coat of arms are the colours and arms of Brabant itself. On the buffer zone issue: This is very much a modern thing. The pre-1830 Belgium was much less of a buffer and more a strategic way of surrounding the French. Ever since the assassination of John the Fearless the rulers of the territories seriously mistrusted the French (I'm not making this up, they took it seriously for generations). The Habsburgs at one point held both Spain and what is now Belgium, which gave them a strategic advantage against France and maintained it for this reason. The Austrian Habsburgs continued this, but for the first time ever, in the so-called Diplomatic Revolution, Austria became allied with France. This was the biggest anomaly in European history, as they had hated each other for 300+ years, and their defining foreign policies were against each other. In that sense, 'Belgium' was no buffer, it was a piece of land they used and France wanted to get (see the War of Devolution, or the Nine Years War). This was a huge reason why Marie Antoinette was hated in France. Anglophone popular history tends to overstate the extent of French and English historical rivalry, but the real enemy for France historically was specifically the Habsburgs, the House of Austria, and before that the Empire. Later it was Germany. The big concern with Britain only became a greater priority in 1756. Assuming that countries form by ethnic boundaries is a weird 20th century anachronism, and fails to recognise that most modern states were created with a lot of people being kicked out of the country in the 20th century to create ethnostates. Furthermore, even in France there was a huge linguistic divide, but unlike in Belgium, France succeeded in stamping out local languages (langues doc, langues d'oïl, being the big difference). Belgium exists for the same reason most countries do: a history of consolidation and protection of its borders, with its own twist of British intervention in this case. I just fundamentally think it's clichéd to dismiss 500 years of Burgundian-Habsburg history in explaining how it formed its own identity which transcended ethnicity and language.

@amraam8723

2 жыл бұрын

The netherlands isn't the benelux but part of it: benelux is: belgium,netharlands,luxembourgh...and in fact the belgian Air Force protects the benelux skies every day

@peterpickguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Make your own video....:)

@niekflikweert7778

2 жыл бұрын

@@amraam8723 De Lage Landen toch? (Netherlands)

@stevendeville4314

2 жыл бұрын

@@amraam8723 I suppose you are from The Netherlands. Frederik says: " The 'Netherlands' (as in what is now Benelux)..." As in... The Netherlands were/was a country which included nowadays Netherlands, nowadays Belgium and nowadays Luxemburg. The nowadays Netherlands was called "the Northern Netherlands", Nowadays Belgium and luxemburg were called "the Southern Netherlands" (and depending of the period "the Spanisch Netherlands" or "the Austrain Netherlands").

@amraam8723

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevendeville4314 benelux is the name for the area of 3 countries v BENELUX thr BE in benelux is for belgium... The NE is benelux is for netherlands, the LUX in benelux stands for luxebourg... And i do not live in the netherlands, i live in belgium

The way you talk is very helpful to improve my English level, thanks you

Very good video ! Only subtitles option is missing. The rest is perfect !

And you forgot to tell that Flanders was the richest region in all of medieval Europe. That's why a lot of countries fighted over Flanders.

@joanedi5303

3 жыл бұрын

Quiet right, The north-west of France was once Flanders ; I don´t understand why Flanders that part of France leave it to France !

@frederiknielsen5496

3 жыл бұрын

@@joanedi5303 Charles V took it out of France because the rest of the 16 provinces (there were 17) were a part of the Holy Roman Empire, of which he was himself Emperor. He took Flanders out of France to make sure they were autonomous. Even created the 'Burgundian Circle' in the Empire for extra autonomy.

@Bananaman-hk6qw

2 жыл бұрын

do you want a medal now?

@enricomanno8434

2 жыл бұрын

In the medieval Europe the most rich and forward countries they were in Italy... Venice.. Genoa... Amalfi... Pisa The Banks were created in Florence... and we had elections on the free Commons where the people choose their rulers...

@naria2224

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bananaman-hk6qw What’s your unnecessary rude comment for?

You referred to Leopold I as "King of Belgium". There is no King of Belgium. As a temporary resident of that fascinating country, I was acutely aware of his title as "King of the Belgians". This was true in the beginning and still is the title of the Belgian monarch.

@commando2113

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed because the king does not own Belgium that's why he is king of the belgian's

@jeremielamette579

3 жыл бұрын

And the De Saxe Cobourg Gotha family is from Germany

@dietrichrosiers8184

3 жыл бұрын

And the title '-of the Belgians' as opposed to '-of Belgium' carries an important meaning! It signifies that it is a popular monarchy; not a god-given monarchy. When one is the 'King of Country', the monarch is granted the power by god to rule over the country (such as in the UK). But when one is the 'King of the People', it indicates that the royal power is not divine or god given; but instead given by the people themselves. Ultimately, the Kings of the Belgians their responsability lies not with God, but with their people. And that carries quite a symbolic importance, certainly when all the monarchs were forced to place country above religion. Today, Belgium remains the sole popular monarchy in the world, with King Philippe of the Belgians reigning over the country. Long live the King!

@davidtrask4099

3 жыл бұрын

Well said. Leopold III gives and excellent example.

@TheBayzent

3 жыл бұрын

And there are no "British Citizens" just "British Subjects", stating these differences is pedantic.

Very nice upload ☺♫ (and grts from Belgium ☺)

Very informative!

- People around the world: I can speak 2 languages. - Belgian: HOLD MY BEER...

@XxXBalderXxX

3 жыл бұрын

PRISE MIJN BIER

@LunaticDandy

3 жыл бұрын

Tiens ma bière

@willyholdsman3956

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly speak Flemish people 4 languages; Dutch, French, English and German, the Walloons; French and English....

@lnagels7133

2 жыл бұрын

@@willyholdsman3956 No that's not true at all. In theorie maybe...but in reality lots of people are bilingual or even 1 language. Depends on where they were born, how they were raised and what they did in school. I was raised in flemish, learned french along the way in school and english from tv😊

@willyholdsman3956

2 жыл бұрын

@@lnagels7133 I must learn in the high school in Flanders; Leuven; five languages ; Dutch, French, English and German to get my high school degree....

Everyone: "Why is Belgium a country? It's way too small and could be easily conquered." Luxembourg: *begins sweating nervously*

@HostileGG

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody is going to harm Luxembourg since everyone hide is money there. Just like Switzerland.

@goofygrandlouis6296

2 жыл бұрын

Luxembourg is a tax heaven, like Jersey or the Caiman islands. It's a way for rich people to avoid taxation and pay their fair share.

@MusicJunky3

2 жыл бұрын

But we did says the Netherlands but then we didn't know what to do with it. Still love you guys

@remus3960

2 жыл бұрын

A bit of history, in the years 1800 -1900 ,Belgium was a new country ,they offered Luxembourg to be a part of Belgium .Some Belgian liberal politicians ( Wallons ) thought it wasn’t a good idea & toomuch work so they denied the offer . That’s why luxembourg is alone …

@oeilmars4503

2 жыл бұрын

@Ararune actually in Luxembourg they also speak 3 languages but the only difference is that languages don’t have regions

Have lived in Belgium and this country is incredible (with amazing bars/beers) with 3 languages and communities while the country is working pretty well! I like to say that it is a EU mock-up

I lived and worked in Antwerp. I was a member of the Braaschaat Tennis and Riding club. Although basically Flemish its members were elitist and spoke French except when they dropped a ball and swore in Flemish. Flemish was considered the language of the low born servants. The Flemish spoke perfect French and mocked the Walloons low class imperfect French. I had few problems in communication because the business classes spoke pretty good English. I have rarely encountered a more divided people in my many years of an international international career, except perhaps with the Québécois in Canada. Anyhow Belgium cuisine in general is the finest in Europe and Belgians are the number one consumers of the best vintage French wines per capita in the world. I had a bilingual (Flemish and French) girlfriend from Braaschaat at the time who was a delightful young lady. Yes, all in all, my sojourn in Belgium was good for business and life in general. One of my best collaborators was a Walloon from Soignies with whom we became best friends and shared a passion for horses and haute cuisine. I have no complaints about my life and times in Belgium.

As an Belgian myself, i have in my collection a 4-part history book about the entire history of the "low countries" (The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg). Whilst many question our independence and often only look at the treaty of London around 1830, many fail to understand and recognize a long term of history which actually can proof why we exist in the first place and why we are independent today. Our neighbours in the North, The Netherlands managed to receive alot more autonomy compared to our part of the Low Countries, often referred to as "The Southern Netherlands" (which is todays Belgium and Luxembourg). Depending on the month, year or decade, we were controlled by either Dutch, Spanish, Austrian, French and twice by Germans (even though this last one occurred a long time after our indepenence and have less impact on this subject). Few of these controlling foreign lands actually gave us any high autonomy and often exploited us. At one point during the 18th century the Belgian people were so unhappy about the Austrian rulers, that they asked French support to expel the Austrian forces in an hope to become independent. The French agreed on aiding us against the Austrians, but never agreed on our independence; resulting in the Belgian people being so discontent about the French, that they asked the Austrians to help them to expel the French forces, on which they agreed. Long stories short; the Belgian revolution in 1830 only marked a lucky time where the great powers (Great Britain, France, Prussia, Spain and Austria) actually preferred that no other great power had these lands and agreed upon our quest for independence. A quest which failed every time before, because there was always a great power ready to take control over the Southern Netherlands and was either uncontested or the contest didn't held them back from trying/doing it anyways. Those claiming today that Belgium is an failed state and should split up also often completely ignore or don't know that there are also cultural and linguistic differences in Flanders and people are much more proud of the City or Province they are born at, than they are proud of the Region or Nation they are born at. A strong presence of this "Provincial-nationalism" is present in f.e. Antwerp, Limburg, West-Flanders, Gent (capital of East-Flanders),.... People whom live in West-Flanders also always get subtitled in the Flemish news, as it is tend to be luingistic less understandable to other people in Flanders. Therefor, i as an Belgian Nationalist, always claim that Belgium either needs to be an Unitarian State or we need to agree on going all the way back to an HRE situation where each Province or even City is an independent entity. Despite a popular view of Flemish Seperatism, it would only open the gate to other big struggles such as: which city becomes the capital of Flanders, who's getting Brussels,.... :)

@galactorsus_i.n.c

3 жыл бұрын

Pls add spaces in the future, I can't read it😅 but interesting comment from what i could read

@beu9245

3 жыл бұрын

If they were to split up Brussels should go to Flanders i don't care about the diplomatic mess i just like my borders nice and organized without any weird exclaves

@LoveYaAngelino

3 жыл бұрын

@@beu9245 Unfortunately most unlikely! Several years ago there was a big poll conducted in which they asked people living in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels about the outcome of an seperation of Belgium. Nearly half of the people in Flanders want to be independent, but only a small portion of them wants to reunite with the Netherlands after seperation. More than half of the people in Wallonia want to remain independent when Flanders would want to split off and does not want to be united with France due to linguistic and cultural differences between French and Wallonian people. More than half of the people of Brussels neither want to end up with Flanders or with Wallonia if one of them decides to split up the country, thus becominging an independent city state; as this would probably be the best way to keep their status as capitol of the European Union and capitol of NATO. No tests were conducted in Ostbelgien, but chances are likely that those people would vote to be reunited with Germany. This is why they call Brussels the child of Flanders and Wallonia which keep the parents together.

@syllysayanami5032

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting read and I agree with it. The only point I don't agree with is that, as someone born in Brussels, I can't see it join Flanders. Tho historicaly it was a Flemish speaking city nowadays French is much more prevalent. I would prefer a United Belgium because, as our motto says, l'Union fait la force - Eendracht maakt kracht. This is as true as the oposite of it which says Verdeel en heers - Diviser pour mieux régner. Instead of having some politicians dividing more and more the layers of government, we should go back to a model of one Belgian Government with local governing happening at the Province level to stay closer to the people.

@zackamor8043

3 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYaAngelino That was a poll that wasn't a referendum calm down son calm down. The reality is most people do not want to split belgium only around 17%.

Belgium is where empires go to die. The Spanish Empire went bankrupt financing the 80-year war. Napoleon met his waterloo in Belgium. The British Empire went into decline trying to defend Belgium. The Germans were first stopped at Ypres and gasped their last breath at the battle of the Bulge. And the Japanese empire was brought to its knees after Belgium had pre-emptily shipped uranium to the US.

@teghem6723

3 жыл бұрын

You can also go for the usual stereotypes. On the front window shelves, we have fries, waffles, and chocolates. In the back yard, we also have craft beers, some hiroshima uranium left over, FN guns, blood diamonds, some antique rubber tyres and statues of Leopold II.

@gogetta8886

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure we'll be able to do the same with the American and Chinese empires😅😂

@NoName-xg3op

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah true, Belgium is a super power. Al the other countries are watching Belgium first al the time. Is Belgium in Europe btw? Or is it on another planet? 👀👀

@amraam8723

2 жыл бұрын

@@teghem6723 true XDDD

@NoName-xg3op

2 жыл бұрын

@Amiel Verhaeghe Vandorpe you can see the Belgium blood is extreme on the olympics on the 46th place right now. The whole world is watching this amazing country. Insane!! Even that guy on distance jumping yesterday did a special head first! Wow what will the Belgiums be proud 😅

Thank you from Indonesia.this explain a lot

German speaking Belgian here. I'm here in Eupen and it's Belgium to me. Germany looks, feels and acts differently. Different laws, mentality, different spirit. The German speaking part of Belgium should remain Belgium. Just like Flanders and Wallonia. We shall remain.

@arnauuu1

Жыл бұрын

The moment Nigel Farage referred to Belgium as a "non-country" was perhaps the most hilarious political statement I have ever watched 🤣. Especially van Rompuy's face in reaction to it 😂

@littleprincess8526

Жыл бұрын

I love my country and I am a proud Belgian too. I am Flemish but love Wallonia and the German region. Nothing will break up Belgium!

"Of all the Gauls, the Belgians are the bravest enemies I have ever faced" -Caesar

@Foxglove963

2 жыл бұрын

Lennert D. ...the Nervii, concerning whose character and customs when Caesar inquired he received the following information:- that there was no access for merchants to them; that they suffered no wine and other things to luxury to be imported; because they thought that by their use the mind is enervated and the courage impaired: that they were a savage people and of great bravery: that they upbraided and condemned the rest of the Belgae who had surrendered themselves to the Roman people and thrown aise their national courage: that they openly declared they would neither send ambassadors, nor accept any condition of peace. ...This battle being ended, and the nation and name of the Nervii being almost reduced to annihilation, .....that from 60,000 men they were reduced to scarcely 500 who could bear arms. The Gallic War and Other Commentaries, Caius Julius Caesar.

@Foxglove963

2 жыл бұрын

@@seleucusinicator1971 The Romans were a depraved people with rotten morals. Shopkeepers who went bankrupt became the slaves of their debtors and could be sold across the Tiber. This additude also permeated medieval Italy, most cities had a stone of shame, where the debtor was publicly shamed, they had to sit on the stone with their naked behind and renounce "Cedo Bono", they were shamed throughout the town and were imprisoned. The Romans were afraid of the Gauls. On the Forum Boarii, they regularly buried alive a Gaulish man and woman. The despot Caesar considered it to be a fitting punishment to sever the hands of rebelling tribes.

@SoDaoudi

2 жыл бұрын

Bravest/strongest.

@SoDaoudi

2 жыл бұрын

@@seleucusinicator1971 its not propaganda he geniouly thought that because we went fearles into battle in the face of impossible odds, thats why we were nearly annihilated. Also its because not only did we face the romans but we also needed to fend off the germans at the same time.

@JasmanJr

2 жыл бұрын

Actually the Lusitanos, that was later Portugueses were called that. They didn't ruled them selves but wouldn't allow others to rule them

The art of being Belgian is being what the others are not.

@mr.nobody_really2080

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, being a complete fuckery of a country with more ministers than anyone knows what to do with and at the same time a movement that is so ass-backwards that it's scary for immigrants to leave their homes we aren't that different the only thing we have is a decent Healthcare plan and acces to unrestricted netflix.

@dannyverhamme7970

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickvan6038 Volledig correct geantwoord.

@josh33172

2 жыл бұрын

Belgium is a small beautiful country that has created a worldwide identity for itself but if you're on the outside looking in or stick around more than a few years, its hard to get past that the Walons very much take after the French, and the Flemish very much take after the Dutch. Even to this day, it is the prime disagreement between the two regions, but the things they do (in which they do incredibly well) is the glue that holds the country together.

@Razorator.1

2 жыл бұрын

Ja man echt he belge for life

@Razorator.1

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.nobody_really2080 leer eerst normaal spreken idio*t

The advantages of living in belgium is that we don’t really have a strong accent which means we can talk others languages easier than most people

@gabagooom

Жыл бұрын

yeah this is so true, I feel like most Dutch and French people have extremely strong accents while speaking English, less so with Germans but it’s still more noticeable imo

@msct6080

Жыл бұрын

We do have an accent thou, however we try to mimic the accent of the language we try to speak much more than any other nationality I have met.

@matissecallens9808

Жыл бұрын

@@msct6080 yeah true

@benvlerick8303

Жыл бұрын

Jamaja have you geweest naar West-Flanders keppe want there is beire sterk accent there, yes inderdeed zenne

@matissecallens9808

Жыл бұрын

@@benvlerick8303 dat hangt af van persoon tot persoon hoor want ik ben van west-vlaanderen 😅

This video makes it seem like the netherlands and belgium were united until the revolution. This glances over so many things. Already from about 1580, during the first phases of the 80 years war, the netherlands split from what is now belgium, first under Spain, then under Austria. We were only part of the Netherlands for 15 years, between 1815 and 1830.

I am Belgian and I am so proud of my little naughty country. Long live Belgium..

@dietrichrosiers8184

3 жыл бұрын

Long live Belgium, long live the King! 🇧🇪

@umuliberathe6011

3 жыл бұрын

Really, and what about leopold 2, nothing to be proud about.

@lander681

3 жыл бұрын

@@umuliberathe6011 So we can't be proud off our country because off one person?

@stephanievantielen5615

3 жыл бұрын

@@umuliberathe6011 take a good look at your own country first!

@umuliberathe6011

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephanievantielen5615 I had the privilege to be abducted as a child to your country. So I know the shady past and present from Belgium first hand. Sadly they don't teach that at the schools. België is samen met nog enkele Europese landen het meest hypocriet, gewelddadig en zou moeten aangeklaagd worden voor schending van mensenrechten.

Great video. But you forgot to mention that it's home to the finest beer in the world!

@puppypatrole666

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is! Gotta love all the beer!

@augure2589

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the combo if Wallonie comes home! Best wine and beer in the world.💪

@araspel2007

3 жыл бұрын

AND a chocolate

@kriekevaneenoo7880

3 жыл бұрын

As a Belgian, I like you!

@acesgames5318

3 жыл бұрын

give this man a beer please 👍

we live in a small, fairly young nation-state with a very rich and diverse history. we have learned over time to live with differences - of any kind - and how to deal with those differences in a peaceful way. it often makes things more complicated, but we usually find a compromise that works for most of us. we, as a country and a population, are no superpower but - maybe because of this - we are very good in a few things and are doing rather okay in many important areas. most belgians have a good life, and the others are not left behind in their misfortune. since the very beginning we were part of a growing family which later became the european union. most belgians feel good about being part of a large and diverse community. being multilingual broadens one's vision, on the world and on the neighbours next door. i feel glad and very fortunate to have grown up in belgium and to be living here. travelling is great and there are so many wonderful places around the world, but it's good to know one can alwas return home, where the real problems are often tiny compared to what lots of people around the world have to endure.

@ChristopherSobieniak

2 ай бұрын

I am glad to know this. I feel it's effective.

We Belgians never give up, never surrender, fight everybody, are really stubborn and are fierce warriors but we're also a good example for the rest of the world that we're all just one people and no matter the language (we literally speak whole different dialects from each other only a few km away in the next town over), origin, beliefs, etc we can all unite and work together as one. Also the video should have mentioned it's the center of Europe as it also houses the European Commission in Brussels ;)

@hgv3666

Жыл бұрын

Lot me raden gij zijt nog in uw kleuterschoenen

@GerbenDub

4 ай бұрын

De grootste bende jengelende huilebalken in Europa. Calimero syndroom.

@niksarass

29 күн бұрын

This is not accurate, you gave up to islamism settlers

Germans wake up from nightmares asking this exact question.

@appleslover

3 жыл бұрын

Germans actually have sweet dreams thinking of Belgium because it separates them from the snail-eating France

@JosephBelfort

3 жыл бұрын

@@appleslover long live France 🇫🇷🖕🏻

@MinecraftMasterNo1

3 жыл бұрын

@@appleslover Eupen is rightful German clay

@belgianvanbeethoven

3 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftMasterNo1 In Eupen live the most faithful and reliable Belgians. They don't give a damn about the fights and political games played between Flanders and Wallonia, they just want the country to function. They are the best of Belgians. Es lebe Belgien. 🇧🇪

@MinecraftMasterNo1

3 жыл бұрын

@@belgianvanbeethoven They want to return to their fatherland, not live in a country where the parliament doesn't even speak their language.

Comment section is absolutely wrong in everything concerning Belgian identity. It's not just about being Flemish, being Walloon, being from the German part or Brussels and thus feeling no strong Belgian identity. A big part of Belgian citizens has a mixed background (all people living at the language border, but also people who grew up in families that had to move from Flanders to Wallonia when the latter was the richest, during the industrial period, etc.) Belgian people are discrete, yet proud people when speaking about the country. We know our country makes no sense in a lot of disputes, like politics, yes. But the messy history, culture, and our immense self-mockery IS what makes us proud and makes us feel different than other countries. But I don't think it's nationalism per definition, and that could explain why other countries may see us as an irrelevant country, culturewise ! It's not always about geopolitics and achievements when speaking of countries, this is my main point. Open for debate !

@ericdpeerik3928

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, you act like a bunch of hutus and tutsis.... Now explain why that's funny

Belgium is not perfect and that's perfect. I always loved to live there, growing up there was just awesome. We will stand our ground one way or another.

@mardiffv.8775

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, kick out any Dutchman who asked for "patat", instead of "friet" (both are names for French Fries).

The prehistoric Iron Age learns us that modern day Belgium was inhabited by many different tribes. They shared common values but where all different from one another in some way. They were not Gallic nor Germanic but showed similarities (you can compare it to the Portuguese sharing similarities with the Spanish or the Swedish with the Norwegians). Yet they lived together and were called the Belgae tribe. Ever since, meaning more than 2500 years, it has always been like that. Nowadays, the Belgae or Belgians, unite under one name but still are subdivided into different communities or modern tribes. It is just how it has always been for this country. Belgians are kind of united because of bindings factors other than a common language. This difficult to understand identity IS their identity and makes it very unique at the same time. You think an inhabitant of another country that has a very straight forward indentity and easy to understand, is happier and feeling more confident than Belgians today? A Belgian would probably laugh and continue to enjoy all the good stuff coming from this mysterious piece of land. They wouldn't even want to begin to explain a 2500 year history to an ignorant.

Congo had some smooth sailing. Yeah that’s one way of looking at it.

@roctv100

2 жыл бұрын

You notice that one too. How conveniently they skip over the atrocities.

@the4thindustrialrevolution225

2 жыл бұрын

@@roctv100 because it never happened

@Rochester_gooner

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing what smooth sailing is he talking about

@superwout

2 жыл бұрын

What is that? Bullcrap. We had to clean up after that bastard Leopold 2 had his fill... and they've been independent since 1960...

@deconinckdaniel5057

2 жыл бұрын

@@superwout thx to leopolds they had electricite , cars , buildings etc . Otherwise they would still have lived in cabins etc 😉

As a "proud" Belgian, living in Ostend, coast of Belgium. There is A LOT MORE than just what you just all said in this video :)

@MinecraftMasterNo1

3 жыл бұрын

Eupen is rightful German clay

@publicfreakoutcringe1918

3 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftMasterNo1 That's correct, the entire region has a big German piece of it, nowadays, there aren't that many people talking German... We litterally have more Germans at the coast than at the German border... 'De Haan' is one of the vacation destinations of the 'german people', right besides my own coastal city... Just as my coastal city is more a vacation destination for the French and people who live inland... The British people are every year less and less, especially now with the Brexit, we don't see many anymore, otherwise we had several neighborhoods specially for the British in our city centers (like you have Asian town in American cities).

@publicfreakoutcringe1918

3 жыл бұрын

He left so much out of the video about Belgium... We litterally have THE MOST COMPLEX political system in the entire world, even to Western standards :p our people speak 2 to 5 different languages, ... Belgium is like the pioneer country to govern the entire continent of Europe.

@MinecraftMasterNo1

3 жыл бұрын

@@publicfreakoutcringe1918 "pioneer" lol. The parliament is split 50/50 between Flemish and Walloon that shouts at each other all day instead of doing anything. Every other ethnicity basically has the short end of the stick and don't even get a voice.

@galactorsus_i.n.c

3 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftMasterNo1 yep, belgium should split, brussels and flanders to netherlands and wallonia to france

Interestingly my family from my Dad's side came from Cerfontaine in the South of Belgium in the 1800s, one of the oldest towns in Belgium. They came to South Africa. Proud of my heritage.

I was born and bred in Belgium. A proud Brussels sprout!

@abigailappiah1878

10 ай бұрын

❤

Having lived for a while in Belgium, I would say that it is a beautiful country where different ethnicities live together and work together. It is a model for the word where there is so much of strife and dissention. God bless la Belgique!

@kjellvanderpoten3141

2 жыл бұрын

leve belgie, vive la Belgique

@adamuppsala1931

2 жыл бұрын

beautifully said. I love Belgium. I go there every year.

@jige1225

2 жыл бұрын

"where different ethnicities ... work together" - ROTFL!!

@jochemlembregts4958

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha goei mop

@iljavanhaute3315

2 жыл бұрын

Thank u finally someone who actually knows something about our country giving commentary in stead of all these dumb assumptions people are making who don’t even know anything about Belgium

is er leven op pluto? kan je dansen op de maan? is er een plaats tussen de sterren waar ik heen kan gaan?? BELGiË!!!

@thomasmignauw7026

3 жыл бұрын

zij ma heel zeker

@adhub3971

3 жыл бұрын

Prachtig lied. En dan lekker onbeholpen dansen net als Henk Westbroek!

@joanedi5303

3 жыл бұрын

België is een terroristengebied geworden ; best is er weg te blijven, er dreigt steeds levensgevaar

@andersbjrnsen7203

3 жыл бұрын

As a Norwegian, Im pretty sure I almost understood that😂

@maximvermant2775

3 жыл бұрын

Lutosa schatjes van patatjes

Yugoslavia: Outrageous! How are you still in one piece? Belgium: Waffles, waffles waffles Yugoslavia: OK I give up

As an American, Belgium is still my favorite country to have visited of the twenty or so I’ve been to. It was beautiful, the people were incredibly kind and, of course, they have the best beer in the world. Also get along well with the Belgian researchers I’ve met/had as colleagues over the years.

Some things you missed: - The revolution was also incited because French was pushed aside/reduced as an official language. Dutch became more and more important. Something the exclusive French speaking noble class didn't like. Afterwards French was the only official language in Belgium for dozens of years while the majority is in fact Dutch speaking. - The union of Belgium and the Netherlands between 1815 and 1830 was more beneficial for the Netherlands as most of the resources came from the richer Belgium, but was mostly spent by the Netherlands. - The Dutch campaign in 1831 wasn't unsuccessful. The Dutch backed down because France threatened to help Belgium in this military campaign. The obvious reason being that Belgium - which is now reigned by the French speaking noble class - would join France at a later stage. - The Netherlands recognized Belgium as an independent country but Belgium had to give up some areas such as the region around Maastricht (Dutch Limburg). - At the start of the 20th century Belgium was one of the richest countries in the world. It had a high degree of industrialisation and the republic of Congo was one the primary supplier of rubber in the world. Bonus fun fact: Leopold II was quite imperialist and one of his ideas was to invade the Netherlands to conquer the Dutch regions below the Meuse and Rhine. He didn't carry out the plan as France wasn't a supporter of this idea. So to answer your question: why is Belgium a country? Because France allows it.

@kaspervletter290

2 жыл бұрын

Leopold the 2nd’s reign of terror in congo was horrible leading to millions of deaths

@VictorbrineSC

2 жыл бұрын

As a French person I feel empowered to know that we got to say if Belgium must be independent or not.

@appleseed4672

Жыл бұрын

@@VictorbrineSC nobody likes the french tho lol

@sophiaerling7714

6 ай бұрын

Yes. All the cultural part is missing... but you cannot tell it all in 11 minutes about Belgium for sure1

@niksarass

29 күн бұрын

@@appleseed4672 Most visited country in the World

It upsets me that some people are trying to push for Belgium to split up. There are also many of us who do not wish that to happen. Don’t destroy our country. Stay strong as our nation’s people we must.

@sircharleston2712

Жыл бұрын

Belgium is an amazing country with amazing people, you deserve to be your own country

@naria2224

Жыл бұрын

@@sircharleston2712 Thank you sir :)

@tishaak2800

Жыл бұрын

Blame vlaams belang Theyve been trying to convince people that splitting up is good using propaganda like calling the walloons a "waste of tax"

@colruytgaming8365

5 ай бұрын

speak for yourself

@naria2224

5 ай бұрын

@@colruytgaming8365 I don’t know what your problem is. And it’s not like I said it’s the way every single person feels. It is true that there are plenty that do though. You don’t have to be one of those bitter internet people who have a problem with everything and everyone.

I was born in belgium i'm turk and live in belgium,i can say belgians are very honest and good people,proud to be belgian

Very pleasant to watch.

Pancakes? - The Netherlands Waffles? - Belgium Hotel? - TriVaGo

Kisses from Belgium 🇧🇪

Probably the best and the most complete history of Belgium I’ve heard so far. Very interesting. Bravo.👏👏👏

@no_more_spamplease5121

Жыл бұрын

And false. Check the horrendous massacres the 19th-century Belgians promoted in Congo.

Great video, love it. Although in minute 8:00 the speaker is slightly dyslexic: 21 July 1813 should be 21 july 1831.... :-)

My home country maybe weird but its a special kind of weird and tvats why i love it

@roenie3010

3 жыл бұрын

We should be proud of not belonging to any other than ourselves.

@habsburgsenederlanden6278

3 жыл бұрын

@@roenie3010 dat is waar broeder

@roenie3010

3 жыл бұрын

@@habsburgsenederlanden6278 liever Belgique dan van de Fransen, Duitsers of Hollanders.🇧🇪

@guillaumearnould7836

3 жыл бұрын

I am very proud to be belgian. This is just inside me. Dont ask me why tho, its in my blood i guess lol

@habsburgsenederlanden6278

3 жыл бұрын

@@guillaumearnould7836 I know what you mean some people may shit ln our country but thats because they're country is even xorse

For me Belgium is by far the best Western European country to live. It's gorgeous, visited it 4 times, food is delicious, the Dutch could take an example of it, it's tiny, so you are able to be fast in France, NL, Germany, LuX. If I had to leave Greece, I wouldn't doubt to move to Belgium, even if the weather sucks.

@nicolasdheedene2695

2 жыл бұрын

As an belgian, I really like to read this

@chickensheet6582

2 жыл бұрын

belgium best country in western europe lol what a joke

@SoDaoudi

2 жыл бұрын

@@wallendiaz literally all the tourist say that you naiveling.

@dirrekvanfilemong3634

2 жыл бұрын

@@wallendiaz no one forces you to eat that

@RomanNavi

2 жыл бұрын

Belgium looks like a war zone lmao. The poverty compared with the Netherlands it's insane

Philip II didn't gain control of the region. His father Charles Quint who was an Haspsburg prince was born in a bigger than today's Belgium (Called at the time ... Netherlands). He became Emperor of Spain, the Nertherlands of this time (Belgium), Burgundy and part of Italy. So Belgium was a part of the Empire from the beginning.

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

Me, a spaniard who is watching a video about Belgium and remembering spanish tercios at the same time: F L A N D E S

@DeFraans

3 жыл бұрын

as a Belgian: don't you dare think about it! :)

@keithholland7620

3 жыл бұрын

Ya, that was my first thought. spanish Netherlands.

@keithholland7620

3 жыл бұрын

And ya,my last name is Holland. But I'm not from there. Visited it once as kid. Holland is Scottish . Um old English "From the Hill" .. lol Highlander. And my tribe was most famous for digging their homes on the OTHER side of the hill so that when those damn Viking ships go sailing ny . They DONT see us.

@mcj2219

3 жыл бұрын

Me from Netherlands who likes to remind Spain about the 80 years war. 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 😂.

@Some_Dutch_Kid

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithholland7620 why am I Scottish

"When De Bruyne turnes pink, it´s very bad news for the opposition... Run!" - Julius Caesar

@thelinedrive

2 жыл бұрын

And never loss sight of Lukaku or you have already lost.

@gilh3947

2 жыл бұрын

Playing with Belgium the guy never won a single price.

How do you make videos like this?

@Frisia-

7 ай бұрын

he pays an animator. similar to amateur cartoon video.

You forgot its N-S division!! And Magritte and Tin Tin, Snowy and the Thomson Twins. And Plastique Bertrand bloke. Oh and Poirot. That's all there is to Belgium.

It is and always has been a buffer zone between large European powers.

@thewolf9637

3 жыл бұрын

Also known as a road bumper on the Tour de France.

@lucinae8510

3 жыл бұрын

Belgium and Luxemburg's intended purposes didn't work out, and both were involved in World War 1 and 2, but they now have their own national identity so it all worked out.

@salvatorepillitteri6552

3 жыл бұрын

Home to the UN!

@sepep6288

3 жыл бұрын

Now Belgium is the only European power

@commando2113

3 жыл бұрын

Nope after napolion we were part of the nederland's but we did not wan't that so we fought again'st the dutch that buffer zone crap is e lie

Everybody asking "Why is Belgium", but nobody is asking "How is Belgium?"

@galactorsus_i.n.c

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say belgium is doing okay not good but not bad either. Lots of devision issue but so far it's only people being grumpy about it

@Grivian

3 жыл бұрын

Americans: "Where is Belgium?"

@dhrvb

3 жыл бұрын

@@Grivian ask Trump, for sure he can’t answer this question.

@madmonkeycycling9098

3 жыл бұрын

Broken

@bimarshgurung4065

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly not good, the numbers of Covid are increasing but we have one week extra vacation tho

It could be divided between France (Wallonie) Netherlands (Flandern) and Germany (Eupen/Malmedy)

@TheFCBZOT

Жыл бұрын

Nobody here wants that, maybe except for some extremists

I have my lights named on my Alexa (yes I'm too lazy to use the switches). One used to be called France and the other Canada. Alexa kept mishearing Canada for 'corridor' so I renamed it the next closest thing... Belgium. For some mysterious reason, Alexa has no issue distinguishing Belgium from 'bedroom' - which I believe are more similar than 'Canada' and 'corridor'.

This question was on the lips of the great powers since its formation

As a Belgian myself, this was awesome and interesting to watch. Thnx

@webexchangeonlineservices7541

2 жыл бұрын

I love this

There is no “King of Belgium”, the king is officially “King of the Belgians”.

a very important thing that was totally forgotten as they said that the borders of what became Belgium later were set much much earlier, was that the country got some territory given over by Germany mandatory after losing the war, and that in the south east of the country (an exemple: Eupen and Sankt Vith used to be Germany before the World War, it was of course more than that but in generall it was not a big territory) i truly think that was an important lapse (error or mistake) considering the importance they gave to the borders of Belgium in this video, even mentioning the World Wars with Germany makes the lapse even bigger in my opinion

"I'm gonna ask you this one time. WHERE is Belgium?" -Romans "Yeah? I'll do you one better. WHO'S Belgium?" -Germans "I'll do YOU one better....WHY is Belgium?" -Knowledgia

As a belgian citizen i am jealous of the Netherlands, France and yes even Germany... They only speak one language... So easy!!! I need to speak french 70% of the time at my job. Als een Belg ben ik jaloers van Nederland, Frankrijk en zelf Duitsland... Ze spreken er één taal... Zo gemakkelijk!!! Ik moet voor mijn werk minstens 70% Frans spreken.

@JoshSweetvale

Жыл бұрын

English.

@sauringlunala3716

Жыл бұрын

Ikr, and half doesn't want to learn more then one language

Hello, you refer to the partition plan of Belgium called Talleyrand plan. Given the context at that time, Talleyrand is the one who emitted the idea of an independent free state. Actually the context is that the new French king (Louis-Philippe) who was more liberal than the old European monarchy (central Europe) was creating a feeling of fear amongst that courts because it could lead to a coalition against France (similarly to what happened with Napoleon). Talleyrand (the man who saved France in Vienna) was again commissioned to solved this situation. At that time few of the inhabitant of Belgium wanted the independence, the French speakers was even requesting to join France.

One important thing you missed is the Brabantine or First Belgian Revolution. This created modern Belgium, the flag (Brabantine tricolour), Name (United Belgian states),... during the 41 years after the Brabantine Revolution, Belgium would revolt against France, play a crucial role at Waterloo against Napoleon, and then against the Dutch. So Belgium didn't just get created in 1830 because they didn't like the Dutch rule.

Secedes from the United Netherlands. Picks "strenght through unity" as their motto.

@dutchman7623

3 жыл бұрын

L'onion fait la farce!

@dutchman7623

3 жыл бұрын

Concordia res parvae crescunt! or Eendracht maakt macht! has been the Dutch motto for centuries until Willem I put a part of his family motto under the national coat of arms. According to me we should restore it immediately.

@whydoievenbothertoputthish2199

3 жыл бұрын

Takes part of Luxembourg names that new province Luxembourg lmao

SO I'm born in Belgium... So i had to watch this to know why that question actually xD SURPRISINGLY too many people are wondering the same question... Belgium is waffles, diamonds, chocolats, beers, JCVD and french fries's country (Yes french fries are actually from Belgium and not France) ... isn't that enough to be seen as a valuable country ? haha Thank you.

@heliosjollywolf9552

3 жыл бұрын

we also make guns that too

@JoseRojas-je8gs

3 жыл бұрын

People in South America (were the potatoes come from) Indians, mestizos, Spanish never had the idea to slice potatoes and cock it in oil (fried) ....come one use a little bit the logic. Almost everything invented between 1450-1800 was Spanish creations most all of them stoked by British and French.... but Spain was a complex kingdom with to many territories in Europe...that's the problem plus the chauvinism dosis close the possibility to give the credits to the real creators of this world we know now.

@Rilcy2003

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but french fries are french as Enigma was decrypted by polish and not english people. Trying to rewrite history does not change real facts.

@heliosjollywolf9552

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rilcy2003 NA much?

@karhedin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rilcy2003 the complete name for the "french fries" is "fried frenched potatoes", and was used to distinguish them from the "fried mashed potatoes". in cooking, "Frenched" mean "cut in long stripes", it doesnt necessarily mean it came from France. Historian located the origin of the "french fries" around the bank of the river Meuse in what is now Belgium, the actual debate came from the fact it was a part of France at that time but is not anymore.

Your correct in everything your saying but you glossed over Charlemagnes empire. When Charlemagne died his Empire was divided between his three sons. West Frankia, Middle Frankia, and East Frankia. West Frankia became France, East Frankia became The Holy Roman Empire(Germany), and Middle Frankia was Mostly absorbed between East and West. Belgium, Netherlands, Alsace, Lorraine, Luxembourg, and Switzerland to a certain extant are all Relic Nations of what was Middle Frankia.

I too visited Belgium twice. Once Brugge and secondly to Gent. From my perception Belgium is much technosavvy than that of Germany. The country has adopted the modern technology and at the same time they love and have deep respect about their history. They have maintained very well the ancient and historical monuments , Churches which have become their asset now to boost the economy .

Americans: " where are you from?" Me: "Belgium" Americans:" yeah nice city"

@teghem6723

3 жыл бұрын

Middle class US tourists in the mid of a speedy europe tour are sailing on a ferry from Dover to Ostend. They are at the exchange office: I want ,... I want ... I want Brussels money please!

@Nebo8ful

3 жыл бұрын

Some part of the country are so urbanized that its not to far from reality

@witzenstein

3 жыл бұрын

Belgium is actually a small village in the US.

@heliosjollywolf9552

3 жыл бұрын

hey look its the country with bad education and school shootings while being 1 party away from a dictatorship talking smack

@lemorholt6341

3 жыл бұрын

When I was in New York : "Where are you from ? - Belgium. - Oh! yeah! In France !..." ^^

most of the videos on youtube question belgiums existance. Me a Belgian : Yay, we get noticed

@MinecraftMasterNo1

3 жыл бұрын

Eupen is rightful German clay

@matthings4133

3 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftMasterNo1 so are thousands of other cases... just look at french flanders and zeeuws vlaanderen for belgium alone.

@Eugensson

3 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftMasterNo1 Funny enough they are the most pro-royal Belgians over there.

@l.mercier2709

3 жыл бұрын

​@@matthings4133 french flemish here, still fighting for our right to learn Flemish and Dutch as our grandparents in school!

@matthings4133

3 жыл бұрын

@@l.mercier2709 spain should have never given these lands to france ;(

Love the title.

As a dutch person, I know alot of it, Basically The netherlands belgium and luxemburg were merged together, To fight with france since nobody fought up north, (This land is basically Benelux)

@notyourdoggo7540

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget that one time we were all together a Spanish colony.

@secretacount2048

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly yes but the other lands freed us to fight with france

"Why is Belgium a country?" Allez, kom aan. Nog een keer? Echt?

@przemekh4857

3 жыл бұрын

You know he's right

@Eugensson

3 жыл бұрын

@@przemekh4857 1) These videos are happening every year. 2) It is obviously cheaper to keep Belgium as is. Breaking it apart would bring enormous financial losses to all sides involved.

@przemekh4857

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eugensson I 100% agree with you. But we shouldn't ignore the fact that there's a big "compatibility" problem with the regions (Flanders, Brussels, Wallonie). And it's getting worse each year

@Eugensson

3 жыл бұрын

@@przemekh4857 honestly I do not see it getting worse. But the problem is there for sure (IMO it is exagerated by the politicians). I wouldn’t care if BE would split while still being part of EU, wouldn’t make a lot of problems for me to live and work in Flanders and to commute theough BXL. However the process of the split itself terrifies me as hell. Shit is already chaotic, the split would just paralize the region for 5 years straight at least. And after that, I would bet Limburg and WV would start requesting special treatment as the least productive and most productive regions respectively.

@przemekh4857

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eugensson I'm pretty sure Flanders would be totally fine, and i say that as a French-speaking guy from Brussels. They are hard-working people, and have some national identity, and I respect them a lot. They get disrespected a lot on French-speaking television, which is a shame because we could learn a lot from them

Why is everyone assuming that if Belgium were to break up, the parts would be annexed by its neighbors? If a break up would occur, we'd just continue independant, thanks.

@casper6405

3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in dutch annexation of Flanders in 2045

@Charlie-hp2oh

3 жыл бұрын

if it breaks up, the parts fall out of the european union

@mikiplusdevideos4915

3 жыл бұрын

Wallonia probably cant stand alone

@garfieldt

3 жыл бұрын

@@Charlie-hp2oh One of the reasons it hasnt happend yet.

@garfieldt

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikiplusdevideos4915 fair point. I mainly had Flanders in mind.

As a Belgian myself, I still have no clue how my country works.

The most fascinating country in Europe. Really.

I don't know why is Belgium a country, but i like it. Amitié aux Belges zelfs de Vlamingen (de France)

Everbody, everywhere, have a mysterious big smile when I say:"I am from Belgium".

@headshotzheadshotz8494

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Belgium and the french people suck at dutch and vise versa. Thats why large groups are calling themeself "Vlamig" instead of "Belgian"

@luclepoudre4897

3 жыл бұрын

@@headshotzheadshotz8494 Yep! So I am Vlaming (that means Dutch speaking), not Belgian. We have a German-culture. French people have a Roman(Latin) culture. This country is not a nation and nothing is working normaly here.

@Foxglove963

2 жыл бұрын

@@headshotzheadshotz8494 The Flemish used to be discriminated against, French was preferred as (national) language.

@naria2224

2 жыл бұрын

@@headshotzheadshotz8494 Sure there are also plenty that don’t. But there are actually plenty of us who know both . It’s really just a question of effort and individual interest. And even for those who don’t interest to learn the other, in school both are taught.

@naria2224

2 жыл бұрын

@@luclepoudre4897 Don’t promote the divide and canceling of our country! There are many of us that don’t feel we should be divided! Yes there are things that work strangely, but that doesn’t mean we should give up on the country! And uh wether you like it or not , if you were born and/or raised in Belgium, you are Belgian. Don’t need to spit on our country. No country is perfect! Any country you can go to has its strange things and difficulties.

Flanders needs to join The Netherlands, we’ll become an economic powerhouse in Europe.

The best example of how the world should work, different languages and ethnic groups working together as one.