VIDEO/ 🇧🇪 10 Stereotypes About #Belgium

 

🇧🇪 10 Stereotypes About Belgium

1. 🍟 Belgians are obsessed with fries – Fries are considered a national institution, and many people insist they were invented in Belgium.
2. 🍫 Belgium is the land of chocolate – Belgian pralines and chocolate have a worldwide reputation.
3. 🍺 Belgians drink a lot of beer – From Trappist ales to fruit beers, Belgium is famous for its enormous variety of beers.
4. 🧇 Everyone eats Belgian waffles – Brussels waffles and Liège waffles are iconic Belgian foods.
5. 🏰 Belgium is full of medieval towns – Bruges, Ghent and other cities are often associated with beautiful historic architecture.
6. 🇪🇺 Everyone works for the EU – Because Brussels hosts major European Union institutions, Belgium is sometimes stereotyped as a country full of EU officials and diplomats.
7. 🚗 Belgians complain about traffic – Traffic jams, especially around Brussels and Antwerp, are a common source of frustration.
8. 🗣️ Belgians are constantly arguing about languages – The country's Dutch-, French- and German-speaking communities make language and regional identity a recurring stereotype.
9. 🌧️ Belgium is always rainy – The country's gray skies and frequent rain have become part of its international image.
10. 🧑‍🎨 Every Belgian is secretly an artist – Comics, surrealism, painting and famous artists such as René Magritte contribute to the stereotype that Belgium has a strong artistic culture.

These are stereotypes, of course—not facts about every Belgian.