I'm a Belgian - a Walloon technically, if you're into the many tribes of the country.

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I've also lived in the UK for many years. And in that time I've come to understand that the Anglo world thinks we're a flat little country where little happens.

You think we're as obsessed with our waffles, super strong beers and rich chocolates - all of which is true - as we are with bureaucratic red tape - again, this is true. And for some reason our national hero is a comic book character with pointy hair who spends his days with a drunken bearded sailor and a little white dog.

None of this bothers us because we know our beer is better than everybody else's beer - and what's wrong........

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