[svandamme]

forgot a few things about Belgium :

- armed robbery , bank robberies, sticking up armoured transports
none of that petty criminals like er "holleeder" who get's stressed on trial, our crims are hard!

- Charleroi, where the Po-lice asks permission to the outfits if it's safe to go out that day

- Busted up highways (from all the Dutch Caravan's en route to France )

- Cycling mania , "Wiellerterroristen"
everywhere from april to september
make nasty scratches on yer automobile when you run em over

- Pipe smoking contests
all light smoke, last one to go out, wins

- "Vinkezetting" (everybody brings a bird, contest is to have the bird that sings the most songs in an hour, mark with crayong on a chalkboard)

- Eddy Wally
don't ask

- Pigfarmers
obvious

- pigeon sport

- Waterkonijn (water rabbit = ww1 trench cuisine with rats)
quite tasty actually, no wild rats , but bred for purpose these days

- Rijskwacht (state troopers, all with moustache, very good at bugging people, intimidation intimidation) used to be military branch with military ranks till they merged with the normal cops

- PTT ( former national telecom, Pintje drinken , Tentje zetten, tukejs doen , dring a Beer, put up work tent, have a nap)

- when people visit(this is more flemish then belgian)
ask em to stay for dinner, guest says, no , don't wanna impose, but no, no worry, stay over, no no, gotto go , commooon staaay, well, oookaaya(both know the outcome from the start, it's kinda a ritual)

- when boozing, never ask if anybody needs a drink, if it's your turn, start looking for the waiter as soon as the average drink on the table is at 4/5ths, start panicking if anybody is at half empty...
ignore all screams from those saying they don't want any coz they have (insert any excuse whatsoever)