1:43 is actually being made to look a lot worse than it actually is. They cut off the bit at the start where's he's actually talking about the ineffectiveness of the former Prime-Minister of the EU, who HAPPENS to be Belgian.
If you take any of this seriously you must be a Belgian. (That's a joke). English and French language comedians (other than Walloons, obviously) could no more stop making fun of Belgium than Europeans could stop making fun of Americans. I'm sure even the Germans would make fun of Belgians if their culture had ever evolved beyond the point of poop jokes. (also a joke)
One of the funniest youtube videos I've seen in a long time! Trust me, I have many Belgian friends, this is just your typical famous Great British humour. Black comedy at it's very best! Bravo! (Even the Yank made me laugh!)
who cares what mindless people think about belgium.im proud to be it.we are a small country but we have a lot of history,great food the best beer, the best fries, the best chocolate,best waffles, we invented the sax we have one of the inventors of the internet we have healthcare and i can keep going.to me most off the haters are just jealous at us.
I remember that the proposed title for the british series "Drop the Dead Donkey" was "Don't Mind the Dead Belgians" but changed it at the last minute.
Dunno; but whenever I travel around the world for my work, I'm always happy to be back in shitty Belgiums and enjoy my villa and huge garden on the country side 10 miles from 3 major cities..
I'm in West Croydon now for 2 weeks, loving England alot. The Britts don't hate us at all, what's more, they all envy our fries, and beer. Also the prices of sigarettes and alcohol is alot higher on this island. Cheaper in many other products tho. Pubs are amazing too since it's 21+, way less moronic pubers ruining the mood. Food is great, people are extremely friendly, and say sorry for the least they think they did up to a point wheren it get's annoying :D.
These are bloody jokes. The Brits can take jokes, can any other country in the fucking world?
And I think the funniest part was the American. 'tell me when you have your own language.' the Belgians at least have Flemish. The Americans speak English!!! Typical thick yank.
@BenVdd only difference is that the flemish part made a big contribution and made a big part of the overall dutch it is today, while american is just a fail version of english
@BenVdd No it's not, learn your history 'dutch' isn't even a real language, it's a forced language, while flemish is a true language. NOBODY in Belgium talks the school book dutch. The only reason people need to know 'dutch' is because Belgium is multilangual, many different accents, and people wouldn't understand each other.
@xPuppetearAMVs Nobody in America talks 'schoolbook' English either.. wich makes English a fake language if you go by your logic. Anyways, you are saying that Belgium's flemish is the real language and Dutch isnt eventho the Netherlands are older than Belgium?
@xPuppetearAMVs Oh so you mean 'Belgian dutch' is a "forced language"? Nobody calls it Belgian dutch, we call it flemish. This does not change the fact that flemish is just a dutch dialect. And if you think Belgium and Netherlands are as old as eachother you have to recap your history. Belgium used to be a part of the Netherlands , that is true. But the Netherlands have been around since the 15th century whilst Belgium only came around in 1830.
@BenVdd dude stop ur bloody wikipedia bullcrap, Belgian Dutch is not flemish... its the same as the dutch that is spoken in the Netherlands, and flemish is completely different, so just calling it a dutch accent is ignorant...
@BenVdd And again, u rely on ur wikipedia again to look smart while I said the same u did, only I used sentences without actually looking it up... Every Belgian knows the history between the dutch and the belgians...
@xPuppetearAMVs U did not say the same as i did. You said the Netherlands and Belgium came to existance at the same time, when flanders split from the netherlands wich is total BS. And our flemish accents , while reasonable different is still the same language. It looks to me you are just a Netherlands hater who can't stand the idea of us sharing a language. Not calling it dutch is being a way too strong belgian nationalist.
@MrsNikkolas No one wants us in the eu? That's funny, the only member of significant power (Germany) are begging us to join so they don't get dragged into the dirt with the other little European non-countries.
@caileansmith seriously, typical American behavior, 'significant power'... at least we have culture. Now be a good boy and go play with your shotguns.
...There is one word that is still beyond the pale. The concept it embodies is so revolting that the publication or broadcast of the word is utterly forbidden in all parts of the galaxy except one, where they don't know what it means. That word is 'Belgium'." -- DNA, HHGG
@Tr1ploid No worries about us Americans shitting on your beer. I work at a beer and liquor store and we've sold 100% more Belgian lambics, lagers, and trappist ales in the last 2yrs. I tried to order some Cantillon lambic the other day and the guy told me that they only get a shipment once every two years. It sells out within days.
Gaius Julius Caesar had reported the following in his book “De bello Gallico”: “Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae” which means “Belgians are the bravest of all Gauls” because he lost more than 20% of his troops fighting the proto-Flemish Belgians. Since that time Belgium has always been Europe’s battlefield. Now this info for English speaking people: the English language was born from the west Flemish language. Flemish never changed but the English added many french words to their language.
Niet alleen Nederlanders...... NEEEEEEEEEEEEE...... ondertussen lacht HEEL Europa en zelfs daarbuiten nog met de Belgen!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!! Het zuigt zwaar om belg te zijn. LMFAO!!!
You sounds to me like a Flemish nationalist, prisoner of your own language, we don’t need nationalistic ads here. Remember Adolph? Flanders is the richest country of Europe, what do you need more; withdrawal into yourself? You are not a minority in Belgium, what do you fear? Perhaps breaking your mouth when speaking another language!? Instead of you, I’m a West-Flemish but open to the world, I speak English, French, German, Dutch and some Flemish and French dialects.
@01000001011100100111 : Maybe he refers to the language of the Native Indians, but it's ignorant that he makes the statement in the language of the colonial country that invaded North America.
Dutch: fought 4 days against Nazi Germany, Belgians: fought 18 days until occupation. Belgians: 11 million (1/3 of Canada, 1/2 of Australia) = more inhabitants than Sweden, Switzerland, Czech republic, Norway, Austria, Finland...
Flanders + Antwerp: richest area of the world (together with North Italy) +largest port during Middle Ages.
Flanders, or Belgium if you like, was one of the most important areas of the world in a time when America didn't even exist.
@DukeofWellington91 Me neither and I live there... Those pseudo-French bastards have always neglected the fact that 2/3 of their country speaks Dutch. We are two separate nations. That's why Belgium is a non-country and therefore should not exist.
It wasn't a show, It happened in the European parliament. This badly brought up Nigel Farage should learn politeness. I am really surprised he did not use terms like "mother fucker" and other bird's names. Now, about the other comedians, I find them very brave to tackle a small country. Belgium is the seat of the European Parliament, NATO and SHAPE. 25% of American consultants working here no longer wish to leave? Why? Ask them! Would that be if we were bastards?
@stupidonduty I know it happened in real, but he is in a comedy show as well. I want to see that episode :P And i also know that Belgium has the seat of Europe. I am a Flemish Belgian myself :P
@Metaldude1945 Anything for a fellow Belgian: the show is called "Have I got news for you" (often abbreviated HIGNFY), which is a long-running UK satiric panel show looking back on the news of the past week. Season 39 episode 1 is the one with Nigel Farage as one of the guests. I'm sure it's floating around on YT somewhere.
actually when the Germans wanted to go through Belgium to France, Belgium stopped being neutral and joined GB,France and Russia against the Germans. and to everyone who still don't know Belgium is half French speaking, half Dutch speaking and a little part is german, they are actually not 100% the same as the original languages, more a dialect of them.
@MrCriminalwatch the languages used in belgium are officially dutch, french and german but if you were to put a belgian dutch speaker and a dutch speaker from the netherlands they wouldn't always understand each other even though both have dutch as their official mother language.
@BadgersDieInAFire Thank you, I understand they have different dialects in their languages. I lived & worked in Germany for many years & have driven through Belgium many times when travelling back to the UK. Like I said, Belgium is a little EU on its own & like the EU parliament, they sometimes have difficulty understanding each other there too. :-)
Oh fuck, I'm dying here. X'D Shame on you Britons with your nasty, nasty humour. :'D
My sincere props to Belgium though. Love the food, the atmosphere and the people. Also, Flemmish really is different from Dutch. My supervisor is from Leuven and we had to translate each other reports!
Plus you put up a much better fight in WWII than the Dutch ever did. We quit after 4 days, you continued fighting like lions in the Ardennen. 'Highway to France' my ass.
Belgium defeated the Germans in the 1st World War (with help) , Belgium has the best beer, the best chocolate, best waffles and the Belgians are excellent in using multiple languages. Most of us can speak: Dutch, French, German and English.
@NatureNTech Westvleteren 12 has been consistently voted the best beer in the world, while other beers like Duvel, Stella Artois, ... enjoy a fantastic reputation. Companies like Callebaut, Leonidas are renowned for their excellent chocolate and Belgium has 2 chocolatiers; there are only 4 in the whole of Europe. And do I have to explain Brussels and Liege waffles? Also, I can confidently say we have the best fries in the world.
I studied in Belgium for my Erasmus year as I study French in uni & I must say I LOVE your country, people are so friendly & I cannot wait to go back to visit in the Summer for "Doudou" the festival of Mons the town where I studied....I genuinely don't understand why all these comedians are taking the piss out of Belgium as I love it but am glad that you don't seem to take it to heart :-) !
about the highway to german, they asked politely, we said no, de destroyed belgium, we kept fighting. clue of the story, it would have been the easiest for us to go with germany, but we'd rather die (and apparently protect the french)
Don't forget Eddy Merckx. One of the best cyclists of all time time. And Django Reinhardt one of the, if not THE best jazz guitarists of all time. Greetings from the UK :)
is very true Belgium is probably the most shitty country of Europe, the hospitality brand of Belgians is the face of shit they have for people from other countries.
I will never forget the statement of a family friend when I was little,he had work for a large part of Europe and he had no doubt, the worst country he had lived with big difference was Belgium.
To be fair with a lot of the british shows, we take the mick out of EVERYONE, not just Belgium be it Belgium, French, German, American, Polish, Australian or even British XD
@DanTheGerbil360 when America was actually a part of England until the revolution so obviously they would speak English as American would just be a mixture of clicks and claps.
@MrEphenstay Part of Belgium was part of the Netherlands and the other half was part of France so of course they speak Dutch/French, your argument is invalid.
@Paladynae the arguement wasnt about it was about the american reporter saying they dont have their own language when he uses so sir your argument was pointless and invalid.
Lol but the Netherlands were part of France, part of Spain, part of Rome... So many countries have been part of other countries even fairly recently. Most still developed their own language though. Belgians are pretty much just using an older version of Dutch so even in that regard they did not develop any distinction whereas the Dutch themselves did evolve their language.
@jella11 Our dialects are nothing like old Dutch, most other countries already had a language, Belgium didn't, it's also a young country, they just split from France & The Netherlands.
@DanTheGerbil360 The joke is about the little difference between Flemish and Dutch, ironic that Americans do the same the English language... kinda shooting themselves in the foot lol
MadPyrotechnicus ,,i saw a movie about that tragedy , thousands of hapless "flemmings " rushed off the end of a huge pier in Antwerp and swam out to sea to drown themselves in an effort to eradicate the Flemish language ,once and for all ..
Don't forget Eddy Merckx. One of the best cyclists of all time time. And Django Reinhardt one of the, if not THE best jazz guitarists of all time. Greetings from the UK :)
@bwhitcomb2011 You can talk shit about Belgium, the size of our country, our politians, or our non-existing contributions to pop-culture as much as you like, but when you talk shit about our beer, you're in for it! We're going to send our entire landforce after you in a taxi!
God, I love this one! Never been this insulted and amused at the same time! I was kind of surprised that nobody mentioned chocolate or pedophiles though.
Before anyone gets the wrong idea about the Nigel Farage, he was talking to the President of the EU who WAS Belgian, they cut off the first 30-40 seconds of the clip to make him look worse than he was actually being.
Granted he shouldn't have made the "non-country" quip, but he was pissed off.
well you can always educate yourself about belgium if you happen not to know much about it. it is a small country. ask yourself what you know about any country in europe.
@arecccccc Sorry pal you don't know nothing about the history of Europe, it used to be part of Holland, became independent in ca.1820. It's divided into a Flemish part and a France speaking part and they hate each other. It's not a country, it's an profession.
This is funny because we all know that Belgium matters so little, nobody really hates Belgians, well, outside of Africa nobody really hates Belgians.
In the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Belgium is the most offensive word in the galaxy which is funny because Belgium is so superlatively unsuperlative.
To all the people mentioning the "irony" of Jon Stewart's comment about "getting your own language". Are you really that stupid? You didn't grasp that it was obviously a joke, and that he was fully aware of the "irony"?
@DaveMcAllister Well, saying that he's a mere American, it is a bit of a stretch to infer that "he was fully aware of the irony", as you so eloquently put it.
Belgium-USA
Rooneymax10 1 hour ago
It's a great video, I'm making it a favourite. So, why do Brits - don't know about Yanks - pick on Belgians so much? IMO it's a combination of:
- they are nearby
- but don't have a tortured history with Britain like Ireland
- and aren't large like France/Germany which seem more serious
- but are larger than Luxemburg about which we know even less
- and they appear to be a mixture of two different peoples, not having a clear distinct national character like the Dutch
That's my thoughts anyway.
MatthewMcVeagh 17 hours ago
Yeah don't forget the Belgians
SerafinaIGuess 19 hours ago in playlist Liked videos
What's with all the anti-Belgian stuff?
I hear Belgian and think of chocolate. That's it.
Itsmeeman1 22 hours ago
1:43 is actually being made to look a lot worse than it actually is. They cut off the bit at the start where's he's actually talking about the ineffectiveness of the former Prime-Minister of the EU, who HAPPENS to be Belgian.
It was him he was having a go at, not Belgians.
IAmCaptainMarvel 1 day ago
Please don't be offended belgians. I'm from Australia and I love Belgium and I hope I can move there some day.
11gm1 1 day ago
If you take any of this seriously you must be a Belgian. (That's a joke). English and French language comedians (other than Walloons, obviously) could no more stop making fun of Belgium than Europeans could stop making fun of Americans. I'm sure even the Germans would make fun of Belgians if their culture had ever evolved beyond the point of poop jokes. (also a joke)
crassgop 1 day ago 2
I wish farage had died in that plane crash, horribly.
LoneRookRS1 1 day ago
@LoneRookRS1 Only if you were flying the plane, you Muppet!
Itsmeeman1 22 hours ago
@Itsmeeman1 It'd be worth it.
LoneRookRS1 18 hours ago
belgian suckz
its not french, its not dutch
its just a piece of shit between these 2 countries
manupee 2 days ago
Why does Belgium always get shit aboud being so small, whist there is a country only 1/10th of the seize called Luxemburg right next to it.
wybo2 2 days ago
@wybo2 Probally because nobody can see Luxemburg on the world map(jk).
nitat 1 day ago
John cleese is brilliant
ThisLazyMan 2 days ago
Man I fucking love waffles!
Retroided 3 days ago
One of the funniest youtube videos I've seen in a long time! Trust me, I have many Belgian friends, this is just your typical famous Great British humour. Black comedy at it's very best! Bravo! (Even the Yank made me laugh!)
BluenoseTrev 3 days ago
who cares what mindless people think about belgium.im proud to be it.we are a small country but we have a lot of history,great food the best beer, the best fries, the best chocolate,best waffles, we invented the sax we have one of the inventors of the internet we have healthcare and i can keep going.to me most off the haters are just jealous at us.
phinkelephantje 3 days ago
@phinkelephantje yes
Murshyy 3 days ago
he's right the Belgian government is just a bunch of corrupt "free" masons
scepticpatriot 3 days ago
I like Belgians. And monkeys.
MegaPoppadom 4 days ago
@MegaPoppadom So your are welcom !
makolesinge 4 days ago
I remember that the proposed title for the british series "Drop the Dead Donkey" was "Don't Mind the Dead Belgians" but changed it at the last minute.
SuddenReal 6 days ago
belgium,- best beers in the world, actually great food, i love antwerp, one of only a few truly multi-lingual countries-
davegadge1 6 days ago
I've been to Belgium - great wee country. Germany however...
ALBASCOT21 6 days ago
Dunno; but whenever I travel around the world for my work, I'm always happy to be back in shitty Belgiums and enjoy my villa and huge garden on the country side 10 miles from 3 major cities..
zeproo 6 days ago
About "get your own language" here some precision about the english language which was partially born from West-Flemish.
Sorry, I was not able to copy/paste the link, it is blocked by Youtube.
But you can try the following:
Yahoo search for: proto-english
In Yahoo click: How old is English? -> Linguistic evidence -> The closest language.
stupidonduty 1 week ago
@BenVdd
@Damar158
I know, but at least there is actually a language (or dialect-makes no difference) specific to Belgium. The yanks literally just speak English.
caileansmith 1 week ago
@xPuppatearAMVs What? I'm british and I was standing up for the Belgians. Read my comment again you thick cunt.
caileansmith 1 week ago
Just googled 'Belgium' - no results found.
HLecterPHD 1 week ago
We Brits just love stereotyping, we do it to everyone, just look at Top Gear
Ja11um1 1 week ago
I'm in West Croydon now for 2 weeks, loving England alot. The Britts don't hate us at all, what's more, they all envy our fries, and beer. Also the prices of sigarettes and alcohol is alot higher on this island. Cheaper in many other products tho. Pubs are amazing too since it's 21+, way less moronic pubers ruining the mood. Food is great, people are extremely friendly, and say sorry for the least they think they did up to a point wheren it get's annoying :D.
xPuppetearAMVs 1 week ago
I don't mind the jokes. The american one was the most annoying tho. But then again, wich european country actually like the americans.
BenVdd 1 week ago
@BenVdd Belgium :)
BRUMARTUBE 1 week ago
These are bloody jokes. The Brits can take jokes, can any other country in the fucking world?
And I think the funniest part was the American. 'tell me when you have your own language.' the Belgians at least have Flemish. The Americans speak English!!! Typical thick yank.
caileansmith 1 week ago
@caileansmith tbh , our Flemish is basically the same to Dutch as American English is to Regular English
BenVdd 1 week ago
@BenVdd only difference is that the flemish part made a big contribution and made a big part of the overall dutch it is today, while american is just a fail version of english
MrMeyerske 1 week ago
@BenVdd No it's not, learn your history 'dutch' isn't even a real language, it's a forced language, while flemish is a true language. NOBODY in Belgium talks the school book dutch. The only reason people need to know 'dutch' is because Belgium is multilangual, many different accents, and people wouldn't understand each other.
xPuppetearAMVs 1 week ago
@xPuppetearAMVs Nobody in America talks 'schoolbook' English either.. wich makes English a fake language if you go by your logic. Anyways, you are saying that Belgium's flemish is the real language and Dutch isnt eventho the Netherlands are older than Belgium?
BenVdd 1 week ago
@BenVdd Belgiuùm and the Netherlands were once 1 u smartass, one isnt older than the other. And by Dutch, I mean Belgian Dutch, not Dutch in general.
xPuppetearAMVs 6 days ago
@xPuppetearAMVs Oh so you mean 'Belgian dutch' is a "forced language"? Nobody calls it Belgian dutch, we call it flemish. This does not change the fact that flemish is just a dutch dialect. And if you think Belgium and Netherlands are as old as eachother you have to recap your history. Belgium used to be a part of the Netherlands , that is true. But the Netherlands have been around since the 15th century whilst Belgium only came around in 1830.
BenVdd 5 days ago
@BenVdd dude stop ur bloody wikipedia bullcrap, Belgian Dutch is not flemish... its the same as the dutch that is spoken in the Netherlands, and flemish is completely different, so just calling it a dutch accent is ignorant...
xPuppetearAMVs 5 days ago
@BenVdd And again, u rely on ur wikipedia again to look smart while I said the same u did, only I used sentences without actually looking it up... Every Belgian knows the history between the dutch and the belgians...
xPuppetearAMVs 5 days ago
@xPuppetearAMVs U did not say the same as i did. You said the Netherlands and Belgium came to existance at the same time, when flanders split from the netherlands wich is total BS. And our flemish accents , while reasonable different is still the same language. It looks to me you are just a Netherlands hater who can't stand the idea of us sharing a language. Not calling it dutch is being a way too strong belgian nationalist.
BenVdd 5 days ago
@xPuppetearAMVs And contrary to your belief i don't have to look this up on wikipedia since it's common knowledge.
BenVdd 5 days ago
@caileansmith
Flemish is a Dutch dialect.
Damar158 1 week ago
@Damar158 Don't think it's a dialect , actually
wearyberry 1 week ago
@MrsNikkolas No one wants us in the eu? That's funny, the only member of significant power (Germany) are begging us to join so they don't get dragged into the dirt with the other little European non-countries.
caileansmith 1 week ago
@caileansmith seriously, typical American behavior, 'significant power'... at least we have culture. Now be a good boy and go play with your shotguns.
xPuppetearAMVs 1 week ago
...There is one word that is still beyond the pale. The concept it embodies is so revolting that the publication or broadcast of the word is utterly forbidden in all parts of the galaxy except one, where they don't know what it means. That word is 'Belgium'." -- DNA, HHGG
infidelsquirrel 1 week ago
@Tr1ploid No worries about us Americans shitting on your beer. I work at a beer and liquor store and we've sold 100% more Belgian lambics, lagers, and trappist ales in the last 2yrs. I tried to order some Cantillon lambic the other day and the guy told me that they only get a shipment once every two years. It sells out within days.
EmeraldTriangle80 1 week ago
oieoieoie toch lol
GLaw2012 1 week ago
sshhh, keep it (her) a secret!
geezeryoungopinions 1 week ago
What I find very clever in English shows is that one know when to laugh,...the sound box gives the signal.
stupidonduty 1 week ago
Gaius Julius Caesar had reported the following in his book “De bello Gallico”: “Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae” which means “Belgians are the bravest of all Gauls” because he lost more than 20% of his troops fighting the proto-Flemish Belgians. Since that time Belgium has always been Europe’s battlefield. Now this info for English speaking people: the English language was born from the west Flemish language. Flemish never changed but the English added many french words to their language.
stupidonduty 1 week ago
Niet alleen Nederlanders...... NEEEEEEEEEEEEE...... ondertussen lacht HEEL Europa en zelfs daarbuiten nog met de Belgen!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!! Het zuigt zwaar om belg te zijn. LMFAO!!!
indivumsBBQ 1 week ago
@indivumsBBQ
You sounds to me like a Flemish nationalist, prisoner of your own language, we don’t need nationalistic ads here. Remember Adolph? Flanders is the richest country of Europe, what do you need more; withdrawal into yourself? You are not a minority in Belgium, what do you fear? Perhaps breaking your mouth when speaking another language!? Instead of you, I’m a West-Flemish but open to the world, I speak English, French, German, Dutch and some Flemish and French dialects.
stupidonduty 1 week ago
@indivumsBBQ
Looser!
stupidonduty 1 week ago
"Call me when you get your own language."
What, like America? xD
01000001011100100111 1 week ago 62
@01000001011100100111 , hahahaha destroyed!!!
xman822 3 days ago
@01000001011100100111 : Maybe he refers to the language of the Native Indians, but it's ignorant that he makes the statement in the language of the colonial country that invaded North America.
wupperbal999 1 day ago
@01000001011100100111 America has got it's own language, it's a basterdised form of English.
MrGilles1990 1 day ago
@MrGilles1990 You've just bastardised the word bastardised by writing 'basterdised'! You numpty!
Itsmeeman1 22 hours ago
Dutch: fought 4 days against Nazi Germany, Belgians: fought 18 days until occupation. Belgians: 11 million (1/3 of Canada, 1/2 of Australia) = more inhabitants than Sweden, Switzerland, Czech republic, Norway, Austria, Finland...
Flanders + Antwerp: richest area of the world (together with North Italy) +largest port during Middle Ages.
Flanders, or Belgium if you like, was one of the most important areas of the world in a time when America didn't even exist.
Get your facts straight, John Steward
wie1weet 1 week ago 19
@wie1weet Flanders =/= Belgium, by all means I admire those Phlegms, its just those pseudo-French bastards I can't stand!
DukeofWellington91 1 day ago
@DukeofWellington91 Me neither and I live there... Those pseudo-French bastards have always neglected the fact that 2/3 of their country speaks Dutch. We are two separate nations. That's why Belgium is a non-country and therefore should not exist.
wie1weet 1 day ago
@DukeofWellington91 Pseudo-French bastards? What? Cockneys? LOL
Itsmeeman1 22 hours ago
@wie1weet *Stewart.
brazmanoqk 1 hour ago
Tremendous
steenbakkeristraat 1 week ago
Hahaha, which show is that that Nigel Farage is in?
Metaldude1945 1 week ago
@Metaldude1945
It wasn't a show, It happened in the European parliament. This badly brought up Nigel Farage should learn politeness. I am really surprised he did not use terms like "mother fucker" and other bird's names. Now, about the other comedians, I find them very brave to tackle a small country. Belgium is the seat of the European Parliament, NATO and SHAPE. 25% of American consultants working here no longer wish to leave? Why? Ask them! Would that be if we were bastards?
stupidonduty 1 week ago
@stupidonduty I know it happened in real, but he is in a comedy show as well. I want to see that episode :P And i also know that Belgium has the seat of Europe. I am a Flemish Belgian myself :P
Metaldude1945 1 week ago
@Metaldude1945 Anything for a fellow Belgian: the show is called "Have I got news for you" (often abbreviated HIGNFY), which is a long-running UK satiric panel show looking back on the news of the past week. Season 39 episode 1 is the one with Nigel Farage as one of the guests. I'm sure it's floating around on YT somewhere.
lukderyck 1 week ago
@Metaldude1945
So am I, West-Fleming to be precise.
stupidonduty 1 week ago
When it's about to buy Belgian weapons...
Neoxiik 1 week ago
Who is that American guy that said "call us when you get your own language"? Um, hello there Mr. Speaking-English..........
NAAADES 1 week ago 6
@NAAADES There was a source reference at 4:49. It's the Daily Show with John Stewart. Pretty funny stuff.
Suikerverslaafde 1 week ago
im belgian and tbh i found the waffle joke pretty funny :D
*i hope they came prepared* photoshops Waffles as shields :D:D:D
mesothorium 1 week ago
lol jon stewarts comment "call me when you get your own language" americas not one to talk considering they speak ENGLISH!!!!!!
5H4K490 2 weeks ago
@5H4K490 Sorry, but that bastardisation of our language can't be called English anymore. They can't even get the alphabet right! It's American. :p
Tairneanach 1 week ago
Belgium is a little european union on its own, isn't it ?
MrCriminalwatch 2 weeks ago
Belgium 'The NaZi Highway' to a New World Order ! :-)
MrCriminalwatch 2 weeks ago in playlist Nigel Farage
actually when the Germans wanted to go through Belgium to France, Belgium stopped being neutral and joined GB,France and Russia against the Germans. and to everyone who still don't know Belgium is half French speaking, half Dutch speaking and a little part is german, they are actually not 100% the same as the original languages, more a dialect of them.
BadgersDieInAFire 2 weeks ago
@BadgersDieInAFire ' not 100% ' ??? What are we talking about here? As a Nation? :-)
MrCriminalwatch 2 weeks ago in playlist Nigel Farage
@MrCriminalwatch the languages used in belgium are officially dutch, french and german but if you were to put a belgian dutch speaker and a dutch speaker from the netherlands they wouldn't always understand each other even though both have dutch as their official mother language.
BadgersDieInAFire 2 weeks ago
@BadgersDieInAFire Thank you, I understand they have different dialects in their languages. I lived & worked in Germany for many years & have driven through Belgium many times when travelling back to the UK. Like I said, Belgium is a little EU on its own & like the EU parliament, they sometimes have difficulty understanding each other there too. :-)
MrCriminalwatch 2 weeks ago
@BadgersDieInAFire thank you for explaining it to everyone :') *belgian* lawl
MrsSazzyWazzy 2 weeks ago
The British don't hate the Belgians, we just find Belgium a funny word. I hadn't realised how funny until seeing this though.
The French on the other hand...
michaelritchie200 2 weeks ago 30
@michaelritchie200 I'm curious. Who do you hate more; the French or the Germans? It has got to be us no?
MWcrazyhorse 1 week ago
Oh fuck, I'm dying here. X'D Shame on you Britons with your nasty, nasty humour. :'D
My sincere props to Belgium though. Love the food, the atmosphere and the people. Also, Flemmish really is different from Dutch. My supervisor is from Leuven and we had to translate each other reports!
Plus you put up a much better fight in WWII than the Dutch ever did. We quit after 4 days, you continued fighting like lions in the Ardennen. 'Highway to France' my ass.
Driving through Luik still sucks though.
Suikerverslaafde 2 weeks ago 6
@Suikerverslaafde Yeah belgium fought as long as we could against them germans
TheClosetOfficial 2 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos 2
fuck america who has the most diabetic people in the whole world? oops yeah, you america!
orionlordion 2 weeks ago
Belgium defeated the Germans in the 1st World War (with help) , Belgium has the best beer, the best chocolate, best waffles and the Belgians are excellent in using multiple languages. Most of us can speak: Dutch, French, German and English.
Paladynae 2 weeks ago
@Paladynae back that up with facts!
NatureNTech 2 weeks ago
@NatureNTech Westvleteren 12 has been consistently voted the best beer in the world, while other beers like Duvel, Stella Artois, ... enjoy a fantastic reputation. Companies like Callebaut, Leonidas are renowned for their excellent chocolate and Belgium has 2 chocolatiers; there are only 4 in the whole of Europe. And do I have to explain Brussels and Liege waffles? Also, I can confidently say we have the best fries in the world.
Paladynae 2 weeks ago 2
@Paladynae
I agree about the St. Sixtus 12° Trappist's beer from West-Vleteren, West-Flanders. Quite difficult to get. Here's the link: sintsixtus.be
stupidonduty 1 week ago
Leave the Belgians alone, so they can make me more chocolate. yummy!
MrSteveykk 2 weeks ago
qu'il y a t-il vous êtes vexé de vous être montré incompétents pendants les élections européennes Miserable Fat English Bastards
koost6060 2 weeks ago
I studied in Belgium for my Erasmus year as I study French in uni & I must say I LOVE your country, people are so friendly & I cannot wait to go back to visit in the Summer for "Doudou" the festival of Mons the town where I studied....I genuinely don't understand why all these comedians are taking the piss out of Belgium as I love it but am glad that you don't seem to take it to heart :-) !
jewishprincess08 2 weeks ago
about the highway to german, they asked politely, we said no, de destroyed belgium, we kept fighting. clue of the story, it would have been the easiest for us to go with germany, but we'd rather die (and apparently protect the french)
i'm a belgian, and i'm a proud one.
p.s. we invented fries, think about that
beylauncher125 2 weeks ago
U would be surprised what Belgians can do, we are not only french we speak dutch as wel and everyone loves our waffles, you just denie it,..
TheClosetOfficial 2 weeks ago
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@TheClosetOfficial
Don't forget Eddy Merckx. One of the best cyclists of all time time. And Django Reinhardt one of the, if not THE best jazz guitarists of all time. Greetings from the UK :)
m00nshine2004 2 weeks ago
missed Zaphod Beeblebrox speaking the rudest word in the galaxy.. ;-)
duncanparsons 2 weeks ago
*Belgian POLITICIANS
drydust999 2 weeks ago
Everyone! Fuck Politic's and watch the damn vid. Moenie vra nie doen net.
OranjeBoer506 2 weeks ago
is very true Belgium is probably the most shitty country of Europe, the hospitality brand of Belgians is the face of shit they have for people from other countries.
I will never forget the statement of a family friend when I was little,he had work for a large part of Europe and he had no doubt, the worst country he had lived with big difference was Belgium.
nazbuk 2 weeks ago
@nazbuk
you've never been here so your opinion is to be classified in the hearsay drawer, if not in the trash-basket.
If you still think you're right, why then, nearly 25% of consultants working here no longer wish to leave the country?
stupidonduty 1 week ago
Belgium once had territory in Africa aka Congo. Those must have been the glory days.
2ndSSBggydbluds 2 weeks ago
@Mijmerdemijmer
You sir, have utterly missed the point.
nashertheatheist 2 weeks ago
@nashertheatheist Tell me, what is the point ..
Mijmerdemijmer 2 weeks ago
funniest part was the loud mouthed Yank saying to Belgium "call me when you get your own language"
MrDaveMoff 2 weeks ago
Get rid of the E.U. it was always a stupid costly mistake
foosgood 2 weeks ago
So I take it that the English don't like Belgians too much.
tubian323 2 weeks ago
Flemish and Walloons need their own nation states.
Octavius0 2 weeks ago
Seriously, i f****** like this title! "Miserable Fat Belgian Bastards" -)) Makes you wanna grab a beer & scratch your nuts at the same time. lol )))
schizofrintz 2 weeks ago
@schizofrintz
It seems that "Miserable Fat Belgian Bastards" is the name of an amateur Belgian pop group.
Yep, self-mockery is the highlight of Belgians.
stupidonduty 1 week ago
An American that says that Belgians dont have a language of their own??? They speak American or what?? What a dumbass......
lilrikkie 3 weeks ago
To be fair with a lot of the british shows, we take the mick out of EVERYONE, not just Belgium be it Belgium, French, German, American, Polish, Australian or even British XD
I cant speak for Jon Stewart though :P
jamesbuc 3 weeks ago
What the hell is a bloody american doing in this video!
aurelioam 3 weeks ago
I'm Belgian, proud to be and find this video hilarious!
iamKobus 3 weeks ago
"get your own language" - er... you're speaking English.
DanTheGerbil360 3 weeks ago 22
@DanTheGerbil360 when America was actually a part of England until the revolution so obviously they would speak English as American would just be a mixture of clicks and claps.
MrEphenstay 2 weeks ago
@MrEphenstay Part of Belgium was part of the Netherlands and the other half was part of France so of course they speak Dutch/French, your argument is invalid.
Paladynae 2 weeks ago
@Paladynae the arguement wasnt about it was about the american reporter saying they dont have their own language when he uses so sir your argument was pointless and invalid.
MrEphenstay 2 weeks ago
@Paladynae
Lol but the Netherlands were part of France, part of Spain, part of Rome... So many countries have been part of other countries even fairly recently. Most still developed their own language though. Belgians are pretty much just using an older version of Dutch so even in that regard they did not develop any distinction whereas the Dutch themselves did evolve their language.
jella11 2 weeks ago
@jella11 Our dialects are nothing like old Dutch, most other countries already had a language, Belgium didn't, it's also a young country, they just split from France & The Netherlands.
Paladynae 2 weeks ago
@Paladynae from France? Which part...?
sorryvergeten 2 weeks ago
@sorryvergeten What do you mean?
Paladynae 2 weeks ago
@DanTheGerbil360 The joke is about the little difference between Flemish and Dutch, ironic that Americans do the same the English language... kinda shooting themselves in the foot lol
weesatan 2 weeks ago
How dare John Cleese call us pseudo-french bastards. As a Fleming, my french is horrible
Alexthegreatbelgian 3 weeks ago 2
MadPyrotechnicus ,,i saw a movie about that tragedy , thousands of hapless "flemmings " rushed off the end of a huge pier in Antwerp and swam out to sea to drown themselves in an effort to eradicate the Flemish language ,once and for all ..
woodenmajor 3 weeks ago
but we need belgium for their chocolate
UberVikingness 3 weeks ago
I found them all funny except the american one with getting your own language.
It's not funny, hundreds of thousands have died to emancipate the goddamn language that is Flemish!
It's just not done... Forgive me, but it just isn't.
MadPyrotechnicus 3 weeks ago
The american can talk... Call me when you get your own language... when they speak english...
MwoStiles 3 weeks ago 5
@MwoStiles
Don't forget Eddy Merckx. One of the best cyclists of all time time. And Django Reinhardt one of the, if not THE best jazz guitarists of all time. Greetings from the UK :)
m00nshine2004 2 weeks ago
jon stewart... the only jew i like...
dljc1979 3 weeks ago
@dljc1979 what about bill goldberg?
UberVikingness 3 weeks ago
which belgium? the nederland belgium or the french belgium?
dljc1979 3 weeks ago
Forgot Beigian Beer, and everyone speaks English.What could be wrong with a country like this? Sorry that the EU building is in this country.
rcoones102 3 weeks ago
The may be miserable, small, and get overrun at every war...but they invented Pototato Fries and certainly make good Chocolate.
rcoones102 3 weeks ago
@rcoones102
...and hundreds of quality beers!
stupidonduty 1 week ago
Belgium's gifts to the world: waffles and bad-tasting beer.
bwhitcomb2011 3 weeks ago
@bwhitcomb2011 Belgian beer is incredible you muppet, i guess you like carling or fosters
movarinho 3 weeks ago
@movarinho
... or Budweiser? Shit, it's also Belgian now, since INBEV bought it.:-(
stupidonduty 1 week ago
@bwhitcomb2011 don't you dare saying the belgians have bad tasting beer! that's just looking for trouble that is! :P
sofaQ1 3 weeks ago
@bwhitcomb2011 You can talk shit about Belgium, the size of our country, our politians, or our non-existing contributions to pop-culture as much as you like, but when you talk shit about our beer, you're in for it! We're going to send our entire landforce after you in a taxi!
Tr1ploid 2 weeks ago 22
@bwhitcomb2011 urin-tasting beer come's from the U.K, Netherland & Germany in an effort to compete with Belgian fucking world quality )))
schizofrintz 2 weeks ago
Only the Belgians would praise a pissing child.
bwhitcomb2011 3 weeks ago
God, I love this one! Never been this insulted and amused at the same time! I was kind of surprised that nobody mentioned chocolate or pedophiles though.
mildetryth 3 weeks ago
Before anyone gets the wrong idea about the Nigel Farage, he was talking to the President of the EU who WAS Belgian, they cut off the first 30-40 seconds of the clip to make him look worse than he was actually being.
Granted he shouldn't have made the "non-country" quip, but he was pissed off.
IAmCaptainMarvel 3 weeks ago
Why the hate, guys, we're a damn cool country :)
hypnoxounet 3 weeks ago
What is the aim of this video? Zenophobia or humour?
memully 3 weeks ago
@memully Xenophobia is written with an "X" you foreign DICK! Anyway, the aim is humour.
lukderyck 3 weeks ago 24
@memully The aim is humour..Obviously you're either Belgian or Dutch...Humorless..
apolloton1 3 weeks ago
@memully
Zenophobia is the irrational fear or hatred of zen buddhism.
fritspas 3 weeks ago
well you can always educate yourself about belgium if you happen not to know much about it. it is a small country. ask yourself what you know about any country in europe.
topperheartramada 3 weeks ago
I've never met a Belgian i didn't like, or dislike, i have never met a Belgian. I was completely unaware of any Belgian jokes as well, until now.
messianicrogue 3 weeks ago
@messianicrogue that is because we don't exist. We're part of a collective hallucination.
RustlessPotato 3 weeks ago
Mrs Hatred of Leicester..... how true
KillTheStranger 3 weeks ago
@arecccccc Sorry pal you don't know nothing about the history of Europe, it used to be part of Holland, became independent in ca.1820. It's divided into a Flemish part and a France speaking part and they hate each other. It's not a country, it's an profession.
Tralgit 3 weeks ago
This is funny because we all know that Belgium matters so little, nobody really hates Belgians, well, outside of Africa nobody really hates Belgians.
In the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Belgium is the most offensive word in the galaxy which is funny because Belgium is so superlatively unsuperlative.
MartinJWillett 3 weeks ago
@MartinJWillett Uk is not important either, all they have is just one London, comparing to US uk its just a village. with apes.
arecccccc 3 weeks ago
@arecccccc Kindly accept one three hundred millionth of the glory of the USA.
MartinJWillett 3 weeks ago
@MartinJWillett :D. I love my insignificance. ^^.
RustlessPotato 3 weeks ago
Not wanting to stir anything here, but the one American sketch was also coincidently, the one sketch that wasn't in any which way funny.
Robsfund 3 weeks ago
that american is a fucking retard
kybo2831 3 weeks ago
0:45: i am belgian myself . rofl that was so funny
xguy55 3 weeks ago
To all the people mentioning the "irony" of Jon Stewart's comment about "getting your own language". Are you really that stupid? You didn't grasp that it was obviously a joke, and that he was fully aware of the "irony"?
DaveMcAllister 4 weeks ago
@DaveMcAllister We are really that stupid
lukderyck 4 weeks ago
@DaveMcAllister Yeah, we really are stupid. Didn't everyone point that out for us?
Ulfbarnen 3 weeks ago
@DaveMcAllister Well, saying that he's a mere American, it is a bit of a stretch to infer that "he was fully aware of the irony", as you so eloquently put it.
okleyskye 3 weeks ago