Belgium has the highest alcohol consumption per capita of the OECD (West)

[Newman]

Belgians, above 15 years old, consume, per capita, 12,6 liters of pure alcohol annually, just in front of Austria and Czechia, with respectively 12,3 and 11,9.
Though, it's still way inferior of the Russian average of 13,8 liters.

https://data.oecd.org/healthrisk/alcohol-consumption.htm


http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/528126OECDalcohol.png (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=528126OECDalcohol.png)

[Pahli]

Astaghfirullah, the West is becoming more and more degenerate for each day we pass, seek guidance at Allah.

[Shelby]

Astaghfirullah, the West is becoming more and more degenerate for each day we pass, seek guidance at Allah.

Well belgium has always been this way tbh were the inventors of beer so what can you expect more, i dont say its a good thing though but i guess its just belgium, and almost all muslims i know drink alcohol here subhanAllah

[Pahli]

Well belgium has always been this way tbh were the inventors of beer so what can you expect more, i dont say its a good thing though but i guess its just belgium, and almost all muslims i know drink alcohol here subhanAllah

Audubillah, are you contributing to kufr ukhti? You know drinking is degenerate, just look at Northern Europe, sex before marriage, people having affairs and drugs being taken like its candy. Inshallah Islam will spread its root here too.

[Newman]

Well belgium has always been this way tbh were the inventors of beer so what can you expect more, i dont say its a good thing though but i guess its just belgium, and almost all muslims i know drink alcohol here subhanAllah

Beer was invented in Mesopotamia thousand years ago.

Luckily, those muslims were gently allowed to settle, the least they can do is to avoid letting the belgian national average drop too much.

[Newman]

Astaghfirullah, the West is becoming more and more degenerate for each day we pass, seek guidance at Allah.

Alcohol consumption has lowered a lot in western Europe since WW2, back in the days, it was at least twice higher as today.

In 1960, french used to drink twice more than a modern russian:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/assets/infographie/print/1fixe/201314_consomation_alcool.png

[Shelby]

Audubillah, are you contributing to kufr ukhti? You know drinking is degenerate, just look at Northern Europe, sex before marriage, people having affairs and drugs being taken like its candy. Inshallah Islam will spread its root here too.

Im not contributing to kufr astaghfirullah im only saying this is how people live here

[Shelby]

Beer was invented in Mesopotamia thousand years ago.

Luckily, those muslims were gently allowed to settle, the least they can do is to avoid letting the belgian national average drop too much.
Mesopotamia is the planet where mark lives

[Dandelion]

Typical Belgian during midday.

https://images.encyclopediadramatica.se/f/f0/Belgiumbeerdrinker.jpg

[N1019]

Hypergamous whores, alcohol, marital woes, more alcohol, divorce, rapefugees, terrorist cells. Awesome!

[Dandelion]

How on Earth did we beat the Czech Republic? I guess they dominate in beer consumption only, whereas we also drink wine and jenever.

[Antimage]

Alcohol consumption is defined as annual sales of pure alcohol in litres per person aged 15 years and older.

So it doesn't include home made alcohol.... in my country for example people drink a lot of home made spirit (from plums, apples etc)

[Newman]

Hypergamous whores, alcohol, marital woes, more alcohol, divorce, rapefugees, terrorist cells. Awesome!

Worst roads, terrible education, judicial laxity, drug trafficking, etc
It's endless.

An independent Wallonia would be a second Somalia, but in worst, and cold.

[Newman]

So it doesn't include home made alcohol.... in my country for example people drink a lot of home made spirit (from plums, apples etc)

And bath lotions...


Homemade alcohol is less common, in the west, that in the east, but it's still existent.

[Dandelion]

An independent Wallonia would be a second Somalia, but in worst, and cold.

Wallonia is the most geographically Western country in Eastern Europe. A joke of course.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsMJmCBZDoc

[Newman]

Only 2 pages. Fuck.

This is a major subject of interest! Belgium pwn most of EE

[Dandelion]

Only 2 pages. Fuck.

This is a major subject of interest! Belgium pwn most of EE

Belgium is associated with 'boring' abroad. Someone here even suggested I change my ethnicity or country of origin (and residence) to be more appealing. :p

About Wallonia:


The Walloon's fondness of the French language is made even more pathetic by the fact that the French ridicule the boarish peasant accent and ungodly pronunciation of what the Walloon assumes is the French language. Next to that they have a sheer inability to learn other languages in a decent fashion, which they try to hide by deluding themselves that today the French language is still the language of kings and diplomats even outside the African continent, and by being unwilling to accept that the English language has the highest impact factor in the world. This ultimately bars them from entering the 21st century, and in sharp contrast with their Flemish compatriots who speak mostly fluent English and who have developed a highly dynamic economy, leaves them underdeveloped and clinging to lost ideals like the most geographically Western located Eastern-European region they are.

Belgium might seem boring. This article (https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Belgium) about Belgium certainly isn't.

[Gold-Shekel]

How on Earth did we beat the Czech Republic? I guess they dominate in beer consumption only, whereas we also drink wine and jenever.

The students I guess.

[Newman]

The students I guess.

Don't understimate ardenners, despite they mostly buy their alcohol in Luxembourg.

[Gold-Shekel]

Don't understimate ardenners, despite they mostly buy their alcohol in Luxembourg.

The biggest student drinkers are from the Ardennes. To them it is seen as good if you smell of piss, shit and vomit at an exam.

[Newman]

Belgium is associated with 'boring' abroad. Someone here even suggested I change my ethnicity or country of origin (and residence) to be more appealing. :p

About Wallonia:



Belgium might seem boring. This article (https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Belgium) about Belgium certainly isn't.
You could add a dutch flag :dunno:


Belgium is only boring for foreigners, belgians rather see the rest of the world as boring.



In Belgium reigns a culture of disrespect of the law, according to foreign medias.

With pictures of pure authentic belgian-ness
http://r3.llb.be/image/35/56fba9dc35708ea2d40c9835.jpg

http://r2.llb.be/image/c7/56fbaa3235702a22d5e25dc7.jpg

http://r1.llb.be/image/50/56fbadcc35702a22d5e28b50.jpg

http://r1.llb.be/image/6d/56fbae4a35708ea2d40c986d.jpg

This article is a masterpiece: http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/la-belgique-le-pays-ou-rien-n-est-clair-56fabe8735708ea2d406dc72

[Dandelion]

You could add a dutch flag :dunno:


I could, but I would just impress as many or few people as before, so it remains a Belgian flag even if I culturally feel closer to Dutch people than to Walloons. I still think Walloons are interesting. I wish more Walloons would join, in fact, as well as French (preferably some women among them, not gonna lie).

You have a obvious ties to Belgium too. I still suspect you to be secretly a Belgian and not a Ripuarian German. ;)

[Profileid]

why are you using european punctuation?
this is an american forum

[Dandelion]

why are you using european punctuation?
this is an american forum

What do you mean European punctuation?

EDIT: I see. A comma instead of a point. You mean continental European punctuation versus Anglo punctuation. ;) I got confused because in the UK for instance the first floor is the second floor in the US. I think Americans make more sense here because the English word is 'floor' and not 'endepthment' or 'etage' which implies addition to the ground floor.
But Brits use the comma and points the same way as you Americans do. So European as in continental European versus Anglo.

[Newman]

I could, but I would just impress as many or few people as before, so it remains a Belgian flag even if I culturally feel closer to Dutch people than to Walloons. I still think Walloons are interesting. I wish more Walloons would join, in fact as well as French (preferably some women among them, not gonna lie).

You have a obvious ties to Belgium too. I still suspect you to be secretly a Belgian and not a Ripuarian German. ;)

True, we need more Jupiler avatar around..

But you'd certainly don't want to date a walloon girl ;)
Unless you like large shoulders and muscled biceps.. But who knows? :rolleyes:

Especially not one who would be interested in anthropology and genetic.. You know why..

[Dandelion]

True, we need more Jupiler avatar around..

But you'd certainly don't want to date a walloon girl ;)
Unless you like large shoulders and muscled biceps.. But who knows? :rolleyes:

Especially not one who would be interested in anthropology and genetic.. You know why..

Unless I get a hardon for Justine Henin I should avoid Walloon women? I assumed it would be like a WEM courting an EEF.

[Newman]

this is an american forum

As much as the catch line says ..

[Newman]

Unless I get a hardon for Justine Henin I should avoid Walloon women? I assumed it would be like a WEM courting an EEF.

Maybe..

They tend to be larger, definitely less fit than the flemish, more superficial as well, but they're more chaste for example, less hedonistic, though they dress more like whores.

I could add more differences if you ask me by pm.

[Profileid]

As much as the catch line says ..

TA is hosted in the US

[Dandelion]

TA is hosted in the US

Trump's America first politics are being felt even on The Apricity.

[Newman]

TA is hosted in the US

Like most internet websites..

Honey, I can also play that game, I can state that the WorldWideWeb was co-invented by a belgian, and a brit. See, everyone can.

So when the US govt is gonna subsidized Theapricity, we'll talk about this..

[Profileid]

Like most internet websites..
ok, so what?



Honey, I can also play that game, I can state that the WorldWideWeb was co-invented by a belgian, and a brit. See, everyone can.
You could. But u'd b wrong.


So when the US govt is gonna subsidized Theapricity, we'll talk about this..

I don't see how that's even vaguely relevant.

[Dandelion]

Thus far there's no Walmart nor Burger King in Belgium. Mobility scooters aren't a thing here neither, but our minister of Social Affairs and Health is this woman.

http://www.xpats.com/sites/default/files/maggie_de_block_0.jpg

[Dandelion]

Alcohol consumption has lowered a lot in western Europe since WW2, back in the days, it was at least twice higher as today.

In 1960, french used to drink twice more than a modern russian:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/assets/infographie/print/1fixe/201314_consomation_alcool.png

My paternal grandfather passed away in 1981 sadly, and I never knew him. My father rarely talks about him, even if he loves him and retains a picture of him. However, I did catch a glimpse about how he used to drink a lot. His cause of death was lung cancer, though.

Different generation. Also a harsher generation at that. If you time-warped people of his generation to our current age, they'd easily kick our asses in a fight.

[Dick]

The best beers brewed in Europe are from Belgium. Enkel, Dubbel, Tripel

[Ouistreham]

Thus far there's no Burger King in Belgium.
Not yet but not for long, don't you know?
Belgium had its own fast-food outlet chain, Quick, which has been recently taken over by Burger King's French subsidiary...
"De opening van het eerste hamburgerrestaurant van Burger King in ons land is gepland tegen de zomer van 2017. Het merk Quick zal behouden blijven. Dat zegt de vennootschap QSR, de overnemer van de Belgische en Luxemburgse Quick-restaurants.
Eind juli raakte bekend dat QSR de Quick-restaurants in België en Luxemburg overneemt van de Franse eigenaar Groupe Bertrand en dat QSR Burger King in ons land zal lanceren."
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnenland/article/detail/2847199/2016/09/02/Eerste-Burger-King-in-Belgie-opent-tegen-zomer-2017-Quick-blijft-bestaan.dhtml



our minister of Social Affairs and Health is this woman.
http://www.xpats.com/sites/default/files/maggie_de_block_0.jpg
OMG. This can only happen in Belgium.
This country never ceases to amaze.
Who dared to say it was a boring place?!

[Dandelion]

Not yet but not for long, don't you know?
Belgium had its own fast-food outlet chain, Quick, which has been recently taken over by Burger King's French subsidiary...


Yep. I'm aware of that. It's in American hands now, Quick and part of Burger King. But the name Quick will remain due to our familiarity with the brand.

[Tchek]

Maybe..

They tend to be larger, definitely less fit than the flemish, more superficial as well, but they're more chaste for example, less hedonistic, though they dress more like whores.

I could add more differences if you ask me by pm.
Interesting...

It's funny because, I often go to Aachen and it is exactly the way I'd describe german women from my experience...

[Rudel]

Belgium might seem boring. This article (https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Belgium) about Belgium certainly isn't.
"Hey, let's use Belgium to bash the French by proxy" :picard1:

[Dandelion]

Interesting...

It's funny because, I often go to Aachen and it is exactly the way I'd describe german women from my experience...

I once heard on Walloon television about the possible breakup of the country while interviewing a Flemish woman.

"Les Flamands et les Wallons se rapportent comme chien et chat."

Probably true. A lot of the squabbling is from mutual misunderstanding due to differences in humour and body language.

[Dandelion]

"Hey, let's use Belgium to bash the French by proxy" :picard1:

Well, it does bash your country for being stuck in the 19th century, the last glory period for the French civilisation supposedly. But that's how ED is. It is exaggerated and meant to be offensive.

The first paragraphs bash Belgium as a whole and especially the Flemish Region.


I'm Belgian myself, but in a way I've always wanted to leave this country, even as a very young boy. It's hard to sum up the psyche of an entire "nation", but some adjectives come to mind: ugly, sheepish, anarchistic, corrupt, not taking responsibility, xenophobic, alcoholic, depressed, uncaring, rude (especially my own region, Flanders), not corteous, provincialistic, unwilling to take risks, did I mention ugly?, not very keen on personal hygiene (especially dental hygiene, my God, one would think they still live in the Middle Ages! They only go to the dentist when their teeth are literally killing them or falling out of their mouth).[1]

I haven't written a word of that article, but I very well could have written that (except about the hygiene and ugly parts, those are nonsense). ;)

[Rudel]

Well, it does bash your country for being stuck in the 19th century, the last glory period for the French civilisation supposedly.
Fuck these American shits, they can suck on ours. The last glory period of the French civilisation is when I say it is.

[Sebastianus Rex]

Alcohol consumption has lowered a lot in western Europe since WW2, back in the days, it was at least twice higher as today.

In 1960, french used to drink twice more than a modern russian:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/assets/infographie/print/1fixe/201314_consomation_alcool.png

Back in the day, at least in wine producing countries, almost all men drank wine during the meals that increased ALOT the yearly consumption...nowadays people consume alcohol mostly when they go to bars/discos, not on a daily basis, very different drinking habits.

[Tchek]

"Hey, let's use Belgium to bash the French by proxy" :picard1:

Well, Belgium is traditonally used by foreign powers to settle their squabbles

[Newman]

Bump


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMLQ3fTRXhc

[Drawing-slim]

Good for belgians.

[Dandelion]

Bump


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMLQ3fTRXhc

A picture of Dutch-sized pints that get mocked here. Well, it's a tacky Dutch summer hit from more than a decade ago. :D

[Septentrion]

"Hey, let's use Belgium to bash the French by proxy" :picard1:

Belgium is Belgium!!!! Not France!!!!! O.K.!!!!!

[Septentrion]

The biggest student drinkers are from the Ardennes. To them it is seen as good if you smell of piss, shit and vomit at an exam.

Why are you insulting Belgians in such a manner? Where are you from?

[Gold-Shekel]

Why are you insulting Belgians in such a manner? Where are you from?

I live in Liège, I probably know how students from the Ardennes behave way better than you. Hop off your entitlement horse.

Ironically, you are insulting Belgians by taking my anecdotal statement which relates to Ardenne student drinking culture and making it as if Belgium as a whole behaved like that.

[zhaoyun]

Well beer is readily plentiful in Belgium so that's not surprising.

[KMack]

Cheers!