Thanks Tombs. I'll have a listen later. Meanwhile, can you give me some of your special

Top country facts about Belgium?

My class have picked them out in the World Cup draw. We now have to do some research about them. I am aware of fries and mayo, beer, monks, Tin Tin, Hercule Poirot and the Manneken Pis. What am I missing?

Posted By: Bravo win or die on June 5th 2018 at 20:18:57

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Wonderful little sports interview here (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 5, 20:09:05
- Saw a doc on Irish tv about him last year when I was (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 5, 22:13:38
- Thanks Tombs. I'll have a listen later. Meanwhile, can you give me some of your special (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 20:18:57
  - Obviously (Other Sports) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 5, 22:54:00
  - Not one single car has been manufactured in Belgium. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Jun 5, 22:43:22
    - Ever? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 5, 22:51:23
  - They (or rather, a past King) were pretty much to blame (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 5, 21:18:10
    - I might skip past that bit (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 21:21:35
      - Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 5, 21:33:01
        
        You are def right there Tombs, but I'm struggling to see (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 5, 22:15:57
        
        ✅ (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 21:49:45
        
        Apparently voting is compulsory in Belgium (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 5, 21:36:14
        
        ^Ben, ban these political posts (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Jun 5, 21:41:38
        
        and I thought it was an apolitical post? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 5, 21:49:15
      - Suit yourself, but its a very important part of Clonial history (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 5, 21:23:53
        
        I can't be telling them about hands being chopped off. I'll have complaints! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 21:49:28
        
        Anyway, they'll all have seen the film, and worse on (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 5, 22:30:30
        
        But surely it's your duty to educate the spoilt littlre (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 5, 22:25:01
  - Erm... (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 5, 21:17:49
    - Excellent! They can eat sprouts. I'm having chocolate (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 21:20:30
      - Lovely little weekend destination is the Belgiums (Other Sports) - Tombs, Jun 5, 21:26:57
  - Show them In Bruges. Beautifully shot scenes of the city. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jun 5, 20:57:20
    - Great film (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Jun 5, 21:57:56
  - My boss is Belgian (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 5, 20:49:41
    - Oh thank you camcan! I'm definitely playing ca plane pour moi! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 21:18:56
    - ......... (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Jun 5, 20:51:11
      - I love that song. I've played it in assemblies before (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 21:22:06
      - I drew Belgium in the euro sweepstakes and we did a desk competition (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 5, 20:52:51
        
        Sensible to miss the sprouts too. I'm hoping they do better than they did in the Euros (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 21:24:45
        
        I feel like emigrating to Belgium 🇧🇪 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Jun 5, 20:59:20
  - Chocolate- biggest exporter of chocolate 🍫 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Jun 5, 20:36:11
    - Great fact. Well done Belgium (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 20:41:27
  - Went more than a year without a proper government after the 2010 election (n/m) (Other Sports) - watfordcanary, Jun 5, 20:35:16
  - Eddy Merckx (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 5, 20:23:04
    - Inventor of the flicky hand thing (n/m) (Other Sports) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 5, 21:30:46
    - Is he one of the three famous Belgians? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 20:29:30
  - Castles. More castles per mile than any other country. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 5, 20:22:32
    - What, even Lilliput? (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 5, 21:19:40
    - Really? Well fancy! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bravo win or die, Jun 5, 20:25:27
      - Odd but true! (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 5, 20:33:40

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