Belgian things

You know you've lived in Belgium long enough when...

  • ...you hear the phrase 'French fries' and you immediately correct it to 'Belgian fries' in your head.
  • ...you feel proud when you can tell from which part of Belgium (or Holland) a certain dialect is from. 
  • ...you are used to not locking your bathroom door anymore.
  • ...cycling about 20km in one day is nothing special anymore.
  • ...and you have mastered standing still on a bike until the light goes green, without putting your foot down.
  • ...you have accepted the fact that the reason of your death/injury is very likely to be getting hit by a bus.
  • ...you don't consider fries to be junk food anymore.
  • ...you can name at least 15 different brands of beer and you know which are your favourites.
  • ...you have realised that yes, you actually live in a country without a real functioning government but you no longer worry about it, because day-to-day you see that this country manages to function just fine.
  • ...you don't call brussels sprouts 'brussels sprouts', they're just sprouts.
  • ...sandwhiches are your main source of food.
  • ...you make fun of your own king.
  • ...K3 songs are constantly stuck in your head.
  • ...hagelslag!!!
  • ...you worry about finding a parking spot for your bike whenever you're going to the station, or anywhere, really.
(List is constatly getting longer, keep your eye on it)

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