Have a laugh

What made me happy today? Having a laugh...
.. at the expense of my own country :-)
Today, I stumbled across this article in an online newspaper. The article features a video, which contains joke after joke about Belgium. I laughed so hard!
The video was made by someone who, in light of the upcoming national holiday, the abdication of Albert 2 and coronation of Filip (or Philippe, that's still being debated), felt like there was not enough Belgian pride. Not sure this will help, but hey, it made me laugh :-)
Belgium. Known for it's beer, waffles, sprouts, the Smurfs, Tintin, chocolate, and fries. One of the first countries to legalize same-sex marriage worldwide. The tiny country that firmly said 'no' against invading Iraq. The country that currently holds the world record for longest government formation.
And while we're on the topic of governments, we don't have one. Nope, we have 6. Yes, you read that right. 6 governments. We have a: federal government, Flemish government, French community government, Walloon regional government, Brussels-capital regional government and German community government. Which is probably why we didn't take to the streets when the federal government wasn't there.
All in all it's a nice country to live in. And yes, we cheer when Hugh Laurie mentions Belgium on the television. But that's because he mentioned Belgium ;-)