Quote Originally Posted by trewornan View Post
Hardly a surprise given it's tortuous history - a country made out of disparate bits of territory with different languages and cultures by the British, in order to upset the French (perfectly adequate justification).
The British supported us when Belgium declared independence, as did the French. Belgium was not 'made' by anyone. It was tolerated at first, and then supported when the Netherlands wanted to take it back by force.

But yes, The history of Belgium is not pretty. It is called 'the battle ground of Europe' for a good reason.