My dear friends, let me show you we love you in Europe
And please, please, stop to be ashamed !
Trump is not your fault, you are his first victims and the first to suffer his offenses.
These pics were taken a few years ago.
To strengthen ties between Belgium and USA, Brussels celebrated the American Independence Day.
Manneken Pis is the most emblematic statue of Brussels. On this occasion, it has been re-looked as Uncle Sam.
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I never eat tacos. I'd like to try 
French fries...are not French, they are Belgian. 
I don't eat fries very often (about 2 or 3 times in a year) because I like them prepared the very traditional way which is not the healthiest.
Potatoes are fried twice in beef fat. This is what give the unique taste I love. The first cook is at a low temp (160° Celsius) and meant to tenderize fries without coloring them nor make them crispy.
After the first fry, they are let cooled a bit before to plunge them again in a very hot fat (180° - 190° Celsius) for a minute or so. Not much more. It will give crispy and golden fries outside and melting inside. The variety of potatoes if important too. Here we use a variety called "bintje", it is a flourish variety of potatoes like russet potatoes.
I think it would be a great recipe for Trump : a perfect way to explode his cholesterol fat and sugar blood levels...
they were so delicious! We have a place here in Boston called "Saus" which makes Belgian fries w/ many different types of dipping sauces and they are just heavenly. I don't even really like American fries that much, but Belgian fries are the best!
You can make them at home. I don't know if you can find beef fat in USA.
I rarely eat them and I am probably not ambitious enough to make them at home, but I think a few times a year won't kill me if I eat them out! 
It's like most fattening dishes - I might eat them once or twice a year, but they are not a steady part of my diet. 
for all of your posts.
You're very welcome
And I believe they know it. 
They know it. 
We do realize.
Every opportunity is good to show it.
I hope it shakes some Republicans who think the world will bend to their will! 
My pleasure.
It's heartening to know that we still have caring friends in Europe, even if the current maladministration is burning all our bridges.
We look forward to rebuilding those bridges, stronger and better than ever, with you and all our other allies. First, though, we have some "regime change" to work on. 
We are wainting for you
Thank you for being such a sweetheart and thank you for being such a true friend.
One of my biggest frustrations these days is the worry that people around the world think that what they see on the news is who we are now, and that they won’t take us back if we ever recover from all of this. I truly cannot thank you enough for your kind words.
especially during these troubling and unsteady times in the US.
My familiarity with the rascal statue, Mannequin Pis is from the copy at well known American haunt, Harry's Bar in Paris.
Glad to learn that it originates in Brussels, 17th c. I should have known that, and now I do.
And he's costumed at special times, according to this link. How cool!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis
It's probably the most iconic statue here.
You picked the perfect pic !
Did you know the saxophone was invented by a Belgian musician Adolphe Sax ?
in the 1840s, and other musical instruments. Nice!
Although I've visited Luxembourg, France and Germany, my sister loved Amsterdam, and my dad likely went through Belgium in WWII, I've haven't been to Belgium yet. On the next trip to Europe for sure!
My pleasure.
Most of us are appalled by what you're undergoing.
You are very welcome !
I'll be your guide.
Why ? It is meant to comfort you. 
It is a comfort, but one we don't deserve, and that make me sad. One of the few European cities I've visited was Amsterdam. Not Belgium, but close. I felt so welcomed, I always did, the few times I've left the country. Now, I'm ashamed. We can upset the whole world. What power America has, and in the wrong hands.....
We hoped to drive our camper into Canada this fall.Wish we could stay but spouse is adamant. By November, we could have a Supreme Court that could overturn any election. I hope Belgium still loves us then. We'll need it.
I will
My best wishes to see you soon out of this nightmare !
We understand and we share your anger.
Many kept asking why I'm so concerned by Trump. I'm from day one and even before !
As far as I can remember, I despised him ! I've always seen him an as*hole ! 
I cannot stand to look at his face or hear his voice.
Keep good thoughts for us.
I have been to your lovely country. Please let your fellow Belgians know that we need your support during these dark times here in the USA.
I have also seen the famous statue! It’s quite charming!
