Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme does not know the Belgian national anthem.
Leterme, who was currently forming a new Belgian government, was asked in a flash interview by the French-language public broadcaster RTBF what exactly is being celebrated on 21 July. “The proclamation of the Constitution”, Leterme answers. The RTBF interviewer has to point out to him that this is not correct and that 21 July is the day on which the first Belgian king took the oath.
Leterme is then asked whether he knows the lyrics of the Belgian national anthem, the Brabançonne. “A little”, he says, after which the prime minister-to-be starts singing the Marseillaise, the national anthem of France. A little later during the celebration he probably discovers his blunder, but even then Leterme does not sing along to the Brabançonne.
This is an all time great: Egypt absolutely murdering the Russian anthem with Putin watching on. Honestly thought it was a shred video the first time I saw it!
Bit harsh asking someone from a different country to sing the national anthem
Given how weird Americans are about The Flag and shit like that, I find it odd how much they fuck about with their anthem.
they fuck about with the flag a lot too, tbf
