This factoid from the Economist was rather unsettling.
Americans tend not to think of Belgians (especially their children) as pugnacious. Unless the has-been kickboxer from the title has caused an epidemic on the playground. I always figured that Jean-Claude was the exception, not the rule because when someone talks about Belgians, I usually think of Hercule Poirot. Yes, I know he’s a fictional character, it just doesn’t bode well for Belgium on their “fame” in the world.