I've just planned a trip back to Brussels and it reminded me of my last visit. I went to the famous Delirium Cafe with a friend and sat at the bar, having around 8 or 9 bottles from all over the world. Of course, you don't pay on each round like you do here. However at the end of the sesison they asked us what we had had Well I could reember the last 3, and knew I'd had another 3 more, but they were all different ones and my friend had had different ones too, so there was no chance I could remember all of them. I think we just said we'd had 12 and the barman tried to figure it all out. I think we paid for about two-thirds of what we had, looking back.

Belgian pub etiquette is the most difficult to fathom. Some you sit down and wait to be served, and others you can go to the bar..where sometimes you may be asked to pay and sometimes you may get a tab started.

All very bizarre!