European Rednecks

When dealing with Americans, Europeans sometimes seem to show their sophistication with the eurosneer. Guaranteed to wilt an east-coast liberal (although admittedly they aren't exactly forged from iron).

It doesn't work on me anymore. I've lived in Europe, and know the dirty secret: they're just as redneck as we are. The only difference is that their redneck is aristocratically commissioned. I have proof.

Via Chad Crayton, there's this demonstration of the American form of redneck.

Now I make no secret of my redneck streak, so all I can say is "heh".

So what does this have to do with Europeans? This:


This is the Manneken Pis in Brussels. #2 Son was 2 when we went there, and he thought that this was the
shizzleFlippity Floppity Floop. I had to pry him off the fence and carry him away - shrieking at the top of his lungs - when it was time to leave. I guess he liked it.

So, aristocratically commissioned bronze statue from the 14th century - doesn't sound very redneck. Well, how about this? They dress it up every now and then. They have hundreds of outfits for it.

Still not convinced? They hook it up to a beer keg.

Now, I don't mind gettin' a little redneck on. But the next time someone points his eurosneer in your direction, ask him if he's been to the kegger at the Manneken Pis.