Don't be jealous. Sometimes having a lot of money doesn't mean anything is good. They were in trouble with Gaddafi before. They also a bit stuck in some kind of Muslim hate/fear complex. Despite the Walloon vs. Flanders thingy, I still think that Belgium doesn't suffer as much from that seemingly contagious fear.
About Switzerland, one of their biggest wealth making institutions has been nesting very deep in this region since last 2 decades, making sweat shop out of prestigious financial industry. An office used to be filled by snot-nosed, pompous suited dudes are now turned into sleeve-folding sweaty overtimers.
Now, the big Americans are trying to get their way here. Already losing to the Germans, they are clearly on the path of losing again to these reckless superpower. I say bloody good deal there! Let the Yanks come! They always charge us way too much for their stuff:
Swatch Full Blooded Midsize Watch $116
(Swiss)Seiko Men's Automatic 5 Two Tone Watch $86 (Japan)
Lindt Connaisseurs Pralines 230g $17.91
(Swiss)Guylian Chocolate Sea Shells 250g $15 (Belgium)
SIG-Sauer P226R 9 mm 15 round magazine $850
(Swiss)FN Herstal FNP-9 9 mm 16 round magazine $400 (US/Belgium)
UBS 1 year +1 day Time Deposit in EUR (min. €5,000) unlimited 1.000%
(Swiss)Deutsche Bank 1 year Time Deposit in EUR (min. €2,500) unlimited 1.25% (Germany)
Holy carp on this one! What a cheapskate... too much money perhaps
No wonder they are rich...