I live in Belgium and you are very correct, and spot on, I do admit Belgium can be a pain in the ass to live here, plus the natives here seem not to give a crap about a lot especially if things suck.
Do they have a law that says everyone has to be in bed by 10pm? That’s the only reason I can think of for why everything shuts down so early. I thought it had something to do with Bruges but Brussels is the same way.