So using the word gezellig in situations are anything but gezellig is ironic For me (in Belgium) I hear and use it in that ironic/mocking sense way more often.

So using the word gezellig in situations are anything but gezellig is ironic For me (in Belgium) I hear and use it in that ironic/mocking sense way more often. Whereas indeed in the Netherlands it is super common to use it in the normal sense.