Here you guys can continue talking about the languages spoken in Belgium. But please don't talk too much about politics rather than languages . Otherwise Josh will lock again this thread .My question, which I could not post on the other thread is this: Brussels, a true bilingual city or not? Do all the Brusselers speak French and Flemish?
Belgium Languages (serious thread)
Brussels is a multilingual city. You will hear many other languages on the streets other than French and Dutch.
French is spoken a lot more in Brussels but that is changing. Everyone is learning Dutch to get a job.
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French is spoken a lot more in Brussels but that is changing. Everyone is learning Dutch to get a job.
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"French is spoken a lot more in Brussels but that is changing. Everyone is learning Dutch to get a job. "
That is a lie. Frech is dominant in Brussels and always be. Flemish is not a sophisticated and glamorous language like French .
[originally posted as JLK; changed by moderator]
That is a lie. Frech is dominant in Brussels and always be. Flemish is not a sophisticated and glamorous language like French .
[originally posted as JLK; changed by moderator]
Hey Impostor,
You don't have to take it from me man. I'm getting this from the media. I think you need to understand something. The economy in Walloonia is SHIT. They have close to 20% employment. The economy is Flanders is awesome. They have almost no unemployment, they have a rapidly growing high tech sector and they are responsible for 85% of the countries exports. Dutch is economically speaking a much more useful language in Belgium. If this trend continues, the inhabitants of Brussels will have no choice but to learn Dutch. It means a bigger pay check. Tu comprends mon copain?
Here's another video that explains the economic motive for an independent Flanders.
http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg_rpm.rpm?id=16105009&type=1&date=08-Nov-2007&mtype=RM&sc=YahooNews&getUnderwriting=1
You don't have to take it from me man. I'm getting this from the media. I think you need to understand something. The economy in Walloonia is SHIT. They have close to 20% employment. The economy is Flanders is awesome. They have almost no unemployment, they have a rapidly growing high tech sector and they are responsible for 85% of the countries exports. Dutch is economically speaking a much more useful language in Belgium. If this trend continues, the inhabitants of Brussels will have no choice but to learn Dutch. It means a bigger pay check. Tu comprends mon copain?
Here's another video that explains the economic motive for an independent Flanders.
http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg_rpm.rpm?id=16105009&type=1&date=08-Nov-2007&mtype=RM&sc=YahooNews&getUnderwriting=1
What is the relation between France and Wallonia? Do they speak exactly the same French language there? Do they feel connected to France? More than Flanders?
Wallonia is a French speaking region in Belgium, so yes, linguistically and culturally they are closer to the French.