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You should all come to Belgium! .
I've often wondered about Belgium. How do the Dutch and French speakers communicate? What's TV like, a choice between French and Dutch, subtitles?
They don't communicate so much! LOL! Only in Brussels where both languages are equally strong. Other than that the country is split into two different language areas. Many of the French speakers don't bother to learn Dutch but most of the Dutch speakers know French. That's based on ppl I know, anyway. They have BE TV channels catering to both groups, plus they can watch TV of their neighbouring countries. Don't know about subtitles. This is a really sensitive issue in Belgium.
Thanks, always wondered how a country could be split up like that. I guess it's like Quebec...notice, it's always the French causing trouble.