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Oud 25 januari 2007, 10:42   #4
zoot
 
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Standaard Re: Dutch language in Belgium.

If you intend living in Ath, that's in french speaking region, so
either you learn french or go in the Flamish region...
Zoot

On 25 jan, 00:40, "Aksimian Minsskij" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Dixit" <[email protected]> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ:news:hyQth.308015$Er5.6106148@p hobos.telenet-ops.be...
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> > "Aksimian Minsskij" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
> >news:[email protected]...
> > As you might know, the official languages of Belgium are French, Germanand
> > Dutch.

> Yes. True.
> > You are better of learning French, as that is a world language, that willNo. Never. I hate French too much. Even though I intend to live in Ath (Aat)!> serve you better in many countries around the world.I don't need world - I need only the Netherlands and Germany.> For questions about Belgian culture soc.culture.belgium may also be an
> > interesting source.OK, I think that once I used to seen it.

>
> > As you correctly pointed out, Flemish is a dialect of Dutch, which means
> > that the Dutch and the Flemish even have troubles understanding each other:
> > their television series are subtitled !
> > So the actual region in which you can use Flemish is, very, very small,even
> > smaller than you would think.Yes - that's only Belgium - nothing more.

> So Flemish can be called "Belgian" language since it's not used outside Beglium.Possible for the first time English may be OK? Since you all seems to speak
> English in Belgium because instead of learning language of the other 1/2 of
> Belgium you prefer to study English (or e. g. Esperanto) - to understand ALL
> world, - true?Or probably lerne Deutsch? Warum nicht?
>
> P. S. I also thought that have made an error by posting in be.politics but
> soc.culture.belgium appeared to be... frankophone one! :(