On 30/08/14 19:06, Stephen wrote:
> 
> Belgians are either Flemish or Walloons (or French speakers from
> Bruxelles). The Flemish speak Dutch <ducks> and the others French.
> 

<nitpicking>

... but note that there are diffences.

Flemish vs Dutch:
"een tas" in the Netherlands is a bag, in Flanders it's a cup
"lopen" in Dutch is "to walk", in Flemish it means "to run"
most Flemish will use the word "wagen" for car, most Dutch will use "auto"
"to print out a document" in Flemish is "afprinten", in Dutch "uitprinten".

French vs Belgian French:
French speakers would say "soixante-dix" and "quatre-vingts dix",
Belgians say "septante" and "nonante"
The French "Tu m'accompagnes?" becomes "Tu viens avec?" (note: in Dutch,
this would be "Kom je mee?"

BTW be careful about using the word 'Walloon'. It should refer only to
the inhabitants of Wallonia and their language which is related to
French but also has big differences

</nitpicking>

John
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You hold it in trust for your children

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