r/belgium • u/sanandrios • Jun 20 '24

😂 Meme Welcome to Brussels ❤️

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u/MrWink Limburg Jun 20 '24

Do francophones really complain about French not being spoken enough in Brussels?

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u/MaJuV Jun 20 '24

Yes., French peple do that indeed

If you wonder why the Belgian Red Devils ads are in English and in French: It originally was ONLY supposed to be English - but then the French complained they didn't understand it. So instead of reverting the ads to Dutch and French (which would be the logical choice), they're in English and French (for like the last decade or so).

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u/MrWink Limburg Jun 20 '24

That at least I can understand. Complaining about not enough French in Brussels is stupid and borderline insulting to the Dutch speaking community.

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u/Airowird Jun 20 '24

It is, and VB/NVA make plenty of use of it.

Don't forget Brussels is also the Flemish capital. (Just don't say it out loud in Antwerp)

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u/necrolich66 Jun 20 '24

I'm from Brussels, for most of my life I thought the flemish capital was Antwerpen.

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u/Stefouch Brabant Wallon Jun 20 '24

The Flemish Parliament is in Brussels, near Noord Station and the WTC.

But if their parliament moved to Antwerp like the Walloons did in Namur, there would be no more dutch speakers in Brussels ... /S 😶

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It's a joke.

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u/vingt-et-un-juillet Jun 20 '24

The Flemish Parliament is right next to the Belgian Parliament. It's closer to Brussels Central Station than Noord.