Community | July 13, 2008 | 2 comments

Language tosses Belgium from crisis to crisis

source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-12-belgium_N.htm

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The divide between Dutch and French-speaking parts has plunged the country into a constitutional crisis.
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2 comments // Language tosses Belgium from crisis to crisis

  • JordanRoth
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      JordanRoth  

    • Having spent a considerable amount of time in Belgium, I know that there is fierce enmity between the Flemish and Walloon.

      I think that we in the US should take this centuries long example to heart. In Brussels, where being bilingual is required to get a job, there is less fighting between the people.

      Political inertia aside, how amazing would it be if the entire western hemisphere (save Brazil and Quebec) could communicate with each other easily? I think that the conservatives in every country would see that they aren't too different from each other. Lets make English and Spanish the coequal national languages of the USA.

    • 4 years ago
  • unclepete
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      unclepete  

    • ...and what is the current status of the native German speakers in Belgium...the areas that are indicated in blue on this map...

    • 4 years ago

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