What are people from Belgium called?

BigJ

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Originally posted by: vshah
Belgian. Dutch people are from Holland

Um no, not quite. Dutch refers to The Netherlands, Holland is actually only a small area of The Netherlands. And they can get awfully testy if you say theyre from Holland when they're actually from another province.
 

jagec

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Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: vshah
Belgian. Dutch people are from Holland

Um no, not quite. Dutch refers to The Netherlands, Holland is actually only a small area of The Netherlands. And they can get awfully testy if you say theyre from Holland when they're actually from another province.

and yet, somehow, the rest of the world doesn't care.
 

BigJ

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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: vshah
Belgian. Dutch people are from Holland

Um no, not quite. Dutch refers to The Netherlands, Holland is actually only a small area of The Netherlands. And they can get awfully testy if you say theyre from Holland when they're actually from another province.

and yet, somehow, the rest of the world doesn't care.

I had great grandparents (RIP) that were from two different parts of The Netherlands (one from Northern Holland and the other from Limburg (sp?)) that addressed this issue with my grandparents and parents, whom also taught me.
 

Kibbo

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Originally posted by: jagec


and yet, somehow, the rest of the world doesn't care.

No, Americans don't care. Believe it or not, you do not represent the whole world.
 

Gurck

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Originally posted by: Kibbo
Originally posted by: jagec


and yet, somehow, the rest of the world doesn't care.

No, Americans don't care. Believe it or not, you do not represent the whole world.

Calm down, I know it's easy to be testy up there, what with the hockey situation, but keep in mind everyplace has its share of idiots. Ours are just organized enough to elect a leader whose idiocy is prolific and awe-inspiring despite their minority status... :(
 

jjones

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Doesn't Flemish sound like you just coughed up a rather viscous fluid? As in, "Hey, the gunk in that spittoon is looking pretty Flemish."