Callisto04 wrote:
KizmetRanch wrote:
So what did you grow up learning in your home, Dutch or French?


Me? Dutch. I can't really talk French. I make lots of mistakes. I don't need it actually now. I work for the Flemish Government. We are in Brussels, but part of the 40%. LOL I can order food and have some basic conversations in French. But that's about it. In my former job I had to speak French and that went ok. But still, English is more familiar because of the invasion of English in our everyday life. And we don't stop it, French speaking people do. We have subtitles in Dutch on a movie in another language. In French, they put French speaking voices on the movie. It is changing now, but it took much longer to accept English or any other language. It is funny, the words you hear don't match the articulation you see with the mouth. LOL


I saw The Dark Knight breifly with a Spanish dub and it was certainly a weird experience! Also, are you better at writing English than speaking it, vice versa, or the same?

In my short time on this Earth I've learned that if a person chooses to be offended, they'll damn well be offended. Don't try to tip toe and sugar coat your opinion so you don't hurt their feelings; That'll offend them, too.

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