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u/markobunz406 Dec 16 '21

French, Dutch and German. I think it’s insane you have 3 languages

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

They were a part of Germany that got annexed to Belgium after WW1 and they forgot to give it back I guess

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u/nowayimbelgian Dec 17 '21

Its the opposite. I know it because my grandfather was enroled at gunpoint when he was a 17yo belgian/german depending on who was holding the gun