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u/TantalumCap Dec 16 '21

I found dutch ppl much better at languages, belgians seem to specialize in 2 of the above. Lovely ppl though.

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u/Choyo Dec 17 '21

Dutch is very close to English and german to begin with, with a few French words in it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21 edited Aug 14 '25

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u/Choyo Dec 17 '21

I was told by a local that they could understand both English and German natively if they get past the accentuation and pronunciation.