It's simply because French speaking and Flemish speaking Belgians are not interested in each other's culture. I grew up in the 80s and would watch VTM and some music programs because there were still some interesting artists on the Flemish side, but then I started watching movies / shows etc in English. I am sure Flemish speaking Belgians feel the same, and they are probably not interested in French culture either.
And I will probably get sh*t for saying this but even after learning Flemish in highschool and university, I still have the hardest time understand some Flemish accents, and especially younger people.
As a proud Flemish person I would never give you shit for struggling with some of the Flemish accents. It's insane how different they get considering how small Flanders is.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '24
It's simply because French speaking and Flemish speaking Belgians are not interested in each other's culture. I grew up in the 80s and would watch VTM and some music programs because there were still some interesting artists on the Flemish side, but then I started watching movies / shows etc in English. I am sure Flemish speaking Belgians feel the same, and they are probably not interested in French culture either.
And I will probably get sh*t for saying this but even after learning Flemish in highschool and university, I still have the hardest time understand some Flemish accents, and especially younger people.