French and Belgians claim the paternity of the fries, emblematic dish of the flat country.
Some say it comes from a bridge in Paris, others from the banks of the Meuse.
This anecdote proves that the two countries are intimately linked, right down to the language.
We share an impressive common cultural heritage with our Belgian neighbors.
After all, this is the land of comics, of Tintin, Spirou, Gaston and Lucky Luke.
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This is also where the singers were born: Jacques Brel, Stromae and Angèle.
We can also mention the actors: François Damiens, Cécile de France, Benoît Poelvoorde... These personalities who populate French cinema have in common that they are also Belgian.
Although there are three official languages in Belgium (Dutch, French and German), 75% of the population speaks French.
However, the French of Belgium differs somewhat from French.
It is characterized by borrowings from neighboring languages such as Walloon or Picard as well as Germanic languages, as can be seen in
Michel Francard 's
Dictionnaire des belgicismes .
Some of these loans have also been transferred to us.
Can you tell them apart?
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