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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (340483)	6/16/2007 12:51:59 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571681

Re: Is Dutch the predominate language in Flanders? Better than that: Dutch is the ONLY official language in Flanders. That is to say, it's mandatory for municipal clerks, post office tellers, utilities, etc. to talk, write, reply, in Dutch only. I know French-speaking people living in Vlaams Brabant who must be accompanied by a Dutch-speaking helper when going to their town hall because --even if they are fluent in French-- town hall officials are legally bound to use only Dutch.... I am surprised that Belgians are not widely bilingual. I take it that Belgium has a federalized form of gov't where considerable power resides with the provinces. Re: Are signs in French and Dutch? A few months ago, the Flemish government passed a law requiring all roadsigns to mention Flemish cities only with their Dutch names: I am surprised that there has not been a backlash from Brussels or Wallonia. Are signs in Wallonia in French and Dutch or just French? Is Flanders pulling a Quebec? Periodically threatening secession in order to gain more power for the home provinces?