They speak French instead of Dutch even Belgium speaks mostly Dutch. Why?
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French was the language of the upper classes and those in positions of political power, who were the guys who did all the colonising. Brussels is still a predominantly French speaking city
French is also spoken in Belgium. Though considering how Belgium “managed” its colonies, it’s mostly a miracle there are any people left to speak anything.
There are 3 languages in Belgium, Dutch, French and German.
Somehow Belgium is often invisibly and people think it if French.
Even the most important Belgium invention,
used world wide every day,
is called “French Fries”
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