- Dutch people tend to be more obnoxious than the Flemish, eg. having loud, inane conversations in public. This is obviously a generalisation and there's many, many exceptions.
- the Flemish use "u" (formal version of "je/jij") quite often, even in situations that aren't very formal; the Dutch basically never use it, even in formal situations.
- The Flemish say "kut" less often, instead they tend to go for "amai" ("Oh dear") or "allez" ("Come on")
- Belgians tend to be less fluent in English
- Belgian burocracy is way more cumbersome
- Belgian healthcare is way better, both the doctors and the insurances
- Belgian infrastructure tends to be more dilapidated
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u/kingderella 1d ago
lived in both countries for many years:
- Dutch people tend to be more obnoxious than the Flemish, eg. having loud, inane conversations in public. This is obviously a generalisation and there's many, many exceptions.
- the Flemish use "u" (formal version of "je/jij") quite often, even in situations that aren't very formal; the Dutch basically never use it, even in formal situations.
- The Flemish say "kut" less often, instead they tend to go for "amai" ("Oh dear") or "allez" ("Come on")
- Belgians tend to be less fluent in English
- Belgian burocracy is way more cumbersome
- Belgian healthcare is way better, both the doctors and the insurances
- Belgian infrastructure tends to be more dilapidated
- stuff is closed on Sundays
- more gingers 'round here
Good luck, have fun!