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Do Flemings and Walloons get along?
Yes. In general, where Flemish and Wallon people (have to) work together, they usually get along quite fine. Most Walloons do not speak/understand enough Dutch to have a conversation in Dutch (but the trend is slightly rising in recent years).
What is the closest language to Flemish?
Dutch
Flemish is a West Germanic language most closely related to Dutch and generally regarded as the Belgian variant of Dutch. Flemish is spoken by approximately 5.5 million people in Belgium and by a few thousand people in France. Flemish is spoken by about 55\% of the population of Belgium.
Are Walloons Catholic?
The Walloons, who make up about one-third of the Belgian population, speak dialects of French and live chiefly in the south and east. The religion of the vast majority of both groups is Roman Catholicism.
Who are the Fleming and Walloon people?
Fleming and Walloon. Fleming and Walloon, members of the two predominant cultural and linguistic groups of modern Belgium. The Flemings, who constitute more than half of the Belgian population, speak Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic), or Belgian Dutch (also called Flemish by English-speakers), and live mainly in the north and west.
Were the Walloons Dutch or Belgian?
The fact that the Walloons sailed from Holland has caused many to believe, erroneously, that they were Dutch. During the 16th Century when Luther and Calvin began preaching a new religion, thousands of Belgians became Protestants.
Who are the Walloons and where do they live?
The Walloons, who make up about one-third of the Belgian population, speak dialects of French and live chiefly in the south and east. The religion of the vast majority of both groups is Roman Catholicism. Originally, the area of Belgium was a part of Gaul in Roman times and was inhabited by Romanized Celts.
What language do the Flemings speak?
Fleming and Walloon, members of the two predominant cultural and linguistic groups of modern Belgium. The Flemings, who constitute more than half of the Belgian population, speak Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic), or Belgian Dutch (also called Flemish by English-speakers), and live mainly in the north and west.