Belgium's Linguistic Divide: A History of Conflict and Federalization

Belgium is divided into three linguistic communities: Flemish, French, and German. It is also divided into three regions: Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels. The country's primary issue is language, with no national narrative but two opposing stories in Dutch and French. The result is a dialogue of the deaf, causing political dysfunction. The country has a highly federalized system that spreads power widely, leading to a divided nation. There are no national political parties, newspapers, TV channels, or standard school curriculums. The leading francophone newspaper questions the sense in maintaining a country without compromise.
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[OneTimeProfile]

I'm Belgian but the divide really isn't that bad, you made it sound like we hate eachother and don't think of Belgium as a country, but in reality that's not really the case. There have been ideas about splitting up but it's never serious like Brexit for example. Flemish people go on holidays to the Wallonian Ardennes and Walloons go on holidays to the Flemish sea, it's all good and well.

[ajfrostx]

You used a video of European Parliament in Strasbourg ;)

[SionTJobbins]

Flemish isn't a language. The language is Dutch. It's the same language as in Netherlands, but with some different words and accent of course.