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I always called Liege, and the broader Wallonia region, French because that's what they called themselves to me when I lived there. I think they hated the Flanders region even more than they hated America. They celebrate independence on July 14th with France and just pretended the Battle of Waterloo never occurred. It was a bizarre place to live, but maybe I'm just salty because I was accused of inciting a diplomatic incident there.

But thanks for correcting my lived experience with a "well actually..." 🙄 I hope it felt good
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edouard 6mo ago

I did not mean it like a well actually, i am sorry if it felt like that

Did not know that french-speaking Belgians considered themselves French (even though of course aware they hate each other with the dutch-speaking ones, we certainly don’t consider them to be 😀

Anyway French bureaucracy same nightmare, anti-Americanism, I would say lots of love and hate for America in France

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Kip Ashlynn 6mo ago

Sorry if I came in guns blazing then! I was lucky enough to visit Paris and the Normandy coast in actual France, and it was a really beautiful place with lovely people (I like directness and have a respect for folks who will bring the hate upfront 🤣).

I come from folks who refuse to even go to French speaking Canada because France (and therefore all French speakers 🙄) wouldn't let us fly over their airspace. I think that's ridiculous, and between that and the gold idk maybe France is not totally incorrect in seeing us as problematic 🤣

Anyways cheers to reaching an international understanding🥂🍻😁