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[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 47 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I once accidentally spoke french to a waitress in Greece then apologised and said I wasn't actually french. She went on a ten minute diatribe about how french people are the bane of her life because they refuse to speak English with her and just get louder and louder in french 😂

[-] Servais@jlai.lu 23 points 9 months ago

As a Belgian, I noticed that people usually get warmer when they learn I'm not French.

Hopefully the cliche will change over time.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 months ago

It's like the Canadians when they don't want people to think they're Americans. Some Americans even pretend they're Canadian for the same reason. I'm French and I knew about these for a long time but never thought of the parallel with France/Belgium. Damn I might start using this and just say I'm Belgian haha.

[-] Servais@jlai.lu 5 points 9 months ago

Ca marche aussi avec les Suisses, mais alors ils vont penser que tu es riche ha ha

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