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Laly
05-23-2022, 08:36 AM
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The Dekimpe bakery shop, established in Tervuren (Flanders), was recently called to order by the governor of Flemish Brabant because a member of its staff allegedly did not speak Dutch with a customer. The baker Didier Dekimpe said he was surprised by the letter he received.

One of the bakery employees reportedly recently asked a customer if he could serve him in French instead of Dutch. The customer does not seem to have appreciated it and immediately sent a complaint to the office of the provincial governor, Jan Spooren. The latter has since written a letter to the bakery asking him to speak Dutch to his customers.

"I do not really understand why the governor goes so far as to write a letter on this subject", reacts Didier Dekimpe. "People from different backgrounds work in our company and everyone has to do their best. We always greet a customer with 'Goeiedag, hello'. If that person replies 'Goeiedag', we speak Flemish. It's as simple as that" , he explains.

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/fr/2022/05/19/une-boulangerie-de-tervuren-rappelee-a-lordre-par-le-gouverneur/

NSXD60
05-23-2022, 09:02 AM
They'll soon be required to speak Arabic, then they'll have reason to complain.

Hithaeglir
05-23-2022, 09:34 AM
I'm surprised he spent time writing a letter to a bakery, probably there's nothing of actual interest going on in Flanders.

Your Old Comrade
08-01-2023, 12:01 AM
Die gouverneur had blijkbaar niets beters te doen. Dan kan men die post net zo goed meteen schrappen.

Ruggery
08-01-2023, 12:14 AM
But aren't both languages ​​supposed to be co-official?

This in Switzerland would not happen.