Walloons Puns

Like as a flemish person I use: voila and merci a lot

Bonjour!

For the unaware, Walloon is an endangered language spoken in Wallonia. It once was the majority language of Wallonia (excluding Western Hainaut), before being replaced by French in 19th century. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloon_language

My question is: are Walloons sad their language was replaced by French? Are there any attempts to revive it?

Best regards - a Flemish neighbour.

For my next project, I'm considering building a set of sparring safe Walloon swords, inspired by the sword of the Mayor of Leiden at the time that the city was under siege by the Spanish in 1574: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/NG-NM-542

I was wondering what a fitting source would be for the use of this type of sword for this period and region. As far as I know, there are no Dutch sources of the period, besides maybe some military drilling manuals. Henri de Sainct Didier comes to mind, as well as Meyer's Rappier work. Would these be appropriate? Or does anyone know of anything that's a closer fit?

I had been under the impression that Wallonia was a French territory for much of their history. Apparently, this is not true.

That said, could Walloons still be called ethnically French? Or are they something else entirely? And if they're not French, why is French the primary language, and why is there a movement for unification with France?

Thank you.

Windows let's you use any keyboard for walloon but it doesn't have one specifically for it

While it let's you select it as a language it doesn't come with its own keyboard. It would make my studies easier if I could find one online.

I would love to see some, if you have them please share either the kit number or their components for Eurogenes K13

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Hello

I'm still in the process of improving my French and I was wondering if my Walloon friends of r/Belgium could point out a few fun podcasts?

I've been searching Google but find it hard to find really good ones. I prefer the longer ones (say around an hour at least) and in interested in all sorts of sports, geeky stuff, anything a thirty something guy would be interested in.

Appreciating anything you can share :)

Hello

I am bilingual. Father was a native French speaker and mother a native Dutch speaker. So I have always been used to watch Flemish (VTM, een, vier,...) and French media (RTL-TVI and RTBF) on TV. Throughout the years I kept on noticing that there are a couple of significant differences when looking at news:

• no news about other side: if something happens in Flanders, unless it is something very significant, it is often not shown in french media. Same occurrence when watching the news on vtm/een: barely news updates about Wallonia, unless something significant/important

• biased(?) political news: my goal here is not go into a debate about Bart De Wever (BDW). I can’t help noticing that most of the time when people speak about BDW in french media it is mainly to inform people about something bad he did/said or where he fcked up. While we very often see him in Flemish media even for quite mundane stuff. So IMHO it is not surprising that walloon people dont like BDW if their main source of news only shows the “bad” stuff he does.

There have been a lot of news updates, discussions, etc... about Dries Van Langenhove in flanders in the past. AFAIK they barely spoke about this in french media

• biased (?) societal view: I know that brussels is often perceived as a dangerous city in Flanders. Remember those fights in Blankenberge this summer at the beach? They have been speaking about those fights for at least a week in Flemish media. But only spoke about it 1 or 2 days about this in french media

The list goes on. There much more such occurrences, but that are the ones i could come up with on top of my head.

Why are there such differences and why do we not speak more about each other instead of being divided?

EDIT for all the retards downvoting this post: explain why you’re downvoting a genuine question which is about something that matters

1st January 1949

Liège, Walloon, Kingdom of Belgium

A yearly event for the many political parties of Walloon, the Walloon Congress serves as the center point for the discussion of the complex politics of the region. Consisting of pro-Belgium, pro-Walloon, pro-autonomy, conservative, social democratic, and socialist parties, the event usually serves as an indicator of which parties wield the most influence; larger parties usually fall into this category. However, with no clear propelling force in the movement, little has been accomplished. While that is the case, with a new generation participating in politics, Wallonians are hopeful for a political establishment.

Today, the historical city of Liège has once again had the honor of hosting the Wallon Congress. From all corners of Wallon, citizens supporting the Wallon Movement have come to Liège to discuss and share political thoughts on their positions, while also joining or campaigning for parties. Several parties this year have managed to organize themselves—Walloon Unity (Unité Wallonne; UW) managed to reorganize itself, undergoing a transformation that more properly defined its ideological beliefs to what many describe as center-left regionalist liberalism. Reorganizing its political strategy, UW announces its shift in focus from confrontation to the Flanders-Walloon question to gaining the support of the local population, mainly that of businesses in the region. Such a move, while complex, will certainly increase the popularity of the UW and subsequently the other more minor parties. Further explained, money is the ultimate driving force in the party's ability to garner support from the populace, and without a proper support base from businesses in the region, stagnation will continue. However, the party—is keen to raise funds—has begun to aggressively campaign in many core areas, including Liège, Namur, Charleroi, and Mons. Hoping to gather support from ideologically friend parties abroad, and French benefactors, UW reaches out to French, Dutch, and German businessmen and politicians willing to support the movement. Confident it will raise a substantial amount of money, the party hopes to be able to expand its reach, specifically into the southern portions of the region. Only time will tell.