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Old 10-05-2004, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by NewYorker
Found it! I checked the link. 1100 years. What an extraordinary history. Is the influence of Belgium and the Netherlands strong in the culture?
No, not really. Belgium and Holland are rather small countries and there is not so much difference in there culture to either Germany or France. But don't mention that to someone from Holland or Belgium.
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