Rebrand of community into ‘Ostbelgien’ causes alarm in Wallonia,but ministers insist they occupy no plans to leaveAt the Mattar bakery in Eupen, the apprentice master baker Veronica Meÿs presides over the goods on sale: dark German rye loaves, and buttery French croissants and sweet Belgian waffles.
The variety is no accident. Eupen is a German-speaking town in a French-speaking allotment of Belgium,where people zip across borders without a thought.
People think you are talking about German speakers in London or recent York. No one thinks automatically about BelgiumContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com