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>be me
>be white
>have job in landscaping for multiple HOAs
>work with a lot of latinos who speak little to no English
>white lady comes up to me
"OH thank God, someone who speaks English"
>start speaking back to her in Dutch

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It is.

Belgian is a myth though.

[–] aksdb@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What about Belgian chocolate? Is it real or am I being ripped off?

[–] s_s@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Flandersization.

It started off real but now it's basically a parody of itself.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

Like wearing nuthin at all!

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Natanael 3 points 1 year ago

I see what you did there

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For sure there's good Belgian chocolate, those seashells are just not one of them.

Sugary grainy praline.

[–] aksdb@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

So I've been ripped off. Dammit.

[–] antik@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Flemish or French?