Graduate School.......in Europe?

nauru
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:59:28 +0000

KU Leuven is in Leuven, the Dutch/Flemish-speaking part of Belgium. It’s a beautiful little city, but not really a good place to learn French because people in Leuven don’t appreciate it if you speak French to them. Brussels on the other hand, is pretty French-dominated.

There is a fair bit of tension in Belgium regarding language issues. The most similar example I can think of is English vs French in Quebec, Canada. In Montreal, you are fine in most parts of the city with just English. Go to other cities though and speak English and you’ll find people don’t really appreciate it. In many smaller cities in Quebec they won’t even understand you.