french, german or belgian influence?

hi, i read the other day an article aobut luxembourg and wanted to know a bit more about this country. during my search i asked mysefl if the culture had more influences of france, germany or mayb belgium??? And in what kind of things/aspects can you see that?

31 May 2007, 05:14 Nikky

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france

they both have some connection in food.

Zineb 18 Nov 2008, 10:51 - Report
dummy

they are both in Europe..duh!

Heather 25 Nov 2008, 02:48 - Report
luxemburgish

more german influence but luxemburgers dont like to hear that

Free 24 Dec 2008, 06:03 - Report
Paradoxon

There's no question there's a lot of German influence. However, don't bring this up in front of luxemburgers - they will consider it as an insult! Generally, in the city of Luxembourg there is more French influence and it is considered quite chic to use French terms when speaking Luxemburgish (the national language) and to go to French-style restaurants and cafés. On the country, especially the regions bordering Germany everything is more focused towards Germany - people watch German television, read newspapers in German (though not FROM Germany), go shopping to Germany but constantly state how much they dislike Germany .

tom 10 Jan 2009, 05:10 - Report