tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36592052.post4280569162089995824..comments2023-10-26T20:40:47.532+11:00Comments on opɯdʒɯlɯklɑr: Anderlechtopoudjishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02106433476518749382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36592052.post-77789356041663539002009-03-20T02:07:00.000+11:002009-03-20T02:07:00.000+11:00@pne: I think I experienced it in Athens, but won'...@pne: I think I experienced it in Athens, but won't swear to it. It was certainly unknown to me in Crete in 1981.opoudjishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106433476518749382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36592052.post-66638335486262614432009-03-20T01:10:00.000+11:002009-03-20T01:10:00.000+11:00@Anonymous: my comment was deliberately ignorant (...@Anonymous: my comment was deliberately ignorant (and I of course could only make my deliberately ignorant comments on the basis of visibility)—but thanks for the correction! This study ( http://www.brusselsstudies.be/PDF/NL_51_BruS13NL.pdf ) has Dutch way above Arabic and Spanish—but English recently overtaking Dutch, which in itself tells you a lot.opoudjishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106433476518749382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36592052.post-72301550093102948992009-03-19T23:15:00.000+11:002009-03-19T23:15:00.000+11:00According to a recent study by the Vrij Universite...According to a recent study by the Vrij Universiteit Brussel (VUB), the top 5 languages spoken in Brussels are:<BR/>1) French,<BR/>2) English,<BR/>3) Spanish,<BR/>4) Dutch,<BR/>5) Italian<BR/><BR/>Contrary to what most people think, being the most visible minority in Brussels doesn't make you the most represented one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36592052.post-5947212210421733322009-03-18T20:24:00.000+11:002009-03-18T20:24:00.000+11:00fries wedged in them.* [This too is familiar to me...<I>fries wedged in them.* [This too is familiar to me: it's what Greeks do with their souvlakis.</I><BR/><BR/>This is a typically northern Greek thing, isn't it? At any rate, I remember they used to do that in Thessaloniki but not in Athens. (Unless you specifically asked them to, in which case they might but tended to look at you strangely.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com