German guy
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Flemings actually speak Dutch, not Flemish.
Yes, I'm aware that Flemish basically speak Dutch ... I just chose the word "Flemish", because I remember bad reactions from Flemish Belgians when you told them they speak "Dutch", and likewise know of many Dutch people who say "Flemish is a very gay sounding Dutch dialect, but not Dutch".
The only solution is simple: dissolve this unhappy marriage and dysfunctional state.
How should that be done, and what kind of alternative do you envision? Two independent states, an independent Flemish and a "rest-Belgium"? The Flemish joining the Netherlands?