Cultural Diversity

It is funny but also incomprehensible how you move from one culture to another to again another during half a day driving. From the Randstad (agglomeration of the cities, towns and villages in the western part of the Netherlands: Holland) south through West Brabant towards Luxembourg. The countryside already changes in Brabant. And more then just the view. It is also the crops, the houses, even already the style of driving. Less then 50 miles from home and you can detect a few things indicating that there could well be cultural differences between you and them.

Obviously differences are increasing when entering Belgium. The northern part is Flemish (Dutch speaking), the southern part is Walonian (French speaking). Coming from the NW going to Luxembourg you go from one language/culture to another significantly different language/culture; still one country.

Luxembourg small as it is and squeezed between Belgium, Germany and France is so different from Belgium you think you are in a totally different place. Differences are in the people. So much more 'European'. The official language is French, but most of them speak just as easy German and a third language.
And you know what was realy funny? When we turned on the TV we had the Simpson subdubbed in German dealing with aliens. Talking about cultural diversity!