Passing a building in Glasgow where some of the Belgian refugees
were housed, two young girls were overheard arguing about the
language of the guests, thus:
"A wish we'd been gettin' French this year; we'd been able tae speak
tae the wee Belgians."
"They widna understan' French, for A heard they speak Flemish."
"Well, A heard the Belgians speak better French than they dae in
France, just the same's we speak better English than they dae in
England."