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> Two flashcards from the same set contain the squadron name “701 MUNSS”, and a phrase to make someone surrender weapons in Flemish, revealing that the security
by relix 5y ago
> Two flashcards from the same set contain the squadron name “701 MUNSS”, and a phrase to make someone surrender weapons in Flemish, revealing that the security details in it apply to Kleine Brogel air base, Belgium.
The phrase is "Halt politie, leg uw wapens neer! Handen op."
There is no part of this sentence that would be unique to Flanders. In fact, "Handen op" is something I would expect to hear from Dutch people and never from Belgians, in Belgium it would be "Handen omhoog", but both ways the sentence is correct and would be be perfectly understood in both countries.
I'd also expect that the small inconsequential and intricate differences between the way Dutch is spoken in Belgium compared to the Netherlands are not taken into account in this context - they probably use the same for both countries, which would make sense considering it's already difficult enough. I think Bellingcat is emBellishing.
- hebrox 5y agoDutch person here: it’s also “handen omhoog” in Dutch. This is probably a word for word translation of “hands up”.