# Can somebody identify the language in this clip?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 16, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-identify-the-language-in-this-clip/380635 "2006-11-16T04:15:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-identify-the-language-in-this-clip/380635/1 "2006-11-16T04:15:38Z")

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[It’s a clip from a European chat show. I know it’s fake, but I was curious as to the language and a general idea of what they are talking aboutl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgsjaherA94&feature=RecentlyWatched&page=1&t=t&f=b)

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-identify-the-language-in-this-clip/380635/2 "2006-11-16T04:23:44Z")

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They are speaking Dutch. The comments say that it is from a Belgian television show.

[Here](http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1132747997) is a subtitled version.

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-identify-the-language-in-this-clip/380635/3 "2006-11-16T04:31:29Z")

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Confirmed. My sound card is kind of garbly, but I caught “_Excusir, dames en heren_” in the mess. Dutch (of Flemish) for “Excuses me, ladies and gentlemen”.