You guys will be rolling your eyes at my ignorance and I shouldn’t display it publicly, but this blows my mind to the point I’ve got to mention it.
First a little background you can skip if you wish.
BACKGROUND:
We were watching a series on Netflix named “Capitani” In the first season it follows a police detective working in a small village close to the city of Lexumbourg named Merscheid.
I began to notice things that caught my attention. It’s dubbed so it sounds like they’re speaking English, but watching their lips it’s clear they aren’t. Considering all the names and signs, I assumed it was German. There were also a lot of signs in English, but having taken a bunch of Google Earth tours, I’m aware that signs in English are common throughout Europe. But the uniforms and vehicles used by the police were labeled “Police,” not “Polizei.”
The second season he is now a private investigator working in Lexumbourg. Again it’s dubbed, but the signs and names are now French. That got me curious. I thought that maybe Lexumbourg is close to the French border and has a large French community. So I got on Google maps to find out.
END BACKGROUND:
Up until yesterday morning if you had asked me where Lexumbourg was, I’d have confidently assured you it was a city in southern Germany. Imagine my surprise to learn the the city of Lexumbourg is the capital of the COUNTRY of Lexumbourg. According to Wikipedia it has three official languages, French, German, and English.
Just curious, am I the only one who didn’t know this?
First a little background you can skip if you wish.
BACKGROUND:
We were watching a series on Netflix named “Capitani” In the first season it follows a police detective working in a small village close to the city of Lexumbourg named Merscheid.
I began to notice things that caught my attention. It’s dubbed so it sounds like they’re speaking English, but watching their lips it’s clear they aren’t. Considering all the names and signs, I assumed it was German. There were also a lot of signs in English, but having taken a bunch of Google Earth tours, I’m aware that signs in English are common throughout Europe. But the uniforms and vehicles used by the police were labeled “Police,” not “Polizei.”
The second season he is now a private investigator working in Lexumbourg. Again it’s dubbed, but the signs and names are now French. That got me curious. I thought that maybe Lexumbourg is close to the French border and has a large French community. So I got on Google maps to find out.
END BACKGROUND:
Up until yesterday morning if you had asked me where Lexumbourg was, I’d have confidently assured you it was a city in southern Germany. Imagine my surprise to learn the the city of Lexumbourg is the capital of the COUNTRY of Lexumbourg. According to Wikipedia it has three official languages, French, German, and English.
Just curious, am I the only one who didn’t know this?