Why is the French name for Brussel-Zuid not Bruxelles-Sud?

[Fireless]

Exact, Henri Van De Velde. And we have also been the only ones allowed to use our logo in EVNs.

According to the ERA (https://www.era.europa.eu/registers_en#vkm), the official Vehicle Keeper Marking of the NMBS/SNCB/NGBE (nationalr railway company of belgium) is just the letter "B".
The NMBS/SNCB/NGBE (National Railway Company of Belgium) just happens to use a font that makes the letter "B" look like their logo.

 

[Howardh]

It might also be relevant that French is the default foreign language taught in most UK schools, being both the nearest neighbour and a country where, when travelling there, some effort is appreciated. Whereas learning Dutch can be a challenge because they won't let you speak it, they will insist on English!

It annoys me that!! I was in a Manchester bar on Thursday and a group of Brugge fans were in before the game so I managed to greet them in Dutch and ask where were they staying...and the little sods replied in perfect English. Give - us - a -chance, we might be crap but we can only get better if we practice!!

 

[Struner]

I’ve always tried to use Dutch when speaking to “non-natives” as soon as they had the very basics. It’s the best way to learn! Though I must admit that I have used (& still use at times) our local dialect with a colleague from Ostfriesland, as it is fairly similar.

 

[sheff1]

When visiting the Netherlands I soon found that any attempt to converse in Dutch invariably resulted in a response in English, usually of better standard than I often encountered in the UK.