Originally Posted by
stut
(It's also where I was told off for trying to use 'Rijsel', rather than Lille, when attempting to speak Dutch. Ah, linguistic politics...)
That would be because Moeskroen is part of Wallonia where one speaks French
And up to a few years ago (can't be more than 2) the trains ran direct, but for some reason the NMBS decided it was a good idea to cut the direct service.