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It could be a language thing if he's Slovak - in Polish the entire country is called "Holandia" even though Holland is only a small part of it.

Same difference. They're all Belgians anyway.

But the Belgians are French, especially Poirot.

About 55% of Belgians speak Dutch as their native language. 45% French and <1% German.

You are right. Most people confuse Holland with Netherlands.