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I remember once we were in the town on the border with Germany. I can't speak French and I needed to check something with the person in the shop. To my surprise, they could speak German! I only say 'surprise' because french are known for their 'love' for the French language.
So, does it mean accent is very different in that area?

I don't know about the accent really because I speak English and only a little French so I don't notice the subtleties of the language, but I noticed that everyone pretty much speaks German and French there from what I saw.