From: binnenpr@dds.nl
Date: 11 Jan 2001 20:34 uur
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Date sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:56:09 +0330 (GMT+03:30)
From: sedicion@dds.nl
To: kraken-post@dvxs.nl
Subject: commun languages
>Dear people, as Dimitri says the internationals in
>Amsterdam we are supporting actively the fight for a free
>plaats in the town and our priorities strongly lie with
>this goal, and so we don't have alot of time to spend
>learning dutch.
Dear New Babylonians,
How do you imagine to live in this city, with or without vrijplaats,
when you don't spend a little time and effort in learning the
language of the people you're going to live with? OK, it's not the
easiest language to learn, but in the long run it's the only option.
Many Dutch people speak English, but not all of them - for some Dutch
is their second language, because they are Frisian or because they
are migrants. For many migrants who have a more proletarian position,
Dutch might be their third or fourth language, after Berber, Arab
and/or French for example. Those are the people you are living with
in the working class neighbourhoods - without learning Dutch you lock
yourselve out of the communities. Or do you expect them to learn
English? Then you're not much better than the people who colonized
their countries in the past or who employ/exploit them now.
Sometimes I get really fed up with the arrogance of people who come
here and expect everybody to speak their language. Or I get tired of
long boring meetings where all people speak some difficult pidgin-
English. My language is Dutch - the best and most direct way to
express my emotions is in Dutch. If you don't speak my language you
might be able to live with me - but you'll never get really close.
S.
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