(in hun eigen woorden)
‘Oplossingen’ in de categorie Veiligheid:
• Preventief fouilleren in het hele land
• Heropvoedingskampen
(Waar hebben we dat eerder gehoord?)
• Etnische registratie van iedereen. Inclusief vermelding ‘Antilliaan’
(Oh ja, daar! Da’s toch ouderwets, dat deden ze in de jaren ’40 ook al.)
• Falende leden van zittende en staande magistratuur weg
(Geert neemt het niet zo nauw met de ‘trias politica’. Gek, [...]
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Injustice, Nederlands, Politics / Analysis, The Netherlands
2 Reacties » | 16 juni 2010
The other day I was in the HEMA (a very Dutch store) to print some pictures. As I walked towards one of the two machines, I saw that the other one was occupied by what I call a typical Islamic Fundie. You probably know the type: dress, high-water pants, sandals even when it’s freezing, a [...]
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English, Life, The Netherlands, Typical...
3 Reacties » | 27 april 2010
… all I have to do is go to the Javastraat around the corner. There will always be an old man, walking slowly with his hands on his back, moving the worry-beads around. Makes me feel right at home.
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English, Life, Middle East, The Netherlands, Visual
Geen reacties » | 20 april 2010
I’ve been back in the Netherlands for quite some time now, and it’s been nice. Nice to know how things work, nice to know how to get things done, and nice to not to be laughed at for strange habits that don’t fit with how other people do things.
But today, today I realized I’m still [...]
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English, Life, Personal, The Netherlands, Typical...
4 Reacties » | 15 april 2010
I know a lot of people get married because they feel they have met ‘the one’, their ‘soul mate’, or even ‘their other half’. I’m not one of those people. Walid and I love each other, but our marriage is mainly a practical affair: staying together when you are from different countries requires a lot [...]
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English, Injustice, Personal, The Netherlands
7 Reacties » | 1 april 2010
(This is the second in a series of posts about ‘unknown Dutch treasures’ – themselves usually well-known, but not the fact that they originated here, in this tiny country. Enjoy.)
A while ago, a Lebanese friend was on a business-trip to Amsterdam, and we went for a dinner together. Now Dutch cuisine is not famous, and [...]
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English, The Netherlands, Typical...
2 Reacties » | 30 maart 2010
Lesgeven in 4 VWO, een vrijwel geheel witte klas in Almere. Ik leg uit wat het verschil is tussen dominante cultuur (“het geheel van waarden, normen en kenmerken dat door de meeste mensen binnen een samenleving wordt geaccepteerd”) en tegen-cultuur (“mensen die zich afzetten tegen de dominante cultuur of daar een bedreiging voor vormen. Via [...]
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English, Life, School, The Netherlands, Typical...
Geen reacties » | 26 maart 2010
