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An interesting story about how the Dutch are testing would-be immmigrants using a video showing the liberal views in the Netherlands.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe ... with_film/

Is this why Wee Toon Ajax stays over there?

Malky

I had to do a few weeks of work over there a while back, and had to do a similar type of test, Malky.
I was made to spend time on a naturist part of their beach, to see if i could cope with the stress and pressures, this type of life style puts onto a person . All connected to work you understand.
My few weeks..................... lasted a year,,,,,,,,,,, and if i ever decide to leave Blighty, then i know where i will lay my hat.
Yup.......on that very beach.

take_a_pop wrote:I had to do a few weeks of work over there a while back, and had to do a similar type of test, Malky.
I was made to spend time on a naturist part of their beach, to see if i could cope with the stress and pressures, this type of life style puts onto a person . All connected to work you understand.
My few weeks..................... lasted a year,,,,,,,,,,, and if i ever decide to leave Blighty, then i know where i will lay my hat.
Yup.......on that very beach.

and what about the guys kissing? did you have to spend a year watching that too?

There are some things, your eyes just pass by, and others your eyes stop at.
I know what side of the bread i like to butter.

Bobbie En Tejas wrote:and what about the guys kissing? did you have to spend a year watching that too?

Why couldn't it have been 2 girls kissing?

Malky

Malky wrote:

Bobbie En Tejas wrote:and what about the guys kissing? did you have to spend a year watching that too?

Why couldn't it have been 2 girls kissing?

Malky

'cause the very first line says: (and I quote)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands --The camera focuses on two gay men kissing in a park.

Malky wrote:Why couldn't it have been two girls kissing?

Eeeeeewwwwww...Malky!!

Bobbie En Tejas wrote:'cause the very first line says: (and I quote)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands --The camera focuses on two gay men kissing in a park.

I know, but why couldn't it have been two gay women kissing in a park?

Malky

come on, dorian.. don't be shy

Looks a bit of a dog to me Bobbie

Malky

I was going to say, Bitch.........But i better not.

take_a_pop wrote:I was going to say, Bitch.........But i better not.

You better not!!!! And Malky, I'm crushed.. that was my glamour shot.

Malky wrote:An interesting story about how the Dutch are testing would-be immmigrants using a video showing the liberal views in the Netherlands.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe ... with_film/

Is this why Wee Toon Ajax stays over there?

Malky

Ah the good old liberal Dutch - one of the biggest myths perpuated anywhere. Have lived here for 5 years now and love the place but try to completely ignore local politics now altogether, otherwise I would go off my head. Some of the policies of the current government would make a right wing junta look at them with admiration.

That newspaper article is just the tip of the iceberg. Pity that the article did not tell you about the experiment conducted using Dutch University students as the participants. They were asked to sit the Dutch cultural entrance examination, basically anybody outwith EU wanting to come here to live have to sit an exam to show they know about "DUTCH culture', but strangely enough citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and USA not required to take this test. Anyway more than half the Dutch student participants failed - kick them out I say

Not wanting to get too political here but the Dutch as a people are the most conservative I have ever come across and not as liberal as one imagines. Instead of admitting up to their own failures through successive governments they have introduced a number of new policies where the blame for the state of the country basically can be put on to anybody who is outwith their idea of the perfect Nederlander - white, christian and boring.

[and if i ever decide to leave Blighty, then i know where i will lay my hat.


Do you not mean where you would HANG your hat?

petewick

Wee Toon Ajax wrote:

Malky wrote:An interesting story about how the Dutch are testing would-be immmigrants using a video showing the liberal views in the Netherlands.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe ... with_film/

Is this why Wee Toon Ajax stays over there?

Malky

Ah the good old liberal Dutch - one of the biggest myths perpuated anywhere. Have lived here for 5 years now and love the place but try to completely ignore local politics now altogether, otherwise I would go off my head. Some of the policies of the current government would make a right wing junta look at them with admiration.

Not wanting to get too political here but the Dutch as a people are the most conservative I have ever come across and not as liberal as one imagines. Instead of admitting up to their own failures through successive governments they have introduced a number of new policies where the blame for the state of the country basically can be put on to anybody who is outwith their idea of the perfect Nederlander - white, christian and boring.

I agree with you 100%, Camus. The majority of Dutch people are very conservative..at least my neighbors, etc. were. I lived in Den Haag two years. The people I knew tended to ignore the liberal views of the press...Like it was happening on some other planet. They were usually appologetic and embarrassed.