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Old 11-01-2013, 04:35 AM
 
Location: 53179
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Interesting that now the Muslim population is a problem. Language wasn't a problem when they were recruiting people from predominantly Muslim nations for labor. And perhaps they should have thought about all of this before colonizing nations are predominantly or significantly Muslim.
Unless you lived and worked over there you wouldn't really understand.
And yes, it would be great to be able to predict the feature.

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Old 11-01-2013, 04:37 AM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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American mouth breathing RWer would say, "Why should they learn Dutch? All they need do is learn Netherland."
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Old 11-01-2013, 05:07 AM
 
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American mouth breathing RWer would say, "Why should they learn Dutch? All they need do is learn Netherland."
Yea, I thought they spoke Dutch in Deutschland.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:09 AM
 
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We did not IMMIGRATE here. We CONQUERED this country and so get to install OUR CULTURE.
OK well we plan on installing Islamic culture here, so deal.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:44 AM
 
Location: 53179
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Yea, I thought they spoke Dutch in Deutschland.
No, they speak Deutsch in Deutschland.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:47 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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Makes sense. You want to live in that country, learn the damn language.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:49 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Makes sense. You want to live in that country, learn the damn language.
Learning the language and forcing everyone to speak the same language are two different things.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:49 AM
 
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Wrong, this sort of retarted policy only shows that your hero Reagan was right when he said that America is shining city on a hill.

Apparently we are going to have be the example YET AGAIN.

One of my biggest fears with this is historically(even recently in the Balkans and former Soviet republics), Europe doesnt know how to resolve issues that dont end up with huge wars. I say let China save them next time.
What the hell are you talking about? Somehow you went from debating Dutch policy to forgetting to take your Ritalin.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:51 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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Learning the language and forcing everyone to speak the same language are two different things.

Listen, I have no problem with people immigrating here, but if you want to live here and be a part of this country, learn the damn language! The Netherlands is right. And quite frankly, were I to move there, I would make it a point to learn and speak their language, because it's their country, and why should they cater to me?
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Old 11-01-2013, 08:00 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Listen, I have no problem with people immigrating here, but if you want to live here and be a part of this country, learn the damn language! The Netherlands is right. And quite frankly, were I to move there, I would make it a point to learn and speak their language, because it's their country, and why should they cater to me?
No one is going to stop you from speaking English in the Netherlands. Heck, most people there will speak to you in English since you probably don't know Dutch. If someone is speaking in a foreign language here to someone else that speaks that same language, I don't see the point in freaking out.

Heck, if I moved to the Netherlands, I wouldn't expect me to pick up a full understanding of Dutch overnight.
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