to my dutch friends
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niederländisch!
www.dutchnews.nl/news/...(for the record, I totally agree)
rafalski
(Nov 6 07, 15:06)It's a great idea. I agree with that for any EU country 100%. Immigrants must speak the language of the welcoming place. No ghettoes ffs.
It's not only a matter of defense (minor issue coz they can all speak in klingon if they want), but as a matter of principle and productivity.
It may be a bit racist? I don't think so. honestly I don't. Any European knows that you have to be a Roman in Rome and that principle has always been within our culture.
Europeans visiting the most strange of the European bunch always try to mingle and speak the language of the place. Even the French do! (ahah!). True. Always. It's like some gentlemanly issue. E. g. the English always try to speak portuguese when they come here. Everytime. And we appreciate it. Like any people does.
I think moving to a country and being obliged to speak the language is a cool respectful move. If you don't like maybe you don't belong to it.
It's a fair rule, ihmo.