Comments on: Stranger in your own country: Maastricht

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:37 +0000

@Orangemaster Thanks. I love the Internet and 24 Oranges.

By: Orangemaster

Orangemaster — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:08 +0000

@Neil The Netherlands has different languages and dialects that are often frowned upon or made fun of by the non-speakers of the language/dialect.

In short, there’s a lack of tolerance because the ‘minorities’ could just speak Dutch and ‘be normal’, which of course leaves the regular Dutch speaker out of the loop.

By: Darth Paul

Darth Paul — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:23:27 +0000

I’ll always love the, er, Luthern/Calvinist directness. No point in bandying pleasantries!

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:22:14 +0000

I have visited Maastricht, the Randstad area, Volendam and Den Helder but as a traveler without Dutch language skills, I really wasn’t in a position to appreciate the finer differences in social culture. As a result, ‘d love to heat impressions from readers who have experience to share on this topic.