Comments on: The gist of it http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/08/17/the-gist-of-it/ I'm feeling pretty good about myself right about now. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:47:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Administrator http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/08/17/the-gist-of-it/#comment-2059 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:23:03 +0100 http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/08/17/the-gist-of-it/#comment-2059 The thing is, when I'm a customer in my own country, I simply REFUSE to speak any other language but Dutch. It's a matter of principle. I'm on my own goddamn soil, so I expect the people I pay to serve me to properly speak Dutch, immigrant or not. The thing is, when I’m a customer in my own country, I simply REFUSE to speak any other language but Dutch. It’s a matter of principle. I’m on my own goddamn soil, so I expect the people I pay to serve me to properly speak Dutch, immigrant or not.

]]> by: Rob Foster http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/08/17/the-gist-of-it/#comment-2058 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:49:11 +0100 http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/08/17/the-gist-of-it/#comment-2058 Although, Dutch is one of the hardest languages to speak (unless you are Dutch of course) imo. Not that its a good excuse for an immigrant not to speak the language of the country he's trying to work in - but I bet Dutch is tough for him to learn. If I were to try my luck at working in The Netherlands, I reckon I'd fail to pick up the local lingo anytime soon - but you guy's are so good at English, would I have too? Although, Dutch is one of the hardest languages to speak (unless you are Dutch of course) imo.

Not that its a good excuse for an immigrant not to speak the language of the country he’s trying to work in - but I bet Dutch is tough for him to learn.

If I were to try my luck at working in The Netherlands, I reckon I’d fail to pick up the local lingo anytime soon - but you guy’s are so good at English, would I have too?

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