I quote from your post: ''This includes things like (i) the 'tall poppy syndrome', (ii) an 'I don't wanna know' suspicion of learning and education, (iii) conformism, including worship of sport and disdain for those in 'gay' artistic, creative or intellectual pursuits, (iv) not wanting to be 'too smart' at work, in case you're seen to be too close to the boss, and (v) a she'll be right attitude and mediocrity in anywhere but sport''
-these are Australian traits I think, not Dutch, where there is enormous emphasis on education and study, the arts, and if you have a look at Dutch culture you will see it is very liberated in regards to gay people. And didn't we have their football coach over here? I'm not really up on sport though.
-the emphasis on wealth is it's good to be wealthy but you don't flaunt it, you don't show off, and you make sure you give enough away to help others.
- this is also reflected in their work culture, they work a much shorter work week than here but in return for that everyone does volunteer work, and volunteer work is a big part of your life. Every time I visit I get asked 'where do you volunteer' but of course I don't, I work 50-60 hours per week instead!
- also they are coming back on migration. Migration appears to be a largely failed experiment that is now threatening the Dutch way of life, there are certain migrants now protesting at nativity scenes etc. What they are looking at (quite radical) is new migrants cannot access any type of government benefit for the first 10 years after entering the country, and child benefits where the mother is not in paid employment will be reduced as they want the role model family where everyone participates in society to expand. They want children raised in families where everyone works (mind you there child care is better then ours). As you can see, VERY different from Australia. You might have seen the protests re Wilders, a Dutch Parliamentarian, who was not allowed into the UK to lecture the UK parliament about his ideas because the UK was too scared of certain migrant groups.
-these are Australian traits I think, not Dutch, where there is enormous emphasis on education and study, the arts, and if you have a look at Dutch culture you will see it is very liberated in regards to gay people. And didn't we have their football coach over here? I'm not really up on sport though.
-the emphasis on wealth is it's good to be wealthy but you don't flaunt it, you don't show off, and you make sure you give enough away to help others.
- this is also reflected in their work culture, they work a much shorter work week than here but in return for that everyone does volunteer work, and volunteer work is a big part of your life. Every time I visit I get asked 'where do you volunteer' but of course I don't, I work 50-60 hours per week instead!
- also they are coming back on migration. Migration appears to be a largely failed experiment that is now threatening the Dutch way of life, there are certain migrants now protesting at nativity scenes etc. What they are looking at (quite radical) is new migrants cannot access any type of government benefit for the first 10 years after entering the country, and child benefits where the mother is not in paid employment will be reduced as they want the role model family where everyone participates in society to expand. They want children raised in families where everyone works (mind you there child care is better then ours). As you can see, VERY different from Australia. You might have seen the protests re Wilders, a Dutch Parliamentarian, who was not allowed into the UK to lecture the UK parliament about his ideas because the UK was too scared of certain migrant groups.
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