if you speak dutch, you are from the netherlands.
where are you from if you speak dutch?
the netherlands
in their conclusions, the authors observe that this refusal of the dutch to integrate, participate, and contribute to their new german community contrasts strongly with the current dutch public opinion, political climate, or indeed legislation. the dutch political climate, and the apparent support of dutch prime minister mark rutte, was recently discussed and condemned by the european union. dutch legislation, the integration law for immigrants to the netherlands act obliges migrants entering the netherlands to integrate into dutch society. to measure this, migrants are subjected to courses and a final exam, determining the migrants’ ability to speak the dutch language and general knowledge of dutch society. failure to pass the exam (e.g. inability to speak dutch) results in expulsion. participation in this exam is only required of non-eu nationals. although public sentiments and opinions vary considerably, as for the whole eec territory, the german conditions of residence for non eu nationals are very similar to those in the netherlands.
kranenburg, north rhine-westphalia
in brussels's northwestern municipalities, the proportion of dutch-speakers is high compared to other municipalities in brussels. it is in these same municipalities that the proportion of non-native dutch-speakers who speak dutch is highest, generally in excess of 20%. at the two extremes are ganshoren, where 25% of non-native speakers speak dutch, and saint-gilles, where dutch as a language spoken at home has practically disappeared.
francization of brussels