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Though this tradition seems appalling to most people in the United States, they tend to forget some of the traditions we have used in the past. It is not my position to tell another group of people their culture and traditions are morally wrong, but I will question the motives behind the practice as it is seen as offensive to many people. It seems this was an older tradition based on traditional values and as the time progressed the people changed the reasoning behind it to keep the practice alive. I would encourage people in the Netherlands to look at Zwarte Piet from the perspective of those who feel it is a racist and offensive tradition and determine whether they feel it should be changed or continue. I believe they could continue this with simple changes such as rainbow colored faces. Regardless, this is a culture completely different from our own and people should understand this before they make judgments on how they live.
My vraag is waarom doen de Nederlanders drinkt zo veel koffie?
Hallo Ben! Wij zijn Sanne en Meike en zijn alle twee vijftien jaar oud. Het antwoord op je vraag is dat wij denken dat er erg veel mensen van koffie houden, wij zelf houden niet van koffie!
ReplyDeleteWe understand that the people in America may think that Zwarte Piet is racist. But we see it as a tradition mainly for the children in our country. We think it is okay to remove the earings and maybe change the skin colour to a white skin colour with black smears. That is less racist, and still the same for the children, because it is for the children :)
ow! we just find out that we had to write everything in English, so here the transulate: Hello Ben, we are Sanne and Meike and we are both fifteen years old. The answer to you question is that we think that most people in our country love coffee! But we don't like it.
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ReplyDeleteIk ben Astrid en ik ben vijftien jaar oud. Ik woon in Haren (Nederland) en zit op het Zernike College aan de Westerse Drift.
I understand why a lot of people think that Zwarte Piet is racist. I also agree with it that people in The Netherlands should consider to change some things about Zwarte Piet, for example the red lips or the earrings. I think the reason that this celebration has lived on for so long is that it's a celebration for children and they don't see Zwarte Piet as racist. Also, it is seen as an important tradition in The Netherlands.
To answer your question:
I think drinking coffee in the Netherlands is a bit like drinking tea in England. Despite from the fact that most people like coffee (not me actually), we also see it as a nice drink to combinate with, for example, visiting someone.