Productions
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25 November 1995
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ARD Tagesthemen
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Naturalisation course for new-comers |
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Reportage on the obliged course for new Dutch citizens in how to live and behave in the Dutch society. A group of Turkisch, Morrocan, Portuguese, Iranian and Iraqi newcomers get a combination of lessons in the classroom and practice outside. How does the Dutch society work? In rainy and windy Rotterdam the newcommers get a tour along the job centre, the education centre, the immigrants centre, cityhall, public transport and other important buildings in Rotterdam. Including a frightening climb to the very windy top of the 185 meter high Euromast. Some of the subjects in the course: bike-riding, Dutch money, the weather, how to shake hands and when and how to kiss somebody in Holland , traffic-jams, the bombing of Rotterdam in the Second Worldwar, the Queen, housing, healthcare and the customs. Dutch people are straight, hospitable but also Attached to privacy. They drink a lot of coffee, live clockwise and with the agenda. So, always make an appointment when you want to visit a Dutchman. Diner is at 6 o'clock and when visiting the Dutch: take a bunch of flowers. The course ends with a drink in a typical Dutch café.
Activities: propose subject, research, set-up & planning reportage, accompany filming.