Assimilation isn't just immigrants adopting the host culture; native Dutch youth are adopting immigrant accents, English is becoming default in service work, and urban soundscapes mix Dutch with Arabic and Turkish. This suggests cultural exchange and dilution happening simultaneously, not a one‑directional process.
— It complicates policy goals that assume assimilation is linear and controllable, reframing debates over integration metrics and cultural preservation.
Razib Khan
2025.07.09
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Ofwegen reports bartenders who speak only English and white Dutch youth affecting Moroccan accents in The Hague, where Arabic and Turkish are as common as Dutch.
Fortissax
2025.04.17
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Both pieces argue that identity is reshaped by mutual influence rather than one‑way absorption; here, intermarriage and shared life in Quebec purportedly produced a distinct 'Anglo‑Québécois' ethnos beyond language, paralleling bidirectional cultural blending in the Dutch case.
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