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Date:      Sat, 22 Nov 2003 23:45:16 -0500
From:      Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>
To:        Alex de Kruijff <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl>
Cc:        chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How do hackers drive?
Message-ID:  <20031123044516.GA734@online.fr>
In-Reply-To: <20031123033759.GF532@dds.nl>
References:  <20031104192215.GA848@online.fr> <3FA7FEA7.80205@potentialtech.com> <p0600201bbbcdb0e35107@[10.0.1.5]> <20031104201324.GA2654@online.fr> <p06002004bbd1aafe18cc@[10.0.1.5]> <20031108041538.GA806@online.fr> <p0600200cbbd56e199da1@[10.0.1.2]> <20031123033759.GF532@dds.nl>

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Alex de Kruijff said on Nov 23, 2003 at 04:37:59:
> Now also because of political reason. Everyone needs to be integraded
> (fit in) in to the population. This not only means you have to learn
> Dutch. It also means you have to take part in local activities, like
> celibrating 'Sinterklaas', which is the holy person for the sailors. 
> This includes standing in a harbor when he arives on a boat from Spain
> early novemeber, when its freezing and poring down on you. 

I doubt they can force you to take part, but I'm sure Americans would
find it quite amusing, Sinterklaas is quite similar (in role and in
costume) to Santa Claus if I remember right.
 
> The smoke-room chat is going to be banned by potitics starting 2004.

I presume you mean the smoke will be banned, not the room or the chat,
and by health regulations not by politics.  It's about time.

R


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