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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 213889" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Hi Rotnse,</p><p></p><p>I am very glad you won the battle against the Continuation School. It seems like an important victory for your family.</p><p></p><p>Since there is so much pressure to be a conforming Dane, what does your Danish wife think about all of this? What does she think your daughter should do after the school she is in now?</p><p></p><p>I wonder along with the poster who asked if you are Muslim but you did not respond. It is your right here to disclose as little or as much as you want about yourself. However, I am trying to understand whether the problem is general Danish concern that everyone who does not "fit in" is a terrorist (not a concern in the U.S) or discrimination against people from the Middle East or who have "Arab" sounding names. Despite my feeling that such prejudice exists here and it is linked with fear of terrorism, it is worthwhile to note that the president-elect's middle name is Hussein (we are not allowed to discussion politics here---but I am only stating a fact) so perhaps the U.S. is making progress.</p><p></p><p>I think I could understand your situation more if I knew the source of the discrimination you fear for you children. I think Danish society has become a lot more conforming than when it stood up to the Nazis to save Danish Jews more than 60 years ago.</p><p></p><p>Please keeping posting. If we can understand your cultural situation better, maybe we can offer some useful suggestions to help you help your children. I must say that I am shocked that a liberal democratic state with such a high level of involvement in the lives of its citizens would not make after school activities available to all children regardless of social class a bit shocking.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the interesting information about Denmark.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 213889, member: 284"] Hi Rotnse, I am very glad you won the battle against the Continuation School. It seems like an important victory for your family. Since there is so much pressure to be a conforming Dane, what does your Danish wife think about all of this? What does she think your daughter should do after the school she is in now? I wonder along with the poster who asked if you are Muslim but you did not respond. It is your right here to disclose as little or as much as you want about yourself. However, I am trying to understand whether the problem is general Danish concern that everyone who does not "fit in" is a terrorist (not a concern in the U.S) or discrimination against people from the Middle East or who have "Arab" sounding names. Despite my feeling that such prejudice exists here and it is linked with fear of terrorism, it is worthwhile to note that the president-elect's middle name is Hussein (we are not allowed to discussion politics here---but I am only stating a fact) so perhaps the U.S. is making progress. I think I could understand your situation more if I knew the source of the discrimination you fear for you children. I think Danish society has become a lot more conforming than when it stood up to the Nazis to save Danish Jews more than 60 years ago. Please keeping posting. If we can understand your cultural situation better, maybe we can offer some useful suggestions to help you help your children. I must say that I am shocked that a liberal democratic state with such a high level of involvement in the lives of its citizens would not make after school activities available to all children regardless of social class a bit shocking. Thank you for the interesting information about Denmark. Martie [/QUOTE]
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