Our troops in Mali {German}

[karl]

For as the subjects speaks, it is our troops in Mali to fight terrorist and as well as keeping the peace. Please to note: Dutch troops also serving the simular mission in Mali.



Presenter

karl

[pieter]

Dutch helicopter flies German and Dutch troops

[pieter]

[pieter]

And where there are missions there are casualties. These Dutch soldiers died due to a malfunctioning mortar. It was not their fault.

[pieter]

[Jaga]

Karl and Pieter,

I am glad that Germans are helping with NATO missions in Africa. These are not easy tasks. It is dangerous, not a nice weather and lots of challenges which I cannot even imagine.

I am not sure I told you but my mother was taken care by Germans who were in Poland to help in the health services instead of serving in the army. It was a good experience for both sides, since my mom likes to be surrounded by young people and she spoke German really well.

[pieter]

[pieter]

[pieter]

Jaga,

It is great that your mother had such good experiences with these Germans who were in Poland to help in the health services. These sort of deployments help to better the relationship between peoples. Neighbours in this case. The fact that your mother spoke German well. It reminds me about my babcia from Poznań who spoke German well too. I communicated in German with her. That was a little bit weird, but I or we got used to it and realised it was a pragmatic solution. I say this because in that time decades ago German still had some past connection to the Second World War and the Prussian and Austrian occupation of Poland in the 18th and 19th century. Today it is beneficial for young Poles in particular and Poles in general to know German to be able to communcate with German, Austrian and Swiss people and with for instance Dutch people, Belgians, Danes and maybe some other Scandinavians who speak, read and thus understand German.

Of course most people speak English today, but in Europe sometimes German, French and in some cases Spanish/Porutguese and Italian are communication tools between various Europeans. In the past more Germans spoken German, because next to French it was an international language in trade, technology, political, diplomatic and cultural sense. A lot of non-German people read German liteture, poetry and the works of the German philosophers as well. German was a Central-European language. Today English has largely replaced German and French as a communication tool in Europe. Fewer pupils and students choose German and French as a subject in highschool, vocational universities or universities. Everyone has to learn English. English is an obligated subject in Dutch highschools.

Cheers,
Pieter

[karl]

Aug 27, 2019 23:43:16 GMT -7 Jaga said:

Karl and Pieter,

I am glad that Germans are helping with NATO missions in Africa. These are not easy tasks. It is dangerous, not a nice weather and lots of challenges which I cannot even imagine.

I am not sure I told you but my mother was taken care by Germans who were in Poland to help in the health services instead of serving in the army. It was a good experience for both sides, since my mom likes to be surrounded by young people and she spoke German really well.

Jaga

I am happy your mother was treated well by the provided health services designed for patients such as you mother. With this, her pleasure in being surrounded by young people..

Karl

[karl]

Pieter

Whilst placing this presentation, I was in trust you would contribute with the Dutch contributions in Mali. The Mali country has not gained the notice as it should in violation of human rights as it should as exampled by the following url:

www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/mali

At least under the flagge of The UN, some thing is being done that is positive..

I am sorry to hear of the deaths of two of your fine solders in the mortor accident. Those weapons are dangerous and need to require careful training in use as described.

Karl