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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The camera focuses on two gay men kissing in a park. Later, a topless woman emerges from the sea and walks onto a crowded beach. For would-be immigrants to the Netherlands, this film is a test of their readiness to participate in the liberal Dutch culture.
If they can't stomach it, no need to apply.
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Tolerance Test for Immigrants
Good idea? Bad idea? In general, I don't think immigrants have to agree with it, but I think they should accept that certain things happen in certain cultures. Immigrants should also accept that their kids aren't going to keep 100% of the old culture and may adapt things from the new country. Immigrants can be ignorant and have stereotypes of the "new" country just as it is the other way around (I know a girl who has been in Canada since she was 11 and STILL thinks that (white) Canadian girls are "loose" because a "good Chinese girl" never lives with a guy before marriage.
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