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René

/ #39 Mutual understanding and acceptance

2011-07-06 18:49

A short overview of the Saban history
SABA-TIJDBALK

……….. Arowaks
1000? – 1500? Caribs
1640 – 1656 Nederland (57 Nederlanders + 54 Engelsen Schotten, Ieren)
1656 Engels en alle Nederlanders gedeporteerd naar St. Maarten
1656 Nederlands maar met weinig Nederlanders
1672-1679 Engeland
1678 – 1781 Nederland WIC (Zeeland)
1781-1784 Engeland
1784 – 1795 Nederland
1795 – 1801 –Frankrijk
1801 – 1802 Engeland
1802- 1810 Frankrijk
1910 – 1816 Engeland
1816 – 2011 Nederand
N.B.:
In 1657 vacature voor engels sprekende ambtenaar
In alle kolonies over de hele wereld
namen Nederlanders de taal over van anderen.

Conclusion: not the Dutch are imposing their language upon others and there has always been a harmony, a mutual understanding on Saba. Even in a way that Sabans dilsliked for centuries too much influence of any nation, Dutch, English or French. Sabans always wanted to have their own say over their own island.
This balance between languages, this mutual understanding and acceptation, this sometimes fragile harmony should be maintained. And yes, especially the Dutch speaking people on Saba don’t like that someone from Aruba and moreover in a function that requests empathy and carefullness has had a negative effect on this harmony.