Suriname in the first episode of a series on prejudices

" Why do Surinamers throw slippers when they are angry? "

ROTTERDAM, November 26 – Starting today, the Algemeen Dagblad will release Eén Pot Nat every Monday and Wednesday from 3 pm, a series on prejudices. "Surinamese" culture A number of Surinamese will have the opportunity to respond to questions and statements such as "Why do Surinamese throw slippers when they are angry? Does a Surinamese man really have more than one wife? And do not get tired of this discussion of Zwarte Piet every year? "

This series is a collaboration with Arie Boomsma in which typical groups of people from the Netherlands are asked questions that are based on what the Others think about it, but they are not often expressed aloud.The subcultures questioned are often misunderstood and often wrongly described as negative, which is why they have the opportunity to respond.

Episode on Suriname, among others, Howard Komproe, Steven Brunswijk and Maurits Delchot are interviewed See the episode here

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