Patrick West

Showing posts with label Dutch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dutch. Show all posts

Friday, 26 June 2015

in The Spectator, June 27, 2015


Posted by Patrick West at 06:18 No comments:
Labels: Belgium, Dutch, Europe, Flanders, French, Language

Sunday, 16 February 2014

in spiked, February 10, 2014

 

An Englishman speaking Dutch? Dank u wel!

Trying to speak the local language may leave you looking like a muppet, but it’s polite – and rewarding – to give it a go.
Posted by Patrick West at 10:08 No comments:
Labels: Belgium, Dutch, Europe, Language
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Patrick West
is a freelance writer and columnist for Spiked and author of 'Get Over Yourself: NIetzsche For Our Times'. Born in London in 1974, he graduated from Manchester University in 1997 with an MA in Cultural History. He has written for The Times, New Statesman, Spectator, the Times Literary Supplement, Sunday Independent (Ireland), The Irish Post, Living Marxism, Standpoint, The Catholic Herald and The Critic. He is author of the books 'Conspicuous Compassion' (Civitas, 2004), 'The Poverty of Multiculturalism' (Civitas, 2005), 'Beating Them At Their Own Game, How The Irish Conquered English Soccer' (Liberties Press, 2006), 'Get Over Yourself: Nietzsche For Our Times' (Societas, 2017) and editor of 'The Times Questions Answered' (HarperCollins, 2004). 'Les misèries del multiculturalisme' was published in Catalan in 2013 by Edicions La Mussara.
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