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Merkel: Migrants and Germans Can Learn from Each other
2017-04-01
[AP] BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel says newcomers to Germany must learn the country's values and customs, but that Germans can also learn from them.

More than 1 million asylum seekers have arrived in the past two years, and Germany's been working hard on integration.

Speaking in her weekly podcast this Saturday, in a question-and-answer form with a Syrian journalist who arrived as a refugee in 2015, Merkel emphasized migrants need to respect Germany's values of "tolerance, openness, freedom of religion and freedom of expression" and also "be a little curious about our way of life."

On the flipside, Merkel says Germans should be open, and "seize upon it as a possibility to learn and experience more."

Merkel meets with three organizations next week to thank them for their help with migrants.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  I wonder when the tipping point will come when German natives object strongly enough to this "leader" to remove her from office thru whatever means necessary?
Posted by: Crusader   2017-04-01 16:28  

#4  A tautology with a hook.

While both sides of the equation are true only one side is an obligation. New comers are obliged to learn the language and customs of their hosts and to share their own values if they do not conflict.

This is the basis of the American melting pot. Our incipient disaster is caused by the self-segregating and demanding ways of the entitled.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-04-01 13:26  

#3  Old Merk is the epitome of Strength in Diversity insanity.
Posted by: Mugsy Glink   2017-04-01 12:37  

#2  Well, now that you mention it....
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-04-01 12:10  

#1  I wonder how many cats she lives with.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-04-01 12:00  

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