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I HAVE LIVED IN THE NETHERLANDS
FOR FOUR YEARS. THAT WAS MY FIRST POSTING ABROAD AND I AM GLAD I WENT TO HOLLAND.
THE MEMORIES OF MY STAY THERE ARE PRECIOUS SOURCE OF EVERLASTING HAPPINESS AND INSIGHT
INTO SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES CONCERNING HUMAN LIFE. I AM ALWAYS THOROUGHLY
MOVED AT THE REMEMBRANCE OF MY INTERACTION WITH THE COUNTRY. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO
ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE LEARNT DUTCH BECAUSE LIVING IN HOLLAND IS SO EASY AND COMFORTABLE.
LANGUAGE NEVER POSED ANY PROBLEM SINCE PRACTICALLY EVERY DUTCH PERSON IS MULTILINGUAL
AND ENGLISH USED TO BE THE COMMON FOREIGN LANGUAGE UNDERSTOOD BY EVERYBODY. ON RETURNING
TO INDIA I HAPPENED TO COME ACROSS DUTCH DOCUMENTS WHILE DOING FREELANCE TRANSLATION
WORK. I HAVE MULTILINGUAL GUIDES AND INTRODUCTORY BOOKS ON HOLLAND AND ENGLISH-DUTCH-ENGLISH
DICTIONARIES IN MY COLLECTION. BESIDES, I WAS FAMILIAR IN SOME WAY WITH DUTCH. I
AM ABLE TO RENDER AUTHENTIC TRANSLATIONS OF CERTAIN DUTCH DOCUMENTS--USUALLY OFFICIAL
AND FORMAL DOCUMENTS. IT SO HAPPENED THAT EVEN A LUCRATIVE JOB OFFER WAS MADE TO
ME FOR ONLINE WORK IN DUTCH. I THEN REALISED THAT I SHOULD HAVE LEARNT DUTCH IN A
PROPER WAY. THAT'S ALL. |