I cannot say that Ai Weiwei's criticisms of #Germany are wrong, as such.'nHowever, he also admits that he doesn't speak German.
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I cannot say that Ai Weiwei's criticisms of #Germany are wrong, as such.
However, he also admits that he doesn't speak German. And can you really know a country if you do not speak the local language?
If you are caught in an expatriates' bubble, your understanding of your host country will remain woefully imcomplete.
https://hyperallergic.com/1050197/what-i-wish-i-had-known-about-germany-earlier/
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I cannot say that Ai Weiwei's criticisms of #Germany are wrong, as such.
However, he also admits that he doesn't speak German. And can you really know a country if you do not speak the local language?
If you are caught in an expatriates' bubble, your understanding of your host country will remain woefully imcomplete.
https://hyperallergic.com/1050197/what-i-wish-i-had-known-about-germany-earlier/
@juergen_hubert well, I can see why the magazine pulled the article - that is definitely not the light hearted little cultural differences are fun article they wanted. But then, what were they expecting from Ai Weiwei?
