An indecipherable phrasebook, wild hand gestures and blank stares from the locals are not an uncommon experience for people visiting another country - which is why Maastricht can seem a language paradise for foreign workers.
Go to any restaurant, hotel or shop, or simply ask someone directions in the street and you’re likely to have […]
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For the past few years Brazilian samba bands have become an increasingly popular feature of our Maastricht carnival and can no longer be dissociated from it. But what exactly are samba bands? Where do they come from? And how did they reach our city? To learn more about this phenomenon Marleen Vara speaks with three members of Passatempo, her favourite samba band in Maastricht. [continued…]
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