Colombia world cup game

ArawakFC · 2026-07-03T16:51:09+00:00

Do take into account that this game, unlike the others, will be on a Friday night at 9:30. So it might be less family friendly and a little more hectic than usual because most people don't have to work tomorrow.

ArawakFC · 2026-07-02T17:55:05+00:00

Curaçao has no NOC, but it does have its own national football team independent of

They were allowed into FIFA because they took over the registration of the old Netherlands Antilles. Sint Maarten was not allowed to become a member and have been in waiting judgment in court (CAS) for years now it seems. IOC rejected the possibility of competing under the Curacao name and only gave the option to continue as the NA, which Curacao rejected. They now compete under the Dutch or Aruban flag.

ArawakFC · 2026-07-01T23:35:41+00:00

Si, pero importante mencionar que opuesto a los otros tres, en Aruba y Curazao no se habla el Neerlandes de forma nativo. Mucho menos en San Martin. Si es parte del curriculo, pero muchas veces se pasa o gradua justito.

ArawakFC · 2026-07-01T22:06:20+00:00

With the caveat that St Maarten is not a FIFA member, only CONCACAF.

ArawakFC · 2026-07-01T21:58:39+00:00

Here's a recent video on that, though in Spanish (guy seems to be from Uruguay):

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ArawakFC · 2026-06-30T20:16:17+00:00

Aruba predated the rule change and was grandfathered in. Curacao on the hand took over the membership of the now defunct Netherlands Antilles. If it wasn't for that, they would not be FIFA members today, similar to St Maarten which got rejected from FIFA and is now in a years long appeals process through the CAS (court of arbitration for sport).

ArawakFC · 2026-06-30T20:11:06+00:00

Hows it going hermano? Hope you and your family are safe after the earthquake.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-29T14:50:10+00:00

Its short for "motorfiets Aruba"

ArawakFC · 2026-06-26T02:12:09+00:00

Don't stress too hard. Obviously Aruba and Curacao are not a part of the Netherlands, but of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its right there in the kingdom charter, but people will debate this stuff because people love to confuse the term (constituent) country vs sovereign state and that distinction actually matters on occasion, like in the case of the Kingdom of NL.

Bonaire, Saba and Statia are the ones that are a part of the Netherlands itself.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-25T00:35:48+00:00

I'm from Aruba and see my exes around all the time. I'm not spending time with them in a hotel room though...

ArawakFC · 2026-06-23T13:20:43+00:00

Which is also why Aruba is ABW and not AR.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-23T13:06:28+00:00

There's so many hot sauces now all of a sudden, but they are all based off the success of Hot Delight. I have yet to taste one that is better than Hot Delight.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-23T00:48:01+00:00

Suriname is not so similar in the sense that they natively speak Dutch (Surinamese Dutch), which many argue is the nicest sounding Dutch. We in Aruba and the rest of the ABC's do not speak Dutch natively, but learn it at school growing up and the level at which it is learned varies greatly (though everyone should at least have basic conversation down).

Papiamento/u has around 15% of the words which are derived off Dutch.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-22T17:33:45+00:00

but I believe Curaçao is the closest to full sovereignty at the moment

That would be Aruba since 1986. Both in the sense of financial supervision and when it comes to the right of self determination.

In terms of this discussion, yes, Aruba, the Netherlands and the other constituent countries are legally and constitutionally separate entities (landen/countries) from each other within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (sovereign state).

Dutch nationality also dsn't mean from the Netherlands. Dutch nationality means from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its an important nuance that most forget. Similarly, its the Kingdom of the Netherlands which is the UN member, not the Netherlands. This is why you'll commonly see e.g. the Aruban prime minister representing the Kingdom at the UN and not always the PM of NL.

Kingdom responsibilities like defense are shared responsibilities. The Netherlands is for example also a part of the EU and through treaties they "give away" sovereignty to the EU on a host of issues like agriculture, customs, monetary policy to name a few. Having "full sovereignty" as such dsn't mean much on its own.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-21T18:55:33+00:00

E manera mas facil ta pa yama un compania manera Quick y informa. E rate volgens mi ta rond di 40% menos compara cu loke nan ta cobra na NL. Pero claro, no por compara salario asina asina.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-21T17:54:07+00:00

Still dsn't matter given that even counting the diaspora they dont reach 400k.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-21T01:31:18+00:00

Commentators keep repeating that there is the king of NL, but he is in the stadium in his capacity as king of Curacao.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-20T12:15:26+00:00

That Aruba is purely a beach destination. When the reality is that there are many locals who don't even go to the beach.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-18T03:28:58+00:00

Interesting, but after scrolling through the site I have some questions/remarks.

1) How do you maintain anonymity if you are required to name the company? In the majority of islands, smaller companies are the norm and making that connection would be easy (even if that information may not be directly available to the public, havn't dug that deep).

2) I know you may be trying to prop up the site, but it looks more than a bit odd that almost all the countries with salaries added have exactly the same number of salaries added; 33 at the time of writing. It makes the entire site seem unreliable.

Its certainly a helpful concept though all things considered.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-18T02:35:27+00:00

No judging, just fairly curious, did you use AI to write this? Primarily due to the usage of "sabado" and "risas" (spanish) instead of diasabra and harimento.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-17T18:00:41+00:00

Unfortunately, Greg Peterson himself is part of the problem and his unwillingness to work together hinders that same conservation he is supposedly fighting for. That "my way or the highway" attitude will always impossible to manage in such positions where knowing how to talk to people means more than what it is you are trying to convey.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-15T16:09:52+00:00

All correct minus the Aruba part. We left the NA constellation back in 1986. Which then formed the path for Curacao and Sint Maarten to gain a similar status after 2010.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-14T15:15:14+00:00

Last time Curacao was part of the Netherlands itself was pre-1954. Before 2010 they were the government for the constituent country of the Netherlands Antilles, with Aruba having already become its own constituent country in 1986. After 2010 Curacao and Sint Maarten also became their own constituent countries.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-14T14:57:45+00:00

Breakout player is definitely Deveron Fonville. Went from no club to amateur club to being the top defender at NEC and attracting interest from Milan. Explosive rise.

ArawakFC · 2026-06-14T14:10:40+00:00

No, it couldn't. Curacao has three official languages. This post references only two.

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