"krabbenmentaliteit" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkrɑ.bə(n).mɛn.taː.liˈtɛit/ Audio: Nl-krabbenmentaliteit.ogg
Etymology: Compound of krab (“crab”) + -en- + mentaliteit (“mentality”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|krab|-en-|mentaliteit|t1=crab|t3=mentality}} krab (“crab”) + -en- + mentaliteit (“mentality”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-|-}} krabbenmentaliteit f (uncountable)
  1. (Suriname) crab mentality (the tendency to thwart a successful person out of envy) Tags: Suriname, feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-krabbenmentaliteit-nl-noun-NfWZIhNJ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms interfixed with -en-, Surinamese Dutch

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          "ref": "1985 August 2, “Op de sluiting van Shell. Afzweren krabbenmentaliteit [On Shell's closure. Renounce crab mentality]”, in Amigoe, page 8",
          "text": "De heer Ong-A-Kwie denkt hierbij aan het aantrekken van buitenlandse industrieën en aan het kans geven aan het ontwikkelen van eigen initiatieven. Volgens hem is de tijd voorbij van de zogenaamde krabben-mentaliteit. We moeten — volgens hem — niet als krabben in een ton elkaar verhinderen daaruit te komen. Als er iemand in slaagt naar boven te klauteren zodat hij uit die opgesloten situatie geraakt, dan moeten wij ons juist door die persoon laten meeslepen; dat is beter dan de betreffende persoon terug te trekken in de ton.\nIn this context, Mr Ong-A-Kwie envisages attracting foreign industries and giving a chance to develop homegrown initiatives. According to him, the time of the so-called crab mentality is over. We should – according to him – not be like crabs in a barrel preventing each other from getting out. If someone manages to clamber to the top so that he gets out of that confined situation, we should instead let that person pull us along; this is preferable to pulling that person back into the barrel.",
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