If you want to know the opinion of the Dutch do not go to Amsterdam. Amsterdam doesn't represent The Netherlands like New York doesn't represent the USA.
@@matthewdubovik7350 Gun laws for one. Abortion up to 9 months is another. The confusion about what bathroom or what pronounce to use. Don't get me wrong. I did meet a lot of nice New Yorkers but like Crocodile Dundee explained it's basically one big mental institution.
what you call polite is asking someone "how are you" and just expecting a "Fine, thank you" in return here we only ask that if we actually care for the answer. if you don't care, dont ask.
+Jim Bob I could say the same about Americans. They interpret dutch directness as being rude and insulting. to us it's just being honest and we appreciate that honesty. It prevents us from developing to big of an ego and helps us get a more down to earth mindset. Being polite is one thing but agreeing with everything and everyone just to be friendly is a whole other thing and a lot of Americans act like that. interpreting that as 'being fake' isn't unrealistic or negative. you could interpret people who never challenge you opinion as 'not having a clue about anything' but we don't so at least you have agency
+SMNL019 The simple answer is that it is cultural. Americans believe in optimism, positivity, and pride. They also believe in the idea of public decorum. So americans will argue about politics, religion, philosophy, etc. among their friends or family but they tend to not argue with strangers if not necessary. Americans believe its not worth the effort. However, there is a time and place for everything. Americans form unions and organizations vocalizing their opinions. Protests are common, businesses have a complaint hotlines, the Business Bureau is bombarded with complaints, there are forums and petitions for nearly every problem in society. So it is false to say Americans are agreeable but it is true that Americans will not argue or vocalize one on one about sensitive topics as they believe an awkward moment may ensue and potential clients/friends may not come to fruition.
+Evildeathmonkey False, I can't talk for the entirety of europe, but the netherlands are very straight forward. they will say things they don;t like about you, they will say what comes into their mind.
Evildeathmonkey "the real dutch" lol what? I expect that you are from Rotterdam. But anyway, The netherlands has quite a difference between provinces i guess.
I only visited the Netherlands on a layover but I was blown away by the kindness and funniness from the Dutch people I’ve met. Definitely didn’t experience this in many other European countries
That is probably also because Dutch people understand you perfectly and they speak English very well themselves. You will experience this less in other European countries. The Netherlands is next to the UK the best in the English language.
The Irish are like this too. The moment they would hear my accent, their eyes would light up and they had the best stories. They are super laid back and down to earth.
America is a country of extremism in my opinion. Some people are pro something, others are against, some people are unhealthy, some are healthy, some people are open minded, some people are close minded, but everything is super extreme and there allways seems to be a strong resistence against people that are or think differently. But at the same time you cant really say that about Americans because one thing stands out by far: Americans are diverse.
+Roy S. You're right, everything here is extreme. I just drank an extreme cup of tea, got in my extreme car and than surfed some extreme waves. Extreme!
+Roy S. well there are still hippy's as well... I guess they would be extremely indifferent about everything and of course against "the man", which could be considered as technically another form of extremism :D
@Millinial Picasso I think he means those who live abroad vs those just traveling. You may be on your best behavior, but I have been embarrassed by American friends. We are so spoiled here, but they just do not understand that, so get annoyed that there are no refills, that there aren't a million sauces, that the grocery store isn't going to be to their selection and they definitely get an attitude over it, ask way too many questions when they've already gotten an answer. We do it here, but it's part of our culture.
@@marmitaa8619 it depends on the dutch people they want, do they want people to moved the netherlands or people that were born there ? The dutch have a very distinct accent and imo its safe to assume if someone is dutch based on their accent.
@@salted2096 Technically you guys are correct, practically not. If you deem people Dutch because they have a Dutch passport, you are wrong since there are alot that don't have the Dutch ethnicity thus, they don't have that accent the Dutch ethnicity has. If you are strictly talking about people with Dutch ethnicity, then yes most people have that accent. The second woman has Dutch - New Zealand accent, does that mean she is a tourist or would you classify her as a Dutch expat? To me it's very weird reasoning.
Yes Americans only think about themselves. USA USA Nr1 Nr1 Pffffff...... I hope the US will build a wall around their whole country so we can lock it from the other side and throw away the key.
@@rockyslay4310 where do you live? If you haven't spent at least a year in all 50 states then you can't understand America. I have my own biases and thoughts on America, and most get disproven. And I live in the United States. We literally stereotype our own people cause we can't comprehend all of it. I make jokes about southern states with incest, or California being a hipster wasteland with everyone carrying around a metal straw. You can't judge America as a whole because we have several states bigger than most independent countries.
You assumed that OP is American because, in your view, his comment was retarded. Your own comment makes it very clear that you wholeheartedly believe in that specific stereotype of American people. Congratulations, you played yourself.
Did I step on your soft and big American toes and did you get an ouwie? Go pledge allegiance to a flag or chant USA somewhere else. Honestly I dont believe the stereotype and it's obvious that the OP is an American. So wipe your tears and vote a decent human being into office.
Why is it obvious that OP is an American, and why do you think I'm an American as well? Americans have good reasons to be proud of their country. A lot of people all over the world want to become an American citizen. Trump has done great things this year. I'm glad Hillary 'because I'm a woman' Clinton lost the election. Sounds like you're the one who's still in tears because of that. EDIT: Oh, and by the way. You 'honestly' don't believe in the stereotype, but you DO believe Americans are generally incapable of choosing a 'decent human' for president? Go fuck yourself.
For the ones making fun of the man who said geological instead of geographical, he knows at least two languages, and most of you think that by saying hola to a latin american person you become basically bilingual lol.
When you see a happy American in the Netherlands it's because they're probably on vacation and they're away from their 60 hour a week crappy job ...yeah I'd be happy to
Or we aren't dicks and live in a country that is so great, we have no choice but to be happy. We have so much, there isn't reason to be nice to your fellow man. Also, we have the biggest dick in the world.
I live there, for me its normal cuz i saw tgis all my life but if i look at it in a video i also think like wow this culture is great! Amsterdam is awesome
It’s sad, most people’s knowledge of Americans comes from what they see on TV and the internet. If only they would be able to meet the average American, in an average town, just trying to live their lives like anyone else. The fact that most foreigners seem to go to LA and New York doesn’t help
Dude what they said is accurate! The average American is individualistic, is prideful, thinks that they are the best country in everything, obesity. What did they say that wasn’t accurate?
Most people's knowledge about any country in the world (that they haven't visited or are not interested in that country) comes from media. So when we see Trump, police brutality, self-centered Americans, protests, guns, guns, guns and guns that will be our impression of America.
Rockin' Resurrection I recognize that a decent amount of Americans are probably pretty bad with a map of Europe, or most places in the world. But I actually really enjoy geography and could name most countries and where they are at least. Capitals, I know some, some I don’t. Also what’s stopping me from googling an answer and replying to you lol. Perhaps you shouldn’t assume that just because someone is American they know nothing about the rest of the world, because I can assure you there are many who do. Stop forming your stereotypes from the internet
Well in this video hes mostly asking about what stereotypes they know about Americans, but I'm sure most of them realize that stereotypes generally aren't completely accurate.
"Amsterdam is the only city where you can smoke weed, drink alcohol on streets and take mushrooms legaly" This is a fact he says. Dude come on thats already false in all of the Netherlands you can do this only Amserdam is famous for it. Its not just Amsterdam its THE WHOLE COUNTRY aah this pisses me off
Right, so, that means it's not nature, it;s nurture- or the lack of it in America. America is the sewer of the world and American's are too mentally repressed and spiritually imprisoned and abused to even entertain the notion they should find out why they and almost everything and everyone around them are so callous, artificial and out of balance.
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@@Lumalnatti11 Did you know that 3 million more people voted for Hillary than Trump? If not, why are you so insular and ignorant?
Being nice in America isn't 'fake,' it's part of being respectful. Most of us don't shake hands because we want to really feel another person's grip; same way we aren't acting friendly because we really think we've instantly become best friends. It's just a custom. If you treat somebody nicely and they don't have the courtesy to reciprocate, that tells a lot about a person, at least in the U.S.
@@DYNASPORTS66 it’s entirely on context! If I say “how are you doing?” to a random stranger, it’s merely a greeting - it’s generally obvious that I don’t want someone I don’t know to tell me all of their emotions. However, if I’m in a conversation with someone I know well such as a close friend or family member and ask “how are you doing?”, it is a more intimate question, and I do expect a more personal answer. You also have to pay attention to HOW the question was asked. If someone asks “how are you doing?” very quickly, it’s generally a greeting. However, if someone looks at me and says it like “hey (slight pause), how are YOU doing?” it’s very clear they are expecting a serious answer.
@@themorosepittbull257 Meanwhile you get spoonfed propaganda about Cuba, Russia, north Korea, etc... This isn't an insult by any means, I'm just saying we need to fix modern media everywhere.
@@fntatn I absolutely agree there. Trust in the mainstream media here in the US is at an all time low and for good reason. They've given up journalism for activism. I honestly believe they are responsible for all the division here in the US
I’m Dutch-American with dual citizenship (born in Nederland and raised in the US) and my family was in s’Hertogenbosch speaking English because my brother doesn’t really speak Dutch and at 10 is a walking American stereotype. A Dutch man came up to us and asked us if we were trump supporters and whether we were looking for a McDonald’s. We immediately switched to Dutch and he seemed rather abashed. I was mortified, especially since my Papa, the Dutchman, wasn’t with us at the time.
Assholes come in all shapes forms and nationalities. Most Dutch people would never ask something like that. But there are those who do. Generally they are the less educated people.
I think it's a little strange that some people stereotype visitors are looking for their own culture in a country they travel to cause usually people travel to experience a different culture. I'm not saying there aren't tourists who expect to find their culture, or even language, in a different country tho cause there are some people like that. But often, that's not why most people travel.
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The first 30 seconds, you are talking about the country, not amsterdam. I feel like no one looks further then amsterdam when looking at the Netherlands
Is that like our Los Angelos and New York City? Because most foreigners visit those places and I get it, but real Americans, the hard working, forgotten, middle class are real Americans. LA and NY are fake people, champagne socialist elitist, and morally grand standing snobs.
+HammyNerd23 and i'm lazy, not on pc. btw it's verry easy to correct somebody in your native language -_-. i don't think you speak dutch ass well do you?
I'm an American and I thought this video was the funniest thing ever! Many of the stereotypes are true. One of the things I envy about Europe is that they are less religious than over here. Europe in general is more left leaning.
+Luis Montanez That religion is what gave you your freedom in the first place. (History of the beginning of the United States; see the preamble of the Declaration of Independance and the writings of the founding fathers.) Even the extreme athiest Richard Dawkins, called Christianity a bulwark against the Islamic terrorist.
+Jon Lanier how about you explain to me how religion is what gave me free will in the first place. instead of petty insults. I dont live in the states, just a heads up.
15 years ago, I was single, 40, just beat cancer and got on a plane. Just had to go walk-around for a while. France led to Belgium which led to the Netherlands. The journey found me in smaller city called Utrecht. With four new friends, sitting around a table laughing and learning. Drinking wine and sharing ideas with beautiful people. Memories I will have till I die. People are good everywhere. If you are kind and curious? You'll meet kind and curious.
speaking as an "American", one thing that's true is that we cannot take criticism very lightly. Even though we are the kings of trash talk, and even if what these countries say are true, we get butt hurt over any kind of criticism
As an American, I agree. I have strong a Nigerian heritage which impacts the way I interact with others. In Nigeria, they sugarcoat nothing. They shoot straight and get down to business. When I do the same in America--even within communities I identify with--they exile me to the fringes, and I am often left wondering where I went wrong. Especially when you are a person of color, you have to be very careful and tiptoe around people's feelings because you don't want to seem rude or "uppity."
@John Saunders you say we are the ignorant it's you buddy iv been to Hawaii and was gonna go to Germany but a volcano was erupting and couldn't go because it was in the flight path of the planes and I don't believe most shit I see on the media or social media I know my government is corrupt to the max and lie to their on the daily and you say we are poorlybeducated
I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to 40 countries (I am Canadian) including The Netherlands. And the biggest factor I’ve taken away is this: North Americans tend to be more ‘forward’ and smiley than the rest of the world. It doesn’t mean other cultures and countries aren’t friendly...they just don’t smile or engage for no reason. Which, I understand also. Personally, I love the dutch and their open culture. My last serious gf was born in Netherlands and spoke fluent dutch...and she was very typical of the straight-forward and open minded culture of the people. As for Americans, I love them but they DEFINETLY have the (and I’m hugely generalizing) habit of flag waving more than other cultures. And they tend to (again, generalizing) be brazen about speaking English and expecting the rest of the world to, also. Myself, I always pick up a handful of phrases of the language of where I’m going, out of respect. I find Americans tend to expect and almost demand you speak English, wherever you are. Im a musician and worked on cruise ships with many different cultures-and they almost ALL contained people who were bi-lingual, if not knowing many more languages. And conversely, the Americans tended to only speak English-and not care otherwise. Many of my co-workers said ‘English (ne American) is the language of business, so I learned it.’ Russia was the biggest surprise for me, personally. They come across as very dour people, but if you take the time to befriend them and chat, they are very warm and open. They just don’t fake niceness or sincerity-which in the long run is an admirable trait.
I could be wrong, but I'm guessing the rest of the world, (Europe, Asia at least), all have ancient cultures, class, & cast systems, that put their people / population in their place, & make things very difficult for them to reach their full potential. This as an effect on their social status, & as got to have an effect on their overall confidence. As far as I know, these barriers don't exist (At least not as much) in North America, allowing people to be much more upwardly mobile, giving themselves more confidence, & with more confidence rubbing off in general. Well, That & the media! Just a thought.
I'm American, and despise people for being vain-glorius and patriotic for no reason, but when we play Canadian teams in any sport, I will root for most american teams w/o waving a flag!
I'm American and learned Romanian when I spent three summers there. When I went to Mexico I learned a little Spanish but since they don't try in the US to learn English, I didn't try that hard in Mexico.
Well, American media evidently IS channeling information to get certain attitudes across, while in Europe that is mostly not the case, and if it is, the people recognize that and take action against it. In that point Americans are way more naive indeed
well, said media is also from america, so it isn't weird to expect that what they see broadcasted is probably somewhat related to real life, especially when that media also has people calling things from america out
The American media represents extremes as if they're the norm. Not only Europeans think it's the norm, a lot of Americans do too. Need proof, look at Twitter. Real people who think the world is what the media pretends it is. Makes me want to vomit
Nope. It’s just that we Americans need to get more of a life than watching TH-cam videos and making comments all the time. Our pandemic response was atrocious too, so a lot of us are spending a lot more time at home since it’s still spreading like wildfire. Hope we have a vaccine to share by next year.
From My experience, Amreicans tend to expect local people to speak english, when they travel to other countries. I live in Korea and ive seen a group of American tourists complaining about local people not being able to help them due to lack of their english skill. I eventually ended up helping them with a soft suggestion(cause they are sensitive people, often get offended by little thing) that they should know before they leave their home. or fucking google it.
+Mash Monster rofl!!!!! that sounds ridiculous! i think it is most polite to learn at least a few important words when visiting a country that does not speak english. not everyone will be easily offended here...but i think the people you encountered might be. i am american btw
+Mash Monster As an American I do really agree with you. Since I've been living in Germany for most of my memorable life, I've made an effort to learn German. But when I can't speak German to someone it really makes me feel bad.
+Mash Monster Meh, This Americans-can't-speak-anything-else circle-jerk needs to end really. Any English-speaking country doesn't put heavy emphasis on foreign language. Hell, even my friends from England don't know another language very well, let alone my Canadian, South African (yes, quite a few don't know much Afrikaans either), and Aussie/NZ friends in particular. 혹시 당신도 한국어를 읽을수 있니? And if you can, how long did it take you to learn? I mean, I grew up near LA, so I've been around a plethora of languages and have been accustomed to hearing languages I don't understand my whole life. However, I can see how hearing a new language could be a bit jarring to someone from Buttfuck Nowhere, USA. Heck, I'm the first Asian some of my girlfriend's family has ever seen, and they don't live too far from the USA/Mexico border. They also speak Spanish to me as if I'm fluent in it; it's an understandable mishap for people from super homogenous areas in the world. And yes, there are areas like this in the US, too. As for the tourists you encountered, they're clearly idiots. Korea is arguably the easiest Eastern country to navigate with only English. There's English written everywhere, there's English-only tourist centers, and nearly every younger person in Korea has at least a rudimentary grasp of the language. Those tourists were an intellectual outlier.
lol when Dutchies say they think all Americans are obese, as if there aren't a lot of people struggling with obese in our country too. A stereotype I have on Americans is that, like other foreigners as well, can't name another city from the Netherlands they've been to. Everyone just goes to Amsterdam, which is why it's too crowded. I'd never want to live there. Also foreigners think Holland and the Netherlands are the same thing, but actually Holland is like a district of the Netherlands.
And there are Dutch people who are willing to vote for a politician less bad than Tr*mp. Wilders is just as racist with his anti Marocco and islamaphobia. Dutchies aren't better than the Americans.
4everFinnick.CFBeautiful. im american but I speak fluent dutch. Holland is a word used casually (by dutchies and many others) for the Netherlands. Holland i.p.v. Nederland. (hup hup holland, Hollander, in het hollands, enz.)
ripmyfictionalfriends I know but plenty of Dutch people say Holland as a nickname too. Hup Hup Holland, "Hollanders", "een Holland's accent", etc. America is a nickname for the USA. Be glad we think about Holland at all. lol.
I don't mind the stereotypes at all. Most are true on some level. It's sad that we're seen as fake though. Most of us are actually genuinely friendly, and hospitable people. We have plenty of assholes of course, but the majority of us are nice.
I have been to America once, and i found it shocking to see, that people act like they like you and stuff, in the Netherlands people are a bit more straight forward. Not in the Netherlands BTW, also in other European country's
There's some Americans who think some Americans act too fake and dramatic too. Or feel like they have to avoid people because of that. It's partly cause it's influenced by entertainment and social media. Idk about you thinking most Americans are nice. You said there's plenty of mean Americans too. There's plenty of bullying, telling people to die, and rioting from America. I saw some comments saying bullying was good, needed, and "solves problems". Part of the meanness is from some them thinking they're heroically standing up for something when they not, shoving their views, that they can't be wrong, or thinking they can do whatever even mistreating others in the name of "freedom". Or thinking they're entitled to mistreat others if their life is bad, they have problems, or are a victim. Or blindly believing too much who social media or media vilifies and dogpiling on those people. Like how Hana Kimura killed herself cause she was bullied so much cause the reality tv show she was on wanted to depict her bad. And I'm not just talking about just Americans, but anyone cause I've seen bad behavior from around the world. Such as Isaac Butterfield, who is Australian, making videos just to bully and scream at people. Such as at fat people.
“americans think alot of themselves” lol the funny thing is that most people here in America degrade themselves. like we’ll talk about how we feel ugly & fat LMAO
I like americans I had negative opinion before I met a group of americans I thought they are arrogant and ignorant people but after I met them the way of looking to them has changed they are kind and friendly
JDS12451 Hah. I remember when I was an ignorant kid like you. I used to be anti-Trump until i've seen all of the things that he has done already. The dude is right, you don't know what you're talking about.
There's literally nothing Trump has ever said or done that implies white supremacy. There are, however, tons of media outlets that have taken Trump's words out of context or straight out lied in order to accuse him of white supremacy. Perhaps you were also fooled by them. I suggest getting your news from people like Philip DeFranco / Tim Pool and such on TH-cam. They're fairly neutral reporters not driven by a political agenda, unlike the American media corporations -> 90% of the American media is owned by 6 CEO's lol. Honest journalism is beyond dead in that country.
Some of mine relatives went to america becouse they ran away from war.... If it was for war, they would stay here. I am happy that my grandma stayed so i was born here
Oddly, having been an American living in Holland for a few years when I was younger, a lot of what these people said was also apparent to me. But under the circumstances Europeans generally dont see the most mature, decent Americans. Those Americans dont stand out because they act properly.
Indeed! You will not recognize a US citizen who behaves normal. But of course you will recognize the loudspeakers from the land of the free home of the brave! That’s the same with us Germans abroad. We have a rhyme: Gott verschone uns vor Sturm und Wind - und vor Deutschen, die im Urlaub sind.“ (Oh Lord, spare us from storm and wind - and from Germans who are on holiday.)😂😇
His intro was the biggest cringe of my life. "The only city where" he keeps repeating. Does he actually know that The Netherlands isn't just Amsterdam, and you can actually do all the things he mentioned all over the country? This is exactly the thing that's annoying about Americans. They know one city in a country, and immediately act like they know the whole country.
Luthor I've never met anyone that thinks that way lmao. And also, when most Europeans go to the USA, they don't go to just one city but they tend to travel around a lot. Since the plain tickets are extremely expensive.
you will be astonished how good our geographical skills are. most of my friends and familly are able to name 40 states in america atleast. and we are not hypocritical, i have been in america in multiple cities and i know Lets say New York Is completely different than lets say Los Angeles. Other mentality. Its true that the biggest part of American people dont know much about other countries. They all call us holland. but holland is not a country its a province. its like the whole world changes America to the name Texas. but like Holland,Texas is a state not a country. and holland is a province not a country. Amsterdam is a city not a country. you can smoke take drugs and do all things everywhere in the Netherlands. we have more cities than Amsterdam. We've got Den Haag, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Groningen ,Leeuwarden, and go on and on. so dont call us hypocrits. We know a lot about whats going on in the world, most of us speak 3 languages ( not all ) we are very open minded. And we aint fake. Look at this, i dont see you writing things on youtube next to English. i wrote this in 2 minutes and its not even my native language. and i can do this in French and German too.
Europeans are very different among them, even in one nation you can find several ancient languages and cultures, stereotypes are not accurate, I think that the United states produce so much internal information and news that americans cannot know so much about the rest of the world than average europeans; some europeans feel americans are very ignorant because of that.
@@alfredvinciguerra532 Europeans are unfriendly? So you have categorized 750 million people just because of a few...hundred?? By the way your ancestors were Europeans weren,t they?
As a quiet American I can relate to the Europeans with the loudness, But people just try to be enthusiastic instead of monotone to come off as happy and cool.
and the “happy and cool” is why they think Americans are fake, some can really be like that but in general it is ironic because if someone isn’t like that in America they think something is wrong when really they’re being genuine.
Second Amendment was established in order to have a citizen-run militia in case of a war-gone-bad or if the government needs to be rebelled against. Apparently, the citizens have the right and duty to rebel against the government if anything happens. Can't do that without weapons. edit: This is to answer that young couple's, and any other's, confusion as to why it exists in the US Constitution.
+Jizan thapus I'm European and I completely understand it, we've just chosen a different path. We tend to have more faith in our governments, but is that justified?
Jizan thapus At the time, it was necessary, and we cannot go against the Constitution unless another amendment were to be added that would counter the existing one. But we still like the idea of being able to form a militia. A love/hate relationship is what US citizens and their government have, and I think that's a good thing. edit: But, I know very well the flaws of such a thing, and understand what you are thinking.
+Raffini Or just being used to the tyranny of your monarchs in which later established into a parliament. Our second amendment is more of an insurance policy
i agree with that old british lady. americans are always super proud about they're country and think they're the best. not all amercans think that but loads of them do.
+Sama Sebe You can't really be proud of where you were randomly born, and usually don't have any part of the previous proceedings of cultural establishment and what not.
Yes you can. And you should. Unless there is a particular reason why not. Germans are very obviously proud to be German. Dutch to be Dutch. And it is great. Also it is not necessarily country where you were born. "Homeland" is a country where your home is. You are the tiny part of the country you live in.That is my opinion. I stand on it strongly.
+Sama Sebe I don't consider myself literally proud to be Dutch. Yes I enjoy being Dutch and there are things I really like about my cultural background and such, but does that make one so called 'proud'? I think it's debatable.
"Proud" has different meanings. I used it as being delighted and satisfied, exactly what you feel as being Dutch. I love my country but I'm not saying that it is the best in the world or that it is perfect and has no faults.
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@Shimaz Munshi No you have not. www.edsys.in/best-education-system-in-the-world/ worldpopulationreview.com/countries/education-rankings-by-country/ worldtop20.org/worldbesteducationsystem www.independent.co.uk/news/education/11-best-school-systems-in-the-world-a7425391.html vocal.media/education/10-best-education-systems-in-the-world
Why do people assume that Amsterdam is the only place where everything is 'legalised'? Like... there ARE other cities in the Netherlands... with the same laws... 🙄
Stupid ass Schengen Agreement is why Americans only have time to spend in the major cities, and the EU screws all the smaller cities and villages out of billions in tourist money.
As an American, some of these stereotypes are accurate at least for myself. I do love hamburgers and pizza but, I'm not obese. I am patriotic and I do believe in God but, I don't consider myself religious. I am not loud at all. Speaking for myself, I am very nice and it is not insincere. Growing up in church and in the south, I was taught that all men and women are family no matter their specific religious, philosophic or any other orientation. As the lady in the video said I'm not better than anyone else. If you have the ability to help someone, then you help them. To know to do the right thing and not do it is shameful. I do have two large cars and a truck but my daily driver is a Honda Civic. I live in a two bedroom house and only keep the things that I have to. I love living as small as possible. I have on a few occasions asked people to stay with me if they had nowhere to go. I know that some people are not genuine in their hospitality, likely out of a misplaced desire to be well thought of. Yes though, you've definitely got me on the burgers and pizza as well as the big cars.
+Shane Richardson What are your views on gun laws, social security, and healthcare? That 2 bedroom house you live in probably stands on it's own with your own driveway for the cars?
Religion is only a set of rituals or beliefs approved by a group of people. I believe in God but, I do not believe that God wants us to be ritualistic. An individual relationship is what works. The apostle Paul was amazing but, I am not him.
There is no fake in me. If I don't like you, you will know. It will not be because I was hateful to you though. Ugliness of character is not necessary to let someone know that you don't wish to associate.
Wow. Brutal. I am British and don't think Americans are fake. Smiling at strangers is American culture and a form of politeness. Not the only country where that happens. In Polynesian islands they smile even more at strangers. They are not fake.
Thank you for the smiling sentence. Although it isn't every where or with all. When I was twenty I moved from the South [smiling and waving to strangers] to Arizona. My friendliness was misunderstood as too friendly--come-ons.
As a Dutch, I view Americans as friendly and polite people. Indeed, they seem to be a bit patriotic sometimes (more openly than other countries seem to be) but not specifically that religious. You do have a lot of religious American but the number of atheists also seems to be increasing. Americans aren't really familiar with others, but seem to be willing and interested in learning about them. It has more extremes as well. Everything is bigger and super spacious. Have you seen some American houses? It's crazy! American food is served in bigger portions and often less healthy than in other countries (in my idea). A lot of food appears to be processed. What we shouldn't forget though, is the rich culture of the US which is mostly Western but also influenced by other cultures. If you look beside Hollywood and the fat hamburgers, there's a lot more which is most of the time left behind. Think of jazz, blues,, holidays such as thanksgiving and christmas (the way the world celebrates it today is greatly influenced by the US). It's also the origin of many art movements e.g. Pop Art and Pollock's abstract expressionism. Everything is bigger and super spacious. Have you seen some American houses? It's crazy! The gorgeous nature deserves to be mentioned as well. I'm not saying America is my favourite country, because it's not. But I see too many people bashing on the US, having a way too low view of this beautiful country. A lot of our culture is influenced by the American culture too. It's a country, a lot younger than most of Europe. Let's not forget that. Therefor it's not very surprising that it doesn't have such an extensive history like Italy or France. Lastly, my apologies for my poor English. I'm not a native English speaker. Feedback would be appreciated!
+Matt Schwartz Please don't get a bad idea of Europe and the countries in it. These are only a few people in the video, every country has stereotypes and every western country feels superiour unfortunaterly
Votre anglais est impeccable!! I was born in Manhattan of yore. Up until the Fifties the city was suffused with Dutch culture. There was a Dutch Reform Church on our block, a Huguenot Church downtown, Schuylers and Vanderbilts were our economic royalty while the Roosevelts had their feet in both centuries. Need I mention landmarks such as the Tappan Zee, Van Cortlandt Park and of course Harlem? My mother's best friend was a Martha Detjen, She had a Christmas tree with real candles. In school we were taught that Peter Zenger was a forerunner of the Americaan Revolution. Of course every schoolboy knew who Peter Zenger was. Canal Street remains as testament to Dutch tenacity in face of stubborn granite! Entre temps quand j'etais jeune je faisais la navette entre Schiphol et Le :Bourget avec KLM en avion a helices. As you might have surmised I am now in my eighties and my insights are not those of condo driven Manhattan. Perhaps Trumphattan might be more to the point Jean P.S. When I think electronics I think Philipps and not Japan,
I genuinely appreciate your comment. It's very refreshing to hear as an American. We have plenty of flaws. But so many of our negative stereotypes are misunderstood, or blown way out of proportion. You also rarely hear anyone adding any positives, other than we tend to be friendly & polite, which apparently some people also have a problem with. Don't worry about your English. Your sentences all made sense, perfectly intelligible & over all not many mistakes at all, I probably make about as many while casually typing online. English is a very forgiving language.
I love how Yafa is able to just walk around and ask the average Dutch citizen questions what they think about Americans IN ENGLISH. Pretty incredible. Of course, the US has plenty of people who speak a 2nd. They're call immigrants.
None were British. The people you hear, old lady in the beginning for example, are just Dutch. She was taught in school to imitate a British accent when speaking English. That was how people were taught in the Netherlands. Nowadays, they don't bother to teach the accent as much anymore. No one was Italian either, just different tints of Dutch.
The Dutch actually hate their native language and accent which is why you see them all masking their accent with American or English accents. Also, English is the closest language to Dutch and you can learn the basics in a week.
Weird-I went to school in Europe for 6 months with kids from all over the continent. I always felt like they thought they were better (I dated a girl from Holland). They also really stereotyped students from other countries. I remember her saying, “I never thought I’d be friends with a German” (her roommate was German).
Well culturally, Germans are known to be the most most open nor willingly to develop friendships at some point in their lives or they're just very closed off and want no interaction with people in general.
Keith Hinchcliffe And when you are indicating a spelling error it’s important to use an asterisk, for example.. stop being an *ashole on the Internet. 😉
Something along the lines of, "I recommend these things called books. They have lots of paragraphs, words, spaces, etc. Very fascinating." ;) Jokingly intended, of course.
dude, it is so weird that dutch people regard american hospitality and warm social presence as "fake". my girlfriend is flemish, so basically dutch, and she too didn't believe that people here were actually being that nice. she thought they were just pretending. i'm here to say that americans aren't pretending!!! they are very kind people and also very diverse. saying " americans" is like saying "europeans". "which europeans?" exactly, which americans?
Being friendly isn't fake. I think we just like to give people the benefit of the doubt and get off to a positive start with someone. Its not complicated. Europeans also have the negative stereotype of being pessimistic and self-loathing.
Idk but maybe they meant people actually acting fake, not criticizing friendliness. Some Americans criticize some Americans for acting fake too. Such as on social media.
Most dutch people get british english in school so that's how they talk. y accent is more amerivan though, because I learnt most of my english from watching youtube xD
I've heard the "Americans are too nice" a lot. Which is kinda strange to me. I have no reason to be rude to someone that I just met/don't know. How do they usually treat someone they don't know?
Well the dutch are really blunt, and then there's the thing where they are more reserved. If a dutch person gives you a hug, it's an honest sign of affection. If an american does it it's often just a matter of habit, not always of course. But it's pretty impossible to know which it is, habit or affection, which is why we consider americans 'too' friendly or 'fake'.
capusvacans well how the fuck are the French not fake if they greet others with a kiss on the cheek when it clearly is out of habit and not a true sign of affection?
Jorge Acosta Because americans are quite often being 'nice' just as a habit. Like someone above said, when we are being nice to each other we politely mean it. Of course, we also don't act all rude when we just met someone, but it's more about the fact that you would turn your back and talk differently about them while you just said to them you like 'em.
Only if you work minimum wage and don't know how to save money. If you worked hard and improved your marketable skills and learned how to invest you could have plenty of vacation time and extra funds to finance it. But yes, America does not believe in the government financing your vacations and off time.
Amsterdam is skits as hell... nicest people though even to an American like myself. I ate 2 packages of Dragon’s Dynamite Magic Truffles and ended up getting lost. Then it started to rain heavily and a man named Parrell saw that I was lost and asked if I wanted a ride on his BICYCLE back to my hotel for a half pack of ciggies. He ended up giving me a rain coat and told me some of his life story. He had lost his bakery and was going through some tough times but still helped me out for just a pack of ciggies and an exchange of stories. Thanks Parrell I will take less shrooms next time I come back to AMSTERDAM..
Met a couple of Americans on Holliday most hospital people I have ever met. The guy was in service and stationd in Germany. My Holliday was amazing thanks to that family. I know not everybody is like that but I wish I could meet them again they were amazing!
I spend a good deal of time in Holland and once a gentleman asked me..."you are in Holland a good amount of time...why have you now learned to speak Dutch?" I thought a minute then it occurred to me that every Dutch person I meet insists on speaking English because they like to practice their English language skills with an American and they also take pride in how well they are able to speak English.
Abe Gibron I am really sorry but that is only partly true. We speak english to a foreigner because they don't speak dutch. Why should we speak dutch to a foreigner if they don't understand us? It is easier for everyone
Rhea van W being easy doesn't help us learn new languages when we are trying to learn. I've lived in Colombia for awhile now and I'm fluent in Spanish but people here when they meet me never want to speak Spanish even if their English sucks
Idk about you but most Americans just walk in every Dutch shop and restaurant talking their own language assuming Dutch people understand it and are able to hold a conversation. I've never seen an American who wanted to learn Dutch, maybe a few fun words, but never to order in restaurants or ask for directions etc. You really gotta be grateful for Europeans to be good at English.
Ja, dat is waar. Maar sommige mensen willen om Nederlands te spreken. Ik ben Amerikaan en voor een jaar heb ik Nederlands gestudeerd, want het is een mooie taal. Ik denk niet dat ik zal in Nederland wonen, en ik wil om nederlands te leren. :) (Sorry if my Dutch sucks, it's only A2 level but I think it's a great language!)
@@nativeenglishspeaker178 Goed gedaan! Ik ben ook Amerikaans maar ik heb in Nederland 10 jaren gewoond. Het is een moei taal, maar soms een beetje moeilijk te leren.
Markus Williams Well, I guess your visit to The Netherlands means that you have more experience and know better than a Dutch citizen who was born in The Netherlands and has been living for multiple decades in this country! Well done, mate.
@@boyke2536 thats because we hear nothing but negatives from everyone else....while at the same time, we are outgoing, interested, love talking with people from other places....and we're called "fake" for being sincerely interested. try simply allowing us to be nice as is our nature without telling us why you think we're shit.
None of what they said is true for all of America or all Americans. There is no generalization of Americans (or likely anywhere) that works universally especially in America since it is so diverse and different from one area to the next.
kate s You are 100% correct in you're comment ! How can you stereotype Americans when people in the United States at one point in different generations came from somewhere else.... Me I'm Irish and Scottish 😜
we do care about socialism . because it would better the life of some people . but 'socialism' is perfectly acceptable when it benefits capitalistic profitable entities with subsidies and tax exemptions
noodlem45 it’s not that we can’t grasp the concept, it’s just we don’t like the way americans are always happy en chatty n such, we like people who are respectful and keep their head down
I can’t agree more. Many Americans who travel to other countries think that they are better than everybody. Many of them are very loud. I’m an American myself and I can certainly see how many other Americans behave badly when I travel to different countries. There are always some bad apples, unfortunately.
He struggled there a bit with his terminology, but he is off the cuff interviewing people and can't stand there saying umm, umm so he popped out a term like a pageant contestant, lol. It's ok, everyone has said something and wish their brain was working more collectively with their mouth. No big deal 😉
@@barrymarshall3592 The reason americans trend not to speak more than one language is because English is the primary language of the country so they don't need to learn another in the same way someone from Netherlands would in order to communicate with the rest of the world. I don't think a lack of language classes at school makes someone lazy. Also the us has millions of people that speak spanish and english, I think its the worlds 2nd biggest spanish speaking country by population.
I lived in Holland for 5 years....I lived in Nieuwegein and loved the village and neighbors...and had large number of friends. Most of their experience though is with tourists or back in Cold War, with military members that were young, over drinking, and brash. Funny to hear them talk of intolerance as when I was there the natural born Dutch resented the large number of immigrants that came there and lived off their high taxes.....they also were very proud of the provinces they were raised rather than the unified Netherlands. Typical....everyone picks the negative of everyone else and the positives of themselves. My daughter was born there..... I have great memories of Holland. Dag!
I love these videos. America is enormous, and you can tell exactly what part of the country each person has in mind as the typical American. Southerners, Californians, and Frat Guys seems to be the most common perceptions.
Looool ''versus the land of the free'' Check stats on the interwebs my friend, the netherlands has a higher welfare, a higher personal hapiness and all that stuff.
I love the The Netherlands, that's all. Dutch people are very accommodating though they preserve individualism. But that is okay with me because even if they are individualistic, they are always ready to help when there is need to. I love the tranquility that most of the places in the The Netherlands, the peace and quiet, the clean air in the countryside and even in cities, I suppose.
lady boywonder I am not speaking for myself. I am not that way one bit. I drive sensible 20 yr old car I paid cash for a 20 yr old car I barely drive, bike most of the time. We have a sensible sized affordable home. Not big everything BS. No need to be fake. You also may not fit that mold, however.. come on.. A LOT of people do.
djkenny you *really* don't get it obviously. That's the biggest reason I can't stand Americans they internalize anti-Americanism from foreigners faster than a Hooker changes panties And have the moral flexibility of a corrupt politician -you know like Ronald McDonald Trump...
As a Dutch person who travelled I know. This guy stands on the corner asking this question for a day and cuts the answers down. You can problably get an equally long bit with only positive answers. Fact is though that we do have a very different culture. But its more complicated than: You are fake, we are rude.
Most Americans I've met are quite nice and not half as ignorant as the media (both American as as European) portrais you to be. Your political landscape is a bit of a mess right now but you will pull trough I hope. I've met an English guy who didn't know where the Netherlands was. (Literally east of them, across the water.)
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It's so sad that the world thinks so poorly of us Americans. I'm going to go eat a hamburger now...
+yayrwe umm....Lions and elephants are not sentient beings. and many humans are...including myself.
+yayrwe Okay sure...Now this thread has become a waste of my time. You are correct...I don't care what you think.
Can I get fries with that, please?
Don't feel bad it's just stereotypes ;)
I'm kinda Dutch but I didn't like how they talked about you guys
If you want to know the opinion of the Dutch do not go to Amsterdam. Amsterdam doesn't represent The Netherlands like New York doesn't represent the USA.
lol what do you mean new york doesnt represent USA
@@matthewdubovik7350 Gun laws for one. Abortion up to 9 months is another. The confusion about what bathroom or what pronounce to use. Don't get me wrong. I did meet a lot of nice New Yorkers but like Crocodile Dundee explained it's basically one big mental institution.
That’s basically like saying you don’t represent your family.
Dutch Bushcraft You comment is pointless.
@@matthewdubovik7350 That's what you think. Like Amsterdam doesn't represent The Netherlands New Yorks doesn't represent the USA.
Only Europeans could take positive qualities and make them seem negative. Oh, you're polite? You smile a lot? You're welcoming? Must be fake.
what you call polite is asking someone "how are you" and just expecting a "Fine, thank you" in return here we only ask that if we actually care for the answer. if you don't care, dont ask.
+Jim Bob I could say the same about Americans. They interpret dutch directness as being rude and insulting. to us it's just being honest and we appreciate that honesty. It prevents us from developing to big of an ego and helps us get a more down to earth mindset. Being polite is one thing but agreeing with everything and everyone just to be friendly is a whole other thing and a lot of Americans act like that. interpreting that as 'being fake' isn't unrealistic or negative. you could interpret people who never challenge you opinion as 'not having a clue about anything' but we don't so at least you have agency
+SMNL019 The simple answer is that it is cultural. Americans believe in optimism, positivity, and pride. They also believe in the idea of public decorum. So americans will argue about politics, religion, philosophy, etc. among their friends or family but they tend to not argue with strangers if not necessary. Americans believe its not worth the effort. However, there is a time and place for everything. Americans form unions and organizations vocalizing their opinions. Protests are common, businesses have a complaint hotlines, the Business Bureau is bombarded with complaints, there are forums and petitions for nearly every problem in society. So it is false to say Americans are agreeable but it is true that Americans will not argue or vocalize one on one about sensitive topics as they believe an awkward moment may ensue and potential clients/friends may not come to fruition.
+Evildeathmonkey False, I can't talk for the entirety of europe, but the netherlands are very straight forward. they will say things they don;t like about you, they will say what comes into their mind.
Evildeathmonkey "the real dutch" lol what? I expect that you are from Rotterdam. But anyway, The netherlands has quite a difference between provinces i guess.
I only visited the Netherlands on a layover but I was blown away by the kindness and funniness from the Dutch people I’ve met. Definitely didn’t experience this in many other European countries
As an Irish person, I can confirm the Dutch are absolute legends.
That is probably also because Dutch people understand you perfectly and they speak English very well themselves. You will experience this less in other European countries. The Netherlands is next to the UK the best in the English language.
There are more things than Amsterdam. Visit the south. Of noord brabant. s-Hertogenbosch. Breda. Of limburg maastricht Landgraaf etc
i visited bonaire which is a small carribean island that is owned by the netherlands and the dutch people there were so amazingly kind and friendly
The Irish are like this too. The moment they would hear my accent, their eyes would light up and they had the best stories. They are super laid back and down to earth.
The Brit lady thinks Americans are snobs. I thought the Brits had that category tied up.
@Moe Snert One State doesn't represent us at all. Idiot 😒
Jack Bailey tbh I think everyone in their own way are snobs so nobody should blame it on the country blame the person or the household they grew up in
Well. You thought wrong.
@@shyryTsr2k But not all Brits are as well.
they did, until Americans wrestled the snob title away from them.
America is a country of extremism in my opinion. Some people are pro something, others are against, some people are unhealthy, some are healthy, some people are open minded, some people are close minded, but everything is super extreme and there allways seems to be a strong resistence against people that are or think differently. But at the same time you cant really say that about Americans because one thing stands out by far: Americans are diverse.
+Roy S. You're right, everything here is extreme. I just drank an extreme cup of tea, got in my extreme car and than surfed some extreme waves. Extreme!
Ive lived there myself and it was quite a rollercoaster. But i'd love to go back and see more!
You are very right Roy S. I am an American and lived here my entire life and that is 100% true.
+Roy S. well there are still hippy's as well... I guess they would be extremely indifferent about everything and of course against "the man", which could be considered as technically another form of extremism :D
+earthwormjah Haha! Sounds extremely good.
Americans 'abroad' are very different to American's 'at home'.
@David Benner lol what are you trying to say ?
@Millinial Picasso I think he means those who live abroad vs those just traveling. You may be on your best behavior, but I have been embarrassed by American friends. We are so spoiled here, but they just do not understand that, so get annoyed that there are no refills, that there aren't a million sauces, that the grocery store isn't going to be to their selection and they definitely get an attitude over it, ask way too many questions when they've already gotten an answer. We do it here, but it's part of our culture.
@David Benner ego trip ?
It's a big "home", some are the same some others are not... but I think this perception has to do a lot with media
True. There are also very few Americans actually traveling abroad. Most stay in the US all their lives and know little about any other country.
“What do the dutch people think about americans”
*shows 50% non-dutch people*
How do you know? Just cause they got a different accent? That's just weird reasoning.
369 no it’s 100% true. Many tourists. It’s clear who is Dutch and who is not.
@@marmitaa8619 it depends on the dutch people they want, do they want people to moved the netherlands or people that were born there ? The dutch have a very distinct accent and imo its safe to assume if someone is dutch based on their accent.
@@salted2096 Technically you guys are correct, practically not. If you deem people Dutch because they have a Dutch passport, you are wrong since there are alot that don't have the Dutch ethnicity thus, they don't have that accent the Dutch ethnicity has. If you are strictly talking about people with Dutch ethnicity, then yes most people have that accent. The second woman has Dutch - New Zealand accent, does that mean she is a tourist or would you classify her as a Dutch expat? To me it's very weird reasoning.
@@marmitaa8619 I agree that its very weird reasoning and I dont agree with it myself I was just trying to explain the other guys perspective
Gotta love the Dutch guy hating on America while wearing an Oakland A’s Hat
Lol pathetic
Lmao yeah whatever, bud.
@@picardy7488 its what they see on there media just like everything here in media downs russia.
The most people in the netherlands dont think bad of americans
Especially when A's fans are as close to his phantom "America" as he claims. I guess if the hat fits....
Dutch Person: "Sometimes I think about you and I just feel sorry for you"
American: "That's funny, I don't think about you at all"
Yes Americans only think about themselves. USA USA Nr1 Nr1 Pffffff...... I hope the US will build a wall around their whole country so we can lock it from the other side and throw away the key.
Josh Miller No you're not funny an idiot maybe but not funny !
@@rockyslay4310 where do you live? If you haven't spent at least a year in all 50 states then you can't understand America. I have my own biases and thoughts on America, and most get disproven. And I live in the United States. We literally stereotype our own people cause we can't comprehend all of it. I make jokes about southern states with incest, or California being a hipster wasteland with everyone carrying around a metal straw. You can't judge America as a whole because we have several states bigger than most independent countries.
BABAM! That was great LOL
bullshit.
"americans believe everything in the internet and social media"..... "where did u get these stereotypes?" "social media and the internet"
LOL 😂
You assumed that OP is American because, in your view, his comment was retarded. Your own comment makes it very clear that you wholeheartedly believe in that specific stereotype of American people. Congratulations, you played yourself.
Did I step on your soft and big American toes and did you get an ouwie? Go pledge allegiance to a flag or chant USA somewhere else. Honestly I dont believe the stereotype and it's obvious that the OP is an American. So wipe your tears and vote a decent human being into office.
Why is it obvious that OP is an American, and why do you think I'm an American as well? Americans have good reasons to be proud of their country. A lot of people all over the world want to become an American citizen. Trump has done great things this year. I'm glad Hillary 'because I'm a woman' Clinton lost the election. Sounds like you're the one who's still in tears because of that.
EDIT: Oh, and by the way. You 'honestly' don't believe in the stereotype, but you DO believe Americans are generally incapable of choosing a 'decent human' for president? Go fuck yourself.
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For the ones making fun of the man who said geological instead of geographical, he knows at least two languages, and most of you think that by saying hola to a latin american person you become basically bilingual lol.
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Hola
@My World bruh whats ur point?
@My World we're talking about languages and you talk about nazis and ww2. Are you on drugs?
@My World like cmon homo sapien. lay off the drug
When you see a happy American in the Netherlands it's because they're probably on vacation and they're away from their 60 hour a week crappy job ...yeah I'd be happy to
Or we aren't dicks and live in a country that is so great, we have no choice but to be happy. We have so much, there isn't reason to be nice to your fellow man. Also, we have the biggest dick in the world.
@@bradleyjones288 LOL no there's no way that can be it all of my friends are dicks and assholes so I know that can't be it
Are you implying that being a hard worker is bad? Fucking idiot 🙄
Nope. Most of us stay in America for vacation. Too many cool places and cool people here.
He is also away from being pulled over by a racist cop.
i'm just looking at the people behind them riding bikes it's so beuatiful
***** i know, i love that
+Hou Brainoxious The Netherlands is the country where the most people cycle in the world
I live there, for me its normal cuz i saw tgis all my life but if i look at it in a video i also think like wow this culture is great! Amsterdam is awesome
Roeland Harshagen yup!
You should visit Haarlem (the real harlem that is), only a 15 minutes train journey from Amsterdam, the smaller version of Amsterdam to say.
"Amsterdam is NOT the Netherlands, anymore."
--- My Dutch Coworker
Trueee
het is wel zo in veel winkels in amsterdam kunnen ze niet eens meer nederlands
@@casperdoets9153 Helaas is dat waar.
@MrMyopinionsmatter She's from the Netherlands. She knows the geographical location of Amsterdam.
@David Benner New York was grounden by The Dutch and was named New Amsterdam. Imagine that!
It’s sad, most people’s knowledge of Americans comes from what they see on TV and the internet. If only they would be able to meet the average American, in an average town, just trying to live their lives like anyone else. The fact that most foreigners seem to go to LA and New York doesn’t help
Dude what they said is accurate!
The average American is individualistic, is prideful, thinks that they are the best country in everything, obesity. What did they say that wasn’t accurate?
Most people's knowledge about any country in the world (that they haven't visited or are not interested in that country) comes from media. So when we see Trump, police brutality, self-centered Americans, protests, guns, guns, guns and guns that will be our impression of America.
Rockin' Resurrection I recognize that a decent amount of Americans are probably pretty bad with a map of Europe, or most places in the world. But I actually really enjoy geography and could name most countries and where they are at least. Capitals, I know some, some I don’t. Also what’s stopping me from googling an answer and replying to you lol. Perhaps you shouldn’t assume that just because someone is American they know nothing about the rest of the world, because I can assure you there are many who do. Stop forming your stereotypes from the internet
They were asked about the stereotypes, not about what they themselfs really think
Well in this video hes mostly asking about what stereotypes they know about Americans, but I'm sure most of them realize that stereotypes generally aren't completely accurate.
"Amsterdam is the only city where you can smoke weed, drink alcohol on streets and take mushrooms legaly" This is a fact he says. Dude come on thats already false in all of the Netherlands you can do this only Amserdam is famous for it. Its not just Amsterdam its THE WHOLE COUNTRY aah this pisses me off
And the tallest people only live in Amsterdam
Tim Mühlbauer ikr i agree
True. I live on the other side of the country and weed is totally normal here.
Tim Mühlbauer lmao funny thing is that doing shrooms and weed and stuff on the streets you can get arrested for it.
***** Omdat het alleen gecontroleerd verkocht mag worden. Op straat is het niet gecontroleerd.
I'm loud, eat large portions, and I think a lot of myself. I grew up in a home of Dutch immigrants. Imagine that!
Joe, it seems your ancestors found themselves a place to fit in.
Lol...😄
Are they still at home?
Right, so, that means it's not nature, it;s nurture- or the lack of it in America. America is the sewer of the world and American's are too mentally repressed and spiritually imprisoned and abused to even entertain the notion they should find out why they and almost everything and everyone around them are so callous, artificial and out of balance.
@@Lumalnatti11 Did you know that 3 million more people voted for Hillary than Trump? If not, why are you so insular and ignorant?
Not all of us are fake...don't compare us to the Kardashians!
lol
What a comment
Lol amen. I'm going to get a burger a big one.
On behalf of all non-Trump voters, we aren’t rash egomaniacs.
Sadly, that's mostly what we see here in TV, either reality TV with the Kardashians or when ever Trump says something stupid..
Being nice in America isn't 'fake,' it's part of being respectful. Most of us don't shake hands because we want to really feel another person's grip; same way we aren't acting friendly because we really think we've instantly become best friends. It's just a custom. If you treat somebody nicely and they don't have the courtesy to reciprocate, that tells a lot about a person, at least in the U.S.
Yes
Europeans tend to be more Cold. Tend to Take life wayy too serious lol
So asking somebody how he or she is doing while you really don't care about it isn't FAKE BUT respecpectfull?
@@DYNASPORTS66 I'd say so, yeah.
@@DYNASPORTS66 it’s entirely on context! If I say “how are you doing?” to a random stranger, it’s merely a greeting - it’s generally obvious that I don’t want someone I don’t know to tell me all of their emotions. However, if I’m in a conversation with someone I know well such as a close friend or family member and ask “how are you doing?”, it is a more intimate question, and I do expect a more personal answer.
You also have to pay attention to HOW the question was asked. If someone asks “how are you doing?” very quickly, it’s generally a greeting. However, if someone looks at me and says it like “hey (slight pause), how are YOU doing?” it’s very clear they are expecting a serious answer.
I'm American and I like to get along with anyone no matter who they are as long they are nice to me to.Its a two way street. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Becky Warren damn even with an incest ?
jaeleen reyes Are you just gong to go through random comments & leave bad insults on them all day?
JEBEDIAH KERMAN no U
jaeleen reyes Come on, really? Surely you can think of a better insult than that.
JEBEDIAH KERMAN no u
Dutch:”They eat a lot of hamburgers and pizza”
Me: So True For me!
@David Benner
Hamburgers are American
@@mcj2219 No, actually they were created in Germany and tweaked to be better by the us
I never ate at a fast food place until almost nineteen when I went into the military.
@@nathaliemcdonald495 Hamburg steak is German. Hamburgers(which have a bun and are a different cut of beef) are American.
@@ckelly1472 Did you like it
*Dutch are asked for stereotypes*
Americans in the comment section: *unholy screeching about stereotypes*
Guess he should have asked for educated opinions instead of spoonfed propaganda eh?
I am American and this is funny 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
As an American, I was amused by it. Gotta admit one thing they have right: We _do_ have an obesity problem here.
@@themorosepittbull257 Meanwhile you get spoonfed propaganda about Cuba, Russia, north Korea, etc... This isn't an insult by any means, I'm just saying we need to fix modern media everywhere.
@@fntatn I absolutely agree there. Trust in the mainstream media here in the US is at an all time low and for good reason. They've given up journalism for activism. I honestly believe they are responsible for all the division here in the US
I’m Dutch-American with dual citizenship (born in Nederland and raised in the US) and my family was in s’Hertogenbosch speaking English because my brother doesn’t really speak Dutch and at 10 is a walking American stereotype. A Dutch man came up to us and asked us if we were trump supporters and whether we were looking for a McDonald’s. We immediately switched to Dutch and he seemed rather abashed. I was mortified, especially since my Papa, the Dutchman, wasn’t with us at the time.
Ja stom. Soms moeten mensen zoals die man ook gewoon even normaal doen .Geweldig dat je z’n mond vol verbazing open hebt laten vallen.
Assholes come in all shapes forms and nationalities. Most Dutch people would never ask something like that. But there are those who do.
Generally they are the less educated people.
Are you a boy or a girl?
I think it's a little strange that some people stereotype visitors are looking for their own culture in a country they travel to cause usually people travel to experience a different culture. I'm not saying there aren't tourists who expect to find their culture, or even language, in a different country tho cause there are some people like that. But often, that's not why most people travel.
@@daniellarkins3849 Why does gender matter to what the OP said?
As an American I like watching these videos lol
Lol I love how people act like Americans are a different species
Shamil Magomedov we really aren’t...just some different cultural and social norms. Or people makes assumptions based on the media our country puts out
Me but I’m ashamed to be a American.I’m planning on renouncing my American citizenship as soon as I turn 18
Amity Blight ya dumb being American is the best
@@kimmyt3731 that’ll cost you around 2k to renounce now I believe ?? Unless it’s changed
Dutch people speak good English.
Yes they do. I have met many Dutch people that speak 5 languages also.
Most of the people interviewed here seems to have a foreign accent.
They'd better. Unless they only want to vacation in Suriname.
Dutch is just a mixture of german and englisch
@@gast128 They speak a language other than their native language!
I love the 'heavy-set" guy talking about American being obese.
heavy set guy ?
Or the guy wearing an American MLB cap and then saying Americans are fake.
mauve Overweight
LOL he is not heavy set at all, no one in this video is. But seriously, look at the dude’s waist when his hands are in his pockets @5:35
@@mandylynn2911 The dude at 5:17 is fat. Period.
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The first 30 seconds, you are talking about the country, not amsterdam. I feel like no one looks further then amsterdam when looking at the Netherlands
Susan well nobody in the Netherlands cares about friesland except for the people that come from there
Susan dat komt omdat frieland kanker lelijk is
je moeder en rot jij maar lekker weg in je kut stad.
friese meiden zijn niet lelijk man
Is that like our Los Angelos and New York City? Because most foreigners visit those places and I get it, but real Americans, the hard working, forgotten, middle class are real Americans. LA and NY are fake people, champagne socialist elitist, and morally grand standing snobs.
amsterdam maybe is a wrong place to search for the "dutch" opinion
No it isn't because in Amsterdam there life a lot of different types of Dutch people
+TheGirlGamezz NL no its not because there are a lot of foreighners like half of the people interviewed arent dutch.
+Laurens Smit Aren't* (Yes I am American and I hate how people say we are dumb.*
+HammyNerd23 and i'm lazy, not on pc. btw it's verry easy to correct somebody in your native language -_-. i don't think you speak dutch ass well do you?
But some of you are really dumb, though.
I'm an American and I thought this video was the funniest thing ever! Many of the stereotypes are true. One of the things I envy about Europe is that they are less religious than over here. Europe in general is more left leaning.
+Luis Montanez That religion is what gave you your freedom in the first place. (History of the beginning of the United States; see the preamble of the Declaration of Independance and the writings of the founding fathers.) Even the extreme athiest Richard Dawkins, called Christianity a bulwark against the Islamic terrorist.
+Jon Lanier to be fair though religion is also what TOOK away freedom for many people(church of england for one)
+Jon Lanier ''Religion is what gave you freedom in the first place'' That has to be the biggest joke ive read in this entire comment section.
Peter Van Der Veen You ignorance speaks well of you.
+Jon Lanier how about you explain to me how religion is what gave me free will in the first place. instead of petty insults. I dont live in the states, just a heads up.
15 years ago, I was single, 40, just beat cancer and got on a plane. Just had to go walk-around for a while. France led to Belgium which led to the Netherlands. The journey found me in smaller city called Utrecht. With four new friends, sitting around a table laughing and learning. Drinking wine and sharing ideas with beautiful people. Memories I will have till I die. People are good everywhere. If you are kind and curious? You'll meet kind and curious.
speaking as an "American", one thing that's true is that we cannot take criticism very lightly. Even though we are the kings of trash talk, and even if what these countries say are true, we get butt hurt over any kind of criticism
scumdog3 Yep. We are the kings. No one can insult us.
American Handsome awww what's wrong pudding??
As an American, I agree. I have strong a Nigerian heritage which impacts the way I interact with others. In Nigeria, they sugarcoat nothing. They shoot straight and get down to business. When I do the same in America--even within communities I identify with--they exile me to the fringes, and I am often left wondering where I went wrong. Especially when you are a person of color, you have to be very careful and tiptoe around people's feelings because you don't want to seem rude or "uppity."
I can take any type of criticism with eas speak for your self not others
@John Saunders you say we are the ignorant it's you buddy iv been to Hawaii and was gonna go to Germany but a volcano was erupting and couldn't go because it was in the flight path of the planes and I don't believe most shit I see on the media or social media I know my government is corrupt to the max and lie to their on the daily and you say we are poorlybeducated
I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to 40 countries (I am Canadian) including The Netherlands. And the biggest factor I’ve taken away is this: North Americans tend to be more ‘forward’ and smiley than the rest of the world. It doesn’t mean other cultures and countries aren’t friendly...they just don’t smile or engage for no reason. Which, I understand also. Personally, I love the dutch and their open culture. My last serious gf was born in Netherlands and spoke fluent dutch...and she was very typical of the straight-forward and open minded culture of the people. As for Americans, I love them but they DEFINETLY have the (and I’m hugely generalizing) habit of flag waving more than other cultures. And they tend to (again, generalizing) be brazen about speaking English and expecting the rest of the world to, also. Myself, I always pick up a handful of phrases of the language of where I’m going, out of respect. I find Americans tend to expect and almost demand you speak English, wherever you are. Im a musician and worked on cruise ships with many different cultures-and they almost ALL contained people who were bi-lingual, if not knowing many more languages. And conversely, the Americans tended to only speak English-and not care otherwise. Many of my co-workers said ‘English (ne American) is the language of business, so I learned it.’ Russia was the biggest surprise for me, personally. They come across as very dour people, but if you take the time to befriend them and chat, they are very warm and open. They just don’t fake niceness or sincerity-which in the long run is an admirable trait.
I could be wrong, but I'm guessing the rest of the world, (Europe, Asia at least), all have ancient cultures, class, & cast systems, that put their people / population in their place, & make things very difficult for them to reach their full potential. This as an effect on their social status, & as got to have an effect on their overall confidence.
As far as I know, these barriers don't exist (At least not as much) in North America, allowing people to be much more upwardly mobile, giving themselves more confidence, & with more confidence rubbing off in general.
Well, That & the media! Just a thought.
I'm American, and despise people for being vain-glorius and patriotic for no reason, but when we play Canadian teams in any sport, I will root for most american teams w/o waving a flag!
Not fake, many of us North Americans are overly friendly. Just ask everyone in my life
I am Dutch and we think of canadians as heroes, legends, saviors. Bo seriously. Much, much love fron the Netherlands.
I'm American and learned Romanian when I spent three summers there. When I went to Mexico I learned a little Spanish but since they don't try in the US to learn English, I didn't try that hard in Mexico.
>says americans are easily influenced
>my knowledge of america comes from the media
Europeans, everybody
Well, American media evidently IS channeling information to get certain attitudes across, while in Europe that is mostly not the case, and if it is, the people recognize that and take action against it. In that point Americans are way more naive indeed
well, said media is also from america, so it isn't weird to expect that what they see broadcasted is probably somewhat related to real life, especially when that media also has people calling things from america out
They are stereotypes. Not knowledge
like americans arent influenced by the media
The American media represents extremes as if they're the norm. Not only Europeans think it's the norm, a lot of Americans do too. Need proof, look at Twitter. Real people who think the world is what the media pretends it is. Makes me want to vomit
Seems like I'm the only European who got this recomended 😂
Nope. It’s just that we Americans need to get more of a life than watching TH-cam videos and making comments all the time. Our pandemic response was atrocious too, so a lot of us are spending a lot more time at home since it’s still spreading like wildfire. Hope we have a vaccine to share by next year.
Jessica bitch u not even American shut up😂
@@skermcgurt8681 Stop looking for attention troll.
Jessica I’m really not😂 ur probably a foreigner pretending to be American to try and sway the narrative pussy
Jessica Americans are known as one of the hardest working countries with China and mexico
From My experience, Amreicans tend to expect local people to speak english, when they travel to other countries. I live in Korea and ive seen a group of American tourists complaining about local people not being able to help them due to lack of their english skill. I eventually ended up helping them with a soft suggestion(cause they are sensitive people, often get offended by little thing) that they should know before they leave their home. or fucking google it.
+Mash Monster
rofl!!!!!
that sounds ridiculous! i think it is most polite to learn at least a few important words when visiting a country that does not speak english.
not everyone will be easily offended here...but i think the people you encountered might be.
i am american btw
+Mash Monster As an American I do really agree with you. Since I've been living in Germany for most of my memorable life, I've made an effort to learn German. But when I can't speak German to someone it really makes me feel bad.
+ItsSannee okay then it's probably a Western people thing
+Mash Monster Meh, This Americans-can't-speak-anything-else circle-jerk needs to end really. Any English-speaking country doesn't put heavy emphasis on foreign language. Hell, even my friends from England don't know another language very well, let alone my Canadian, South African (yes, quite a few don't know much Afrikaans either), and Aussie/NZ friends in particular.
혹시 당신도 한국어를 읽을수 있니? And if you can, how long did it take you to learn? I mean, I grew up near LA, so I've been around a plethora of languages and have been accustomed to hearing languages I don't understand my whole life. However, I can see how hearing a new language could be a bit jarring to someone from Buttfuck Nowhere, USA. Heck, I'm the first Asian some of my girlfriend's family has ever seen, and they don't live too far from the USA/Mexico border. They also speak Spanish to me as if I'm fluent in it; it's an understandable mishap for people from super homogenous areas in the world. And yes, there are areas like this in the US, too.
As for the tourists you encountered, they're clearly idiots. Korea is arguably the easiest Eastern country to navigate with only English. There's English written everywhere, there's English-only tourist centers, and nearly every younger person in Korea has at least a rudimentary grasp of the language. Those tourists were an intellectual outlier.
+KalbiKing 한국인이세요? ㅋㅋ 갈비왕 ㅋㅋ
lol when Dutchies say they think all Americans are obese, as if there aren't a lot of people struggling with obese in our country too. A stereotype I have on Americans is that, like other foreigners as well, can't name another city from the Netherlands they've been to. Everyone just goes to Amsterdam, which is why it's too crowded. I'd never want to live there. Also foreigners think Holland and the Netherlands are the same thing, but actually Holland is like a district of the Netherlands.
And there are Dutch people who are willing to vote for a politician less bad than Tr*mp. Wilders is just as racist with his anti Marocco and islamaphobia. Dutchies aren't better than the Americans.
4everFinnick.CFBeautiful. im american but I speak fluent dutch. Holland is a word used casually (by dutchies and many others) for the Netherlands. Holland i.p.v. Nederland. (hup hup holland, Hollander, in het hollands, enz.)
raleighman3000 dat weet ik wel, maar ik woon zelf wel echt in Holland dus soms is het een beetje irritant ;)
I watched a TH-cam video about Holland vs The Netherlands. It was confusing. You can't blame us for that.
ripmyfictionalfriends I know but plenty of Dutch people say Holland as a nickname too. Hup Hup Holland, "Hollanders", "een Holland's accent", etc. America is a nickname for the USA. Be glad we think about Holland at all. lol.
I'm from America , some of this is true. I wouldn't want to he born anywhere where else in the world !! I love this place !! 🇺🇲
That's great
Very patriotic
I’m Dutch I don’t think so about y guys so much people here are really different
Fito\ u never been to other places that is why
I'm American and I'd rather been born in Europe
I don't mind the stereotypes at all. Most are true on some level. It's sad that we're seen as fake though. Most of us are actually genuinely friendly, and hospitable people. We have plenty of assholes of course, but the majority of us are nice.
I have been to America once, and i found it shocking to see, that people act like they like you and stuff, in the Netherlands people are a bit more straight forward.
Not in the Netherlands BTW, also in other European country's
Very well said completly true as a asian citizen here in usa
i don't know why you think most americans are genuinely friendly.
@Pickle maybe you haven't met MOST americans
There's some Americans who think some Americans act too fake and dramatic too. Or feel like they have to avoid people because of that. It's partly cause it's influenced by entertainment and social media.
Idk about you thinking most Americans are nice. You said there's plenty of mean Americans too.
There's plenty of bullying, telling people to die, and rioting from America. I saw some comments saying bullying was good, needed, and "solves problems".
Part of the meanness is from some them thinking they're heroically standing up for something when they not, shoving their views, that they can't be wrong, or thinking they can do whatever even mistreating others in the name of "freedom".
Or thinking they're entitled to mistreat others if their life is bad, they have problems, or are a victim.
Or blindly believing too much who social media or media vilifies and dogpiling on those people.
Like how Hana Kimura killed herself cause she was bullied so much cause the reality tv show she was on wanted to depict her bad.
And I'm not just talking about just Americans, but anyone cause I've seen bad behavior from around the world.
Such as Isaac Butterfield, who is Australian, making videos just to bully and scream at people. Such as at fat people.
“americans think alot of themselves”
lol the funny thing is that most people here in America degrade themselves.
like we’ll talk about how we feel ugly & fat LMAO
@@user-pf2jj9rn9h You must be American then because your English is terrible. Lol.
@@truthisnotrelative7438 lol
K H facts
Ironically they view themselves as great
@@user-pf2jj9rn9h they don't speak English outside of the UK you dumb fucking bitch
I like americans
I had negative opinion before I met a group of americans
I thought they are arrogant and ignorant people
but after I met them the way of looking to them has changed
they are kind and friendly
Trump is the most pro-American president in over fifty years, so you probably don't know what you're talking about.
JDS12451 Hah. I remember when I was an ignorant kid like you. I used to be anti-Trump until i've seen all of the things that he has done already. The dude is right, you don't know what you're talking about.
JDS12451 I'd rather eat one, thanks.
There's literally nothing Trump has ever said or done that implies white supremacy. There are, however, tons of media outlets that have taken Trump's words out of context or straight out lied in order to accuse him of white supremacy. Perhaps you were also fooled by them.
I suggest getting your news from people like Philip DeFranco / Tim Pool and such on TH-cam. They're fairly neutral reporters not driven by a political agenda, unlike the American media corporations -> 90% of the American media is owned by 6 CEO's lol. Honest journalism is beyond dead in that country.
Prove it.
I'm old enough to remember that my ancestors moved to America specifically because they were tired of listening to Europeans
So they are European?
Yeah and now they're listening to a total lunatic
@@2126Eliza We voted him out in 2016.
Some of mine relatives went to america becouse they ran away from war.... If it was for war, they would stay here. I am happy that my grandma stayed so i was born here
*Face Slap*
Oddly, having been an American living in Holland for a few years when I was younger, a lot of what these people said was also apparent to me. But under the circumstances Europeans generally dont see the most mature, decent Americans. Those Americans dont stand out because they act properly.
Indeed! You will not recognize a US citizen who behaves normal. But of course you will recognize the loudspeakers from the land of the free home of the brave! That’s the same with us Germans abroad. We have a rhyme: Gott verschone uns vor Sturm und Wind - und vor Deutschen, die im Urlaub sind.“ (Oh Lord, spare us from storm and wind - and from Germans who are on holiday.)😂😇
The nice americans you talked about were born in 1930's. They don't make em anymore.
@@tobyargillos9439 ????
This so true 😂 media ain’t relaly fair even social media became a narcissist boat so half the people act terrible cuz they are 😂😂😂
His intro was the biggest cringe of my life. "The only city where" he keeps repeating. Does he actually know that The Netherlands isn't just Amsterdam, and you can actually do all the things he mentioned all over the country? This is exactly the thing that's annoying about Americans. They know one city in a country, and immediately act like they know the whole country.
Same thing that European tourist do when they visit one city in the USA. You sound very hypocritical like most western Europeans.
Luthor I've never met anyone that thinks that way lmao. And also, when most Europeans go to the USA, they don't go to just one city but they tend to travel around a lot. Since the plain tickets are extremely expensive.
The only city IN THE NETHERLANDS
A.k.a NL No.. You can do all of those things in every other city in the Netherlands.. That was my whole point.
you will be astonished how good our geographical skills are. most of my friends and familly are able to name 40 states in america atleast. and we are not hypocritical, i have been in america in multiple cities and i know Lets say New York Is completely different than lets say Los Angeles. Other mentality. Its true that the biggest part of American people dont know much about other countries. They all call us holland. but holland is not a country its a province. its like the whole world changes America to the name Texas. but like Holland,Texas is a state not a country. and holland is a province not a country. Amsterdam is a city not a country. you can smoke take drugs and do all things everywhere in the Netherlands. we have more cities than Amsterdam. We've got Den Haag, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Groningen ,Leeuwarden, and go on and on. so dont call us hypocrits. We know a lot about whats going on in the world, most of us speak 3 languages ( not all ) we are very open minded. And we aint fake. Look at this, i dont see you writing things on youtube next to English. i wrote this in 2 minutes and its not even my native language. and i can do this in French and German too.
I just hope Europeans realize that the inverse can also be true and that they appear to be cold, unfriendly and rude
Europeans are very different among them, even in one nation you can find several ancient languages and cultures, stereotypes are not accurate, I think that the United states produce so much internal information and news that americans cannot know so much about the rest of the world than average europeans; some europeans feel americans are very ignorant because of that.
Europeans are cheap, I used to work for a restaurant in NYC and these people are cheap skates and very cold and unfriendly.
@@alfredvinciguerra532 Europeans are unfriendly? So you have categorized 750 million people just because of a few...hundred??
By the way your ancestors were Europeans weren,t they?
Sergio Fernandez Yes, but most I encountered very stuck up cheap and conceited
@@alfredvinciguerra532 Agreed, but not in my place
As a quiet American I can relate to the Europeans with the loudness, But people just try to be enthusiastic instead of monotone to come off as happy and cool.
Millinial Picasso nah being loud is fun
@@jofriko5416 it kinda is
and the “happy and cool” is why they think Americans are fake, some can really be like that but in general it is ironic because if someone isn’t like that in America they think something is wrong when really they’re being genuine.
6:35 When the guy mentions American ignorance about Amsterdam's location the interviewer says "geological" instead of "geographical". Ironic.
hehe I noticed that too but I can understand the slip up when in the moment
Yeah. I caught that. Total face-palm moment.
Should be Gynicolagical
I thought he meant we live under a rock 😁
He might have meant it as a joke. Playing off if the ignorance of the stereotypical American by demonstrating it himself--on purpose.
Second Amendment was established in order to have a citizen-run militia in case of a war-gone-bad or if the government needs to be rebelled against. Apparently, the citizens have the right and duty to rebel against the government if anything happens. Can't do that without weapons.
edit: This is to answer that young couple's, and any other's, confusion as to why it exists in the US Constitution.
+Jizan thapus I'm European and I completely understand it, we've just chosen a different path. We tend to have more faith in our governments, but is that justified?
Jizan thapus At the time, it was necessary, and we cannot go against the Constitution unless another amendment were to be added that would counter the existing one.
But we still like the idea of being able to form a militia. A love/hate relationship is what US citizens and their government have, and I think that's a good thing.
edit: But, I know very well the flaws of such a thing, and understand what you are thinking.
+The Martian But your government have drones, your militias will be like mice in a box.
Jumanji ?
+Raffini Or just being used to the tyranny of your monarchs in which later established into a parliament. Our second amendment is more of an insurance policy
i agree with that old british lady. americans are always super proud about they're country and think they're the best. not all amercans think that but loads of them do.
+Philip Van Heyningen All Europeans are super proud about their countries, history and culture. Is it bad too?
+Sama Sebe You can't really be proud of where you were randomly born, and usually don't have any part of the previous proceedings of cultural establishment and what not.
Yes you can. And you should. Unless there is a particular reason why not. Germans are very obviously proud to be German. Dutch to be Dutch. And it is great. Also it is not necessarily country where you were born. "Homeland" is a country where your home is. You are the tiny part of the country you live in.That is my opinion. I stand on it strongly.
+Sama Sebe I don't consider myself literally proud to be Dutch. Yes I enjoy being Dutch and there are things I really like about my cultural background and such, but does that make one so called 'proud'? I think it's debatable.
"Proud" has different meanings. I used it as being delighted and satisfied, exactly what you feel as being Dutch. I love my country but I'm not saying that it is the best in the world or that it is perfect and has no faults.
Wow there are so many bikes in the Netherlands.
+Kategan More bikes then people xd
+Kategan Yes, because everybody cycles. Our country is much smaller so everyone can easily cycle through a city or to work.
Hipsters.
+Joseph Ang There are probably more bikes than people... so much hipster....
I hate cycling to school.... Exspecially (idk how to write that lol) when it rains, snows of when the wind is extremely hard. It takes me a hour to cycle to school.. Okay imma cry now byee
Imagine living in a society where everyone is so grumpy that when they see someone that is happy and talkative they assume they are being fake.
You were saying? www.forbes.com/sites/duncanmadden/2019/03/28/ranked-the-10-happiest-countries-in-the-world-in-2019/
Imagine living in a society where everyone has a dopey smile but no health insurance
@Shimaz Munshi Seriously? You should want to be in the top 10 but for such a developed country you would expect it would be in the top 10.
@Shimaz Munshi No you have not. www.edsys.in/best-education-system-in-the-world/
worldpopulationreview.com/countries/education-rankings-by-country/
worldtop20.org/worldbesteducationsystem
www.independent.co.uk/news/education/11-best-school-systems-in-the-world-a7425391.html
vocal.media/education/10-best-education-systems-in-the-world
@Shimaz Munshi yes it ranks the US 24th
Why do people assume that Amsterdam is the only place where everything is 'legalised'? Like... there ARE other cities in the Netherlands... with the same laws... 🙄
Stupid ass Schengen Agreement is why Americans only have time to spend in the major cities, and the EU screws all the smaller cities and villages out of billions in tourist money.
Americans really don't care that much about what is or aren't legalized, if you want it you can find it.
mushroom, weed, and alcohol those things should be legal everywhere
Amazing American madurodam😂😂
There are several states in America where pot, shrooms and alcohol are legal.
When I go to a place I don't live, I try to be a gracious guest while I'm there. I try to be friendly with everyone.
Unfortunately the same can't be said for some of your other countrymen.
As an American, some of these stereotypes are accurate at least for myself. I do love hamburgers and pizza but, I'm not obese. I am patriotic and I do believe in God but, I don't consider myself religious. I am not loud at all. Speaking for myself, I am very nice and it is not insincere. Growing up in church and in the south, I was taught that all men and women are family no matter their specific religious, philosophic or any other orientation. As the lady in the video said I'm not better than anyone else. If you have the ability to help someone, then you help them. To know to do the right thing and not do it is shameful.
I do have two large cars and a truck but my daily driver is a Honda Civic. I live in a two bedroom house and only keep the things that I have to. I love living as small as possible. I have on a few occasions asked people to stay with me if they had nowhere to go. I know that some people are not genuine in their hospitality, likely out of a misplaced desire to be well thought of. Yes though, you've definitely got me on the burgers and pizza as well as the big cars.
+Shane Richardson What are your views on gun laws, social security, and healthcare? That 2 bedroom house you live in probably stands on it's own with your own driveway for the cars?
L
You believe in god but you're not religious
Whut?
Religion is only a set of rituals or beliefs approved by a group of people. I believe in God but, I do not believe that God wants us to be ritualistic. An individual relationship is what works. The apostle Paul was amazing but, I am not him.
There is no fake in me. If I don't like you, you will know. It will not be because I was hateful to you though. Ugliness of character is not necessary to let someone know that you don't wish to associate.
Wow. Brutal. I am British and don't think Americans are fake. Smiling at strangers is American culture and a form of politeness. Not the only country where that happens. In Polynesian islands they smile even more at strangers. They are not fake.
Thank you for the smiling sentence. Although it isn't every where or with all. When I was twenty I moved from the South [smiling and waving to strangers] to Arizona. My friendliness was misunderstood as too friendly--come-ons.
When they started talking about how Americans are dumb the host made the mistake of saying geological instead of geographical.
😂😂😂
Lol. That's the United States school system for ya.
But, but, I'm an American.
I was talking about the host, who I believe is American.
thekenner yeah I know, sorry. I misread. Anyhow, I'll delete the comment
As a Dutch, I view Americans as friendly and polite people. Indeed, they seem to be a bit patriotic sometimes (more openly than other countries seem to be) but not specifically that religious. You do have a lot of religious American but the number of atheists also seems to be increasing. Americans aren't really familiar with others, but seem to be willing and interested in learning about them. It has more extremes as well. Everything is bigger and super spacious. Have you seen some American houses? It's crazy! American food is served in bigger portions and often less healthy than in other countries (in my idea). A lot of food appears to be processed. What we shouldn't forget though, is the rich culture of the US which is mostly Western but also influenced by other cultures. If you look beside Hollywood and the fat hamburgers, there's a lot more which is most of the time left behind. Think of jazz, blues,, holidays such as thanksgiving and christmas (the way the world celebrates it today is greatly influenced by the US). It's also the origin of many art movements e.g. Pop Art and Pollock's abstract expressionism. Everything is bigger and super spacious. Have you seen some American houses? It's crazy! The gorgeous nature deserves to be mentioned as well.
I'm not saying America is my favourite country, because it's not. But I see too many people bashing on the US, having a way too low view of this beautiful country. A lot of our culture is influenced by the American culture too. It's a country, a lot younger than most of Europe. Let's not forget that. Therefor it's not very surprising that it doesn't have such an extensive history like Italy or France.
Lastly, my apologies for my poor English. I'm not a native English speaker. Feedback would be appreciated!
+Matt Schwartz Please don't get a bad idea of Europe and the countries in it. These are only a few people in the video, every country has stereotypes and every western country feels superiour unfortunaterly
Votre anglais est impeccable!! I was born in Manhattan of yore. Up until the Fifties the city was suffused with Dutch culture. There was a Dutch Reform Church on our block, a Huguenot Church downtown, Schuylers and Vanderbilts were our economic royalty while the Roosevelts had their feet in both centuries. Need I mention landmarks such as the Tappan Zee, Van Cortlandt Park and of course Harlem? My mother's best friend was a Martha Detjen, She had a Christmas tree with real candles. In school we were taught that Peter Zenger was a forerunner of the Americaan Revolution. Of course every schoolboy knew who Peter Zenger was. Canal Street remains as testament to Dutch tenacity in face of stubborn granite!
Entre temps quand j'etais jeune je faisais la navette entre Schiphol et Le :Bourget avec KLM en avion a helices.
As you might have surmised I am now in my eighties and my insights are not those of condo driven Manhattan. Perhaps Trumphattan might be more to the point
Jean
P.S. When I think electronics I think Philipps and not Japan,
I genuinely appreciate your comment. It's very refreshing to hear as an American. We have plenty of flaws. But so many of our negative stereotypes are misunderstood, or blown way out of proportion. You also rarely hear anyone adding any positives, other than we tend to be friendly & polite, which apparently some people also have a problem with. Don't worry about your English. Your sentences all made sense, perfectly intelligible & over all not many mistakes at all, I probably make about as many while casually typing online. English is a very forgiving language.
Probably because we fought for most other peoples freedoms
I love how Yafa is able to just walk around and ask the average Dutch citizen questions what they think about Americans IN ENGLISH. Pretty incredible. Of course, the US has plenty of people who speak a 2nd. They're call immigrants.
It's required to learn English in school
That is because everyone in Holland speaks English aswell...
At least two of them were British and one Italian, I guess the others indeed Dutch.
None were British. The people you hear, old lady in the beginning for example, are just Dutch. She was taught in school to imitate a British accent when speaking English. That was how people were taught in the Netherlands. Nowadays, they don't bother to teach the accent as much anymore. No one was Italian either, just different tints of Dutch.
The Dutch actually hate their native language and accent which is why you see them all masking their accent with American or English accents. Also, English is the closest language to Dutch and you can learn the basics in a week.
Weird-I went to school in Europe for 6 months with kids from all over the continent. I always felt like they thought they were better (I dated a girl from Holland). They also really stereotyped students from other countries. I remember her saying, “I never thought I’d be friends with a German” (her roommate was German).
That's because we are better
Well culturally, Germans are known to be the most most open nor willingly to develop friendships at some point in their lives or they're just very closed off and want no interaction with people in general.
Thats just an individual attitude
We have a bit of a history with the Germans.
exactly Piet , wo did had a small issue with the germans in the early 1940...just this century it is starting to fade away.
Look at all of those bicycles :O
Welcome to The Netherlands mate.
this is amazing 💗
Probably broke asf
Alex Pauley you are so fucking stupid😑
Alex Pauley probably not obese
All those bikes! How cool.
Those are the dutch sterio types ;P
chibignoufs Nope, those are facts. We have the most bikes per person.
"Their more individual" I felt that.
They're. individual and illiterate.
Keith Hinchcliffe And when you are indicating a spelling error it’s important to use an asterisk, for example.. stop being an *ashole on the Internet. 😉
calling the spelling police on you
Yeah.. Me to, touch my heart with pride. 😤
@@codyjamessingleton5098 Too*
don't mind me, just a Canadian looking for some triggered Americans
😂👍🏼
lmao at this comment section, ive never seen so many paragraphs in my life
+UK Voiceovers (PimpedPistols) ....I so want to say something snarky to that. So badly. So badly. I'll be good though.
Zach F. Oh see, now you've got to say it :P i dont mind
Something along the lines of, "I recommend these things called books. They have lots of paragraphs, words, spaces, etc. Very fascinating." ;) Jokingly intended, of course.
Zach F. Lmao it's true tho I don't actually read so I'm guilty 😁
New experience for you, huh ?
dude, it is so weird that dutch people regard american hospitality and warm social presence as "fake". my girlfriend is flemish, so basically dutch, and she too didn't believe that people here were actually being that nice. she thought they were just pretending. i'm here to say that americans aren't pretending!!! they are very kind people and also very diverse. saying " americans" is like saying "europeans". "which europeans?" exactly, which americans?
OC, the US
Flemish, basically Dutch?! Try stating that to a Flemish person! LOL
Olle Wennardt idd hahahaha
Hi Belguim here "Antwerp "
THE ALLONETIME PROJECT OFFICIAL Nothing to add, I’m in the US right now and it’s just like living in a television series
yes all of us are fat, except our dominant Olympians.
Christian Leonardo rekt^
MrThunderbird1111 lol u think the Russians
Teringventje Thats not the only reason or China and India would win everything
This was The most american comment i have ever seen
Christian Leonardo They're talking on average. Other countries and cultures believe this way about us, and it's not all true, or false.
Being friendly isn't fake. I think we just like to give people the benefit of the doubt and get off to a positive start with someone. Its not complicated. Europeans also have the negative stereotype of being pessimistic and self-loathing.
That would be the brits
Idk but maybe they meant people actually acting fake, not criticizing friendliness. Some Americans criticize some Americans for acting fake too. Such as on social media.
I think you might have caught some english people there
they're dutch buth just with a brittish accent
Severino Natar buth
Most dutch people get british english in school so that's how they talk. y accent is more amerivan though, because I learnt most of my english from watching youtube xD
Tessel van Dijk ik ben ook nederlands
Oh. Maar dan zou je het toch wel snappen..
I've heard the "Americans are too nice" a lot. Which is kinda strange to me. I have no reason to be rude to someone that I just met/don't know. How do they usually treat someone they don't know?
dutch people are really blunt in their conversations, not rude, just not very nice/friendly
Well the dutch are really blunt, and then there's the thing where they are more reserved. If a dutch person gives you a hug, it's an honest sign of affection. If an american does it it's often just a matter of habit, not always of course. But it's pretty impossible to know which it is, habit or affection, which is why we consider americans 'too' friendly or 'fake'.
capusvacans well how the fuck are the French not fake if they greet others with a kiss on the cheek when it clearly is out of habit and not a true sign of affection?
I guess you don't know enough french ppl to know the answer to that question.
Jorge Acosta Because americans are quite often being 'nice' just as a habit. Like someone above said, when we are being nice to each other we politely mean it. Of course, we also don't act all rude when we just met someone, but it's more about the fact that you would turn your back and talk differently about them while you just said to them you like 'em.
"Workaholic. They never take holidays!" Uhh, sweetie, we dont really have a choice here. We either work or were homeless.
Only if you work minimum wage and don't know how to save money. If you worked hard and improved your marketable skills and learned how to invest you could have plenty of vacation time and extra funds to finance it. But yes, America does not believe in the government financing your vacations and off time.
Say that
@@BnMProductions11 What a dumb comment.
@@user-qv4np3ur5w You can keep thinking that I guess. And youll never get anywhere because of it
Amsterdam is skits as hell... nicest people though even to an American like myself. I ate 2 packages of Dragon’s Dynamite Magic Truffles and ended up getting lost. Then it started to rain heavily and a man named Parrell saw that I was lost and asked if I wanted a ride on his BICYCLE back to my hotel for a half pack of ciggies. He ended up giving me a rain coat and told me some of his life story. He had lost his bakery and was going through some tough times but still helped me out for just a pack of ciggies and an exchange of stories. Thanks Parrell I will take less shrooms next time I come back to AMSTERDAM..
Met a couple of Americans on Holliday most hospital people I have ever met. The guy was in service and stationd in Germany. My Holliday was amazing thanks to that family. I know not everybody is like that but I wish I could meet them again they were amazing!
You think Americans are loud?! You do not want to be around Latinos. 😂 We are very passionate & lively people...✌️
Adorable. 😄
Jocelin D I’ll take that any day over stiff and uptight
I think most in this video has never set foot in the USA . All are stereotypes on what they see on tv.
calpoly123456 Most probably, not all Americans are loud and obnoxious!
Passionate?? (8|)
YOU PEOPLE ARE NOISY!!!
**YELLS ALOUD FROM ACROSS THE ARAB-LEBANESE/ MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURENT TABLE** +-(;@3@)-+
I spend a good deal of time in Holland and once a gentleman asked me..."you are in Holland a good amount of time...why have you now learned to speak Dutch?" I thought a minute then it occurred to me that every Dutch person I meet insists on speaking English because they like to practice their English language skills with an American and they also take pride in how well they are able to speak English.
Abe Gibron I am really sorry but that is only partly true. We speak english to a foreigner because they don't speak dutch. Why should we speak dutch to a foreigner if they don't understand us? It is easier for everyone
Rhea van W being easy doesn't help us learn new languages when we are trying to learn. I've lived in Colombia for awhile now and I'm fluent in Spanish but people here when they meet me never want to speak Spanish even if their English sucks
Idk about you but most Americans just walk in every Dutch shop and restaurant talking their own language assuming Dutch people understand it and are able to hold a conversation. I've never seen an American who wanted to learn Dutch, maybe a few fun words, but never to order in restaurants or ask for directions etc. You really gotta be grateful for Europeans to be good at English.
Ja, dat is waar. Maar sommige mensen willen om Nederlands te spreken. Ik ben Amerikaan en voor een jaar heb ik Nederlands gestudeerd, want het is een mooie taal. Ik denk niet dat ik zal in Nederland wonen, en ik wil om nederlands te leren. :) (Sorry if my Dutch sucks, it's only A2 level but I think it's a great language!)
@@nativeenglishspeaker178 Goed gedaan! Ik ben ook Amerikaans maar ik heb in Nederland 10 jaren gewoond. Het is een moei taal, maar soms een beetje moeilijk te leren.
All the Americans being so triggered about people having an opinion😂
that's not so freedom of you
@@elbibokoning7889 i agree!
All the World so triggered about American people having an opinion.😂
no its more that they just hate on what they see on the news most Americans aren't like that
@Houssain Al ahmafi well, since the riot recently happened, you have the right to call us arrogant!
Stereotypes carry a negative connotation, so asking specifically about stereotypes will bring mostly negative responses.
Not always, just ask Canadians.
Chinese are good at math. That's negative?
David Carroll that’s the point of the video
Not really tho
Good point. He should ask "what do you know about Americans?"
Goes to The Netherlands to ask the Dutch about their opinion on Americans...
...Asks mostly non-Dutch tourists in Amsterdam.
Markus Williams
If you think all those people are Dutch, you clearly are not Dutch yourself. To presume I am American is hilarious.
Markus Williams
Well, I guess your visit to The Netherlands means that you have more experience and know better than a Dutch citizen who was born in The Netherlands and has been living for multiple decades in this country! Well done, mate.
Markus Williams do you honestly think the old lady with the perfect British accent was dutch?? Lol
Thank you for that. I was wondering. Yes, I am American. OK, and fat too.
Lol !
Inteviewer explicitly asks for stereotypes, and americans in the comments section whine about the dutch then giving stereotypes... Brilliant.
Ea Amerikans tend do be offended more easily.
capusvacans This video has nothing to do with the UK, only the USA and Holland. Why are you here?
This
@@boyke2536 thats because we hear nothing but negatives from everyone else....while at the same time, we are outgoing, interested, love talking with people from other places....and we're called "fake" for being sincerely interested.
try simply allowing us to be nice as is our nature without telling us why you think we're shit.
I personally don’t care lol, haven’t read too many comments complaining. But they are addressing some hypocrisy.
I’m American... and I think all of this is spot on!!!!
I agree! Many Fellow Americans may not want to admit this though.
Some of it
Basically we can do wat we want and they can’t we the best country and they mad
@@taymulla8134 American ignorance.
@@taymulla8134 you are Dutch pretending to be 🇺🇸 “wat we”, and you need to brush up on your English
everything is big because they dont use metric system
Dezta93 lmao 😂🤣🤣
The most genius comment in this entire comment section. Lol
Been living in USA for 15 years. Many things that were mentioned here are correct. I love United States but every country has good n bad things.
I know but it is kinda sad i was just born in amercia why should i get these stereotypes
@@cisco8257 its all good. I am Azerbaijani sometimes I am ashamed but I am proud where I am from
What did you find to be true and may I ask what states you have visited?
None of what they said is true for all of America or all Americans. There is no generalization of Americans (or likely anywhere) that works universally especially in America since it is so diverse and different from one area to the next.
kate s You are 100% correct in you're comment ! How can you stereotype Americans when people in the United States at one point in different generations came from somewhere else.... Me I'm Irish and Scottish 😜
Dude said Geological instead of geographical....kinda proved the Dutch guy's point. LOL
I was scrolling the comments to see who else caught that. LOL
Janet Tollenaar us
kayla joseph no it's really not
That Dutchman didn’t correct him, he must be dumb too.
@@pussbeaver1218 Do you speak 2 or more languages?
"They don't know their *geological* location well."😖
Short, gray haired man notices we don't care for socialism. Lol
Well no shit
we do care about socialism . because it would better the life of some people . but 'socialism' is perfectly acceptable when it benefits capitalistic profitable entities with subsidies and tax exemptions
@@ericv5358 eh?
Bernie 2020
Levvy that might happen since joe Biden sexually assaulted someone
Most Dutch people can speak English, wow. You won't find a lot of people in Germany who can speak English that good xD
Some of them weren´t even Dutch, my experience with Dutch people (trying) to speak English is that most of them have a horrible accent.
I am Dutch haha
NietTristan cant imagine, you have to be a outsider to understand that...
Yasmin. well generally, but its much more comm9n in the bigger cities like this.
Paolo Maldini try it with people under the age of 40 they probably speak as good English as you can
I like that people can't grasp that you can be both an individual and a good nice person at the same time
noodlem45 it’s not that we can’t grasp the concept, it’s just we don’t like the way americans are always happy en chatty n such, we like people who are respectful and keep their head down
I can’t agree more. Many Americans who travel to other countries think that they are better than everybody. Many of them are very loud. I’m an American myself and I can certainly see how many other Americans behave badly when I travel to different countries. There are always some bad apples, unfortunately.
But were taught in elementary that were superior to other countries. You know that as a American. So what can we do.
Ok coldnbland
The interviewer says "geological" instead of "geographical." Hmmmm...
He is American and dint know shit lol
He struggled there a bit with his terminology, but he is off the cuff interviewing people and can't stand there saying umm, umm so he popped out a term like a pageant contestant, lol. It's ok, everyone has said something and wish their brain was working more collectively with their mouth. No big deal 😉
meh I'm a native English speaker and have made that mistake before when conversing spontaneously. It does happen.
lol yes. Very unfortunate time to make that mistake!
@@barrymarshall3592 The reason americans trend not to speak more than one language is because English is the primary language of the country so they don't need to learn another in the same way someone from Netherlands would in order to communicate with the rest of the world. I don't think a lack of language classes at school makes someone lazy.
Also the us has millions of people that speak spanish and english, I think its the worlds 2nd biggest spanish speaking country by population.
6:42 Geological locations? New stereotype, americans don't even know the difference between geographical and geological.
Nora N It was the american asking the question that had the problem...so what exactly is your point?
Leggo My Ego Sorry my bad, must have missed that. I heared the mistake but forgot who said it and I misread your comment
+Nora N why would he say AMERICANS don't know the difference if a Dutch person was saying it....
+Blurryface Heath I'm in the middle of exams, I was tired and the sentence got a bit jumbled up in my head, I'm sorry
Nora N It's fine, no big deal.
This guy literally just travels the world and talks to locals lol. Meanwhile I've never left New Jersey!
+MrMetalHead1100 Find the border, take one step over and then retreat back. Can't be too saf- Wait, we were talking about New Jersey, weren't we? ;)
Realy? That state is even smaller then the Netherlands...
I lived in Holland for 5 years....I lived in Nieuwegein and loved the village and neighbors...and had large number of friends. Most of their experience though is with tourists or back in Cold War, with military members that were young, over drinking, and brash. Funny to hear them talk of intolerance as when I was there the natural born Dutch resented the large number of immigrants that came there and lived off their high taxes.....they also were very proud of the provinces they were raised rather than the unified Netherlands. Typical....everyone picks the negative of everyone else and the positives of themselves. My daughter was born there..... I have great memories of Holland. Dag!
Nieuwegein is actually a city, its not located in Noord or Zuid Holland but in Utrecht* in case you didn't know..
Geology is the study of the earth’s composition.
Geography is the study of places and relationship between people and places.
🤯
I love these videos. America is enormous, and you can tell exactly what part of the country each person has in mind as the typical American. Southerners, Californians, and Frat Guys seems to be the most common perceptions.
the40inchtaco I agree, LoL
also all the Americans that visit Amsterdam..
Didn't you stereotype Californians too? Californians are diverse too. Americans from different states have a accent like Californians too.
Looool ''versus the land of the free'' Check stats on the interwebs my friend, the netherlands has a higher welfare, a higher personal hapiness and all that stuff.
yeah everything is illegal in america here you have coffeeshops
+sithersproductions Only until you get back in the workforce again, which beats being unemployed.
Klikoderat yet that money is lost
sithersproductions
No it was spend. Well spend.
Klikoderat no it makes mums single moms and makes kids criminals
I love the The Netherlands, that's all. Dutch people are very accommodating though they preserve individualism. But that is okay with me because even if they are individualistic, they are always ready to help when there is need to. I love the tranquility that most of the places in the The Netherlands, the peace and quiet, the clean air in the countryside and even in cities, I suppose.
I agree with everything they are saying. All of it.
I rest my case.
This isn't about stereotypes this is about plain and simple bigotry
Well it is not every single person, but I am an American, and what they are saying really does represent a huge part of the populous.
lady boywonder I am not speaking for myself. I am not that way one bit. I drive sensible 20 yr old car I paid cash for a 20 yr old car I barely drive, bike most of the time. We have a sensible sized affordable home. Not big everything BS. No need to be fake. You also may not fit that mold, however.. come on.. A LOT of people do.
djkenny seriously do I have to fucking repeat myself?
djkenny you *really* don't get it obviously.
That's the biggest reason I can't stand Americans they internalize anti-Americanism from foreigners faster than a Hooker changes panties
And have the moral flexibility of a corrupt politician -you know like Ronald McDonald Trump...
I'm Dutch and I cringe every time a Dutch person pronounces "very" as "fairy", that shit makes me want to claw my eyes out.
AjLufFood Xoxo Do many dutch say "fairy" lol?
Anthony Ghafoerkhan yes loads do, I'm Dutch as well😂
AjLufFood Xoxo You can hear who is Dutch when they talk
waarom wees trots op accenten, trots om nederlands te praten, engels kann de klere krijgen ;)
AjLufFood Xoxo kunnen Engelstaligen dan nederlands
As an American I swear we are not fake. I'm from Texas and we are just friendly
I'm also American. We are a fucked up nation.
@@dougn2350 You only think that cuz the news and media said so. Spend more time out among people.
Nah
As a Dutch person who travelled I know. This guy stands on the corner asking this question for a day and cuts the answers down. You can problably get an equally long bit with only positive answers. Fact is though that we do have a very different culture. But its more complicated than: You are fake, we are rude.
Most Americans I've met are quite nice and not half as ignorant as the media (both American as as European) portrais you to be. Your political landscape is a bit of a mess right now but you will pull trough I hope. I've met an English guy who didn't know where the Netherlands was. (Literally east of them, across the water.)
(interviewer) "so they don't know their geological locations"