Agreed. Although us Dutchies don't make it easy because we often go straight to English if we hear a slight accent. 😉 But I definitely appreciate it when they learn at least a few words and gradually get better over time.
Smart guy, but he’s wrong on the pork. Go to a real butcher, not the grocery / supermarket. And if possible, ask for the brand ‘Livar’; these are pigs, raised under way better circumstances.
Your videos are so informative and helpful, but most of all so optimistic, upbeat, and full of hope. Thank you so much and please keep them coming !! :)
If you really need to go to a restroom just go inside a cafe/restaurant and ask if you can use the bathroom, bit awkward i know... but most will let you. And in smaller towns or villages random people will talk to you more often and say hi outta nowhere. Really nice those interviews and makes me happy people are mentioning the safety and other positive things about the Netherlands, where i'm from, still happy to be here, altho i wished the winter had a bit more snow and sun, instead of all that rain, i life in Amersfoort btw! 👍
@@RocketJr. i’m glad you liked the interviews 💗 Asking to use the bathroom at a random cafe feels weird to me if I don’t order food/drink but I’ll keep it in mind if I really need it!
@@boomdoze Just try it out! 😸 I think most are lenient towards women and kids for this. Maybe less in a really big busy city centers. You know, just be Dutch direct with it, people know there are not much public restrooms around. I once just rang the front door at a random house to ask to go to the bathroom and they let me. 😺 I don't have the guts now that i'm older tho. 😸
Wel we need 1 miljoen housing that is a lot but you can rent for 1200 to 2500 an apartment….and learn Dutch please …sometimes a feel like a foreigner in my one country
@randolf84 de hoeveelheid vlees op een bord hier is veeeeeel minder dan bv in de US . Natuurlijk eten we vlees maar ik bedoel de kilo hoeveelheid .Heb je wel eens gezien hoe Texanen eten?🤣
@@miran4471 ja klinkt allemaal leuk, maar ze zijn ook de grootste voedselverspillers dus kan je nooit weten hoeveel ze echt hebben gegeten en hoeveel er van is weggegooid.
Could someone explain the food thing to me? I'm Dutch, and with the exception of pancakes, poffertjes, chips & fried snacks, Dutch food isn't great and I wouldn't recommend it, but.. In the Netherlands there are many restaurants catering to a large variety of cuisines, and our supermarkets also offer a wide variety of foods and herbs. Personally I never cook traditionally Dutch meals, so why are foreign people struggling with this? Are we missing out on specific ingredients?
@@Daph909 I can explain it from my point of view ☺️ I want to be honest, but also respectful because there’s a lot to love about this country outside of the food and I’m grateful to be here! so for eating out, dutch food isn’t my favorite type of food. For other cuisines in the Netherlands I’ve tried Thai, Indian, Italian, American style burgers - they all tasted a bit flat, like a less flavored version of the meal. I heard that this is because these places want to appeal to the typical dutch palate. When eating at home I found that the produce here (the fruits and vegetables, even the meat ) aren’t as flavorful as in the US or UK - and I pretty much only eat biologic or organic so it’s not the pesticides lol I talked about this with a couple from Italy and they agreed as well. I also noticed the spices aren’t as strong. So when cooking food it really alters the taste and makes it a blander version of what you’re going for. I do also think you’re missing the variety of spice blends available in the US and UK, for example a good jerk seasoning would be hard to find here even in a toko. Does that make sense?
@@Daph909 NL is already almost perfect, I guess you cant have everything 😉 im in the US now for the holidays and am planning on bringing all the spices back with me haha
Very helpful, Thank you! I plan on moving to the Netherlands when I finish my degree and these are so helpful. There is a lot of negativity online, but hearing people's experiences makes it way more honest. Great video idea
@boomdoze Yes, compared to Kenians, Brazilians. Plus, it's cold/no sun light in the 'R' months. Every interaction with a Dutch person feel like a transaction. The language is horrible to learn for expats. The cost of living is one of the highest in the world. Perhaps travel more? Or ask Dutch people why they left, besides why other people (mostly East Europeans or South Europeans) come? (I plan to do this)
@@DutchinBrazil hmm that’s a good idea! I’ll have to find dutch people who are leaving nl. I shot footage for another interview series of dutch people and all of them said they would never leave but my sample size wasn’t that big. It’s good to hear a different perspective!
@@boomdoze well, that's i assumed since he saif he didn't speak english nor dutch before coming to The Netherlands He have some "sh" sound i usually hear when dutch speak english
Thank for watching! ☺🩷
I think we are quite welcoming but we like it when you make effort to learn our language a bit and respect to our culture
Agreed. Although us Dutchies don't make it easy because we often go straight to English if we hear a slight accent. 😉
But I definitely appreciate it when they learn at least a few words and gradually get better over time.
@@j.vanderson6239 agreed! I believe everyone in this video is trying to learn the language and gave tips for other foreigners coming in.
Smart guy, but he’s wrong on the pork. Go to a real butcher, not the grocery / supermarket. And if possible, ask for the brand ‘Livar’; these are pigs, raised under way better circumstances.
Your videos are so informative and helpful, but most of all so optimistic, upbeat, and full of hope. Thank you so much and please keep them coming !! :)
@@kaigronbergmusic ah, thank you!! that really means a lot 💗💗💗
I wish someone had warned me how many Dutch people live in The Netherlands. So far I haven't even met any Netherlanders yet.
I really enjoy watching your videos! thx
thanks!! ☺️💗💗
I love the Bulgarian! 🤣👌🏼✌🏼
If you really need to go to a restroom just go inside a cafe/restaurant and ask if you can use the bathroom, bit awkward i know... but most will let you. And in smaller towns or villages random people will talk to you more often and say hi outta nowhere. Really nice those interviews and makes me happy people are mentioning the safety and other positive things about the Netherlands, where i'm from, still happy to be here, altho i wished the winter had a bit more snow and sun, instead of all that rain, i life in Amersfoort btw! 👍
@@RocketJr. i’m glad you liked the interviews 💗 Asking to use the bathroom at a random cafe feels weird to me if I don’t order food/drink but I’ll keep it in mind if I really need it!
@@boomdoze Just try it out! 😸 I think most are lenient towards women and kids for this. Maybe less in a really big busy city centers. You know, just be Dutch direct with it, people know there are not much public restrooms around. I once just rang the front door at a random house to ask to go to the bathroom and they let me. 😺 I don't have the guts now that i'm older tho. 😸
Wel we need 1 miljoen housing that is a lot but you can rent for 1200 to 2500 an apartment….and learn Dutch please …sometimes a feel like a foreigner in my one country
We Dutch are not big meat eaters.❤🐖🐄🐔❤
praat voor jezelf xD!!!
Kijk hoe ze in de US vlees eten haha .Dat gaat heeeeel anders als een tartaartje of een kipsnitzeltje .
maybe you are not a big meat eater, but most people eat meat every day multiple times a day
@randolf84 de hoeveelheid vlees op een bord hier is veeeeeel minder dan bv in de US . Natuurlijk eten we vlees maar ik bedoel de kilo hoeveelheid .Heb je wel eens gezien hoe Texanen eten?🤣
@@miran4471 ja klinkt allemaal leuk, maar ze zijn ook de grootste voedselverspillers dus kan je nooit weten hoeveel ze echt hebben gegeten en hoeveel er van is weggegooid.
Oehh another upload, I'll definitely check it out later today.
Have a good one girl! 😊🌷
@@BabzV thanks, you too! 🙃💗💗
Could someone explain the food thing to me? I'm Dutch, and with the exception of pancakes, poffertjes, chips & fried snacks, Dutch food isn't great and I wouldn't recommend it, but.. In the Netherlands there are many restaurants catering to a large variety of cuisines, and our supermarkets also offer a wide variety of foods and herbs. Personally I never cook traditionally Dutch meals, so why are foreign people struggling with this? Are we missing out on specific ingredients?
@@Daph909 I can explain it from my point of view ☺️ I want to be honest, but also respectful because there’s a lot to love about this country outside of the food and I’m grateful to be here! so for eating out, dutch food isn’t my favorite type of food. For other cuisines in the Netherlands I’ve tried Thai, Indian, Italian, American style burgers - they all tasted a bit flat, like a less flavored version of the meal. I heard that this is because these places want to appeal to the typical dutch palate. When eating at home I found that the produce here (the fruits and vegetables, even the meat ) aren’t as flavorful as in the US or UK - and I pretty much only eat biologic or organic so it’s not the pesticides lol I talked about this with a couple from Italy and they agreed as well. I also noticed the spices aren’t as strong. So when cooking food it really alters the taste and makes it a blander version of what you’re going for. I do also think you’re missing the variety of spice blends available in the US and UK, for example a good jerk seasoning would be hard to find here even in a toko. Does that make sense?
@@boomdoze Ahh, yes that makes sense! Thank you for explaining it, sorry to hear about the blandness.. 😅
@@Daph909 NL is already almost perfect, I guess you cant have everything 😉 im in the US now for the holidays and am planning on bringing all the spices back with me haha
There is one public bathroom in the parking garage at sint joris plein. And hema you pay 50-70 cents to use their bathroom. In Amersfoort
Very helpful, Thank you! I plan on moving to the Netherlands when I finish my degree and these are so helpful. There is a lot of negativity online, but hearing people's experiences makes it way more honest. Great video idea
@@μαριοςΚαπετανοπουλος yay! I plan on making more like these so it’s nice to hear they’re helpful 💗
Most antisocial people ever 😅
@@DutchinBrazil hi ☺️ do you mean the dutch are antisocial?
@boomdoze Yes, compared to Kenians, Brazilians. Plus, it's cold/no sun light in the 'R' months. Every interaction with a Dutch person feel like a transaction. The language is horrible to learn for expats. The cost of living is one of the highest in the world. Perhaps travel more? Or ask Dutch people why they left, besides why other people (mostly East Europeans or South Europeans) come? (I plan to do this)
@@DutchinBrazil hmm that’s a good idea! I’ll have to find dutch people who are leaving nl. I shot footage for another interview series of dutch people and all of them said they would never leave but my sample size wasn’t that big. It’s good to hear a different perspective!
What's your own IG?
@@jonathaone hi ☺️ it’s @boomdoze_
@boomdoze I mean your personal one
the ukrainian learnt english in the netherlands
That explain his dutch accent in english
@@Tyu-f1s oh interesting!
@@boomdoze well, that's i assumed since he saif he didn't speak english nor dutch before coming to The Netherlands
He have some "sh" sound i usually hear when dutch speak english