Wow! It's so cool I found your channel! I'm Dutch (grandfather came to USA from Netherlands) and I live in Texas. I really enjoyed and laughed at some of your observations! I can relate! "So, you're from Texas? Where's your horse? Do you have cowhorns on the front of your Cadillac convertible?" "You own oil wells?" -btw, my grandfather and father also always said that Amsterdam is NOT reflective of the culture or people!!! Thanks for a great channel!!!!!
Thank you for this helpful video! I’m from the USA and we are planning a visit to The Netherlands in May. My family is of Dutch heritage and they are from the Groningen province.
My grandfather immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in the late 1960s, and he had dozens of clogs at home. He liked making little wooden boats as a hobby, and for an old man, he was pretty cool. He liked playing video games, collecting vintage car models, and listening to up to date music, but he was hell of a heavy drinker.
He definitely sounds like a cool man! I hope your family has hold on to his clogs, selfmade wooden boats and such - they are beautiful memories to look back at. The heavy drinking is definitely still very much found on this side of the pond haha, we learn it young😅
If you ever visit Trinidad and Tobago, they show up about 2 hours late! We found that out when some locals invited us to meet up for dinner. I'm surprised we even waited around for 2 hours.
I have just discovered your channel. Thank you for your content. I grew up in a small, predominantly Dutch community in the United States, so it is very interesting for me to be educated about Dutch culture from an expert in the subject. By the way, my maiden surname is Te Lindert. Have you heard of that?
You're very welcome; I'm glad you like it. It seems to be a bit more known name in the east of the country, but it seems like it isn't very common in the rest of it.
I agree with you. It is very interesting to finally learn about the Dutch culture. My mother's side is all from Holland, Michigan. Is that where you're from?
@@livenfree I'm originally from Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. Every July they celebrate "Hollandfest." There are several "Dutch" towns in Wisconsin: Oostburg, and Little Chute citizens are also predominantly of Dutch heritage. Pella, Iowa is also a Dutch community.
@@sallykauth2115 You probably know this already, but the people of Dutch heritage in the Fox Cities (Little Chute, etc.) are quite different from the Cedar Grove/Oostburg Dutch. In the Fox Cities, they're Catholic and pretty wild. Lol. I grew up with them. Everything revolved around drinking and partying. Then we moved to Sheboygan County and was surprised to learn of the dry Sundays and strict religious beliefs.
@@TheDutchcountryside I like the way you're showing up your beautiful country and it's corners. I'm looking forward to come back to NL and visit the countryside! Keep it up and Doei!!
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@@livenfree Hahah the stereotypes are really ingrained into the brains of people (for better & worse). And I mean, I like clogs, they're comfortable with traditional Dutch socks in them, but not many wear them anymore no haha. The Denmark thing, I still don't get how people actually think we're the same country, but yeah, it's definitely interesting 😂
@@livenfree I usually prefer that either I pay one time and then the other person pays next time, so that it stays a bit equal. To me (not everyone will agree obviously, as we all have different opinions), if it's just a one time thing, I would feel a bit uncomfortable to accept that haha😅
@@TheDutchcountryside understandable! It's interesting to hear other cultures perspectives on such things makes sense. I would like to find someone in the Netherlands to be penpal or friend with. Are you interested or do you Have a suggestion where I might go about finding someone?
I think you have spoken to many english speaking people who are hmmm…. A little slow. I am of DUTCH heritage and in the area that I grew up in, we were the majority, and we often found humor in our “Hollander” attributes. We embraced them and were not afraid of being different than other cultures. Also, you are right about the misconception of Dutch and Deutsch, they still call an area in the USA, Dutch Pennsylvania even though the original settlers were DEUTSCH. In my high school they did not have Dutch language offered so I took German just because it was the closest thing that we had, but I love learning about my people, my language and my genetics. Thank you for your videos.
As an American who has both the experience of being new to the cuIture and having Iived here for more than 30 years, I must say that I was deIighted to hear the Dutch perspective. I must correct something though. The 'rudeness' I experienced was when I was in a shop waiting my turn and quite often someone wouId push their way through ahead of everybody eIse who was there first, however, I personaIIy do Iike directness. I aIso know that Americans are far more animated than the Dutch (which I have wiIIingIy adapted to). AIso, we Americans are given minimaI education about other countries, Iet aIone their cuIture. I thought that 'HoIIand' was part of Scandanavia for exampIe. There's a t.v. show caIIed Ik Houd Van HoIIand .. so it can be a bit confusing for a foreigner (untiI we study Dutch history). The Deutsch and Dutch sound the same to the untrained ear. There are peopIe in PennsyIvania caIIed the PennsyIvania Dutch, so that's where that confusion comes from. Hope this expIains a IittIe from a foreigner's perspective. 🌹
It definitely explains a lot yes:) Also, no one said that that person should wait in line? How odd, that's generally what happens, but I guess people didn't want to make a fuss about it haha. Yes, I've come to realise that it's very normal for other countries to learn about the rest of the world, but somehow not quite that much in the US😅 And I've learned about the Pennsylvania 'Dutch' since then this video was published yes; time to change the name to Pennsylvania German instead😂
Hallo.. new subscriber here. I'm from Jakarta Indonesia.. I enjoyed your video.. and I'm going to watch your another videos. One thing that come out to my mind about Dutch is COFFEE. Most of Dutch people are coffee lover, right? Can't wait to watch your new videos :)
Hi, thank you so much! :) Hahah yes, Dutch people and coffee go hand in hand: we consumer roughly 8,4 kgs per capita each year (or roughly 20 million cups of coffee a day!). I am probably an outsider on this subject in the country, as I don't really like the taste of coffee haha.
I'm Brazilian and I'm an independent woman however I appreciate chivalry and if a gentleman offers to.pay I'm totally fine that. Very interesting to learn other cultures and views.
It's so interesting to see how things are so different in another country! Of course, it also depends which woman you're talking to in The Netherlands. There are some that do want the man to pay, but overall it just feels uncomfortable for many haha
@@TheDutchcountryside The 'ruIe of thumb' is if a person invites you to dinner, then they wiII pay and Iikewise if YOU invite them, you shouId pay, but I'm quite comfortabIe otherwise going out with a friend and each 'going Dutch'.🌹
@@LindaCasey I don't think that's a general rule of thumb many have in The Netherlands though; I don't know anyone who does that (but I'm sure there are some people do that :) ).
@@TheDutchcountryside QUESTION: If YOU ask a male friend out to dinner, do you still expect HIM to pay for it? Also, who pays when a group of you go out for dinner? Just curious how that works here in Holland.
Hahaha, I'm glad I can help (btw, your fun comments are making my day!). It probably would be best to not try practicing this in a full restaurant haha
I'm probably a bit late, but greetings from South Africa! Ek praat Afrikaans, maar my Nederlands is nie te sleg nie. As a Suid-Afrikaaner, is dit makliker om Vlaams of Frysk te verstaan. Ek wil een dag in Nederlands 'n bietjie tyd spandeer!
Its true most all brazilians are late. Im brazilian and I can splain that: in work and business we are not late, but when is a party and reunion with friends tahs espected and very normal. When a girl meets a boy I can not get on time because sounds desperate.
It's so fun to hear how things are different in other countries and how there's a big change between work and private life! It's interesting to hear that if a girl meets a boy you cannot be on time haha, if I would be late on a date it would be so incredibly rude here.
My mother immigrated to the USA with her parents And brothers from Friesland province when she was 12 years old. Ever since my grandparents passed away with family doesn't get together much at all. My Dutch side of the family just doesn't seem that interested in gathering with the family other than their immediate kids and grandkids. Is that just my family or is that common in the Netherlands?
That really depends on the family; but in general it’s not like we meet with the entire family every week. We usually see each other on birthdays, special parties and many families also have a family weekend or family day every year (including my family). But we do tend to value time with our immediate family more than with the rest of the family yes and most people also have a better connection with one side of the family, so they tend to spend more time there. If you want to see them more often I’d definitely recommend you to simply say that you want to see them more often, why you want that and how often. I hope this helps a little! 😄
@@TheDutchcountryside Yes, that is helpful. Good advice. Sometimes we don't think of simple things like that. Well actually it didn't occur to me as an Americans I wouldn't think of just being straightforward about something like that lol
I am an American. I am 100% Dutch by ancestry, I never learned a word of the language. I have ALWAYS been extremely direct. It never occurs to me to beat around the bush or not mention the 900-pound gorilla in the room. I did not know this was a Dutch thing until recently. I mean, it's not something am proud of. It's just the way I am.
You could definitely be correct with that, but I don’t know. I wouldn’t want to live in Amsterdam (as I’m from a tiny village and it’s just too much for me haha), but I know quite a few who do love it there!
@@TheDutchcountryside To visit is oké (not very often though) but living there? Geef mij Noord-Brabant maar! Veel leuker om te wonen (ik ben Brabantse dus vandaar!) Groetjes
Ahhh, compleet begrijpelijk! Ik hou van Brabant; het is zo’n mooie provincie en het is er gezellig (en we moeten de bossche bollen en worstenbroodjes ook niet vergeten haha!)
Hahahaha, I'm glad you like it! It really does make me cringe and I definitely understand it can be different to other cultures, but for us, aiiii hahaha
I also have been told tht Sweden and Netherlands are common/same..maybe cause of the same culture they guess. But thts makes a Dutch angry cause it's not the same ...u just cant compare Sweden to holland 😂. Is it ? Am I right, pls confirm.
Ahhh noooo! Sweden and The Netherlands are completely different, though we both highly value equality. Sweden is lovely, don't get me wrong, but the culture is definitely different hahah. I don't think anyone would be angry if you compared Sweden to The Netherlands, however, the differences definitely outnumber the similarities between both countries.
As a swede i can confirm that The Netherlands and Sweden are not the same. There are some similarities but definitely two different cultures. I love the Netherlands though. A swede can understand a bit dutch when written, but when spoken it's harder.
Sommige Amerikanen denken dat Holland de hoofdstad van Denemarken is. Het is ook wel een paar km reizen voor ze. Sommige Nederlanders denken dat New Mexico bij Mexico hoort. Het is ook wel een paar km reizen voor ze.
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Great video! Thanks for this. I just moved here in the Netherlands last November :)
Wow! It's so cool I found your channel! I'm Dutch (grandfather came to USA from Netherlands) and I live in Texas. I really enjoyed and laughed at some of your observations! I can relate!
"So, you're from Texas? Where's your horse? Do you have cowhorns on the front of your Cadillac convertible?" "You own oil wells?"
-btw, my grandfather and father also always said that Amsterdam is NOT reflective of the culture or people!!! Thanks for a great channel!!!!!
Thank you for this helpful video! I’m from the USA and we are planning a visit to The Netherlands in May. My family is of Dutch heritage and they are from the Groningen province.
I loved the video! I've visited several times over the years, but not very recently. Always enjoyed every visit, and really enjoyed the people.
My grandfather immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in the late 1960s, and he had dozens of clogs at home. He liked making little wooden boats as a hobby, and for an old man, he was pretty cool. He liked playing video games, collecting vintage car models, and listening to up to date music, but he was hell of a heavy drinker.
He definitely sounds like a cool man! I hope your family has hold on to his clogs, selfmade wooden boats and such - they are beautiful memories to look back at. The heavy drinking is definitely still very much found on this side of the pond haha, we learn it young😅
If you ever visit Trinidad and Tobago, they show up about 2 hours late! We found that out when some locals invited us to meet up for dinner. I'm surprised we even waited around for 2 hours.
Ohh I would love to visit Trinidad and Tobago once; so I will definitely make sure to remember that one haha
I have just discovered your channel. Thank you for your content. I grew up in a small, predominantly Dutch community in the United States, so it is very interesting for me to be educated about Dutch culture from an expert in the subject. By the way, my maiden surname is Te Lindert. Have you heard of that?
You're very welcome; I'm glad you like it. It seems to be a bit more known name in the east of the country, but it seems like it isn't very common in the rest of it.
I agree with you. It is very interesting to finally learn about the Dutch culture. My mother's side is all from Holland, Michigan. Is that where you're from?
@@livenfree
I'm originally from Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. Every July they celebrate "Hollandfest." There are several "Dutch" towns in Wisconsin: Oostburg, and Little Chute citizens are also predominantly of Dutch heritage. Pella, Iowa is also a Dutch community.
@@sallykauth2115 You probably know this already, but the people of Dutch heritage in the Fox Cities (Little Chute, etc.) are quite different from the Cedar Grove/Oostburg Dutch. In the Fox Cities, they're Catholic and pretty wild. Lol. I grew up with them. Everything revolved around drinking and partying. Then we moved to Sheboygan County and was surprised to learn of the dry Sundays and strict religious beliefs.
Nice and accurate content, which part of The Netherland are you from?
Thank you for the kind words! I'm from the area of De Kop van Noord- Holland, so the top part of the province of North-Holland :)
@@TheDutchcountryside I like the way you're showing up your beautiful country and it's corners.
I'm looking forward to come back to NL and visit the countryside! Keep it up and Doei!!
@@jpk8274 Thank you so much! Hopefully you're able to visit and explore sooner than you think :)
Hi everyone! I hope you liked this video! What surprised you the most?
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It surprised me that the 1st question people ask you is if you smoke marijuana! And if you wear clogs & mixing Denmark with the Netherlands!
What if a guy said I would just like to buy you dinner tonight as an act of kindness?
@@livenfree Hahah the stereotypes are really ingrained into the brains of people (for better & worse). And I mean, I like clogs, they're comfortable with traditional Dutch socks in them, but not many wear them anymore no haha. The Denmark thing, I still don't get how people actually think we're the same country, but yeah, it's definitely interesting 😂
@@livenfree I usually prefer that either I pay one time and then the other person pays next time, so that it stays a bit equal. To me (not everyone will agree obviously, as we all have different opinions), if it's just a one time thing, I would feel a bit uncomfortable to accept that haha😅
@@TheDutchcountryside understandable! It's interesting to hear other cultures perspectives on such things makes sense. I would like to find someone in the Netherlands to be penpal or friend with. Are you interested or do you Have a suggestion where I might go about finding someone?
I think you have spoken to many english speaking people who are hmmm…. A little slow.
I am of DUTCH heritage and in the area that I grew up in, we were the majority, and we often found humor in our “Hollander” attributes. We embraced them and were not afraid of being different than other cultures. Also, you are right about the misconception of Dutch and Deutsch, they still call an area in the USA, Dutch Pennsylvania even though the original settlers were DEUTSCH.
In my high school they did not have Dutch language offered so I took German just because it was the closest thing that we had, but I love learning about my people, my language and my genetics. Thank you for your videos.
As an American who has both the experience of being new to the cuIture and having Iived here for more than 30 years, I must say that I was deIighted to hear the Dutch perspective. I must correct something though. The 'rudeness' I experienced was when I was in a shop waiting my turn and quite often someone wouId push their way through ahead of everybody eIse who was there first, however, I personaIIy do Iike directness. I aIso know that Americans are far more animated than the Dutch (which I have wiIIingIy adapted to). AIso, we Americans are given minimaI education about other countries, Iet aIone their cuIture. I thought that 'HoIIand' was part of Scandanavia for exampIe. There's a t.v. show caIIed Ik Houd Van HoIIand .. so it can be a bit confusing for a foreigner (untiI we study Dutch history). The Deutsch and Dutch sound the same to the untrained ear. There are peopIe in PennsyIvania caIIed the PennsyIvania Dutch, so that's where that confusion comes from. Hope this expIains a IittIe from a foreigner's perspective. 🌹
It definitely explains a lot yes:)
Also, no one said that that person should wait in line? How odd, that's generally what happens, but I guess people didn't want to make a fuss about it haha.
Yes, I've come to realise that it's very normal for other countries to learn about the rest of the world, but somehow not quite that much in the US😅
And I've learned about the Pennsylvania 'Dutch' since then this video was published yes; time to change the name to Pennsylvania German instead😂
Hallo.. new subscriber here. I'm from Jakarta Indonesia.. I enjoyed your video.. and I'm going to watch your another videos. One thing that come out to my mind about Dutch is COFFEE. Most of Dutch people are coffee lover, right?
Can't wait to watch your new videos :)
Hi, thank you so much! :) Hahah yes, Dutch people and coffee go hand in hand: we consumer roughly 8,4 kgs per capita each year (or roughly 20 million cups of coffee a day!). I am probably an outsider on this subject in the country, as I don't really like the taste of coffee haha.
I enjoy learning about the Dutch especially from someone as beautiful as you. The Dutch and their way of life is intriguing.
Indeed, her cleverness makes her more beautiful.
Wait a minute!
Are you saying that This is Holland (flying theatre) is only about Holland not about The (whole) Netherlands ?
I'm Brazilian and I'm an independent woman however I appreciate chivalry and if a gentleman offers to.pay I'm totally fine that. Very interesting to learn other cultures and views.
It's so interesting to see how things are so different in another country! Of course, it also depends which woman you're talking to in The Netherlands. There are some that do want the man to pay, but overall it just feels uncomfortable for many haha
@@TheDutchcountryside The 'ruIe of thumb' is if a person invites you to dinner, then they wiII pay and Iikewise if YOU invite them, you shouId pay, but I'm quite comfortabIe otherwise going out with a friend and each 'going Dutch'.🌹
@@LindaCasey I don't think that's a general rule of thumb many have in The Netherlands though; I don't know anyone who does that (but I'm sure there are some people do that :) ).
@@LindaCasey the problem is that women usually don't ask the man out. 🤔
@@TheDutchcountryside QUESTION: If YOU ask a male friend out to dinner, do you still expect HIM to pay for it? Also, who pays when a group of you go out for dinner? Just curious how that works here in Holland.
8:43 spit !!😂 lmao, I try to learn Dutch with food stuffed in my mouth, it helps to get the accurate accent 😂, u just gave me a new technique
Hahaha, I'm glad I can help (btw, your fun comments are making my day!). It probably would be best to not try practicing this in a full restaurant haha
I'm probably a bit late, but greetings from South Africa! Ek praat Afrikaans, maar my Nederlands is nie te sleg nie. As a Suid-Afrikaaner, is dit makliker om Vlaams of Frysk te verstaan. Ek wil een dag in Nederlands 'n bietjie tyd spandeer!
Its true most all brazilians are late. Im brazilian and I can splain that: in work and business we are not late, but when is a party and reunion with friends tahs espected and very normal. When a girl meets a boy I can not get on time because sounds desperate.
It's so fun to hear how things are different in other countries and how there's a big change between work and private life! It's interesting to hear that if a girl meets a boy you cannot be on time haha, if I would be late on a date it would be so incredibly rude here.
My mother immigrated to the USA with her parents And brothers from Friesland province when she was 12 years old. Ever since my grandparents passed away with family doesn't get together much at all. My Dutch side of the family just doesn't seem that interested in gathering with the family other than their immediate kids and grandkids. Is that just my family or is that common in the Netherlands?
That really depends on the family; but in general it’s not like we meet with the entire family every week. We usually see each other on birthdays, special parties and many families also have a family weekend or family day every year (including my family). But we do tend to value time with our immediate family more than with the rest of the family yes and most people also have a better connection with one side of the family, so they tend to spend more time there. If you want to see them more often I’d definitely recommend you to simply say that you want to see them more often, why you want that and how often. I hope this helps a little! 😄
@@TheDutchcountryside Yes, that is helpful. Good advice. Sometimes we don't think of simple things like that. Well actually it didn't occur to me as an Americans I wouldn't think of just being straightforward about something like that lol
@@livenfree Hahah, I already thought something like that, it makes life a whole lot easier to just ask :)
I am an American. I am 100% Dutch by ancestry, I never learned a word of the language. I have ALWAYS been extremely direct. It never occurs to me to beat around the bush or not mention the 900-pound gorilla in the room. I did not know this was a Dutch thing until recently. I mean, it's not something am proud of. It's just the way I am.
Nice video. And accurate too!
Thank you! I'm glad to hear you thought it was accurate :)
I think that apart from the Amsterdam people themselves, there are not many dutch people who would like to live in Amsterdam!
You could definitely be correct with that, but I don’t know. I wouldn’t want to live in Amsterdam (as I’m from a tiny village and it’s just too much for me haha), but I know quite a few who do love it there!
@@TheDutchcountryside To visit is oké (not very often though) but living there?
Geef mij Noord-Brabant maar! Veel leuker om te wonen (ik ben Brabantse dus vandaar!)
Groetjes
Ahhh, compleet begrijpelijk! Ik hou van Brabant; het is zo’n mooie provincie en het is er gezellig (en we moeten de bossche bollen en worstenbroodjes ook niet vergeten haha!)
@@TheDutchcountryside Maak er maar eens een video over!
Al gedaan! 😃 Maar er komen er nog wel een paar over Brabant over een tijd!
The cringe at 1:53 , pure dutch 😂..love your vedious though ❤, very direct n honest
Hahahaha, I'm glad you like it! It really does make me cringe and I definitely understand it can be different to other cultures, but for us, aiiii hahaha
oooooh im so dutch ooooh i smoke weed ooooh germany ewww oooooh
Average Dutch Person imo
I also have been told tht Sweden and Netherlands are common/same..maybe cause of the same culture they guess. But thts makes a Dutch angry cause it's not the same ...u just cant compare Sweden to holland 😂. Is it ? Am I right, pls confirm.
Ahhh noooo! Sweden and The Netherlands are completely different, though we both highly value equality. Sweden is lovely, don't get me wrong, but the culture is definitely different hahah. I don't think anyone would be angry if you compared Sweden to The Netherlands, however, the differences definitely outnumber the similarities between both countries.
Absolutely not the same
As a swede i can confirm that The Netherlands and Sweden are not the same. There are some similarities but definitely two different cultures. I love the Netherlands though.
A swede can understand a bit dutch when written, but when spoken it's harder.
Sommige Amerikanen denken dat Holland de hoofdstad van Denemarken is. Het is ook wel een paar km reizen voor ze. Sommige Nederlanders denken dat New Mexico bij Mexico hoort. Het is ook wel een paar km reizen voor ze.
Dutch people use directness as an excuse to be rude
Im gonna move to Netherlands, could we make friend? 😃 thanks.
So, you had to wait 30 minutes, of course your friend was from Brazil, sorry about that, it's our nature haha
Hahaha don’t worry about it; they’re simply cultural differences and he’s still a very good friend (we just now know how our timetables work🤣)
Are U ethnically pure Dutch?