Hi Jovie ,From today's New York Times : last year roughly 27 million American did not have health insurance. Maybe a good topic for an episode of you -know- what ? Cheers.
Hey Jovie, love your videos. I keep hearing that we don't like the Netherlands being called holland. I almost never call it the Netherlands. If somebody asks me where I'm from, I always say holland. Less syllables. ☺
LOL I'm not Dutch but where I live I cycle all the time and use the same route all the time, part of which is a cycle path. The other day, I was walking that direction, then realised given the angry looks I was getting, ..... I was instinctively walking the same route I always cycle, the same direction, in the cycle path :) I mumbled an apology and switched lanes :) It's easily done though if you get into a habit!
Hahahaha okay... for real when I was working in a pizeria in Amsterdam Maradona came in with a group to have pizza and simply asked another waiter to get him coke and prostitutes. No joke. Just to be clear it isn't really a common thing 😉
PixiePhlox, we just like to tell it like it is😂 We don’t like people with fake smiles and fake kindness.I personally don’t like it if people talk in a whispering way 🧐
It’s always really weird when I take the bike to Belgium or Germany or France. There often the bikes are supposed to ride on the sidewalk, except when they’re not and you get yelled at, but it’s completely unclear when and when not... super weird.
@@Hakkeholt I went to Osaka, Japan. Bikes are everywhere, mostly on the sidewalk. They move pretty fast through the shopping streets because cars are so rare there.
What we realy dont like: When people hear your from The Netherlands oooh Amsterdam..... sorry what The Nederlands is bigger then just Amsterdam. Dont always think everybody is from Amsterdam, if you realy wanne know and are interested, just ask where the person comes from in The Netherlands. USA is also not only New York.
Most Americans visiting NL don't even come to the East. While we have the oldest cities of the country there and so much more forests and even hills. They miss out on half of our history, architectural art and beautiful cosy cities and castles.
Not something that keeps me up at night. When we meet a Colombian a lot of us also say "Cocaine and Escobar!". That's like saying to a German "Hey Hitler and Holocaust!".
Jovie, here's for your American friends some advanced Dutch lessons to teach: He he = finally Ja ja = I don't believe you Ho Ho = wait a minute Zo zo = well well well Phoe Phoe = WOW medium impressed Nou Nou = slightly less than medium impressed
I’ve never heard anyone complain though. I mean, it used to mean those two provinces because that’s where the commercial ships sailed from but when a foreigners says Holland we know he means us as a whole and not two specific provinces
@@kasberkhof7958 They are referring to us as a whole. There is a whole world out side of the east and west coast to North America but in the media on tv we only get to see Hollywood and NYC. You got the South / Midwest / Canada
Oh .. and an other unwritten rule... unless you know someone very well, you don't ask him or her about what they earn, or 'brag' about what you make...
I think bragging in general. Dutch realy dont like people that think like they are better. And that includes bosses at work. So if you want to set up bisnuss in thr netherland, expect you newly hired people to critic you. Its not that they hate you, they want to prevent you from making mistakes, even if that is not there job
In America: somebody call an ambulance!!! The one American seemingly injured: nooo i can’t afford it In the Netherlands: u okay? Ye sure At least we have insurance though
Good for you! You’re one of the “lucky” ones. I just hope that you never lose your job or your employer decides to change your health policy. The point here is that your health insurance shouldn’t be dependent on your job/employment status. Everyone should have great coverage as a right. People shouldn’t be going into bankruptcy or losing their homes to pay medical bills. I just read an article where the longest-hospitalized covid-19 patient in the USA received a 181-page bill for 1.1 million dollars for his hospitalization. Luckily the Fed/State governments are picking up the tab, but what if they didn’t? It’s just such a shitty system, and while it currently works for your situation, you shouldn’t have to worry that if your circumstances change (like becoming unemployed as so many Americans currently are), you can lose it all. Through no fault of your own.
@Conway Twitty We don't assume everyone has bad health insurance in the US. We just don't think a person shouldn't be able to get into debt over their health. So there are rules on the legal minimum of coverage packages and a legal maximum on profit margins. Our healthcare system isn't based on profit but on supplying a civil service.
In the USA, we don't really have any options... for whatever medical problem be it a severe injury or just a leg injury that isn't life threatening, an ambulance is the only resort... which as stated by Ruben, the irony becomes once the EMT's show up to hopefully determine the severity, even stable now, but still dire need of further emergency services, the patient if conscious will chose to no take the ambulance and instead have someone drive them to the hospital. To avoid the huge medical bill, which an ambulance ride can cost as much as $1,000 to $10,000... the range and the price either direction is absurd, and that's even with insurance. And this often isn't covered by insurance laws of max copays. So that expenditure doesn't often count as if the big bill was just an extra bill outside of medical. WE in the US don't have a medical system, we have a hustle under the bridge... and part of that hustle is the only option for any medical assistance is to call emergency help. Because there are no urgent or lower tier support that is mobile. In addition, emergency services must at least attempted regardless of ability to pay, while lower tier medical, they want the money and/or insurance card up front before any services are rendered. Again, a hustle under a bridge.
I am 100% Dutch and I hear this "don't call the Netherlands 'Holland'" in many videos, but I honestly don't know ANYBODY in my little circle of friends, family and co-workers who would even have the slightest problem with that. Yes, there are two provinces along the coastline called "North-Holland" and "South-Holland", but nobody cares if you call the entire country "Holland". There's even songs and slogans where we refer to our own country as "Holland", so don't worry about it.
@@judithvandijkhuizen8331 I really find it shit if you call the Netherlands Holland. Waarom? Ik woon in Drenthe en mensen uit Holland zijn juist degene die mij en mijn provincie belachelijk maken. Ik heb geen positief gevoel over Holland. Ik ben een Drent en een Nederlander. Maar nooit een Hollander. Bovendien was Holland vroeger de belangrijkste provincie van de Republiek. Door ons land Holland te noemen, zeg je eigenlijk dat Holland er toe doet en de rest alleen maar bijgrond.
Ik kom uit Holland dus ik zit er niet mee als er wordt gevraagd of ik uit Holland kom. Hup, Holland hup, laat de leeuw...of Holland! Holland! in de voetbalstadions. You are from Amsterdam? No, from Haarlem, thats next to it and it is the capital of Northern Holland, and Amsterdam is a city in that province. 😋
I am 100% Dutch, and I call it the Netherlands. I understand it's a bit easier to say Holland. But it's The Netherlands, Not holland, Not Amsterdam, The Netherlands. :P
If you see someone fall and you think you need help just call 112. They will tell you if you need an ambulance or not. Realize you're not a doctor and someone could be bleeding internally.
She is right, only call an ambulance if there’s an emergency. If you have a small problem and you are able to travel go to the huisarts, they will decide what you have to do.
Hollanders always keep telling people that we're all okay with the Netherlands being called Holland. As someone who lives in one of the other 10 provinces, I'd beg to differ.
Ehm. No we don't. But on a side note. We do cheer 'Holland' during sports events. But that is only becausse it has a much better ring for cheering. But other that this, just call it the Netherlands.
I think what we tend to forget is that some foreign countries do not call us "the low lands", as they do in UK and France. Some countries literally call us Holland in their native language, like Greek for example. So it's not necessarily wrong.
Point nine: never ever visit somebody without giving them a call first or being invited. Just showing up unexpectedly is not a good thing and you most probably are declined. Even as "best friend". Point ten: Never ask somebody about his/hers health unless you are brought up to date in advance of the situation, up front that is. So, the phrase "how are you doing" is actually asking about somebody's health. That's why you don't ask that question. What you can say, what has the meaning you're actually after, is " hoe maakt U het?" "How are you doing" can also refer to somebody's financial situation. You don't want to do that either! Money wise the Dutch are very preserved about their income or fortune. I'm Dutch, born and raised and I don't even know the financial situation of my own (little) sister. You just don't talk about it. Point eleven: Never judge somebody by his/her looks. There are very wealthy people in The Netherlands (Thank you for pointing out it's not called Holland) who dress and drive cars everbody can afford. The true rich people like to maintain a low profile driving a Honda or even worse, a run down Hyundai. New money - people like to show off. Stay away from that kind. If they drive a fancy car, like a top of the line model, they probably worked very hard for it and saved up to buy a car like that. Those are your average mid class people. They probably don't even own their house but renting it. House owners drive middle-class cars, almost never the top of the line models. Of course there are exceptions to every "rule of thumb" but those are the things to look out for. One more thing, a car that's considered a luxury sedan or SUV in the US of A or Canada is just an average car throughout Western Europe. Just to get your mindset right. Even coke (cocaine) is legal to possess in The Netherlands, as long as it is under 5 grams it'll be considered for personal use and you won't go to jail for that. Not even get a fine. Prostitution is legal, they (what the Dutch call "sex workers"") pay taxes on their income and are checked every few weeks for sexual deceases free of charge. If you go ta a party in like a discotheque drugs will be sold, you normally can have the purity tested for free at the so called GGD-post which is set up in the establishment itself. Just to prevent you're taking something that's real poison. No police involved, just cool and relaxed. No raids unless something really bad is going on, even then they will be in the background just targeting the offender without breaking up the party. Mind you, DON'T DO DRUGS! Last thing, my compliments! You did a very good job pointing out what to do and what not. Keep up the good work. Excuse me, never give any money to beggars in the street. They are getting money from the government to provide for clothing, food, healthcare and shelter. Just so you know. In the Netherlands there is no such thing as poor beggars, they probably have more money than you ever dream of.
I can get cocaine? Whaaat? This is going to be bad. Haha. Nah. Gave that up. But you give good advice for my trip this Summer. One question. My ex girlfriend lives in Noord-Holland. Her and I didn't work out because her parents viewed me as a stranger and were scared of me? I guess. Is that normal? Most Dutch aren't welcoming to outsiders? That was a bit weird to me, because I welcome all sorts of people into my life. I get to know them and then decide how I feel or what I think about them.
I am also very Dutch and i am still suprised when this happens to me, also because in my family we just invite them, (often they do say no btw) if we do not have enough we always have stuff in the freezer.
@@TheTwan85 I was taught that zwarte Piet was black because he climbed up so many chimneys that the sut wouldn't come off anymore and the colour of his actual skin has always been a mystery to me... That is why it is hurtful (not offensive to me because I do understand) to many people who believed the same thing because they are not necessarily racist.... 😔😔😯
@@JannekeBruines I totally agree with you. Like you, I've been told by my parents that Black Pete was black because of the soot from the chimney. So for me, as for most people, it has never ever ever been a racial/racist thing. However, if that's the narrative we wanna stick to, why is there so much push-back on 'Soot Wipe Pete' (roetveeg Piet)? Why does the soot makes their lips red? And how does the chimney give them golden earrings and curly hair? And how about the iconic outfit that's based on traditional clothing dating back to the Dutch colonial times? I'm not saying it's meant to be a racist thing. However, if it's offending people, we might have to reconsider some parts of it. th-cam.com/video/KjosGL5YwPw/w-d-xo.html
“Asking for a coke in a restaurant will get you something different”? What? Are you implying they will bring you cocaine? You can ask for a coke in a restaurant and they will bring you cola, no worries. 😂
@@metalvideos1961 A Pepsi is not a "coke". It is a cola. Coke is a licensed trade mark of the Coca Cola Bottling Company. I've drank both and prefer Coke.I like millions of others can taste the difference. Even mixed with with rum. I used to live in Puerto Rico and could taste a Cuba Libre mixed with Bacardi or with Don Q or Ron Llave. Bacardi is or the American market. It's aged in barrels that were once used to age bourbon, the others are not.
112 is for (possible) life threatening situations. And open arm fracture doesn't need an ambulance. But you can hold your arm and have someone else drive you to the hospital. Legs are different, as it means you can't move yourself. And if it's your thigh, you risk bleeding out quickly if one of the arteries in your thigh gets damaged by a wrong move. Heart, long, and brain issues need an ambulance to come. An ambulance ride to the hospital won't be charged when ambulance workers say you need to come with them.
Important one: In the US, traffic uses the 'Keep your lane' system, so if you're in the left-hand lane, you'll usually continue to drive there until you exit the freeway. In The Netherlands however, you're supposed to use the right-hand lanes as much as possible. Driving on the left side of the road unnecessarily can not only get you fined, but there have been incidences where people were pulled over by other cars and the drivers/passengers were beaten up over it. It's considered to be traffic annoyance number 1. It's all got to do with the fact that overtaking on the right side is illegal as well, so when you're driving on the left side, especially if you're driving slowly, you're essentially blocking traffic. Don't do it.
The rule to keep to the right lane is general in the EU and also in many other places of the world except where the law is to drive on the left side of the road. The only confusing thing is the 'keep your lane' instruction, this you normally will not find in the Netherlands. In practice it is how obedient people are to the law...
You can order a Coke in the Netherlands as an English speaking foreigner, and (practically) nobody would assume you mean the white powder, that's just silly. The only place where that may be confused with that stuff is in shady allayways. Even in a "Cofee shop" that will get you a Pepsi or Cola drink. Other than that, I would agree with what has been said here for most circumstances :)
Another one: don't think Amsterdam with the canals and coffeeshops is The Netherlands! There are different and more things to see in other cities and in small towns, nature.
It's a small part of the Netherlands, most Dutch seem to prefer to live somewhere else than Amsterdam. If it wasn't for job offers in the 'randstad', I'd guess many would prefer to move to the eastern more quit parts of the Netherlands. Personally I like most of the Netherlands, but I tend to avoid the big cities if I can.
I understand why tourists love Amsterdam, but it's just one city that is not even remotely representative of the whole country. I'm Dutch myself and most people i know think of Amsterdam as a city-sized souvenir shop. Last time i visited Amsterdam because i won tickets for Body World, everywhere we went, we were addressed in english. "Would you guys like to order something to drink?" "Ja, lekker. Twee koffie, graag."
I'm german and grown up at the dutch-german region. And I love De Nederlande more and more and visit it on weekend city trips. But Amsterdam...no..., to busy, to much stoned tourist...
G.J. KOSTER I don’t think she did. I think it’s mostly first impressions and a limited social network that’s responsible for that. Which is pretty normal of course since she can hardly be expected to meet a big variety of Dutch people and their subcultures; it’s also normal not to go out of your way, travelling to different parts of the Netherlands randomly to check in what circumstances people live. And some things are just completely off-the-chart unrealistic, like thinking a restaurant will serve a line of coke when asked. Even 95% of coffeeshops will toss you out for specifically asking. And most street dealers will just laugh. On the other hand, at least she doesn’t leave her american visitors with the impression we’re all living in windmills in Amsterdam, crushing tulips under our wooden shoes while smoking weed.
@@sadkingbilly Lol mijn familie komt uit veluwevalei, ik zit toch regelmatig in klompen erwtensoep te eten dak me zelfs in NL een beetje vreemd voel xD
Just say everything like it is, say weed or hash, say cocaine, there's nothing wrong with that. All that american hush up way of saying things, so silly and unrealistic.
Jovy legde ergens anders uit dat ze fluisterde omdat TH-cam algoritmen het anders misschien zouden oppikken. Zeker de laatste tijd worden video's met "controversiële" onderwerpen sponsorloos gehouden. Geen centjes dus.
As a Dutch person I actually really can't relate to many of these things. Wonder with what people you hang around with? lol. Sound like horrible people 😄🤣 People are always welcome here.
@@GamingMineCraftful Yeah, The Hague... all stuck up snobs, right? (just kidding; I don't know any people from The Hague, so I cannot judge what they're like.)
If there's no walkpath, always walk on the opposite direction side. (meaning left of the street i.s.o. right. This is because you can see traffic comming towards you. If you walked on the right side, you can't see any traffic coming and can cause an accident by diverting while traffic is comming from behind you which you couldn't see.
Spot on about the food. As a kid playing at a friends house i was told: you've got to go now, we're going to have dinner. It was a normal thing, maybe the younger generation isn't so strickt about this anymore. Which would be a good thing.
In my home this was not normal. My mom always ask, are you eating with us? So yes, tell you're mom. She made enough, or we just all had a bitt less so a guest could eat with us. My grandmother came from Drenthe and my mom was used to people staying for dinner, when she was a small girl. So for us it was normal too
DEES Bordspellen same here. My parents would never tell one of my friends to leave (his very theist parents did, though lol) on Saturdays dinner often was soup with bread because sometimes up to 10 people were visiting and loved my mums soup 😄
Reminds me of playing at the neighbor's house (California). Their mom would bake cookies from scratch and send us home when the aroma from the oven was divine.😣😣😣 I was about 3 years old. Too young to know to ask my mom to bake cookies. She didn't know how anyway.
We just respond, "Good! How are you doin' ?" Most people (from the US) don't really expect a long answer. The exception would be, if you were ill or injured recently, then we might want to know if you are feeling better.
@@frankloos4938 Ik ben Duits ;) De klank is natuurlijk echt anders. Maar als jij wet hoe je de woorden moet uitgespreken ligt Nederlands en Duits kwa taal toch vrij dicht bij elkaar.
Hey this is a great video, you are really on point with your examples. I laughed because I recognized myself. I guess I can myself a typical Dutch person. I do want to point out one thing though that you are absolutely wrong about. I watched the ending of your video three times just to be sure you actually said what I was hearing. If you ask for a coke in a cafe, every normal person will assume that you mean cola, especially when they know you speak English or any other foreign language. It never EVER happens anywhere that a Dutch person asks for "a coke" in a cafe or even coffee shop because cocaine is actually illegal here too. (Yes, it is a little more complicated) There are no public places where they serve this obviously. You don't risk getting "something else". This creates an entirely wrong image of what our drug laws/policies are and personally I find it a little offensive. Maybe you should look into that more carefully and make a video about it, I'll gladly help you with the details if you decide that's a good idea. To the majority of the culture, using coke is frowned upon. If you sell it, you go to jail. I meant what I said that your video is great as much as I am serious about this. I liked the part about the bicycles too, one thing I've learned from international students and tourists is that they really don't know what is going on the first time when somebody offers to sell them a (stolen) bike on a Saturday night or any night of the week. Often they think the person is asking for some kind of help and approach him/her friendly rather than politely declining the offer which is how you are expected to respond.
But she is right some of the things you said aren't counting for everywhere, like hier in limburg there are a lot of things different and you may tell that aswel in your videos when you talk about the Netherlands, not ment in a offending way but consider it it can help reducing hate comment of actual Dutch people
Calling the Netherlands Holland isn't that big of a deal. Yes, technically it's incorrect, but we do it ourselfs to. I was born and raised in a province called Gelderland, moved to Drenthe and currently live in Utrecht, but once in a while when I was young I said Holland when I ment the Netherlands. The 'on time' thing is very true though. If you say you'll be there at 14:00 for example, it's best to be there exactly at 13:55. Just to make sure you're on time and to non verbally tell the other person that you respect him/her and his/her time. Love your video. It's actually fun to hear what foreign people find strange and what not.
*You* might not have a problem with people calling it Holland, and that's totally fine. You are obviously entitled to your views. But just because you don't have a problem with it doesnot mean others, like myself, don't not have a problem with it. I'm not from Holland, I'm from Brabant. I'm proud of where I'm from, and it annoys the heck out of me when people use Holland for the Netherlands. And I make sure to never call it Holland either. For the rest. Yeah. If you make an appointment with a time in mind... The way we see it, it's being disrespectfull of the other persons time if you don't do your best to be there at the agreed upon time or earlier. So for us it's just a matter of respecting the other person. As, if you're late, and I'm ready... Why are you wasting my precious time? I got better things to do than wait for you. Time, afterall, is the most precious thing we all have in the end, don't make me waste it.
Not invited to stay for dinner is really something from the previous generation. The generation that also have dinner at exactly 6 o’clock. This generation is totally different.
Dinner is concidered family time. Most families eat together at the table and really see it as quality time. Parents ask how the kids' day was at school, etc. So yeah, we need to know if you join for dinner, because it is already planned. Jup, Dutchies and their schedule.
That shows where the Dutch priorities are. They place hospitality towards friends towards the bottom. They also think their friends ruin their quality family time instead of contributing to it.
If we cook dinner in the Netherlands we often have just enough for the family in the house. Cooking more means we have throw the rest of it away if no one joins us for dinner. Dutch people don't like wasting food 😉
@@LizaS70 Yikes! That says a lot about Dutch people. Even in third-world countries, many would go out of their way to make more food or eat less in order to make a guest feel welcome. These are people with a lot less to spare or waste than the Dutch.
@@brianplum1825 I can relate to your Yikes!-feeling but it differs in each family... I am 100% Dutch (at least the 8 generations I know of) and as a single mom every guest was welcome to join diner. Indeed we do cook portion wise, I did cause of being in the lowest income range... so we just ate less to still be able to share. Or improvised to have extra food (like make an apple crumble together with the visiting kid) To my surprise the favour wasn't always returned. Strangest thing is that it sometimes involved welthy families of 4/5 and an extra person wouldn't have mattered (neither portion wise or financially). So I guess my main point is: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH DUTCH PEOPLE ;)!!!! Been there as well on the giving as the receiving end of both extremes.
@@Lafayette19P Kudos to you for showing hospitality at the cost of self sacrifice. I've visited affluent American families as well as those of limited means in third world countries. I could tell people were willing to bring out food they otherwise would save for more special occasions. I think it's common in most cultures of the world to place more importance on a family's guest than on economizing. They take it as a reflection of the level of friendship and a reflection of one's generosity. If the Dutch don't put value on these two things, I'm frankly shocked.
@@paigetomkinson1137 Baking soda is niet hetzelfde als soda. Soda wordt gebruikt om te reinigen, baking soda kan daar inderdaad ook voor gebruikt worden, maar baking soda is ook geschikt voor consumptie (als rijsmiddel bij bakken, bv.).
For the record. if you see an elderly lady fall and you suspect she has broken something like her hip (not necessarily lifethreatening) you do call an ambulance. Just a bruise or a scrape or minor cut ofcourse not.
Dears, please don`t play doctors if you are not one of them. There are many reasons why a person might fall down, so please just call 112 and describe the case. Let them decide to send the ambulance or not.
@Natalia for someone having a depression, anxiety attacks and high blood pressure: quite well, thank you🤗 Ok, the depression has gone, I conquered and overcame anxiety, but most of the time I say, with a smile on my face: "feel shit, as ever". No questions are asked most of the times. Maybe the first time, but then it stops😏 At least, men do. Some women become sort of worried, and keep asking: how is it going now? At some day you have to say: "a lot better now...". "Oh, I'm so glad to hear that!". Quite a difference between men and women here...
Hey Jovi, fun video as always! To react to your points: 1 Holland or The Netherlands... You're right on this point geographically, however I feel like most people don't really mind. It's just a language barrier thing. For example in Spanish, 'The Netherlands' translates to 'the lower countries', so in Spanish they call it Holanda. Not that big a deal in my opinion; 2 Punctuality is a big thing for job interviews or doctors appointments etc. (we usually try to be there 5 to 10 minutes early, just to make sure we're on time) but among friends it's not that big of a deal. There are actually a lot of local proverbs like 'een Brabants kwartiertje' that imply it's not a big deal if you're 15 minutes late among friends; 3 Yup! 4 Yup! It's not a hospitality thing tho. A lot of Dutch families eat meat with veggies and potatoes for dinner regularly. To prevent food waste (and because we like to be economical with our money) this means that a family of 4 would buy 4 pork chops for example for dinner. So it's not that you wouldn't be welcome to join, just that they didn't get enough for everyone if we get unexpected guests. 5 Definitely DO NOT compare us to Germans. In any way. Not just our language ;) At this point it's more like a running gag that 'we don't like Germans', but it's rooted in the 2nd World War. Even in sporting events like soccer, it's always an especially loaded game when we play against Germany; 6 Yup! 7 Yup! 8 Yup on the coffeeshop part ;) However asking for a Coke in a bar/restaurant is not that big of a deal. They just might not understand you. It's just another language barrier thing. The same goes for Spain. I've tried to order a Coke before on holiday there, but they just stare at you because they don't understand. However coke is short for cocaïne in English as well, not just in Dutch, so it's basically the same thing...
In mijn dorpje in Friesland hebben we ook zo'n kwartiertje. Grapig om dat te horen van anderen. We noemen het "Het Kûbaarder kwartiertje. "Hollander" word meestal vaak geaccepteerd in grotere plekken, vooral waar veel buitenlandse touristen naar toe gaan. Maar ik heb wel ervaren dat ze het in kleinere plekken vaak toch wat "minder" leuk vinden als mensen ze "Hollander" noemen buiten Noord en Zuid Holland om. Vooral in het noorden.
Holland is North-Holland and South-Holland; the country is actually The Netherlands. "Holland" is just the nickname. But shouldn't the same logic apply to America? North-America and South-America together would form the real America, while the United States of America is the official name of the country, which is just a smaller part of the two continents. "America" is just a nickname. The funny thing is that Trump didn't say: "The USA first", but instead "America first". According to my two continent theory, he accidentally included Mexico... :-)
My (Spanish) hubby and I have this "disagreement" all the time!! I'm like, "America is a country" and he says, "No, it's a CONTINENT". It was all fine til we had kids and they started asking about geography... now I'm in trouble 😂 Thanks for watching!
@@JoviesHome If "Carolina" would have been the nickname of the USA, Californians definitely would have objected against that nickname, just as Limburgers do to "Holland". But since everything in the USA is included inside America, nobody minds. So no-one says: "Well, actually..."
This was so spot on and I loved it. I teach Dutch to foreigners and often find myself having to explain the culture. One thing I never fail to tell them: Dutch people are always, ALWAYS on time. In fact, they are usually about 5 minutes early. If we agreed to meet at three, and you actually show up at three, I'll be a little annoyed already. So whenever you think you're 'a little late', you're actually twice as late as you think you are!
If you had to choose between being one of the two.. which would it be? I wouldn't like to be a psychopath, but the idea of bicycles cycling over me the entire time doesn't sound attractive either.
This is so fun to watch, I recognize a lot of things. Especially the fact that everything is so organized, for me it's a normal thing because I was born here. But ever since I have a partner from Peru and visited her family there many times, I have become way more aware of our quirky little things. And the warmth they give anyone over there, is very much appreciated by me! So I can also understand how that threw you off in the beginning (I heard it in your other video). Also the comment about that our language sounds like German, hahah. That is so true, I'm guilty of that too, as I also don't really like to hear it. Even though I love our German neighbours. I guess it's because we are so small we would like to be recognized, who knows. Thanks for making this video, it's good to hear these things from another perspective, definitely broadens your mind.
most of the time you just take a painkiller, go to your huisarts, and most of the time they'll just say "oh yeah no worries just sit it out for a bit" broken leg, ambulance. if she can stand without pain, likely no ambulance
My suggestion... Talk less and listen more. I learned this from someone who lived in Europe for many years. Just be quiet and listen to things going on around you. You'll get so much more out of your trip.
I remember my mom once parked a bike she wanted to get rid of near our local 'kroeg' (pub) unlocked, hoping someone would steal it. And it did get stolen... and returned the next day, because it was a horrible bike.
*Number 9:* Don't ask Dutch people about their religion, most of the times it's seen as rude or will get you into an overheated discussion. It's a bit like asking an American about their political views.
In my experience you can ask about religion as long as you don't judge them for their religion. If you're genuinly curious there's nothing wrong with it.
Hurray you know the difference between Holland and The Netherlands! Somehow some Dutch people don't even know that which is sad. And at our home everyone can stay for dinner if they want most of the time but we prefer to know in advance so we can run to the supermarkt before the guests arrive as indeed we usually don't make a lot more then we actually eat. When I have friends over around dinner time I just ask if they want to stay for dinner if it's gezellig. If they don't it's a sign it's time for them to leave, if you like to have dinner we need to go to the supermarket if I don't have enough at home to make a proper meal for at least 2 people.
Beter te vroeg dan te laat I was thought by my mom. I hate it when somebody is late when meeting me. But when my sister is consurned I expect her to be late. And you get me angy when you say Frisian is an dialect instead of a langauge. For all the people who don't know this. The Netherlands has 2 official langauge. Dutch and Frisian.
Frisian is only an official language in the province of Frisia. So it is not correct to say that "The Netherlands have two official languages". The Netherlands has one official language and Frisia has two official languages. For example, European Union documents will never be translated by the EU in Frisian, only in Dutch as Dutch is the only official language of the Netherlands as a whole.
I look forward to hearing the Frisian language when I come to your Province next year! And I'm also annoyed when people are late but NEVER admit it since I'm late so often (now I write down the start time a few minutes earlier in my agenda so l make it closer to the real time)! Thanks for watching Antje! 💝
Yes that is a good thing. I even call the person I'm meeting if I only gonna be a couple of minutes late. I hate being late. It's just something ingrained in me.
Hi Chantal, thanks so much for letting me know! Maybe it's different in different parts of NL. I'm looking forward to doing a tour of all 12 Provinces next year and seeing if there are any really apparent differences between them :) Thanks for sharing!
It will really depend on the region you are living and/or the hosts style of hospitality (usually derives from the fact that you or your family used to live in a certain region) if you are invited to stay for dinner. In Noord-Brabant and Limburg it is quiet common to be asked and stay for dinner if you for whatever reason are passing by around dinner time or have due it being 'gezellig' (not translatable to English) have not yet left around dinner.
It depends on the situation. After a busy day I am not looking forward to have unexpected guests for dinner and I will just tell that. If I started cooking already I even don't let anybody in. 😂
Number 4 is might be true in Holland, but in Limburg, when you visit friends and they get ready for diner, you probebly will get invited to stay fot diner.
I live in North Holland I also was raised, on inviting people to stay for diner. If there is not enough, we will devide it or get some take away (often Chinese). However I have a friend, have known him for over 35 years and he is a bit like you describe. One time I arrived at his place unannounced (because I live life on the wild side) and since they didn't expect me, I got a sandwich and they had a warm dinner. I think the method of parenting is what makes the difference here. My sister and me were raised, like ... there is always room for an extra chair.
My father did a lot of business in the Netherlands, delivering plants, mostly. Most invited him in for a coffee, but only one coffee. In Belgium, they ask a little less often if you want a coffee, but if they do, you can stay for a little longer than just a coffee, and there will probably be some biscuits, too. Just a little difference he has noticed between our countries..
Most people know 'a' coke means cola... and if you ask for 'coke' nobody is gonna get you anything. We do not have it laying around under the kitchen sink or something...
*Thank you for these service announcements* :) ... especially #3 is appreciated by me, as i had this issue with an exchange student ... greet people in the Netherlands with Hi, Hello, Hiya, Good 'part of the day', Hallo ... but don't do the 'what up' or 'how are you', UNLESS you actually want to know how they are, asking that is actually very appreciated, and if you want to get to know a person better or make conversation, it's probably the easiest way to get a Dutch person to talk to you. It will be about what they ran into today or lately, and it may take some time, they might not always ask how you have been, maybe because they don't want to know, or don't want to spend more time. And nobody will think it's weird if after they tell you how they have been, you tell them how you have been. "Wow, that is ...insert emotional indicator that relates to w/e you just listen too..., well I have done or been... etc." ... if you do ask people 'how they are' and then just move on, it feels to Dutch people like this: 'you know one of their parents was terminally ill and died a couple of days ago', you proceed to ask them 'how is your mon/dad' and just walk on as if you don't care one bit...
Asking for a coke in a café will get you NOTHING. 😂😂😂 Definitively no coke or coke! All the rest I can relate to as a Dutch person. Only where I live you don't have to be that carefull with extra locks on your bike, just normally carefull, and there are no canals to throw your bike in. 🚴♀️ Love the short video but love the langer ones as well.
@@JoviesHome Hi Jovie, because of work together with my father I have been some times at the Amsterdam waste incinerator for maintenance. I can't remember which celebration it was, but the workers ther build a house from scaffolding in 3 stories that was completely fitted and decorated by things thrown in the waste bin's/containers and streets even. Each room had furniture, playing radios and televisions sets and the odd bike or moped ... all in perfect working order!
About being respectful of the time keeping... don’t get me started! I find it out front rude when you are in a shop and they mop right under your feet because they close in 15 minutes. Mop when the shop is closed!!!!! 😅
Oh, YES! I agree. Also, stock the shelves when there aren't any customers inside!! It bugs me/makes it nearly impossible to shop with a stroller when there are enormous boxes in the aisles too. Thanks for watching!
@@JoviesHome That's because in The Netherlands shops actually close and people are going home. Only those who stock the shop may stay an hour longer but that's not enough time. Most of those people are young, are still in school and have other things to do. That's why they start stocking the shelves while the shop is still open. I have to agree sometimes it's a bit annoying but as we say 'alles went' (you get used to it).
Jovie's Home I work in a big store in Amsterdam, we stock during the day. The first people start at 7, get stock around 8, open at 9 and close at 7. We would not have enough hours in a day to fill after closing hours, plus it would be to expensive (with extra pay after hours and dinners you’d have to pay for employees)
Then you shop before they start moping! Everyone needs to go home on time. In France 15 minutes before closing, you will be lucky to be let into some Shops. In the Netherlands 1 minute before closing you will be mostly allowed in because you are still on time!
Since I was about 10 years old, so for 56 years now, it's driven me nuts that people here say "how are you?" but do not want an answer! I'm a 5th generation Texan.
Well, that is because people don't ask. If you have no dinner appointment and you ask on ENTRANCE if it would be OK to pick a fork at dinner, beccause it suits my schedule better, then even if it is not planned, I have never been rejected. Strange as it sounds, it is important in that situation to leave right after dinner. But if you just ask and not stay too long afterwards, it is generally completely OK. I have found out that on the next appointment I will get asked if I want to stay for dinner, though.
Ronald de Rooij I would feel so unwelcome. And it doesn’t fit the way I was raised. Everybody is always welcome for dinner, lunch or whatever meal at my place. No time related rules whatsoever either. I’m as Dutch as it can be btw. As a guest I‘d never ask if I could stay for dinner. I would just leave.
I live in Brabant. You genarally ask a guest well before actual diner time if they'll eat with you. If you didn't plan groceries (because we don't like to waist food) you suggest to get a take out together if the mood strikes you. If the host doesn't offer, you leave before diner time, which usually is around 18:00 hours, so 17:00-17:30 is a polite time to leave. I never ask to eat anywhere at the actual visit. You can ask for it if you schedule the visit in advance though.
toaojjc I too like to know it in advance so I can prepare something I know my guest(s) would like, nevertheless I’ve got enough food to feed a small village at all times. So I can always whip something up if the occasion asks for it 😄
These tips or more strange rules, look like same reasons why somebody should not live in America. In this case somebody would call it, why I would not live in Holland (hehe). In reality, you should not live on countries that don't have enough sunny days, you will not get enough of vitamin D and you'll be obsessed with germanic people obsessive rules. If you want nice tan and healthy food don't live anywhere north of Paris. There is always gloomy and rainy and people are cold. That is why most of these countries went and robbed other sunny countries and made them their collonies. Holland also have lot of sunny colonies all around the world just in case. Just come to live to Italia and other places in south of Europe!
Great video! Pretty accurate as well I’d say. You seem like a very kind and happy person. A couple of things based on my own experience as someone who lives in Overijssel We are indeed pretty straightforward here, but there’s big difference between west NL (mainly but not limited to South and North Holland) and the other provinces. My friend’s parents are divorced and her father lives in North Holland. I’ve been stayed at her father’s place before and even the people themselves say they’re way more straightforward and often come across as rude. Same thing with big cities, which makes sense considering Holland has lots of big cities The bike lock thing is also mainly west NL and the big cities. I live in a city that’s fairly well none but not very important anymore, and I’ve definitely forgotten to lock my bike before. I also only have one lock, just like all of my friends except one. I didn’t know about the bicycle boat but that’s hilarious! The German thing is incredibly accurate. German is actually a very hard language for many people in this country and we really don’t see a lot of similarities. A lot of people in this country say German has very different grammar, generally sounds a bit angry and has some very different words. The dinner thing also depends on where in NL you live. Here we often ask people if they’d like to stay for dinner. Bringing a friend home for lunch is something that happens quite often as well. In elementary school I had lunch at a friend’s house at least once a week. I do think it is once again different in west NL / big cities and it also depends on the people in general. I’m honestly glad I live in this part of the Netherlands, because it feels much smaller. There’s lots of kind humans in all parts of NL, but I guess you could say there’s some culture differences. Overall I think this is a very accepting country with lots of diversity and that’s great. This got incredibly long, if anyone managed to get this far, good job!
the ambulance thing is total nonsense,I never heard this.nobody is going to ask questions if theres a medical emergency,they'll do that when they get there and the insuance (which is mandatory)will pay for it. also:NOBODY EVER got cocaine instead of coca cola when asking for 'a coke"in a restaurant.maybe someone will joke about it but absolutely noone will get those 2 mixed up. where do you get this from?
No restaurant worker ever (EVER) will think you're asking for cocaine. If they already have some, it's definately not going to and up in your hands (or nose). People here know the English word for cola is coke
Whe do have some good points (NL) though, 1,no child is killed in their school, we hate violence, our conservative party would be called left wing liberals in your states etc etc
Oh I totally agree!! I made a whole series on how I feel about the USA (and why I'd NEVER go back). You can check it out here if you're interested th-cam.com/play/PLN434uiTqklMRQjG4FXRnowM9-c5B4V2l.html
not child is killed at school? not they just kill themselves after being bullied by at school/// have you not seeing the news lately???..there are shootings everyday and stabbings, suicides everyday on the train tracks and lots of drugs and drugs money are moving here,,,,
If I come to visit you in the afternoon I would excuse myself before dinnertime with some excuse and say I enjoyed the visit. And then leave. I wouldn't expect to be fed dinner. If you want to invite and I accept then all is good. But the host should expect that I might say no because I've already made plans for dinner. Again, this is nothing special. Good manners is just using common sense.
That whole thing about the drugs is BS. At least in Amsterdam. If a tourist asks for a coffeeshop, we will ask what it is what they want, since we are very aware of the rest of the world and the difference in culture. And asking for "a coke" will get you nothing else than cola. Except maybe when you ask some shady person on the street. But any bar tender will know exactly what you mean. Hell, half of the horeca-staff here are native English speakers.
It's the same in Sweden if you ask people how they are lol. We only do it if you really wanna know about their well being and if you've met the person before. It's a personal question.
Perhaps there is just something lost in translation or maybe US English speakers have assumed a new meaning. But after a salutation like "Hi!" and you get "How are you?", we typically expect a "fine" or "good" or "making it" or something kind of funny like "maintaining!". Think of it as like checking a petrol gauge in a car. Its just a check to see if you have enough to run the car. Not a full status report of all the systems! :)) The meaning would change if the circumstances also changed and could mean exactly like, apparently, Europeans take it. I for one, will just say Hello. And if it seems like I can, I may say, Is everything okay? Just because that seems to make more sense to our eastern neighbors.
I used to work as a cabin attendant and asking Americans for a drink had its moments too.... when you say in the Netherlands "soda" you actually mean that bubbly water. Not a softdrink. And what Americans don't know is that it is not common to have icecubes in your softdrink unless you ask for it. At least it is not the amounts you get in the states. You should not ask for a lot of ice, because your "coke" will not taste good. In the states it is made to taste with lots of ice. If you do that in the Netherlands (Germany too) you will get a watered down coke with hardly any taste. And what I found funny.... many americans are on a diet and ask for a diet water! How can a water be a diet water, there are no calories in water....
I LOL'd at you for whispering the word "weed" and mentioning age and trying to be indirect about "coke" haha If obscuring things would stop people from using than the US would be drugs free haha
Hey guys!! Thanks for coming over! Make sure you stay tuned til the very end for a sneak peek at Thursday’s video! 😘
Hi Jovie ,From today's New York Times : last year roughly 27 million American did not have health insurance. Maybe a good topic for an episode of you -know- what ? Cheers.
Hey Jovie, love your videos. I keep hearing that we don't like the Netherlands being called holland. I almost never call it the Netherlands. If somebody asks me where I'm from, I always say holland. Less syllables. ☺
Interesting, this Holland vs Netherlands business. Is it analogous to England vs Britain?
Jovie's Home are you dutch cause you know much about the netherlands
insertname here it’s a Brabant and Limburg thing we don’t it like if you call it Holland
Walking on the cycling lane is a good way to learn new Dutch swearwords :)
Teringzooi
@mijn liefje Haha Eijkel
Lol
Precies dit 🤣🤣
LOL I'm not Dutch but where I live I cycle all the time and use the same route all the time, part of which is a cycle path.
The other day, I was walking that direction, then realised given the angry looks I was getting, ..... I was instinctively walking the same route I always cycle, the same direction, in the cycle path :) I mumbled an apology and switched lanes :) It's easily done though if you get into a habit!
A little tip: if you ask for a coke and you get 'something else' you're not in a restaurant...
Truth
@NIFB For Aruba you will get a coffie its just a bar most of the time you can drink a beer get a coffie an roll a joint at the same time
Hahahaha okay... for real when I was working in a pizeria in Amsterdam Maradona came in with a group to have pizza and simply asked another waiter to get him coke and prostitutes. No joke. Just to be clear it isn't really a common thing 😉
xD
So true!!!
I love how foreigners always say that the Dutch are so direct and rude while Dutchies usually think that Americans are fake and disingenuine.
PixiePhlox right. We just speak the truth. Sorry the truth hurts your feelings? Lol
love this comment!
Facts! 😂
PixiePhlox, we just like to tell it like it is😂
We don’t like people with fake smiles and fake kindness.I personally don’t like it if people talk in a whispering way 🧐
Ahahha k d8 dat alleen k dat dacht dat ze zo nep zijn enzo 😂😂😂
What Dutch people hate even more than people walking on cycle paths is people cycling on sidewalks.
It’s always really weird when I take the bike to Belgium or Germany or France. There often the bikes are supposed to ride on the sidewalk, except when they’re not and you get yelled at, but it’s completely unclear when and when not... super weird.
I am not Dutch but i hate that tooo .i am only 6 yrs in Netherland 😂😂🤣🤣
I used to do that as a kid, and try to not be fined, in shopping streets common practice always whatching out for cops and cityguards.
@@Hakkeholt
I went to Osaka, Japan. Bikes are everywhere, mostly on the sidewalk.
They move pretty fast through the shopping streets because cars are so rare there.
@@Hakkeholt me2 :)
What we realy dont like:
When people hear your from The Netherlands oooh Amsterdam..... sorry what The Nederlands is bigger then just Amsterdam.
Dont always think everybody is from Amsterdam, if you realy wanne know and are interested, just ask where the person comes from in The Netherlands.
USA is also not only New York.
Marinus Dekker That’s just what I was thinking! 11 steden is also amazing!
I always get asked if I'm from Amsterdam by people online. My reply is always "Thank god I'm not XD"...way too overhyped
Most Americans visiting NL don't even come to the East. While we have the oldest cities of the country there and so much more forests and even hills. They miss out on half of our history, architectural art and beautiful cosy cities and castles.
The nederlands
Not something that keeps me up at night. When we meet a Colombian a lot of us also say "Cocaine and Escobar!". That's like saying to a German "Hey Hitler and Holocaust!".
Jovie, here's for your American friends some advanced Dutch lessons to teach:
He he = finally
Ja ja = I don't believe you
Ho Ho = wait a minute
Zo zo = well well well
Phoe Phoe = WOW medium impressed
Nou Nou = slightly less than medium impressed
Funny! I like this a lot
We Dutch know what you mean with 'A coke': coca cola
If you ask for 'Coke': cocaine
@@JoviesHome A little heads up about the "Phoe Phoe." The "Ph" here is a strong p; not an f. Pst...see? I am catching up. :)
There are plenty double negatives in the world, but as far as I know, there is only one double positive that has a negative meaning: Ja ja :)
BuzzinsPetRock78 yeah, right.
Calling The Netherlands 'holland' is like calling the entirety of the US 'Dakota'
More like calling it Washington ... while not being specific if you mean the city or the state ;P
Or "the colonies".
Washington or new york
I’ve never heard anyone complain though. I mean, it used to mean those two provinces because that’s where the commercial ships sailed from but when a foreigners says Holland we know he means us as a whole and not two specific provinces
@@kasberkhof7958 They are referring to us as a whole.
There is a whole world out side of the east and west coast to North America but in the media on tv we only get to see Hollywood and NYC.
You got the South / Midwest / Canada
Oh .. and an other unwritten rule... unless you know someone very well, you don't ask him or her about what they earn, or 'brag' about what you make...
I think bragging in general. Dutch realy dont like people that think like they are better. And that includes bosses at work. So if you want to set up bisnuss in thr netherland, expect you newly hired people to critic you. Its not that they hate you, they want to prevent you from making mistakes, even if that is not there job
Exactly.
I'm American AND I HATE THAT.
it is rude, invasive and shows improper upbringing.
If you order a coke at a restaurant you Will get a 'cola' not coke to sniff :').
Agreed. Calling it "a coke" is not the issue. At least not to make it one of eight main don`ts
Really!!! ... don't they have any manners?
@@Octopussyist well, there is always a chance someone will point you in the right direction if you're looking for the sniffy stuff....
I wonder in what restaurant see was where se ordered it. When I order a coke I recieve a cola
@NIFB For Aruba The only people who do this are confused elderly people, in my experience.
In America: somebody call an ambulance!!!
The one American seemingly injured: nooo i can’t afford it
In the Netherlands: u okay?
Ye sure
At least we have insurance though
Good for you! You’re one of the “lucky” ones. I just hope that you never lose your job or your employer decides to change your health policy. The point here is that your health insurance shouldn’t be dependent on your job/employment status. Everyone should have great coverage as a right. People shouldn’t be going into bankruptcy or losing their homes to pay medical bills.
I just read an article where the longest-hospitalized covid-19 patient in the USA received a 181-page bill for 1.1 million dollars for his hospitalization. Luckily the Fed/State governments are picking up the tab, but what if they didn’t? It’s just such a shitty system, and while it currently works for your situation, you shouldn’t have to worry that if your circumstances change (like becoming unemployed as so many Americans currently are), you can lose it all. Through no fault of your own.
@Conway Twitty We don't assume everyone has bad health insurance in the US. We just don't think a person shouldn't be able to get into debt over their health. So there are rules on the legal minimum of coverage packages and a legal maximum on profit margins. Our healthcare system isn't based on profit but on supplying a civil service.
@@JoviesHome I am Dutch, and I don’t understand that logic
In the USA, we don't really have any options... for whatever medical problem be it a severe injury or just a leg injury that isn't life threatening, an ambulance is the only resort... which as stated by Ruben, the irony becomes once the EMT's show up to hopefully determine the severity, even stable now, but still dire need of further emergency services, the patient if conscious will chose to no take the ambulance and instead have someone drive them to the hospital.
To avoid the huge medical bill, which an ambulance ride can cost as much as $1,000 to $10,000... the range and the price either direction is absurd, and that's even with insurance. And this often isn't covered by insurance laws of max copays. So that expenditure doesn't often count as if the big bill was just an extra bill outside of medical.
WE in the US don't have a medical system, we have a hustle under the bridge... and part of that hustle is the only option for any medical assistance is to call emergency help. Because there are no urgent or lower tier support that is mobile. In addition, emergency services must at least attempted regardless of ability to pay, while lower tier medical, they want the money and/or insurance card up front before any services are rendered.
Again, a hustle under a bridge.
I am 100% Dutch and I hear this "don't call the Netherlands 'Holland'" in many videos, but I honestly don't know ANYBODY in my little circle of friends, family and co-workers who would even have the slightest problem with that. Yes, there are two provinces along the coastline called "North-Holland" and "South-Holland", but nobody cares if you call the entire country "Holland". There's even songs and slogans where we refer to our own country as "Holland", so don't worry about it.
My mum and cousin, both Dutch, always say 'Holland'. But I say The Netherlands just in case!
@@judithvandijkhuizen8331 I really find it shit if you call the Netherlands Holland. Waarom? Ik woon in Drenthe en mensen uit Holland zijn juist degene die mij en mijn provincie belachelijk maken. Ik heb geen positief gevoel over Holland. Ik ben een Drent en een Nederlander. Maar nooit een Hollander. Bovendien was Holland vroeger de belangrijkste provincie van de Republiek. Door ons land Holland te noemen, zeg je eigenlijk dat Holland er toe doet en de rest alleen maar bijgrond.
@@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 If you read my comment properly, you will find that I don't actually call the Netherlands Holland.
Ik kom uit Holland dus ik zit er niet mee als er wordt gevraagd of ik uit Holland kom. Hup, Holland hup, laat de leeuw...of Holland! Holland! in de voetbalstadions. You are from Amsterdam? No, from Haarlem, thats next to it and it is the capital of Northern Holland, and Amsterdam is a city in that province. 😋
I am 100% Dutch, and I call it the Netherlands. I understand it's a bit easier to say Holland. But it's The Netherlands, Not holland, Not Amsterdam, The Netherlands. :P
One time. Someone said our language sounded like German. I continued out conversation in German until they said. Please. I can't understand you!
If you see someone fall and you think you need help just call 112. They will tell you if you need an ambulance or not. Realize you're not a doctor and someone could be bleeding internally.
True, she doens't have a clue what she's taking about. Of course we call an ambulance, so much bs pffff
She is right, only call an ambulance if there’s an emergency. If you have a small problem and you are able to travel go to the huisarts, they will decide what you have to do.
Totally agree
Stel je niet aan
Welllll...my friend had a collapsed lung and he drove himself to the hospital... 2 days later. Tough as nails that guy.
Hollanders always keep telling people that we're all okay with the Netherlands being called Holland. As someone who lives in one of the other 10 provinces, I'd beg to differ.
Ehm. No we don't. But on a side note. We do cheer 'Holland' during sports events. But that is only becausse it has a much better ring for cheering. But other that this, just call it the Netherlands.
I dont mind calling our country Holland, I do mind when you tell you are from the Netherlands they automatically say: Oh Amsterdam!
@@lizzdebever I'm from Amsterdam. So I admit my bias here.... ;)
I think what we tend to forget is that some foreign countries do not call us "the low lands", as they do in UK and France. Some countries literally call us Holland in their native language, like Greek for example. So it's not necessarily wrong.
As a Hollander, I get annoyed when people call the Netherlands Holland. It's just incorrect.
Point nine: never ever visit somebody without giving them a call first or being invited. Just showing up unexpectedly is not a good thing and you most probably are declined. Even as "best friend".
Point ten: Never ask somebody about his/hers health unless you are brought up to date in advance of the situation, up front that is. So, the phrase "how are you doing" is actually asking about somebody's health. That's why you don't ask that question. What you can say, what has the meaning you're actually after, is " hoe maakt U het?"
"How are you doing" can also refer to somebody's financial situation. You don't want to do that either! Money wise the Dutch are very preserved about their income or fortune. I'm Dutch, born and raised and I don't even know the financial situation of my own (little) sister. You just don't talk about it.
Point eleven: Never judge somebody by his/her looks. There are very wealthy people in The Netherlands (Thank you for pointing out it's not called Holland) who dress and drive cars everbody can afford. The true rich people like to maintain a low profile driving a Honda or even worse, a run down Hyundai. New money - people like to show off. Stay away from that kind. If they drive a fancy car, like a top of the line model, they probably worked very hard for it and saved up to buy a car like that. Those are your average mid class people. They probably don't even own their house but renting it. House owners drive middle-class cars, almost never the top of the line models.
Of course there are exceptions to every "rule of thumb" but those are the things to look out for.
One more thing, a car that's considered a luxury sedan or SUV in the US of A or Canada is just an average car throughout Western Europe. Just to get your mindset right.
Even coke (cocaine) is legal to possess in The Netherlands, as long as it is under 5 grams it'll be considered for personal use and you won't go to jail for that. Not even get a fine.
Prostitution is legal, they (what the Dutch call "sex workers"") pay taxes on their income and are checked every few weeks for sexual deceases free of charge. If you go ta a party in like a discotheque drugs will be sold, you normally can have the purity tested for free at the so called GGD-post which is set up in the establishment itself. Just to prevent you're taking something that's real poison. No police involved, just cool and relaxed. No raids unless something really bad is going on, even then they will be in the background just targeting the offender without breaking up the party.
Mind you, DON'T DO DRUGS!
Last thing, my compliments! You did a very good job pointing out what to do and what not. Keep up the good work.
Excuse me, never give any money to beggars in the street. They are getting money from the government to provide for clothing, food, healthcare and shelter. Just so you know. In the Netherlands there is no such thing as poor beggars, they probably have more money than you ever dream of.
I can get cocaine? Whaaat? This is going to be bad. Haha. Nah. Gave that up. But you give good advice for my trip this Summer.
One question. My ex girlfriend lives in Noord-Holland. Her and I didn't work out because her parents viewed me as a stranger and were scared of me? I guess. Is that normal? Most Dutch aren't welcoming to outsiders? That was a bit weird to me, because I welcome all sorts of people into my life. I get to know them and then decide how I feel or what I think about them.
"deceases"?It is spelled diseases.True English is simple..
You just made The Netherlands less attractive :)
I am very dutch but I never got this culture not inviting people to have a bite to eat when it is dinner time.
in my family we just shared the food
Unless we were on a schedule and had to do stuff after
We always make extra,if we have nobody stopping by that day,it goes into the refrigerator for the next day.
boxie001 No its true!!! 99,9 of the dutchies are like this!!
@@NoorNoor-ul5zh I did not say it was not true.
I am saying I don't get that culture.
I am also very Dutch and i am still suprised when this happens to me, also because in my family we just invite them, (often they do say no btw) if we do not have enough we always have stuff in the freezer.
Lmao: whispers Weed!!
And if you say coke, nobody will bring you actual cocaine 😂
Yeah, had to whisper it so that YT doesn't punish me for talking about "illegal things" in a video lol. 😂😂😂 Thanks for watching!
@@JoviesHome They won't, otherwise they could punish half of the country, lol
Ah, the dreaded demonetization.
@@JoviesHome In The Netherlands nothing is illegal...
When you kill someone else, you get a "Taakstraf" of 40 hours and any thing is done...
@@Yochemm i don't know in what netherlands you live, but definitely not in the same one where I live.
Another one would be, don't bring up Black Pete discussions.
Black Pete is a friend of all dutch people, we dont have racism here, we love good people and hate bad people, skin color is not important.
@@WvhKerkhof if the color of someones skin isn't important, why does Black Pete have to stay black? ;)
@@TheTwan85 I was taught that zwarte Piet was black because he climbed up so many chimneys that the sut wouldn't come off anymore and the colour of his actual skin has always been a mystery to me... That is why it is hurtful (not offensive to me because I do understand) to many people who believed the same thing because they are not necessarily racist.... 😔😔😯
See? It's beginning already. But I don't think tourists would talk about that anyway.
@@JannekeBruines I totally agree with you. Like you, I've been told by my parents that Black Pete was black because of the soot from the chimney. So for me, as for most people, it has never ever ever been a racial/racist thing. However, if that's the narrative we wanna stick to, why is there so much push-back on 'Soot Wipe Pete' (roetveeg Piet)? Why does the soot makes their lips red? And how does the chimney give them golden earrings and curly hair? And how about the iconic outfit that's based on traditional clothing dating back to the Dutch colonial times?
I'm not saying it's meant to be a racist thing. However, if it's offending people, we might have to reconsider some parts of it.
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“Asking for a coke in a restaurant will get you something different”? What? Are you implying they will bring you cocaine?
You can ask for a coke in a restaurant and they will bring you cola, no worries. 😂
Nope. Tons of restaurants give you pepsi instead of coke. Because pepsi is a coke as well.
Metal Videos urgh, no it’s not. Pepsi is disgusting. But you’re right, ask for a coke and they’ll bring you whatever brand of cola they have.
@@sadkingbilly it tastes the fucking same, get over yourself
@@metalvideos1961 A Pepsi is not a "coke". It is a cola. Coke is a licensed trade mark of the Coca Cola Bottling Company. I've drank both and prefer Coke.I like millions of others can taste the difference. Even mixed with with rum. I used to live in Puerto Rico and could taste a Cuba Libre mixed with Bacardi or with Don Q or Ron Llave. Bacardi is or the American market. It's aged in barrels that were once used to age bourbon, the others are not.
@@internaut4257 Perhaps to you because you burned out your taste buds drinking inferior colas lie Pepsi.
We only call an ambulance when bones sticks out
112 is for (possible) life threatening situations.
And open arm fracture doesn't need an ambulance.
But you can hold your arm and have someone else drive you to the hospital.
Legs are different, as it means you can't move yourself.
And if it's your thigh, you risk bleeding out quickly if one of the arteries in your thigh gets damaged by a wrong move.
Heart, long, and brain issues need an ambulance to come.
An ambulance ride to the hospital won't be charged when ambulance workers say you need to come with them.
Tell that to my broken collarbone when I was 15. My shao lin teacher drove me to the hospital.
@Another NPC Nah....not even then, brush it of and on your bike to the doctor.
they will not come if you just snapped your ankle, they close the phone on you, or they shout you out 🤣🤣🤣
It sounds like a country run by moms who are nurses. “You don’t need a doctor; your arm isn’t broken.”
Important one: In the US, traffic uses the 'Keep your lane' system, so if you're in the left-hand lane, you'll usually continue to drive there until you exit the freeway. In The Netherlands however, you're supposed to use the right-hand lanes as much as possible. Driving on the left side of the road unnecessarily can not only get you fined, but there have been incidences where people were pulled over by other cars and the drivers/passengers were beaten up over it. It's considered to be traffic annoyance number 1. It's all got to do with the fact that overtaking on the right side is illegal as well, so when you're driving on the left side, especially if you're driving slowly, you're essentially blocking traffic. Don't do it.
Yeah. We are supposed to keep right in the US too. There is just a lot of people that simply disregard that road rule.
@@danclay8229 Ah, thanks for clearing that up.
The rule to keep to the right lane is general in the EU and also in many other places of the world except where the law is to drive on the left side of the road. The only confusing thing is the 'keep your lane' instruction, this you normally will not find in the Netherlands. In practice it is how obedient people are to the law...
Are there "keep your lane" signs in the US? What are these instructions you speak of? Thanks!
Try that in Germany on a limitfree part of the autobahn, angry drivers guaranteed..
You can order a Coke in the Netherlands as an English speaking foreigner, and (practically) nobody would assume you mean the white powder, that's just silly. The only place where that may be confused with that stuff is in shady allayways. Even in a "Cofee shop" that will get you a Pepsi or Cola drink.
Other than that, I would agree with what has been said here for most circumstances :)
Another one: don't think Amsterdam with the canals and coffeeshops is The Netherlands! There are different and more things to see in other cities and in small towns, nature.
It's a small part of the Netherlands, most Dutch seem to prefer to live somewhere else than Amsterdam. If it wasn't for job offers in the 'randstad', I'd guess many would prefer to move to the eastern more quit parts of the Netherlands. Personally I like most of the Netherlands, but I tend to avoid the big cities if I can.
I understand why tourists love Amsterdam, but it's just one city that is not even remotely representative of the whole country.
I'm Dutch myself and most people i know think of Amsterdam as a city-sized souvenir shop.
Last time i visited Amsterdam because i won tickets for Body World, everywhere we went, we were addressed in english.
"Would you guys like to order something to drink?"
"Ja, lekker. Twee koffie, graag."
Coffee shops are everywhere lil
I'm german and grown up at the dutch-german region. And I love De Nederlande more and more and visit it on weekend city trips. But Amsterdam...no..., to busy, to much stoned tourist...
Why whisper weed lol? It’s not scary or anything 😂
You can always call 112. They Will decide if the ambulance is coming
As a dutchman, i think you did an excellent job analyzing our culture.
G.J. KOSTER I don’t think she did. I think it’s mostly first impressions and a limited social network that’s responsible for that. Which is pretty normal of course since she can hardly be expected to meet a big variety of Dutch people and their subcultures; it’s also normal not to go out of your way, travelling to different parts of the Netherlands randomly to check in what circumstances people live.
And some things are just completely off-the-chart unrealistic, like thinking a restaurant will serve a line of coke when asked. Even 95% of coffeeshops will toss you out for specifically asking. And most street dealers will just laugh.
On the other hand, at least she doesn’t leave her american visitors with the impression we’re all living in windmills in Amsterdam, crushing tulips under our wooden shoes while smoking weed.
I'm coming to visit
@@sadkingbilly Lol mijn familie komt uit veluwevalei, ik zit toch regelmatig in klompen erwtensoep te eten dak me zelfs in NL een beetje vreemd voel xD
Just say everything like it is, say weed or hash, say cocaine, there's nothing wrong with that. All that american hush up way of saying things, so silly and unrealistic.
and also something you should not do here. sugar coding just angers us.
Jovy legde ergens anders uit dat ze fluisterde omdat TH-cam algoritmen het anders misschien zouden oppikken. Zeker de laatste tijd worden video's met "controversiële" onderwerpen sponsorloos gehouden. Geen centjes dus.
@@MrMezmerized oftewel: let op je woorden of youtube geeft je geen geld.
As a Dutch person I actually really can't relate to many of these things. Wonder with what people you hang around with? lol. Sound like horrible people 😄🤣
People are always welcome here.
i think it kinda depends on where you live
@@GamingMineCraftful yes she thinks amsterdam is all of the netherlands
Hangt toch af van wie. Een kennis is iets anders dan een vriend.
Same, but the 'how are you' as a greating was really confusing for me at first.
@@GamingMineCraftful Yeah, The Hague... all stuck up snobs, right? (just kidding; I don't know any people from The Hague, so I cannot judge what they're like.)
being late is impolite, it shows you don't care.
If there's no walkpath, always walk on the opposite direction side. (meaning left of the street i.s.o. right. This is because you can see traffic comming towards you. If you walked on the right side, you can't see any traffic coming and can cause an accident by diverting while traffic is comming from behind you which you couldn't see.
That`s good advice for any country, not only for the Netherlands by the way. Support
Spot on about the food. As a kid playing at a friends house i was told: you've got to go now, we're going to have dinner.
It was a normal thing, maybe the younger generation isn't so strickt about this anymore.
Which would be a good thing.
haha and if you wanna stay for dinner you will have to discuss that with them and your parents i know the deal!
In my home this was not normal. My mom always ask, are you eating with us? So yes, tell you're mom. She made enough, or we just all had a bitt less so a guest could eat with us. My grandmother came from Drenthe and my mom was used to people staying for dinner, when she was a small girl. So for us it was normal too
DEES Bordspellen same here. My parents would never tell one of my friends to leave (his very theist parents did, though lol) on Saturdays dinner often was soup with bread because sometimes up to 10 people were visiting and loved my mums soup 😄
I will send kids home most of the times, adults I will always invite to stay.
Reminds me of playing at the neighbor's house (California). Their mom would bake cookies from scratch and send us home when the aroma from the oven was divine.😣😣😣 I was about 3 years old. Too young to know to ask my mom to bake cookies. She didn't know how anyway.
I love how the comments are going off about cocaine. Can we talk about cheese now?
YES THAT 'HEY HOW ARE YA' THING IS SO ANNOYING I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THAT AND IT GIVES ME ANXIETY LIKE WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY JEEZ.
We just respond, "Good! How are you doin' ?"
Most people (from the US) don't really expect a long answer. The exception would be, if you were ill or injured recently, then we might want to know if you are feeling better.
It's really just our way of saying "Hoe gaat het?"
Same lol.
We have the same issue, we hate it when they call The Emirates “Dubai” , its not a country! Its not even the capital it’s just a city
There’s a reason ‘cycle path’ sounds a lot like ‘psychopath’. Just saying.
lol
At first, I heard Jovie saying: "When you walk into a psychopath" (Wanneer je een psychopaat tegen het lijf loopt).
@@ioeee7563 actually me too
😂😂😂
Especially in Amsterdam.
LOL cyclepaths spoken fast sounds like pychopaths... in cities like Amsterdam or Groningen that is basically the same thing!
😂😂😂
Groningen..? LOL
Spiritual Anarchist
its a province lol
Ik weet dat studenten zich misdragen.. Maar de 'Psychopaten uit steden zoals.. '.Groningen' klinkt wat overdreven.
@@nameless9548 but its also the name of the main city in the province
Dutch people dont care what you say we can take it 😂
TRUTH
@NIFB For Aruba you have never been to Rotterdam
@NIFB For Aruba then you have met the wrong people or tje younger generation
and dont make jokes about money. Money is a serious thing in the Netherlands, dont joke about it!
Hoe bedoel je? Ik heb echt geen idee waar je het over hebt.
It's so hard in the Netherlands to get you a coffee or a cola drink. You might get drugs instead. Ha ha ha! NOT TRUE !!!
Not that you'll GET the drugs but I've definitely made the "coffee shop" mistake myself!
@@JoviesHome in the bigger citys mayne, because most foreigners (tourist)ARE looking for drugs,just ask where can i have a cup of coffee ?
I hate it when people say that Dutch sounds like German. Open your ears.
I can imagine it happens, can you hear when they speak korean, chinees, japanese, ..... and so on. Whe have a germanic langauge.
@@robertoeijs yes you can hear it. I am a Dutch men who lives in Germany. And I can tell you the sound is very different.
But Dutch looks like German LOL
@@marcomaihofer are you german or Dutch?
@@frankloos4938 Ik ben Duits ;) De klank is natuurlijk echt anders. Maar als jij wet hoe je de woorden moet uitgespreken ligt Nederlands en Duits kwa taal toch vrij dicht bij elkaar.
COFFEESHOPS SELL WEED (nothing awkward about it 😂)
Hey this is a great video, you are really on point with your examples. I laughed because I recognized myself. I guess I can myself a typical Dutch person. I do want to point out one thing though that you are absolutely wrong about. I watched the ending of your video three times just to be sure you actually said what I was hearing. If you ask for a coke in a cafe, every normal person will assume that you mean cola, especially when they know you speak English or any other foreign language. It never EVER happens anywhere that a Dutch person asks for "a coke" in a cafe or even coffee shop because cocaine is actually illegal here too. (Yes, it is a little more complicated) There are no public places where they serve this obviously. You don't risk getting "something else". This creates an entirely wrong image of what our drug laws/policies are and personally I find it a little offensive. Maybe you should look into that more carefully and make a video about it, I'll gladly help you with the details if you decide that's a good idea. To the majority of the culture, using coke is frowned upon. If you sell it, you go to jail. I meant what I said that your video is great as much as I am serious about this. I liked the part about the bicycles too, one thing I've learned from international students and tourists is that they really don't know what is going on the first time when somebody offers to sell them a (stolen) bike on a Saturday night or any night of the week. Often they think the person is asking for some kind of help and approach him/her friendly rather than politely declining the offer which is how you are expected to respond.
Honestly most of what you are describing just counts for Amsterdam.. Its like describing daily life in NYC and calling it the American way of life
Interesting to hear that...especially since I don’t live in Amsterdam!
But she is right some of the things you said aren't counting for everywhere, like hier in limburg there are a lot of things different and you may tell that aswel in your videos when you talk about the Netherlands, not ment in a offending way but consider it it can help reducing hate comment of actual Dutch people
@@marvinbessems1 kom op Limburg is België
@@JoviesHome No, if I payed attention, you mentioned in another video that you lived in The Hague, right?
Eh, I've never lived in Amsterdam and I can relate to everything
Calling the Netherlands Holland isn't that big of a deal. Yes, technically it's incorrect, but we do it ourselfs to. I was born and raised in a province called Gelderland, moved to Drenthe and currently live in Utrecht, but once in a while when I was young I said Holland when I ment the Netherlands.
The 'on time' thing is very true though. If you say you'll be there at 14:00 for example, it's best to be there exactly at 13:55. Just to make sure you're on time and to non verbally tell the other person that you respect him/her and his/her time.
Love your video. It's actually fun to hear what foreign people find strange and what not.
Foreigners sometimes think US is california or NY.
*You* might not have a problem with people calling it Holland, and that's totally fine. You are obviously entitled to your views.
But just because you don't have a problem with it doesnot mean others, like myself, don't not have a problem with it. I'm not from Holland, I'm from Brabant. I'm proud of where I'm from, and it annoys the heck out of me when people use Holland for the Netherlands. And I make sure to never call it Holland either.
For the rest. Yeah. If you make an appointment with a time in mind... The way we see it, it's being disrespectfull of the other persons time if you don't do your best to be there at the agreed upon time or earlier. So for us it's just a matter of respecting the other person. As, if you're late, and I'm ready... Why are you wasting my precious time? I got better things to do than wait for you. Time, afterall, is the most precious thing we all have in the end, don't make me waste it.
Ja. Yes. But it depends on context and occasion which outsiders don't understand.
She acts like Dutch care a lot what you call it. My family and I call it Holland.
Outside of the Netherlands not many people would know what Netherlands is nor where it is on the map. You say Holland, and most of them know.
Not invited to stay for dinner is really something from the previous generation. The generation that also have dinner at exactly 6 o’clock. This generation is totally different.
How are you is usually a question you only ask persons you know well and are interested to hear about.
Dont bring up black pete or zwarte piet and ask if its racist, just dont.
Very good advice indeed @ 7:33: don't walk into psychopaths! Difficult, because they are ubiquitous.
Cycle where you should cycle, walk where you should walk, drive where you should drive. That sounds exactly like it should be.
Dinner is concidered family time. Most families eat together at the table and really see it as quality time. Parents ask how the kids' day was at school, etc.
So yeah, we need to know if you join for dinner, because it is already planned. Jup, Dutchies and their schedule.
That shows where the Dutch priorities are. They place hospitality towards friends towards the bottom. They also think their friends ruin their quality family time instead of contributing to it.
If we cook dinner in the Netherlands we often have just enough for the family in the house. Cooking more means we have throw the rest of it away if no one joins us for dinner. Dutch people don't like wasting food 😉
@@LizaS70 Yikes! That says a lot about Dutch people. Even in third-world countries, many would go out of their way to make more food or eat less in order to make a guest feel welcome. These are people with a lot less to spare or waste than the Dutch.
@@brianplum1825 I can relate to your Yikes!-feeling but it differs in each family... I am 100% Dutch (at least the 8 generations I know of) and as a single mom every guest was welcome to join diner. Indeed we do cook portion wise, I did cause of being in the lowest income range... so we just ate less to still be able to share. Or improvised to have extra food (like make an apple crumble together with the visiting kid) To my surprise the favour wasn't always returned. Strangest thing is that it sometimes involved welthy families of 4/5 and an extra person wouldn't have mattered (neither portion wise or financially). So I guess my main point is: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH DUTCH PEOPLE ;)!!!! Been there as well on the giving as the receiving end of both extremes.
@@Lafayette19P Kudos to you for showing hospitality at the cost of self sacrifice. I've visited affluent American families as well as those of limited means in third world countries. I could tell people were willing to bring out food they otherwise would save for more special occasions. I think it's common in most cultures of the world to place more importance on a family's guest than on economizing. They take it as a reflection of the level of friendship and a reflection of one's generosity. If the Dutch don't put value on these two things, I'm frankly shocked.
At my house, guests are always welcome to stay for diner
My mother was a little offended if you didn’t
Also, asking for "soda" in a supermarket will get you something else... :)
What do you say in America if you actually do want soda?
Washing soda / soda crystals / sodium carbonate (Na2CO3).
@@Octopussyist Baking soda
@@paigetomkinson1137 Baking soda is niet hetzelfde als soda. Soda wordt gebruikt om te reinigen, baking soda kan daar inderdaad ook voor gebruikt worden, maar baking soda is ook geschikt voor consumptie (als rijsmiddel bij bakken, bv.).
For the record. if you see an elderly lady fall and you suspect she has broken something like her hip (not necessarily lifethreatening) you do call an ambulance. Just a bruise or a scrape or minor cut ofcourse not.
That's a good point, thanks Linda!!
Breaking a hip is life threatening to older ladies.
To older gentlemen too.
@@PeterPetersNL She tries to say that if you need to lay to avoid more damage or more pain you can call an ambulance too.
Dears, please don`t play doctors if you are not one of them. There are many reasons why a person might fall down, so please just call 112 and describe the case. Let them decide to send the ambulance or not.
@@PeterPetersNL It is not a case for a huisarts (GP) even if it is not an older lady
If I'm asked "how are you" I say: well, take a seat, how much time do you have?
@karen may coffeeshop... From the Netherlands. Sorry, never been there. In the coffeeshop that is...
@Natalia for someone having a depression, anxiety attacks and high blood pressure: quite well, thank you🤗
Ok, the depression has gone, I conquered and overcame anxiety, but most of the time I say, with a smile on my face: "feel shit, as ever". No questions are asked most of the times. Maybe the first time, but then it stops😏 At least, men do. Some women become sort of worried, and keep asking: how is it going now? At some day you have to say: "a lot better now...". "Oh, I'm so glad to hear that!".
Quite a difference between men and women here...
When an American greets me like that I always say: Fine, and you? Is that a right answer?
@@LizaS70 That's a great answer!
Dutch = nederlands. Duits = german
Hey Jovi, fun video as always!
To react to your points:
1 Holland or The Netherlands... You're right on this point geographically, however I feel like most people don't really mind. It's just a language barrier thing. For example in Spanish, 'The Netherlands' translates to 'the lower countries', so in Spanish they call it Holanda. Not that big a deal in my opinion;
2 Punctuality is a big thing for job interviews or doctors appointments etc. (we usually try to be there 5 to 10 minutes early, just to make sure we're on time) but among friends it's not that big of a deal. There are actually a lot of local proverbs like 'een Brabants kwartiertje' that imply it's not a big deal if you're 15 minutes late among friends;
3 Yup!
4 Yup! It's not a hospitality thing tho. A lot of Dutch families eat meat with veggies and potatoes for dinner regularly. To prevent food waste (and because we like to be economical with our money) this means that a family of 4 would buy 4 pork chops for example for dinner. So it's not that you wouldn't be welcome to join, just that they didn't get enough for everyone if we get unexpected guests.
5 Definitely DO NOT compare us to Germans. In any way. Not just our language ;) At this point it's more like a running gag that 'we don't like Germans', but it's rooted in the 2nd World War. Even in sporting events like soccer, it's always an especially loaded game when we play against Germany;
6 Yup!
7 Yup!
8 Yup on the coffeeshop part ;) However asking for a Coke in a bar/restaurant is not that big of a deal. They just might not understand you. It's just another language barrier thing. The same goes for Spain. I've tried to order a Coke before on holiday there, but they just stare at you because they don't understand. However coke is short for cocaïne in English as well, not just in Dutch, so it's basically the same thing...
In mijn dorpje in Friesland hebben we ook zo'n kwartiertje. Grapig om dat te horen van anderen. We noemen het "Het Kûbaarder kwartiertje. "Hollander" word meestal vaak geaccepteerd in grotere plekken, vooral waar veel buitenlandse touristen naar toe gaan. Maar ik heb wel ervaren dat ze het in kleinere plekken vaak toch wat "minder" leuk vinden als mensen ze "Hollander" noemen buiten Noord en Zuid Holland om. Vooral in het noorden.
Holland is North-Holland and South-Holland; the country is actually The Netherlands. "Holland" is just the nickname. But shouldn't the same logic apply to America? North-America and South-America together would form the real America, while the United States of America is the official name of the country, which is just a smaller part of the two continents. "America" is just a nickname.
The funny thing is that Trump didn't say: "The USA first", but instead "America first". According to my two continent theory, he accidentally included Mexico... :-)
My (Spanish) hubby and I have this "disagreement" all the time!! I'm like, "America is a country" and he says, "No, it's a CONTINENT". It was all fine til we had kids and they started asking about geography... now I'm in trouble 😂 Thanks for watching!
@@JoviesHome If "Carolina" would have been the nickname of the USA, Californians definitely would have objected against that nickname, just as Limburgers do to "Holland". But since everything in the USA is included inside America, nobody minds. So no-one says: "Well, actually..."
@@TerryVogelaar a similar situation is Scotland. They are in the United Kingdom and not in England.
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This was so spot on and I loved it.
I teach Dutch to foreigners and often find myself having to explain the culture. One thing I never fail to tell them: Dutch people are always, ALWAYS on time. In fact, they are usually about 5 minutes early. If we agreed to meet at three, and you actually show up at three, I'll be a little annoyed already. So whenever you think you're 'a little late', you're actually twice as late as you think you are!
I'd never noticed before now how much "cykle path" and "psychopath" sound alike! #ImportantInformation
It's bicycle lane anyways.
If you had to choose between being one of the two.. which would it be?
I wouldn't like to be a psychopath, but the idea of bicycles cycling over me the entire time doesn't sound attractive either.
BlacksmithTWD At least a cycle path has a useful function.
@@Kotori32
To the psychopath, the actions of the psychopath are generally useful as well. Neither actually cares about anyone else.
This is so fun to watch, I recognize a lot of things. Especially the fact that everything is so organized, for me it's a normal thing because I was born here. But ever since I have a partner from Peru and visited her family there many times, I have become way more aware of our quirky little things.
And the warmth they give anyone over there, is very much appreciated by me! So I can also understand how that threw you off in the beginning (I heard it in your other video).
Also the comment about that our language sounds like German, hahah. That is so true, I'm guilty of that too, as I also don't really like to hear it. Even though I love our German neighbours. I guess it's because we are so small we would like to be recognized, who knows. Thanks for making this video, it's good to hear these things from another perspective, definitely broadens your mind.
Whenever I listen to my dear Dutch neighbours (as a country) speaking English, I never thought they normally speak german. It sounds really different.
5:31 ohhh If someone says that to me I will *klap* *klap* *klap* op bek
Very easy to make Dutch friends, just take them to dinner and foot the bill.
Asking for a coke will get you either Coca Cola or Pepsi. Not cocain. The rest is spot on.
Lol, I thought you said: "One thing you shouldn't do is walk into psychopaths." Just as dangerous as walking into cyclepaths indeed
most of the time you just take a painkiller, go to your huisarts, and most of the time they'll just say "oh yeah no worries just sit it out for a bit"
broken leg, ambulance. if she can stand without pain, likely no ambulance
Broken leg: bus to the hospital
@@MsWatismyname broken arm: bus to the hospital
Broken leg: ambulance
My suggestion...
Talk less and listen more.
I learned this from someone who lived in Europe for many years.
Just be quiet and listen to things going on around you.
You'll get so much more out of your trip.
about parking your bike, thats Amsterdam, most parts of the Netherland 1 lock is good en your bike is stil there wen you come back.
I remember my mom once parked a bike she wanted to get rid of near our local 'kroeg' (pub) unlocked, hoping someone would steal it.
And it did get stolen... and returned the next day, because it was a horrible bike.
@@nonexistingvoid Thank you for making me laugh hahahaha
@@Pfirtzer "een dag niet gelachen is een dag niet geleefd"
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
Glad to have helped you not waste your day 😉
“Cannot stay for dinner” That’s the white dutch people u talkiing about 😂😂🤷🏽♀️
Very true but depending on where you are white dutchies are a huge majority so kind of dutch culture still?
I think it is rude if your friends cannot have dinner.
but they have food at home😂💁🏾
Not everyone is that harsh in the Netherlands😂 i will always ask someone to stay over
Hahaha, girl... you learnd your lessons well. Nice job !
*Number 9:* Don't ask Dutch people about their religion, most of the times it's seen as rude or will get you into an overheated discussion. It's a bit like asking an American about their political views.
In my experience you can ask about religion as long as you don't judge them for their religion. If you're genuinly curious there's nothing wrong with it.
I don't understand why you keep saying "America" when you're referring to the United States. America is a whole continent, not a country,
Michael Scofield literally everyone does that but ok
@rock and also roll If everyone jumps off buildings you're going to do it too? America is a continent. Not a country.
@BesteKanaal1 The European Union is not a country nor a nation. Europe is a continent. They are different things.
@@anya_winters2274 Only ignorant people do that.
@rock and also roll They are wrong too.
Hurray you know the difference between Holland and The Netherlands! Somehow some Dutch people don't even know that which is sad. And at our home everyone can stay for dinner if they want most of the time but we prefer to know in advance so we can run to the supermarkt before the guests arrive as indeed we usually don't make a lot more then we actually eat. When I have friends over around dinner time I just ask if they want to stay for dinner if it's gezellig. If they don't it's a sign it's time for them to leave, if you like to have dinner we need to go to the supermarket if I don't have enough at home to make a proper meal for at least 2 people.
@Ad Lockhorst True, unfortunately.
@Ad Lockhorst Well , Hilversum is part of North Holland...
Beter te vroeg dan te laat I was thought by my mom.
I hate it when somebody is late when meeting me.
But when my sister is consurned I expect her to be late.
And you get me angy when you say Frisian is an dialect instead of a langauge.
For all the people who don't know this. The Netherlands has 2 official langauge. Dutch and Frisian.
Frisian is only an official language in the province of Frisia. So it is not correct to say that "The Netherlands have two official languages". The Netherlands has one official language and Frisia has two official languages. For example, European Union documents will never be translated by the EU in Frisian, only in Dutch as Dutch is the only official language of the Netherlands as a whole.
That is something I didn't know. So I learned something new today.
But that doesn't change that Frisian is a langauge not a dialect.
I look forward to hearing the Frisian language when I come to your Province next year! And I'm also annoyed when people are late but NEVER admit it since I'm late so often (now I write down the start time a few minutes earlier in my agenda so l make it closer to the real time)! Thanks for watching Antje! 💝
Yes that is a good thing.
I even call the person I'm meeting if I only gonna be a couple of minutes late.
I hate being late.
It's just something ingrained in me.
Yes, Fries (Frysk) is a language and for that matter older than Dutch! Don't you dare say otherwise out loud when you are in Fryslân 😜😜😜😜😜😂😂😂
I am Dutch, born and raised, but believe me I know A LOT of people who are always late😑
I hate it though, I am always 10 minutes early 🙈😁
That must be because you hate to be late.
Same here 😁
Don’t agree with the dinner time. Most Dutch people will ask you to stay and join dinner. Maybe you didn’t meet the right people.
Hi Chantal, thanks so much for letting me know! Maybe it's different in different parts of NL. I'm looking forward to doing a tour of all 12 Provinces next year and seeing if there are any really apparent differences between them :) Thanks for sharing!
@@JoviesHome welcome. If you are in the Hellevoetsluis region, come along for coffee (or something else... tea, water, whatever)
I never just stayed for dinner if not being asked up front. And that's the same the othr way around.
It will really depend on the region you are living and/or the hosts style of hospitality (usually derives from the fact that you or your family used to live in a certain region) if you are invited to stay for dinner. In Noord-Brabant and Limburg it is quiet common to be asked and stay for dinner if you for whatever reason are passing by around dinner time or have due it being 'gezellig' (not translatable to English) have not yet left around dinner.
It depends on the situation. After a busy day I am not looking forward to have unexpected guests for dinner and I will just tell that. If I started cooking already I even don't let anybody in. 😂
Number 4 is might be true in Holland, but in Limburg, when you visit friends and they get ready for diner, you probebly will get invited to stay fot diner.
Same in the villages in Gelderland.
here in the north of the netherlands that's also pretty common, i guess -besides culture- it also depends on your circle of friends....
I live in North Holland I also was raised, on inviting people to stay for diner. If there is not enough, we will devide it or get some take away (often Chinese). However I have a friend, have known him for over 35 years and he is a bit like you describe. One time I arrived at his place unannounced (because I live life on the wild side) and since they didn't expect me, I got a sandwich and they had a warm dinner. I think the method of parenting is what makes the difference here. My sister and me were raised, like ... there is always room for an extra chair.
well in friesland it isn't
My father did a lot of business in the Netherlands, delivering plants, mostly. Most invited him in for a coffee, but only one coffee. In Belgium, they ask a little less often if you want a coffee, but if they do, you can stay for a little longer than just a coffee, and there will probably be some biscuits, too. Just a little difference he has noticed between our countries..
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for pointing out that Holland is only a part of The Netherlands.
Most people know 'a' coke means cola... and if you ask for 'coke' nobody is gonna get you anything. We do not have it laying around under the kitchen sink or something...
Sandra Vermeulen Speak for yourself
Are you sure?Ask a random Moroccan on bike and he will deliver whatever you want.
@@Pfirtzer Not where I live...he's most likely not selling coke but the bike.
Don't generalise please. Some of my friends do use it so i do keep some around to be a good host lol.
I am not even kidding haha.
*Thank you for these service announcements* :) ... especially #3 is appreciated by me, as i had this issue with an exchange student ... greet people in the Netherlands with Hi, Hello, Hiya, Good 'part of the day', Hallo ... but don't do the 'what up' or 'how are you', UNLESS you actually want to know how they are, asking that is actually very appreciated, and if you want to get to know a person better or make conversation, it's probably the easiest way to get a Dutch person to talk to you. It will be about what they ran into today or lately, and it may take some time, they might not always ask how you have been, maybe because they don't want to know, or don't want to spend more time. And nobody will think it's weird if after they tell you how they have been, you tell them how you have been. "Wow, that is ...insert emotional indicator that relates to w/e you just listen too..., well I have done or been... etc." ... if you do ask people 'how they are' and then just move on, it feels to Dutch people like this: 'you know one of their parents was terminally ill and died a couple of days ago', you proceed to ask them 'how is your mon/dad' and just walk on as if you don't care one bit...
Im Dutch and I say Holland, the Netherlands is to long to ptonounce
You're dead to me
Three whole letters, yes that’s much better. Terribly inaccurate but better 😂
(Spoiler: no it’s not)
Asking for a coke in a café will get you NOTHING. 😂😂😂
Definitively no coke or coke! All the rest I can relate to as a Dutch person. Only where I live you don't have to be that carefull with extra locks on your bike, just normally carefull, and there are no canals to throw your bike in. 🚴♀️
Love the short video but love the langer ones as well.
Thanks Anka! I was so shocked to see the bike/canal-cleaning boat - so many bikes in there!! Thanks for watching and have a beautiful day!
@@JoviesHome You too! It is indeed chocking! Such a waste!
In some café there are people enough to give or know the way to get some of the non fluent stuff.
@@JoviesHome Hi Jovie, because of work together with my father I have been some times at the Amsterdam waste incinerator for maintenance. I can't remember which celebration it was, but the workers ther build a house from scaffolding in 3 stories that was completely fitted and decorated by things thrown in the waste bin's/containers and streets even. Each room had furniture, playing radios and televisions sets and the odd bike or moped ... all in perfect working order!
I feel like if an English speaking person asked for a coffeeshop or a coke I'd just find it pretty funny, but it might be pretty awkward for them
If this happens in Amsterdam, there is a good chance that person is indeed looking for a coffeeshop or coke. Hard to tell sometimes. 😁
Not awkward to me. For both " coffeeshops" I'll just show you the direction. If it was awkward there weren't so many.
About being respectful of the time keeping... don’t get me started! I find it out front rude when you are in a shop and they mop right under your feet because they close in 15 minutes. Mop when the shop is closed!!!!! 😅
Oh, YES! I agree. Also, stock the shelves when there aren't any customers inside!! It bugs me/makes it nearly impossible to shop with a stroller when there are enormous boxes in the aisles too. Thanks for watching!
@@JoviesHome That's because in The Netherlands shops actually close and people are going home. Only those who stock the shop may stay an hour longer but that's not enough time. Most of those people are young, are still in school and have other things to do. That's why they start stocking the shelves while the shop is still open. I have to agree sometimes it's a bit annoying but as we say 'alles went' (you get used to it).
Jovie's Home I work in a big store in Amsterdam, we stock during the day. The first people start at 7, get stock around 8, open at 9 and close at 7. We would not have enough hours in a day to fill after closing hours, plus it would be to expensive (with extra pay after hours and dinners you’d have to pay for employees)
@@JoviesHome if they only stock after closing time by the end of the day half the shelves would be empty.
Then you shop before they start moping! Everyone needs to go home on time.
In France 15 minutes before closing, you will be lucky to be let into some Shops.
In the Netherlands 1 minute before closing you will be mostly allowed in because you are still on time!
Since I was about 10 years old, so for 56 years now, it's driven me nuts that people here say "how are you?" but do not want an answer! I'm a 5th generation Texan.
People are always welcome to stay for dinner at my place. But sadly in general it is the way you described.
Well, that is because people don't ask. If you have no dinner appointment and you ask on ENTRANCE if it would be OK to pick a fork at dinner, beccause it suits my schedule better, then even if it is not planned, I have never been rejected. Strange as it sounds, it is important in that situation to leave right after dinner. But if you just ask and not stay too long afterwards, it is generally completely OK. I have found out that on the next appointment I will get asked if I want to stay for dinner, though.
Ronald de Rooij I would feel so unwelcome. And it doesn’t fit the way I was raised. Everybody is always welcome for dinner, lunch or whatever meal at my place. No time related rules whatsoever either. I’m as Dutch as it can be btw.
As a guest I‘d never ask if I could stay for dinner. I would just leave.
I live in Brabant. You genarally ask a guest well before actual diner time if they'll eat with you. If you didn't plan groceries (because we don't like to waist food) you suggest to get a take out together if the mood strikes you. If the host doesn't offer, you leave before diner time, which usually is around 18:00 hours, so 17:00-17:30 is a polite time to leave. I never ask to eat anywhere at the actual visit. You can ask for it if you schedule the visit in advance though.
Oh and I actually enjoy people eating at my place. But I like to know in advance so I can make something nice.
toaojjc I too like to know it in advance so I can prepare something I know my guest(s) would like, nevertheless I’ve got enough food to feed a small village at all times. So I can always whip something up if the occasion asks for it 😄
These tips or more strange rules, look like same reasons why somebody should not live in America. In this case somebody would call it, why I would not live in Holland (hehe). In reality, you should not live on countries that don't have enough sunny days, you will not get enough of vitamin D and you'll be obsessed with germanic people obsessive rules. If you want nice tan and healthy food don't live anywhere north of Paris. There is always gloomy and rainy and people are cold. That is why most of these countries went and robbed other sunny countries and made them their collonies. Holland also have lot of sunny colonies all around the world just in case. Just come to live to Italia and other places in south of Europe!
Great video! Pretty accurate as well I’d say. You seem like a very kind and happy person.
A couple of things based on my own experience as someone who lives in Overijssel
We are indeed pretty straightforward here, but there’s big difference between west NL (mainly but not limited to South and North Holland) and the other provinces. My friend’s parents are divorced and her father lives in North Holland. I’ve been stayed at her father’s place before and even the people themselves say they’re way more straightforward and often come across as rude. Same thing with big cities, which makes sense considering Holland has lots of big cities
The bike lock thing is also mainly west NL and the big cities. I live in a city that’s fairly well none but not very important anymore, and I’ve definitely forgotten to lock my bike before. I also only have one lock, just like all of my friends except one.
I didn’t know about the bicycle boat but that’s hilarious!
The German thing is incredibly accurate. German is actually a very hard language for many people in this country and we really don’t see a lot of similarities. A lot of people in this country say German has very different grammar, generally sounds a bit angry and has some very different words.
The dinner thing also depends on where in NL you live. Here we often ask people if they’d like to stay for dinner. Bringing a friend home for lunch is something that happens quite often as well. In elementary school I had lunch at a friend’s house at least once a week. I do think it is once again different in west NL / big cities and it also depends on the people in general.
I’m honestly glad I live in this part of the Netherlands, because it feels much smaller. There’s lots of kind humans in all parts of NL, but I guess you could say there’s some culture differences. Overall I think this is a very accepting country with lots of diversity and that’s great.
This got incredibly long, if anyone managed to get this far, good job!
the ambulance thing is total nonsense,I never heard this.nobody is going to ask questions if theres a medical emergency,they'll do that when they get there and the insuance (which is mandatory)will pay for it.
also:NOBODY EVER got cocaine instead of coca cola when asking for 'a coke"in a restaurant.maybe someone will joke about it but absolutely noone will get those 2 mixed up.
where do you get this from?
You'll just get the drink 'coke' if you're in a restaurant and ask for a coke. If you're in a coffee shop that might me different though.
No restaurant worker ever (EVER) will think you're asking for cocaine. If they already have some, it's definately not going to and up in your hands (or nose). People here know the English word for cola is coke
Whe do have some good points (NL) though, 1,no child is killed in their school, we hate violence, our conservative party would be called left wing liberals in your states etc etc
Oh I totally agree!! I made a whole series on how I feel about the USA (and why I'd NEVER go back). You can check it out here if you're interested th-cam.com/play/PLN434uiTqklMRQjG4FXRnowM9-c5B4V2l.html
not child is killed at school? not they just kill themselves after being bullied by at school/// have you not seeing the news lately???..there are shootings everyday and stabbings, suicides everyday on the train tracks and lots of drugs and drugs money are moving here,,,,
@@kbvvl3186 shootings everyday in the netherlands? no
@@grootsChannel You live in a cave?
@@Pfirtzer no i do not. I meant at schools by the way, not outside of them.
If I come to visit you in the afternoon I would excuse myself before dinnertime with some excuse and say I enjoyed the visit. And then leave. I wouldn't expect to be fed dinner. If you want to invite and I accept then all is good. But the host should expect that I might say no because I've already made plans for dinner.
Again, this is nothing special. Good manners is just using common sense.
You dont have to whisper ‘weed’ in the Netherlands hahaha, it’s not that scary!
It is scary to algorithms of TH-cam/google, they censor it right away.
That whole thing about the drugs is BS. At least in Amsterdam. If a tourist asks for a coffeeshop, we will ask what it is what they want, since we are very aware of the rest of the world and the difference in culture. And asking for "a coke" will get you nothing else than cola. Except maybe when you ask some shady person on the street. But any bar tender will know exactly what you mean. Hell, half of the horeca-staff here are native English speakers.
It's the same in Sweden if you ask people how they are lol. We only do it if you really wanna know about their well being and if you've met the person before. It's a personal question.
I also tell people exactly how I am. They shouldn't have asked if they don't really want to know.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 i usualy respond with the question 'do you really want to know?' and the conversation goes really awkward after that :D
Perhaps there is just something lost in translation or maybe US English speakers have assumed a new meaning. But after a salutation like "Hi!" and you get "How are you?", we typically expect a "fine" or "good" or "making it" or something kind of funny like "maintaining!". Think of it as like checking a petrol gauge in a car. Its just a check to see if you have enough to run the car. Not a full status report of all the systems! :)) The meaning would change if the circumstances also changed and could mean exactly like, apparently, Europeans take it.
I for one, will just say Hello. And if it seems like I can, I may say, Is everything okay? Just because that seems to make more sense to our eastern neighbors.
I used to work as a cabin attendant and asking Americans for a drink had its moments too.... when you say in the Netherlands "soda" you actually mean that bubbly water. Not a softdrink. And what Americans don't know is that it is not common to have icecubes in your softdrink unless you ask for it. At least it is not the amounts you get in the states. You should not ask for a lot of ice, because your "coke" will not taste good. In the states it is made to taste with lots of ice. If you do that in the Netherlands (Germany too) you will get a watered down coke with hardly any taste. And what I found funny.... many americans are on a diet and ask for a diet water! How can a water be a diet water, there are no calories in water....
In all fairness: about 90% of the Englsih speaking tourists go to Amsterdam only so saying they're in Holland is correct.
You are so right! I heard more than once, "Holland?!? Holland?! Holland; isn't that the capital of Amsterdam?"
I LOL'd at you for whispering the word "weed" and mentioning age and trying to be indirect about "coke" haha If obscuring things would stop people from using than the US would be drugs free haha