American Reaction to 5 Things I've Learnt After A Year in The Netherlands (As an American)
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The first thing, that guy is still doing that "typical american" overacting thing, but he is NOT SCREAMING anymore. So he seemed at least have learned that here in europe we prefer to speak a bit more calm and not SCREAM all the time.
He talks a lot with his hands. Makes me nervous when people gesticulate in your face with every word.
Yeah. He may not be screaming, but he is exhaustingly intense. He started grinding on my nerves after a few minutes. I could listen to Charlie for hours, though.
@@Kari.F. Yeah Charlie is not really that much american, the only thing is that he is still wearing a stupid baseball cap 😂
@@beldin2987 You know right away it's an American when he is wearing a baseball cap and wearing a baseball cap indoors....??? That is just stupid and in Europe classified as rude!
He is irritating
A Dutchie here I do think many of the dutch are straightforward and most people are not impressed by people that are rich or have more power. We question everything and treasure our individuality
I'm living in the Netherlands for the last 30 years and that claim is a bad joke. Average dutch person is as uninformed and as gullable as any average european. You USED to be like that (probably) but since I came here I was suprised how shallow most people were,I was (naively) idolising dutch people before I met them. You dutch are not special or significantly different than other west-european countries on any fundamental level,you're just slightly different.But not by much.
You don't "question everything" and any "individuality" is only superficialy tolerated,not "respected". Just like everywhere.
P.S. Germans are more direct and "to the fact" than dutch. Dutch are just rude.
The Dutch are down to earth. But as soon as rich people dress up or buy that expensive car; Dutch can give major side-eye. When I lived in London, I found it so refreshing to see people walking around without feeling selfconscious. It has changed a bit for the better, though.
@@ms-jl6dl 😄😄😄 true that. My German friends were obviously very friendly but also very direct. I am Dutch and I agree; we can be rude. And we like to wind people up until they start hurting and then call it 'a joke'.
@@ms-jl6dl I do think it depends on where in The Netherlands you are. I live waaaaaaaay east like a 10 minute bike ride from Germany and we are more like our German neighbors then the Hollanders most pll seem to think are the whole country. That is not to say we don’t side eye “extreem” behaviors here “just act normal that’s crazy enough” isn’t a saying for nothing.
We don’t like loud people or people that are overly familiar with us, we are more of a stoic people so it’s kinda hard to get your foot in the door, but once you’re in… you’re in for life.
They say that about the people in the north to and I guess that’s why we mash well with northerners but less with south and west, it is a significantly different attitude we have.
@@smirgutt what are you talking about man. I live in the east now. In the achterhoek and so often I have to tell people to stop beating around the bush and just tell me what they want. Don't generalize. Not everyone in the west of the country is the same, nor is everyone in the east of the country. My country and I are very direct, but there are also those in the west who are like snakes and only say something behind your back. But you have those same people in the east of the country.
I took a group of people with learning difficulties for a holiday in Amsterdam. The experience was outstanding! Meals were paid for, got to the till to be told the others had paid. Drinks arrived, people smiled- didn’t stare - and interacted with us. I absolutely love the Dutch. This all happened in the summer in a big tourist destination.
I grew up in Haarlem, and this is definitely Haarlem, not Amsterdam. Very awkward to make that mistake! Traditionally, people from Haarlem don't like people from Amsterdam. That has historical roots. But beware, Haarlem is EXPENSIVE to live in, nowadays! It is a beautiful city in beautiful surroundings very close to Amsterdam. But it has no place to build houses. So, houses are only for semi-millionaires (in Euros). As for expensive things, with things like keys or notary documents, you don't pay for the key or the document, you pay for the time making them. A notary office costs 180 Euro per hour. It is not a government thing, but a private company. So you buy 30 minutes of work. In that time, they have to receive you, make the document, copy it, file it and do the administration. As for the key maker, that person will earn around 70 Euro per hour. So, 32 Euro for four keys is a bit stiff. But remember he also is not working all the time whilst his expensive mortgage (Haarlem is expensive!!) energy bill, taxes and so on will add up....
What hate Mr.de Rooij...ugh🙄
@@LIBRAN-LOVE Hate? What hate? The only really critical remark was that it is awkward for somebody from Haarlem to call Haarlem Amsterdam. But hate? No. You must be a very sensitive person.
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There you have our Dutch directness I guess , he's just factional..nothing to do with hate.
I was born in Amsterdam but never have heard of the tradition from Haarlemmers to dislike us. What a pity. There is a village called Halfweg. It means halfway (between Amsterdam and Haarlem). It is getting harder and harder these days for young people to buy a normal house because the prices have become extremely higher and it is still rising. If you want a "social housing" rental house in Amsterdam you must wait for around 13 years. And for the suburbs it's 17 years.
@@TheMalachiet Well, I think it stems from the 17th century where Amsterdam helped the Spaniards to win the siege for Haarlem, and blocked the food supply on the Haarlemmermeer for Haarlem. So, in school it was highlighted time and again what role Amsterdam played. These things influence people. My parents (one from Haarlem and one from Utrecht) disliked Amsterdammers as being rude, uncivilised, not willing to work, etc. Amsterdam was portrayed as the Sodom and Gomorra of the Netherlands. I still remember my parents' approval of the spontaneous, violent (and illegal) action of Dutch Marines kicking hippies of Dam square in 1969 (??). Another factor would be that people from Haarlem/Bloemendaal/Overveen were often working for the gigantic palaces of rich Amsterdmmers spending the summer outside town. They were often treated not too well, particularly in the 18th and 19th century.
On average Dutch people aren't so much rude as well egalitarian, meaning they speak to everyone as if they are equals. If you are not used to that, it might come off as directness or rudeness.
Good point made.
About the difference in notary costs: that's because a Dutch notary is something COMPLETELY different than an American notary. In The Netherlands, in order to become a notary, you first have to go to law school for five years, then you have to get a notary master's degree, that's another year, then you have to complete a three-year internship, and then you have to do your notary exam (which is a whole story in itself).
Every year there is a set number of notaries that are appointed by royal decree. It's a very long and stressfull road, and on top of that only the very best get selected and appointed.
So, getting something notarized in The Netherlands requires you to visit what is basically an insanely specialized, knowledgable lawyer.
True! A notary here is a protective profession, which means you can't just go around and open a notary office. You do have to pass all those exams and then you can become a registered notary...
And to be fair.. to request your birth certificate at the townhouse Is free too...
In contrast, a notary in the US is basically someone who's allowed to put a stamp on. The stamp basically only means someone saw the document. Barely more than an eye witness. You can probably go to a bank or post office to get it done. Not comparable at all.
but also insanely costly!!!
Same in Germany
@@littleDutchie92 you have to pay nowadays...
I love how its always sunny in this video.. because thats uncommon... we do have sunny days.. but throughout the year, mostly its cloudy, rainy or worse
I guess that is why people in the northern part of Europe cant wait to get sunny days to go outside to chill.
In the southern part of Europe it is the other way around. We have more sun than cloudy,rainy days in comparison to you guys.
I live in Croatia and sometimes there are times where we wish we would get rain....xD
This depends where you live too. Near the coast in general it's more sunny. But more windy as well. Haarlem is reasonably close so it could make a difference. I live at the Hague since a couple of years, coming from Delft. Even this little distance, about 7 km really makes a difference
@@margrietpolder4974 i have lived allover the Northern and centre part of the Netherlands. While there is a big difference in weather between the southern part and the rest..
So when the basements in Nijmegen are flooded, we barely have any Rain up north.. same goes for the sunny part.
@10:00 the part about the nurse is true, its for the first 14 days after birth, they help with the baby mostly, but also do some household chores so you can rest
Same in France plus much more help if you have twins!
Normally it's about 5 days, not 14 days!
I moved from China to the netherlands 2 years ago after graduating i ended up staying. possible the best country i've been and the best decision i've made. i love it here. ( i live in s'hertogenbosch )
... there's this channel called Learn Dutch with Bart de Pau he's got a lot of very funny and educational vids about the Netherlands, he's a teacher so he's interviewing his students about really everything that has to do with the Dutch people, life style, food and so on.... maybe interesting for you to check out and do a vid....I really enjoy your channel mate! keep up the good work
Normal keys are like €5,- here. Its not the key but the time you buy. Even if they make it quick. Base price is like €5,- unless you need a certificate keys wich will cost up to €80,-
No, they are more expensive than €5,-
Maybe 20 years ago they were €5,-.
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 Still 5 in Zwolle, I sell them :)
@@gedalja Security keys too? Or just the regular simple ones?
@@gert-janvanderlee5307 hier in Groningen stad kost het me € 4.50. speciaal sleutels verschillen enorm, dus de prijs ligt aan het soort sleutel.
@@josmeijers2818 Hier paar maanden geleden wat sleutels laten maken. Toen twee standaard sleutels laten maken voor 13 euro. Ander duurder type was volgens mij 8 euro.
PS the guy is in Haarlem, a city close to Amsterdam based on what he shows in this video.
it is close to amsterdam. as in it is literally next to amsterdam
I think its important to remember that living here is quite nice as a lot of things are taken care of. Like proper roads, health care system, minimum wages, maternity leave and unemployment benefits if you're fired. But ofcourse that comes at a price of like taxes and overall prices of some products. I once had a conversation with an American women who also loved everything about our country and whishes the US would incorporate some things, but then we told her the percentage of income tax we paid and she started to change her opinion ^^ So its all about what you think is important. For me I think we should find a proper balance for our society, because if everyone contributes one way or another, everyone is living a life without major worries.
We do have a proper balance, only loads of NL folks can see that anymore. Did you know the percentage of tax is almost the same in france? And they don’t get even half the advantages we do .. all money only goes to big cities within the provences.
Yes, it's true. If you had a baby at home or in a hospital, you get a nurse for 10 days. She comes in the morning, taking care of mom and baby. Making lunch, tea and coffie for visiters who come to see the baby.. She cooks diner and after that she goes home.... And that for 10 days...
Efectivamente. Derechos y deberes ciudadanos y solidaridad ... La moral europea demuestra tener una gran ventaja....el egoísmo individualista te condena a un sistema como el de Estados Unidos...no es una buena cosa....Nadie sabe que giros dará la vida . Protegemos a otros mientras nos protegemos nosotros mismos ....
Thats probable because the us governement pisses away the money on the wrong things, if you compaire what the dutch governement does with our taxes and what americans have to pay for things not taking care of by the governement they actually pay way more in living costs then we do. But they still think there system is better weird people 😉.
I actually read that Europeans don’t pay that much more taxes than People in the US as people think we do. But that we are just smarter about spending it. Like a huge part of US taxes goes to military, where we prefer to spend on education and healthcare. Another reason why we can have structured healthcare is insurance. Which is mandatory here.
Nice to hear you want to move to the Netherlands! You are very welcome. Keep us updated!
By the way, Charlie, your last name is a Dutch word...a vest is like a secured by walls place or town..like the old castles..build with strong walls. So you have an interesting last name..and a strong one at that. Just wanted to share this with you
Sounds like you're thinking of a vesting. A vest is like a zip-up hoodie for me
@@Rebster In Dutch, vest actually translates into cardigan, but the hoody you're referring to is often called a vest too.
@@Chris_mas73 as someone who is Dutch themselves, I more often refer to a 'vest' if it has a zipper. However, I think it definitely can be used for both, I don't think either translation is better or worse. I tend to use 'jasje' for things similar to a cardigan, although I do mix it up
This guy lives in my hometown, Haarlem (Rozenstraat, near the station). It's not Amsterdam, that's a whole 12 minutes by train ... far away in the east.
He's living in Haarlem.
The more videos I watch, the more I find myself saying you got your head on your shoulders right Charlie.
EDIT: And it's SO satisfying to realize efficiency and simpleness and honesty are still viewed and worn as truly Dutch. Makes me slightly more proud of my fellow countrymen
Hay Charlie ,,, check out " Soul to Soul Travels " ( TH-cam ) A American couple moved to the Netherlands they do food tastings, visiting festivals , traveling in the Netherlands and much more ...
Soul to soul travel makes such nice videos :D
@@missitheachievementhuntres560 that's for sure! He says that a lot!🤣😂, i like his wife better, she is more willing to learn Dutch, i would like to paint the town red with her, she seems like a fun girl, especially when she is trying Dutch drinks, her nose gets redder by the minute..🤣😂
Soul to Soul travel is definitely also a good channel to learn some good things of the Netherlands (they live in Rotterdam)
yeah, i love their video's he has a comment on a reaction video, . i forgot which one.
I watch those to! He lives here in Rotterdam and has the most funny videos :-D but also "T and T go Dutch" have interesting video's!
He lives in Haarlem, not Amsterdam
I know that being nice looking is subcjective matter but I do agree that Dutch people are gorgeus 😍
I work with them for 7 years now and I love that they are straigh forward, usually aim is to find solution, never rude - tell how it is
also loving usage of space - they will plant greenery where they can 🤗
A lot of that beauty thing comes from food and life-work balance. If your food is healthy and you are happy with your life because your job isn't destroying you, you will look better.
the actractive people comment could be the result of the outdoor lifestyle, the biking, better food and good healthcare. there is also the difference between looking good and taking good care of yourself. Since life here is also less stessful, it makes people more happy and therefor looking better.
From a Dutchy! T.b.h. its a bit romanticized story about the Netherlands! The grass is NOT always greener on the other side 😉 Take this review the guy in the movie, with a grane of salt. The Netherlands also have a "rougher" side. It's not all sunshine and rainbows!
No country is perfect and all have advantages and disadvantages.
The cities in the Netherlands are one of the most crowded places in the world.
Had colleages from all over the world visiting for maintenance training on new high tech equipment .
The different streams of traffic comming from all directions ( bike, moped, car, public transport, pedestrians and some exotic vehicels ) often scared them alot.
f.e. my town ( 45.000 people) i live in felt as a big city for colleages from the US and New Sealand who came from rural aereas.
Compaired to the states our "rougher" side is a joke i worked it the worst neigbourhoods in the Netherlands for 15 years and somethings i've seen lets just say i rather forget. But those where the exceptions, those exceptions i can find in every major city in the US by the dozens. I do agree with the romantizing of him though.
Hey Charlie, been following you for a while now. And I really enjoy your enthusiasm about our little gem of a country. Have you ever considered opening a fundraiser for your move to the Netherlands? I'd be happy to chip in something to get you over here! You understand our way of living and culture even better than some of our own!
That dude needs to stand AWAY from the coffee!! He sounds like Hong Kong Phooey as a puppy! (Yes, I'm that old!)
Charlie, my son went this week on vacation to the west coast of the USA and saw that the food in the supermarket was expensive. He was in a restaurant. It was expensive and of low quality.
Food in restaurants in the US is expensive, of lower quality and you are supposed to contribute to the salary of the staff. And they add tax to the bill.
To send verified (what you call notaricing) copies of my high school diploma did cost me 8,50 in $, here at city hall or post office. If I would go to a notaris the copy that I made becomes a recognised court document with the same legal weight as the original diploma, so notaricing in the netherlands is the same as making a legal deposition and what does an average lawyer costs for half an hour in the US.
7.5 to 8 euro a key is normal.. it might sound expensive.. specially when 2 keys dont work.. but then you can just return em. and sometime they are special keys with a code.. so you cant just make em without the code and that cost money.. also materials etc.
notary and keys are really everywhere so expensive. I know it for sure in Germany and the story of the Netherlands has been told. Notary is a senior profession like doctor or lawyer. They charge for their stuff. In Germany, the minimum prices are even specified, so you don't have to fear a drop in prices due to competition. They know how to do it.
Same in France
About the key thing: most keys here are of a special standard, that has to do with security. And €8,- per key isn't that expensive here, if you know that they're safety keys.
Oh! And another thing: ALL prices are including VAT (6% for food and basic needs, 21% for non-essential stuff). I've learned that in the USA one has to bring a calculator even for grocery shopping, to calculate the total sum at the checkout. So HUGE difference in that department.
Love your video’s. You’re very welcome in the Netherlands. And although everything is very organized and looks great on the service, we do have a lot of housingproblems. Rents are skyhigh and if you want to buy a house, come with a super large bag of money. I understand you want to live in the south of the Netherlands. It’s beautiful over there. Also because we are a small country don’t expect a very large garden or a detached house. But overall I don’t know of many other countries I would want to live (although my husband and I want to move to rural Portugal 🤣). Maybe you should watch some Dutch news on youtube
The dutch people don't do a whole lot of stuff that requires a notary. Notaries are mainly doing wedding stuff (prenups and such), devorces, inheritances and legal stuff for setting up / bankrupties of businesses. You can compare their fees with legal fees in US. Since US citizens apparently have to have a lot of papers notaried it can get expensive quickly since we don't have e.g. people working at banks that can do it for a few bucks... Also because we can request most of the papers you have to get notaried online through digi-D or instances can look it up directly through official online portals.
Talking about loud Americans. How he acts in front of the camera, this is what we call Loud. He is so in your face. I hope he is more relax and drag his tone down in "real".
€32 for keys? That’s not weird. It’s a service, which usually yes costs a little more than just a product. But having a key copied is also a service. It’s less than €10 per key! (€8 to be precise) which I don’t find to be a lot. Being a Dutchie myself
The dude is energetic for sure and puts some time in camera work and editing. For me, being Dutch, it's already a bit chaotic. The directness is also about efficiency. We don't wanna spend 30 minutes beating around the bush before we get to the point. We most likely have an appointment we don't want to show up late for. Some things are more expensive and some cheaper like in every country. You can buy locks (the cylinder) with 6 matching keys however so often it's cheaper to just buy that set and replace the lock temporarily. I don't think you have to translate documents from English but a notary is a real profession here much like a lawyer.
Is your wife also ok with moving to The Netherlands?
@@ItsCharlieVest She should. I have tattoos also. One of them says: 'die with memories, not dreams'. See you on this side of the pond. ;)
I believe a average price for an extra key is usually around 5 euro in my experience, but thats an average, If the store has a high end location it will probably be more expensive.
And being tall isnt a status symbol, its just a tall person and why shouldnt they wear heels if they like them. High soles are in fashion at the moment.
Its absolutly true, i leave here for more than 20 years and i subscribe every word. The Netherlands is a masterpiece of intelligence and simplicity...
I must say we (as dutch people) don’t smoke that much. Of course there are people who smoke but most of them are old(er). We also have smoke-free zones.
A notary in Europe is a very prestigious position for which a very demanding academic preparation is required. An American notary in Europe can only make photocopies and sign the acknowledgment of receipt of correspondence delivered by the postman.
most working people in the UK pay their (State) taxes through the PAYE system, your NI payment are also deducted from your wages at each pay packet , and local tax (Council Tax) through direct debit . Other tax like VAT is added to what ever you buy ,all prices in the shops are added to the shelf price.
The notary thing is not really comparing like with like. First Europeans don't need a notarised document for these things, so it's not an everyday process. And secondly, we don't have notaries that are not fully qualified lawyers, so you'd have to pay the rates of a qualified lawyer here, not just a (basically) clerical worker
:) price of making a key depends on what type of key it is. The more safty features it has the more expensive it is to make. It can cost up to €200,-! In general it is €4,50. With a certificate it is €12,- or €23,- The cheap (not safe) ones are €2,-.
I've only been to Amsterdam, but yes they are attractive, in Belgium too- we went to Bruges recently, lovely place, expensive groceries though-it was so much more expensive than home I was shocked.
I'm a simple man. I hear Belgium, I like the vid! ;-) But seriously, nice vid bro... :D I also like our northern neighbours
I would like to see a video of that man when he did not drink coffee :p He is so energetic, challenging for me to watch, but Im happy he enjoys my homecountry :)
had to giggle when the guy was talking about taxes, cos i had to think of the slogan that the taxservice uses: "leuker kunnen we het niet maken, wel makkelijker" Which translates as: we cant make it more fun, but we can make it easier :)
I guess it's funny, because by stating that slogan, they kinda make it more fun as well, since your brain might remind you about it while doing your taxes. 😂
I live in the Netherlands for 9 years and, he is right in everything.
In Denmark we have betalings service.
When ever you get a bill you just go to online bank site,and ad it to your betalings service and now future bills from this company comes directy to your bank. You can still stop the payment if you want.
We have something similar in the Netherlands.
Funny, the little street the guy is walking thru at 13.36 is about 200 meter from my house. He walks thru Haarlem which is about 20 km or 12 miles from Amsterdam.
p.s. He went to the wrong keymaker. Those guys have to pay for the spot they have their shop. The grote markt (the big market) that is. They're also not known to do a good job. 2 out of 4 working keys didn't surprise me. He walked by a better one when he walked from the little street i just mentioned, lol. He didn't have to pay more because he's an expat. We all pay the amount of money for the things he talks about.
Some things are kept more expensive, to prevent abuse. To make one think six times, if one really needs it. Or if it is not a standardized procedure that requires more manual labor, the cost can be higher. Getting a new passport also costs around 90 euros.
Also, if the keys don't work, you can probably take it back, and have it redone for free, until it does work.
So basically, product quality insurance is baked in the price by default. Also some raw materials like steel and aluminum can be more expensive in the Netherlands, cause a lot if that is imported, and cause of import taxes, and currency fluctuations. Also, most people won't get out of bed for 50 cents of labor. If it takes 15min to make, than that is 1/4 of a hourly wage. You could maybe bargain for a deal, if you want many.
Cost of keys depends on where you go, what kind of key and what kind of lock its for.
About him not swinging that way at 9:21 , I often like to say "een bietje gay, dat is oké" (a bit gay is okay)
What about 'totally gay'? 😃
Een bietje gay.. sounds like a carnaval song😄
@@roddo1955 it is a carnaval song :)
Here in Norway it's even easier to do your taxes. They fill out the form for you and you can choose to check it online, or not, if you do nothing by a certain date it's considered "cilent accept"
Almost the same in the netherlands. The digital form in the app is already pre-filled (voor ingevulde aangifte) with all the information the dutch tax office has (and that's a lot. How much salary you earned, how much mortgage you paid, how much interest you paid or received, how much you paid on insurances, and so on) All you have to do is check if the information is correct and send it back.
yes? do you want to come to the Netherlands. You are very welcome! key making in a diy store (Gamma) is from 4.50 euros
I went to get some extra keys last week and i payed € 3,95 for 1 key, so in our standards that is cheap
All that maintenance and organizing and new build and social infra structure in the Netherlands comes with a cost !
32€ for 4 keys is nuffin! Try 100+€ depending on what of a choice of keymakers you have in your area. And bruh! NEVER lock yourself out of your door. Especially on the weekend, after 9pm. The price is going to make you cry.
Charlie you will be very desireble in the Netherlands, looking good !
Taxes are simple here in Australia too. Why wouldn't you want to make it easier for people to give you money? Also, if everyone's tall, nobody's tall.
Nah. If everyone’s tall, i’m small :D
Our directness is more like if you ask " how do i look" and you look tired then we tell you. We not like ooo you look great.
No, that's what a lot of people think, but they also sew an ear to you if you're Dutch, or they don't do it but not because you're from somewhere else.
Yeahh getting things notarized is very expensive, thing is that when you are settled here you almost never have to do that. Moving from one town to another it all gets transferred automatically. And yes, when you buy a house or something then you'll have to do that. But hey, when you buy a house worth 300k euro's does it really matter that you spend an extra 800 euro on getting a couple documents officially notarized? You'll have to renew your drivers license and passport every 10 years which will cost you 150 total, but that's once in 10 years. It evens out on things like healthcare. You'll pay health insurance (mandatory, 100 - 200 a month) But after that you won't have to pay for anything (maybe dentist because it's for 70-90% insured) but hospital, doctor, medication, even surgical operations (when you brak your arm, get in an accident etc) total costs: 0,00. About 10 years ago i got in an accident. Was in hospital for 5 months, had surgery 7 times, infection that had to be treated, so about a gazillion x-rays, mri's etc. total cost for me: 0,00. I calculated it with the staff what my stay there would have cost me if no healthcare system. And with all the treatment, intensive care stays, surgery etc it would be 5k to 10k a day! for 5 months.
Hi Charlie i Really love your videos!! I am a dutchie and live in Almere(Flevoland near Amsterdam).
And the video that you reacted to was filmed in my old town Haarlem.Its was in the centrum and if i could i really want to go back and live there.The only problem is that the housingmarkt is really wack right now.There is a shortess of houses.The city of Haarlem is really beautiful.And when your in the Netherlands some day you should really visted this place.
Much love from the Netherlands
The reason why stuff like having a housekey copied or getting the services of a notary done is because minimum wages are higher here than in the US. And specialised jobs like a notary have to comply to official standards and be certified by government agency. That's reflected in their prices as well.
made two keys last year was 3,50 euros for one for me live in amsterdam.and it depends on the key some you can only order with proof of ownerschip
Taxes here are so easy indeed, they just ask you: Is something changed about your situation? If yes, what? And we registered this as your income, is this correct? If not, you have to correct it. Easy peasy.
About the key costs: I think it was just a expensive store. a normal copy of a key costs about 4,50 euro. A copy of a certified key is more expensive .this is a type of key for which you must be able to show a certificate to create it. This guarantees the unauthorized counterfeiting of these keys.
In my little European country, any bill can be paid online, you don't need to to do taxes because they are automatically taken every month from your pay, you only do online tax return, which takes about 2-5 min.
@peter piet well taxes take so little time, because i do only tax returns I'm to lazy to do anything else. Ofc if you want to do extra shit you can spend more time, but time is money and i don't have time for extra shit, it's not worth it.
You have to put the costs in the right context. Once off the long training course, how often do you need a notary in life? I've never needed one and it's been a while since my 50th birthday. With keys, it's quite similar. How often do you need 4 keys at the same time? In addition, there are also significantly cheaper offers for such services.
Most Keys have special codes, that is why these Keys are more expensive to remake
In Belgium it taxes me 2 minutes to fill in my tax form. I didn't know it was so complicated in the US.
I didn't know paying bills was complicated either in the US. In Belgium it's like this guy says, with a click on the button. I wouldn't know either where my gas, electricity and water company is. Never had to go there for a bill. I'm curious to know why you would have to go to your utility company to pay a bill?
Going to a notary for whatever is also crazy expensive in Belgium. But a few weeks ago they announced that they would reform the notary system in Belgium because a lot of those prices still are from when everything had to be done manually on paper and so took a lot of time. Nowadays it's all on computer but we still pay them a lot of money.
A lot of things might be better here than in America but let's be realistic... our system has it's flaws and problems too. It's easy to look at our system through rose-colored glasses and think it's perfect. It isn't... especially now with gass prices going through the roof, a lot of people are struggling to pay their bills.
@itscharlievest, you say there's nothing much to do in your town of 6000 people and you would go outside if you lived in a place that looks like where this guy was walking around. Well, when you live into small villages in Belgium or Netherlands of 6000 there isn't much to do either. You'll have a bakkery, butcher, hairdresser, a few pubs, frituur (=fries shop), if you're lucky there'll be a small supermarket and that's about it.
I don’t exactly remember which channel it was, but there was also a video on tax as a American living in Europe (or anywhere else outside the US), that you still have to pay taxes to America even if you don’t live and work in America, as the taxes are based on your citizenship and not if you actually live/work there. I could be a but off on that though, it’s been a while since i saw that video… But nevertheless, it’s probably worthwhile to look into such things if you plan on moving from the US to, well anywhere else.. :)
As a Dutch man I can confirm I am damn attractive 😂😂
Things we don't do often or at all, are more expensive. Lack of demand and the fact that notaris was a protected sector, made that no competition was driving prices down.
When I informed about setting up a company (bv) it was way expensive, now that there is competition it can be done for 500€ all in. They changed the law to allow competition, hence the ptices dropped. To he fair I thought getting something notarized would be like €150 now, so nice that us was under €100 😂 need something notarized within 6 months 😂😂
Well heck it balances out. You pay people that work to get you things a fair amount, and you get a fair amount as well. Whenever youre sick or dont even have a job, youre good here. Id rather have this safety net here than to live in the us but pay a few dollars less for a key :)
A birth certificate does not cost €90 There's a difference between a copy and an extract. Usually an extract is enough and will cost you €14.50 (price for 2022). The price is the same for an international extract. A copy costs the same for Dutch but I don't know if an international copy costs €14.50 as well. You can get it at the city hall of the town you live. If you get it through a notary you'll pay his fee on top which is not cheap.
Most workers tax in the UK is done by a PAYE scheme (Pay as you earn) The government allocate you a personal tax number . This number relates to how much you can earn annually before paying any tax. I think at present I think the max you are allowed is around £12500. Your employer's wage clerk is informed of that number and your wages are taxed at source so that the money you get paid has already had the tax paid. So no annual forms or files to submit
Hi iam dutch living in Deventer and yes you pay a lot of money for documents but it depends in whits city you live.
I like your video,s living here is good, you want to liv here to , go for it .
Yes it was made for him, you can buy in in a super mark than is it sharper.That with more things.
Yes, some things are more expensive,some are cheaper than in America.. Off course in the big cities life in general is more expensive and is getting too expensive for a lot of people. Lots of people are moving out of Amsterdam for this reason..
The Netherlands is a good country to live in, clean, safe and well organized and very interational but it's getting more and more expensive, too crowded for my taste, housing is a BIG issue! Not enough houses, because of insane rules about Stikstof! (Nitrogen)
Therefore houses are getting very expensive! Not just in Amsterdam,
(Young) people cannot afford a home and earn to much for renting a house..
A serious problem here. Also we have big problems with the almost endless incoming of refugees, this makes our shortage of houses even bigger, obviously.
But our healthcare is good, so all kids/ young adults have great teeth!(that's just one of the benifets, of course) There are not so many obese people here compared to America, I guess? Not yet, at least 😬
Yes, Dutch people are tall, slimmer and have good teeth, so more attractive?
But there are also enough not so attractive people here, believe me😅 maybe more attractive young people tend to live in places like Amsterdam? 🤔
In the south of The Netherlands life is better, less crowded, lot's of green, less expensive (not cheap, though!)
And yes, close to Germany and Belgium, Luxembourg. Limburg is the cheapest region in the south, and very green! So maybe Limburg is your place to be?
A more secure key costs more to duplicate than a low security key. but yes, it is more expensive in the Netherlands.
He must have a special key. Normal its Cost €2,- there are Keys with a special number on it, a hell to duplicate . But super save
As a Dutchie myself, taxes takes somewhat longer to do when you have certain deductions, like when you've bought a house or have a mortgage, give to certified good causes, go to school... then it might take one two two hours.
Try a barber here.. just a haircut would be somewhere between 20 and 30 euro's... or getting regular gasoline, it's about 2,30 per liter and prices are still going up.
I can explain a little... Some other people already commented about the notary stuff, but;
Copying a key costs a fiver here in the south, on average. It's because nobody really cares and seriously, how often do you actually copy a key? You usually get your house with like 4 keys already. It isn't a highly used service, so 5 bucks is fair. The dutch don't tend to sweat anything under 10 bucks as a one off.
The notary thing; Fact is that in the Netherlands you don't actually ever NEED a notary. You are paying for a luxury service, basically. You can do all of these things yourself without a notary. Getting a notary is definitely the SMART thing to do, but it IS a luxury.
The big difference between NL and the US, as I've always seen it, is that in NL, luxuries are WAY more expensive (so non-primary needs) than in the US. However, our primary needs tend to be a lot cheaper as we have a socialist-capitalist structure. We pay tons of taxes, so we don't keep a lot of "spending money". However, in exchange we have great infrastructure, cheap ass education, safety nets for people who lose their jobs, the cheapest supermarkets in the world (Our food is probably 1/10th as expensive as in america... again, non-luxury foods). Example;
Buying an Ipad, for us, is hella expensive. Most people need to save up 2 or 3 months for it. In the US, buying an Ipad would be kind of easy.
On the other hand, get sick here, and in most cases, you get good health care.
Get sick there... well, you know the story ;)
Poor people here get subsidies to pay for rent, healthcare etc. So they're left with little spending money, but the government flips half the bill for those basic needs. Our government even helps pay for basic needs like a bicycle, for example, as one-off money deposits. So yeah... Basic life here = safer, but luxury life = more expensive.
Price of the key can go from 4 euro's till 8 euro's. Location, location, location
One of the things that always disturbs me when I see videos of the US is how dirty public spaces are. In Canada there is no litter anywhere, we actually have neighborhood clean ups of public areas in the spring. But US cities are dirty.
Some keys come with a certificate so they can not easily be copied. My front door one looks very complicated. Hence the steep price. More regular keys are less costly to copy.
Our taxes is even simpler here in Norway.
You kinda only have to click a "confirm" on the numbers they have. And thats it.
If u need to edit it, its a bit more work .. but still something everyone can manage.
The Dutch directness is moistly a thing a work/business/office environments That's why you here expats call on this all the time.
when i click on a t-shirt in the commercial for your store, it says: Hmm... Looks like you don't have access to this page.
Im sorry are you telling me in the US bills aren't direct pay? In Canada you get an email and pay your bill or you set up direct pay and your bill is automatically deducted on the same day every month. If you get a paper bill in the mail there is a charge!
I must admit I find it hard to imagine a town of only 6,000 people LOL. I grew up in California and there were 2,200 students in my high school alone...and the town had another 3 high schools. Now live in the UK and I would have absolute no idea where/how to get a document notarized; it's not something I've ever heard of here.
5 minutes???? Taxes? He must have superpowers!
being tall isn't all fun. I'm 201cm and I always hit my head. can't sit down some places because of my long legs. and of course always have pain in my neck shoulders and back
Also cars are too low. I'm 196cm and am constantly looking straight at my rearview mirror, having to duck to see if something is coming from the right
I am 160 cm (approx 5'2) and I'll remember you complaining about being tall next time I am at Albert Heijn (supermarkt chain in NL) trying to get a bottle of soda from the top shelf and none of my fellow Dutchies who are much taller would give me a hand.😉
Everything is too high for me, tables at restaurants, kitchen counters you name it
@@roccoandmurphy Thats fine, I'm always willing to help my tiny fellow humans 😅
8 euro for a key sounds about right. A birth certificate is about 15 euro.
It must be highly classified keys. These keys cost a lot. I payed 12 euro for 1 extra house key. I bought 2 locks with 4 keys and that costed 96 euro.
With the approval of locks, classifications can be distinguished. Depending on how strong a lock is and how much it can withstand, 3 classifications can be distinguished.
For example, you have a classification of 1 star, 2 stars and 3 stars with 1 star the lowest classification and 3 stars the highest.
A lock with a rating of 1 star indicates that the burglar can break in quickly. This means that the lock is easy to break.
A lock with a rating of 2 stars can still stop a burglar, but not for long. This means that it can be a bit more difficult to break through the lock, but not impossible. This is estimated at a maximum of 3 minutes.
A slot with a rating of 3 stars means that the slot is very strong. It can be broken through, but it will take the burglar much longer to open. This will give you enough time to escape. This is estimated at 5 minutes at most.
Dutch people are very direct. They will tell you the truth in your face and that might be mistaken for being rude.
Moving to the netherlands. Wow great te hear. When your moving to the netherlands and looking for a job in fireproofing. I always can use new employees. And sometimes a business can help you move to the netherlands a little easier then all by yourself.
Let me know if i can help you in any way.
Yeh the key cost is about the same £8 each in the UK with discount for multiple. Some places you use the key cutting machine yourself for the same price!! Lol paying a service to do it yourself- crazy!
this is Haarlem and is just half an hour from Amsterdam center