I think there was a misunderstanding. She talked about taking a day off (vacation), not calling in sick. You shouldn't walk around outside when you called in sick in Europe either, lol.
When you say you "called off" for a day and have to hide, I feel that you get the wrong impression. Over here you don't have to hide because you're actually just using a paid vacation day (approved by your manager/boss). It's much easier over here to get a day off and we have at least 20 days of paid vacation per year and often more (25-30). We don't have to tip servers because they earn normal wages here, so they don't depend on tips for their wages.
Love the video! At 4:00 you mention Heineken stores, but that's actually a regular bar/pub. Often times you see a sign of the brewer on the outside, and they will be the brand on tap. The brewers have a contract with the bars.
in the netherlands it is not mandatory to give a tip the salary is normal every company is obliged to pay the minimum wage or the wage agreed with the union and that is always higher than the minimum wage. in every cafe restaurant it is mandatory to have hand dryers, paper towels or a towel roll in a machine in the toilet, regular towels are prohibited or you must have a towel for each customer
Hmm, that is not normal having hand towels. A dryer or paper towels is. As a Dutchy I also would not like or even use a hand towel in a cafe or restaurant... iew...
7:00 makes me sad. Here in the Netherlands it's perceived as a good thing to take a day off. People are very open about their activities and every time we meet again in the office we always talk first about the things we've done. Everyone is quite interested in everyones social life. It's always surface level, so a lot stays private. But we know basic stuff of each other like the sports they play or where they went on vacations. Even if I have to work and decide to take a walk, do groceries or have to pick up my car from the garage and meet somebody, nobody bats an eye. It's encouraged even. As long as you are responsible and do your job, it doesn't matter if it's during office hours. I tend to get up earlier on Friday so I can do my weekly groceries during lunch, so when I finish my workday and finished dinner, I'm also done with my chores to enjoy the weekend.
I haven’t seen hand towels in cafés, bars or restaurants in a very long time. I believe it’s not even allowed anymore. By the way, what did you mean when you said “I don’t want to be seen outside….”. I didn’t get that. Don’t you want to be seen by your neighbours because they might think you’re not working or what? People are always thinking something about you and they’re always wrong, because they don’t know what’s going on… and that’s a good thing. It’s not their business. Just live your life girl. About tips… American bosses want you, the public, to pay their staff, so it’s not them who have to pay their staff a full wage. If you can’t live a normal life with one 32-36 hour job/week then your boss is a criminal. You can tell him/her that I told you so 😅 I only work 18 hours a week and I’m living the ‘Dutch dream’ (4 day weekends) 😂
I'm dutch (34 years old) and I never saw a handtowel in a public restroom. If I would ever see it I would wash my hands and dry them on my jeans, because I won't touch that towel haha
Many dutch a.not big on Heineken, Espesialy in the south of the netherlands heineken is conciderd a low quality beer. In the netherlands waitresses and waiters are not dependend on tips. If someone comes to your talble it feels that you are being rushed. It is ahout the experience to relax when you are heaving a meal, take your time and enjoy your compagnie. Also when you are finished with your meal the customer desides when to ask for the bill. Perhaps you want to enioy an other drink with your friends/family and take your time. So it is not rude that you don't get the check immideatly after you finished yout meal. It is concidered rude when you get it immedeatly after. It signals, oay and get out now. Eating out ks not about having a nice meal, but having a nice time. That is the fundament cultural diffence.
I agree with Heineken and the service style in restaurants and cafes. In Europe, we probably celebrate meals more often than in the USA, we eat more often for the taste, not just to be full. We have more time.
@@raisan5989 As a Belgian I can understand the appreciation of Grolsch... on the other hand I have to question the sense of taste of a big chunk of the world that there are so many that think Heineken is a decent beer.
I think it probably is a roll up handtowel. Everyone uses a clean piece of cloth to dry their hands. Simply pull with both hands after drying and a clean piece is there for the next person to use. You see this a lot in public places. The big towel rolls are washed, dried and used again. Big advantage is you don’t get the mess of paper towels everywhere. In very fancy places there are baskets with small towels you can use to dry your hands with a hamper to throw your used towel in. I simply love that so much. The small joys in life.
@@fionaalgera3391 No, she's talking about small café's or restaurants that use actual cloth hand towels; like the ones you use at home. It's not very common, but you do see that sometimes here. Usually they'll have a pile of them somewhere nearby and a laundry basket, so anyone can change them. At the end of the day they just throw the whole bunch in a washing machine. It's probably to give the place a more cozy atmosphere.
If you had looked closer, you probably would have seen a pile of towels and a bin where you could have thrown your used towel. At least that is common in the restaurants I go to in the Netherlands.
you said it couldn't be 30 degrees, she named it according to European values..... 30°C = 86°F there are not many cafes with towels, nowadays you see a lot of paper towels or dryers (the modern ones). and investing in those things is an expensive investment for smaler cafes
we can give tips but we dont have to because our waitress gets paid a minimum of 15,60 euro's per hour and doenst have to rely on tips to hope she can affort to live.
The Dutch branch of Dunkin' Donuts went bankrupt (October 2024), the stores will remain open for a while, but it is uncertain what will happen to them in the future. So it is possible that if you visit the Netherlands you will no longer find them. But let that not be a reason to visit this beautiful country.
Heineken beer is rubbish compared to beers breed in other provinces of the Netherlands. We call it cat’s piss. Hertog Jan, Gulpener, Brand beers, to name a few, are much better.
I remember being in a bar in London talking about beers with tourists from different nations and me stating that as a Belgian I considered Heineken to be horse piss. Someone however pointed out that the proper expression is 'cat's piss'. My rebuttal was that no when it comes to Heineken it was horse piss because there was far more of it.
@@PDVism 🤣 great. We, at least the beer lovers ( not quantity but quality), in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant call it cat’s piss. I love Belgian beers, especially the heavier ones from 7% and upwards.
@@palantir135 The Netherlands does have some beers that are are decent and even great (examples being Grolsch and La Trappe) which Is why I really don't understand how crap like Heineken is that popular. Then again the stock bro's in London love Heineken just like they love Stella Artois (which to my taste buds is the Belgian version of Heineken)
@@PDVism Grolsch is ok. My favorite is Gulpener pils and of course the great Gulpener Korenwolf. Hertog Jan is also good. La Trappe Isid’or is a great beer. Hertog Jan Grand Prestige is also very good. Brewery Het IJ also brews some nice ones. I had a heineken (export in bottle) in France, just to try and it tasted better as the stuff they sell here. I don’t know if Heineken is that popular but they own a lot of cafe’s and those cafe’s have to sell Heineken. They often also sell Brand beers from Limburg and that brand has good beers, so drink Brand pilsener. Brand was an independent brewery but Heineken bought it a few decades ago.
Not all cities in The Netherlands are like Amsterdam, wel no, most cities are better I would say, honestly. Reminds me, when are you and Charlie going to come over to The Netherlands? I mean, I know you both have been planning for it for a while now, haven't you?
Yes and no, Heineken is allways everywhere the same quality. I wonder why beer lovers never complain about the fact that some brands deliver their "beer" in transparent bottles.
I think there was a misunderstanding. She talked about taking a day off (vacation), not calling in sick. You shouldn't walk around outside when you called in sick in Europe either, lol.
Exactly. Most of us have 25 vacation days a year. So 5 weeks a year off while getting payed.
When you say you "called off" for a day and have to hide, I feel that you get the wrong impression. Over here you don't have to hide because you're actually just using a paid vacation day (approved by your manager/boss). It's much easier over here to get a day off and we have at least 20 days of paid vacation per year and often more (25-30). We don't have to tip servers because they earn normal wages here, so they don't depend on tips for their wages.
Love the video! At 4:00 you mention Heineken stores, but that's actually a regular bar/pub. Often times you see a sign of the brewer on the outside, and they will be the brand on tap. The brewers have a contract with the bars.
That is not a Heineken store, that's a pub where you can buy Heineken beer and other drinks
in the netherlands it is not mandatory to give a tip the salary is normal every company is obliged to pay the minimum wage or the wage agreed with the union and that is always higher than the minimum wage. in every cafe restaurant it is mandatory to have hand dryers, paper towels or a towel roll in a machine in the toilet, regular towels are prohibited or you must have a towel for each customer
A towel in a public bathroom is just as shocking for me as for you. And it's not common to find one.
I think it's not even allowed.
I would imagine it wouldn't be allowed. I will always be on the search for one.
We also have libraries. Every district in every city, town or village has its own library
There is only one heineken store in the Netherlands and that is in the Heineken Brewery
Hand towels ? I think she actually found that one place that does.
Hmm, that is not normal having hand towels. A dryer or paper towels is. As a Dutchy I also would not like or even use a hand towel in a cafe or restaurant... iew...
@@JaapGinder Yep.
7:00 makes me sad. Here in the Netherlands it's perceived as a good thing to take a day off. People are very open about their activities and every time we meet again in the office we always talk first about the things we've done. Everyone is quite interested in everyones social life. It's always surface level, so a lot stays private. But we know basic stuff of each other like the sports they play or where they went on vacations. Even if I have to work and decide to take a walk, do groceries or have to pick up my car from the garage and meet somebody, nobody bats an eye. It's encouraged even. As long as you are responsible and do your job, it doesn't matter if it's during office hours. I tend to get up earlier on Friday so I can do my weekly groceries during lunch, so when I finish my workday and finished dinner, I'm also done with my chores to enjoy the weekend.
I'm Dutch and I would get on the sidewalk as soon as I can, but I would never walk that far back to get to the sidewalk. 12:25
3:36 This is a Cafe not a store.
9:46 no !! 40 years ago yes...but not really now.
I haven’t seen hand towels in cafés, bars or restaurants in a very long time. I believe it’s not even allowed anymore.
By the way, what did you mean when you said “I don’t want to be seen outside….”. I didn’t get that. Don’t you want to be seen by your neighbours because they might think you’re not working or what? People are always thinking something about you and they’re always wrong, because they don’t know what’s going on… and that’s a good thing. It’s not their business. Just live your life girl.
About tips… American bosses want you, the public, to pay their staff, so it’s not them who have to pay their staff a full wage. If you can’t live a normal life with one 32-36 hour job/week then your boss is a criminal. You can tell him/her that I told you so 😅 I only work 18 hours a week and I’m living the ‘Dutch dream’ (4 day weekends) 😂
I'm dutch (34 years old) and I never saw a handtowel in a public restroom. If I would ever see it I would wash my hands and dry them on my jeans, because I won't touch that towel haha
That's not a Heineken store it's a regular bar
Heineken is Dutch, so we have also stores. You can compare it with M&M's. I know there is a store in New York. The Netherlands don't have it.
Many dutch a.not big on Heineken,
Espesialy in the south of the netherlands heineken is conciderd a low quality beer.
In the netherlands waitresses and waiters are not dependend on tips.
If someone comes to your talble it feels that you are being rushed.
It is ahout the experience to relax when you are heaving a meal, take your time and enjoy your compagnie.
Also when you are finished with your meal the customer desides when to ask for the bill.
Perhaps you want to enioy an other drink with your friends/family and take your time.
So it is not rude that you don't get the check immideatly after you finished yout meal.
It is concidered rude when you get it immedeatly after.
It signals, oay and get out now.
Eating out ks not about having a nice meal, but having a nice time.
That is the fundament cultural diffence.
Also the east doesn't like Heineken, usually it is Grolsch in the east
I agree with Heineken and the service style in restaurants and cafes. In Europe, we probably celebrate meals more often than in the USA, we eat more often for the taste, not just to be full. We have more time.
@@raisan5989 As a Belgian I can understand the appreciation of Grolsch... on the other hand I have to question the sense of taste of a big chunk of the world that there are so many that think Heineken is a decent beer.
Good idea with the hand towel. They'll never have to change it because no one's gonna use it anyway ;)
HAHA. Thats very true. Thats a good way to look at it.
I think it probably is a roll up handtowel.
Everyone uses a clean piece of cloth to dry their hands. Simply pull with both hands after drying and a clean piece is there for the next person to use.
You see this a lot in public places. The big towel rolls are washed, dried and used again. Big advantage is you don’t get the mess of paper towels everywhere.
In very fancy places there are baskets with small towels you can use to dry your hands with a hamper to throw your used towel in. I simply love that so much. The small joys in life.
@@fionaalgera3391 No, she's talking about small café's or restaurants that use actual cloth hand towels; like the ones you use at home. It's not very common, but you do see that sometimes here. Usually they'll have a pile of them somewhere nearby and a laundry basket, so anyone can change them. At the end of the day they just throw the whole bunch in a washing machine. It's probably to give the place a more cozy atmosphere.
If you had looked closer, you probably would have seen a pile of towels and a bin where you could have thrown your used towel. At least that is common in the restaurants I go to in the Netherlands.
you said it couldn't be 30 degrees, she named it according to European values..... 30°C = 86°F
there are not many cafes with towels, nowadays you see a lot of paper towels or dryers (the modern ones). and investing in those things is an expensive investment for smaler cafes
we can give tips but we dont have to because our waitress gets paid a minimum of 15,60 euro's per hour and doenst have to rely on tips to hope she can affort to live.
Hij En Ik Nemen Elke Keer Een Nieuwe
The Dutch branch of Dunkin' Donuts went bankrupt (October 2024), the stores will remain open for a while, but it is uncertain what will happen to them in the future. So it is possible that if you visit the Netherlands you will no longer find them. But let that not be a reason to visit this beautiful country.
Well it is a little know secret that we have libraries in the netherlands too.. Please dont tell everybody...😂😂
lol. Secrets safe with me.
And you need too understand some buildings like 60% of them are older then US
Time is time in The Netherlands!
Heineken beer is rubbish compared to beers breed in other provinces of the Netherlands.
We call it cat’s piss.
Hertog Jan, Gulpener, Brand beers, to name a few, are much better.
I remember being in a bar in London talking about beers with tourists from different nations and me stating that as a Belgian I considered Heineken to be horse piss.
Someone however pointed out that the proper expression is 'cat's piss'. My rebuttal was that no when it comes to Heineken it was horse piss because there was far more of it.
@@PDVism 🤣 great.
We, at least the beer lovers ( not quantity but quality), in the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant call it cat’s piss.
I love Belgian beers, especially the heavier ones from 7% and upwards.
@@palantir135 The Netherlands does have some beers that are are decent and even great (examples being Grolsch and La Trappe) which Is why I really don't understand how crap like Heineken is that popular.
Then again the stock bro's in London love Heineken just like they love Stella Artois (which to my taste buds is the Belgian version of Heineken)
@@PDVism Grolsch is ok. My favorite is Gulpener pils and of course the great Gulpener Korenwolf. Hertog Jan is also good.
La Trappe Isid’or is a great beer. Hertog Jan Grand Prestige is also very good. Brewery Het IJ also brews some nice ones.
I had a heineken (export in bottle) in France, just to try and it tasted better as the stuff they sell here.
I don’t know if Heineken is that popular but they own a lot of cafe’s and those cafe’s have to sell Heineken. They often also sell Brand beers from Limburg and that brand has good beers, so drink Brand pilsener. Brand was an independent brewery but Heineken bought it a few decades ago.
Not all cities in The Netherlands are like Amsterdam, wel no, most cities are better I would say, honestly.
Reminds me, when are you and Charlie going to come over to The Netherlands? I mean, I know you both have been planning for it for a while now, haven't you?
But sorry to have to say this to my neighbors, Heineken is not a good beer, there are far better beers out there.
Yes and no, Heineken is allways everywhere the same quality.
I wonder why beer lovers never complain about the fact that some brands
deliver their "beer" in transparent bottles.
Heineken is pils, not beer.
30 C° = 86 F
Watch things Americans get wrong about Europe !
Amsterdam is not the real Netherlands ...
Gewoon alleen al het feit dat het centrum van Amsterdam bijna helemaal Engelstalig is.😂
@@Treinbouwer En de rest spreekt naffers.
Your video is jerky (the original is not). It makes it hard to watch 😞
@edwinmartin what would that be? 🤔