Living in the Netherlands vs Living in Belgium
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- čas přidán 6. 01. 2020
- Americans talk about living in Belgium vs Netherlands. Comment below similarities and differences between the Netherlands and Belgium. Record your thoughts about life in the Netherlands and Belgium on the Lifey mobile app!
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*At 1:58: The Netherlands and Belgium had only been controlled once by the French (1794-1815).
*At 2:35: The Dutch flag is based on the Statenvlag which is much older than the French flag. The French flag is based on the traditional colors of Paris.
*At 2:56: Brussels is an enclave in Vlaanderen/Flanders (the northern part). Belgium has 3 official languages: Dutch (unofficially called Flemish), French and German which are - each on its own - spoken in the different Communities. Brussels is part of the Flemish and French Community and is therefore bilingual. On country level French and Dutch are mutually used.
*At 3:34: Learning French is obligatory in the Dutch-speaking schools, while a pupil in French-speaking Wallonia (French Community without Brussels) has to choose between learning English, Dutch or German. In Brussels learning Dutch and French is obligatory in all schools.
Both countries are amazing! Dutch and Belgian cultures are wonderful!
If someone is originally from belgium pls let me know 🙏
the " hand-werpen" thing is a legend , folklore
The real thing....Antwerpen is derived from the latin (Roman) name Antverpia
Antverpia would come from Ante (before) Verpia (deposition, sedimentation), indicating land that forms by deposition in the inside curve of a river
Antwerpen is the 2nd biggest port in Europe and the largest petrochemical port in the world
The Antwerp City Hall (and the Brabo statue) is not located on the Groenplaats but on the Grote Markt (Grand Market)
On the Groenplaats there's the statue of the painter Pieter Paul Rubens :)
every dutch person realing after hearing their flag is a french flag turned.
The dutch flag was Made around 1500 en the french flag about 200 years later
The Dutch had the flag First
Dutch does have a lot of words which are French in origin (but not as much as English). This dates from the time that French was the "lingua franca". Not because it was conquered by France. This only happened once in history during the reign of Napoleon.
It's a waste to travel and not learn the language where you are, it's only smart and respectful it shows you care.
Antwerpen was the most important trade city , Amsterdam took control over the position during and after the 80 years war with the spanish
we still use werpen
The Netherlands was only part of France under Napoleon, for a few years.
always welcome back! thanks for the kind words...
In the Netherlands they like to use foreign words in French, English and even German. In Flanders they try to use Dutch words instead of French words (ambulance in Netherland, ziekenwagen in Flanders).
This is a story told by a Dutch citizen and the history is not at all correct. He does not talk about the ages 12 until 15 when Flanders was very rich. For a moment Gent and Brugge were the second biggest towns in western Europe after Paris. He talks mainly about Antwerpen which became an important town and port much later
Flemish is the dominant language in Belgium
Thank you for your kinds words about my country
Can we get a video on Belgian Culture?
You know where antwerpen is also famous for COCAINE
Am I the only Dutch person who when I see Americans reacting on dutch things to klick on the video ( I don’t think so tho)🤣
The netherlands have no french words , that's the north of belgium
The biggest part of Belgium speaks dutch
trams never run on time here (because they get stuck by traffic, meaning cars) but I recommend using a bicycle : as a local, you can get anywhere within 15 minutes (is this a new beat callback? Yes it is : 15 minutes)
They where thé same country for a very long Time - only 15 years but oke
The flag of the Netherlands was earlier then the French flag
The only thing i know from holland (i live in belgium btw) that you can learn french but you dont have to. But you have to learn german in holland.
Very nice done with respect for the Belgians , TNX Vy Much !
I’m originally from Bruxelles
Am I the only person that hears a weird njaaa in the background when the second man is talking, it was really annoying
The story of handwerpen is more for tourists. In sHertogenbosch the have q statue Dieske that pisses at people.
Some say thats how the river Diese got his name...thats tourism as well
So are we not gonna talk about the woman moaning in the background
it was a relative with disabilities, who was visiting :)
Antwerpen is also well known for dr*g trade, It's not as safe as he says.