Reaction To 10 Reasons Why I Love the Netherlands (As an American)
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
- Reaction To 10 Reasons Why I Love the Netherlands (As an American)
This is my reaction to 10 Reasons Why I Love the Netherlands (As an American)
In this video I react to an American in Netherlands as he talks about things he loves about living in the Netherlands including work-life balance, Dutch directness, bike culture, the beauty of the country and more.
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The doe normaal thingy is wrong, expats seems to forget the second part. We would say: do normal and you are crazy enough. Meaning that you dont need the green hair to stand out, you are already good as you are.
well, it says, act normal, you are already crazy enough. meaning, we dont need green hair to be crazy.
When the shoe fits you’ll wear it and you’ll probably handed out a new nickname “pathetic little shoe-nickers.”
This didn’t sink in very well at all, so immediately after you had left the shoestore you started thinking about why you’ve had to receive the weird nickname in its plural form? Am I getting punished with schizophrenia by the shoestore owner?
You instantly start to puzzle all the pieces in place (see, that’s singular and not plural) that sends you into the deep, doubt spreads around and you’re looking as deep as you can into your minuscule bloodpumping device that is called your very tiny little heart. What didn’t take that long. And suddenly your heart starts answering your questions and it becomes clear, you should have bought the full pair of them. That would mean no nickname, no limb and last but not least;
Absolutely not getting headfrogged from doubtfully playing the game hopscotch 24/7-365/YAYO in a single year.
(Please seek urgent help, you’re in dire need of another thorough psychiatric evaluation plus a diet of tender loving…. Medication, heavy medication that is.)
Somewhat better the day progressed and I just had to get rid of my doubts and having my mojo restored.
9 years have passed, my mojo is back in full swing, my personal doubts reduced to a braincell burning frenzy called a grind.
Into oblivious I will hopscotch and limb on one leg said he who was busy scoring some crocodile and some dirty unsanitary rubbish like 2nd hand instruments and ascorbic acid for maximum effect on the skin patterns.
Wow it happened again!
I’ve got carried away by this brainfart and in the meantime I’ll guess that I’ve suffered from heavily interference by a carrot. 🥕
This is far more serious than one might think, but still no borderline mentally illness had been fully diagnosed . For which I’m thankful to. (My IQ have dropped from a steady 126 to an eyewatering 77 and most of my basic functions have deteriorated since the shoe incident.)
Kids don’t do shoplifting or any theft at all please?
Be kind to yourself and treat others with dignity and respect, just as how you prefer to be treated by others.
Smiling is free and healthy. Don’t exaggerate it and you’ll be rewarded.
yup. it`s realy a youtube thing by expats from all over just getting or understanding "doe normal" where i am verry sure they dont here the seccond line which is just as important or even more so. the only time when you would here "doe normaal" without the seccond line is when someone is already annoyed with you for whatver reason. because he or she is already fed up with the behaviour he or she woud say "doe normal" in a verry upset tone. the tone is what makes the difference "makes the music"" it makes a lot of difference how the scentence is brought and if its the sort version or the complete one........(i hope this makes any scence...
@@theijaegers8981Yess it does make sense to me. Thank you for your input and indirect feedback.
Just for a disclaimer;
I’d put up with my own thoughts in my previous comment just to see how anyone would react to that. Deliberately I put up way too much (irrelevant) information.
But it wasn’t a complete shot in the dark though.
I went through a made up scenario on the spot and had no bad intentions from the beginning to the end.
Only the very last alinea was put there with some deeper meaning and this was just to measure if people had good intentions or totally different intentions than that.
My interpretation of the point within your response is that it does not respond entirely personally to my message, but is placed more generally in a kind of 3rd person format.
Besides a few spelling mistakes in English, I couldn't give it a negative twist. So of course I don't do that either!
Thank you for your efforts, may you do well.
Respect van de ene Nederlander aan de andere, moge het U goed gaan. Ik wens U nog een prettige voortzetting toe.
@@raymonschepers994 there was no bad intent in any way, i am verry sorry if it sounded like that.
i wanted to point out that the line "doe normaal" has different meanings accoding to "diction, setting, or its stranding alone or with the ad on (dan doe je al gek genoeg"
the last line "dan doe je al gek genoeg" is mostly what is expained.... "than you are already nuts enough".
yup Dutch is a hard lanquage, we have a lot of words and even sentences which can have a different meaning althaugh whan you read them they look the same....
I'm sure you would fit in perfectly in The Netherlands.
Yup as a Dutch myself we don't like to circle around the problem we see it say it and tell you what the issues is. it's not rude just way more efficient.
Interesting that you noticed the Netherlands -vs- Indonesia, being the former colonial power -vs- former colony.
I was born in Indonesia but raised since age four in the Netherlands.
I am a perfect example of Dutch directness. The larger part of my family lives in Indonesia. They will never show the back of their tongue. They have difficulties in saying „no" and would prefer to avoid conflicts.
Loved your accent, love your videos.
You deserve much much more subscribers because really ask response! Very nice.
Oeh, I suddenly noticed I've seen several of your clips and yet have to subscribe.
You deserve better mate, here you go!
You've given a very insightful reaction video. Work life balance is important, and mental health is taken very seriously. The actual care still faces some challenges but comparing to other countries it's fair. The Netherlands is moderately secular, and freedom of religion also means freedom of religion. I think most Dutch people will agree that religion is more of a personal belief that can be shared with the like minded, but I feel there is respect between religions for the most part. In my experience, and most of my friends would agree that the most important aspect is how you treat people, and background is not as important, but interesting nevertheless. Sure, there is a lot to improve on, as well, but there is a historic foundation in having freedom means allowing freedom for others as well.
I love scotland.
Hi from the Netherlands.
Doe normaal: Very much what the others have also contributed up till now. Doe normaal also translates to avoiding behaving like a drama queen, or acting up. Behaving normally will also get you the attention you need (for something). Keep in mind that the Dutch are generally not reluctant to speak up. More than that is too much anyway.
With the right qualifications and applying for a job and being accepted could make it quite straightforward to come here.
"doe normaal" is more or less stay grounded, stay with both feet on the ground because having more money or having a better station in live does not make you a better person then the rest.
Without all the fluff we are basically the same is what it's saying.
The dutch way of life is so full of contradictions but it works.
It mostly means "dont act better than anyone else" and dont try to get attention by doing crazy stuff. Try a little bit to fit in with the rest of society. We already seem crazy to the rest of the world. And people are allowed to be very different from each other. Its quite enough.
Pick pocket is also in the Netherlands but [only] most of the time by holiday’s or festival’s and concerts, but not of a great scale, there are Eastern Europe
families traveling around Europe from country to country.
We here in the Netherlands have a saying “ we don’t live to work but we work to live “, we live for our family, friends and our freedom [ private] not [ business].
There is crime in the Netherlands [we are not holy] even murder and violence but mostly is that Familiar [husband and wife] or Dutch Gangs [ Mokro Mafia].
In the City’s and Villages you must look out on-the streets because there are now a lot of red-orange streets with black side stripes in the inner city [last 3 years a lot],
This means bike road with car as gast, [ bike road where cars may drive but biker is most important].
Act normal is mostly a behavior thing, everybody is unique and different,but act as a other person, not being yourself is not appreciate here, or something wanting what is not possible, then we say “Doe Normaal man” Act normal.
Much People from other countries say that it is difficult for them to learn our language because when they try to speak Dutch with us, we automatically speak English or German.
[and we know that we learn languages the best if you speak it daily].
Vacation days are 20 by minimum but that is excluding national holidays like Easter, Whitsunday, Christmas, Kings day, etc.
25 days of free days you can take at your leisure are common, and some companies give 30, or give the days between Christmas and New Years off because the office is closed.
Many government jobs also have 36 hour work weeks, with a bit less pay. And private businesses dont reject people who want to work 36 or even 32 hours just because its not full-time.
Although that has shifted in recent years due to the economy, many businesses now dont hire men who dont want to work 40 hours and unpaid overtime.
The work-life balance is definitety still better than almost anywhere else. The amount of vacation days is the primary secundary labor condition for most people. So it is important for companies to compete in that aspect. If you can choose between two jobs with similar pay, having an extra week off per year is a big benefit.
A lot of vacation time also carries over for a few years, so you can save up vacation time to go on a trip for a month or two over several years, if you want to do that.
You will fit in perfectly, metality of scots is more closer to the Dutch then the English, there are lot of busnisses were not speaking Dutch is not a big problem, but to real integrete learing Dutch essential , its a hard thing to do as every speaking to you.
i drove to Spain in like 11 hours 🤣 Also i live 30 min from Germany. Never really thought about it but it's kind of special.
I agree with the explanation that the English language creates a very international and diverse vibe in companies. I love that here and it really works as explained in the video. On the other hand, there are many other industries that are much more closed off. I don't like it but many jobs require one to speak Dutch and we still write down most things in Dutch only. Good luck finding a job in government, education or health care without speaking Dutch. My Korean gf has not been able to find a job here for over a year already. Personally, I'd prefer the more inclusive and more international approach but the current political vibe is definitely trending in the other direction with much more focus on using the Dutch language.
If you have any education or work experience, it is quite easy to find employment here. You need to find a company that wants to sponsor your work visa, but with massive labour shortages in every sector that is not a big hurdle. The major issue would be finding housing.
You either pay through the nose for an apartment, or if you are very lucky, the company will arrange housing for you. The best bet is to get to know some Dutch people and get a room through informal connections. I have a spare room to rent and so do many others I know.
Rent for stand-alone apartments is about 1000-1750 a month depending on the region and a single room 400-600, about. More for more space.
But if you go through the websites there are 100 applicants for every vacancy. The housing market is crazy.
No you can't!!! Nearly all Western European countries have difficulties attracting foreign talents, be it Doctors / IT professionals / Engineers etc. etc.
The main culprit is ; bureaucracy.
@@dontlaughtoomuch11 not in the Netherlands, it’s quite easy to get work visa for tech jobs and you get a tax discount for the first couple years. Germany France and uk have insane laws yeah
@@TheSuperappelflap Yes even tech works have issues getting their visa properly handled. I am saying it's months of back and forth
Unfortunalty, due to the increased use of Social Media, "Doe Normaal" has been on the decline.
It looks like Normaal is disappearing just as privacy. Luckily we grow up with it.
I walked into a shop a few years ago wearing some nice clothes and a hat. The people working there thought I was an influencer! Most embarrassing moment of my life!
18:10 Really easy. I work in the maritime industry at a service company that fixes and installs navigation and communication equipment on board of big commercial ships. Just the other day i spoke with this navigation officer on board who was kinda burned out and sick of his job on board. He was kind of looking for a new job and asked me whether it was even doable to get a job here. I told him that it would be relatively easy as he works in the maritime business, and people on the shore are always in high demand. I asked him what he would like to do and what he was preficient at. Since a big survey of the equipment on board was underway at that time i told him why dont you apply with that company? He looked at me with this look of like; are you serious? i could just do that? I told him that yeah ofcourse. These guys are grossly understaffed and could always use more hands who know their way around already. He went and talked to the inspector and got told he should send in his resume with his letter of application and that they would be happy to have another colleague. Goes to show you can easily get a job here as long as you just look around you with an open mind.
At 4:50 that is a meme, but its completely wrong. Still funny.
Excuse me would translate to "pardon" or "sorry" which, granted, are loan words from English and French. If you want to say it in proper Dutch you would say something closer to the New York saying of "ey, im walking here!" or if you want to be funny, you say: "personnel!" which means "im trying to work here, get out of the way!". Followed by "dankuwel", thank you. Like the British, we are polite in public, mostly, and queueing is our religion.
My apologies translates to "Het spijt me" or "escuses" or "sorry", which all mean sorry.
I admit I was wrong translates to "okay laat maar" or "krijg de kolere" which are insults, or on rare occasions, you say "lets agree to disagree"
"Come round for dinner is "please make an appointment two months in advance, but then I will feed you, if you promise to bring a suitable amount of alcohol". And it better not be a cheap bottle of wine from the supermarket.
"Drinks are on me" means "I pay for this round, you buy the next".
Wow, video was absolutely fantastic! Your content is top-notch and definitely deserves more recognition. However, it seems like there might be some issues with your channel that could be hindering your views.
The direct negative feedback is translated to Dutch as constructive feedback, not something you really have to do something with but its recommended to look at this.
Fair warning if you consider moving to the Netherlands. Unless you can pay 500K USD for a house, with a mortgage or without, the waiting lists and competition for rentals is massive. You need some serious cash to come over here. Most natives cant afford a home. Its a nice place to live if you can, but damn it is expensive. I wouldn't recommend it. You can buy a beach front property in one country and a summer cabin somewhere else for less.
4 euro to rent a bike is actually very expensive. A second hand bike is at most 80, maybe 100 euro if you dont haggle. So, if youre going to be somewhere for a month, or for more than 20 days in total over time, its cheaper to buy a bike and just park it somewhere with a good lock.
Even new bikes, if you dont mind assembling them IKEA style, can be bought for 150-200 euro. Or just buy a busted up frame for a couple bucks, order good quality Shimano parts online for 200 euro, and you can build a good quality tour bike. I still have a bike frame from the 90s that I inherited from my grandfather and after one big restoration, with new brakes, brake lines, gears, shifters, and lines for those, it has been running excellently for about 10 years now. With minimal maintenance. JUst some tuning, oiling and new brake pads every couple years.
you should do a reaction on the delta works and ASML !!
of course we are iceskating
The "doe normaal" philosophy is pretty engrained here -- until the Dutch National football team plays, then everyone seems to go apesh*t. 🤣
"Doe normaal" is engrained in our DNA. And to get a job only speaking English should be no problem. it is adviced to do learn Dutch when you want to live here to simply mix in the normal daily life better.
English is no problem in large multinational companies. And they pay well. Just Eat, many finance companies, Shell, etc.
But where the fun is at, in smaller and medium sized companies and startups, that are very innovative, speaking Dutch is mandatory. You will lose out on a lot of opportunities not speaking the language, unless you stay in the American corporate environment here.
Love ypu channle
about jobs. depends on your profession. but because your british you shouldn't have that many problems. if you work construction youll have a job in a week.
he can work anywhere he wants basically im from maastricht if i got to the super market in the city center i have to speak english to the employees because alot of international students work everywhere. basically if you speak english you can get the same jobs as dutch speakers unless you are maybe in some specialized job where they want you to speak dutch.
In Amsterdam and other major cities. Is pickpocketing a thing, especially among tourists? And then there's drug trafficking and production.
Yes. If you go to Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, any busy traffic area, as a tourist, keep your wallet and phone in your front jeans pockets, or a waist bag, and keep your hands on it. Never got robbed myself because I do that, but I know many people who did get pickpocketed.
Most schools start with lessons in English in kindergarten.
English lessons start watching TV and seeing advertising billboards.
No they are not and it also depends where in the country you are
it be much harder to work here when your not dutch as the formation is done and wilders is the biggest with his pvv party and they will crack down on that ... (as they say) ( you never really can trust politicians)
Overblown. Wilders isnt against migrant or seasonal workers who pay taxes and obey the law. Just those who come here to collect welfare and commit crimes.
Actually of all languages Dutch is the closest to English....
(Daar is 'n opening.
'tis wat 't is.
zeven plus vijf is : twaalf. (same pronunciation)
Hij is overwelmd
De school is open.
Schip en boot.
Onder de vloer is 'n muis en 'n rat
Eet de muis zei de kat...😅
Doe wat je kan
Doe 't nou.
Doe je best, en eet de rest.....
Especially many terms related to maritime and shipbuilding are taken from Dutch to English. Kiel, mast, gangplank. etc.
he's wrong, guns *are* allowed in the netherlands. it's just a bit difficult to get a license and you need to renew it every year.
Just like Germans or Europeans. We do not beat around the bush.
Almost no crimes
Here in the Netherlands we just dont like BS, why going around the bush while u can say it straight.
i had a boss who looked a bit intimidating, but when i learned to know him, he said i rather u guys tell me if i am wrong cause at the end i am also human, and he said i am not making it on my own we do it with each other