Japanese reacts to "The Don'ts of The Netherlands" オランダでやっちゃダメなこと
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It is very European that you have to ask for your bill in a restaurant. People don't want to feel rushed when they go out for dinner. It is usually a social moment, where people take time to enjoy the food and/or the company. If they would be presented a bill, without asking for it, they feel rushed and probably offended. That's also why generally in Europe restaurants do not work with time slots. People do not want to be rushed out, so the restaurant can make more money. Of course there are exceptions, especially in Amsterdam. Secondly, I am Dutch, so believe me if I say that a normal Dutch person would never say to a stranger "Why are you so fat". That is just a ridiculous example. That is considered just rude, also here. Yes, we are direct, but not rude, at least not in general. Our directness is more something like, if a person asks my opinion about something they get a straight answer, even if it is negative. We do not like sugarcoating things in our communication. Of course one will normally say the seasons why, so it might help the other person, but we do not beat around the bush, in general.
As a Dutchie, this is exactly what I was thinking.
The “I amsterdam” sign was removed because of 2 reasons:
1: Because it attracted too much tourists and they only came for the sign (which is not that bad i think but ok)
2: because the sign was too much about promoting individualism and not promoting a sense of community. They want people and tourists to feel united and welcome and a sign saying I Amsterdam did not do this i guess. The government called the slogan (I amsterdam) “promoting rugged individualism”
(in my opinion i think the sign should have stayed, but the local government apparently didn’t like the slogan anymore)
Het kwam vooral omdat burgemeester Halsema dat wilde. Zij kwam met het slappe excuus over individualisme.
@@Leviwoscja wat de kkr 😭?? Dat was zo iconisch en het is gwn weg :(
You have to ask for your bill in Brazil too. If a waiter asks you if you want your bill, it would mean they want you to leave lol
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In Germany you also have to ask for the bill at the restaurant. I like your shirt btw.
Thank you:)
Same in France.
Hey Jin, good to see a video from you again!
Thank you for still checking my channel!!
Nice video! It's fun to see it from your perspective.
Thank you:)
Hey Jin, nice video again!! keep up the good work 😉😃
Thanks!!😊
Cool video 🙌
Greetings from Purmerend (a city in the Netherlands 🇳🇱)
Re: asking "why are you so fat?": Your average Dutch will *definitely* find that rude. But, not all Dutch are average... 😬 So yeah, I can imagine it happening.
Definately. This is plain rude... It is important to look at the context of things. In this case, saying that someone is fat will not help anyone. In fact, it will only make that person feel bad at that moment. So it makes no sense mentioning it in being honest. It is just an insult, honest or not.
A better example would be when someone has sauce on his/her chin. A Dutch person will mention this (in a discreet way).
Yes, we are honest and direct in the Netherlands. But that doesn't mean we are rude. There is a difference.
We would say it to a good friend tho ;-)
4:20 a lot of houses with steep stairs like that, have things like a hook/winch on the side of the building to get stuff like that inside and to the upper floors.
7:04 "Why are you so fat" would definitely be considered rude here, but we would probably say something like: "Did you change your hair? It was better before."
8:45 those kinds of food vending machines are a lot more common in bigger cities.
9:33 One of the stereotypes though... the wooden shoes, those are really really rare, and only a few farmers and such use those.
That second point about the hair is still rude.
Hey Jin, greetings from The Netherlands. I also had to laugh a bit "why are you so fat", well i would never say it, that is just rude. But we are like "what do you want and come to the point" if we dont socializing .
That is a cool way of thinking and addressing stuff!
@@jinfromjapan it has everything to do with respecting anothers time. The "Can i ask you something" is a ask for someones time, and sometimes you get a "no" , people should not be offended by that, he/she does not have time (work, bus/train, shop, other agenda). Go to the next one :) . But the "why are you so fat", that is rude. But if he got this answere, i dont know the content of the conversation. For example, for clothes if you are a size 14 and you try on a size 10, you will get the answer and indirect you are asking for it. Sorry but that will not fit because you are a bit overweight. Do you live in Japan and visit The Netherlands?
It depends though! In the region of Twente its a lot more common to be this direct. Simply but, people try to understand your life style/ background in the shortest way possible. If you feel insulted by it, it's probably time to work on your insecure mindset (atleast from our perspective).
Under no circumstances is it meant to harm anyone!
There is actually a reason for removing the letters
They don’t want that many tourists in Amsterdam cuz its overcrowding with it
Nice video!
Thank you:)
Kroketten and bitterballen don't "almost" burn your mouth, they DO burn your mouth!
All these videos always are about the west of the Netherlands, and the big cities. The east of the country and the south, and even the north have different cultures how ever. "Holland is the part near Amsterdam, the dirty part.
I live in Haarlem, “the dirty part”. Its a great city, nice people . Those comments from some parts of The Netherlands are getting annoying. We share the same culture btw but some people are a bit frustrated.
@@Maya9396 Blij je toch lekker in de Rampstad wonen... iedereen blij.. Wij niet meer gediscrimineerd en gedwongen om jullie dialect te praten, en jullie bliven in jullie stads paradeis.
Jin, this guy is an American! You can’t expect an in-depth analysis here. More for tourists. Anyway:
1) The “don’t call the Netherlands Holland” is a bit of a non-issue that is rather trumped up by foreigners. Although technically correct, we mix these names up ourselves all the time!
2) Is correct.
3) Is also very correct
4) Silly
5) Correct. And an important one: Bikes have no mercy!
6) Well let’s face it: why is he so fat?! And asking for the bill: tells more about American service than about European. In Europe it’s considered impolite to make guests feel that it’s time to leave.
7) Correct
8) Correct
9) Yes, you will see those. Especially in Amsterdam tourist shops. But that’s why they are stereotypes, isn’t it?
10) Correct, very impolite!
11) Also very correct. Hop on hop off bus can not go through the centre.
12) Very true! The Red Light district is for tourists.
13) Ahem, ehhh, yes true …
Why racist against Americans?
@@chocobomtom Racist? Are Americans a race?
Hi Jin,
Nice video. I have the feeling that asking the bill at a restaurant is kind of a hospitality thing. I am Dutch and if I go to a restaurant, I want to enjoy myself and I like to spend some time after having eaten (perhaps have another drink) and enjoy the conversation with the people I am with. If the people from the restaurant come to my table and ask me if I need the bill, it feels to me as if the think that it is time for me to leave. To me that is a sign of inhospitality. You would only do that if the restaurant is about to close for the night.
I get that! In Japan, we get the bill, but we don’t have to pay at the table. We pay at the cashier, so they give us the bill, but it does not mean it is time to leave. Here when we get the bill, that means they will come soon with a pin machine. Maybe that is a big difference.
cool brother^^ where do you live you seem quite integrated^^ how long have you lived in the netherlands?
Nice video's! The IAmsterdam sign was removed because the muncipality wanted to attract less tourism. Also have you heard of 蘭学 'Rangaku' (Dutch learning)? Greetings from The Hague
1) The Netherlands is the 12 provinces all together including the 2 provinces in Holland (Noord- and Zuid Holland). To me it's not a big deal if you say 'Holland'.. but then again I'm from Holland so I guess it's fine :P
2) Here in NL it's considered rude to offer the bill. I learned when studying hospitality in a hotel school that it's a way of showing that you quickly want to get rid of the guests making them feel rushed which is in contrary to the hospitality norm that we want to offer our guests.
as a Dutch person I think it is totally okay to just say holland instead of the netherlands!
As a Dutch person from outside the Holland-region I think it's not okay.
@@Leviwosc cry
About the "don't be offended" part. Although there are people like that, I wouldn't say "that's a Dutch thing, so deal with it."
It's more about we are more open to conversation about emotions and expressing. So yeah, you can probably hear something like: "Hi! why are you wearing that today?" (because the person thought it wouldn't suit the weather conditions).
Myself, I wouldn't dare even thinking saying something like "why are you fat?" 'Cause I've learned respect from my parents, and know it's not alright to ask something like that. Plus the fact that I'm introverted, so I wouldn't dare be forward and promptly talk to people.
Also, it varies a lot per city or village, but that's everywhere (like other countries too) I think.
This guy is talking out of class
Holland is derived from the Old Dutch term holtlant ("wood-land"). ... "Holland" is informally used in English and other languages, including sometimes the Dutch language itself, to mean the whole of the modern country of the Netherlands.
People complain about too much rain here, but personally I think the Netherlands have some of the best climates in the world. The winters are mild and the summers are cool, relatively, but there are always exceptions. Then there's snow or tropical weather
A lot of people I met judged Japan based on what they see in Tokyo when they first visited Japan. I think people tend to judge a country based on what they see in popular destinations in that country. Personally I liked Nagasaki more then I liked Tokyo. It was more laid back, quieter and I think the people where less stressed out too.
Lastly, indeed respect our bicycle roads :D
Nice video!💙
I also don't like that they removed the i am Amsterdam letters. I think its removed because that location was to crowded. Als because the I am amsterdam supposed stands for individualism, while in this city we want to be solidary and diverse (this last one i dont agree with).
Keep up the good work! I really enjoy your videos😊
Thank you for the informations:)
I am Nederlands…but we don’t really care if u say holland or Nederlands or Dutch (it’s no problem/het is geen probleem) and it’s isn’t illegal to eat hot fries you just burnt your mouth..and what do u expected …cold? I guess not.
Oh and a other fact about us…maybe we Are one of the smallest country,s in Europe…but we are the longest people in the world..
Very interesting clip. My vies as a Dutch person. Most Dutch don't really mind people calling the Netherlands Holland. Amsterdam is indeed a nice city, but there are a lot of nice places in the Netherlands. Drugs tourisms is a bit annoying, but not a big problem if you behave. Bitterball burns are a thing even the Dutch have problems have with. Cycle lanes are indeed important, we like them, be careful ;-) We are blunt to a fault, wish it were less so, sumimasen ;-) I think Dutch restaurants expect you not to be hurried up...I like that, but the speed in the US and Japan is nice. Vending machines are mostly only in big cities as Amsterdam, they are even rare outside of Amsterdam. The tourism stuff is mostly in Amsterdam too and some select places, most places are actually not used to tourists, except everybody speaks English quite well.The train cards are very normal in most of Europe (and Japan) tho, foreigners rarely get fined for mistakes tho. Not sure about the red light district, not many Duitch go there. Amsterdam is quite big, just walk around, it's fun to do. There is some bad weather here tho, take an umbrella. The guy is pretty much on point!
Thanks for talking about out country! ;-)
Actually every body not from the Randstad and Amsterdam, really hates it to be called "Hollander", it is discriminating. It is like calling Scottish people "English"...
I for one prefer it to be called the Netherlands. I am dutch but from Noord-Brabant not from Holland
"Holland" represents either North-Holland province or South-Holland province, a province being similar to a Japanese prefecture. Calling the Netherlands 'Holland' would be similar to calling Japan 'Kantō' for example. It wouldn't make sense and it's rather insulting towards the rest of the country. There is also a town in America called 'Holland' and trough out history there were a lot of ships and forts with that name as well. I hope that clarifies it a bit.
Amsterdam is just a single city, it represents just that city and nothing else. It's the same with Tokyo, it's a city within it's own rights but it doesn't represent all of Japan.
You will find drugs and red light districts in other places as well, they are just less known. Everyone talks about Amsterdam, like most people know the most famous area in Tokyo, Shinjuku.
Stairs in old buildings can be very steep indeed. This is because of the original state of the building needing space for it's original owners. These buildings were usually owned by rich merchants who wanted to show off their homes but didn't want to bother with stairs as much. This also because these merchants were often long times at sea where stairs were very limited if any at all. For a lift, well indeed these old houses do not have lifts. However if you looked closely at the front of those buildings you may have noticed a odd wooden beam sticking out with a hook on it. These were used to lift heavy things in and out of the buildings and they are still being used by people today (depending on who realizes what those things are and what the building owner allows)
"why do you look so fat" is more concern about health then being rude. Dutch people do generally care for you if they ask such questions. We don't wait until you die from whatever we noticed, we ask you about it to make sure you are okay.
Taking pictures of the girls at the red light district is something you really don't want to do, the security may cause you a lot of trouble. There are stories of them beating up people who did do that, so please make absolutely sure you don't do that. Also it's respectful not to take photo's or video there, these ladies are working just like you would be working on your job. And yes, there are a lot of tourists that do seem to think that the red light district is pretty much all there is. Often these happen to be American tourists for some odd reason. I guess a misunderstanding or being told lies?
"I love Amsterdam" thing is moved to 'Van der Pekplein' in Amsterdam, this iconic symbol of the city was removed in 2018 as well, but was placed back after complaints. I guess they found it wise to move it this time? It seems to be twice the same political party that caused the letters to disappear though (GroenLinks)
Walking on the bikelanes means you have a wish to get run over and a lot of people will be happy to give you what you wished for. So for your own safety stay on the sidewalk and don't get in the way of a cyclist. There is however a exception to the rule, which is if there is no sidewalk to walk on, you are allowed by law to walk on a bicycle lane. Just make sure you are on the side of it still so people can cycle past you without problems.
hup holland hup laat de leeuw niet in.zn hempie staan !! holland Holland ! niets mis mee.
Yes we are tall but we don't where wooden shoes I am from the Netherlands lived here my whole life and I only saw 2.times someone wear wooden shoes, also yes whe are direct but we don't say things like "why you are so far" you mabye thinks we are rude but that's even to rude for us
the sign was removed because some people apperently thought it was too individualistic
これめちゃ面白い！
日本でオランダと言うのはHollandから来たんじゃない？🤔
最近オランダに興味深くなったので楽しく観たよ-！
ありがと！そうそう、オランダはHollandから来たらしい！ちゃんとネザーランドって言わないとね笑
Glad to see you find us interesting. Did you ever regret moving here and do you still enjoy your time here? Do you see home when you think about The Netherlands?
I never have regretted and am still enjoying, while, I sometimes miss Japan so much in many points. I think I really see the Netherlands as the second home. I feel relieved when I get here from other countries.
❤
Hi, do you live in the Netherlands?
Yes
in a restaurant you are a guest that is why it is seen as rude that you force the bill on people.
you are not called a customor.
this is how it is done in many countries but when your waiter has to work for tips they want to clear tables faster and force the bill on you.
Asking for the bill seems very normal to me. I will leave when I'm ready to leave. If I get asked if I want the bill, it feels as if they want me to leave the restaurant.
Hi I'm from the Nederland
As someone who has lived his entire live in the Netherlands: The 'why are you so fat' thing is an exaggeration, asking such a question is considered really quite rude here too, except if you are a toddler of course.
You shouldn't walk in tulip fields 😁
i mean saying strait up , you are fat , is considered rude in any country.
we do however tend 2 say it 2 a person we know for longer .
i am a big man , and even i call my buddy which is also a big man , a fat guy '' .
i would also call any family member that is overweight a fat person.
think of it in this way , if nobody told you that you are fat , would u try and change it ?
i think if i was a bad owner off my body , i would like 2 know so i can change my ways, for the better.
most things we say that sound rude are with good intentions in mind, however there are d*cks out there that just wanna be d*cks.
I eat things hot hahaha