Strange Dutch Facts 🤭🤔 Part 2kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4ah0qiFZZuyibw.html

Thanks for giving Almere some love! It may not have history, but it has modern and unique city design and can be a great place to live

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

Well, first: Welcome in the Netherlands! I hope you will enjoy it here. I like your positive attitude towards a different culture. I have Friends who are russian (from Siberia) and live in Amsterdam. They really like it here and i'm glad that they do. We Dutch welcome people with other cultures and are always very curious about learning from them. Like you like to learn ours, we love to know more about yours too. So make vids about the differences. How are things in Russia and Poland compared to here.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ferry, you are very supportive! It's so interesting to discover the Netherlands, it has so much to see and learn !

Thanks for your video, i never thought about the flat numbers, even though i regularly get lost when looking for someone's appartement in the Netherlands.

Thank you very much for your nice talk about our country. It is so normal to live here if you were born here, but now that you mention certain points I look different at the Netherlands myself. Very eye opening to hear it from you.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rayder, for your comment! You are very supportive!

There used to be little shops everywhere but when the big supermarkets came they couldn’t compete with the prices so the had to stop because everyone don’t want to pay higher prices.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information 🙏

@P1nkR

3 жыл бұрын

​@@expatfamilylive9041 Honestly it's also simply where you live. You said not many dutch people like towns like Almere and I am one of those people, but that is precisely because it is all so planned, sterile and a bit boring. It does not have a lot in the way of a soul or some character to it. When you go to other places you will find much more diversity like more shops and other establishments within the neighbourhoods themselves. For example, in the "volkswijk" where I live you have houses, flats and parks, but also a couple of schools, shops, supermarkets, a football stadium and much more, all within a 5 minute walk.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

@@P1nkR thank you for the comment!

@boredmoodlet3611

3 жыл бұрын

Hoelang geleden was dat dan? Want ik woon hier mijn hele leven, maar ik ben redelijk jong, dus ik wist nooit dat dat een ding was.

@ronbokje6213

3 жыл бұрын

@@boredmoodlet3611 ben al oud 😀 maar is vanaf jaren 70 steeds slechter gegaan met kleine winkels

Well, my Dutch parents forbade me to work for money until I was 18. They said that every child has the right to be supported and live children's / teenagers life. Working is for the rest of your life. I am grateful they thought that way.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

It's also a sustainable approach! Thanks for sharing 👍😊

@yvonnecampbell7036

3 жыл бұрын

We do too ;)

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

@@yvonnecampbell7036 Awesome 👌👏

@BluuurghAg9

3 жыл бұрын

FML I had to help out in my fathers company since I was like 9 or something. I guess that's why I hate working nowadays :P

@BluuurghAg9

3 жыл бұрын

Did get paid though!

Thinking about escaping from Kalifornia… interesting video, thanks.

@expatfamilylive9041

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Steven. Why are you considering leaving California?

@stevenjohnson7086

Жыл бұрын

@@expatfamilylive9041 I gave a detailed answer, but it is no longer here.

@stevenjohnson7086

Жыл бұрын

I guess my honest response backed by common knowledge facts has been censored. Maybe that fact answers your question.

Just discovered your channel via a reaction video. Firstly, welcome to the Netherlands! I have lived in Almere for a couple of years and however my apartment was really great, I didn't like the city itself. Mostly because of lack of history. Regarding your observation about our clothing habits during winter, I recognise my Russian partner who can't stand the cold here :-) . Could be the different cold here (humid versus dry).

@expatfamilylive9041

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment 😀 it will be great to exchange opinions with you!

@qedqubit

2 жыл бұрын

@@expatfamilylive9041 have you seen the reaxion-video, and the question he asks you ? (youtube collaborations are fun & get you more views ;-) !

Hats in cold weather? Gloves? You know the definition of a sweater - a garment that kids have to wear when mothers feel cold.

Older people do wear hats because they know it’s better for you. In older cities, you can buy you daily shopping within 5-10 minutes walking or biking. A bit of sugar and fat for breakfast for children isn’t very bad and they eat breakfast that way. For lunch you can give them Volkoren bread with cheese etc. Dutch children play unattended from the age of about 5. They are the happiest children in the world

I can understand in Almere you can recycle everywhere. In haarlem and a lot of other cities recycling everywhere is not available. I live here for 12 years now. Hope you are enjoying it though!

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, Elon! Why did you choose Haarlem?

At my work I met more people from east Europe who lives and work here and learning Dutch, most of the people are nice and cooperative, welcome to my country.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

So happy for you! Still, Dutch is harder than English but still easier than Chinese for us :)

hello, nice to hear how you experience the transition from Poland to the Netherlands. As far as public transport is concerned, it would be better to opt for a public transport card instead of individual tickets. per ticket you save 1 euro but can also be used anywhere, anytime. you only pay for the trip you make.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information, Chris! We have already got our chip cards :)

Hi, I would just like to suggest using an OV-chipcard instead of buying tickets. You can have one bound to your name or an anonymous one. you can either put money on the card and just check in and out, or you can set it up that it automatically charges to your bank. This way you don't have to think about buying tickets and it works on bus, metro, tram, train & ferries. Also about the shops part really depends on where you live and what your standards are. Idk if this is what you mean, but everywhere I have lived we had shops on like a 10-15 minute walk. But it really differs per city.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you a lot for your comment! We already have the ov-chipcards :)

There is a hint of health around dark chocolate. This is due to the antioxidants in the cocoa, the flavonoids. Research shows that the specific flavonoids in cocoa (flavanols) have a beneficial effect on the heart and blood vessels and could prevent diabetes.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information 🙏

A lot of cities in the Netherlands actually have shops underneath the houses. Especially big cities. I think because Almere is a relatively new city that they don't have it there

@PH61a

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. It also often depends on how old the neighbourhood is and the size of the city as mentioned above.

Positiv surprises though tfs stay connected

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Nice video 👍😊

@expatfamilylive9041

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

About the Dutch culture shock, success, my friend

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Hello, welcome to the Netherlands!

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Dank je wel!

Its funny that you commented that the stores are far away, since generally there is a supermarket within walking distance. I usually see the Netherlands being compared with the US, where it usually requires a long drive. Its interesting to see how it compares to Russia.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment 😊🙏

@Blackadder75

3 жыл бұрын

That's an Flevopolder thing I think, we usually have smaller shops almost everywhere in older cities. Probably not as much as in poland or russia, or spain but way more than in Almere

In Philippines, the condominiums have names instead of numbers. Units inside have numbers. It seems, each country have own variation of address rule.

@expatfamilylive9041

2 жыл бұрын

Wow,,that's interesting :)

i always had to eat one sandwich with ham/meat or cheese and then one wih chocolade sprinkles and so on

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a very Dutch lunch :)

@therickman1990

3 жыл бұрын

I still do lol

There are still cities with little shops in the neighbourhood. The problem with Almere is that it's a very, very new city, so it lacks that historic setup. The second thing is that you really need to be sure you can keep up with the supermarkets. Obviously that can only work if you are a household name, which is impossible in a new city like Almere.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information 🙏

@rw80

3 жыл бұрын

But we don’t have the small convenience stores that you see in most other countries. Maybe a few tourist trap shops in Amsterdam but that’s about it.

I'm glad you like Almere. Its really annoying to me when Dutch people complain and they don't realize how nice they have it compared to other countries.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The bike roads in Almere are awesome and other facilities as well.

5:44 ... you've been to The Hague :)

@expatfamilylive9041

2 жыл бұрын

Of course, the Hague is amazing 👏

I just started to live in almere from amsterdam so its a big difference but almere is a amazing modern city. Lots of beaches and nature aswel a good shopping area. So i hope the rest of the dutch people will agree that almere is way better then lets say 10 years ago. Especially now that most big cities are just over populated

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, Ross! As far as we explore old Dutch cities, we understand that they are beautiful to visit but Almere is perfect for daily life.

@FrankHeuvelman

2 жыл бұрын

They've learned from their Lelystad mistakes and it shows!

Positiv surprises though 😊

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Great video🤗 i have such a stupid question but how important is Frédéric Chopin for Polish people anno 2021? Thx in advance

@MK-lm6hb

3 жыл бұрын

Chopin is thought to be one of the greatest Poles who ever lived. His oeuvre is considered in Poland as the perfect manifestation of Polishness in music.

@Jessica-si5wo

3 жыл бұрын

@@MK-lm6hb thank you so much for your answer :) im so happy to hear that

You are not allowed to work when you are 12 years old. if you are 13 or 14 years old, you are only allowed to do chores. You can also help with light, non-industrial work. Such as helping to fill boxes in a store. A number of activities are prohibited when you are 13 or 14 years old. Nice video!

@thenonexistinghero

3 жыл бұрын

It's still work and companies more than gladly abuse it because they just want cheap labor.

@brozius

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenonexistinghero I don't know where you are from but that's not how it works in the Netherlands.

@thenonexistinghero

3 жыл бұрын

@@brozius Yes, it is how that works. I've lived here my entire life. Heck, most stores and supermarkets don't have employees over the age of 20 simply because they are far cheaper than adults. Fact is that children are misused as cheap labor.

@brozius

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenonexistinghero No they are not, ask any teenager if they think they are misused, they will say no.

@thenonexistinghero

3 жыл бұрын

@@brozius It doesn't really matter what they think. Children and teens are easy to manipulate compared to adults. If there's a ton of companies and corporations that practically only survive thanks to what's practically child labor, then they are misused.

You seem to be a sweet lady, but you'll have to make a decision: Do you want to be entirely on your own, and maybe get to know a few other expats, then by all means stick to English. Do you want to mingle with the Dutch, get a good taste of True Dutch culture, and leave those other expats for what they are for a brief moment? By all means learn Dutch. Even though the vast majority of the Dutch population speaks more or less English, it really is Dutch which is the native language of The Netherlands. Dutch it is and Dutch it will be. To the Dutch it is like this: OK you speak English, so you do not take the trouble to learn Dutch, so you must be temporary here and you must be on your way out soon. We (The Dutch) lost interest in this person. Or: Hey well so nice of this foreigner to learn Dutch, he or she respects this country and its inhabitants and this person obviously wants to mingle with us: let's invite this person into our lives! English for us Dutchies is a way to talk to strangers whom want to stay stranger, or maybe to a person who really want's to learn Dutch but just arrived... Let there be no misconception about this: English is to talk to strangers and Dutch among friends! This is The Netherlands after all and our language is Dutch and absolutely not English, although to strangers we will talk English. By choosing English as a language, you choose to stay a foreigner ! And so doors stay closed for you! Doors that will open for you when you speak Dutch ;-)

@dutchy1121

Ай бұрын

Volgens mij is dat niet zo. Ik heb Nederlands geleerd maar toch blijven Nederlanders bij elkaar. Het komt dat meeste mensen hebben al zijn vrienden kring hebben en het is moeilijk in hun kringen te komen, Het maakt niet uit of je een Buitenlander ben of niet, jij ben gewoon geen van hun vrienden. Ze zijn allemaal aardig, maar je krijgt bijna nooit een kans om een kopje koffie of thee met hen te genieten. Het is zoals het is. Vaak ligt het aan de persoon zelf.

Welcome!!

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Cycling or re-cycling, the Dutch lead the way for the rest of the world.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

So true 👍👌

@royalanson1440

3 жыл бұрын

Pro trick: you can watch movies at flixzone. Been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

@graysoncanaan5364

3 жыл бұрын

@Royal Anson Definitely, have been using flixzone} for years myself :)

@conradnikolai4097

3 жыл бұрын

@Royal Anson yea, been using flixzone} for months myself :)

@endthisnonsense7202

3 жыл бұрын

Let me share an open secret about Dutch recycling. When you as a consumer separate waste in order to get it recycled, it does not mean it gets recycled. Paper for instance, they WILL recycle at periods of time when the price of used paper is high enough, they will burn it during other periods. Only a small portion of plastic waste will be recycled as it is really hard to separate types and colors of plastic well enough to enable recycling the rest will get burned. The only thing that works properly probably is glass.

You are obviously living in a "nieuwbouw" area maybe even a "Vinex" location. In over the coming 10 years the small shops will appear. You probably only have one of the major supermarket chains in your area or if you are lucky 2. How old is your neighbourhood?

back in the eighties...when i noticed kids eating cookies on white bread at school.... i almost got smacked by my parents when i suggested that could be my lunch to bring with me the next day...

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment

The flats don't have numbers but they do often have different names. That can be a little bit confusing also because it's more common use to have a streetname and number but then you also have to consider different flat names. Also the numbers in some flats are ridiculous. For instance in Hoofddorp there are flats with numbers as high as 16000 but there are not that many apartments.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment! That's strange!

- Our garbage disposal plants are so big we have to import garbage from other countries to make them profitable. As for recycling, we could still do a lot better. There's been a documentary series on TV about that "De Vuilnisman". - A lot of people didn't like Almere because it's (relatively) new and as you say set up in a more pedestrian friendly way. From what you say it doesn't sound that bad. Of course, there are actually three Almere's... - I think hats are a very Russian thing... But really, when it's freezing, we wear them too, don't we? - Small neighborhood shops have disappeared because of big(ish) supermarkets. - Sugar, fat, carbs, poor cooking skills. That's what we're famous for.... And licorice. - Haven't used public transport in 20 years or so.... No opinion. - Sometimes flats do have numbers or even names, but it's rare. The way you describe it it could be useful, but when you're used to the Dutch way, it's not so bad.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, Eef, you are very supportive!

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@expatfamilylive9041

Жыл бұрын

Love back to you!

Такая нумерация кадастровых объектов сложилась скорее всего из местной ментальности - ведь голландцы фактически сами создали свою страну (физически 1/3 теперешней территории) и для них нет как для совков чего- то государственного - т.е. ничейного. Здесь все чье-то. И поэтому многоквартирники сразу после заложения кадастрово разделяются несколько кадастровых объектов. И тогда в случае с многоэтажкой где покупные квартиры - при покупке квартиры ты покупаешь не квартиру а часть здания и это призывает к ответственности. А эта кадастровая единица естественно имеет свой номер на этой улице и номер здания уже не нужен, его просто не чему присваивать...

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Спасибо за информацию!

Could weather… Wim Hof power.!!! 💪🏻

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Wim Hof is great 👍

Здравствуйте, добро пожаловать в Нидерланды :-) Я уже почти год изучаю русский язык. Mеня зовут Xанс.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Супер! Рады вас видеть!

Голландские дети благодаря этому не становятся тепличными растениями а растут здоровыми со здоровым иммунитетом.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Это супер!

Bullshit about the hats, Dutch people love wearing woolly hats in colder weather. Flats depend on the city, as in Utrecht we had a flat: Huistevlietlaan - 10-2

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@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@adeelahmed6031

3 жыл бұрын

How is coronavirus in Holland

@PkPvre

3 жыл бұрын

@@adeelahmed6031 A lot if things are allowed again (restaurants, cafes etc.) in a very short period of time (I mean that a month ago everything was closed, and instead of gradually opening again everything is allowed again at once). The vaccines are rolling out at a fast pace too. Most around the age of 55 have had their second jab, and people around the age of 25 can now get their first jab. So overall quite good. What's it like in Pakistan?

Your live dear actually on the bodem of de zee .

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

I know and it is mind blowing

Lacking the little shops is a bad thing in the Netherlands and not helping with a nice city environment to live in. It is a big mistake to build only houses without local shops.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

@rw80

3 жыл бұрын

We had little shops but we decided to go for the convenience of big shops and let the little shops suffer and go bankrupt. And now we’re complaining the the big shops are f-ing us….

Buildings with numbers is typically Eastern European...

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

You are right!

It is NOT DONE to look into houses... even small kids know, not to look into houses..., we learn as kids, windows are there for people to look out of their house..

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

Hats and scarsget wet when it rains, that might be the reason.

@expatfamilylive9041

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe ;) but you also can take an umbrella 🌂

Есть можно все - если в меру.

Dutch people are more responsible with money because most start working from a young age? No, it's just the opposite. There's a minority of people where that does happen. But for the majority I'd argue they're actually less responsible with money because of it. They often earn their own money and can spend it on whatever they like, but on top of that their parents also still spoil them with extra money on top of that. These days more people start working at a young age than ever... and at the same time we also have more people with huge debts than ever. It's nice on paper, but doesn't really work out that way in reality most of the time thanks to shoddy parenting.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

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@expatfamilylive9041

Жыл бұрын

No war 🙏

Our children will burn the chocolade sprinkles they eat for breakfast during the bike ride to school. We don't want them to go to school without nutrients to feed their brains, do we?

@expatfamilylive9041

Жыл бұрын

Not sure about that chocolate is a good nutrient :)

@FrankHeuvelman

Жыл бұрын

@@expatfamilylive9041 It is loads of sugar. When you don't burn it immediately, it gets stored as fat, but children have so many energy they'll immediately turn it into energy. That's why (most) kids don't have huge asses. Yet.

All the plastic and garbage go in the same burner

The ugliest city in the Netherlands is nicer than the nicest neighborhood where I live

normal people eat cheese on their bread..chocolate is for kids..

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

We also love cheese on our bread :)

That food is very individual. I never eat that crap.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you 👍👏

In normal cities you do have small shops...

@Man-in-the-green

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean with a normal city. What do you consider small. Very vage as always mister V. You better gaze at the moon oldie.

Number 7 is completely wrong. Please don't believe that's true everywhere. When there is an appartment, you get a street number: Marktstraat 12. Then you get either an: A,B,C,D that distinguishes what appartment it is. It even goes further when a couple of apartment buildings have the same number. Jozeflaan 13 (the block), A, B, C, or D, referring to which building, and THEN you get a number. So the whole adress could be like: Jozelflaan 13 D-5. People that don't use proper identification when they live in apartment buildings are very annoying for delivery drivers, etc. Also could lead to miscommunication with postal services... All in all, please doublecheck you're using a correct adress :P

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, Dominique!

@TheDominiqueG

3 жыл бұрын

@@expatfamilylive9041 Very welcome!

None of this was very shocking now was it ?

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

We got more facts :) and the video will be on Saturday!

Spekulaas koekjes op de boterham!

Yup they all eat so unhealthy that they all grow old and are the tallest people on Earth. Why do i feel there's something wrong here? 😂

Naatherlands......

@dirk5720

3 жыл бұрын

Kut Expats...

Ugly cities in the Netherlands: drachten, Almere, Lelystad, Eindhoven, Zoetermeer, Apeldoorn, Almelo, Venlo but it can be good to live their only they do not have a nice old centrum that's all.

@expatfamilylive9041

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

This is a government website on labour for young people (dutch only..): www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/bijbaan-vakantiewerk-en-stage-door-jongeren 13-14 year olds are only allowed to do limited things like restocking work in supermarkets on days that they have no school - weekends or in the holidays.