You are spot-on with the distinction between cheap and value-for-money. Dutch are willing to spend money, but they hate the feeling of having paid too much.

@gert-janvanderlee5307

Жыл бұрын

Yup, if I buy something it's probably gonna be expensive but I always buy stuff that will last longer than the cheap stuff.

@joeblow5505

Жыл бұрын

I think the word you are looking for is : Frugal

@gert-janvanderlee5307

Жыл бұрын

@@joeblow5505 No, frugal isn't it. I'm not afraid to spend money, even a bit more than others might. But as long as it's quality.

@annebokma4637

Жыл бұрын

Also we dislike if we have to pay, we don't mind paying out of our own choice

@cloggy010

Жыл бұрын

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😉😊😊 dont call us german big no no

@ingridwatsup9671

Жыл бұрын

Eventhough most of us originate from there …very long ago!

@rolandvanravenstein

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes! Nr 1! I always cringe when foreigners think I’m from Germany or when dutch sounds like german. I know it’s true, but…. Please… don’t! 😅

@erwinvangrinsven9345

Жыл бұрын

NEIN NEIN NEIN‼️‼️‼️

@rodjones117

Жыл бұрын

Telling Dutch people that they "really" speak Plattdeutsch is a great way to start a fist fight in any Dutch pub!

@MacXpert74

Жыл бұрын

Good point! When I went with my family to the USA some 15 years ago, our running gag when we didn't understand something or did something wrong was to say "Sorry, we didn't know, we're from Germany" 😂

My late grandfather always said 'It's OK to spend money, it is never OK to waste money'. And 'wasting money' also includes spending more than strictly necessary. So he always kept his eye open for a good deal.

@tyanez

Жыл бұрын

Love that.

On the subject of showing up unannounced, all true. Except for kids. They can show up at their friends or family’s place pretty much anytime they want. And this is espacially true when it involves Opa en Oma. ;)

@bomcabedal

Жыл бұрын

As a student, I lived in the middle of the city (Groningen) and I loved how people would just check me out whenever they were in the neighborhood. Nowadays I don't live somewhere where that happens, but I still like it when people just show up, and I know others who do too - so that's not a universal dislike.

Everybody seems to be smoking? At this moment 20,6% of the Dutch above the age of 18 smoke. So that is a minority actually. Next point, addressing the Netherlands as Holland. We should not be mad at this, as it is caused by ourselves. Historically we traded already worldwide, Japan, Indonesia, new York etc. This was done by the west indies company and the east indies company sailing all over the world. These companies were located in the Provinces Holland so this is how Holland as synonym for the Netherlands started. Thank you for this vlog again, I enjoy it every time.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Erik!💕

I love this video. I recognized a few things that piss me off but not many. The Soccer thing is very local. But when I'm in the US the thing that pisses me off is the fake friendliness, political correctness, and people not being direct and always talking around the bush. I hope I didn't piss you off.

@picardy7488

Ай бұрын

Just a different culture - the friendliness isn't really fake - you just perceive it that way since you wouldn't do that. I get pissed off at the directness because I perceive that as being rude (living in the U.S. married to a Dutchman).

There was a time in The Netherlands when having a certain uninvited guest was a happy experience. Queen Wilhelmina liked to pick a house at random, knock on the door, and ask to come in for a cup of tea and a chat. She said that was the best way to learn what life was like for the average Dutch person.

@mathildevanholland6730

4 ай бұрын

My mother told me the Queen once was early for a visit with a Mayor in Zeeland. The Mayors wife told the Queen she would be very welcome in an hour when the housekeeping was done. The Queen didn't flinch and reported back on time, according to my mother.

Most of these I was pretty okay with, but I’ll admit the biking bit got me! Indeed we have a very clear division between cycling lanes, car lanes and the pavement. It’s a separate ‘category’ of road, so if you walk there or cycle on the pavement, then you disrupt the traffic and it’ll even be dangerous for everyone because nobody expects it!

@joffryvangrondelle

Жыл бұрын

@@MrAdriancooke nope

@MrAdriancooke

Жыл бұрын

@@joffryvangrondelle They don't behave in an anti-social way there or people don't intervene?

@joffryvangrondelle

Жыл бұрын

@@MrAdriancooke they don’t ride on the pavements more than non dark people do…. Cycling on pedestrian pavements and routes is utterly forbidden.

hahahahaha..when your wife was not at her place, and came running late i thought "damn girl..why"...hahahahaha..love you both

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Lol😂 Thank you Dave!!😊

I worked for a fire protection company in Amsterdam called "Ajax" long time ago. One day the Managing Director enforced a rule to have every company car to have advertisement lettering and logos. The dark red Company vans had those already, but the white sedans for the rest of the people didn't. A good idea when you work in the city but not if you have to work outside Amsterdam. Many instances were reported regarding spitting, yelling, throwing dirt at your car, driving or not. The advertising lettering and logos were off the cars in a matter of weeks.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Lol😂

Always love your videos. Everytime i’m out of the house, I wish I could see you to say my personal thanks because your videos helped me and my family adjust to Rotterdam Since we moved last May. I just bought my 1st oliebollen from the same store where you bought yours.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Awww, thank you very much, jeroswat!💕

About the unanounced visitors I guess there's a big difference between the north and the south. And maybe between the older and the younger generations. Where I'm from it's still no problem of you show up unanounced and it was completely normal when I grew up. Family and friends never made an apointment, they just came by for coffee. They also came in through the back of the house and not the front door. And if they stayed longer than expected there were enough plates for them to join for lunch or dinner. My mom would then just improvise and open a can of soup or turn on the frying pan.

@tyanez

Жыл бұрын

My Dutch wife is from the South and she would agree with you. Coffee all Sunday for unscheduled visitors! When we lived in the US and people would come by unannounced, she would NEVER say it was a bad time even if it was.

@tiamaria2241

Жыл бұрын

I'm from the south and I agree. I've also lived in the far north and it's the same there. I guess it's more uncommon for the big cities in the west.

@jeroenschoondergang5923

Жыл бұрын

I think the biggest difference is between people from the Randstad and people who live more rural. I live in the north of Groningen and it is pretty common to visit a friend (through the back door) unannounced for a coffee and then stay for a meal.

@Hrn250

Жыл бұрын

Hospitality and unannounced visiting has nothing to do where you live , in the south, north, west or east of The Netherlands . It depends on the person who receives the visit, it is about whether the person you want to visit has for instance a very busy life and therefore little free time and therefore finds it more pleasant to arrange something. in he past, most women stayed at home , took care of the household and the children , without a outdoor job and therefore they had much more time and opportunity to receive visitors. Times have changed, also with regard to leaving your door open so that visitors can walk right in. that is no longer possible these days. The risk of getting uninvited guests ( burglars or thieves or other malicious people ) is too high.

@tiamaria2241

Жыл бұрын

@@Hrn250 ofcourse it has everything to do with the persons character and lifechoices.. and where you live is absolutely part of that! The subculture and less crime is part of how you perceive unannounced visits!

Tammy: I grew up in Netherlands and I also just walked into my grandma and uncle/aunts houses any time. That also included some close friends of my parents. I think this was more common back in the day and also in smaller Dutch towns. I imagine in the bigger cities this is more reserved. That said, I think people are quite open to visitors but with the general "calendar culture" its usually better to plan something in unless you are very close to them.

@helmaeijck4246

Жыл бұрын

It also depends on which part of the country. In the south part it is more common and accepteren to visit unexpectantly

@Gerald-PA3GEG

Жыл бұрын

Correct, I am from the eastern part ( Twente) We visited our relatives often and also friends not announced, but times have changed people's behaviors have changed, the Netherlands changed completely, I don't recognize my own country looking back at the old day's. This whole Europe experiment did no good to us.

@milupas

Жыл бұрын

My inlaws don't even lock the door and visitors come in without even knocking on the door. Which I find really strange from both sides and a privacy invasion. This is North Braband, I think they are more chilled here.. with some things 🤣 I think they have a few contradicting points, although thinking about it who doesn't

You guys are too cute . Congratulations on almost being grand parents! May the baby come healthy and blessed and happy and loved into this world!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, DisDutch😊💕

I was thinking the biggest annoyance to Dutch people would be saying to them Dutch sounds like German. I thought that to be #1 on the list lol

@2012inca

Жыл бұрын

When you hear that so often that Dutch sounds like German, it is no problem, it is just a fact and also partially true . Driving with a German license plate here can be a problem.

@milupas

Жыл бұрын

@@2012inca Not true. Once you start getting the sound of the language you realise it's not in any way similar. The strong 'G' sound is so characteristic in dutch but not in german. Dutch is a germanic language but it has tremendous mixture. It has a lot of english, french, and scandinavian similarities, of course german too. And I've been also surprised by the influence of latin and how they kept many latin terms with their plurals ending in a.

@hannekescherpenzeel7963

4 ай бұрын

I hate it when in movies they confuse german with dutch.

10:22 And related to the queue thing: when I-a normal dutch commuter-have to change trains at Schiphol Airport (which is often the case) many of the arriving tourists do not seem to comprehend one is supposed to queue up somewhat besides the doors so the exiting passengers can exit unobstructed which makes everything faster and bump- and friction free. My point is not this happens; tourists blocking my way out while looking at me like I’m the aberration, my point is that there are very few things that can instantly get my blood near boiling point. But this does. Mainly because obstructing people leaving the train while you’re trying to get into said train is just beyond stupid.

@milupas

Жыл бұрын

Right. But how about in the supermarket.. when suddenly a cashier opens people that are at the bottom of the line on the other cashier run to the first position in this new queue. Or does that only happen to me? 😂I find this amusing probably because I am rarely in a rush when i shop

@dustylong

10 ай бұрын

​@@milupasNot just you, it happens a lot 😅🤣

Just rescently discovered your video' s thank you for the content you upload i realy like it. As far as dutch dont like being late for me reminds me about my grandma explaning that being late is disrespectfull towards the value of time towards the other. You basicly telling the person that needs to wait that his of her time is not as valueble as yours. It is a concious choice to be late cause you will be on time for your flight/work/docters appointment ect. So you understand the concept of being on time. Thanks again for the nice content

Hi Eric and Tammy! We have to catch up on your latest videos, having spent the last four weeks down under. It is so nice to hear from you how much you like it here. Like everyone, we have things that annoyes us, albeit football (soccer) is something we couldn't care less. On a different note, we see you have an ever growing population of followers, keep up the good work!

You are and always be a fun couple 🙂 What I noticed when my American boss came over to pay some customers a visit with me is I get annoyed when people order from a Dutch menu and they start : Owww I want this but without this and that and can you add that and can I have a spoon (as if their sensitive tummy can not digest the food as it is served..) and when the food arrives eat without a knife trying to cut the beef with a fork. For all Dutchies this sound totally absurd but for the Americans.. Not so much ;-)

@MrEric1947

Жыл бұрын

Haha and don't get me started about all the mostly imagined food allergies which seem to be the specialty of American princesses.

@tyanez

Жыл бұрын

My company is very international and when we have group meals you can spot the Americans as the ones not using their knives!

@scrappedlives

Жыл бұрын

@@MrEric1947 That's a rude comment. Many people these days have food allergies. And it isn't fun, I can tell you that. My husband loves certain foods, but can't eat them, or he will choke. So don't make fun of people with allergies!

@StCreed

Жыл бұрын

Shellfish and peanut allergies are no joke. My son has one of them and we've had to call the ambulance several times due to mislabelled items. And he does choke but we have emergency medication and it really helps.

I look forward to your videos!! They are always entertaining!! Very interesting info!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Awww, thank you, Bev❤

Thanks for saying so many nices things about us.

I am living in the east of the Netherlands, my biggest annoyance is that people throw their plastic bottles and other rubbish right out of thier cars, as they drive....okay that happens in several countries, but still...Thanx love your channel❤

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, JWS!💕

@gert-janvanderlee5307

Жыл бұрын

And it can be so much easier. I always have a plastic bag that I hang with one handle over the gear stick. I throw all garbage in there. I don't even have to open my window that way. It takes a decent while before the bag is full too but when it is? Just throw it in the trash at home or at a gas station and hang a new one.

@jws6181

Жыл бұрын

@@gert-janvanderlee5307 , thats how its normally done, but so many people do not act normally

@jws6181

Жыл бұрын

@@gert-janvanderlee5307

Unannounced visitors, it depends of the time of the day and when Duchies have good relations with their neighbors, they don’t mind at all as a neighbor drops in for a cup of coffee.

Congratulations opa and oma 🎉 You are going to love being grandparents ❤

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jenny!💕

In Rotterdam they say: the most beautiful thing of Amsterdam, is the train to Rotterdam. Greetings from Leo

Spot on all points 🙂 !

I really should point out your KZread video’s to my brother in law. He wants to move here permanently (or so he tells me) and he just loves everything about here. Forgot to mention he’s from Superior, Wisconsin. I love listening to you two. I’m Dutch but half my family lives in the USA, which makes me very aware of our differences.

Most people don’t smoke…. But the remark that people telling us what to do or not do is spot on…

Heeyy grandparents to be, dont be late!!!! When I moved to Spain it took me years to not let my blood pressure raise because of the Spanish very laid back attitude. Love you guys. Wishing you the best xmas and new year. 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

Something I did that absolutely drove the Dutch crazy was learning their language before I went there for the summer. I studied with a Dutch woman, and I acquired her Friesland accent. The Dutch kept asking me how long I'd lived in Friesland, and I told them that I lived in the middle of the United States. They would say, "That's impossible." I spent a lot of time showing people my passport. LOL I also had a problem in a Dutch chatroom after I introduced myself as an American who had learned Dutch as a hobby. I wanted some practice, I said. They all called me a liar! I said I would prove it if someone would let me call them. One man said he was at work, and I could call him there. He said if I was telling the truth, it would be exciting to have a phone call from America. So we talked on the phone in Dutch and English, then we went back to the chatroom. He told everyone that I had told the truth. We had talked in English and Dutch, and he could tell that English was my first language. People said they were surprised, that my Dutch was very good, but nobody apologized for calling me a liar. They did something else, though. Any time somebody accused me of being a liar after that, the other Dutch people in the chat said that I was not lying and had even called someone in the chatroom to prove it. Even so, nobody ever apologized.

Congrats Opa en Oma ! thats great news we have 5 grandchildren and we enjoy every minute of it! love your vids super!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, John💕

You have to like this channel. Deze potcast is echt geweldig.😊

If you want to visit friends or acquaintances in the provinces of Brabant or Limburg, it is not really necessary to make an appointment weeks or days in advance. But it mightbe convenient to call or app them wether those friends or acquaintances will be at home when you plan to arrive. If you call them, they definitely will go to the bakery or groccery to buy one or more vlaaien or other pastries for you. Surely

@latinyong

Жыл бұрын

True

@dianevaness4776

Жыл бұрын

I come from Delfzijl Gron. We never had to make an appt . To see relatives or our Opa. You just said moi! Or Volk! Doors were not locked. Might not be that way any more?

Wederom een leuke video! Wat leuk dat jullie opa en oma worden, gefeliciteerd!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Dankjewel, Véronique!💕

Rather than insisting foreigners say "The Netherlands" to refer to our country, I think we should try to make "Netherland" a more popular way to say it. In Dutch, we always shorten it to "Nederland" as well. "The Netherlands" is too much of a mouthful, you will always naturally want to shorten that, it will never stick. And for that matter, I think we should be called "Netherlanders" who speak "Netherlands" as well.

I had a constant stupid grin on my face again - love you! 🤗😇

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bert!💕

Congrats becoming grandparents🎊 I like your honestly about moving to the Netherlands. ❤

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Connie!💕

Hi guys, I liked this video a lot and learned some good tips. I’ve known my son in law now for almost 10 years and I suspect I’ve pissed him off many times without knowing it😊. At least I don’t come unannounced from Seattle! I came down with some virus the day I landed last week & it’s a bummer to be sick on my vacation! But I have high hopes to recover some time this week and then get out and see some new places on this trip. I hope I get to meet you both before heading home in mid December.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Hi Linda! We hope you feel better quickly!! Enjoy your visit to this beautiful country❤️

A Dutch person here, and I can agree so much with all the points ya'll mentioned. Except for the last two, the second to last one is just simply not a problem, I really don't know that many people that smoke, only three, and they do know what it's doing to them. Anti-smoking laws are there to warn only, forbid is for minors. And the last point is just that I don't really care if we talk about them

Van harte gefeliciteerd! 🥰🥳

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Dankjewel, Joanne!💕

@MsErikdeking

Жыл бұрын

Proficiat!

Congratulation on becomming grandparents! That it soo cool!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, toaojjc!😊💕

Congratulations becoming opa en oma!! Everybody is getting pissed over everything nowadays. We will have many oudejaarsconferences on tv from our cabaretiers in the period around 31 december. They will use refined sentences and humor to make specifically clear what is really going on in the mind of the Dutch people. It is always a shame that they do not translate it in english in the subtitles because that would help foreign guys like you to save a lot of time to figure out what is really going on in people's minds. If you can find someone or something to translate Claudia the Breij , Guido Weijers and several others I strongly recommend seeing those shows on tv or internet in the period between 30 dec and 2 jan. It will give you a good laugh.

@MarN62

Жыл бұрын

I think they will make them available on you Tube afterwards. Indeed Wim Kan and Toon Hermans were great in the past. It definitely doesn't work perfectly, but auto translating on You Tube is getting better and better. If you want to enable the translate function in KZread, follow the steps below: Click on the Gear Press Subtitles and choose Automatic translation Select the desired language... This way you could try to pick up some of our strange humor. Some more names: Peter Pannenkoek, Brigitte Kaandorp.I think you need five years more in the Netherlands to be able to understand everything between the lines. But if you are a real Rotterdammer you will do just fine..some practise now and then and some help from us here. ..you will do just fine😉

@dykam

Жыл бұрын

@@MarN62 You really need manual translations, as these shows rely on some typical Dutch phrasing and automatic translate will make a mess of that. And they'd be missing the actual point made.

@schiffelers3944

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I get your point - but in some cases the translation can be spot on, but the cultural reference is not there unless you grew up in this culture with the zeitgeist and cultural evolution, and you having the connection to the references. Which are 1/2 of the joke. Or the delivery is off, you get the punch line translated prematurely, etc.

@MarN62

Жыл бұрын

@@dykam I just tried it myself, but the translation is lousy indeed.

@littlemissmello

Жыл бұрын

The Youp van 't Hek oudejaarsconferences were always good

You 2 are so lovely and becoming opa en oma, gefeliciteerd, not everyone has a problem with unannounced visiting, but it's because everybody is so busy... En being late is for most dutch people something of a disrespect. But here in Braband 15 minutes late for some normal. Rotterdam versus Amsterdam...oh well. You're fast learning the things the Dutch way... Keep on going.. love how you 2 are funny.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Natascha!💕

Hahaha that made me laugh. You are spot on!! Every single one DOES annoy me!! And over time as you become more and more duchifide it will annoy you to. 🙂 but this video made me l.o.l. so well done. Looking forward to Tuesday!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Riny!💕

Born and bred Dutch here. But I feel switched at birth, I couldn't care less about football teams and I looove showing up unannounced and receiving friends who show up unannounced. No to time wasters, hm I might be Dutch after all, haha

@InternalOptimal

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like we were seperated at birth because same

Oh and being grandparent is so amazing, we have 1 grandson and 1 granddaughter, next friday they will get there Sinterklaas presents. I can't wait to see there faces.

I love how Tammy keeps looking up when you point to a link. As if she can actually see it LOL

Super agree on the bike lanes! That's the first thing that came to mind. Glad to see you are getting used to life here! As Tammy mentioned, growing up it was no problem at all to show up at friends' houses and we just walked right in the door without ringing or knocking. But that might just be a countryside thing where everyone knows everyone and doesn't lock their doors so much

@littlemissmello

Жыл бұрын

The rule doesn´t count for kids anyway. I was born and raised in the city and as a kid I would go to neighbour kids houses unannounced all the time. As an adult we´re much more expected to call in advance or plan it toghether with the agenda. But even so, if you do show up unanounced it's rarely a problem and often a really nice surprise, as long as you're mindful of other people's time and potential plans and make yourself scarce after the cup of coffee (and a koekje) unless they explicitly invite you to stay longer. It's definitely one of those things you'll hear about for ages though like "it was so fun when you just came by" or hearing it from others like "I heard you just suddenly showed up at that person's door the other day!" so that speaks to the unusualness of it.

I don't think people actually care about using the term 'Holland'. People on the internet just like to be overly pedantic. We do often use the phrase ourselves as well.

Surprisingly thats pretty accurate🤣😅 some like the “dont visit unannounced” are a little blown up. Its mainly about long visits. People do show up for coffee or such. Just not a hey! Here i am, entertain me all day😂😂 respectful of other peoples time and that the have stuff going on i guess🤷🏻‍♀️ people are so busy all the time nowadays

@ajaykumara7158

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your nice tips

You miss one more thing that annoys the Dutch... Never interrupt. When you interrupt in a middle of a Dutch conversation, the message may very likely be lost or unknown. This is unlikely to happen in an English conversation where the message is likely to stay intact and preserved. If you know the Dutch language, you would know why. :)

@bomcabedal

Жыл бұрын

Still not nearly as bad as interrupting a German sentence when it may only be half an hour into its two-hour runtime.

@rayb8732

Жыл бұрын

People in the Netherlands always interrupt each other while in the middle of a conversation. So irritating

Another great video, Congrats with becomming grandparents.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Han!💕

Yeah, that's who we are. Thank you for your keen observation en positive comments.We Dutch appreciate that.

Congrats !! That is really something to get excited about , being opa and oma.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Miranda!💕

“Where are you from?” “ the Netherlands” “ oooh Amsterdam!” “NO!”

i have two grand children you are going to love it congrats en a great video as allways

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, sjaak!💕

I don’t care if people com un-invited. I like it! When I have other plans or things going on, I will say that.

@jennienoppers210

Жыл бұрын

Yep! me to! you are very welcome, but do not expect i will be ready immediatly!🔥🔥🔥

Groetjes, ik ben in Netherlands nu! Ik com uit Mexico Stad, spending Christmas and New Years Eve w mijn husband!

Eric, I think your tot ziens would become easier, if you took the English seen as pronunciation. Tot seens. The dutch ie, is very close to the english ee. And there's no G in there. Great content, I had great fun! It's weird to see your own country and habits through other nationalities eyes. AND to see you become more and more dutch. I do seem to remember a time where you would not have said "pissed" out loud on your video's. You were seriously censored. I am so happy for you that you are feeling so much more free here! I as a dutchie also name my own country holland, often, as I find "the netherlands" hard to pronounce. I will do it right, once, explain, and go back to using holland. I am being linguistically lazy. --- I quit smoking in 2007, thank goodness, except for pot, haha. And that one I do only use at home. I refuse to bother others with it. Although in summer I might smoke it in my backyard. But others will have their beer or wine, so nobody ever minds if a whiff of weed floats by. As long as the bbq's are smoking away, everybody's happy. (at least where I live. ) --- Zwarte piet. I have such fond memories of them. They introduced me at the age of 4 to the fact there were more people in the world than just little old me. And they were of many colored clothings, and my mom told me, and zwarte piet was an example of many people in the world. I was honored to meet them! They brought gifts! (pepernoten and candy) and joy, and acrobatics and songs! I felt so much love for all of that. It taught me love for new people! Now... those who did not grow up with it (my speculative opinion) have killed it with hatred and a label of racism, where there was absolutely none of that originally in it. It has hurt so many of us, that they so harshly and loudly killed our zwarte pieten! We're not allowed to love them anymore BECAUSE they will loudly yell about racism. Do you blame anyone for not openly wanting to talk about this anymore? And for us who loved zwarte piet deeply to now have to hide this in fear of being made out to be that racist?! And I don't understand HOW this makes me a racist, as they are now EXCLUDING the participation of these black people, representing something wonderful, (which nobody wants to listen to, but is my truth) so how is exclusion a good thing? They say we USE the black people for an "image" that is racism, but that is just not the truth. However....they've screamed louder than the old people who grew up with the love for black pete. How is love of a 4 year old for other people wrong. tell me that?

@carola_l

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@dutchladylover

Жыл бұрын

Owww, there is so much I can say about Zwarte Piet and what is happening right now in this country (and other places in the Western societies, including North-America) that has to do with so much more than just a fairytale figure, and all about the freedom of expression being under threat..... But I'm already getting wound up by typing this. So let's not.... 😇

@SwirlingSoul

Жыл бұрын

@@dutchladylover I didn't want to go there either. I want to talk about the loving things we experienced when growing up, loving Sint en Piet. They stood for kindness, generosity, getting to know strangers and them being "good folk". "tis een vreemd'ling zeker, die verdwaald is zeker, ik zal eens even vragen naar zijn naam. Sint Nicolaas, Sint Nicolaas, brengt ons vanavond ene bezoek, en strooit dan wat lekkers, in een of and're hoek!"... So, so many good, loving memories! The initial fright of seeing a very dark, black person, and to then discover they are kind and happy and friendly, and to look at the whole world that way... It taught us "foreigners are wonderful people too"...and for the life of me...how is that message wrong. Anyway, I am so sad about the loss of this wonderful feast, and its meanings. And although I'm 47, and haven't celebrated it for ages, .... the feast being broken hurt a lot. However, I do have one thing I find positive about now. MORE pieten with just soot on their faces, so that the whiter people ALSO can participate as "hulp piet" as we were taught. The inclusiveness of more colors is a happy thing to me, but the EXclusion of black pete, is what is wrong to me. Sorry for the rant. Sore spot. 😢

@NinaW1n

Жыл бұрын

And still, children today who grew up with chimney-swipe-Pieten enjoy the festivities as much as children 20 years ago. 😉

@SwirlingSoul

Жыл бұрын

@@NinaW1n I am glad for that. I have no objection to the festivities changing. The only objection I have is us older people and our love for zwarte piet being villanized,... we're not racists and we're not evil. That it CAN be seen as such is why the changes happened, and I'm fine with those changes. But to outlaw zwarte piet from the pepernoten bags.... or the songs, or from participating, as the deeply black guy he IS....that exclusion I'm not okay with.

Congratulations on becomming Opa en Oma. Always do love your video's

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Hellen!💕

In short : Don't waste someone's time by walking the bike path so they will be late for the local football game.

I’m enjoying your content so will sub - enjoy your stay in NL! I do suggest to travel around a bit if the opportunity presents itself as there’s a lot of history and differences between provinces and people to discover; regarding the Amsterdam vs Rotterdam discussion: that’s something between every neighboring town here. You don’t want to hang with ‘those’ people as they’re not as cool as the ones from this village but do note they all bond together over important things - keeping in mind that you can effectively find different dialects every 10min by bike in certain provinces so you can imagine the town rivalries…it’s a relic from the medieval times!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you irbaboon1979!💕

Congratulations,....and you 2 are Great!👍😉

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, 70ed!💕

Congratulations on the comeing grand son. That is so sweet.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, MJ vN!💕

I am from Holland so i can say i am from Holland 😁. Once my pro Ajax chef at work in Beverwijk got an envelop from the headquarters in Ridderkerk, near Rotterdam. There was a Feyenoord calender in it with a note"give it a good place". He said " a good place"? And he threw the calender in the trash bin immediatly 😀. I am not interested in voetbal but it was nice to see that action... People who support PSV from Eindhoven are called Lamp 😀 ( because of Philips). What we do like is when people intergrate. Like queen Maxima.

So young, and already oma en oma. Congratulations 🎉 🎂

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, mrsaas mrsaas!💕

Love Love Love this video. It is spot ON ! I am Dutch. Born and raised. Visit the US almost every year, for years. But o boy, you nailed it. I work for a Portland (OR) based company with an office in R’dam. The office is a mingle of mostly internationals and we have this topic quit often. Another nice addition is, but this could be for every other nationality, that also the Dutch do not receive criticism very well. Not sure if criticism is shared similar as in other countries, as we here to tend to be more direct. Probably this is one of the few moments we tend to sugarcoat what needs to be said. I must add, when i’m in The States it does feel you’re more ignocnito, people tend to mind their own more. People in NL tend to ‘monitor’ one and others more. Something you recognise? Not sure where that comes from…

@iAmFranQ

Жыл бұрын

Oh. And we have a hard time, also on TV, to let someone speak (and listen) and fisnish their sentence… :)

That's funny, during your intro I was thinking about what my biggest annoyance is, and I could only think about people being late, and behold, it was your first one lol 😄 I reallly hate it. I hate being late amd I hate people that are late. I'm very punctual and when others are not, it makes me feel like they don't value my time.

Hi Eric & Tammy , just for your information , if you read the sentence by the ship "Rotterdam" , is written "Holland American Line" , there are TV programs called " The Voice of Holland " & " Holland got Talent " , There's a telephone provider called " Hollandsnieuwe " . just few examples , Cheers !!

@martindejong3974

Жыл бұрын

yes, and the football fans yelling "hup holland hup", but notice that the football club in question is probably located in one of the two provinces with "holland" in their name.

@dutchdykefinger

Жыл бұрын

in all fairness, rotterdam is clearly in holland, and the holland amerian line probably departs from hoek van holland too lol there's no debate as to that one actually coming from holland but yeah, for the rest of it... even the latin speaking world refers to dutch people as "holandes" too, the country on the other hand is "Países Bajos" (low lands), but there are plenty of other languages that refer to us as some variant of "holand"

Jullie zijn grappig. Leuke video's. Veel plezier in Rotterdam.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, eduardveres!😊💕

010 Is great. Tuesday to Wednesday night, I have to spend the night in a hotel in 020. All that for a concert. Next to that ugly concrete box. Greetings from Spakenburg, Netherlands.

The thing about the biking tourists is that they expect to rent a bike as a fun, tourist activity in a city like Amsterdam. While for the Dutch biking is not a leisure, it's a serious means of transportation, especially in cities. It's necessary to follow the traffic rules with so much traffic going on. People on bikes expect to have the bike lanes for themselves and will drive fast and won't stop for pedestrians unless there's a pedestrian crossing. My advice for tourists would be to stick to walking and public transport in cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam and make use of the sidewalks and pedestrian crossings. And if you would like to make a relaxing bike ride, spend a day doing that in the country side or in a smaller town. You will have more space and people will be more relaxed even if you don't follow the rules. It would give you a great opportunity to get a better impression of the Netherlands apart from Amsterdam.

Eeeek! Lol I can’t believe I made your video 🙈😂 I’ve gotten better at being on time. 💜 Great channel guys. Miss you both.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

To my good friend Chelsea…thanks for watching and I’m always thinking about you and ALWAYS praying for you!

Congrats Opa en Oma!!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Elsbeth!💕

erg leuk

Haha. I think Arjan got you pretty good. This Amsterdam thing is really more of a stay clear of the haunted house prank. It's true though that city folk tend to be somewhat snippy. I myself tend to swirl by unannounced fairly often and if I know that they have the back door open I just walk right in and give a yell. Regarding Zwarte Piet, I have no problems talking about it but I do really hate the stance of outsiders labelling this icon as something from the US and using that as an argument to be judgmental. Related to that you missed one thing: we absolutely hate people demanding us to apologize for events that occurred several hundred years ago. None of us were there and those that were didn't really do anything particularly different from the rest of the world. Reading about life in the peat lands (veenkoloniën) you'll learn that hardship has never been an exclusive trait for one specific race.

@claudiavalentijn1457

Жыл бұрын

Luckily there are no national events that celebrate caricature's of people from the veenkoloniën!

@WhoStoleMyAlias

Жыл бұрын

@@claudiavalentijn1457 Since you are pretending to be raised in America I'll give you this response: no, Holland is not the capital of Amsterdam.

@claudiavalentijn1457

Жыл бұрын

@@WhoStoleMyAlias ik pretendeer helemaal niets.

@WhoStoleMyAlias

Жыл бұрын

@@claudiavalentijn1457 Then why apply American history to The Netherlands?

@WhoStoleMyAlias

Жыл бұрын

Let me rephrase that: why apply American shame culture to The Netherlands?

Congratulations soon to be Opa and Oma :) There is another thing that annoy some Dutchies (but more local) if you are from a bigger city in the west (randstad area) and you're going to other parts of the country, never complain about the place where you are or braging around that were you came from is better.

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Theo!💕

Millennium, I'm all for it 🤣 congratulations!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Vex!💕

The "Holland", "The Netherlands" thing always makes me laugh. Because really most don't care that much. We have songs like "Hup Holland Hup' and a lot more that uses Holland in the name. I'm more annoyed when people from the US think we are Amsterdam and that's it.

concratulations opa en oma!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Dankjewel, Patrick!💕

Great video again! Congrats with becoming opa and oma!

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Henk💕

Congrats opa en oma. 🎉👶🏻🍼💙

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Marieke!💕

guy sounds like petter griffin lol I like it

Congrats, guys. 👶

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Pepe!💕

Dutch old lady here: we always called it Holland. Is it because I am an Amsterdammer ? No idea, but everybody I knew called it Holland. I loved people coming in unannounced and I loved surprising people by just showing up. Usually with family and always with flowers. My mother was notorious for being late and so is my baby sister. Personally I hate being late. I smoked in Holland but quit once I moved to California. You guys will be adorable grandparents ! 💕🌷

@mavadelo

Жыл бұрын

Utrecht here, we have never called it Holland as we are not Holland (from a Utrecht point of view of course) so yes, someone from Amsterdam saying Holland (or Rotterdam, the Hague, Den Helder etc)... no problem, you are indeed from Holland. For (most of) us in the other 10.... not so much. As I said in my own comment, I don't mind foreigners doing it, I mind if people that know better do it.

@cyrielmartens3575

Жыл бұрын

Brabant here, we hate to call it Holland. It's Netherlands for me and family. I do agree that Holland is easier to say. But I still put my foot down on Netherlands lol. (I don't speak for the whole of Brabant btw.)

@berendmulder8976

Жыл бұрын

Groningen here if you call the Netherlands Holland I feel like calling the USA New York

@mariadebake5483

Жыл бұрын

​@@cyrielmartens3575 I'm from Noord-Brabant too and I totally agree with you

@cyrielmartens3575

Жыл бұрын

@@mariadebake5483 Oh nice good to know haha. Eindhoven here, btw :D

You'll be cultureshocked again when you visit Limburg 😘 where the coffee is always ready and you can always stay for dinner!

Congratulations to both of you on becoming grandparents

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you💕

Standing on the highway is more safe then standing on the bikelane in Amsterdam

Congrats on your grandchild. How nice.🤗

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Win💕!

Zwarte Piet I reconize totaly ..😅 Love your video's ! Nice to see my country in an other way then I am used to ..

I'm from Rotterdam too. I love this city, and now busy with a to do list, people from Rotterdam rarely do. Like a tour on the Spido, a visit to the Euromast, the museums or the Waterbus to Dordrecht? Tell me, what have you done so far?

The Dutch are working according to schedule. Also regarding private activities. When the appointment is at 10 am, it should be 10. Not at 09.45 or 10.15. I am usually earlier but then wait until the agreed time. Also, sometimes an end time is indicated because it is required by the schedule. This works fine for me anyway hahaha.

@PaulaBean

6 ай бұрын

Ik heb ook een hekel aan vergaderingen die langer duren dan een uur.

75% of Dutch people over 15 do not smoke. I think you have an oversensitivity problem (as most Americans do on this subject). As for Zwarte Piet, I saw that now there are no Zwarte Pieten anymore. It is all white with maybe a bit of soot on the cheeks. To me, that is not sufficient. It should really be impossible to recognise the figure. Why not shave off Sinterklaas his beard also in the process? Then we all can see who plays the character. I must be honest, I don't see (tried hard) the objections to an all black pete, but I am not against a pink, violet, or blue Piet. We only have to reneme him Gekleurde Piet or Kleurige Piet, or Kleurpiet, or whatever rhymes in the verses. But only two stirpes of soot, does not fly for me.

The thing about soccer is so real 😂 I am from Utrecht so I support FC Utrecht, but showing support or saying this out loud outside of Utrecht can cause problems! Unless you're in a big group of supporters clearly on your way to a game. Although there are rules and limitations the government imposed on having players support their team when they don't play 'at home', because we had a lot of trouble with people getting into fights. Also, gefeliciteerd. Wat leuk dat jullie opa en oma zijn nu! 🎉🎉

@SoultoSoulTravels

Жыл бұрын

Dankjewel, Frietje!💕😊

Don't ring the bell on your bike unless you are really pissed off. A ringing bell is a like a big fat curse. Not polite at all. (And: it's 'tot ziens', not 'toxins'.)

We're not cheap, We're frugal

Thanks for this video. Being born a Dutchman and having lived in the USA for 1 ywE, i get what you're getting at. You have missed one: French frized without mayonaise. That's what I did not like about America. Noy mayonaise with french fried and funny looks when you ask for it. Thanks again.

There's even a word for beating around the bush (when speaking) and it does have a negative connotation: 'omfloerst' meaning 'without clarity'.

What is Zoorda Pete?

Cycling in the Netherlands is simply from A to B. from home to work from home to the sports club and do some shopping. By bike We're in a hurry Best regards Frits