Lived in both countries and it only took a year to decide which was better. Netherlands by far! Well-travelled, well-mannered, very educated, very friendly, very calm and welcoming individuals. The only thing you would miss about the UK is the companionship, nothing more. So to the Dutch, here's a toast to y'all! Best country in the world in my opinion

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

What is so terrible about the UK?

@aon2152

Жыл бұрын

@@lorddaver5729 I guess the question has answered itself in the last couple of years :(

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

@@aon2152 I think too many people think the UK is simply England. But what about the other "home nations" of the United Kingdom - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? I am Scottish, living in Edinburgh. Tell me what is so terrible about Edinburgh, or Scotland in general.

@ericmcgill9623

10 ай бұрын

The Dutch countryside is very boring compared to the UK....

@Azrael1st

4 ай бұрын

@@ericmcgill9623uk country is deader than a dead duck.

I’ve lived in England and found that the English are nicer to be friends with than the Dutch. I hear stories that English in Amsterdam who lived there for 5 years still had no friends. While one night in a British pub I had 3 friends who I still know.

@furansuonedaboy6146

4 жыл бұрын

if you live somewhere for five years and still haven't made any friends, maybe it's not the place but it's the person or the amount of effort they put into meeting new people. Actually one of my english friends (Alessandro from italy) told me he loved it here (the netherlands) because the people aren't really talking behind his back or anything, he just felt comfortable. But your experience obviously depends on a lot of factors, like location (amsterdam might not be the best for people from small english towns or older people in general), your own ideas about friendship, openness to experience new things (i'd never visit a pub or cafe on my own as i'm not one to consume alcoholic beverages, but in the netherlands i have a nice alternative: the coffeeshop), where you're from and how you like to spend your weekends/spare time.

@fransezomer

4 жыл бұрын

LEARN THE LOCAL LANGUAGE! A whole new world will open up...

@rutgerb

4 жыл бұрын

You spoke English in England. Those English in Amsterdam speak English in the Netherlands.

@mooonsi323

3 жыл бұрын

I live 10 years in UK and I don't have friends, so...

@Katherine-em4fl

3 жыл бұрын

I believe the idea of friendship might be different in the UK and in the Netherlands maybe? Maybe it takes more time to make one friend in the Netherlands, but if you do, you can be sure it's someone who's genuinely interested in you, who will be honest, and not just for going to the pub? Just wondering!

I'm a Taiwanese student that will be studying in UvA this september. really appreciate the information you've been sharing. hope to learn more from Ur awesome videos!

@Sterretje1996

4 жыл бұрын

Cool! I have been a Dutch exchange student in Taiwan (at 师大）. If you'd like any help... ;-)

I was born in the UK and moved to The Netherlands in 78. I love it here and yes there are things I miss like Christmas and the hills but I feel I have a far better life here with good prospects.its well organised here. I live in north Holland and find the people in the south more friendlier but that isn't too much of an issue for me.it doesent make the Dutch in the north unfriendly its just the mannerisms between the 2. i work with Dutch people and yes I do get teased now again about my dialect but it's all in good fun and I don't feel any discrimination.im part of the team and have made many friends.the uk also have the north and south divide but.. what shocks me though in the UK is the amount of discrimination that has developed with "we want our country back"regarding brexit.yet some of you left the UK for a life in the Netherlands and state you feel that you found it hard to be accepted. seems odd that many middle aged who have holiday homes in France and Spain for example voted to leave the European union. not many bother to learn the language and seek contact with other brits so you wont feel at home with the people.just don't understand the British mentality sometimes and I know for sure that I wouldn't be able to settle back in the UK anymore.

I’m Portuguese and will be moving to the Netherlands in two years >< this video was helpful THANKS ♥️

🤴 Honored with the shootout! And yeah, I totally played the Uno Reverse Card with that donation 😋

@codex4046

4 жыл бұрын

And you have set a precedent now, if someone else wins a giveaway they won a time to donate :)

1) the gap between poor and rich is larger in UK. More people with nothing to lose. 2) Work culture and work-life balance are two different things. 3) Yes UK pubs are better than Dutch 'café'. Way better! (I hate 'café music') The Irish pubs in NL are ok. 4) Public transport is harder to organize when the country is bigger.

@hondenzondertoekoms1

4 жыл бұрын

Except for China or japan. Best public transport. Bigger countries.

@Wuppie62

4 жыл бұрын

I expect Dutch bars and cafés to have better and more (special) types of beer: Dutch, Belgian, German and other foreign beers.

@Wuppie62

4 жыл бұрын

@NPC #34254334 Response: How is that a response to what I said? Do British bars everywhere serve special beers from Belgium and Germany? €2,50 is the normal price for a standard pils in The Netherlands everywhere. That's not a ripoff, it's normal. Our prices in horeca are a bit higher than elsewhere, as are our gas prices. Taxes and probably better wages.

@evaler

2 жыл бұрын

What do you think of work-life balance? I lived in the UK and my impression that late hours in the office aren't rare

Transport in London is amazing but differs outside of London while the Netherlands is tiny country so it's easy to run transport services.

So interesting! I’m Dutch but have lived in the UK and I really want to go back, but I know I’ll have to give up a lot of really good things in the Netherlands so I’m a bit hesitant. In general I enjoyed life more over there, but it’s also just the experience of living in a new country which felt so amazing!

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

4 жыл бұрын

I get that. I find it really difficult at the moment. I really like the Netherlands but I'm not sure about where I want to be more long term. There's always an inclination to go for my home country because I had my life set up there and it's what I've been used. But the Netherlands has a lot of great things that we just don't have in the UK! Living in another country is pretty great though! I don't not where you're thinking of living in the UK but I would love to live in Bristol again. Incredible city with great people :)

@lauramulder5914

4 жыл бұрын

Elise Across The Channel Totally get that! I think I just need to try it out for a while before deciding where to live long-term. Luckily I’m still a student! I lived in Coventry for a semester haha, but hoping to live in London for a year to do my internship. Think that will really give me the chance to really try out living in the UK and also living in a big city! So far I loved it but it’s different when you’re in uni compared to when you’re working obviously

@lauramulder5914

3 жыл бұрын

@Im Hani I guess to me, I find it a lot easier to make friends when I’m in uni compared to when I’m working fulltime. And the people you meet add to the experience, so therefore I can’t 100% say I’d love the UK as much as I did if I’d be working there compared to when I was a student!

So basically The Netherlands is far better than the UK😅😅 I’m not surprised! I lived in the UK for 11 years and finally moved to Amsterdam in May! And since I’ve been here I have loved every minute of it since arriving. Enjoy your vidcasts Elise🙌🏻

@EARART

2 жыл бұрын

How did you manage to live in the Netherlands after brexit ? I'm interested lol

@slappymacracky

2 жыл бұрын

@@EARART I applied for residency 😉

@hadisehamedian7141

5 ай бұрын

Hi ,I would be happy if you answer my question.I would like to study Engineering and im deciding between both Netherlands and England.Can you offer me which is better for me to study my bachelor’s degree?

British are more polite, caring, tolerant, and are better at many things. I think the Netherlands is better at transport because it's so flat. I don't see much difference between England and the Netherlands. No country is better, but the Netherlands is a smaller nation and can be rather boring. It's just flat land while England is more hilly and has a more nicer countryside and feel to it. The performing arts and live music in England is far better.

@h50herman

Жыл бұрын

oh, buildings (architecture), DJ etc....You have to look deeper in this stuff.

England is far better for the arts, nature, countryside, and education. Now, that might be a shock to some because the Netherlands is rated highly in Europe for education, far ahead of Western Europe, but not that far away from England actually. My reason for education is because the UK schools are generally better well rounded and the best schools there (state or private) are some of the best in the world with high standards & better funding. I'm not a fan of the way Dutch schools are set up. The English state curriculum is rather similar to the Netherlands one. But England has more time for the design, technology, science, and arts subjects. Transport though is slightly better in the Netherlands, it's a flat nation and didn't suffer the fate of inventing the train, so trains are a bit better there. Having said that, the transport in London and Manchester is pretty good. Cycling is of course better in the Netherlands but English cities have been investing a lot in cycling. Netherland is better if you want a job and just an easy life. For granted, the country is quite boring. Things work well, but it is boring there. Saying that both England and the Netherlands are more similar than you may think... we are former navy powers, ruled vast navy empires, ruled the seas, invented the best ships back in the day, built our wealth on trade, and both truly pioneered modern capitalism. We talk about the weather a lot as well although the Dutch are far more blunt and honest. The Dutch government have similar agenda than the British government. We listen to similar music, watch similar tv, wear similar clothing, share similar weather and a boring cuisine. Uk is truly the Netherland's best friend in Europe. As a Dutch person I would love to work more with the UK now they are departing the EU.

@SuperHydra93

2 жыл бұрын

Im going to say England ok this because that's where I live and haven't been to Scotland and only been to Wales a few times. But we have hardly any trees and farmland dominates everywhere. Nature is rare in England. Netherlands is beautiful we also have lots of canals and share lots of similarities like you said

@hunchbackaudio

2 жыл бұрын

English schools waste your time on Shakespeare. You can get 20 years of English education and still speak no second or third language, how is that far better?

@SelfImprovement1111

Жыл бұрын

@@hunchbackaudio lol it’s because we don’t have too. The Dutch have to learn English to be able to watch movies and listen to music and stuff. We don’t because English is the universal language.

@hunchbackaudio

Жыл бұрын

@@SelfImprovement1111 So you don’t learn languages because you expect others to learn yours. Sounds like top education indeed. We learn German and French also because we get a broad education. And believe me it doesn’t take much effort to learn English. The idea of education is learning stuff and training your brain. Learning a second language is essential for that.

I was a club DJ about 20 years ago and ‘cheese music’ (I hadn’t heard this term before, by the way) was more or less my middle name. I’m shocked to hear the art has been lost and forgotten over the past few decades.

Very nice video. I am moving to the Netherlands soon and trying to find out the pros and cons when comparing to other places in Europe. I am Brazilian and have been in Sweden for almost 8 years now. So when it comes to vibe and organisation, I have experienced the two extremes (Brazil and Sweden are waaay different in almost everything). But great experiences though. I travel to London quite often and the energy of the city is something I really miss here in Stockholm. But in the other hand, commuting there is the worst thing you want to have in your routine (those tubes...). So Amsterdam is somewhere in between I believe. Half way to the fun, half way to the organised (I know it's hard to reach the Scandinavian organisation, but I am happy to trade it for a more liveable place =). ) Hope everything will be fine there, really looking forward to starting life in Amsterdam soon.

@seunghunlee6778

2 жыл бұрын

I'm also in Stockholm looking with same opinion. Would be fun to meet up for a discussion haha

The netherlands is really fantastic, i moved from Brazil and i cant see myself living on other place, i just love the culture and the vibe of this place!

I'd give three more points to the UK for nature being more interesting, for how much more seriously art and theatre are taken there, and for the Brits having... well, any historical awareness at all, really. But I'm pretty certain that I could be happy in either country, really.

I came from Dubai grown up their and now came to the Netherlands as a student, it is a nice peaceful country but there is nothing that interests me, I like the Uk life more Their are a lot of places to go and you have a lot of food choices to enjoy in the Netherlands restaurants are so bad compared to Dubai and Britain also Jobs are difficult to find here were Uk scores better. I never lived in Uk but I always go their for enjoyment, shopping and visit to my cousins.

@hunchbackaudio

2 жыл бұрын

Less food choices, wow? I life in a small town called Amersfoort and I can eat in a restaurant from a different country for a month without eating the same cuisine twice? Never seen anything like that in England? What cuisine does England have you can't find in the Netherlands, I'm curious.

I love your series. Suggestion: comparison between 50-Plus people or parents.

You can always visit Groningen to visit our cafes and pubs and Limburg for the hills ;) (And then you can still cycle around safely ;) )

"Dankjewel dat je hier was en tot de volgende keer, doei!" Geweldig hoe da klinkt met accent 😁👌 Leuke video trouwens!

I think inequality is one of the things that should be mentioned and has not... Being an engineer in the UK with an MSc and 7 years of experience I have to say that the salaries compared to the cost to rent or buy a house are very low... UK has a lot of inequality... people in finance are the only ones who make good money and people with money are the only ones who get on finance because studying finance is extremely expensive... I think the Netherlands give a lot more options to people form different backgrounds to develop while in the uk there is a clear discrimination between the rich Londoners and the poor degenerates that live in other cities...

Thanks for this video. I am French and have lived in London for over 2 years now, loving the city and the UK in general, but you're right some things are not as good (housing especially, and healthcare). I was wondering if it was difficult at first to adjust to the frankness of the Dutch culture? I find that in the UK there's a big non-offending and positivism culture so wondering how it felt at first? Also, do you find that it's easier to have access to fresh products? (variety of fruits and vegs)

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! In the UK we are very polite and I've heard from others that it can be extreme and go too far. With regards to work culture, I much prefer a more honest/open culture (so more Dutch) but when it comes to day-to-day interactions outside work, it depends. People have bumped into me in the supermarket in the Netherlands and not apologised which I find pretty rude. Sometimes I miss the politeness a bit but it's not too bad in the Netherlands. I think fresh fruit and veg access is pretty similar in the Netherlands and in the UK. I think both have a pretty good variety but I guess it depends where you live. There are a lot more bigger supermarkets in the UK than in the Netherlands as well so I find the choice of food products in general a little limited here but mostly I find what I need

A few years ago I had to stay in the hospital in the Netherlands and the food... Was so good! Hospitals aren't what they used to be!

I love how she says that she's going to try to not be biased abd ends up pretty biased

So, basically you're telling us that in terms of practical matters and provisions (transportation, housing, safety, etc), the Netherlands might be better, and the UK might be better in terms of social life/having fun. It's interesting that the first area probably is a bit less subject to subjectivity than the second. It's likely that this Corona season, a general cultural slight 'disconnect' and you still not being 100% at comfort with Dutch (even though your skills are impressive) all factor in in this assessment, and that it would be the other way around for a Dutch person visiting England (or not, depending on his or her tastes). I believe you mentioned most of these things in your video already. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if you really have more of a partying culture in the UK than we do here, and more opportunities for going out and variety in them, too. After all, we're ultimately still a pragmatic, down to earth culture, with values inherited from our Calvinistic past (at least, the Northern part of the Netherlands). It still shows, even in simple things such as "let's have a party but let's not get too carried away/ spend too much money on it", "doe maar normaal, dan doe je al gek genoeg", etc.

You forgot the Friday borrel. There’s a pub everywhere in the Netherlands.

Who is better for bisness ? I mean help small entrepreneur to start and guide theme, lower taxes , more clients ? Uk or Netherlands ?

Ik vind je leuk! , en je spreekt best wel goed Nederlands

The English healthcare model is a state funded one. It's not a private enterprise like the Dutch one. The English/Scottish/Welsh (there isn't a British healthcare model, but they do share the NHS) all have an idea that healthcare should be paid through by taxes, free at the point of need, and simple to use. The Dutch healthcare model is not state-funded and is privately run. It's like the US healthcare but slightly better. While England has issues with waiting times (present in other Northern European countries as well), it is because it is state controlled and funded. There's no way out of that I'm afraid. You have a public funded system and that is the result. On the other hand, the Dutch healthcare is the private sector. It's an enterprise where you pay for your service. This means the Dutch system is better - because it's privately run, hospitals can invest their own money to cut down waiting times, while the English hospitals share funding from their local councils. There are over 20 hospitals in each county in England - the finding needs to be split between them and each county. In Netherlands it's private - they don't need to go through those issues. It's simple: England has a state funded healthcare model, free at need, at the cost of waiting times and lesser funded hospitals. Netherlands has a privately run healthcare model at the cost of rising prices and costs, leaving some of the most in need behind. smaller population and private healthcare. equal

I move here 45years ago from surrey I mist the hill the most. working here i found it a lot better than in England

@aleskalousek6783

3 жыл бұрын

I used to lived in Surrey for 2 years I loved the surrounding

You should go to Bijlmer, Diemen. Houses might look fancy but I generally think small boxes (they call them house) for 1500 Euros. Housing and taxes are the worst around the world. Besides all these, I think it is not a foreign friendly country, they assume you can read Dutch even if you are not a citizen and they always believe that 'They inform you well'.

About the crime part, just because we convict less people doesnt necessarily mean there is less crime. It can also mean we just let more people get away with crimes or let them off with a warning instead of having a court case. You cant pull those factors apart, because you dont know how much crime actually occurs. A lot of crimes arent even being reported because people know the police wont get around to them anyway. Its just a waste of time.

Well if you are not that good at dutch, you are lucky! 93% of our country has English as a secondary language.

I've lived in the UK for 3 years. The things I miss the most are the hills and the amazing nature, everything is so flat here :/

@Wuppie62

4 жыл бұрын

Flat country is great for cycling. If you like hilly surroundings, go to the south (Zuid-Limburg) of the Netherlands. Or walk/cycle the dunes. ;)

@K0EN

3 жыл бұрын

You should've expected that from the Netherlands xD

@cloneboy28

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wuppie62 Ik kom uit Amsterdam dus Limburg is wel ver weg elke dag :( Toen ik daar woonde had ik gewoon een wildwater riviertje achter mn huis lopen enzo haha

@trishmagenta883

2 жыл бұрын

Lol why move then?

@cloneboy28

2 жыл бұрын

@@trishmagenta883 Personal reasons including breaking up with my ex who lived there and Brexit among others.

It's really nice to hear we're doing so well. We Dutch tend to complain a lot, but when you put it like this.... we live in paradise. And you are right about humor.... we sometimes lack that. And pub culture cán be found in the Netherlands, but it really depends on the area a bit. Sometimes the best pubs are found in rural areas, more than the city area's. And Pub Life is still not the same, you were absolutely right about the music. UGH big time.

Yay NL won a lot, but the UK got a bad rap in my opinion! To name 2 things: the UK has far more influential culture (art, music, movies, comedy) and more diverse and inspiring landscapes overall. I've only lived in the NL though (and I do like living here, a lot). About cheese music, have you tried 80s/90s/00s Now parties? And SkyRadio?

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps I was a little harsh to the UK! It's still a good country but it does have some issues. I did think of including which would be better to visit than just living because that would be a difficult choice for sure. We do have a lot of history and our landscape is really nice. Never heard of these Now parties though but if that's cheese music then I'm on board! I've listened to SkyRadio but it's more pop-py than what I go for

@hw5614

4 жыл бұрын

@@EliseAcrossTheChannel Hier is een voorbeeld van de 90's now: 90snow.nl/ In Nederland noemen we dit vaak foute muziek, of foute feesten. Muziek die je eigenlijk niet leuk mag vinden, maar stiekem iedereen leuk vind.

@furansuonedaboy6146

4 жыл бұрын

@@EliseAcrossTheChannel lol i agree dutch music sucks, and the cafe music is even worse 😂 try listening to funX radio for example, it's the dumpster fire of dutch hiphop autotune wannabe's for hours on end

Id say for the majority of the people The Netherlands is obviously way better to live in. GDP per capita is way higher and all that wealth is also alot more evenly spread (gini index). This means that there is just alot more money available for most people. The exeption would be the uber rich. Im talking the Eton, Oxford, Cambridge people. Displays of extreme wealth are frowned upon in The Netherlands and there isnt really an upscale millionaire culture like in the UK.

The Netherlands is better to live in, as in the Netherlands you can't be arrested for jokes or mean tweets.... not yet anyway.

@Catmeat21

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

I still remember, when we were in England, we want to sit in a pub with our chidren , it was forbidden, we could go upstairs, so nobody saw us. In the Netherlands you go free with your children to a pub/cafe and drinks (no alcohol) something.

I was born and raised in the UK and I've sadly grown to really resent it and I'm in the early stages of planning my escape. Just figuring out which country will be best to start a new life and this video is very helpful. Thank you

@jessenl360

2 жыл бұрын

Try luxemburg

@azteka6103

2 жыл бұрын

Try Bradfordistan.

@shintaromidorima3703

Жыл бұрын

@@azteka6103 Lol

If it aint Dutch it aint much haha no i love England also, both are great .

As a Scot I prefer Netherlands over England because whenever I'm in England people always start a fight with me and whoever I'm with for no reason.

@sjefkerolleman2094

3 жыл бұрын

The Scots and the Dutch have a long forgotten history together

@ericmcgill9623

3 ай бұрын

Fighting... coming from a Scot that's a laugh...you are the most aggressive drunks I've come across.

You mentioned England a lot when England does not equal the entire United Kingdom 🤣 I'm guilty of saying this too dw. But great vid nonetheless! I find it interesting as Im a British student living in the NL. The NL wins on a lot of aspects but I would say in terms of friendliness, social opportunities, affordability, nature and importantly pop culture, the UK wins!

@EARART

2 жыл бұрын

Bye

The NHS would work so much better than the insurance system in NL if the NHS was actually funded as well as it should be. Many problems with the NHS and the long waiting times associated with it stem directly from underfunding.

@jims1812

3 жыл бұрын

Thats what I suspect and don't won't private insurance when I see the situation in America

This is funny, I'm Brazilian living in the Netherlands, and I miss pretty much the same things about Brazil than you miss about the UK. Let's build some hills and open some pubs!!! PS: a couple of years ago I knew THE perfect place to go dancing, those (what was it?) "cheesy songs" all night long. But they closed :sad:face:

@louiseleite3866

3 жыл бұрын

Whereabouts do you live? I'm Brazilian too, I live in London but my boyfriend is Dutch so I'm might have to relocate. I don't miss anything about Brazil but only the thought of leaving London brings tears to my eyes 😢

With work life and social life I think the complete opposite! I am from the Netherlands but have been living in the UK for 2 years now and I hate it! Absolutely tried making friends, but very impossible here. Work life depends on where you are I guess. I work in a school and had more after work things to do than I have had here for the last two years! want to go back to the Netherlands so badly, but my British boyfriend isn’t sure...

@Riveripple

Жыл бұрын

I have aspergers and find it very difficult to make friends in England. My best friend I met online, she is from Germany. I have only been to the Netherlands once but me and my partner (from Hungary) are already seriously considering moving there. We're doing a lot of research, but yeah, something that especially stood out to me is I think people are very unfriendly in England (in general) if you don't "fit in". I've always not fit in with groups and people judge you immediately by how you look. Women are especially bad with other women. If I try to smile at someone passing by, 99% of the time I get a weird look. When I went to the Netherlands, I was genuinely shocked how many women gave me a genuine smile out of nowhere. It seems like a little thing but it's just nice.

About healt care you get money back every 20st of the month so basically you pay more les than 100

The southern part of the Netherlands have Hills and a pub culture. You should visit. :)

@naomidefretes4694

3 жыл бұрын

Limburg

@mariadebake5483

3 жыл бұрын

@@naomidefretes4694 And Noord-Brabant! (Except the hills)

I love you Elise , I truly love you

Spot on! I lived in the Netherlands for 20 years and in the UK for 8 years. If you enjoy going out every weekend then definitely the UK wins. The pubs, live music and art are much much better in the UK. However if you want to settle down and start a family then the Netherlands is the place to be and she already explained why in this video. There are so many beautiful parks and lakes to enjoy with your family in the Netherlands. Better support for the children and elderly in the Netherlands. With Brexit and covid things are only getting worse in the UK. UK=Fun NL=Security and Future.

To get to know the real Netherlands : move to the east, Zwolle, or some smaller town would be a good choise... what ever you do, do not visit Amsterdam... in short: YUCK..

Big facts

Where am I, looks at a magazine in the waiting room...ah 1998! ;)

Hi Netherlands is very good country and many people speaks english BUT many year romanians have priority for jobs. i haven't been in UK.

Hola, como estas?, que tal?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos, felicidades por tus vídeos...

I’m watching this video from “some other country”(with 2 letters) and I’m scared of getting sick before I move to the UK.

My daughter is in the reversed situation: she is Dutch but lives in the UK and loves it there. You 2 should swap stories.

@TheSunshinefee

4 жыл бұрын

ze is dus een buitenlander daar

@lienbijs1205

3 жыл бұрын

"Loves it there", Do you mean that you don't live with your daughter? In that case she might tells you what her mother likes her to tell you.

@suzan6592

2 жыл бұрын

@@lienbijs1205 Het lijkt mij dat zijn dochter gewoon zelfstandig woont en dus volwassen is..

@lienbijs1205

2 жыл бұрын

@@suzan6592 Ja, je hebt gelijk, ik ging meteen, heel gekleurd door iets wat in mijn vriendengroep speelt, uit van een jong meisje.

I really don’t know 😊 but I am Dutch though blond 😎

You should try travelling in my region of the Netherlands (in and around the city of Den Bosch in North Brabant) for a while. Then you'll see you're having quite the same experience as the one you described with all the delays. The busses will come late, more than 5 minutes too early, ignore customers by driving past, or they won't come at all until the next one is supposed to come. Trains will be delayed as many times as busses, but they won't delay as much in time and customers are notified of delays. On the other hand, the bus stops still have proper time schedules to be shown, but for trains, you'll have to actually walk to a platform to see if your train will stop there and, if so, at which time. There was a time that these schedules were found in the train station's main hall as well, which is much more practical. And why is this? Well, they seem to like it that people are depending on apps and internet on their mobile phones more and more, which really makes me sick, because it appears that there is something wrong with a good overview for ALL people by using those boards, instead of the technological advances for ONLY the people who seem to be interested in them. Also, the chip card you're praising may be more practical because of the ability to just scan the same card for different rides, but there are enough people who try to scan the thing and are not aware of if they did what was intended or not. Actually buying a ticket takes more time, but it gives you a physical kind of evidence that you have done something right or not. A chip card will rather let you 'guess' if you did. This is a problem for visually/auditorily and/or impaired/disabled people, but they're not really doing something about it. And finally, our roads may be better, but they are worked on too often. Specially in places with roads that are not as wide as the ones in the west of the country, they seem to shut down every single road once at least every 2 years, which makes people irritated. And the frequency of shutting down roads is not the only problem. They also tend to shut down multiple roads in the same neighbourhood at te same time and they keep it shut down longer than scheduled, while in the meantime people who are passing by daily are wondering why on Earth they never see a single person working there for days. I'm sorry to say this, and of course I don't really know how this is in the UK, but I really get the impression that the whole network of road and travelling systems Netherlands is arranged by a bunch of lazy people. So I'm not proud of it that much.

@NeuralNexusHub

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever lived anywhere else then in The Netherlands? I guess not because your complaints seem like you're just an average spoiled Dutch guy. Try going literally anywhere else and compare, you'll be surprised how good the situation in The Netherlands really is (I've lived in the UK, Belgium, Austria and Hungary).

@Wuppie62

4 жыл бұрын

How old are you? 90+?

@williamwilting

3 жыл бұрын

I lived elsewhere in North Brabant, not outside of it. I have in Belgium very often, but didn't live there. But I've travelled to places outside the region of Den Bosch enough to see the differences. I'm not complaining about busses in the whole country here, so if you think that's the case, then you're wrong. It's the company responsible for the service that makes a lot of mess of things in the Den Bosch region. Besides, people from abroad talk about what they think of the Netherlands, which I appreciate, but the country is more than just the provinces of North Holland, South Holland and Utrecht. There's nothing wrong with those places in general, but the country is bigger than that and it doesn't all look or work the same way everywhere. I want to make the people who make these videos aware of that. And I guess there is no country where everything is the same everywhere. No, I'm not that old, but what difference does age make anyway? What is wrong with having a good overview of getting information per boards on train stations the old fashioned way, or expecting some respect for customers from a bus comany which lacks it? And how can people even judge about someone else being just 'another spoiled Dutch guy'? The only thing true about it is being Dutch. No need to snap at other visitors on a site for sharing an opinion that's not the same as yours, not to mention insult or discriminate them on age, origin, etc. I won't at least. If you don't like a comment, don't read it. But don't insult me for who or what I am, because I'm the wrong person to do that to. Elise, these aren't complaints about you or your experience. I still like the videos you make and you're doing a nice job. I just want to make my point here about not everything being the same as what people from abroad may have seen. Most people who moved to the Netherlands from the UK, Ireland, US, Canada,or Australia are living in the western part of the country. There is nothing wrong with that, but it's not the same everywhere. I only want to make these people aware of that. I may be complaining about travelling services, but that is my experience as well as my opinion. But unfortunately, it appears one can't be allowed to share such things when natives who disagree can also read the comment. And that, foreign friends, is what they call our 'directness'. Disgusting!

My boyfriend is Dutch so I might have to move from London to the Netherlands next year. I'm already feeling sad 😭😭😭😭😭😭

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Awww, it's ok! I noticed you used the word 'have to' ... do you not get a choice? There are lots of positives of living in the Netherlands and as long as you have a job/are studying then you'll meet people and build your life up fairly quickly! I miss certain aspects of the UK but the Netherlands definitely has a lot of benefits. It's a really beautiful country with nice people and a great culture! I do miss a few things about the UK *cough* Friday work drinks *cough* but in general it's really great living here :)

@ShrunkedDude

3 жыл бұрын

The Netherlands is way better than the UK.

I heard that everyone in Europe gets 6 weeks of vacation a year. Is this your experience?

@baskoning9896

4 жыл бұрын

normally dutchies get 20 days free time they can fill in theirselves, and there are some 8 fixed free days as well (that most people get free automatically, some like police dont, days like christmas)

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Well I can only speak for my experience in the UK and in the Netherlands but usually you get around 25 days vacation a year and it's about the same in both but the range tends to be 20-30 days

@Jacob_Roberts

4 жыл бұрын

@@EliseAcrossTheChannelI wish I was lucky enough to be born and live in The Netherlands.

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jacob_Roberts I'm gonna guess because you said 6 weeks and not 30 days that you're from the US? I heard there you get about 2 weeks holiday there! Not sure whether that's true or not but I've definitely heard the vacation days are way less!

@Jacob_Roberts

4 жыл бұрын

@@EliseAcrossTheChannel Here in Texas (USA) the average is 2 weeks. Some people get 1 week if they work for a lousy company and some people get 3 weeks if they work for a good company.

MFW Shania Twain called cheese music!

How about other entertainment like TV?

So clubbing and cheese music is better in London? You clearly haven't been in Groningen 😁

@lauramulder5914

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been in clubs both in London and Groningen and London will always win hahaha but what clubs in Groningen are you referring to? I’d love to know lol from what I know it’s Dutch rap times a thousand

@Feeburgproducties

4 жыл бұрын

Lots of skihuts, with cheesy music. for example upstairs at the Drie Gezusters, Feestcafe Klein, Shooters. We dont have much real clubs here. The ENZO en Club Kokomo are the real clubs I think

@mrmikesportel

3 жыл бұрын

@@lauramulder5914 Noowww! You need to wait till all the 'kids' go to bed, then the music for 'old people' starts 😁.

Netherlands all the way - I'd rather have Guus Hiddink coaching the national football team than Terry Venables (I'm from Australia)

It ain't much if it ain't Dutch. and As a final touch God created the Dutch. As you can tell I'm completely unbiased. :D

@louiseleite3866

3 жыл бұрын

😹

Hi i'm from Sarawak Borneo in Malaysia

cheese??? The Uk has been leading the underground bass music scene since the garage and jungle days, UK bass music for sure is on another level compared to most of the world, lets not down play this by saying 'cheese is our thing' ....

Move to a proper city in the Netherlands. Haarlem for example has tons of pubs and even a few clubs. With your type of music. Not sure where you live right now?

@ronaldderooij1774

4 жыл бұрын

Haarlem has not "tons of pubs". It has many, but the ones in the city center you could easily vist all in one evening if you hurry up a little.

@louiseleite3866

3 жыл бұрын

Any places where they play Soulful House? Joey Negro, Louie Vega, etc 😊

In a way of self-defense non of both.

We had a lot of wars with the English and it is not strange to be bais.

Want to make friends in the Netherlands? Be a friend...

Mmm... i think you already voted with your feet by moving here :)

From nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵

Kaas muziek.. might be a hole in the market

So are Dutch hospitals nice? I guess they are nice. Nice. Just nice!

And most of these criminals live in either Amsterdam, Rotterdam, or Lelystad..

@depay7446

3 жыл бұрын

Lelystad? No wtf 🤣🤣

@omzldn6472

3 жыл бұрын

Rotterdam is like a dutch version of london, better infrastructure but still fair amounts of crime and modern glass buildings

Taxes makes everything better... . . . It does hurt paying it though :(

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

4 жыл бұрын

I feel you man

@lowlandtech

3 жыл бұрын

actually there's not much difference in total taxation, yes in the Netherlands there are more income taxes, but talk to a British person about council taxes, property taxes and business rates. You'll quickly find out that brits are taxed just as much but in different ways

@xander9460

3 жыл бұрын

@@lowlandtech Interesting :) I have no idea how the British system works! Learned something new! Cheers!

Uk is more fun after work with drinks? How about VrijMiBo?

@Azrael1st

4 ай бұрын

Only nice when your drunk

Half of the Netherlands was sea and the other half swamp, so we came from the mud. That's why we are a bit blunt.

@roadrage9191

3 жыл бұрын

Brittish: Hello chap, how are you doing? Lovely day isn't it? blablabla Dutch: What do you want? Just sounds more honest to me, we are busy, keeping to a schedule, we do not want to waste our time.

@louiseleite3866

3 жыл бұрын

@@roadrage9191 It's a fine line between being honest and being rude. Considering other people's feelings is an act of kindness in my view.

Holland annoys me much more than UK. Everything is cheaper in the UK including mary puffins

Can I please have a shoutout !!! I love your vlogs !!! Also your Dutch is pretty good I’m Dutch and I only know 23%100

@euomu

4 жыл бұрын

Nee, ga gacha games spelen

Is it hard to get a flat in the Netherlands witout a piano player in the background while you talk.I'm wary of private health insurance because of the nightmare stories you hear bout the USA..

Pubs in England are soo much better

Taxes keep the country dry... tis as simple as that..

Can you compare chalk and cheese

@Ryan86544

2 жыл бұрын

🧀 land 😁😁😁

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@tashilhamo9807

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🌺

The UK has less crime because we don't register or turn away the people that want to declare...

@omzldn6472

3 жыл бұрын

South london said no

The Nederlands.

Black Pudding heet hier bloedworst.

Don't forgot Britney girl 🤣

Hi I'm Pushpender from India please suggest me any how cost wanna moved to Netherlands

you have obviously not been to Holby !!!!!

Ik denk Nederland

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

Tweede

Blink 182 cheese? How dare you! B*Witched and S Club are cheese!

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I get you but you know that All The Small Things will most of the time make an appearance in fairness!

U feel safe here in Amsterdam coz you smook tomuch weed lol

@EliseAcrossTheChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Dont live in Amsterdam or smoke weed sooooo naaa

bottom line Netherlands much better

Come over to my country Gernany. Just a visit...........I will make you love it.