Learn about Dutch culture from street interviews with local people.
Hi I'm Paul, the interviewer. I enjoy interacting with people and I noticed there's a lack of channels that incorporate both fun social interactions + interesting cultural discussions into one cohesive format. That's Culture Compass.
My focus is currently on the Netherlands so you'll see mostly street interviews with Dutch people. Later on I'll travel through Europe and beyond to learn more about other cultures as well.
The Dutch are seriously calling another people from this planet racist and arrogant? Having the wrong name and skin color in the Netherlands gets you fucked when you're trying to find a place to live in even if you have excellent income
Most Americans trace their heritage back to northern Europe as the Anglo-Saxons. So it is weird that they would think of us as different when we are in fact related historically. 🤔
Racism is much much worse in Eastern Europe than it is in America. America is a melting pot of cultures, the media constructs the racial narrative to divide
It's weird how many countries don't like the US, I think most Americans like most other countries. Even if you asked the majority of Americans what they think about Chinese people it would be more positive than negative.
Go visit the US. It’s a very big country. It’s easy to live a great life in a “bubble” especially if you are highly skilled. They have everything they need there in the US. Career opportunities are endless plus homes are affordable there. Edit: If you don’t have high tech skills, you can still make $100k salary as a truck driver. $300k detached house in the US would cost you €2mil in Europe. I can not blame the Americans for not traveling much outside of their country. It’s because there is so much to see in the U.S. By the way, name a western country that is NOT divided politically and brainwashed. Name a western country who does NOT have racial tension? Name country who has NOT experience inflation? I envy them a bit.
I was born in NL and have lived for 30 years in the USA. I have experienced regularly negative comments about Americans when I come back in NL. But in the USA I have only received positive feedback about the Netherlands. That tells me something about the respectfulness of Americans....
Originally, it was car lobbyists who convinced everyone that helmets were necessary, aiming to make biking look dangerous and divert attention from the real danger posed by cars.
Most Americans can not locate the Netherlands on the map and it does not matter. We live an ocean away from those ungrateful freeloaders anyway. Trump is right,
Many people in Europe don't stand for anything moral. They just go along with whatever agenda the marxists are promoting. At least America has had about 200 years lf standing for something good. It's sad America is crumbling because of leftism and wokism, but that's to be expected as we are nearing the return of Jesus Christ on earth.
They don't have a super strong accent because their language sounds like an American trying to speak German with an American accent 😂 so when they speak in English it sounds fine
Some of the most ignorant and uniformed opinions about America, American politics and Americans in general....the Dutch are morally bankrupt and always seem depressed (except when they are high on drugs)
I have been watching euro matches with Dutch and they were really not pleasant when they were loosing with Poland for 30 minutes, I'd even say insulting. I spent vacation in a hotel where majority are older Dutch guests - they are rather quiete , mind their business, unless they start drinking - they were cracking chauvinist jokes which they were laughing at. They rarely smile not even to each other. They seem wealthy yet so boring and unwelcoming. Well I really hope the younger generation is much different than those people I met.
Americans is a broad geographic area that includes North, central and south America. What you meant was USA. It seems people are influenced by the narrow lens of media's propaganda machine. News around the world uses the same mind control propaganda to drive peoples opinions and fears. It is better to stray off the main roads anywhere you visit and meet real people before forming an opinion. I've traveled the world and hear this rhetoric from everywhere and at the same time I've met people who have been lucky to live a life without contaminated ideologies. Everybody eats, breathes and goes to the bathroom.
USA - A country where : One in five cannot locate the US on a world map. One in seven think Chocolate milk comes from brown cows. One in twelve think they can beat a Grizzly Bear in a bare handed fight. LMFAO.
"Just a daily reminder that we all hate you Americans and would mistreat you the first chance we get! No here's an anecdote about the time a confused American did something wrong and we all judged them and their whole country for it!" Same people: "I don't understand why Americans don't want to travel. There are whole continents of people like me, it's almost like they're avoiding us on purpose! I mean who doesn't want to be quizzed on geography as a form of greeting!? It's inexplicable!"
I'm from Denmark. (I speak English quite well.) I understand the Scandinavian languages and German very well. And some Dutch. I think that all these languages have the same linguistic "distance" to English. Among people from these contries, I think Dutch people's English pronunciation (and maybe also vocabulary) is on the highest level. Maybe Dutch is phonetically a bit closer to English which might give them a little advantage. For instance, Danish and German are more staccato. Dutch (and Swedish) are more melodic - and closer to English sounds (in my ears).
Hi there, folks! Im a naturalized american living in the States for half my life. And i wanted to say the following: To all my american compatriots: you all are amazing people, hard working smart and creative. Your forefathers gave their lives to save western europe from the Nazis, starvation, and war. And here you have these ungrateful europeans who have forgotten their own history. I am originally from Albania and i would invite all americans who like to travel to visit my country. Albania is not as advanced as Western eruope, but we are improving. Albanians love americans and are grateful for what the US has done for us. You will be treated with honor and feel welcomed in fact, many americans are moving there, and they do not say anything bad but are respectful and they appreciate how welcoming albanians are and is a very safe country. The western europeans unfortunately have no sense of honor, they are two-faced people and since these folks think that they are superior l then the most logical conclusion is for usa to withdraw their soldiers from these countries since they are so advanced than america than they dont need our soldiers and warplanes etc. Also, they are racist and in the case of the balkans, they think they can toy with southern europeans and make empty promises. I would love to see how the Western european countries will deal with the russsians marching toward their lands, and no american troops will be there to help them.
When I grew up, there were limited TV channels. Since everything is subtitled on Dutch television it was easier to learn English and German. I even learned a little bit of French because of the shows from Michel fugain and Charles aznavour.
Wow, for people who generally have a negative attitude about America and Americans they sure do seem to know a lot about our culture. It’s nice to know their inconsequential little nation state is keeping tabs on daddy overseas.
Less than 6 million people live in Finland and they say America is not engaged???? When has the world ever looked to Finland for help, money, protection, military assistance, or innovative ideas?
The Dutch are interesting people but unfortunately very limited in seeing the world (America) only through politics...life here in the USA is so much more.
So coming from an American a lot of us want nothing to do with most countries we don’t wanna cause problems you’re all talking about the government. Those people are crooked. We as citizens do not want to cause problems So complain to the US government they’re the problem There’s your advice
2:30 is a pretty solid example of an English homonym. Patients are the people she receives and takes care of. Patience is the ability to tolerate setback without getting upset or angry. Both are pretty applicable to her profession. By the way, the lady right after her when she said "with er hands n er feet" sounded incredibly American. The guy at 4:16 is also the man.
Cycling accidents in the Netherlands are rarely serious. The have 1) ample and protected bike paths, 2) Motor vehicle drivers are usually riders themselves so they are more aware and careful, 3) they ride at slower speeds in more stable utilitarian bicycles. 4) When they take out their multi speed ultralight bicycles to ride in the countryside they wear helmets but not necessary to run errands in their town bikes 5) The demographics of riders of all ages yields overall less risk taking 6) The chances of a fatal encounter with a motor vehicle are very minimal. 7) they understand the actual protection a helmet provides and are not lulled by the false sense of security that is often promoted in lieu of safety road improvements.
The dutch often seem to age prematurely due to excessive consumption of alcohole and unprotected sun exposure. Why do they mantain harmful habits when the evidence of how harmful they are is overwhelming?
I hope that the Dutch don’t let this world steal their inclination towards tolerance. What that woman described, that “general feeling,” is suffocating and nearly impossible to overcome when it manifests itself in your country’s media and political spheres…as an American, having lived through it my whole life, it’s sad to see this happen to other countries.
It’s different when you’re riding a manpowered bicycle at a slower pace and don’t have cars on the road with you. Less chance of an accident and in the event of one I imagine less chance of serious injuries.
