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@shnsspnhr 2 года назад

Me as a Dutch person can safely say, we don’t even think about it that the “dijken” can break, we never worry or think about it, sometimes we even forget they can break, simply because we don’t think about them

@Benjamin-jg4fv 2 года назад

Coudnt agree more or like we say it presies mooi gezecht

@martijndejong4049 2 года назад

Ik vind helemaal mooi

@airstuck3929 2 года назад

@@Benjamin-jg4fv dyslect xd

@eviejurgens3937 2 года назад

Heel soms denk ik er over

@Nathankosie09 2 года назад

True

@marijnhop 3 года назад

The RU-vid algorithm is really making sure all Dutch people are going to see this!

@nachomom6986 3 года назад

Ja echt hè (translation) yeah

@justinvanhees6920 3 года назад

They forgot about the bikes. Everywhere you find bikes and pike parking spots, even the size of normal car parking places.

@D70__ 3 года назад

Yup

@Sweety180_ 3 года назад

yes it looks like

@user-oy4bz1wu6w 3 года назад

Gehaktbal

@skankster890 2 года назад

To answer your question about “celebrating Christian holidays the Dutch way”, basically means that although we are mostly not religious, we still like the idea of family gatherings, sharing, dining together and giving/unwrapping presents with the family. The Dutch word “gezellig” roughly translate to “cozyness” and that’s what it is all about.

@yologuy0099 2 года назад

And we celebrate it.. twice? 1st and 2nd Christmas day or 1st and 2nd Easter day

@stravaganza7616 2 года назад

@@yologuy0099 for both sides of the family 😉

@GirlsRuleTheWorld2023 2 года назад

You speak for all of your country? 😂 Can you provide a link that proves your claim?

@atarvos8686 2 года назад

True, but not the only difference. Like eastern, painting eggs, hiding them for the kids, bonfires....

@sietzedr 2 года назад

Gift giving with christmas is an american tradition. Typical Dutch is to give presents during ‘sinterklaas’

@YennaAvyeon 2 года назад

The euthanasia issue. I'm Dutch, my sister died of cancer in 2019. She was transferred to the hospital because she was in too much pain to stand. She was kept on morphine and was told she wouldn't be able to leave the hospital anymore. Her condition worsened as the tumor grew, pressing on her stomach and other vital organs. She could no longer eat, drink or use the bathroom. She was just hanging on, drugged to fuck by the constant morphine. Rather than living like a dying house plant for maybe another week or 3, she opted to go out on her terms by choosing euthanasia. She was surrounded by her family and close friends as she passed, peacefully falling asleep to the music she had picked out. I miss her dearly, but the end she chose was in a way very beautiful and comforting.

@jeroenrat6289 10 месяцев назад

Sometimes I think people treat their pets better than their own family. I know this feeling seeing your loved one suffer so much to a point that you just want them to be free of pain even if this means they are going to die. It's hard to say goodby forever, but it would be selfish and inhuman to hold on to someone who is terminally ill and suffering when the end is near. Cancer sucks.

@leya2215 2 года назад

“Can you imagine living somewhere in this area?” 80% of the Dutch population: ja, hoezo?

@simonevanenkhuizen3228 2 года назад

Lol precies..dat wordt zwemmen 🧍🏼

@jfv65 2 года назад

Dutch guy here, i would never buy a house below sea level. No thanks.

@rickh2348 2 года назад

We learn swim at a young age well survive xd

@Gewoo_een_kaas_blokje 2 года назад

are you nderlands

@444coole444 2 года назад

and thats why we learn how to swim from young age

@maudbekink4321 3 года назад

I’m Dutch myself, fun fact: We watch and listen a lot of English/ Amarican movies and music. When I was young I learned how the English language should sound. We always watch foreign films with subtitles. That’s also why we speak English so well.

@slagaming6643 3 года назад

I'm Amarican.

@amytimmermans353 3 года назад

Excatly! I am also dutch!

@jeremyfrieserfan8843 3 года назад

Im dutch too

@darkwatch1716 3 года назад

Yea true

@icantthinkofaname5101 3 года назад

Im dutch too man, i can relate.

@eee.a 2 года назад

I am Turkish and I was born in the Netherlands. I can remember when I was a little girl, my grandpa from Turkey came over to visit us in the Netherlands. He is such a tall man and he actually never saw tall man in Turkey. One day while he is in the Netherlands he went out to the grocery store and saw all these tall dutchies. He was so in shock he finally saw people from his height. 🤣 it was so funny to see his reaction on that, because we didn’t knew better. But for him it was something so new to see. All of a sudden he wasn’t the tallest anymore. I will never forget that time. May you Rest In Peace grandpa ❤️

@FrankHeuvelman 9 месяцев назад

Maybe your grandpa (and you) shared some ancestral Dutch genes. Your grandpa's tallness had to come from somewhere.

@Rogier7305 6 месяцев назад

Arent you Dutch then?

@yuriatsugi3696 2 года назад

The real reason why we dutch are so tall is to make sure at least our heads are above sea level😂😂

@-pandapauwer- Год назад

I mean like if you think about it we are indeed tall for that reason.

@DcD240 11 месяцев назад

and because we act NORMAL haha :p

@sheval3722 Месяц назад

🤣🤣

@davey2487 3 года назад

''Can you imagine even just living somewhere in this general area?'' Yes. Yes I can, because I live in that general area. I never actually think about it, because it's completely normal for me. And it's very safe.

@littleDutchie92 3 года назад

Hahaha me too, (I actually live in the Middle of the "bollenstreek" so each spring I am surrounded by those flower fields) I really think about it is when foreigners are really amazed at this like in this video :)

@RedRingOfDead 3 года назад

The moment we lose our battle with the water were fucked. But we all know we won't lose that battle

@davy_657 3 года назад

Hello fellow davy, I live in that area aswell!! People need to know that big water in the middle of the county used to be a big rough sea called "the zuiderzee" but nowadays it is a peaceful human controlled lake called the "IJsselmeer" and the "markermeer" so it isn't really a risk for the "dijks" to break so there is no need to worry it would break

@Arghus1989 3 года назад

I live in that area, I've thought about the sea flooding everything, but I've never actually been worried about it.

@StevenQ74 3 года назад

Most Dutch people live in tha area, it has all the biggest cities

@ivarvdk2610 3 года назад

“People like the king” they said We just use it as an excuse to get drunk

@nihao20 2 года назад

and to get rid of our old stuff

@samanthaj9286 2 года назад

@@nihao20 fr

@Sapphire901 2 года назад

Haha

@Ace_064 2 года назад

Yeah

@koenschlosser10 2 года назад

King's Day whole country gets drunk on that day and dress in orange

@lieke1661 2 года назад

Hi, I'm from the Netherlands. I noticed that you were curious about the windmills and if they are still useful. Well, they are very useful! My dad has a craft profession in restoring old windmills. They keep the old mills in wonderful condition and functioning! My dad (with his work) once had a project on de Zaanse Schans (shown in your video) to rebuild an old windmill that was destroyed. It was originally build in 1680, and destroyed in 1942. My dad helped it rebuild in two years, from 2005 to 2007. It's a saw mill that cuts wood. It's called: Het Jonge Schaap. I hoped you liked this piece of information :). Greetings from The Netherlands (Very much in the middle of the flood, may it ever happen)

@rv992 2 года назад

About the birth thing: healthcare is A LOT different in The Netherlands. You basically have a medical or a non medical pregnancy, and you’ll discuss with your doctor what you want. If you’re a medical pregnancy they’ll recommend a hospital birth, if you’re not they’ll basically let you choose. And you always have a midwife with you, I’m not sure how this is in the US but our midwifes all have to go through the same educational program so they know what they’re doing.

@ricardoh.1575 3 года назад

As a 34 year old Dutch man, I can wholeheartedly say YES, I eat sprinkles on toast for breakfast :D

@NonHuman69 3 года назад

So normal

@NYX8Kon 3 года назад

Yesss

@marije6333 3 года назад

Metoo

@danielbrakenhoff2825 3 года назад

In nl is het heeel normaal

@bartmulder3490 2 года назад

But sprinkles on "beschuit" is where it's actually at!

@J3FFBezos 3 года назад

As a Dutch person; I can confirm barely anyone worries about the dijken breaking. We trust them quite well although recently there were some water issues in limburg happening causing quite big floods in the province (& Germany) resulting in quite some extensive damages (mainly in Germany). Also yep, most people make their broodje hagelslag like this; bread - butter - sprinkles. Oh one more thing; I’m surprised to see they said the Dutch people generally like the royal family. Many people around here and many people on social media complain about them all the times due to their salary, the purchases they make and the (according to people online/around) lack of value they add to the nation. I myself don’t have anything against them but I would like to see maybe a decrease in the salary (being part of the royal family, 18+ years of age and being the heir to the throne or king/queen gets you a salary of €1.5M per year) and transparency about what they spend it on (not every little thing like groceries or clothes but like the bigger purchases)

@daanbanaan3679 3 года назад

Perfect explanation👌

@KassiGam3r 2 года назад

Their 'broodje hagelslag' 🤣 geniaal (genius)

@thebleugamer_1187 2 года назад

hahhah grappig

@chrissdevano 2 года назад

Also, the crown princess declined her 18+ salary and only takes 100k for primarely her study (and i think its 1.3M at once and about 300k a year)

@wesselvsnschaik6556 2 года назад

We cant really do anything else then trust them😂

@PeterApps Год назад

As a Brit, I find the Dutch water management amazing. On one of my trips, I cycled across the Houtribdijk between Enkhuizen and Lelystad. My impression was, it was overengineered, and could withstand anything, barring a major tsunami, so it doesn't worry me my trips are mainly spent below sea-level. There's a saying: 'an Englishman's home is his castle'. Not many can boast moats and drawbridges the way the Dutch can. I stayed in Gouda, and anywhere else the street would have been a narrow urban street. Here it was split by a canal and an amazing view every time I went out.

@markvanderknoop131 8 месяцев назад

Engineered for 1 in 10.000 year storm. Last year upgraded to the latest new forecast level.

@TheMx5Channel 2 года назад

8:20 It was meant for defense, so every angle could be defended with just a few cannons (weapons). 24:10 We legalize it so the government can control it, it makes it safer for the prostitutes and there are rules. If it already happens if you want to or not, rather be safe and help them. 24:40 If you suffer from cancer, you already lived most of your life (let's say your 80). Some rather end it in a peaceful way than waiting for your heart to fail. It's not easy to get euthanasia there are many procedures to follow, so it's not like everyone can choose it, it's only a last result for the people that are really suffering, it's maybe crude but better than someone jumping in front of a train.

@Julia-lk8jn 2 года назад

*This.* Nations and religions have tried to outlaw prostitution for centuries, and it works just as great as outlawing alcohol: it moves into the underground, is uncontrolled, women and girls are kidnapped and forced into prostitution (so you basically got rid of prostitution and now have sex slavery, great), there's of course no health care for the prostitutes so diseases spread, and since there's so much money in it, there's going to be a lot of bribes to keep the law enforcement selectively blind. Meanwhile, rich men will still get their jollies off with a lovely photogenic mistress, and everybody looks the other way. Oh yes, and some politician / cleric can sell himself as "fighting for morals and family values yay". No thanks. Euthanasia: Honestly, if I had to spent he last few months lying on my back in a hospital, either in pain or drugged out, and just waiting to die? _And_ knowing that I'm sucking up money and resources that could get other people back onto their feet? Yep. One over-dose of morphine, if you please. Anybody who feels that no, life in itself is worth living no matter how limited, or in pain, you are - okay, absolutely their decision. But it should be that: a personal decision.

@robinvonken9975 Год назад

In the retirement homes you can make it so you do get get revived (cpr and stuff) and to just let jou die if you have enough of life

@markschouten3766 3 года назад

Here in the netherlands when u give birth at home u call a "verloskundige" or a nurse specialized in helping women give birth. So the nurse comes to your house.

@hkluiver 2 года назад

And when it goes wrong, the law prescribe that an ambulance should be at the emergency within 15 minutes (for 97% of the population). Sometimes don't succeed to be there in the 'aanrijdtijd', but in most cases the do

@Hades035 2 года назад

In english its called a midwife

@huisbaasbob9844 2 года назад

@@Hades035 here in The Netherlands we call the midwife the wife that lies in the middle in bed when doing a foursome.

@CleetjeLovesHusky 2 года назад

About the euthanasia thing. My uncle asked for euthanasia because he was dying due to extremely advanced lung cancer. He was wearing an oxygen tank on him at all times and had to sleep upright in his bed. If they had denied him euthanasia, he would’ve died a slow, drawn out death of oxygen deprivation until he eventually suffocated to death. This is why a lot of people in the Netherlands and Belgium support euthanasia, because if you’re doomed to die, at least allow the people to die with some dignity and comfort. It’s not that just about anyone can file for euthanasia, as there are several rules to follow.

@robinboonstra107 2 года назад

Something similar happened with my grandpa, he got euthanasia when i was 4. They did it because he had a severe form of copd (his lungs were letterally dying) and also suffered from a stroke, he was in incredible pain and suffered a lot so im glad that he could end it on his own terms while in the comfort of his own family.

@simonebosticardo964 2 года назад

for this reason i'm so happy they are trying to get euthanasia legal here in italy too, we are going to vote in march. so it might be legal here too in some months! like in my home country of switzerland

@davidribeiro1064 2 года назад

Portugal as recently aproved a law to make it legal as well. Unfortunately due to the dissolution of parliament it risks not being published. My sister has MS and she hopes it becomes legal before her illness progresses too much.

@Ginnyvos 2 года назад

It is so odd to me that in the US supporting people who want to die in their time and place of choice is taboo, but they do have the death sentence and kill people because they committed crimes.

@patricksimons560 2 года назад

Same with both of my parents. Both had cancer. Taking controll of your own life is a right. When your end is near you still get to deside when enough is enough.

@Ace85x 2 года назад

12:51 The sand drifts are there because giant ice boulders used to scrape the earth/sand up in the ice age.

@yillakrouwer4347 2 года назад

I'm just gonna explain Dutch festive days over here: 1. Easter. Easter is celebrated with a breakfast or lunch, which contain bread, eggs and chocolate. When you have little children or like tradition you hide chocolate eggs in the garden/in a room and search for them. 2. Christmas. Christmas is mostly similar to the American version. You have dinner, give presents and are together with your family. 3. Sinterklaas. 'Who doesn't know him?' Sinterklaas is a holiday mostly aimed at children. It is kinda similar to Christmas. Sinterklaas is an old man who gives presents to children in the Netherlands. If the children have been nice they get presents and food, but if they have been naughty they get 'the roe'. Sinterklaas has helpers called black Piet. They are black because they go through chimneys which contain cinder. The children will put their shoe next to the chimney or door and sing a song. (sometimes they would also put a carrot in it for the horse or a poem or list about what they want.) 4. Kings day. Kings day is a special day for all Dutch people. Children are free from school. There are markets with people selling stuff everywhere. It's just a big orange party. If there are more please remind me in the comments. P. S. These are they ways my family celebrates these days, so it might be a bit different from the way you may celebrate them.

@robinvonken9975 Год назад

New year

@Silverwilg 10 месяцев назад

Where I am from most decide to celebrate either Sinterklaas or Christmas with gifts. We had gifts on Sinterklaas also a few for adults and not just he kids and when we grew up we made surprise gifts for each other. When we were young we did get together with the whole family on Sinterklaas but most of the time it was just our family and during Christmas we visit or get visitors from other family like grandparents, aunts and uncles with their kids.

@fireshadowdark5462 9 месяцев назад

Important to note is that most Dutch people choose or Christmas or Sinterklaas to give presents. So getting presents on Christmas Eve is quite a rarity, especially in families with young children.

@1106Winter 3 года назад

I believe the islands are called 'Wadden islands', not 'Walden'.

@jochemarends2035 3 года назад

yes

@kriswijkstra2697 3 года назад

definetely, and that is because they are situated in the "waddenzee" ( waddensea as you probably got allready lol) the waddenzee is a nature reserve, when the tide is out parts go almost "dry" it is possible to walk to sandplates on the that sea bottom, it s called "wadlopen" ( wad walking) but for safety reasons only with a waddenguide! just check it out Im sure there are video s on youtube about wadlopen :)

@amongsus9715 3 года назад

Yeah

@bossblauw6953 3 года назад

True,, five, and here is how we names them : Texel, Terschelling, Vlieland, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog. Oops, I almost forgot to say ""Hi", considderd I am a Dutchy. One other remark.... I used to say high.....LOL, but that is past tense. Don't forget to bring your wallet when you bring us a visit ;D

@bossblauw6953 3 года назад

named...not names....ahum

@jorikoekland9324 3 года назад

When people give birth in their bath, there is almost always a nurse present whose especially trained in assisting birth.

@elaynepas6813 3 года назад

As far as I know when people give birth at home there is always a specialised nurse present. There is also always a family doctor on call should the need arise, and generally no one lives more than half an hour away from a hospital including the wait for an ambulance. As a result, the maternity death rate is extremely low at 5 per 100.000 live births as opposed to the US' 19.

@daddyleon 3 года назад

Also helps that hospitals are kinda close by, compared to the USA. And because it's a tradition (trained nurses etc), it's a lot saver to do than to start it as brand new in a culture where it's not a thing.

@mr83961 3 года назад

Ha, I gave birth at home 3 times, 2nd time my daughter came so fast the midwife wasnt there, just me and my husband. When its that fast its usually without any complications. 3rd time they actually wanted me to go to the hospital, due to high blood pressure. But no way I wanted that, it wasnt a high risk anyway, lucky I found a holistic midwife who wanted to support my choice and I gave birth again in my bathtub, hands off birth, all went great and I felt sooo strong, very special :)

@mr83961 3 года назад

@Sybren Bos whaha! Well, that wasnt my motivation at all.. if you want to save money, dont get kids. 😁

@NonHuman69 3 года назад

True

@TamaarN 2 года назад

The “dutch way” of celebrating is basically just being with family and friends. Holidays usually is just food/family/gifts/games.

@kingknight100 2 года назад

16:07 Lmfao as a native Dutch person it reminds me of the "Viaduct" we made for like 15million euros and had only 2 rabbits cross it in a year :D

@xanderkollee6634 3 года назад

As a Dutch man I love to see American RU-vidrs like you, reacting to us. Especially music and history wise.

@diopaulussen9149 2 года назад

Yeah was interesting

@karenik2768 2 года назад

Me to

@constantijnmostart2187 2 года назад

Guilty pleasure for sure 👌😌

@admiraal5204 2 года назад

Dutch man🤩

@admiraal5204 2 года назад

NEDERLAND

@daanbanaan3679 3 года назад

Fun fact: The Netherlands sends 20,000 flowers to Canada every year because they helped the Netherlands very well during WWII

@huisbaasbob9844 2 года назад

Fun fact noone but the Canadians and Dutch give a flying fuck

@Kelvinpierre99 2 года назад

@@huisbaasbob9844 fun fact, nobody likes merican’s

@sofiareijnierse7043 2 года назад

@@huisbaasbob9844 probably true, but why so mean lol

@jfv65 2 года назад

@@Kelvinpierre99 wrong. The Netherlands is one of the countries with the longest uninterupted diplomatic ties with the US. Together with France we were the first to recognise the independance of the USA.

@patricksimons560 2 года назад

@@jfv65 we were the first with 3 salute shots in the Caribean.

@dutchgames_nl9085 2 года назад

One thing I noticed was, like you said: Americans celebrate Easter by going to church, returning home and eating some ham. Here in the Netherlands, we gather with family, we hide chocolate eggs (chocolade eitjes) and make children search for them. The more eggs you find quickly, the more you'll get to keep and eat. We also eat dinner with our families.

@doriendespiegeleer5752 2 года назад

There is a Dutch-Belgian series called "Als de dijken breken" (in English: when the 'dijkes' break). It's quite good.

@nathhje 2 года назад

"Euthanasia just doesn't quite sit right with my stomach" You know what doesn't sit right with MY stomach? Forcing people to live a life they don't want to live, whittling away while experiencing huge amounts of pain. Of course, this also ties in with our lack of religion. I don't know if this exists with English subtitles, but there is this show called "over my dead body" (over also meaning about, so also "about my dead body") in which terminally ill young people are followed through the last months of their lives. Most of the ones I've seen have died through euthanasia. Over the course of the series you see these people slowly lose a little piece of themselves every episode, and when the time comes around to talk about their euthanasia that's scheduled for next week, there's just such a sense of peace. At least they have a goal, they know when the suffering stops and they get to end it on their own terms, instead of waiting for their bodies to get so weak they can't even swallow and they drown on their own spit. What an incredible show. So yes, go euthanasia. Just the availability of legal euthanasia is a big reason to want to live in the Netherlands.

@Emma-rb4pp 2 года назад

This comment should be on top. Agree with you 100%. I can't wrap my head around people who want to force other people to live. Everyone should have full autonomy of their own bodies. If they decide life is not for them anymore, they should be allowed to go. It should be a human right, not a crime. (of course with the right safety measures and procedures in place; if someone feels like they're a burden to their friends and family, that's not a valid reason to end one's life; the decision has to be that person's own)

@AnataWaDareDesuKa 2 года назад

Same. Quality of life over quantity of life!

@MrNuubstar 2 года назад

I would lkke to add to this, its not easy to get euthanized. Mutiple doctors needs to agree before you get acces

@gydigigytha8367 2 года назад

One thing maybe added to it; to be euthanized is also very HARD in the Netherlands. They don't just say: yeah go ahead you can die now. You have to go through several talks with psychiatrists and other experts to decide if this really is what you want. You cannot just do it. So even if we allow it; it is still very hard to actually get it. Same for sick people; you really have to tell them you are incurably ill to even get it. And even then; you cannot even managed to get euthanized until you have done a lot of talks with doctors and yada yada a whole trail to get through to them. The fact that it is hard to get the permission to do so shouldn't be left out in this discussion so people do not misunderstand this fact of the rules we do have in the Netherlands about it.

@fcassmann 2 года назад

Euthanasie is a great way to end endless suffering. My beloved wife passed away that way last October.

@LowTowerR 3 года назад

Have you ever had chocolate sprinkles on your toast? All the time man, all the time

@johnwickhag1331 2 года назад

@Yaron de Vrind don’t forget the bitterballen

@MarkLeeuwis 2 года назад

I like peanut butter & chocolate sprinkles on my toast :)

@LowTowerR 2 года назад

@@MarkLeeuwis One of the best combinations

@Ace_064 2 года назад

@@MarkLeeuwisI eat it everyday to school or work, mostly breakfast

@minke7504 2 года назад

@Yaron de Vrind yeah for real

@eduardoskwadijk4829 2 года назад

I lived in the Amsterdam area for 24 years and we literally never worried about floodings lol. Going to school early on they had us all do swimming lessons ever week. Even learn how it is when u fall through the ice because of the ice skating every winter when the waters freeze. I guess we just always trusted whoever designed the Dikes and dams. From all the years I've lived in the Netherlands we have never had a flooding in the area i was born and raised.

@esmeevanheerebeek Год назад

Did you know that the Efteling is actually older than the Disney parks. It opened in 1951 while the first Disneypark opened in 1955. It is said that Walt Disney himself visited the Efteling and drew a lot of inspiration from it.

@parmentier7457 3 года назад

Two years ago my grandmother (89yr) opted for euthanasia. She had breast cancer for three years and her breast was removed. She had chemotherapy for a year, which she absolutely hated. But the cancer disappeared. However, a year later the cancer came back and she was not doing well. She had to do chemo again. After which she decided to perform euthanasia in consultation with her children and doctor. She did not want to suffer any more pain from the chemotherapy. Obviously I was shocked because she asked for euthanasia. But she said I am 89 years old and have had a beautiful life. I have constant pain now and haven't slept for days. The nice thing was that everyone in the family could say goodbye one by one, and say their last words. Moaning in pain, she still postponed three days to speak to all of the family members in person. Later I was satisfied that she did euthanasia, it was her choice, but above all she was no longer in pain.

@eobi-edobi4275 3 года назад

I had the same with my dad, we all could say a last few words, this was a very worthy farewell. with dignity

@s.b.907 3 года назад

My friend, 42 years old, died an one and a half years ago by euthanasia. Also breastcancer, no more hope in recovery after 15 years after diagnosed. She refused another chemotherapy because she was already told it would not work and give her only some months and only give her more pain and discomfort. I miss her still but understand her decision. She was so tired of the suffering and she had done all she wanted, said all she wanted.

@AnymMusic 3 года назад

that's what I kinda hate with us as a world population. we don't want our elders to die at all just because WE can't handle grief well. whereas if you ask a lot of elders if they're scared of death, a lot would probably say that they're content in life and don't mind it. like my grandma of 96 years old has become so lonely thanks to fucking Covid. she normally went to game nights like bingo to see her friends and just have some fun. but now none of that is happening under the guise of "protecting the elders" when in reality the elders often get depressed as hell this way. along with that she doesn't really go for walks alone either cause yknow, 96 years old. so now she just sits in her home day after day, and it gets harder and harder for her to find the literal will to life. she told my mom "I've lived a good life, I don't mind dying, just let me have some fun in my old days" and she's totally right.

@erwinreins9963 3 года назад

It's not just "act normal". The expression is "act normal, then you act crazy enough".

@MartijnVos 3 года назад

The "act normal" is basically a call to conformity. Don't pretend you're anything special, or better than anyone. Plenty of people criticise this attitude, and plenty ignore it. Though we don't generally like people who brag or show off their wealth.

@Mark-vf8op 3 года назад

Insurance company?

@arjenvk1 3 года назад

@@Mark-vf8op No, not at all. it has nothing to do with Insurance. We ware protastand in the past. So do not show off what you have if not needed to.

@XinoclashJArc 3 года назад

Thank you, from one dutch person to possibly another.

@WJKruk 3 года назад

@@Mark-vf8op One of the Dutch insurance companies has a similar quote, I believe it’s from Klaverblad. “Als je lang genoeg gewoon blijft, wordt je vanzelf bijzonder” “If you stay normal long enough, it makes you special in the long run”

@beastofthefeasts01 2 года назад

The forts are star-shaped because that would eliminate any blind spots along the wall, and was just generally a more durable construction than a straight wall. The design was so incredible, that sieges became waiting games for starvation.

@ddutrieux4784 2 года назад

In the Netherlands when it’s easter you have a easter breakfast with eggs and juice and stuff, and then we go look for eater eggs. Christmas is pretty much the same.

@OsmosisHD 3 года назад

As a dutchie, euthanasia is very simple. We put our pets down (like Americans) when they are suffering and there is no quality of life left, we do that out of compassion. We do not wish to see our pets suffer. So why should we humans suffer for weeks/months/years? When we are terminally ill and there is no hope of getting better only pain and suffering. It's very strictly controlled and regulated. It's not like they'll just put you down just because you want to.

@TheLoonyGuy 3 года назад

For the religion part we have a so called "bible belt" where most of the religious christian population lives. Most Dutch people don't really care about religion. Most people in the Netherlands are Atheist as we also have a very secular society. It is pretty rare to meet someone who is very religious especialy in the younger generation. We're more like believe whatever you want just don't bother me with it. I also live in the below sea level area and have never worried about flooding. Also I live on the 3rd floor so my shit should stay dry.

@NYX8Kon 3 года назад

Thats also why buildings are built with long metal poles in the ground to prevent them from moving place during floods and other water issues (it rains alot here too)

@electricangel4488 3 года назад

Ironicaly bot carring about religion as a communal thing is very dutch calvanist christian

@mariadebake5483 2 года назад

@@NYX8Kon Wooden poles actually

@roddo1955 2 года назад

It's never a good idea to learn from the comment section....

@efjeK 2 года назад

@@mariadebake5483 used to be wood, but nowadays they use steel, less likely to rot away and they can go deeper in to the ground. Most buildings on wooden poles need to get them replaced at some point by steel poles.

@egglucas9154 2 года назад

Most of the people in the Netherlands are actually not afraid because we know they did a very good job protecting the Netherlands for the last 20 years and there were some heavy storms

@Julia-lk8jn 2 года назад

5:50 - "Wow, these look like regular houses though!" Am I the only one slightly surprised by this reaction? I mean, you can build regular houses on islands and by the ocean side and next to a river, there's no rule that anything build closer than half a mile to a body of water has to look like a giant conchie shell or bird nest, or maybe be built on pontoons just in case.

@modtec1209 3 года назад

"Do you know how rare that is, having that many relic still going?" No, I don't. The main building of my university was finished 1877. My favorite pub is in a building from the 1580s and my best friends apartment is in a house build in the 1640s. I love Americans reacting to this shit. It always blows their mind while most Europeans just go: yeah, the church i was baptized in was build in 1270, cute little building. xD

@someonedifferent198 3 года назад

I know right. So weird. I was watching a new report about a Florida fire that took out 70% off a town. Obviously horrible. But they could not stop talking about how historic is was, begin 1900. Such a different definition of historic.

@mariadebake5483 3 года назад

@@someonedifferent198 To us that's unbelievable, it would be fairly recent! And it definitly isn't rare, it's normal in Europe

@releasethekraken5039 3 года назад

Mfw most of the buildings in my general area are older than one of the most powerfull nations in the world.

@titusstadhouders5336 3 года назад

If you live in Nijmegen ( which i do) you sadly do not have that option because we were bombed by the amerikan. However we still have Some things from the romans but i don’t think that really count. Oldest city of the Netherlands by the way.

@modtec1209 3 года назад

@@titusstadhouders5336 I live in the northern parts of Germany, the city where I went to school had a big steelworks and was bombed into oblivion apart from 20 houses around the historical city center. Bomber command missed sometimes in their search for the most effective destruction of civil centers. Not often, bunt often enough. And the small villages were obviously more or less untouched by the bombings. I just wish the americans and british would've build their bombs better, having to evacuate your house because some construction workers found a half-ton bomb, is quite annoying. xD

@pokemongranny1 3 года назад

Fun fact about the Efteling amusement park (middle down). You actually hit the nail on the head though reversed. It is both older than the Disney parks and Disney had come forward in interviews back in the day saying his parks were based on our Efteling.

@SealOfApproval82 3 года назад

No, this is sadly an urban myth that people keep bringing up. Yes Disney visited Efteling in its early days but it was after the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California, had already opened. That said, most Dutchies are really proud of the Efteling and for a reason. In the past it had won best themepark in the world award a few times.

@arjanpelle 3 года назад

That's not correct dude. Disney did admire the artist work of Anton Pieck (and Maarten Toonder much later by the way) but Disneyland already existed.

@shasita3361 3 года назад

As far as I know, he may never even have visited the Efteling. But it is true the Efteling is older than Disney. I think they are very different, and I love them both! The Efteling has a more cozy and forest-magical vibe, while Disney is more Hollywood magic.

@jarnovangelder8456 3 года назад

Efteling: 1935 Disneyland: 1955

@shasita3361 3 года назад

@@jarnovangelder8456 The Efteling was more a regular park till about 1954 though. That's when they opened the fairytale forest

@danieldejong1577 2 года назад

The waterways in Giethoorn are a vey populair tourist attraction, thats not a regular town. The houses there are for dutch standards f*cking big, most houses are really small.

@buddy8412 2 года назад

Nice going dude. Makes me appreciate Vaalserberg is 20 min from here. It's cool too, at the top there's a hedged maze with a slide at the end! 😎

@pietjepuk6603 3 года назад

People have repeated so many times that Giethoorn has no roads, even Geography Now believes it. I guess they were too lazy to check Street View if that was true.

@rmyikzelf5604 3 года назад

The old town

@thomas-238 2 года назад

Old town has no roads, but it’s relatively small. It does have walking paths tho.

@manteltje 2 года назад

It doesn’t have any roads, just walk or by boat. People can bike on the paths, but it’s not an official bike path. I staycationed there this summer.

@shannepieters1789 3 года назад

I was born at home and really, there is always a professional present. Like a nurse/midwife who just comes to your house when labor is starting. And if any complications come up, hospitals are fairly closeby. Especially compared to America. Our nearest hospital was in the very same city, so only like a 15 minute drive.

@mariadebake5483 2 года назад

My three children have all been born at home

@dwaynecollignon2297 2 года назад

also born at home same as my sister and they do mediacl checks and prescreen to figure out if there is any risk tot he child beeing born at home. so if there is a medical history in the family or the scans show the child lays wrong or has something wrong they dont do child birth at home. if they can`t find any risk for born at home they will get you set up will all the stuff you need and a nurse who is specialized at births at home and off you go..... or out the baby goes.

@peuner001 2 года назад

Thanks for this video bro. Keep it up.

@renelotzwick5679 Год назад

I want to share my experience with euthanasia here in the Netherlands. My grandmother got lung cancer and after a while of treatment she got diagnosed she wasn't going to be cured, so she arranged euthanasia and according to doctors this safed her a few days of agony. Fast forward to present day, my uncle als got diagnosed lung cancer late 20/ early 21 and started treatment, but without succes and he signed his euthanasia documents late July 22 and I'm happy for him

@x-Gingerbeard-x 3 года назад

As a Dutchie, I can't believe they left out ASML when naming companies like Philips. ASML is the world's largest supplier of photolithography systems for the semiconductor industry. Pretty much all the computerchips in the world are being produced on machines supplied by ASML.

@Coolkast 3 года назад

Well said. Another one is Akzonobel (with her sub brand Sikkens)

@x-Gingerbeard-x 3 года назад

@@Coolkast True! I'm still amazed by how much we contribute to the world for being such a small country.

@caesarsalad-xu4vy 3 года назад

Although to be fair, is ASML that well known outside of the semicon business though? I had never heard of them until I started working for one of their suppliers.

@tieman3790 3 года назад

Unilever is also a big one

@x-Gingerbeard-x 3 года назад

@@caesarsalad-xu4vy Not so much to the average consumer, so that's a very valid point!

@athosaegon 3 года назад

doctors come to your home if you’re giving birth hahaha you’re not just by yourself don’t worry !!

@JimGames 3 года назад

lol oh ok.

@vydrakkzorxe 3 года назад

@@JimGames doctors is kinda vague, in a normal scenario it's usually 1 midwife assisting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwife

@gealifiedx.114 3 года назад

midwifes come to help give birth, my daughter was born home, no problem!, only had to rush to hospital to get sedatives to my wife, I still think it was a way to get rid of me being too anxious.

@spiritualanarchist8162 3 года назад

😅It's such a funny reaction...Giving birth at home ! ...That's crazy ! No mate, that normal. ;)

@2cvburton 3 года назад

My daughter is born at home here in the Netherlands. For most people it’s normal to have a home birth. And in case of compilations, the most of the bigger city’s have one or two hospitals and almost never further away than 15 to 20 minutes from you’re home.

@robvantriet2138 8 месяцев назад

About Euthanasia, I was present when my father decided, after his last girlfriend died, that going on with failing kidneys and other internal organs was no fun at all. He had to have the permission of 2 different doctors. When he was finally approved, he went under, still flirting with the good-looking female doctor and cracking jokes instead of living a few years longer in a hospital bed, unable to make his own decisions. He went with a large grin on his face, what more can you ask for.

@jdj8168 2 года назад

the random sand hills are really strange but i never thought about until this video lol. i used to go there as a kid and in the middle of a forest would be something that looked like a desert

@athosaegon 3 года назад

making prostitutian legal protects both the workers and the customers. if you make it illegal it will still happen underground but in a dangerous way that would also come with more criminality. this way it’s safer and women are protected well.

@TheFifthBanana01 3 года назад

Finally someone said it.

@46numanr 3 года назад

And prostitutes are registered as businesswoman (or man) and paying taxes. Also they have healthcare.

@shotyew1435 3 года назад

This is similar to what happened to the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s in America. When it was legal, you can control when bars open, the legal drinking age, the amount a person can drink. But when it’s illegal, all of that is thrown out the window

@GerritJanLutkehaus 3 года назад

I agree. But also in the Netherlands the political atmosphere is changing. Conservative parties never really liked this law. And also some liberal and progressive parties are changing their opinions on legal prostitution, and are calling for more strict laws.

@someonedifferent198 3 года назад

And when prostitutian is made illegal some where you see cases of rape and sexual assuel go up. And they lowed when it is made legal.

@knory123 2 года назад

*The full saying is: "Just act normal, that's already crazy enough" XD*

@diopaulussen9149 2 года назад

Doe normaal dan doe je al gek genoeg 😬

@kevinsantos8439 2 года назад

"doe normaal" (act normal) is kinda used like "what the-", when someone says something weird/funnny/surprising

@BrendonChase_2015 2 года назад

Dutchie here. No worries whatsoever abt the flooding thing. We know how to swim ;) Oh and of course the greatest part of your reaction is when you told ppl to check out Floor with Nightwish. Cheers from Amsterdam!

@Bduh2 6 месяцев назад

In the late 80's I took a visiting girl to Den Helder. Standing on the dijk, she saw the sea level on the left and the top of the homes to the right. The sea level was higher than the roof's top, which just blew her mind. Later that day she got her first view of a ship going over our heads as we went into a tunnel underneath the waterway. So many things just blew her mind but, throughout our adventures, she just kept saying: "It's just so dang flat!!" I think one of her top three things she just loved was when we went to see the tulip fields in bloom followed by the flower auction house. She loved flowers and never, ever had seen so many flowers. A year later we got married and I moved to The USA, about 20 years into our marriage we almost moved to The Netherlands but, alas, in the end, we decided to stay here.

@jornleppink7474 3 года назад

At 9:18 you where talking about the Efteling as our Disneyland but a fun fact is that Walt Disney came to the Efteling in 1951 and this is where he got many ideas for his park

@tiaxanderson9725 3 года назад

That is, unfortunately, not a fact. While Mr. Disney did visit the Netherlands, the Efteling wasn't on his itinerary nor did he ever mention it to anybody or write it down anywhere. Most historians, including the Efteling's own, agree he likely didn't visit the Efteling and wasn't inspired by it. Makes for a good story, though I guess we could just be happy that a lot of theme park aficionados find the Efteling "better than Disneyland"

@x8Xbrenwin1X8x 3 года назад

@@tiaxanderson9725 despite the fact there being no witnesses nor photographs of Walter visiting De Efteling, him and PR did confirm they took inspiration from European amusement parks and De Efteling. The claim of Walt visiting in 1951 is very bold to say the least as it was a nature park back then, the fairy tale forest only came about in 1952. It is true nonetheless that De Efteling predates Disneyland, and that Disneyland took inspiration from De Efteling amongst other parks.

@tiaxanderson9725 3 года назад

@@x8Xbrenwin1X8x Disney PR never said that though. It was an off-hand remark by an Efteling PR person that the Efteling itself later confirmed is not true. Efteling *was* consulted for Disney Paris to adapt it for Europeans, but not the original Disneyland

@x8Xbrenwin1X8x 3 года назад

@@tiaxanderson9725 maybe you should read my comment again, carefully.

@tiaxanderson9725 3 года назад

@@x8Xbrenwin1X8x I'm reading it, and considering the context of my comment, there are 2 important lines here. I cut out the unimportant parts so you're not distracted; "... [Walt Disney] and PR did confirm they took inspiration from ... De Efteling." "It is true nonetheless ... that Disneyland took inspiration from De Efteling ..." Both of these statements are false Full quotes; "despite the fact there being no witnesses nor photographs of Walter visiting De Efteling, him and PR did confirm they took inspiration from European amusement parks and De Efteling." "It is true nonetheless that De Efteling predates Disneyland, and that Disneyland took inspiration from De Efteling amongst other parks."

@gekooktebannaan55 3 года назад

I’ve got another fun fact: Most people put butter and chocolate sprinkles on their bread, but for some people like me we put penut butter in stead of butter on the bread. I think you can relate this as a peanut butter sandwich: it sounds weird at first, but it taste delicious😋

@NYX8Kon 3 года назад

Or peanut butter and chocolate paste 😋

@cshlover26 3 года назад

@@NYX8Kon hwat

@sohana360 2 года назад

Peanut Butter with sambal 😍

@yuriatsugi3696 2 года назад

@@sohana360 Omg yes and with cheese is also really good so like peanut butter, sambal and cheese. Its the best.

@Sjaak_b 2 года назад

that is just grose. i dont even use butter on my bread :D

@DaveJansenTPV Год назад

25:50 You made a mistake by assuming there aren't any nurses around when birthing in your own home, they actually come to your house and help with the delivery. Someone who would probably be called a midwife midwife in the US but helps with lots more things than just the delivery in the first two weeks after, like explaining how to care (feeding, bathing, cleaning) for your baby and helping with a plethora of household chores like groceries and doing laundry so mom can get her well deserved rest. All paid by the state/healthcare insurance.

@mariettehalsema2825 2 года назад

I live in the Netherlands and the star fortresses where important for the defence of Amsterdam Olso known as the stelling of Amsterdam

@timonheidema6837 3 года назад

So, I'll explain why the fortress towns are star-shaped. So, historically, these places were forts (evidently), most commonly known by the name "star forts". It has this particular star-shaped design, as it was the optimal design for defence. You could shoot your cannons in every direction, without hitting your own fort. Each point of the star was able to cover the dead angles of the others. In addition, by making it star-shaped, it was more likely to deflect cannonballs. If you shoot a cannonball directly at a wall of 90 degrees, the wall will take the full impact. But by making it star-shaped, the cannonballs would scrape past the wall, rather than impact in the wall, instead. This limited the points of attacks for the attackers, who could only effectively attack at the 90 degree walls, which were powerfully protected by the points by the star.

@EvilFookaire 3 года назад

In addition to what Timon already pointed out, these star-shaped forts were also designed with the idea of "managing" where the enemy could and couldn't go they ever got past the walls (while the walls would still be intact) - in a sense standardizing some tactics which allowed remaining defenders to essentially set up kill-zones inside the fort. Obviously this also involved some developments regarding infantry and other branches, but the star-shaped forts were where this all came together.

@ljmike1204 3 года назад

Yep they found old fortres walls in venlo while destroying an old army base and turns out venlo back in the day also was star shaped

@ConnieIsMijnNaam 3 года назад

Chocolate sprinkles on bread is my go-to breakfast. The sprinkles are called “hagelslag” and they are delicious. I use real butter to stick the sprinkles on the bread. Some people use margarine.

@shuenshuen 3 года назад

Roomboter > margarine

@Wasbever_14 3 года назад

Lekker, hagelslag

@koen3029 3 года назад

Peanut butter and sprinkles go really well together too!

@Mundu 3 года назад

@@koen3029 This! And for both breakfast and lunch too

@JustAnotherLittleHuman 2 года назад

6:41 as a Dutch person living in Amersfoort (the most central point of the Netherlands and just slightly above sea level) I have to admit that I occasionally think about how my city could've been "Amersfoort aan zee" aka "Amersfoort by the sea" if the dijken wouldn't have been there or would've broke. I also think it might be worth mentioning that it's actually very likely that Amersfoort aan zee will come to be eventually. If the sea level keeps rising, even our dijken and other water technology might not be enough to keep the Netherlands from flooding.

@niekkie555 2 года назад

Met het stijgende zeewater is het tegenwoordig meer Amersfoortse berg aan zee XD

@philsarkol6443 2 года назад

nice quick&quickwitted overvieuw of the Netherlands, many topics covered, show it to kids in the US, broaden their sense of the world.

@willemdijkstra6506 3 года назад

As someone living in a ‘danger zone’ I’ve obviously learned to live with the fact that you could be ‘swallowed by the ocean’. Although I personally have trust in the dijks. The thing I’m more concerned about is how global warming affects the sea level. This is the only real way the dijks are going to probably break because of and that’s always somewhere in the back of your mind.

@TheBloodycow 3 года назад

Thats why they had the climat meeting recently after Limburg was flooded. Sealevels WILL rise with an alarming rate and we WILL need to strenghten our Dijken within a very short time now.

@janfredrikdekuiper1373 3 года назад

@@TheBloodycow ik woon -6

@WessieG 2 года назад

When you have a "woonboot"😂

@amber9269 2 года назад

i mean i can swim its finneee

@mariadebake5483 2 года назад

I totally agree

@NataelKerkhoven 3 года назад

I live in the Netherlands. You just get the day off so that’s why we ‘celebrate’ Christian holidays. They mostly revolve around eating 😉. A few people go to church.

@blacktemplar9499 2 года назад

the star shaped towns and places are a thing left over from the warsin the 17th century, the 80 years war forts with that design were meant to stop the canons and gunpowder weapons from the time and to have overlapping fields of fire to defend the fort or town

@MossMediaUK 2 года назад

The sprinkles on toast is a real thing 😂 I seen it many times n it baffled me each and every time 😂

@RBRT02 3 года назад

Everyone here eats choco sprinkles on bread without feeling even a little bit childish. Yes, bread cuz noone eats toast more than once in a year.

@icantthinkofaname5101 3 года назад

Bro i am dutch and eat toast almost everyday.

@RBRT02 3 года назад

@@icantthinkofaname5101 you weird

@icantthinkofaname5101 3 года назад

@@RBRT02 im not its delicious if you dont like it doesnt mean nobody likes it.

@RBRT02 3 года назад

@@icantthinkofaname5101 oh I like it, its just not really a big thing in the Netherlands. In America you will see a toaster in every kitchen, but inthe Netherlands not.

@icantthinkofaname5101 3 года назад

@@RBRT02 i have a toaster that can maje grilled cheese lol.

@FencyFenz 2 года назад

When people are giving birth at home there is always (if the are there in time) a doctor/nurse there, there is also a maternity nurse for a few days/weeks so it's save.

@Henny1972nl 2 года назад

Yes, and people go to the hospital multiple times before to make an echo, so to see if al is fine, or else they will give birth in hospital anyways

@mennograafmans1595 2 года назад

Yeah, the "if they are on time" is indeed good to notice. Sometimes a birth does indeed happen fast enough that the nurse can't get to the house in time.

@Yinyara 2 года назад

And there is always a hospital nearby, most Dutch are in a hospital within half an hour drive.

@TBStijl 2 года назад

Hi, i have seen your video. I live in Almere (Flevoland) in The Netherlands. You where asking if we are scared the "Dijk" would break. The anser is no, i life here for 33 years already and never any situation to be scarry, we dont think about it. Bedankt voor de video! Groetjes van Nederland!

@Emrys695 2 года назад

Hehe, him: the Netherlands is gorgeous" Me: the netherlands is just our average country."

@roaldschaad9709 3 года назад

Dutch way to celebrate holidays: visiting family, friends. Eating en visiting amusement parks, large shops (like IKEA) and on New Year we light up a lot of fireworks. One time so much that the entire country was covered with a dense fog for 24u hrs.

@firefrost6252 3 года назад

Ik denk dat hij Sinterklaas bedoelde als de Nederlandse versie van kerst

@jochemarends2035 3 года назад

@@firefrost6252 kan

@evamarije 3 года назад

yeah i remember that. that was 2019 to 2020? right bc u couldnt see anything XD. u couldnt even see the fireworks lol

@pimvangool8139 3 года назад

The Dutch version of celebrating holidays is nog actually knowing what the religious meaning of the holiday is, but still 'celebrating' it so we can have a day off at work.

@thijsblokdijk322 3 года назад

Don't forget "kabitschieten" with new year!

@neeneejaja18 3 года назад

I’m also Dutch myself and for me when I was younger we had Christmas and Easter but it was more about the fun, and to be with family. For me it had nothing to do with Christian religion. I’ve never worried about the sea level either haha

@huisbaasbob9844 2 года назад

I'm Dutch myself and o hey I forgot to mention I'm Dutch myself and bytheway I should tell you that I'm Dutch myself also it's good to know that I'm Dutch. Knolselderie.

@Judge_Magister 2 года назад

Thats because Christmas and Easter got nothing to do with Christianity. They are old pagan feasts dressed up as Christian. Sinterklaas is Wodan/Odin.

@suzm5184 2 года назад

17:23 Chocolate sprinkles on toast is ✨ awesome✨

@bea7456 2 года назад

Fun-fact. :) Star shaped fortresses are designed to minimise non-visible areas along the fortress.

@WendyNyxi 3 года назад

Something that often surprises my foreign friends, is that we have basically 3 days of Christmas.. There's Christmas Eve, First and Second Christmas day and nowadays we unofficially also have Third Christmas day, because how else are we gonna visit everyone in the family 🤪 Also, carrots used to be purple until we decided we wanted them to be orange. Warm toast would melt the chocolate sprinkles (we also have fruit flavored sprinkles) so it's generally used on normal bread with butter. It's definitely not uncommon for people to have peanut butter and sprinkles sandwiches though! Also, don't forget that America was founded pretty late in comparison to European countries, so yes, we do have a lot of old builds left from all through the ages. The windmills still standing aren't used much anymore, but several are definitely still functioning. Some buildings have the stamp for historical landmarks and therefore must remain true to origin and functioning even after renovations are needed. That's how we (like probably many other countries) try to preserve history. Aaaaaand if you ever get the chance, come visit the Efteling, as it was the inspiration for a lot of the Disney parks and rides, you're welcome 😜

@daanbusch6255 3 года назад

I live in The Hague and we are never worried that the dijk breaks. We have been battling the sea for over 300 years. So we have a lot knowledge.

@chesternimitz8357 3 года назад

yeess michiel de ruyter was een legende

@dutchthespitfire3204 3 года назад

@@sys-administrator The aint scared of the water, the water is scared of us

@Akira-th7xe 3 года назад

The baby born in you're house I don't think that's right. I know no one that has done that here

@dutchthespitfire3204 3 года назад

@@sys-administrator that was the rain

@deltathedragon6223 3 года назад

@@Akira-th7xe it is, it happens but usually someone with medical knowledge is with them

@patrickhendrikskingston9303 9 месяцев назад

I live about a mile from a dyke that keeps us from flooding and about 5 metres below sea-level, but never have been a moment scared of flooding..

@marvelous_wifeyy 2 года назад

It means a lot that u enjoy it 💖💖 and it’s not hard bread what u call toast it’s just soft bread most of the time 😂 we see toast as hard bread

@Khaleesi1985 2 года назад

We have a saying “God made the world, but the Dutch made The Netherlands”. Oh and with the food.. I missed ‘oliebollen’ mostly we eat those 2 days a year.. December 31st (day of baking them) and January 1st (eating the leftovers). In my childhood we eat it as breakfast, lunch and dinner.. good old times 😋😋

@nielsroerdink7063 2 года назад

That saying is so fun to tell people when they ask about the Netherlands

@edwinzeedijk5867 2 года назад

......wat dacht je van de patat met ;)

@joepvankreij6191 2 года назад

@@edwinzeedijk5867 ik denk dat je bedoelde frietje met

@sofiareijnierse7043 2 года назад

@@edwinzeedijk5867 ey 't is frietjes

@dikkiedik9463 10 месяцев назад

That saying is not ours (Dutch), it actually Portugese, which is better because who says that about themselves, that would be pretty arrogant and goes against our 'Doe normaal (Act normal) proverb.

@CoenBijpost 2 года назад

What surprises me is that they didn’t stress how absolutely abysmally small the Netherlands actually is. Americans would probably think of the entire Netherlands as a large-ish city when it comes to square kilometres (or miles, probably).

@weeardguy 2 года назад

Well, I think they do so ;) I've even had tourists from London having some trouble grasping they were not in Amsterdam anymore after a 30 minute busride from Amsterdam, which usually only gets you to a different part of London...

@jonathanodude6660 2 года назад

@@weeardguy even in australia, for example perth, you cannot leave the city driving for only 30 minutes in any direction at 100 km/h.

@020matrix 2 года назад

I don't think USA citys are 187 miles long and 125 miles wide ? But maybe i am wrong....

@HDrobveelben 2 года назад

@@020matrix The netherlands would fit twice in the the greater los angeles area...

@daphneuden 2 года назад

@@HDrobveelben thats such a weird fact to think about as a Dutchie wow

@gamingmetnoel1900 2 года назад

The reason Star-shaped fortresses are star-shaped is because it's easier to defend them. If you were to, for example, be an enemy and manage to reach the wall then archers on the "spikes" would be able to shoot at you, while this would be difficult with a normal wall.

@katarinavomdach 6 месяцев назад

In the Netherlands and most of Europe "Home birth" does NOT mean "unsupervised birth". It just means they give birth at home, accompanied by a trained and usually highly skilled midwife. The midwife usually already has accompanied a long part of the pregnancy and will also be responsible for the first few weeks after care of the mother and the new born.. aside from the regular doctor visits.

@aaronvanheumen 3 года назад

I hoped they would say something about the VOC, its estimated worth in current money is about 4 trillion euro's and that makes the VOC the most wealthiest company ever.

@Patak_1jz 3 года назад

don't forget slavery then..

@aaronvanheumen 3 года назад

@@Patak_1jz I know, but i wasn't talking about that part

@IsaCity 3 года назад

@@aaronvanheumen most of the profit is from slavery, all though also a fair part from trading spices

@aaronvanheumen 3 года назад

@@IsaCity That is true but many other countries did slavery too and we cant undo things from.the past

@jobfranschman8436 3 года назад

@@IsaCity The WIC was the slave company. VOC was less in slaves. The VOC was in Asia. WIC in Americas.

@keessturm2804 3 года назад

I live in the South of the Netherlands, my house is far below sea level, and no I am never afraid. Our see borders are very well engineered, maintained, and most important constantly adapted to newest standards. It costs money but living in the delta of Europe greatest rivers has been very profitable, and made us one of the most prosperous countries in the world.

@alicebouman2497 3 года назад

So you don't live in the area that was flooded recently because of some heavy rain huh ? 🤔

@keessturm2804 3 года назад

@@alicebouman2497 no, that was in the south-east, and has nothing to do with living below sea level. I live in the south-west near the sea

@Nienke131 3 года назад

@@alicebouman2497 that part of the country is actually nót below sealevel :p. And unlike the countries surrounding us, we didn’t have any human casualties. Just a few flooded basements.

@supersonic4863 3 года назад

@@keessturm2804 zeeland?

@supersonic4863 3 года назад

@@Nienke131 wet socks

@TijeFR02 2 года назад

Dijks are not only on the outside of the country, they are also surrounding every big river and canal we have.

@akila527 2 года назад

I am personally not religious, as all of my friends, and the way we celebrate Easter is that ‘the Easter bunny’ hides chocolate eggs in the garden or house for the kids to find and there’s just a lot of chocolate and candy involved around these days. We don’t go to church (at least I don’t know anyone who does), we just celebrate the start of spring as spring kind of stands for new life because animals often get born in spring.

@alexanderprivate7233 3 года назад

Most Christian holidays are now concerned as "free days" most people don't know the reasons for the holiday. We got Saint Nicholas for gifts and Christmas and Easter are usually celebrated by eating with family

@avdiesen 3 года назад

Don’t forget about the easter bunny and looking for chocolate eggs for the kids. I know a lot about my country because I think thats important and I like educating my kids about there country. But have no clue where the chocolate eggs tradition comes from 😁

@bartvink976 3 года назад

@@avdiesen looking for eggs is more american than dutch :)

@avdiesen 3 года назад

@@bartvink976 it always had been a tradition in our house, but could have been adapted frum the us over 40 years ago offcours. But I still don’t know why the eggs are being hidden

@rredv 3 года назад

@@avdiesen I'm pretty sure they all look for real eggs, boiled and dyed. I know my family always did, and so did everyone else I grew up with. We would get a plate full of chocolate as well though.

@avdiesen 3 года назад

@@rredv we did as well, but I think it changed later on and they would hide chocolate eggs. We still dye boiled eggs as well

@autumn_nights392 2 года назад

We don’t really worry about our areas being flooded, we just have faith in the technology and we constantly keep an eye out for the situation on sea. We close the so called “stormvloedkering” if the sea gets a little wild to protect our country even more! And we’re constantly researching things to make sure everything still works to keep us safe :)

@tardvandecluntproductions1278 2 года назад

That and it being written in law that whatever experts say what has to be done, to be safe. Has to be financed and done by parliament. No parties blocking stuff and making political fights over it.

@dimitri877 Год назад

After the North Sea flood of 1953 (Watersnoodramp), the Dutch said; 'Let there be Dry'.. ..and now dry is as common as the other holy word, let there be light.. 😁 A lot of Holland is 'built on poles', as in construction piles, 10 meters and up (32ft+). But yes, still some roads are prone to deforming over time due to 'floating' land.

@waikatowizard1267 2 года назад

Just stumbled onto your video, figured I'd add my own personal touch to the Phillips part. My great Opa (great grandfather) was a foreman inside the Phillips factory in Eindhoven. This was back when the radio sets etc were built with alot of wood (Family have been carpenters for literal hundreds of years). His son, My Opa, decided after working under his Dad for a few weeks, that he would rather not. Opa helped rebuilding after the war, and travelled alot as well. Sadly he died when before I got to know him (I live in New Zealand, my parents emigrated in the 1980s), but the stories of Opa's sense of humour and all his adventures mean alot to me.

@JimGames 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing

@Elf-jw4xi 3 года назад

21:48 no child really believes in santa claus and the easter bunny, and it is exclusively about the orgin of the holiday, the birth of Jezus for christmas and the death and reïncarnation for easter. They do however believe in Sinterklaas, an old guy who lives in spain and celebrates his birthday on the 5th of december. For his birthday he comes back to the Netherlands and gives children presents.

@bellhamel901 2 года назад

@@doctorthee He was Turkish though, he was the bishop of Mira.

@rv992 2 года назад

I’m pretty sure a lot of kids really believe in santa claus. Easter bunny not so much.

@rdb4996 3 года назад

I grew up above Amsterdam, near the coast. Flooding was never a concern for us. The polders have very strong pumping stations and we have a lot of water ways and drainage systems to deal with heavy rain. Funnily enough, where I live now, in the middle of the Netherlands - expected not to flood - there is a bigger chance of flooding due to the nearby river 🤷‍♀️

@Maussiegamer 3 года назад

my condolences

@Kalkazaar 2 года назад

im glad there's euthinasia, a lot. I've seen it many times as a nurse, and really its a relief for everybody if someone can die with honer, no pain and being able to say goodbye. It's a process with doctors (3 in total) to asses the situation, but really i would want it if i was suffering. Waiting on death can be very hard and painful, for the patients and family.

@petrableeker2385 2 года назад

hi let me explain our holidays to you: we have 3 major holidays easter, christmas and an unknown holiday among Americans (and probably the rest of the world) Sinterklaas and we also have carnival in the south of the Netherlands. christmas: first we have a big christmas meal then most catholics go to church on christmas eve with family and go home around 10pm at midnight Santa Claus comes to put presents under the Christmas tree. easter: we often have an Easter breakfast and then (again) most Catholics go to church then the Easter bunny has visited and the small children can look for the hidden eggs then there is an Easter lunch. Sinterklaas: Sinterklaas is something especially for small children. a month in advance, Sinterklaas arrives with the parcel boat and the Sinterklaas party has actually already started because children are allowed to put their shoes in front of the fireplace about twice a week, then they sing Sinterklaas songs and the next morning looks or sweets such as meringues of chocolate coins or gingerbread cookies or there is a small present in it on december 5th, sinterklaas's birthday is celebrated and then children get some bigger gifts for the rest we also have holidays such as Halloween, Pentecost, commemoration of death, liberation day and carnival

@Defhrone 3 года назад

"could you imagine living in this [flooded map] area?" Yeah, I live aproximately 10 feet below sealevel. If a walk up the nearest 'dijk' (which also surround most rivers etc) I can see clearly how the water on the one side is higher than the land on the other side. Am I afraid? No, I litterally don't know any better then that it has always been like this in my lifetime. Carrots come in all sorts of colours, but it you would also someone in ancient rome what colour a carrot was, they'd say purple

@jessebohmer8979 3 года назад

Fun fact: a lot of those old windmills are now used to generate electricity

@hoelbraknofear4671 2 года назад

Euthanasia is controlled by professionals, my great-grandmother passed away by it. She couldn't see anymore, she was in pain, all joy she had was when she got to see the family, all the other times she was just lonely and in pain. Having the euthanization planned, we could all say goodbye to her, she could have her last laughs, was making jokes about the funeral planned next week. It was weird, but beautiful in a way. She got to enjoy the hell out of her last week here, she died happy, surrounded by family.

@lunaraurora8308 2 года назад

I live right on the edge of the major flooding. The first day or 2 of the water rushing in, I’d be fine on the second floor of the house, and the water would later recede enough but still be right at my doorstep