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Mr. Beat compares and contrasts two of The Low Countries, but they can get high, and they're both amazing places. You know what it is. You know that I'm talking about the Netherlands and Belgium, right?
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Belgium and the Netherlands
Or formally the Kingdom of Belgium and informally Holland
Two, small-ish bordering countries in Western Europe found, along with Luxembourg, in between France and Germany. They’re Low Countries.
Both are along the North Sea, historically at the so-called “crossroads of Europe,” and both do have a lot in common as you might expect, but Europe being Europe, there are lots of differences you maybe wouldn’t expect.
Oh before we move forward, I should say that, at least in the English speaking world, we call folks native to the Netherlands “The Dutch.” Now THEY often call themselves Nederlanders. But yeah most of the Flanders region of northern Belgium also speaks Dutch, and this region in particular has much more in common with the Netherlands.
Belgium actually has three official languages. Dutch, French, and German. In Belgium’s capital, Brussels, they speak both Dutch and French, and most Belgians can speak both Dutch and French to varying degrees. Oh, and if you’re watching this video right now from the Netherlands, you can likely understand me, as nearly everyone there can speak English, while that’s less likely if you are watching from Belgium, as less than half of Belgians can speak English.
Before we move forward any more, I suppose I ought to bring up the elephant in the room. No, not literally that elephant in that room. It’s a metaphorical idiom, goodness. Ok, so a really important thing I should have brought up already is that Belgium used to be part of the Netherlands.

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@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Which is better? Belgium or the Netherlands? What two countries should I compare next? Also, two reminders here.... 1. Don't forget to check out History with Hilbert's video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T5FekxDNmwc.html 2. If you're in the market for a new mattress, supporting Birch helps my channel. Visit birchliving.com/mrbeat to get $400 off your Birch mattress plus two free pillows!

@Josh-mg7lp 2 года назад

I would like make a compared Omaha and Lincoln from Nebraska #geography #omaha #lincoln

@thefriedchickenbucket 2 года назад

Zambia and zimbabwe must be compared

@Josh-mg7lp 2 года назад

I would like make a compared Omaha and Lincoln from Nebraska #geography #omaha #lincoln

@kevindoyle5696 2 года назад

compare france and germany :)

@thefriedchickenbucket 2 года назад

@@NotPeachy_Prince He did Tornoto and Montreal

@NotJustBikes 2 года назад

1:36 "While nearly everyone in the Netherlands speaks Dutch." He was too kind to say the truth, which is: "Everyone in the Netherlands speaks Dutch, except for English and American expats." 😂 (Natuurlijk spreek ik Nederlands omdat ik een immigrant ben, geen expat)

@sm3675 2 года назад

I love your channel.

@MegaUMU 2 года назад

Who is this Dutch speaking Canadian that can speak Dutch? He surely doesnt know the dutch love their bikes?

@coltonreed4488 2 года назад

When I lived there, I would try to practice my Dutch, but the second they heard my accent they would switch to English. They’re just too efficient sometimes..

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Yay, you saw this! I'm a big fan of your channel, and your videos definitely influenced me to make this video. Oh, and I somehow forget to mention Belgium roads, but at least Hilbert took care of that for me. 😄

@loworochi 2 года назад

I’ve been watching since March 2020 (was still small) keep up the great work :)

@im0rtalpunk 2 года назад

Watching from Belgium, as a Belgian. Most Flemings are able to speak English, Francophones much less but I'd say more than half of the Belgians can speak English on a conversational level. We rank 6th in the world and would be 2nd I believe if it were not for the Francophones, I met exactly one Fleming who was not able to speak a moderate amount of English in my life.

@Snowshowslow 2 года назад

Yes, I had great doubts about that claim too. Thanks for the confirmation that this is not true :)

@donbrabo 2 года назад

As a Dutchie I am going to have to agree with this, all Flemish people speak English very well.

@mr_exia 2 года назад

The educational level is better in Flanders. I am Walloon but I work for a Flemish company and each time I am amazed to see that even the delivery mens are relatively good in French. But that' not only that. Quite often, people who speak a language with a large audience like French or Spanish are not very good at English, all of their products are written in their language in stores, movies are in their language in theaters etc. .. The Americans and the English for that matter are very bad at languages other than their own, and it makes sense, their language is absolutely everywhere, they should never make this effort to translate anything.

@remi1239 2 года назад

it is not "fleming" but "flemish"

@im0rtalpunk 2 года назад

@@remi1239 Fleming is Vlaming, Flemish is Vlaams.

@historywithhilbert146 2 года назад

A pleasure working together with you on this one Mr Beat - let's link up and do another again soon - maybe over some Belgian waffles or Dutch pancakes eh ;)

@elicarlson7682 2 года назад

I propose Limburgish nonnevotten.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I was gonna say, I'll be in Europe hopefully next year. Sounds good to me!

@osberswgaming 2 года назад

Guten Tag

@elicarlson7682 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat 😳😳 sussy baka

@joshuataylor3550 2 года назад

Lay off the carbs you two.

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

Belgium’s a lot like the Netherlands, except Frencher. Belgium’s also a lot like France except Dutcher It’s also Germaner than either of those countries as well

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I laughed out loud at "Frencher," "Dutcher," and especially "Germaner."

@thunderbird1921 2 года назад

I sometimes wonder if Belgium really should be considered one country. They have three areas that speak entirely different languages, at least 2 or even 3 distinct cultures, and each has their own set of political parties. To me, it honestly feels like a union of 2-3 microstates under one crown (though even less united than Britain, since at least the British technically share a language, even if Wales has its own as well). Belgium truly is one of the most bizarre countries on earth.

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

@@thunderbird1921 It’s been a “marriage of convenience” country for quite some time All of Belgium’s Flemish, Walloon, and German people quarrel but are happier together than they would be as part of the Netherlands, France, or Germany

@DenUitvreter 2 года назад

It's still more catholic, culturally. That's a big difference in look at life that runs through everything. From architecture to food to degree of organization and the way people behave.

@johanwittens7712 2 года назад

@@thunderbird1921 you're a bit wrong though. We do speak 3 distinct languages, but we most definitely do not have distinct cultures. For centuries flanders and Wallonia, and the Netherlands and even Luxemburg were a loose coalition of city states that traded together, and were part of the same or different kingdoms through mostly feudal systems of vassalage, marriage, religious links and such. For example the Flemish city of Mechelen was part of the principality of Liège in most of the Burgundian and Austrian/Hapsburg times even though now Mechelen is considered very much Flemish and Liège very much walloon. And there were plenty of these complex feudal relationships between the different provinces of the low countries for centuries. And even now today, our ''cultures'' do not differ that much at all. In fact ask most Frenchmen and they'll say Walloons are more Belgian than french, and ask a dutch man and most will say Flemish are more Belgian than Dutch. "Simple" things like Flemish enjoy a much more "Burgundian lifestyle" than the dutch, just like the Walloons do, and Walloons enjoy more of a beer culture than the French wine culture, just like the Flemish (just to name some somewhat stereotypical, but true examples). We have much more in common than that divides us, even though a lot of Belgians seem to have forgotten that in the last few decades. Which is probably why we've stuck together in a complex federal political union, instead of separating and becoming Independent states, or even re-annexing with either the Netherlands or France. Flanders and Wallonia have been together through the centuries, and even now have much more in common with each other than with our respective neighbours France and the Netherlands except the language. And even there both the Flemish and walloon have their own distinct dialects of both Dutch and French.

@dennisengelen2517 2 года назад

As to anyone interested why carrots are orange: In the 17th century, Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange - who led the the struggle for Dutch independence - and the color stuck. A thousand years of yellow, white and purple carrot history was wiped out in a generation. So basically, the Dutch are still conquering every corner of the world with their orange carrots.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Well put and thanks!

@Jan-ss9tm 2 года назад

ah, learned something today, cool

@walterhenderson2155 2 года назад

The netherlands is my favorite country by far.

@yarneserneels6736 10 месяцев назад

Wrong, Wild carrots started off as either white or pale yellow, but changed to purple and yellow when people first domesticated the vegetable almost 5,000 years ago in the Persian Plateau area, according to a 2011 report that Stolarczyk co-authored. These domesticated carrots were later split into two main classes: the Asiatic group, which was cultivated around the Himalayas, and the Western group, which grew largely in the Middle East and Turkey. Yellow carrots in the Western group probably mutated into more orange hues, which farmers then selectively planted.

@marcusfranconium3392 2 года назад

First video that actualy shows how deeply routed the benelux region is in european history

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Well glad to hear it!

@bluedevil3765 2 года назад

What I like about my country, as a Belgian: - Amazing food (moules frites, beef stew, waffles, chocolate, beer, etc.) - some really charming cities like Ghent, Bruges and Dinant - a very rich history and culture - an open and free society - a very good social security system What I dislike about my country: - a complete lack of patriotism. There is some Flemish nationalism in the north, but it's mostly based on animosity towards strangers and French-speaking Belgians, not really on love for the country. National monuments are hardly maintained and national heroes are all but forgotten. Nobody even knows the founding fathers of our country. - urban planning is a disaster. Due to linear settlement there is almost no countryside left in Flanders. Walloon cities are mostly depressing and unkempt. Since having an apartment at the coast is a status symbol, almost the entire little coastline we have is crammed with apartment blocks making it one of the ugliest places in Western Europe. - our overly complicated state structure

@kimashitawa8113 2 года назад

The Netherlands is the same when it comes to the complete lack of patriotism unfortunately, everytime you hear the same "ach we zijn zo'n klein, onbelangrijk kikkerlandje" and otherwise they are just really annoying about it (hurr durr GEKOLONISEERD) and a lot of the immigrants here also talk very lowly of us which influences the locals.

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

Oostend is ugly in your opinion? I always thought the beachfront promenade looked quite nice Also I’m guessing most Belgian patriotism appears during the World Cup haha

@bluedevil3765 2 года назад

@@coyotelong4349 I like the promenade but unfortunately it's one of the only things that remains from the time when Ostend was internationally reknown as "la reine des plages". Have you seen pictures of what Ostend used to look like in the early 20th century? The Royal Palace Hotel, the former casino, Hippodrome Wellington, etc. Most of these buildings were destroyed during the war, but still the ugly architecture that replaced it saddens me.

@flitsertheo 2 года назад

@@coyotelong4349 The only really different looking seaside resort though is De Haan, because of local building restrictions.

@bastiaan4129 2 года назад

I still have nightmares about Zeebrugge.

@Drag0nfoxx 2 года назад

"Left-leaning" only from a very American point of view. The Netherlands have not had a truly left-wing government since the 70s.

@MegaUMU 2 года назад

Yeah, the current leading party (liberals) which is right by our standards is (right-winged)but is considered centrist, with a touch of right stuff in the US

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Good point

@avian972 2 года назад

1. most of his audience (and himself) is American so I understand why he would see it from that view 2. the government of a country does not always accurately reflect the country in general as democracy is more than just who you agree with the most 3. it probably would be worth mentioning what pov he is saying subjective opinions from, so i agree with you on that

@2009heyhow 2 года назад

Yeah, it's kinda funny how that works. I'm a Dutch right wing voter, but if i for example move to the US that might all change. Probably because i'm used to the more social healthcare system that we have around here. Which right wing Republicans in the US don't seem to be a big fan of.

@russbear31 2 года назад

I think that's one of the biggest misunderstandings about the Netherlands. It's not really a left-leaning country. It's one of the few countries in the world that practices a grown-up version of libertarianism. (The American version of libertarianism is infantile, by the way, and doesn't compare.)

@EliasBac 2 года назад

When you grow up in an actual bilingual environment, learning a third language gets way easier than when you grow up only speaking one. Especially learning english when you speak both a Germanic and Roman Language already (Dutch and French)

@noodle646 Год назад

English is a Germanic language btw

@redox_lp 2 года назад

How dare you forgot to tell about the in Belgium invented "French-" Fries 😂

@guyvandurme7228 2 года назад

Obviously because most Americans know France and not Belgium !

@ericdane7769 Год назад

@@guyvandurme7228 Also, fries are from Friesland, which is in The Netherlands 😉

@seandawson5899 2 года назад

I would love to see you compare education systems in different countries. It would be cool to know what other kids around the world learned and compare it to what I learned at that grade.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I have had this planned for a while actually. You've just inspired me to prioritize it. :)

@seandawson5899 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat thanks Mr. Beat!

@brkh96 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat can't wait for such a video!

@alexavermeulen8847 2 года назад

thats a pretty complex issue considering belgium has 3 different standards of education, every language group government is authorized to make decisions about education for their language group so thats different standards for flanders, wallonia and the small german speaking part of wallonia with both french and flemish in brussels

@maxleyen2292 2 года назад

Fun fact regarding that topic. You might want to keep an eye out on the Netherlands😁

@silkelemmens9068 2 года назад

I am from Belgium (Flanders). I think most people here can speak english really well. It's the older generation that has a little mre difficulties with English but I think I can say that all young adults can speak English or at least understand it even better than they can speak French or German

@francoisdaureville323 2 года назад

Speaking english isnt impressive is a very easy language to learn gramatically And dutch people seem to prefer english than their own native language how sad

@jazzcatjohn Год назад

@@francoisdaureville323 And yet your grammar is horrendous. If you're going to talk trash, make sure you don't make a fool of yourself in the process.

@francoisdaureville323 Год назад

@@jazzcatjohn who cares??? The language is still easy and most of its vocabulary is just french words inserted in it as a french person i literaly see french everywhere in it

@jazzcatjohn Год назад

@@francoisdaureville323 What does that have to do with anything? Language isn't a competition.

@peterhaag5225 2 года назад

I love the story of my grandparents walking into a coffee shop in Amsterdam and fairly quickly being directed to the right kind. My grandmother remarked they were very nice people

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I believe it!

@davidwelboren6480 2 года назад

Great video, just earned yourself a subscription from the Netherlands. Hearing an American talk about our two countries makes me realize how much we have in common. So all the love to our southern neighbours from Holland. Now I am going to watch Hilbert's video, because after all this "feel-good emotion" I want to know why those southern traitors decided to leave our glorious union ;)

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

This an honor. Thank you so much! And yeah I try to keep it positive here. Now Hilbert, on the other hand, immediately calls Belgium a speed bump in his video. 😄

@Thatguyy100 2 года назад

We left becausse of the cheese. To much is to much.

@Raspberries9372 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat still looking for anyone who asked

@Rumer1963 2 года назад

We were sick of the blinding orange everywhere, that is why. Oh, and being treated as second class citizens did not help your case, that too.

@phoenixflamegames1 2 года назад

I mean it makes sense, we used to be the same country after all.

@dragracer567 2 года назад

Thanks for the great video. I actually studied in Ghent, Belgium. One of the nicest and most historic cities in Europe!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

That's awesome, and thanks 😊

@guyvandurme7228 2 года назад

ENJOY ! That city is one of the greatest in Belgium ! But do not forget to visit other belgian cities, you will learn so much about European history !

@avian972 2 года назад

I would love to see something different in the compare series, first thing that comes to mind could be rivers such as the rhine vs danube or Mississippi vs st Laurence

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

🤯 YAS

@pmamidipudi237 2 года назад

I agree. How about comparing the rivers Yangtze and Ganges? Or the Nile and the Amazon?

@buddy_mc137 2 года назад

AVIAN! Omg this is small world stuff!

@avian972 2 года назад

@@buddy_mc137 woah! yeah that’s odd

@cobracommander8133 2 года назад

I second the Rhine and Danube comparisons

@Thatguyy100 2 года назад

Thanks for comparing our nations! Even though we kinda laugh at eachother's accents and culture, we wouldn't wanna do it with anybody else. The Netherlands and Belgium have been great friends and I hope it will stay that way for many more centuries to come. Groetjes van België! Greetings from Belgium!

@maxleyen2292 2 года назад

Precies!

@loenk2651 2 года назад

Groetjes van Nederland.

@willvangaal8412 2 года назад

Juist gesproken Maxime , zo is het maar net gr.

@Random_brabants_dutch_gal 8 месяцев назад

That’s what you say, Nederland on top🔛🔝🗣️🗣️🗣️ /j we love yall too

@thelegoyoda6065 2 года назад

Every time you make a video, it’s the highlight of my day!

@abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад

Hello Mr. President! James K. Polk is my 7th favorite president!

@thelegoyoda6065 2 года назад

@@abrahamlincoln937 That’s great! Lincoln is my third favorite president

@abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад

@@thelegoyoda6065 Which presidents do you think were better than Lincoln?

@thelegoyoda6065 2 года назад

@@abrahamlincoln937 Washington and FDR

@abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад

@@thelegoyoda6065 Lincoln is my favorite president. Washington is my 2nd favorite president. FDR is my 3rd favorite president.

@petitthom2886 2 года назад

Fun fact : During its territorial expansion during the first Republic and the first Empire, France had departments in Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy and had direct borders with Denmark and the Ottoman Empire

@guyvandurme7228 2 года назад

But do not forget that the French were even defeated by a Swiss army ! Not something I would be proud of !

@n.semivivus9272 2 года назад

As a Belgian citizen that worked for a Dutch company and spent a fair share of my time in the Netherlands I can say we have more in common than that which separates us. That said: Footbal and Beer (note the capital on both ;) ) are grounds for almost war-like discussions. That and the usage of peanut sauce on fries (seriously ;) )

@guyvandurme7228 2 года назад

Dutch people can be weird sometimes, but belgian ones too so...

@mikefreyr Год назад

Patatje oorlog, of is het een Frietje ? :P

@malagaestatesandluxuryhome8684 2 года назад

As a Dutch national living in Spain I have always considered Belgium a fantastic neighbour country.

@adrianos7334 2 года назад

As a Greek, I admire the friendship you both have.

@sebastiendeschamps3135 2 года назад

"A Dutch national living in Spain" That's very Habsburg of you

@Random_brabants_dutch_gal 8 месяцев назад

Average L spaniard traitor opinion /j

@Crayven95 2 года назад

My dads side is from the Netherlands. I live in Iowa, and there’s a big Dutch community near me that does tulip times every year.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

You are talking about Pella, right? One of my Patreon supporters lives there.

@Crayven95 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat I am 😊

@-gemberkoekje-5547 2 года назад

I heared of that!

@katriinasorsa527 2 года назад

Thank you for the interesting lesson. Could you compare Sweden and Finland? 😄

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

How about Sweden and Norway instead?

@whyamihere832 2 года назад

That would be fun

@katriinasorsa527 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat I am from Finland, so I prefer Finland🤩

@whyamihere832 2 года назад

@@katriinasorsa527 But do you like Norway too?

@katriinasorsa527 2 года назад

@@whyamihere832 Of course. Norway is fine too.

@thathistorydude9566 2 года назад

I feel like Luxembourg should have been included for a 3 way comparison

@obsidian501 2 года назад

we (belgium) have really nothing similar to luxembourg (except our provence :p ) you should compare luxembourg to germany

@gabykoynkuli5704 2 года назад

@@obsidian501 it’s so true

@guyvandurme7228 2 года назад

@@obsidian501 TRUE !

@sharkronical 2 года назад

"Between France and Germany" is the most perfect description of the low countries.

@Tsuma_Vento Год назад

How? We are better than both those countries.

@AhmedBayoumy1 2 года назад

I came across this video by chance. Man, your RU-vid work is AWESOME!

@Trequavion 2 года назад

Me having gone to both countries, personally these are the 2 best countries i’ve visited. The people are so nice, the food is great. Everything you could want.

@flitsertheo 2 года назад

"The food is great" should refer to Belgium only. The food in the Netherlands is rather uninspired, the result of hundreds of years of Dutch Calvinism, a religion which considers enjoying yourself - including eating - a sin.

@SemmieWNT 2 года назад

@@flitsertheo It's not like this is still the life style of most Dutch people. But I have to agree that the food is not that special

@hunchbackaudio 2 года назад

@@flitsertheo You clearly never visited a Dutch snackbar.

@flitsertheo 2 года назад

@@hunchbackaudio Fastfood is the same everywhere, usually unhealthy.

@hunchbackaudio 2 года назад

@@flitsertheo In the Dutch snackbar is much more variety in food and snacks, so I’m not sure where the “uninspired “ comes from. If you want to eat healthy start cooking at home.

@milandewitte6576 2 года назад

Very fun to see my own country coming up in this series! I am a big fan off this channel from the Netherlands. Thank you for making this😃

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Yay, represent! Hopefully I didn't disappoint. 🙂

@avian972 2 года назад

De Witte is one of the most dutch names ive ever heard

@milandewitte6576 2 года назад

@@avian972 Haha yes that's true

@abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад

Hello Mr. Beat! I get excited when you release a new video on Friday!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Yay, always glad to see President Lincoln here in the comment section. :)

@abrahamlincoln937 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat Thank you very much, Mr. Beat!

@a4ron213 2 года назад

Great ideas for comparison: -Arkansas and Missouri -Beijing and Shanghai - Portland Oregon and Portland Maine - Vegas and Atlantic City(casinos) - Scotland and Wales

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Great suggestions! Beijing and Shanghai is coming in December. :)

@seandawson5899 2 года назад

You better talk about how the roads in my homestate in Missouri are way better kept than Arkansas. I live right on the border and my tires hate me when we're going into Arkansas

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

Vegas and Macau, that would be fun

@Iroh12345 2 года назад

As a recent Dutch subscriber, I am thrilled to see you talk about my country!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

This is amazing. Hope I didn't disappoint!

@Iroh12345 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat You didn't, it was a great video!

@raysella 2 года назад

Hey Mr. Beat! just wanted to let u know i love ur vids!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Thank you!

@whyamihere832 2 года назад

Hey Mr Beat! Your Channel is awesome! The videos I love the most is your Comparing Videos! I really like you a lot! ❤❤❤❤❤

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Thanks so much, and I hope to make many more in 2022!

@scygnius 2 года назад

I admire all the other channel shoutouts. Been a long-time fan of you, Mr. Beat!

@harshul9530 2 года назад

It's been so long since these videos, I love them, totally forgot about your channel

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Welcome back! And more Compared videos to come in the coming months. :D

@Vlaams_Monarchist1302 2 года назад

Hey mr beat great video greetings from Belgium

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Hello there!

@chrisv64 2 года назад

The highest wealth inequality thing has recently been disproved by a lot of economists, the one video they say this in has been debunked several times by now...

@niccolorichter1488 2 года назад

source ?

@Rockstone1969 2 года назад

@@niccolorichter1488 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tW_kw6OPXc0.html

@DarthOpinion Год назад

i don’t know if it’s the highest. But it is still quite big.

@DylanPattyn 2 года назад

Great video Matt, learned a lot in this particular video but I always pick up something in each :)

@dodgermartin4895 Год назад

Cool. I'm an American who lived in Belgium for 3 yrs, in Northern Wallonia, and I learned French there (I had to). And I lived close to Flanders, and I never met a Flemish person who was not a fluent English speaker, and the same is true in the NL, and all throughout Scandinavia.

@ingridkersjes230 2 года назад

Belgium actualy did a lot in WW1. It were belgian troops that flooded the iron river and then dug the first trenched, this all to keep the germans on the belgian side of the river for long enouf to give the french army a chance to mobelise, whitch worked

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

They certainly did!

@665hp 2 года назад

Here before Not Just Bikes complains about how bad the roads in Belgium are

@shannonbeat 2 года назад

Well they should compare them to the roads here in Kansas.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Surprisingly he commented and kept it nice. :)

@flitsertheo 2 года назад

We have to blame the Dutch tourists for that. Each summer hordes of them pass through Belgium on their way to the South, their cars and caravans (over)loaded with the full contents of a Dutch supermarket. They cause more damage to the road surface than a company of Leopard tanks.

@thijsvanderlinden2209 2 года назад

@@flitsertheo actually, its because Belgium has a huge road network and low fuel taxes, in the netherlands fuel is really expensive, and even tho millions of germans pass through, the roads still arent shit

@koenbraaksma5985 10 месяцев назад

Hahaha, love your videos! They teach me a lot of stuff I usually find boring. You have new fan sir!

@2010tatanka 2 года назад

Thanks a lot Mr Beat ! Love the Channel and your sense of humour. Love from Brasil !

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Well thank YOU Bruno

@danganmachin8349 2 года назад

Hey, it's nice to see we belgians aren't forgotten. Thanks for the video !

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@Alexander-987 2 года назад

You should do a 3 way comparison for 1. Poland, Slovakia and Czechia 2. Norway, Sweden and Denmark 3. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia 4. El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras

@Alexander-987 2 года назад

@@quelquun7786 I was just thinking because the classic Scandinavian trio is Norway Sweden and Denmark where Finland is more or less just considered Nordic and not Scandinavian because of linguistic and historical differences

@vernicejillmagsino9603 9 месяцев назад

Can you do Guatemala with Costa Rica and Panama but for me I prefer El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras with Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama than El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua

@vernicejillmagsino9603 9 месяцев назад

@@Alexander-987Finland is common with the Baltics than the Scandinavians

@vernicejillmagsino9603 8 месяцев назад

The two countries discuss in this video with Luxembourg

@Endellion_The_Hellion 10 месяцев назад

I love Mr Beat’s videos so much I went and watched the partner video and came back 😭 Great work per usual! You’re making a more informed world, one video at a time!

@iammrbeat 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate that!

@Not_Thebadguy 2 года назад

21:13 I can hear the rage of every Belgian that fries weren't mentioned.

@MotherGoose264 Год назад

Honestly, i think there are few countries that have closer ties than we do. In all aspects of life. We make fun of eachother and may "fight" like siblings, but we will always have eachothers back if an outsider picks on any one of us. I can accept being mocked by the dutch from time to time, coz thats family , it's all good fun, but any one else doing it will have a very bad day 😂. I think the swedes and danes have a similar vibe going on if i'm not mistaken. ✌️❤️🇧🇪🇳🇱

@mojolmao1752 Год назад

As a Belgian fuck the Dutch.

@tibodeclercq2131 2 года назад

The lower level of English in Belgium is due to Wallonia. Wallonia brings a lot of our statistics down 😶

@kimashitawa8113 2 года назад

I can believe that

@MegaUMU 2 года назад

Why am i not supprised

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Uh oh, Tibo is talking trash! 😏

@tibodeclercq2131 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat Bot teese ise howe frensche speeking belgians speeke inglish

@hannofranz7973 2 года назад

Possibly it moves some figures of happiness further up being more outgoing people.

@jordand.8594 2 года назад

Flying out to visit both in 2 weeks! Couldn't have asked for a better time for this video to come out :)

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Woahness! Have a wonderful time!

@elzinga87 2 года назад

When you are in Netherlands, check out Giethoorn

@SK-le1gm 2 года назад

Great video!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Thank you!

@maxtalkspolitics3180 2 года назад

Happy thanksgiving 🦃🍁 Mr Beat😀🇺🇸

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Same to you!

@billytompkins6694 2 года назад

Currently living in one of the very few Justish kingdoms in England. Kent. However we always get glossed over. Dam angles and saxons. Hogging the lime light. Great video as always. Hilbert is always good too!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Well shoot I'm not surprised you already knew about Hilbert then!

@antoinemozart243 2 года назад

Stop saying stupid things about the soncalled great invasion of the Anglo saxons. Read History Books.

@kalebwick3429 2 года назад

Could you also do Norway and Sweden? It would be pretty interesting!

@juleonf6490 2 года назад

A Dutchman, an Englishman and a Belgian are standing on the roof of a burning flat. The Dutchman takes an umbrella and jumps down, now there is only one umbrella left. The Englishman also grabs an umbrella and jumps down. The Dutchman encounters the Englishman with a few scratches and says: “Shall we go and see the Belgian in the hospital?” They find the Belgian in intensive care completely wrinkled. The Englishman asks “How did you get down?” To which the Belgian replies “I ran out of umbrellas, so I put on my rain suit!” Only Belgians don't understand this.

@alansmithee8831 2 года назад

Hello Mr. Beat. Watching this thanks to Hilbert. Enjoyed it, but kept expecting him to come up with a historical picture of the Dutch flag and the Dutch anthem. His viewers will get it. I kept thinking that this is like comparing the historic English counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, each of which has a population similar to Scotland at over 5 million. I have visited all the Benelux countries. I expected pictures of double decker trains, chips (US fries) with mayonnaise (yum) and Belgian fish and chips with the fish on a kebab stick. I am old enough to remember the old Astra satellite TV that had RTL4 we could watch in UK.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Thanks for coming by. I can't wait to visit myself.

@nairbvel 2 года назад

I lived in Belgium (with my immediate family) for a couple of years, and my folks lived in Den Haag for a couple of years... and we'd all happily go back to either place. :-)

@LJB103 Год назад

I've been to Belgium, but not the Netherlands. It was the only time I had mussels for Thanksgiving dinner (the only turkey I found was a soup tureen in the museum attached to the royal palace)! Unfortunately, the 10 days I was there were cold, overcast and snowy, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the country's beauty and sites. I really enjoy these comparison videos.

@snakewarrior8720 2 года назад

Loved to see my town "Mechelen" in your video!

@rl2183 2 года назад

@arnaudbloemen9109 2 года назад

I Live in Belgium, and in the Dutch part, most people speak English. Same as in the Netherlands. Most of us also speak German quite well.

@robinmangala3536 2 года назад

Not true. “Most” of us don’t speak German😂… We are able to communicate to some extend with Germans if we speak Dutch, but most of us don’t speak it “quite well”.

@robinmangala3536 Год назад

Wij praten geen Duits…

@Synthetica9 2 года назад

Wait, only half of belgians speak english? Wow, that's even less than I expected... Greetings from the Netherlands!

@Arcaviiouse 2 года назад

They have walonia😂

@felixvergro 2 года назад

Completely irrealistic, way more people speak basic English than that in Belgium

@Arcaviiouse 2 года назад

@@felixvergro to which degree? The hello my name is level or being able to hold a more than very simple conversation? Don't forget that noy everyone is your age

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Apparently that statistic might be a little outdated now?

@felixvergro 2 года назад

@@Arcaviiouse I’m 19, and Belgian, trust me when I tell you more than 60% of people will be able to tell you the way or whatever

@atundaade1888 2 года назад

Thank you 🙏 for the nice video sir.

@abandonedacc 2 года назад

Nice video!

@jacobquiroga626 2 года назад

Thanks for more Comparisons Mr. Beat! If you're running out of ideas, here's some more idea suggestions for more Comparison Videos in the Future! 😁: *Luxembourg* 🇱🇺 & *Liechtenstein* 🇱🇮 *France* 🇫🇷 & *Italy* 🇮🇹 *China* 🇨🇳 & *Japan* 🇯🇵 *Brazil* 🇧🇷 & *Argentina* 🇦🇷 *Mexico* 🇲🇽 & *Guatemala* 🇬🇹 *Poland* 🇵🇱 & *Lithuania* 🇱🇹 *Colombia* 🇨🇴 & *Venezuela* 🇻🇪 *Kazakhstan* 🇰🇿 & *Mongolia* 🇲🇳 & *Australia* 🇦🇺 & *New* *Zealand* 🇳🇿

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

What a list! Australia and New Zealand is coming in January btw!

@jacobquiroga626 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat Nice! Can't wait for that! 👍

@brkh96 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat Pakistan and India would be an interesting topic too 👍🏽

@euskadirlz 2 года назад

Hey mr. Beat! ...awesome video! ...I've been to both countries and they are one of my favorites! ...how about comparing Switzerland and Austria next time?

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I'm not sure what I'm going to do about Switzerland yet. I plan on comparing Austria with Hungary.

@euskadirlz 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat ...well...it's a possibility...maybe there's no other country Hungary is so comparable anyways... :)

@vernicejillmagsino9603 8 месяцев назад

@@euskadirlzPoland and Hungary

@yarrowplant 2 года назад

As a Walloon, I don't understand why our education system is so flawed. I had immersion classes in English ever since I started school, but Dutch was only available to me in highschool, which I find odd.

@pouf6463 2 года назад

the issue is that you need to choose between dutch and english in school. (I choose english first and only got a bit of dutch for 3 years, not enough to speak with anybody at all) In my time, it was 80% choosing dutch and 20% english but it reversed a lot since then

@jensverweert8448 2 года назад

Very nice video 🙂. I have a few remarks though. When you say the low countries became part of the holy roman empire, the most important part of the low countries at the time (one of the most important regions of Europe then), the county of Flanders, was part of France. After that Flanders became part of Burgundy, which trough marriage became part of the Habsburg empire. But the most important part of Flanders history (known by historic cities like Bruges and Ghent, and important painters which influenced Italians like Leonardo da Vinci) isn’t really spoken of. 😅 Also the neutrality of Belgium during the world war was questioned… Belgium just stopped being neutral when it was invaded. Being neutral does not mean you let armies pass through your country to let them invade another country.

@punkrockgirl.mp3 2 года назад

Could you do Australia versus New Zealand next? That would be cool :)

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Coming in January!

@Adam.deVries 2 года назад

Yes please G'day from Adelaide Australia

@raghavpatel720 2 года назад

Could you do a video on Ontario and Quebec for another Canada video?

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Heck yeah!

@ilovetotri23 2 года назад

Great video! I am glad to know where the Hague is.

@histuffguy489 2 года назад

Great video! Do you think you might do Columbus and Cincinnati at any point?

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

One of my Patreon supporters wants me to do Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, but I think I like your suggestion better.

@Liyong93 2 года назад

Its true that the both countries have much in common but the netherlands is way more advanced. For example the infrastructure. I have lived in both countries and i can tell that people from the netherlands are more social aswell.

@jackf1841 2 года назад

I wouldn't call the Netherlands "way more advanced". I lived in both countries aswel and yes, NL have better roads but behind the scenes a lot of things are better regulated in Belgium (healthcare, no waiting lists, housing, daycare, etc...) And don't forget a more gastronomical culture and more wild nature (Ardennes) :) Both countries have different strong points.

@dennisengelen2517 Год назад

Yet if you don't like to live too urban and prefer some green and build a beautiful house, then the Dutch living in their flats, woonwijken or boring places with every house being the same, then Flanders trumps. Of course not everywhere in the Netherlands, but most parts are way more urban and have more 'stadsvolk' while in Flanders there are way more municipalities where you can live quietly close to the fields and forests while still being a 10 min walk away from the center where the church and stores and all are.

@devild4907 Год назад

The Dutch know how to get stuff done. The Belgians are horrible at maintenance.

@robin_nohood2515 2 года назад

woooooo. as a dutch person i'm exited for this video. (i havent watched it yet)

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I hope you approve of it. Sorry in advance for any mispronuciations!

@robin_nohood2515 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat it was pretty good. One small thing you could have mentioned is how the Netherlands is the second biggest agricultural exporter in the world. I did really enjoy the mention of: not just bikes

@flopjul3022 2 года назад

19:23 add vehicle manufacturing to this, DAF/GINAF, VDL/NEDCAR are dutch and VDL loans factories to BMW(MINI) and there are loads of vehicle parts factories.

@devingiles6597 2 года назад

Hey, Mr. Beat. In a future video, you should compare both Australia and New Zealand!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Yep, it's coming in January!

@Mauri-jb9up 2 года назад

Metro Antwerp also has over 1 million

@paulvr2 2 года назад

The whole of the province of Antwerp is 1.8 million. So 1 million for metro Antwerp seems a bit exaggerated.

@sushi777300 2 года назад

Most Belgians know English very well, just not as perfectly fluent as the Dutch.

@justaguyonabike2055 2 года назад

Most Belgians I know speak at least 4 languages. Dutch people speak English with a heavy accent and can't speak understandable French.

@hunchbackaudio 2 года назад

@@justaguyonabike2055 French speaking Belgians just speak French. Most Dutch don’t bother to much with speaking a third language. Who needs French?

@AS-js9gi 2 года назад

WRONG. And NO Belgian speaks German. Gfkys

@foxpopz7541 2 года назад

Nice Vid! Greetings from the netherlands 😜

@kayzeaza 2 года назад

It’s canon now that Mr Beat sleeps with shoes on his feet

@user-io6fs5ie2z 2 года назад

Amazing analysis. I hope to see more comparisons between european countries.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

More definitely to come!

@danblanco 2 года назад

You forgot to mention French fries were invented in Belgium

@juice5951 2 года назад

As someone travelling to both frequently I enjoy both of them.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I can't wait to visit

@JoostBaars03 2 года назад

Ah finally. I've been waiting for this video for a long time. I'm happy my country (the Netherlands) now has a comparison video on this channel.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Hope you enjoyed it!

@JoostBaars03 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat Absolutely!

@sirdarklust 2 года назад

You forgot that one of the most famous Belgian foods is fries with mayonnaise.

@Adam.deVries 2 года назад

Is that big in Holland as well

@hunterflowerson4460 2 года назад

I’m American too, but it’d be cool to see some more European countries compared, it’s a subject I’ve found interesting

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Well more to come in 2022!

@guyvandurme7228 2 года назад

Come to Belgium ! But I must warn you : you might never want to go back !

@nleshorts1596 2 года назад

Pov: you accidentaly typed MrBeat instead of MrBeast and now you ended up here.

@-gemberkoekje-5547 2 года назад

The windmill in the picture is like an Iberian one XD

@revolutionaryape7568 2 года назад

Great video Mr. Beat! Compared Videos are my favourite videos alongside Presidential Elections in American History videos! I hope Presidential Elections should be held every month, so that we get a chance to see Mr. Beat's Presidential Elections series!

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

haha well I might be burnt out then. But so glad you also dig the Compared videos!

@revolutionaryape7568 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat Yeah, they are so cool, especially the cities one are also great!

@depressednapoleon9745 2 года назад

Not gonna lie, both countries sound pretty cool. I wish I still had em' though....

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Sorry about that, Napoleon. They loved your brother, ya know.

@BrianH1313 2 года назад

Nicely done.

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Thanks Brian!

@Maxime_K-G 10 месяцев назад

One of the biggest differences between both countries is urban planning. The Netherlands is probably the best planned-out country in the world with dense towns and cities and lots of spare farmland. Meanwhile, Belgium did not have any formal urban planning until relatively recently and, it used to highly encourage people to build their own houses on big lots in the countryside because of politics. Belgium is now the most suburban country in continental Europe.

@hunterflowerson4460 2 года назад

That elephant in the room part made me laugh lol. I’m a fan of the mix of entertainment and education

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Well Mrs. Beat didn't laugh at all. Glad somebody did. 😏😄

@flitsertheo 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat I wonder how you got that animal through the door.

@amosamwig8394 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat what?

@CommentGuy94 2 года назад

I would've preferred comparing the Netherlands to Denmark and Belgium to itself (Flanders to Walloonia), I still liked the video lots. As for next time: Finland & Estonia, or Russia & Ukraine or Belarus

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Great suggestions. I could have also compared Belgium to Luxembourg

@CommentGuy94 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat also, I'm from the Netherlands and I have some Flemish relatives, so it was nice to have my ancestry featured in one video too 😊

@opheliatrahan8122 2 года назад

How about mountain ranges such as the Rocky Mountains vs the Himalayas or the Alps vs the Andes?

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

I can dig that

@sjoerdglaser2794 2 года назад

Very interesting video about my country! But I was surprised about the cyclones, I never heard of them

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

You've never heard of strong wind storms?

@sjoerdglaser2794 2 года назад

@@iammrbeat O yea, we do. But not nearly as bad as America, or the Caribbean. I cannot remember more than a few people dieing for example

@Luka-uz8qe 2 года назад

Actually, the Netherlands and Belgium aren't big rivals in "soccer." Rather, the Netherlands and Germany are big rivals :)

@iammrbeat 2 года назад

Both are true, but yeah that Germany rivalry seems to be bigger

@gabykoynkuli5704 2 года назад

I think Belgium´s foot team is more strong than netherlands´foot team

@hetwitblad6544 2 года назад

The Netherlands used to be Belgium's big football rival, but recently that "honour" has shifted towards France. I think them Dutchies haven't been able to beat us since 1998

@5thMilitia 2 года назад

@@hetwitblad6544 But Belgium only has had a better team since 2015 or something and now it is already pretty even again. And the Dutch seem to have the better talents right now

@AS-js9gi 2 года назад

You think wrong then 1-4, loser

@MrTheLizardKing666 2 года назад

You made a mistake about the legal age for drinking alchool : you can just drink Pilsner (

@yabba007 2 года назад

Who cares, everyone gets drunk at 12

@ThePandaJG 2 года назад

False. You can buy beer and wine, no alcohol % restriction like 6%, under 18 (and above 16).

@MrTheLizardKing666 2 года назад

@@ThePandaJG Yes my bad 22%

@yabba007 2 года назад

@Joske Vermeulen I must admit I felt in the stronger ones much later... Back then it was more of a "how many Stella's before you threw faster than you drink" contest... So many blackouts ! Good ol' days !