I am an American who has always dreamed of moving to the Netherlands. I was always fascinated by the culture and I have been diligently learning Dutch. I hope to also get to learn more about Belgium. I am visiting both in august, and am so excited
That's cool man but you don't have to hold off till you learn it. I'm dutch and I can assure you that you will get around easily with english too, although if you want to live there you should ofcourse learn it at some point
Most people from the Netherlands can speak very well English so you don’t have to learn Dutch. (From my experience) because I already started learning English when I was 6 years old (am 14 now)
Belgium 🇧🇪 and the Netherlands share a border even passing through a cafe and someone's home! Wow! An exemplary art of living together with a neighbour!!!
Belgium and the Netherlands share a common language, Dutch... As far as Belgium goes, that's true in the northern half of the country (Flanders), but Southern Belgium speaks French (Wallonia) and Brussels, officially bilingual, is largely a French-speaking city. And let's not forget the people of Ostbelgien who are German speakers.
and that the flemish people have there own flemish language wich can be seen as its own language by regions wich is 1 reason why in some parts of belgium a dutch person can't fully follow a conversation like the word marselleke being a flemish word not many dutch people seem to get wat it means (its a type of shirt without sleeves or just showes everything from the hand to the sholders)
Belgium and the Netherlands are both members of the Benelux (with Luxemburg). This corporation between countries inspired and influenced a lot the creation of the EU. ;)
@@timothyvanringelenstijn5987 niet dat er wat gelogen is. EU nam inspiratie van Benelux. Het is niet zo dat de Benelux iets te zeggen heeft, de deelstaten natuurlijk wel, als EU lidstaten.
@@gielvanderkolk747 yeah but that referee though he was clearly for the Dutch mate like they slide us from the back and no referee blow for foul while we touch them and they jump to the ground while referee starts blowing and yeah Belgian defence was trash they rely to much on courtois
@@gielvanderkolk747 and before you get too cocky let’s first see what they will do in the World Cup our aging squad will sadly not play so good like 2018 but you Dutch do know how to fail hard sometimes so look out for Senegal and Ecuador
Not exactly. Belgian people are more natural, kind, helpful and honest. Where as the Dutch are more proud, arrogant, fake and rude and stylish. But it’s good to be friends with one another. Even tho the Dutch generally only are friends when you’re at thier party or feel like they need attention or just hear you out to make a point or get an idea how to make more money.
No best country’s in Europe are Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Scotland, Finland, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Spain, France, Swizerland. Netherlands is one of the worst.
Netherlands has things taken care of a little better. But in Belgium you'll get another dab of mayonaise for free where the Dutch would charge you again. So...what's better?
@@louisroyaux8239 Nix toxics aan. Mijn generatie kon nog wel wat hebben. Tegenwoordig kan niemand meer tegen een paar woordjes of begrijpt men niet meer dat het met een knipoog gezegd wordt ;)
Some of these data would be next level if the Netherlands and Belgium still was one country. For example: Olympic medals, export etc... As a dutch person that often is in belgium I can say that the belgium people are awsome. Belgian comedy (and beer) is the best.
I came here to learn how to trade after listening to a guy on radio talk about the importance of investing and how he made $460,000 in 4 months from $160k. Somehow this video has helped shed more light on some things, but I'm confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas
@@williamburroughs4873 Congratulations that is a real success story in my opinion. Success because you didnt allow the amount to determine whether or not you would jump in. Good job. See you at the 100k meet and greet.
@@cukuprindu8810 I've really just been following the advice of Mrs Patricia and another youtuber. The plays I do myself I typically base on my own research and I tend to buy at a buy price I feel is just then sell when I see major percentage gain wetter that be in weeks or months. I'm holding some long term like DKNG
The average net income of the Netherlands is roughly $2600, Exports machinery& vehicles roughly $160 Billion according to our official statistics. For some reason over the past years many poor people moved over the border to Belgium because life is a lot cheaper there and they are very happy about it.
@@SL-mj2eq it depends what we see as cheaper. Cuz when we need to get fuel, we will be racing back to belgium or germany to get fuel/gas for our cars. Atleast the ones living near the border.
It is how it is! But as a Dutchman from Friesland in the north of The Netherlands I greet my brothers from Belgium. Even as seperate country's (before 1815 we were one) for always brothers....
revolution was 1830 and well maybe you shouldn't have exploited and discriminated us. or left us to the Spanish in your little revolt. you say brothers but we are more like distant family that has grown apart
@@kjellvanderpoten3141 In het Belgie van toen werden de Franstaligen toch eerder gediscrimineerd en toch niet de Nederlandstaligen, zoals de Vlamingen? Nou, little revolt? De oorlog tegen Spanje heeft tachtig jaar geduurd. En een groot deel van het Belgie van toen was pro Spaans, omdat beiden de Katholieke leer aanhingen. Het lukte de Republiek kennelijk alleen omhet noordelijke deel van de Nederlanden te behouden.
@@kjellvanderpoten3141 Being angry is normal, staying angry is selling your soul to the devil. Ones we were family so f*ck the past and stay cool to eachother! We have more in common than you probably think!
@@EricvanDorp007 how where we once family? we spoke the flemish dialects like brabantian was incredibly big around that time and dutch language policy tried to destroy it which was a driver for resentment against the dutch government the political isolation even though we where the more developed part of the country and the completely unfair officer ratio way bellow the amount of "southern" soldiers, where almost never in a country with you except under Spanish rule. And when we where in a country with you you fucked it up so bad we started a revolt. so I'm not angry about the past I'm angry about the false idea that we where once close to the dutch. Cuz everything they ever did was at our disadvantage and show the big divide. that being said I don't like modern dutch people either, they are loud they are pushy their government is clearly corrupt (toeslagenaffaire, the reform of the box 3 tax system lowering taxes on property , ...) and keeps getting re-elected. I was just giving the historical background why I wouldn't want to be called a brother to you (and you wouldn't want to be a brother to me because Belgians are a pretty underhand people. man if you don't watch out we tend to leave a knife in you back ;p)
there is 1 town in southern NL / Northern BE where the border is so insane that a bank had its banksafe in NL and the rest of the bank was in BE so when the banksafe (NL) got robbed it was kinda complicated XD
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The relation between both is very unique. I don't think there are two other countries in the world this close. We have the best neighbors in the world. Our Dutch brothers, our little Luxembourg, our big French and German sisters. Belgium is like the little cute messy sister. She can work on your nerves very well, but you wouldn't want to miss her. 😂
Not really accurate this video but ok. As a proud Dutch guy that grew up in NL and now lives for 2 years in Antwerp, both have their pluses and their points to develop. But the people are getting closer i believe.
the netherlands and Belgium are the same age. Both before were part of a nation called the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, a young nation only 15 years old formed in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. Belgium secceeded due to tensions with the dutch taking up all administration, political and economic positions and dominating how the nation was being run. the dutch had 3 ministers for every 1 Belgian minister. 50% of the general assembly when belgians made up 62% of the population. after the Belgian revolution belgium was formed and the dutch became a shadow of its former self. Belgians speak 2 languages as it sits on a border which has existed for over 2 thousand years between the celtic tribes (romance language) in the south and the germanic tribes (germanic language) in the north.
@@Aleksandr_Skrjabin I think you missed the fact that we the Dutch are members of NATO and the EU. If one of our allies is attack, we will be at war. At the moment we have already troops in Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania. We fight in these countries if needed so we don't need to fight in the Netherlands.
@@Aleksandr_Skrjabin If we think like that, most countries in the EU just won't fight. It is together that we are strong. That being said: we as a NATO country hold the best gear and military equipment the world has ever seen.
The languages is Belgium are Dutch, but also French and German. The name of the first minister was Alexander De Croo (not just De; De literally means the). Moules frites mean Fries with mussels so the two first places are redundant. This doesn't seem very well informed...
@@shithead223 No bro, Both countries have provinces with the same name: there is Noord-Brabant (in The Netherlands), there is Nederlands-Limburg (also in The Netherlands). There is Brabant (Flemish and Walloon in Belgium) and there is Limburg (also in Belgium).
Can u truly use the term of a Belgian mentality caus i think such a thing is non existant since there is a true differance in walonian and flemish people. ( like in NL we have this differance down and above the river rhine where beneath it its more bourgondic like in flemish belgium then above the river)
@@ricardobrands9736 You have a point. Flemish mentality is different from Dutch. Thats why recent proposal from Politics to make Holland and Flemish One State is impossible.
@@ricardobrands9736 leave them be. Nobody really wanted Belgium anyways. Even the Belgians dont want Belgium... they want to be Flanders or Wallonians...
@@FB-yp5dk which is realy logical for the above talked subject. Dont pretend we are perfect when the frisians had the same discussion over and over again XD
Our country, The Netherlands, is bigger but not better. Its a great privilege we can discuss in the same language, Dutch, at least with Vlaanderen. Both countries should work on a better and more respectful relationship.
Sander, do you realise that there aren't any other countries in the world with a relationship like we have. We basically share everything, even police, army, healthcare,.... The Netherlands had a shortage of teachers and Flanders filled most in. Our hospitals work together, we have 1000's of Dutch people who come to Belgium for surgery, because the Netherlands has a much bigger population and often your hospitals can handle the load of people. Leaving the jokes aside, there is a huge respect between both. And yes, Belgium is perfectly imperfect, but I love my country the way it is. I just would love to see Wallonia at the level of Flanders, with less unemployment, sick leave and a better economy. It's also wrong in many ways to compare both countries, because economy wise they are totally different. Dutch people are born entrepreneurs and dare to take risks, while Belgians has a more service based economy and Belgians are more into science.
@@updownrightleft7686 it should still be Kingdom of the Netherlands though. It’s not like he king wouldn’t rule anymore if the Caribbean countries broke away
I see an error. Maybe there are more but the one i saw was that Brussels is the largest Belgium city. No its not. That is Antwerp. Brussels has little over 180,000 inhabitants. Nice video though
Let's not forget that Mark Rutte: -Doesn't listen to the members of his party when they vote -Says A and does B -Made normal people get a fraud status based on ethnicity -Doesn't have a long active memory -Tells the people of his country that they have to endure the raise in prices I think you get the gist of what I am trying to say. A pathological lair can take notes. My English isn't the best, but we try to improve.
Its a bit of a silly comparison as bellgium ,netherlands and luxembourg all where part of the same empires and even same country . They are even a benelux union now . and most is integrated they even have a combined military .
@@elzinga87 Geus again , and look verry carefully in what is written in those treaties, . As you clearly have no clue what is in them i suggest get a coppie and read verry slowely and carefully .
@@marcusfranconium3392 😂 I'm in the Dutch army.. U think u know some stuff but u have no idea kiddo. We're in treaties with a looot of countries ; that doesn't mean we have a "combined army".. 😂 Our whole military system is different. Our unites are different, our equipment is different, our budget is different, our spending are different, our troop deployment system is different.. U have no idea what u are talking about.. If anything; were way closer to the German AF system whom we share trainings, camps and deployments with. Their military system is way closer to us then the Belgian or Luxembourg AF
@@ricardobrands9736 he doesnt have nationality in his profile so its an international youtube channel. Feet and miles are wierd and metric system makes sense. Also only the usa uses feet the rest of the world uses metric
My greatgreatgrandfather was Belgian. He came from the town of Hove near Antwerpen, which explains my surname. My mother was German and I was born in Amsterdam. The Netherlands is far better organised than Belgium. As a liberal Dutch politician once said in the 70s (Wiegel); The Netherlands will also function without politicians, because the civil servants are in fact the ones keeping the country going. In Belgium a citizen can feel lucky if there is in fact a parliament after years and years of voting without any outcome. In Belgium the lifestyle has some French aspects, which makes it more loosened up. The joy of life, the wonderful food served in many restaurants, drinking beer and wine during those long, long lunches before going back to work (as in France, Spain and Italy f.e.). I live in Germany, but both Belgium as well as The Netherlands are great countries to visit and to live in. They should consider becoming one country again and combine all particular qualities. Nederium or Belderland. Take your pick.
I'm Belgian. We really should become one country again. Also with Luxembourg, since that's how it was originally. I'm really curious how that's gonna be actually but I think I'll like it.
@@emmavandriessche8713 I’m Dutch and also really like this idea. We’ll be way more competitive on the world stage. Only problem would be the cultural differences, but in my eyes that doesn’t even have to be a problem since both countries have a lot of immigrants already with different cultures.
NL better organized? Well some things are better organized in NL but others are better in Belgium (for example no waiting lists in the excellent health care system, huge pharmaceutical industry, just to name a few). Both countries have their strong points.
Yes, Flanders and the Netherlands have the same language, but not the same pronunciation. Sorry, but I always binber when I hear Dutch from the Netherlands 😅, I can't handle that well. In addition: there are words that we (as Belgians) will use more quickly than the Dutch and vice versa.
Belgium is more relaxed and social. The Netherlands is more rushed, more capitalist so if you are left behind they don't care much. Like a mini-US in Europe. In the Netherlands they can sell you an empty box (sweettalkers).
The 10 best countries for social progress 1.Norway 2.Finland 3.Denmark 4.Iceland 5.Switzerland 6.Canada 7.Sweden 8.Netherlands 9.Japan 10.Germany Literally one google search. So you're talking nonsense
@@kippesnikkel5217 Nothing to do with Google. Go live there and go live in Belgium and you will see. Belgium is more social: lower rents, higher government aid if sick or unemployed, social security in Belgium 80€ for a year while 160&180€/month, gas prices alot higher in the Netherlands... I always choose Europe above US, Belgium over Netherlands, Flanders above Wallonia. In which world is Canada more social than Germany?
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