Said it before, but will say it again. You're a wonderful addition to this country. Well spoken, honest, intelligent, graceful and with a sense of humour. Hope you stay after you finish your studies.
About the "being rich" lie: This is actually a big frustration for a lot of people here in The Netherlands. The mindset that you can just become rich by coming to the Netherlands is something that almost everybody hates here, and this mindset is one of the biggest reasons why in politics the parties who are against immigration are performing relatively well during elections. Most people are not against immigrants, but they are against immigrants who do not contribute to society. If you intend to move to the Netherlands, be prepared to do your part as well, because laziness is really looked down upon...
I can understand this. However I think a lot of Dutchies focus on immigrants who have come to the Netherlands via the asylum route and need help from the government to at least stand on their feet. In many other case, immigrants come to the Netherlands as experts. They obtained a permit to live in the Netherlands because they have something of value to contribute to the economy. As a matter of fact, you need a sponsor which in most cases is a company that employed you to come work in the Netherlands. These immigrants already contribute to the society, their contribution is the what gave them the legal right to remain in the country..
@@josphineogugua i really believe most are from Asylum and came from safe countries. They get rental homes with urge while origin dutch sometimes wait 10y+ on a home. its a huge problem now , also allot youth are aggresive and wreck the streets like a week ago football worldchampionship. Didnt even mattered loss or win.. cars end up burning. So in my opnion we have 2 groups > Real refugees and working class and the other group are the golddiggers and criminals. Due that blacklive matters BS racism is soooo sensitive that you cant critisize any off them. Also goverment and police hardly helps remove the rotten apples. ergo > i believe 85%+ of dutch people legit dont mind mixed civillazation. But the other group doesnt even get support from us for 1%. And due this bad goverment the moods of people are getting worse and worse. The Netherlands and democratic living are both going towards a ending in fast pace.
@@amorphousalienblob Ahh a tourists opinion of a people who on average work around 60 hours a week to be able to pay ridiculous taxes that are wasted on third world scum leaching of our social system like a true third world parasite.
I moved from the Middle East to the Netherlands and I can say I have never faced any instances of racism . People are genuinely kind and interested in your culture . I faced more racism in the Middle East as a matter of fact
I am so happy to hear you have good experiences with the Netherlands! But unfortunately we DO have racism in the Netherlands. Let's not delude ourselves about that. But racism is everywhere and it should be countered EVERYWHERE, where ever we come across it, who it is against!
The only racism we kinda have is targetted on people who abuse the system for welth or act criminal. most dutch indeed are fine with normal mixed people for living / working. Mass immigration is a problem , no good check who,s legit refugee or from a safe country. We civillions pay the bills so its kinda logical the respect is low towards the abusing golddiggers. Also the fake refugees take a part of our homes wich make waitinglist for working original dutch people up too 10+ years ! i wished we focus more on the real refugees or people who just wanna live/work here for the normal reasons. less crimials and better moods under the people suffering under this bad goverment.
As a Dutch person with a very mixed roots group of friends love to see videos like this 😄 Keep up the good work. You have a very lovely voice to listen to. You got yourself a new subscriber 🙂 Groetjes uit Apeldoorn
There are scientific objective studies that shows NL has one of the highest percentage of people percieves discrimination in the workplace. So it is not only about how you personally experience it. Being positive towards life does not give us the right to ignore the basic realities life with obvious facts.
@@GUITARTIME2024 There are also studies that shows the discrimination in housing and employment which are fact based. So it is bad news for your perception but discrimination and racism are still big problems in Netherlands. I understand it is hard to accept for you but this is a reality unfortunately.
@@GUITARTIME2024 Looks like you are struggling to accept the racism and discrimination in Netherlands which is understandable. Denial is the most common reaction about racism and discrimination. But feel free to contact and work with these universities and prove the contrary. 😉
It’s so true. I went to as visitor from the UK 3 months ago. I loved it so much. I’ve never felt so safe. I have a friend who lives there. We met up with other friends and had a great time going around Amsterdam. I went to Rotterdam alone and had a lot of fun. The Dutch were so friendly. I learnt to read Dutch. As a native English speaker and having experience with other foreign languages like German, I find Dutch straightforward to learn
Thank you that was interesting. I was born Dutch and my parents migrated to Australia when I was 14. In my 30's at work I too was told to go back to my own country and leave my job for someone born here. It seemed odd considering this man's parents had migrated from the UK before he was born. I was told the same thing by a young girl I worked with, she was born after I arrived here so I'd been Australian longer then her but no I didn't belong! You get ignorant people everywhere. It's never easy to live in a foreign country and make it your own, and how well off we are is always up to our own efforts.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. It’s definitely not easy to settle in a foreign country and make it your home. I agree that people can be ignorant and mean regardless of the country. I hope you were able to look past their ignorance and move on with your head high… 🤗
@@josphineogugua Yes absolutely, I was proud of my heritage and the experience of having lived in three countries. We did find the majority of our friends were fellow migrants from around the world. We formed an International club and gave monthly talks about our home countries and tried all the various foods from each country. That was fun and I learned so much, most migrants had had a tough time but some had horrible experiences in there home countries and had fled.
It boggles my mind how a country like Australia has racism of that form. Literally everyone there except for aboriginals is a foreigner, like in the USA.
Would you consider a cooking program where you show Nigerian dishes to the Dutch? That would be interesting to see on your channel. I am looking for new recipes 😁.
Systemic racism is when the racism is ingrained in a society and its rules. It's different from blatant racism and rather than people going out of their way to be racist, it has people often not even being aware that something is racist. It often features laws or habits that have been passed down that have racist effects, even if at first sight, someone might not realize these effects are there. At least, that's what I understand from it as someone who is part of the majority race. I absolutely believe your attitude of assuming the best from people is admirable. And while I am often skeptical of people who claim racism when they only show the adversity of what they have experienced, not how the adversity is related to their race, I do also believe it is important not to minimize the experience of people who experience systemic racism.
Good video! There has been some cases of (institutional) racism. But then some conclude racist views dominate all the time, which would be nonsense. And yes there are some expats living here for 10-15 years and not speaking any word of Dutch so yes I think it is normal that a few people would react irritable to that because it shows that person not putting in any effort towards the new culture they moved to. Therefore it is great you are learning some Dutch! And yes the Dutch are Direct and can be a little rude but the plus side to this is they are less likely to say what they don't like behind your back as they are more likely to tell you directly.
The government does not exist. You don’t get your stipends etc from the government. The government is an intermediary between the tax payers and people who need assistance. You get your stipends from the Dutch tax payers. Please don’t ever forget this. It is of utmost importance for the success of our society.
This is my first time on your channel and 3 minutes into the video now and I really feel the need to comment: wow, what an awesome human you are for not going with the media flow regarding rasicm and what a beautifull mindset! This is what we need in our country that is based on open-mindedness, but sadly is in decline. If you ever will encounter racist behaviour be assured that the majority of us Dutchmen would rather see that accuser gone out of the country rather then you! Now back to the video :)
I visited Amsterdam a while back and can tell you that I had no problems with racism or being treated poorly because of my race. Now, that well could be because I was obviously an American....and they get so few of us over there (especially African Americans)....that they viewed me more as a novelty than a threat. But I had a wonderful time there, and love the city.
So few Americans? They get plenty. And there are a fair amount of black people (brown, etc) living in the Netherlands but they don't live in tourist areas, generally.
Beste Josephine, Goed dat u benadrukt dat het erg belangrijk is om Nederlands te leren als je in Nederland woont. Want als ouders de Nederlandse taal niet beheersen, heeft dat nadelige gevolgen voor hun kinderen. Die leren de taal minder goed doordat ze het thuis niet spreken, en moeten noodgedwongen mee met afspraken die hun ouders hebben met de huisarts, om als tolk te fungeren. Maar daar krijg je toch geen kinderen voor, als taalhulpje? Immigranten moeten zichzelf zien te redden en niet hun kinderen met zulke lasten opzadelen.
I think the Netherlands are much more open minded than Germany - I enjoyed my vacations I´ve done to this country. I fear, my favorite vacation country France is here much more behind....
I am currently in London and I am moving to the Netherlands in two weeks and I have been wondering what the health system is like in comparison to the NHS. Thanks for the video, very informative.
It is not completely free of charge, you pay a small amount (about 100 euro a month) and will pay a max of 380 euro's own risk a year if the shit hits the fan. It is however much better than the NHS in many regards. Well staffed, modern equipment, not run into the ground by a Tory government for a decade,
You pay a monthly fee of about €125-150 per adult for basic insurance. You can pay a bit less if you take a bigger “eigen risico” (amount you pay out of pocket. Standard is €385 a year per person, but it can go up to maximum of €885). You can take an extra insurance for things like fysio therapy and dental. But paying out of pocket is sometimes cheaper. Kids up to 18 are fully covered for free under the parents health plan.
I wish people would say, my is experience has been blah blah blah. I really hate it when people say, it's not true what other people have experienced. Don't discredit people who have experienced racism. With all due respect, you don't have to say that someone else's is a lie. I respect your positive attitude, but we will not combate racism if we don't acknowledge racism where it's being practiced. Someone who speaks the language and know the culture would be able to better speak on the subject.
Hi Josphine - wow! What a great attitude towards my birth country. I moved to Canada as an adult, but visit regularly. Loved your video and will subscribe. 🥰
On healthcare: 'eigen bijdrage"(annual deductible) is EUR 385. And on top of the standard premium for the insurance you have to pay a fixed percentage (5,5% )of you gross income for healthcare. This percentage is calculated over a maximum income of around EUR 60K (so this implies a maximum of around EUR 3K extra).
Xenophobic refers to fear of strangers, especially those from unfamiliar cultures. It’s really a variant of fear of the unknown. Though xenophobia can cause racism it is not the same thing, at least not by her definition. She also said she was unable to speak Dutch at the time, which is clear indicator she has not lived in the Netherlands her whole life, it was not just because of her skin color. I do agree that “go back to your country” is not something anyone should say, or that it is fine to say something like that to anyone, even if they haven’t lived in the country their whole lives.
Black people are discriminated to an incredibly high degree in the workforce and in education. You just need to look at the disproportionately few black people in higher education, well paid jobs and positions of power. This is due to racism as you defined it, but of course, the Dutch know not to make the racism blatant in your face though. 15% of the Dutch voted for Thierry Baudet when he was saying that there are racial differences in IQ and that white IQ is higher than black. So, plenty of white Dutch think their race is superior to others and are white supremacist. So, that makes a significant number no better than Nazis. What is also disturbing is that this is institutionalised in the media, who gave these racist views mainstream coverage to the point that newspapers were even treating them as a legitimate debate, even though they have been scientifically disproven. Of course, this all took place in Dutch, in a country that is a relatively small player on the world stage, so it went largely unnoticed in foreign media. But, if only foreign countries knew what goes on in the Netherlands!
I am born in Nederland and I must admit we are so kind and Beautyfull and honest. You are beautiful Lady. My Wife is from Suriname. Means 43 years Trouble in da house.🙂🌀💪
Thanks for this video. I know some people in the Netherlands they thought the Netherlands was racist until they came to South Africa and experienced real racisme.
Just because some people have it worse than others doesn’t mean they aren’t allowed to complain. Systemic racism exists in the Netherlands, period. Just because people don’t get killed over it doesn’t mean it doesn’t need fixing. This is like saying poverty doesn’t exist in the Netherlands because the Liberian homeless have it worse. Sure, they have it worse; but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about the poverty we have here.
@@roy_hks ofcourse it's more complicated. But as a person from another culture as myself I just don't experience it like that. Don't know if you are dutch or not. But for myself I experience it different. The people I know are also black and experience it that way in South Africa.
Mee eens. Het gaat er om wat voor werk je doet. Als jij werkt in een vakgebied waar heel veel vraag naar is dan kan je eisen gaan stellen. Met jij een communicatiecoach waar al zoveel van zijn dan wordt het een heel stuk lastiger.
Very informative video! It looks the lifestyle is really expensive considering about the cost of childcare, health insurance (that doesn't cover any expenses until the cost exceed 360 euro).
i'm mixed race, lived a year in indonesia as a kid. i remembered that i had to put a lot of effort in making friendships with local kids, due to racist views of their parents toward europeans...had to fight and defend myself multiple times just for the fact of being "dutch". here in the netherlands i never felt out of place, never felt different. was always welcome at the home of my "white" dutch friends. was being treated the same as all other kids by parents. and that was the eighties. when i was the only coloured kid at school. but just like every other society i experienced you get people thinking in a more tribalistic way and experience other cultures as a threat for themselves. racism exists in every culture and every colour of skin. it's a human flaw, and not a specific racial or cultural one. that would actually be racist thinking, wouldn't it. no there is no systemic racism here! can't directly project "american" societal problems to dutch society! for one we never had a by law segregated society like the us had till, i believe, the 50/60ties. which in my opinion is one of the reasons of the problems in the USA. fun fact, after the netherlands activated abolisment of slavery in 1860 in the dutch indies, some indigenous sultanates, i.e. on sumbawa, still kept trading slaves locally. but only from non muslim islands like flores, as they themselves were muslim. it was a cultural thing for centuries, thus not imported by "white earopeans". hear often "colored people can't be racist!" well i know a lot of colored people that have initial problems with white people. unless they get to know them, then they are often "cool" and one of the few "good ones". funny as it is the same mechanic i see with some of those white people . or like the lightskin/darkskin bs that is prevalent between colored people is also "racist". we all have prejudice, it's a mechanism that helped us survive in neolithic periods ;) when everything that was different could end you, for just not belonging to the tribe. didn't had a sophisticated society with social laws and a justice system back then. if we understand why racism is a thing, we could actually try and solve it. instead of pointing and condemning people for their rudimental thoughts on "others". positive feedback helps a lot more than condemning a person. at least from my experience.
I'm from Turkey. We have millions of refugees or immigrants from various social and ethnic backgrounds but I never ever told anyone to go back home even though our economy is hardly holding on and we are having difficult times. I hope that person apologized for what he did to you. I understand from your video that there is some unspoken intolerance against minorities in Netherlands. I get that essence from the comments below as well, what a shame for a so called civilized country that lacks manpower in almost every industry...
Words spoken in anger are meant to hurt the other person as much as possible. An insult is usually also about the first thing somebody can think of when they are mad. If you're fat they will take that opportunity to call you fat. If you're poor they will call you poor. If you're black they will call you black. Its the easiest way out for a person to insult somebody and they can do it by just looking at you. Its an in the moment thing to happen. Often its not personal, the person insulting you probably doesnt even know you. Like you said, they have a bad day or the situation at the moment creates the insult. It doesnt come from a deep hatred but from frustration.
About Dutch being direct (no, that is not rude) there is a saying: "The English are too polite to be honest, the Dutch are too honest te be polite." I prefer the latter: just be honest and direct and come straight to the point instead of snaking around the truth.
Hi Jimo, I really don’t know much about asylum here in the Netherlands but if I find someone who has this experience and is willing to share then I’ll make a video about it.
Hi Faith, all my extensions are from AliExpress… I style them myself. If you go all the way down to the first videos I posted on my channel, you will see a few styling videos and some links🤗
The 'eigen risico' threshold is stupid and i believe it shouldn't be a fixed amount but rather a dynamic amount that's based off income and age. Because its mandatory to get healthcare from the age of 18 but many people at a young age especially students cant afford allot so they straight up never go to the hospital because they don't wanna pay 'eigen risico'.
I'm a Nigerian girl but I'm trying to relocate to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 with a Schengen visa, can I work too? What's the best city to leave in the Netherlands? Please sis help me with this information 🙏
Hi Florence. You can’t permanently relocate to the Netherlands with a Schengen visit visa. It doesn’t work that way. You need a sponsor in other to get a permit that allows you to settle and work in the Netherlands.
You'll need a work visa for that. A Schengen visa will only allow you to travel as a tourist or for business for 90 days per half year in the ENTIRE Schengen area and you are not allowed to work in the area..
A proved way is to get a student visa and enrollment in a dutch university (masters). When you successfully finish your masters, you have one year to find a job. Next you need to keep your job (to prove you can provide for yourself) for several years. When youre legally for 5 years in NL you can apply for citizenship.
Well Lucky she is one of the few who didnt get any racism from the Tax department... but I think some other people will dissagree with her. Also me as some one raised here but with multicultural background she is wrong and lying... me and many others faced racism and still do day to day. Just having a non germanic last name will screw you over... Also If you do some googling there are so many examples of them being racist systemetical... like so many many times. To start. - the tax department incident - the schooling incidents - on the workfloor from the police and army And thats just like the few that blew up in the news. And there is much more. Not to forget the stuff Ive seen because of my work, working in finances and law I can tell you yes they are racist and very bad. But when they are stealing money they are not racist, then they steal from all, Black white Asian young or old. Not sure if thats better or worse.
1: I feel the need to thank you.. You have a lovely positive view on the subject! Every country has its troubles with racism.. And The Netherlands isn't perfect.. but I do believe "we try".. 2: Mean? Nahh, direct. ehhmmm.. yea.. :P 3: When you want to integrate.. it's simple.. learn the language. I think this is true for any country! 4: Well.. like everyone here and everywhere.. you need to work to make a decent living.. 5: We are not a communist country? There is a minimum standard we try to maintain.. but.. well.. see point 4 5.1: taxes.. well that minimum needs to be paid for somehow ;) 6: Health care insurance is obligatory. That way the healthy pay for the sick.. and the sick can get better (and not backrupt) and pick up their lives again and contribute to society 7: I wish.. but no, it should be.. 8: It's a school, not daycare :P 9: well.. we like food!
About healthcare 'being free': someone has to pay for it. Who? The citizens, who are forced to take a healthcare insurance. The 'cheapest' ones cost about 100 euro per month. The more you pay for insurance: the more they will cover. Dental costs, for example, are by default NOT covered. AT ALL. So much things are not covered, partly covered, or only covered the first few times. In the end: you pay for your healthcare. Nobody else. The question: 'is this covered by insurance' is very real. People who cannot pay their own risk on top of the huge insurance fee: will NOT get healthcare... because they cant pay for it. The only ones getting sh*t for free are the insurance companies. Prices for health are humongous. For instance, I had ONE (take in) session with a (weed) addiction helper: the cost for that was 1350 euro, insurance would pay only 500, but 350 of that was my own risk: so I ended up paying 1200 euro... for ONE session. ONE. Where is this 'free healthcare' people seem to mention? Not here. Yes, there is also a form of subsidy, poor people get (part of) their insurance costs back via the tax-man. But guess who pays for that subsidy... (nods) the citizens, via their HUGE taxes. Its not unheard of to see a total tax pressure of roughly 65 percent of someones income. If you then get 40 bucks back via tax per month: its a sigar from your own box. YOU are paying for it, only to get SOME of it back later on. Here you can see how much tax pressure you can expect, depending on how much your earn: legacy.gscdn.nl/archives/images/gekkegerritjespuntenwolk.png
Love the video and your positivity! Also your view on rascism is refreshing, as the word is too much abused ( it has almost lost its true meaning). Keep up the good videos. Thumbs up!
As a (Portuguese) Dutchie....I can say Holland is very tolerant and I thougt we were known like that. Racisme is a word that is often abused to reach a goal. When we talk about slavery, I am not proud of that part of our history. I am however proud of the explorism and the battles we won against England and France. Slavery is not a Dutch thing. Before Christ, Egyptians kept slaves to build pyramides, arabes had lots of slaves. Vikings had slaves. Greece, Rome...they all had slaves. Can we now stop about this? I am Jewish and not complaining avout the jew hunt since 1000's of years or the holocaust (people still live who endured that) It is becoming an annoying thing. We are all equal, stop whining Netherlands are racists. Good explanaton by this lady.
The Netherlands is the most multicultural country in the world with more then 177 different nationalities, that wouldn’t be possible with a unequal society
Hi Kay, The Netherlands is a very multicultural country. That’s being said, I still think there is no society devoid of inequality. My point is that inequality is not always created maliciously or intentionally with racism in mind.
Its rather simple, if you are open and respect and work for living instead of living on cost of the government of the Dutch they will do the same and they will respect you. I live in Breda, and 2 french guys came to me only saying "Coffeeshop? Coffeshop?", then I pointed back to France, go away and remove yourself.......exactly what we did with Germans during the WOII.
03:15 This also applies to White foreigners, I met an Englishman who was physically attacked because he didn't speak Dutch, thankfully security people saw the event.
Hi Mrs Ogugua, please I need a clarification from you about family reunion. Esp., legalisation of doc. from Nigerian Fed. Ministry of foreign affairs. I did it, but it seemed the legalisation stamp isn’t showing when I scan the documents to upload for my family reunion application. Please, did you had to also legalise at Nigerian embassy in Hague or IND accepted the one from Nigeria? I would be glad for your prompt reply
Hi Ademiji, I faced exactly the same issue and had to scan the copies to my school up to 10 times to no avail. What I did was to call IND. With the V number of my application, I could speak directly to the person handling my application. When I did, the representative explained that in my case, the stamp was not the issue but that the document( my marriage certificate wasn’t showing up clearly), he gave me an email to send the documents directly to him. Alas, that was how I solved mine. If you have the V-number of your application, you can call the IND directly and understand exactly what the issue is and what you must do. I hope this helps🤗
(For Josphine) The direct speech of the dutch has to do with their centuries of fighting and sailing the sea. When a dike is about to break, there is not time to ask "mister would you be please so kind to hand me over that shovel there, if you don't mind?" In that time the gap has become twice the size... And out country is littered with evidence of that past. Be fore the second world war and even a few years after, floods were pritty normal for every winter season. On top of this, dutch and even worse frisian, which is spoken in a northern province of the netherlands, is a hard language. Is sound like you rolling a dice. French for example is a more soft spoken language that sound like you rolling a ball. (General remarks next) About slavery i have to say a few things as this is all into fashion again thanks to the no-brainer woke movement. First: people, this is 400 years ago! If it is not right to judge a child on what his father has done wrong, then how can it be right to judge anyone who is alive now on what their great, great, great, grand, grand, even grander, uber-grand fater has done wrong many centuries before he was even born? In an era the actual Netherlands did not even exist yet. Second: The dutch were the first who banned slavery and racism by law and they been that as the only country on the world for centuries! Third: the richest and largest slave trader was a black African man who sold their own people. You can look this up in the history books. Fourth: the use of slaves stil exist in several countries around the world, shouldn't we fight that first before we blame each other for something that happen over 400 years ago? Fifth: the dutch did not invent slavery or slave trading. The Roman empire already did this more than a 1000 years before the forming of the Seven Provinces which was pre Netherlands. And before the Roman empire even older civilizations did it. So i guess the whole world has to apologize the whole world. The dutch themselves have been enslaved by Vikings, the Ghotes, the Romans and probably a few more. So for the sake of peace and the future lets totally ignore this wef/woke thingy. Let the one who has never been guilty to slavery trow the first stone. Anyone?....... Silence, i thought so.... I just realize this is a nice example of the direct dutch talk. Obvious and clear talk, no mistakes possible in what i want to tell you people and what my opinion is about this subject. About racism: Everyone can be a racist, and that include all races. Again, let the first race who never had a single individual racist trow the first stone.... Again silence. I have been in the scambaiting world for a while, and i heard black scammers being absolute brutally racist about........ other black people. And that is not even uncommon in the scammers world. For people that want to come to the netherlands: We are some weird dudes over here. If you come here with the idea "they are all bad and racist" then we simply say: stay out of our country. Is it rude? no. Is it direct?, yes. The fact of the matter is, that it is quite rude to come here with the general idea that everyone is a racist. A other thing in the directness of the dutch can be behavior. If you come here and confront a dutch with "your all racist, f*** you" then he will mostly reply with an attitude like "if you want it that way, you can have it that way".
White privilege isn’t worldwide, as a black American I’ve been living in Finland for 25 years and I don’t feel any regrets on moving from the USA, the only time I go to USA is if I’m visiting family, other than that I’m going back home to Finland good video
You actually do need more people than you have to run your economy. That is the challenge you’re facing. Housing needs yet companies are struggling cos they don’t have enough employees to fill out vacancies.
@@josphineogugua Sorry you are misinformed the UK has over 70million people of which over 3 million did not appear on the last census.The country is the most overpopulated country in Europe which is why everything is falling apart there are too many freeloaders millions have not contributed a brass farthing to the State but take out far more than they will ever put in.If you go to Barnett hospital you will find that it is 50% immigrant staffed.But if you look at who his using the Hospital it is at least 50% of immigrant patients ! There are a million unemployed so there cannot be any shortages of unskilled labour but the benefit system is relatively generous and many can live an acceptable life without working unlike generations in the 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s who grabbed at any work placements today it's just too easy to shirk. I know.Housing shortages is a reflection of too many people
@@bertiewooster3326 A few things you said here shows you are more misinformed than I am. First of all I was addressing the Netherlands, not the UK. Even if you live under a rock, you should have heard of the Dutch labour crises that has lingered. Companies have to raise salaries to keep and attract new employees. Secondly you mentioned there is no lack of unskilled labour in the UK. I currently do not know much about the UK labour market. However I don’t need to know much to realise that in 2022, you actually need more SKILLED workers to run and maintain a growing economy. How is the number of Skilled workers in the UK in comparison to available positions? I’m not in anyway trying to downplay the challenges locals are facing in the Netherlands or maybe all around the world. But I’m tired of hearing the narrative that immigrants are the problem. Have you asked, how did the immigrants get in legally in the first place. As opposed to your assumptions or what it may seem like, immigrants do not just stroll into your country. There are rules and criteria’s they must meet. Many of you have focused on non-skilled immigrants who have entered the country through asylum or in the 1970s when there was a vast recruitment of no skilled workers from over the world. Many countries have taken steps to limit their immigration to mostly skilled migrants because they have seen the benefits. These skilled migrants are brought in to contribute to the economy. That is how they even get a legal right to stay. Without a company sponsorship or work visa, you won’t be allowed to legally stay in the country as a skilled migrant. This ensures that you give to the economy even much more than you’re allowed to take. As a skilled migrant myself, I know how strict the Dutch immigration laws are and I’m tired of the narrative that immigrants are the only issue here.
love you Josphine....so realistic, objective, kind , and your truth. Holland was way ahead of its time, color never came up. Other countries always use swarte (sp)piet as there reason for thinking otherwise. Soooo happy that your family is enjoying life in Holland and its love for all.
Thank you..for this video!! For me.. being direct..is the highest form of respect!! And if i call someone out on ( bad.disrespectfull or bad) behaviour...race does not come to mind FOR ME!! Nor does the color of your skin..race ..believes nationality.. will ever be a part of my sentence when calling you out!! Because when you do make it a point of including that into your conversation or disagreement..it means you have no valid argumentations left...and you are just saying that to personally attack someone's ego or feelings... I will call anyone out...wether someone is of a different race or believes..or a dutch person!! I do have one thing that you are saying.. i do not agree with!! If you are the kind of person that will put EVERYTHING in this country down..complain that everything is bad here...say WITHOUT ANY VALID REASON that this is a racist country..( then the thought might come to mind..if it is so bad out here...why are you still here then?? ) But someone saying to you...."go back to your country" just because they do not agree or like you..is considered a racist remark by the dutch!! Especially when race or nationality is the only reason for saying that...many children of immigrants..may be conceived as foreigners only based on skincolor ect..whom are accually dutch ( born here) !! I guess you can find ignorance everywhere..but unfortuatly ..yes..it does happen sometimes.!! Just like someone claiming racism..for being called out on behaviour..when race wasn't the issue..or mentioned...yet either conceived that way or when it is the person that is being called out on behaviour making it a point to bring race into the conversation themselfs... using it as a weapon ...claiming racism!! I call that discriminating yourself.. thinking/ claiming that race played a part in the root ( issue) of the diagreement!!
Very good to hear your opinion on racism! There are groups in the Netherlands that blame racism for any goal they cannot achieve in life, and it is good that you indicate the difference between racism and handling of culture and behavior. These people believe that anytime they do not get a job, it is due to racism. Etc. Unfortunately they have quite an exposure in media, politics, etc. That makes the problem ever worse. It would be refreshing when your opinion was heard more often!
There was this rapper who made a rap about "Feeling what it is like to be a foreigner." Part of the videoclip was him going to a job interview in half assed formal clothing that still screamed 'Gangsta rapper' He gets rejected, and the first thing he does when outside the door is starting to smoke weed. Excuse me, but if I did that with my great light skin, I wouldn't get hired either. It sucks, but not everything is about the colour of people skin when they find misfortune.
@@Fuzz82 Furthermore, a job interview is not a place where you always get a job. Lots of native Dutch people are rejected at a job interview. That happens. Depending on the job, it even happens quite frequently.
@@Rob2 Studies have shown that two-thirds of job agencies actively discriminate based on ethnicity. Nobody is claiming they can’t achieve anything because of racism, what’s being (rightfully) addressed is unequal opportunity. Sure, there are plenty of opportunities for people of color and those of migrant descent, but not as many as for white/ethnically dutch people.
Racisme/racists are everywhere and among all cultures and groups. There is an other side as well… Dutch don’t feel offended that easy and are quite direct. This often is confused with rudeness. What Dutch people really do like is that you adapt to where you are. That is quite normal I think. Don’t come here just to take and receive, add something from yourself to use as well.
I'm an immigrant, moved here 22 years ago with nothing. I now own 3 properties (two large single family homes and a 2 bed apartment) in desirable areas, work as a European Director in a global multinational and am on the top 3% of income earners. So... make your own conclusions
Most of us aren't racist, but there's some shit happening that's bad... 10 years ago, people at my primary school weren't allowed to speak Arabic to each other. Not during class, but during the lunch break And yes indeed, there's some people who are telling you to go back to your country
Zelf heb ik dat nooit gezegd en mijn familie ook niet, maar dat "go back to your country" heeft natuurlijk gewoon zijn redenen. Ik ben niet tegen immigratie maar wel voor goede integratie en ik denk dat juist dat ook helpt om te zorgen dat mensen meer hun weg kunnen vinden hier. Vooral die generatie die Nederland kende voor de extreme immigratie, weet nog hoe dit land was en die zien dit land veranderen in iets waar zij niet per se de positieve effecten van zien. Dat je taal niet goed meer gesproken wordt of überhaupt gesproken wordt, je kent de mensen niet, ze praten niet met je, de samenleving die daardoor individualistischer en eenzamer wordt en mensen dus geen community hebben. Ik zelf ben niet tegen immigratie en heb er nooit problemen gehad, al heb ik pas sinds dit jaar dat ik schrik wat voor mensen er rondlopen ook in ons eigen samenleving waar nooit aandacht aan geschonken wordt: Het is niet eens gericht naar de persoon zelf of wat voor "ras" die persoon heeft, dat heeft er eigenlijk niets mee te maken. Jij noemt ze Arabieren, maar in de werkelijkheid vallen ze binnen de groep van Kaukasisch en daar vallen wij ook onder. Mijn mannelijke haplogroep komt immers overeen met de mensen van West-Azië en Noord-Afrika. Die schijnt eigenlijk minder vaak voor te komen in Noord of West Europe en toch wonen wij al honderden jaren hier want ik heb mijn stamboom gemaakt op Myheritage. dan kun je niet echt racistisch zijn en het gaat ook niet om racisme. Als je wil dat immigranten integreren moet je zorgen dat ze de taal leren, dan moet je ze verplichten om dat te leren omdat sommige groepen dat niet goed uit zichzelf doen. Sommige doen dat helemaal niet uit zichzelf. Om te zorgen dat die kinderen een goede toekomst zullen krijgen is de taal enigszins beheersen wel van belang. Ik ben zelf dyslectisch en heb daarmee ook veel problemen gehad. Mijn zus heeft een taaldeuk en dus ook problemen in de studies die ze deed. Dat heeft dus niets te maken met racisme. De mensen hebben er immers zelf voor gekozen om naar een ander land te verhuizen met een hele andere taal. Dat waren ze niet verplicht te doen. Ze waren ook niet verplicht om Nederland binnen te komen. Als je ervoor kiest om in een ander land te gaan wonen, moet je het wel een leuk land vinden. Ik zie mensen die hier zijn gaan wonen die het land haten of de mensen haten. Dat is natuurlijk erg raar. Ik weet ook dat met die immigratie we ook echt racistische mensen juist hebben binnen gehaald die veel haat uiten naar in dit geval "witte mensen". Die roepen tot uitroeien van de witte mensen of dat de blonde haren met blauwe ogen uit moet sterven. Die wonen ook gewoon bij ons en in buurlanden. Dit delen ze gewoon op internet voor iedereen om te zien en niemand die daar iets over zegt in de media. Het is natuurlijk altijd dat de witte mensen als "de racist" gezien moeten worden in de media. Dan krijg je een fout beeld van de samenleving. Ik probeer altijd de zin in mijn hoofd te houden als ik zulke berichten lees: ze meeste mensen zijn goede mensen. Daar is een boek over geschreven en dat brengt dan weer even hoop, want Facebook is echt een verschrikking gewoon. Daar ben ik ook wel vanaf gegaan. Je wilde niet weten wat ik daar allemaal tegen kwam aan haat tegen mensen zoals mij. Overigens ook op mij DNA resultaten video was er iemand die reageren: " You probably look like a pig. I do not like the pink colour". Dit was puur gebaseerd op mijn DNA resultaten. Mijn huidstint is immers meer gelig nu omdat ik buiten werk. Ons huid is dynamisch, maar dat besef is er niet schijnbaar. Die persoon had niet eens gezien hoe ik eruit zag. Overigens ook schrokkende afbeeldingen die ik gerapporteerd had aan Facebook wegens racisme, maar het blijft gewoon staan. Ik denk dat als die mensen die zeggen: go back to your country" wellicht dit in hun hoofd hadden, maar ik ben daarom van Facebook afgegaan want ik werd er echt mee platgegooid en Facebook die hield daar niet mee op terwijl ik al regelmatig die afbeeldingen en teksten had weg geklikt.
One remark on when you said 'IF your children go to school'.. The Netherlands has compulsory education, home schooling is not allowed. It is not the choice of the parent whether or not their children attend school. It is mandatory, so .. not an IF.
Thanks for clearing the 'lies' I heard they is rent allowance..how true is that? Also apart from the monthly pay gotten as a phd student/employee do one still get funding for the research he/she is carrying out?
Hi hi, There is a housing benefit for some rented houses. This really depends on your personal situation like income and all. I do know it favours students as they have very low or no income. For PhDs, there are two situations I know of, a funding that goes to under a research group in a university or a funding that just goes directly to the university for just your research. It’s either one or the other.
I think there must said a note: Real refugees welcome. Immigrants that think that all is free for them and working for living is absolute not needed in the Netherlands. For that kind of immigrants I will advise: Look for heaven on earth elswhere.
"Dutch are rude and mean" As a Dutch guy, I actually kind of agree with this. Maybe not "rude and mean" but more "inconsiderate" Try telling someone here to be silent in the train's silent compartiment. You'll get bullshit excuses and they'll bully and ridicule you. Because we don't like to be told to behave, which is definitely one of our worst traits.
Ik vind het grappig om te zien dat elke Nederder hier zijn commentaar in het Engels geeft. Kom op mensen zij woont al 3 jaar in Nederland en ik ga er vanuit dat zij de taal beheerst en eventueel probeert te verbeteren. 😁
@@Angelmndy die van mij niet dus als mensen niet begrijpen wat ik schrijf pakken ze maar een Google vertaler of zo. Sowieso heb ik een enorme hekel aan het verengelsing van het Nederlands.
