what you call polite is asking someone "how are you" and just expecting a "Fine, thank you" in return here we only ask that if we actually care for the answer. if you don't care, dont ask.
+Jim Bob I could say the same about Americans. They interpret dutch directness as being rude and insulting. to us it's just being honest and we appreciate that honesty. It prevents us from developing to big of an ego and helps us get a more down to earth mindset. Being polite is one thing but agreeing with everything and everyone just to be friendly is a whole other thing and a lot of Americans act like that. interpreting that as 'being fake' isn't unrealistic or negative. you could interpret people who never challenge you opinion as 'not having a clue about anything' but we don't so at least you have agency
+SMNL019 The simple answer is that it is cultural. Americans believe in optimism, positivity, and pride. They also believe in the idea of public decorum. So americans will argue about politics, religion, philosophy, etc. among their friends or family but they tend to not argue with strangers if not necessary. Americans believe its not worth the effort. However, there is a time and place for everything. Americans form unions and organizations vocalizing their opinions. Protests are common, businesses have a complaint hotlines, the Business Bureau is bombarded with complaints, there are forums and petitions for nearly every problem in society. So it is false to say Americans are agreeable but it is true that Americans will not argue or vocalize one on one about sensitive topics as they believe an awkward moment may ensue and potential clients/friends may not come to fruition.
+Evildeathmonkey False, I can't talk for the entirety of europe, but the netherlands are very straight forward. they will say things they don;t like about you, they will say what comes into their mind.
Evildeathmonkey "the real dutch" lol what? I expect that you are from Rotterdam. But anyway, The netherlands has quite a difference between provinces i guess.
If you want to know the opinion of the Dutch do not go to Amsterdam. Amsterdam doesn't represent The Netherlands like New York doesn't represent the USA.
@@matthewdubovik7350 Gun laws for one. Abortion up to 9 months is another. The confusion about what bathroom or what pronounce to use. Don't get me wrong. I did meet a lot of nice New Yorkers but like Crocodile Dundee explained it's basically one big mental institution.
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@Millinial Picasso I think he means those who live abroad vs those just traveling. You may be on your best behavior, but I have been embarrassed by American friends. We are so spoiled here, but they just do not understand that, so get annoyed that there are no refills, that there aren't a million sauces, that the grocery store isn't going to be to their selection and they definitely get an attitude over it, ask way too many questions when they've already gotten an answer. We do it here, but it's part of our culture.
I only visited the Netherlands on a layover but I was blown away by the kindness and funniness from the Dutch people I’ve met. Definitely didn’t experience this in many other European countries
That is probably also because Dutch people understand you perfectly and they speak English very well themselves. You will experience this less in other European countries. The Netherlands is next to the UK the best in the English language.
The Irish are like this too. The moment they would hear my accent, their eyes would light up and they had the best stories. They are super laid back and down to earth.
I live there, for me its normal cuz i saw tgis all my life but if i look at it in a video i also think like wow this culture is great! Amsterdam is awesome
You assumed that OP is American because, in your view, his comment was retarded. Your own comment makes it very clear that you wholeheartedly believe in that specific stereotype of American people. Congratulations, you played yourself.
Did I step on your soft and big American toes and did you get an ouwie? Go pledge allegiance to a flag or chant USA somewhere else. Honestly I dont believe the stereotype and it's obvious that the OP is an American. So wipe your tears and vote a decent human being into office.
Why is it obvious that OP is an American, and why do you think I'm an American as well? Americans have good reasons to be proud of their country. A lot of people all over the world want to become an American citizen. Trump has done great things this year. I'm glad Hillary 'because I'm a woman' Clinton lost the election. Sounds like you're the one who's still in tears because of that. EDIT: Oh, and by the way. You 'honestly' don't believe in the stereotype, but you DO believe Americans are generally incapable of choosing a 'decent human' for president? Go fuck yourself.
When you see a happy American in the Netherlands it's because they're probably on vacation and they're away from their 60 hour a week crappy job ...yeah I'd be happy to
Or we aren't dicks and live in a country that is so great, we have no choice but to be happy. We have so much, there isn't reason to be nice to your fellow man. Also, we have the biggest dick in the world.
@@marmitaa8619 it depends on the dutch people they want, do they want people to moved the netherlands or people that were born there ? The dutch have a very distinct accent and imo its safe to assume if someone is dutch based on their accent.
@@salted2096 Technically you guys are correct, practically not. If you deem people Dutch because they have a Dutch passport, you are wrong since there are alot that don't have the Dutch ethnicity thus, they don't have that accent the Dutch ethnicity has. If you are strictly talking about people with Dutch ethnicity, then yes most people have that accent. The second woman has Dutch - New Zealand accent, does that mean she is a tourist or would you classify her as a Dutch expat? To me it's very weird reasoning.
Yes Americans only think about themselves. USA USA Nr1 Nr1 Pffffff...... I hope the US will build a wall around their whole country so we can lock it from the other side and throw away the key.
@@rockyslay4310 where do you live? If you haven't spent at least a year in all 50 states then you can't understand America. I have my own biases and thoughts on America, and most get disproven. And I live in the United States. We literally stereotype our own people cause we can't comprehend all of it. I make jokes about southern states with incest, or California being a hipster wasteland with everyone carrying around a metal straw. You can't judge America as a whole because we have several states bigger than most independent countries.
America is a country of extremism in my opinion. Some people are pro something, others are against, some people are unhealthy, some are healthy, some people are open minded, some people are close minded, but everything is super extreme and there allways seems to be a strong resistence against people that are or think differently. But at the same time you cant really say that about Americans because one thing stands out by far: Americans are diverse.
+Roy S. You're right, everything here is extreme. I just drank an extreme cup of tea, got in my extreme car and than surfed some extreme waves. Extreme!
+Roy S. well there are still hippy's as well... I guess they would be extremely indifferent about everything and of course against "the man", which could be considered as technically another form of extremism :D
It’s sad, most people’s knowledge of Americans comes from what they see on TV and the internet. If only they would be able to meet the average American, in an average town, just trying to live their lives like anyone else. The fact that most foreigners seem to go to LA and New York doesn’t help
Dude what they said is accurate! The average American is individualistic, is prideful, thinks that they are the best country in everything, obesity. What did they say that wasn’t accurate?
Most people's knowledge about any country in the world (that they haven't visited or are not interested in that country) comes from media. So when we see Trump, police brutality, self-centered Americans, protests, guns, guns, guns and guns that will be our impression of America.
Rockin' Resurrection I recognize that a decent amount of Americans are probably pretty bad with a map of Europe, or most places in the world. But I actually really enjoy geography and could name most countries and where they are at least. Capitals, I know some, some I don’t. Also what’s stopping me from googling an answer and replying to you lol. Perhaps you shouldn’t assume that just because someone is American they know nothing about the rest of the world, because I can assure you there are many who do. Stop forming your stereotypes from the internet
Well in this video hes mostly asking about what stereotypes they know about Americans, but I'm sure most of them realize that stereotypes generally aren't completely accurate.
The first 30 seconds, you are talking about the country, not amsterdam. I feel like no one looks further then amsterdam when looking at the Netherlands
Is that like our Los Angelos and New York City? Because most foreigners visit those places and I get it, but real Americans, the hard working, forgotten, middle class are real Americans. LA and NY are fake people, champagne socialist elitist, and morally grand standing snobs.
funny hearing all the eurpean's claim people from the USA thinks so highly of themselves and then without skipping a beat claiming to be more cultured, ethical, knowledgeable and pretty much superior in every way.. "oh they're only nice because they're fake." can't win with these b's. the dutch guys are chill though! usa! usa!
Right, so, that means it's not nature, it;s nurture- or the lack of it in America. America is the sewer of the world and American's are too mentally repressed and spiritually imprisoned and abused to even entertain the notion they should find out why they and almost everything and everyone around them are so callous, artificial and out of balance.
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@@Lumalnatti11 Did you know that 3 million more people voted for Hillary than Trump? If not, why are you so insular and ignorant?
For the ones making fun of the man who said geological instead of geographical, he knows at least two languages, and most of you think that by saying hola to a latin american person you become basically bilingual lol.
+HammyNerd23 and i'm lazy, not on pc. btw it's verry easy to correct somebody in your native language -_-. i don't think you speak dutch ass well do you?
@@themorosepittbull257 Meanwhile you get spoonfed propaganda about Cuba, Russia, north Korea, etc... This isn't an insult by any means, I'm just saying we need to fix modern media everywhere.
@@fntatn I absolutely agree there. Trust in the mainstream media here in the US is at an all time low and for good reason. They've given up journalism for activism. I honestly believe they are responsible for all the division here in the US
I don't mind the stereotypes at all. Most are true on some level. It's sad that we're seen as fake though. Most of us are actually genuinely friendly, and hospitable people. We have plenty of assholes of course, but the majority of us are nice.
I have been to America once, and i found it shocking to see, that people act like they like you and stuff, in the Netherlands people are a bit more straight forward. Not in the Netherlands BTW, also in other European country's
There's some Americans who think some Americans act too fake and dramatic too. Or feel like they have to avoid people because of that. It's partly cause it's influenced by entertainment and social media. Idk about you thinking most Americans are nice. You said there's plenty of mean Americans too. There's plenty of bullying, telling people to die, and rioting from America. I saw some comments saying bullying was good, needed, and "solves problems". Part of the meanness is from some them thinking they're heroically standing up for something when they not, shoving their views, that they can't be wrong, or thinking they can do whatever even mistreating others in the name of "freedom". Or thinking they're entitled to mistreat others if their life is bad, they have problems, or are a victim. Or blindly believing too much who social media or media vilifies and dogpiling on those people. Like how Hana Kimura killed herself cause she was bullied so much cause the reality tv show she was on wanted to depict her bad. And I'm not just talking about just Americans, but anyone cause I've seen bad behavior from around the world. Such as Isaac Butterfield, who is Australian, making videos just to bully and scream at people. Such as at fat people.
"Amsterdam is the only city where you can smoke weed, drink alcohol on streets and take mushrooms legaly" This is a fact he says. Dude come on thats already false in all of the Netherlands you can do this only Amserdam is famous for it. Its not just Amsterdam its THE WHOLE COUNTRY aah this pisses me off
Most dutch people get british english in school so that's how they talk. y accent is more amerivan though, because I learnt most of my english from watching youtube xD
Nope. It’s just that we Americans need to get more of a life than watching RU-vid videos and making comments all the time. Our pandemic response was atrocious too, so a lot of us are spending a lot more time at home since it’s still spreading like wildfire. Hope we have a vaccine to share by next year.
lol when Dutchies say they think all Americans are obese, as if there aren't a lot of people struggling with obese in our country too. A stereotype I have on Americans is that, like other foreigners as well, can't name another city from the Netherlands they've been to. Everyone just goes to Amsterdam, which is why it's too crowded. I'd never want to live there. Also foreigners think Holland and the Netherlands are the same thing, but actually Holland is like a district of the Netherlands.
And there are Dutch people who are willing to vote for a politician less bad than Tr*mp. Wilders is just as racist with his anti Marocco and islamaphobia. Dutchies aren't better than the Americans.
4everFinnick.CFBeautiful. im american but I speak fluent dutch. Holland is a word used casually (by dutchies and many others) for the Netherlands. Holland i.p.v. Nederland. (hup hup holland, Hollander, in het hollands, enz.)
ripmyfictionalfriends I know but plenty of Dutch people say Holland as a nickname too. Hup Hup Holland, "Hollanders", "een Holland's accent", etc. America is a nickname for the USA. Be glad we think about Holland at all. lol.
Being nice in America isn't 'fake,' it's part of being respectful. Most of us don't shake hands because we want to really feel another person's grip; same way we aren't acting friendly because we really think we've instantly become best friends. It's just a custom. If you treat somebody nicely and they don't have the courtesy to reciprocate, that tells a lot about a person, at least in the U.S.
@@DYNASPORTS66 it’s entirely on context! If I say “how are you doing?” to a random stranger, it’s merely a greeting - it’s generally obvious that I don’t want someone I don’t know to tell me all of their emotions. However, if I’m in a conversation with someone I know well such as a close friend or family member and ask “how are you doing?”, it is a more intimate question, and I do expect a more personal answer. You also have to pay attention to HOW the question was asked. If someone asks “how are you doing?” very quickly, it’s generally a greeting. However, if someone looks at me and says it like “hey (slight pause), how are YOU doing?” it’s very clear they are expecting a serious answer.
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From My experience, Amreicans tend to expect local people to speak english, when they travel to other countries. I live in Korea and ive seen a group of American tourists complaining about local people not being able to help them due to lack of their english skill. I eventually ended up helping them with a soft suggestion(cause they are sensitive people, often get offended by little thing) that they should know before they leave their home. or fucking google it.
+Mash Monster rofl!!!!! that sounds ridiculous! i think it is most polite to learn at least a few important words when visiting a country that does not speak english. not everyone will be easily offended here...but i think the people you encountered might be. i am american btw
+Mash Monster As an American I do really agree with you. Since I've been living in Germany for most of my memorable life, I've made an effort to learn German. But when I can't speak German to someone it really makes me feel bad.
+Mash Monster Meh, This Americans-can't-speak-anything-else circle-jerk needs to end really. Any English-speaking country doesn't put heavy emphasis on foreign language. Hell, even my friends from England don't know another language very well, let alone my Canadian, South African (yes, quite a few don't know much Afrikaans either), and Aussie/NZ friends in particular. 혹시 당신도 한국어를 읽을수 있니? And if you can, how long did it take you to learn? I mean, I grew up near LA, so I've been around a plethora of languages and have been accustomed to hearing languages I don't understand my whole life. However, I can see how hearing a new language could be a bit jarring to someone from Buttfuck Nowhere, USA. Heck, I'm the first Asian some of my girlfriend's family has ever seen, and they don't live too far from the USA/Mexico border. They also speak Spanish to me as if I'm fluent in it; it's an understandable mishap for people from super homogenous areas in the world. And yes, there are areas like this in the US, too. As for the tourists you encountered, they're clearly idiots. Korea is arguably the easiest Eastern country to navigate with only English. There's English written everywhere, there's English-only tourist centers, and nearly every younger person in Korea has at least a rudimentary grasp of the language. Those tourists were an intellectual outlier.
“americans think alot of themselves” lol the funny thing is that most people here in America degrade themselves. like we’ll talk about how we feel ugly & fat LMAO
I like americans I had negative opinion before I met a group of americans I thought they are arrogant and ignorant people but after I met them the way of looking to them has changed they are kind and friendly
JDS12451 Hah. I remember when I was an ignorant kid like you. I used to be anti-Trump until i've seen all of the things that he has done already. The dude is right, you don't know what you're talking about.
There's literally nothing Trump has ever said or done that implies white supremacy. There are, however, tons of media outlets that have taken Trump's words out of context or straight out lied in order to accuse him of white supremacy. Perhaps you were also fooled by them. I suggest getting your news from people like Philip DeFranco / Tim Pool and such on RU-vid. They're fairly neutral reporters not driven by a political agenda, unlike the American media corporations -> 90% of the American media is owned by 6 CEO's lol. Honest journalism is beyond dead in that country.
Looool ''versus the land of the free'' Check stats on the interwebs my friend, the netherlands has a higher welfare, a higher personal hapiness and all that stuff.
I’m Dutch-American with dual citizenship (born in Nederland and raised in the US) and my family was in s’Hertogenbosch speaking English because my brother doesn’t really speak Dutch and at 10 is a walking American stereotype. A Dutch man came up to us and asked us if we were trump supporters and whether we were looking for a McDonald’s. We immediately switched to Dutch and he seemed rather abashed. I was mortified, especially since my Papa, the Dutchman, wasn’t with us at the time.
Assholes come in all shapes forms and nationalities. Most Dutch people would never ask something like that. But there are those who do. Generally they are the less educated people.
I think it's a little strange that some people stereotype visitors are looking for their own culture in a country they travel to cause usually people travel to experience a different culture. I'm not saying there aren't tourists who expect to find their culture, or even language, in a different country tho cause there are some people like that. But often, that's not why most people travel.
I've heard the "Americans are too nice" a lot. Which is kinda strange to me. I have no reason to be rude to someone that I just met/don't know. How do they usually treat someone they don't know?
Well the dutch are really blunt, and then there's the thing where they are more reserved. If a dutch person gives you a hug, it's an honest sign of affection. If an american does it it's often just a matter of habit, not always of course. But it's pretty impossible to know which it is, habit or affection, which is why we consider americans 'too' friendly or 'fake'.
capusvacans well how the fuck are the French not fake if they greet others with a kiss on the cheek when it clearly is out of habit and not a true sign of affection?
Jorge Acosta Because americans are quite often being 'nice' just as a habit. Like someone above said, when we are being nice to each other we politely mean it. Of course, we also don't act all rude when we just met someone, but it's more about the fact that you would turn your back and talk differently about them while you just said to them you like 'em.
speaking as an "American", one thing that's true is that we cannot take criticism very lightly. Even though we are the kings of trash talk, and even if what these countries say are true, we get butt hurt over any kind of criticism
As an American, I agree. I have strong a Nigerian heritage which impacts the way I interact with others. In Nigeria, they sugarcoat nothing. They shoot straight and get down to business. When I do the same in America--even within communities I identify with--they exile me to the fringes, and I am often left wondering where I went wrong. Especially when you are a person of color, you have to be very careful and tiptoe around people's feelings because you don't want to seem rude or "uppity."
@John Saunders you say we are the ignorant it's you buddy iv been to Hawaii and was gonna go to Germany but a volcano was erupting and couldn't go because it was in the flight path of the planes and I don't believe most shit I see on the media or social media I know my government is corrupt to the max and lie to their on the daily and you say we are poorlybeducated
Oddly, having been an American living in Holland for a few years when I was younger, a lot of what these people said was also apparent to me. But under the circumstances Europeans generally dont see the most mature, decent Americans. Those Americans dont stand out because they act properly.
Indeed! You will not recognize a US citizen who behaves normal. But of course you will recognize the loudspeakers from the land of the free home of the brave! That’s the same with us Germans abroad. We have a rhyme: Gott verschone uns vor Sturm und Wind - und vor Deutschen, die im Urlaub sind.“ (Oh Lord, spare us from storm and wind - and from Germans who are on holiday.)😂😇
I'm an American and I thought this video was the funniest thing ever! Many of the stereotypes are true. One of the things I envy about Europe is that they are less religious than over here. Europe in general is more left leaning.
+Luis Montanez That religion is what gave you your freedom in the first place. (History of the beginning of the United States; see the preamble of the Declaration of Independance and the writings of the founding fathers.) Even the extreme athiest Richard Dawkins, called Christianity a bulwark against the Islamic terrorist.
+Jon Lanier how about you explain to me how religion is what gave me free will in the first place. instead of petty insults. I dont live in the states, just a heads up.
Second Amendment was established in order to have a citizen-run militia in case of a war-gone-bad or if the government needs to be rebelled against. Apparently, the citizens have the right and duty to rebel against the government if anything happens. Can't do that without weapons. edit: This is to answer that young couple's, and any other's, confusion as to why it exists in the US Constitution.
+Jizan thapus I'm European and I completely understand it, we've just chosen a different path. We tend to have more faith in our governments, but is that justified?
Jizan thapus At the time, it was necessary, and we cannot go against the Constitution unless another amendment were to be added that would counter the existing one. But we still like the idea of being able to form a militia. A love/hate relationship is what US citizens and their government have, and I think that's a good thing. edit: But, I know very well the flaws of such a thing, and understand what you are thinking.
+Raffini Or just being used to the tyranny of your monarchs in which later established into a parliament. Our second amendment is more of an insurance policy
Europeans are very different among them, even in one nation you can find several ancient languages and cultures, stereotypes are not accurate, I think that the United states produce so much internal information and news that americans cannot know so much about the rest of the world than average europeans; some europeans feel americans are very ignorant because of that.
@@alfredvinciguerra532 Europeans are unfriendly? So you have categorized 750 million people just because of a few...hundred?? By the way your ancestors were Europeans weren,t they?
Well, American media evidently IS channeling information to get certain attitudes across, while in Europe that is mostly not the case, and if it is, the people recognize that and take action against it. In that point Americans are way more naive indeed
well, said media is also from america, so it isn't weird to expect that what they see broadcasted is probably somewhat related to real life, especially when that media also has people calling things from america out
The American media represents extremes as if they're the norm. Not only Europeans think it's the norm, a lot of Americans do too. Need proof, look at Twitter. Real people who think the world is what the media pretends it is. Makes me want to vomit
Look up the definition of "stereotype." It does not imply something that isn't real, it comes from the truth, usually anyways. They don't apply to everyone though, that's why they are stereotypes.
Diamond Eyes Just stfu. Think again about the civil war in america. All black people were being slaved by the white people so don't be so hypocrite you stupid fuck..
Bjarne Dutch are great people. Lot of early US heritage of Dutch and Scot, too. NYC was New Amsterdam. We have Holland, Michigan and Pella, Iowa and Friesland, Wisconsin and lots more. (My ancestry Frisian, husband Scot.)
He struggled there a bit with his terminology, but he is off the cuff interviewing people and can't stand there saying umm, umm so he popped out a term like a pageant contestant, lol. It's ok, everyone has said something and wish their brain was working more collectively with their mouth. No big deal 😉
@@barrymarshall3592 The reason americans trend not to speak more than one language is because English is the primary language of the country so they don't need to learn another in the same way someone from Netherlands would in order to communicate with the rest of the world. I don't think a lack of language classes at school makes someone lazy. Also the us has millions of people that speak spanish and english, I think its the worlds 2nd biggest spanish speaking country by population.
As a quiet American I can relate to the Europeans with the loudness, But people just try to be enthusiastic instead of monotone to come off as happy and cool.
and the “happy and cool” is why they think Americans are fake, some can really be like that but in general it is ironic because if someone isn’t like that in America they think something is wrong when really they’re being genuine.
No, some people make stereotypes to just bully people, out of fear and paranoia, are baseless, or goes against facts. Stereotypes can and have been harmful such as inciting people to assault, enslave, or bully people over them. Like some people killing, mutilating, or r4ping albinos in Tanzania because of superstition and stereotypes.
I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to 40 countries (I am Canadian) including The Netherlands. And the biggest factor I’ve taken away is this: North Americans tend to be more ‘forward’ and smiley than the rest of the world. It doesn’t mean other cultures and countries aren’t friendly...they just don’t smile or engage for no reason. Which, I understand also. Personally, I love the dutch and their open culture. My last serious gf was born in Netherlands and spoke fluent dutch...and she was very typical of the straight-forward and open minded culture of the people. As for Americans, I love them but they DEFINETLY have the (and I’m hugely generalizing) habit of flag waving more than other cultures. And they tend to (again, generalizing) be brazen about speaking English and expecting the rest of the world to, also. Myself, I always pick up a handful of phrases of the language of where I’m going, out of respect. I find Americans tend to expect and almost demand you speak English, wherever you are. Im a musician and worked on cruise ships with many different cultures-and they almost ALL contained people who were bi-lingual, if not knowing many more languages. And conversely, the Americans tended to only speak English-and not care otherwise. Many of my co-workers said ‘English (ne American) is the language of business, so I learned it.’ Russia was the biggest surprise for me, personally. They come across as very dour people, but if you take the time to befriend them and chat, they are very warm and open. They just don’t fake niceness or sincerity-which in the long run is an admirable trait.
I could be wrong, but I'm guessing the rest of the world, (Europe, Asia at least), all have ancient cultures, class, & cast systems, that put their people / population in their place, & make things very difficult for them to reach their full potential. This as an effect on their social status, & as got to have an effect on their overall confidence. As far as I know, these barriers don't exist (At least not as much) in North America, allowing people to be much more upwardly mobile, giving themselves more confidence, & with more confidence rubbing off in general. Well, That & the media! Just a thought.
I'm American, and despise people for being vain-glorius and patriotic for no reason, but when we play Canadian teams in any sport, I will root for most american teams w/o waving a flag!
I'm American and learned Romanian when I spent three summers there. When I went to Mexico I learned a little Spanish but since they don't try in the US to learn English, I didn't try that hard in Mexico.
i agree with that old british lady. americans are always super proud about they're country and think they're the best. not all amercans think that but loads of them do.
+Sama Sebe You can't really be proud of where you were randomly born, and usually don't have any part of the previous proceedings of cultural establishment and what not.
Yes you can. And you should. Unless there is a particular reason why not. Germans are very obviously proud to be German. Dutch to be Dutch. And it is great. Also it is not necessarily country where you were born. "Homeland" is a country where your home is. You are the tiny part of the country you live in.That is my opinion. I stand on it strongly.
+Sama Sebe I don't consider myself literally proud to be Dutch. Yes I enjoy being Dutch and there are things I really like about my cultural background and such, but does that make one so called 'proud'? I think it's debatable.
"Proud" has different meanings. I used it as being delighted and satisfied, exactly what you feel as being Dutch. I love my country but I'm not saying that it is the best in the world or that it is perfect and has no faults.
Why do people assume that Amsterdam is the only place where everything is 'legalised'? Like... there ARE other cities in the Netherlands... with the same laws... 🙄
Stupid ass Schengen Agreement is why Americans only have time to spend in the major cities, and the EU screws all the smaller cities and villages out of billions in tourist money.
His intro was the biggest cringe of my life. "The only city where" he keeps repeating. Does he actually know that The Netherlands isn't just Amsterdam, and you can actually do all the things he mentioned all over the country? This is exactly the thing that's annoying about Americans. They know one city in a country, and immediately act like they know the whole country.
Luthor I've never met anyone that thinks that way lmao. And also, when most Europeans go to the USA, they don't go to just one city but they tend to travel around a lot. Since the plain tickets are extremely expensive.
you will be astonished how good our geographical skills are. most of my friends and familly are able to name 40 states in america atleast. and we are not hypocritical, i have been in america in multiple cities and i know Lets say New York Is completely different than lets say Los Angeles. Other mentality. Its true that the biggest part of American people dont know much about other countries. They all call us holland. but holland is not a country its a province. its like the whole world changes America to the name Texas. but like Holland,Texas is a state not a country. and holland is a province not a country. Amsterdam is a city not a country. you can smoke take drugs and do all things everywhere in the Netherlands. we have more cities than Amsterdam. We've got Den Haag, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Groningen ,Leeuwarden, and go on and on. so dont call us hypocrits. We know a lot about whats going on in the world, most of us speak 3 languages ( not all ) we are very open minded. And we aint fake. Look at this, i dont see you writing things on youtube next to English. i wrote this in 2 minutes and its not even my native language. and i can do this in French and German too.
Being friendly isn't fake. I think we just like to give people the benefit of the doubt and get off to a positive start with someone. Its not complicated. Europeans also have the negative stereotype of being pessimistic and self-loathing.
Idk but maybe they meant people actually acting fake, not criticizing friendliness. Some Americans criticize some Americans for acting fake too. Such as on social media.
lady boywonder I am not speaking for myself. I am not that way one bit. I drive sensible 20 yr old car I paid cash for a 20 yr old car I barely drive, bike most of the time. We have a sensible sized affordable home. Not big everything BS. No need to be fake. You also may not fit that mold, however.. come on.. A LOT of people do.
djkenny you *really* don't get it obviously. That's the biggest reason I can't stand Americans they internalize anti-Americanism from foreigners faster than a Hooker changes panties And have the moral flexibility of a corrupt politician -you know like Ronald McDonald Trump...
Keith Hinchcliffe And when you are indicating a spelling error it’s important to use an asterisk, for example.. stop being an *ashole on the Internet. 😉
Hello my name is Kelly and I will serve you today. Thank you for visiting our restaurant, would you like to hear our specials? (Dutch guest looks up and we get cricket sounds) ...Kelly: okay....our specials are blablablablablidablidibla. After 15 min finally we can order a drink and take a look at the menu. Kelly says: don't forget our specials okay? Let me know when you are ready to order. It is my pleasure to help you. I will be right back with your drinks. Tata. Every time in an American establishment we hear the same marketing lines welcoming people with a storyline that could be shorter to save our time. Then 10% tip is normal in the US. Well ....please people you have higher salaries as a waitress than in the Netherlands! 10 freaking percent? By two weeks going out for dinner. Like average spending of 100 usd per night x 14 days x 10 percent = 140 usd. That is only dinner. We still got lunch and other food to buy daily. Lets say we need to have at least 500 usd extra to save up to give tips to waitresses. While they are not happy AT ALL to serve people. I know because I live in The Netherlands being raised half american and lived there.
Als je overdreven gedragingen ziet als vriendelijkheid en dat verder uitvoert als iedere andere formaliteit, dan is dat geen vriendelijkheid, maar een lege huls, hoogstens een façade die het feit dat het je niets kan schelen verhult. Daarbij is het onbeleefd om je zo op te dringen.
@@TreinbouwerYou're projecting your apathy to your fellow human onto Americans. We just like other people. We want them to be happy too. It's not fake. It's a care for your happiness.
Their saying how Americans believe everything that is on the internet but listen to them, basically every single one said that they heard the stereotype from Facebook or other stuff if they got the question asked to them “where did you get that stereotype from?” I understand it’s a stereotype but they are criticizing USA for doing that when they are getting their information off the internet.
Piisuke were top 15 dumbass and yes that’s true but there is more people trying to get in shape. We are also the most productive workers and we give the most money to charity
@@Piisuke Assuming you're a Brit, I'm sure you take in all of those videos promoting all of the "ugly" etal British stereotypes with the stiffest of upper lips.
As an American, some of these stereotypes are accurate at least for myself. I do love hamburgers and pizza but, I'm not obese. I am patriotic and I do believe in God but, I don't consider myself religious. I am not loud at all. Speaking for myself, I am very nice and it is not insincere. Growing up in church and in the south, I was taught that all men and women are family no matter their specific religious, philosophic or any other orientation. As the lady in the video said I'm not better than anyone else. If you have the ability to help someone, then you help them. To know to do the right thing and not do it is shameful. I do have two large cars and a truck but my daily driver is a Honda Civic. I live in a two bedroom house and only keep the things that I have to. I love living as small as possible. I have on a few occasions asked people to stay with me if they had nowhere to go. I know that some people are not genuine in their hospitality, likely out of a misplaced desire to be well thought of. Yes though, you've definitely got me on the burgers and pizza as well as the big cars.
+Shane Richardson What are your views on gun laws, social security, and healthcare? That 2 bedroom house you live in probably stands on it's own with your own driveway for the cars?
Religion is only a set of rituals or beliefs approved by a group of people. I believe in God but, I do not believe that God wants us to be ritualistic. An individual relationship is what works. The apostle Paul was amazing but, I am not him.
There is no fake in me. If I don't like you, you will know. It will not be because I was hateful to you though. Ugliness of character is not necessary to let someone know that you don't wish to associate.
@@fatherson5907 The average age of a medical bankruptcy filer is 44.9 years old. 40% of Americans fear they won’t be able to afford health care in the upcoming year. 17% of adults with health care debt declared bankruptcy or lost their home because of it. 66.5% of bankruptcies are caused directly by medical expenses, making it the leading cause for bankruptcy. As of April 2022, 14% of Americans with medical debt planned to declare bankruptcy later in the year because of it.
Those people aren't Dutch at all. Believe me, I'm Dutch and I know a accent when I hear it. For some proof: die gasten zijn nog niet eens Nederlands joh! Kan je zo horen aan hun accent!
kels94 I don’t think that guy was “trashing” Americans. He was asked a question about stereotypes! If the interviewer asked him “which of these stereotypes do you think are true” then we would see if he was “trashing” or not. As an American who goes very frequently to different parts of Europe (Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, even Iceland if that counts) my experience is that Europeans have a very nuanced view of the States. They know 330 million people live in the U.S. and we are a very diverse and complex country.
I love how Yafa is able to just walk around and ask the average Dutch citizen questions what they think about Americans IN ENGLISH. Pretty incredible. Of course, the US has plenty of people who speak a 2nd. They're call immigrants.
None were British. The people you hear, old lady in the beginning for example, are just Dutch. She was taught in school to imitate a British accent when speaking English. That was how people were taught in the Netherlands. Nowadays, they don't bother to teach the accent as much anymore. No one was Italian either, just different tints of Dutch.
The Dutch actually hate their native language and accent which is why you see them all masking their accent with American or English accents. Also, English is the closest language to Dutch and you can learn the basics in a week.
Some of mine relatives went to america becouse they ran away from war.... If it was for war, they would stay here. I am happy that my grandma stayed so i was born here
Praktisch ieder westers land kunnen dit bekijken. Maar je bericht kunnen ze niet lezen, hoewel de video overduidelijk Engels is. Dat is de mentaliteit van veel Nederlandse RU-vid gebruikers.
Meeste amerikanen in de comments hier die zich enorm beledigd en aangesproken voelen bewijzen alleen maar meer dat ze de kritiek niet kunnen hebben. Terwijl slecht over anderen praten zonder gevolgen natuurlijk geen probleem is. Hypocrisy at it's best.
thinthle Mee eens, maar naar mijn ervaring kunnen Nederlanders ook vrij weinig incasseren. Zelf maken we bijvoorbeeld Belgen en Duitsers belachelijk, die kunnen dat wel hebben, maar als zij grappen over ons maken dan roepen we 'domme Belgen' en 'kutmoffen' ed.
@T B valt reuze mee. De meeste mensen die zo reageren doen dat als grap. Zijn er serieus mensen die ook ECHT zo denken? Lijkt me dat er daar weinig mensen van zijn.
But think of how nice it would be if we saw the good before the bad ;-) "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle". Americans... love us when we are spending money in your country or bailing out people. Hate us the rest of the time. Sigh.
Most American's don''t know there's also a thing ''called Europe'', i know that is not true for them all, but most off them don't even know were Holland is..and why should they?.They live in a country that is so big, some American's have never leave there own state...
@@boyke2536 thats because we hear nothing but negatives from everyone else....while at the same time, we are outgoing, interested, love talking with people from other places....and we're called "fake" for being sincerely interested. try simply allowing us to be nice as is our nature without telling us why you think we're shit.
Weird-I went to school in Europe for 6 months with kids from all over the continent. I always felt like they thought they were better (I dated a girl from Holland). They also really stereotyped students from other countries. I remember her saying, “I never thought I’d be friends with a German” (her roommate was German).
Well culturally, Germans are known to be the most most open nor willingly to develop friendships at some point in their lives or they're just very closed off and want no interaction with people in general.
Markus Williams Well, I guess your visit to The Netherlands means that you have more experience and know better than a Dutch citizen who was born in The Netherlands and has been living for multiple decades in this country! Well done, mate.
As a Dutch, I view Americans as friendly and polite people. Indeed, they seem to be a bit patriotic sometimes (more openly than other countries seem to be) but not specifically that religious. You do have a lot of religious American but the number of atheists also seems to be increasing. Americans aren't really familiar with others, but seem to be willing and interested in learning about them. It has more extremes as well. Everything is bigger and super spacious. Have you seen some American houses? It's crazy! American food is served in bigger portions and often less healthy than in other countries (in my idea). A lot of food appears to be processed. What we shouldn't forget though, is the rich culture of the US which is mostly Western but also influenced by other cultures. If you look beside Hollywood and the fat hamburgers, there's a lot more which is most of the time left behind. Think of jazz, blues,, holidays such as thanksgiving and christmas (the way the world celebrates it today is greatly influenced by the US). It's also the origin of many art movements e.g. Pop Art and Pollock's abstract expressionism. Everything is bigger and super spacious. Have you seen some American houses? It's crazy! The gorgeous nature deserves to be mentioned as well. I'm not saying America is my favourite country, because it's not. But I see too many people bashing on the US, having a way too low view of this beautiful country. A lot of our culture is influenced by the American culture too. It's a country, a lot younger than most of Europe. Let's not forget that. Therefor it's not very surprising that it doesn't have such an extensive history like Italy or France. Lastly, my apologies for my poor English. I'm not a native English speaker. Feedback would be appreciated!
+Matt Schwartz Please don't get a bad idea of Europe and the countries in it. These are only a few people in the video, every country has stereotypes and every western country feels superiour unfortunaterly
Votre anglais est impeccable!! I was born in Manhattan of yore. Up until the Fifties the city was suffused with Dutch culture. There was a Dutch Reform Church on our block, a Huguenot Church downtown, Schuylers and Vanderbilts were our economic royalty while the Roosevelts had their feet in both centuries. Need I mention landmarks such as the Tappan Zee, Van Cortlandt Park and of course Harlem? My mother's best friend was a Martha Detjen, She had a Christmas tree with real candles. In school we were taught that Peter Zenger was a forerunner of the Americaan Revolution. Of course every schoolboy knew who Peter Zenger was. Canal Street remains as testament to Dutch tenacity in face of stubborn granite! Entre temps quand j'etais jeune je faisais la navette entre Schiphol et Le :Bourget avec KLM en avion a helices. As you might have surmised I am now in my eighties and my insights are not those of condo driven Manhattan. Perhaps Trumphattan might be more to the point Jean P.S. When I think electronics I think Philipps and not Japan,
I genuinely appreciate your comment. It's very refreshing to hear as an American. We have plenty of flaws. But so many of our negative stereotypes are misunderstood, or blown way out of proportion. You also rarely hear anyone adding any positives, other than we tend to be friendly & polite, which apparently some people also have a problem with. Don't worry about your English. Your sentences all made sense, perfectly intelligible & over all not many mistakes at all, I probably make about as many while casually typing online. English is a very forgiving language.
None of what they said is true for all of America or all Americans. There is no generalization of Americans (or likely anywhere) that works universally especially in America since it is so diverse and different from one area to the next.
kate s You are 100% correct in you're comment ! How can you stereotype Americans when people in the United States at one point in different generations came from somewhere else.... Me I'm Irish and Scottish 😜
