Things DUTCH people do that are DISGUSTING in other countries! 

Those Canadian girls must be confusing our toilet stalls with Americal stalls. Here there are no gaps!

Which Dutch person leaves their shoes on in their house after walking through a muddy forest lmao, we're not dumb

It feels like home when I hear this. Every morning licking my mayonnaise knife while I'm sitting on my toilet preparing my lunch with my shoes on.

I am dutch, and with like 80% of the things I hear in this vid I was like "what? that's not normal wtf"

Deze mensen zien dingen die wij, Nederlanders nog nooit hebben gezien...

The wide gaps in restrooms is a USA thing, not in the Netherlands.

Netherlands doesn’t have stalls that you can see through. That’s the usa.

Im dutch and I have the feeling these girls havent even met dutch people... (3:47)

Live in The Netherlands for 7 years and non of this statements applies to the everyday reality .

I’m dutch and lived in the US for a few months, and I actually thought the stalls there were sooo weird because the gaps between the doors were big and you could see who was sitting on the toilet. Never had that in the Netherlands before so it’s funny the girls from the US are saying this about the Netherlands 😆

These Canadian girls, I don’t know where they have been in the Netherlands but it’s not relatable

Okay, I am Dutch, and I definitely wanna react to this hehe. Here it goes. 1: I do lick my fingers after eating some good stuff :) Like, if I ate ice cream or something (which I don't do much because I'm eating very healthy). But this definitely ain't because I want every penny out of it. It is more, because I like the ice cream I ate, but even more, because I hate sticky fingers! After that I will wash my hands of course, because even licking my fingers doesn't get all the sticky stuff off. 2: I never, ever, EVER put my knife inside a jar of anything, and then lick it, and put it inside another jar. It's gross AF!!! I use my knife to put butter on my bread or my rusk, then I wash it, with hot water (the butter melts off itself). Then I dry it, and only then I put it in the jar of jam or something. If I want another rusk or slice of bread (or if I have to make two at the same time) I always wash the knife before I re use it. I do lick it sometimes, but after that I first have to wash it. You know hopw many germs are inside your mouth? No, I never ever lick my knife, and re use it. It is gross indeed. I also never use it, and just swipe it clean on my bread/rusk and re use it. It has to be washed first! Or I'll grab a new knife. 3: I do keep my shoes on in the house, yes. But when I came from a muddy place, and there's mud under my J's. I always take them off. So this is not true. Most people take them off. And I'm not sure what she means with ''white floors''?! If it is carpet, well, the person walking with muddy shoes over a white carpet is just weird. But if you have a white floor because of white flagstones. It's easy to clean, just a little water and a mop, and you're done. But then again, most people do take their shoes off when there's mud under it. 4: I do wash my hands after a toilet visit. But there's indeed people, who don't. It's pretty gross indeed. But I don't think it's a typical Dutch thing. This happens all over the world. 5: Most houses are put together that way that they have the toilet close to the entrance. It's a normal thing here. Especially if you're in a regulat attached rent house. You can do it differently when you buy a house of build your own house. I mean, I had some people I knew who lived in a villa district, and they definitely didn't have the toilets at the entrance. But it's a pretty normal and common thing in the Netherlands. Also, it's probably because houses in the Netherlands are way smaller than the houses in US! I mean, we pay a whopping €200.000 for a regular small attached house here with 4 rooms (3 sleeping rooms and a living room) and one toilet, a small shower and a very small front and backyard. In USA you could buy a huge detached house with a big ass drive up, 8 rooms, 4 bathrooms and so on. It's a huge difference. 6: In the Netherlands people do have a bidet. And some do use toilet paper with water on it to clean it a bit more. So this statement is false. Not everyone has it though. And if I could choose myself, I probably would want a bidet hehe, just to make things easier for myself. But I don't have one, and I couldn't care less. I just wipe with toilet paper. And if needed, a few drops of water. After that, I'll obviously wash my hands with soap (which I always do) 7: I think we used to have a sink in one of our bedrooms. But the last owner removed it. I'm not sure why, but I also don't know why we would have a sink in our bedroom. Especially if it would drip, I would go bananas and won't be able to sleep with that lol. It's weird. But I actually also do not know anyone who has a sink in they rooms. 8: I don't understand what the guy says @02:22 :/ 9: Yes, we are pretty direct. Going to the toilet (or, the WC) ain't no secret at all I guess. Everyone knwos what you're gonna do if you're going away from the table for a moment haha. 10: I only put my bag on the floor when inside. I won't do it outside, because I don't want it to get dirty. I mean, if it was a regular bag or something, but I also have a pretty expensive bag (€200) which is a gaming backpack, and I definitely ain't putting that on the floor. 11: Picking they nose (in je neus peuteren) is world wide. Everyone does this every now and then. Yes, sometimes I do this too, but that's mostly because there's something inside which annoys me. After that, I wash my hands. Or I do it with a piece of paper towel. But I only pick my nose when blowing my nose ain't working, and it needs to get out. It's annoying. I rather don't pick my nose. I also do know some people, who pick they noses, and eat their loot after that... And this is just disgusting! Sorry, no other words for it. Don't touch me anymore when you do this please lol. 12: Having sex is great obviously :) But please, keep it in a private place lol. Although, I did do some weird and exciting stuff with my ex back in the days. I won't go into detail haha, but I can tell ya, it was fun. And of course we made sure no one could see us. Because no one will be happy if they dwould've seen this. (It was dark, and trees everywhere, so no one could see it) 13: I often eat my food (I never eat uitsmijter though) as whole as possible. Most people for example cut they pizza in 12 slices. I rather make only 4 slices and eat it like that haha. It's all personal I guess what you prefer. 14: ''Sinterklaas'' and his helpers throw ''kruidnoten'' over the ground. Indeed kids obviously grab it, and eat it. I've done this back in the days, but it was always inside the house. If they threw it outside, I wouldn't have grabbed it in the first place. I don't eat off the ground outside lol, it's nasty. 15: I do eat mayonnaise, but I don't really like it that much. I do use it on my fries, and I also use it on some foods. But not on rice. It's weird. I did use ketchup and mayonnaise on my rice back in the days. But I rather have a good hot sauce on it hihi. I love hot sauce! Hope it was interesting to read this. You guys are great, and you, who reads this. YEAH YOU!!! You are a great wonderful person too. Love you all! Peace out, wherever you're from.

Mayonnaise on rice?... Never seen that. And I agree that licking your knife and then put it in the jar again is disgusting. Both are not normal here though (luckily)

I'm an American (USA), now living in the Netherlands. I'm confused by some things in this video but the main one is the stalls here have absolutely no gaps in them, or maybe a few cm if anything. Compared to USA and Canada where there's literally like a 30cm gap in every public stall.

i feel like the shoes thing is only for guests, like if we have a party everyone keeps shoes on and then we just clean after that but when we are home alone we always take shoes off. also mayonnaise here tastes different, ive heard its sweeter instead of other more sour mayonnaise.

I am Dutch almost everything they have mentioned I have never experienced before. Only the thing about not using water after using the toilet to clean yourself (which is the case in alot of western countries , having the toilet near the entrance and having a calendar in the bathroom. And maybe about leaving your bag on the floor

Ik weet niet met wat voor mensen ze omgaan of waar ze als gast verblijven, maar ik hoor heel veel ongemanierde dingen die voor een beschaafde Nederlander niet normaal zijn. Niet echt iets typisch Nederlands dus.

The dutch stalls are the best in the world🤣. They are completely closed

The calendar in the WC/ restroom is soo true!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I know all about it!

We don't even do most of these things😂😂 Where did these people find Dutch people. Dipping your saliva knife in the Nutella jar? Ew

The part about stalls is simply not true. In the US you can pretty much see other peoples parts. Here, a normal toilet in a restaurant or such is just closed. Sure, with festivals you have the pee poles but that is just convenient..

Just a quick reminder: Not everyone in our country does all those things. I think in my family, we don't do any of those things actually

Haha I like how many people are like: yeah the Dutch people are weird cus this one person did this, so everyone must do it 😂

2:33 the thing with me is. When I say ‘I’ll be right back’ my dad gets suspicious and asks me what I’m gonna do. So now it is more a habit of me saying what I’m gonna do TwT

3:49 what are you talking about?! In America the restrooms have stalls with huge gaps in between. That was the first thing all dutch people notice when they go to usa!

licking your knive is not something i see other dutch people approve off. disgustang... i always take off my shoes but it's considered impolite to ask visitors to take off their shoes here.

As a dutch person i can honestly say most of them are so true. The shoes in the house is a big no for me, i never do or did this. If i walk in someone’s house i always ask where to put my shoes and if they say just leave them on i feel oncomfortabel. Alot of dutch people walk with their shoes in the house even when there is mud on it, i will never understand this. I never saw a sink in someone’s bedroom. Never in my entire life. For being so open about going to the toilet is so true, it’s so normal to us it almost sound unbelievable they don’t do that🤣 as for cutting the meat in pieces and then eat it, i never saw an adult do this. For the mayonnaise im kinda offended, we really put it on everything. It’s a sauce I honestly can’t live without and poke bowl with mayonnaise is for me the best rice you can ever taste. I eat mayonnaise with fries, and all types of patatoes, i put mayonnaise in my spinach and mash it under my patatoes. I put it on sushi, i put it on pasta with tuna. I never saw a dutch person in my life that didn’t like mayonnaise

as a Dutch I can't rely to any of those strange and disgusting things ..maybe they need to find other friends 😂

It's interesting to hear, but so many things aren't actually viewed as normal in the Netherlands and aren't all that common. Licking off your knife and then using it for something else? Expect to be told off and people not using whatever that knife has been in. Walking around the house in muddy shoes? Again, you'll be told off and vacuuming duties are for you for that day 😂. Again, it's an interesting video, but it really doesn't apply to the common Dutch person

So funny that most they mention are gross for Dutch people too, or are common all over the world. But, we have less taboos i guess. I am not harmed when someone says that he or she goes to the toilet.

I think we’re just too direct for most people. If we have to poop we have to poop, why be mysterious about it

I live in South Africa with a huge population from Dutch descent (Afrikaners). It is fascinating to see in this video what habits we share with the Dutch, and what we have managed to unlearn. In some cases we're even split between people who have these habits and people who don't. E.g. very few people don't wash their hands, but no Afrikaner takes their shoes off in the house. I guess no one wants to see someone else's feet.

A lot of the things in this video sounds like they saw someone do it once. About half of the things in the video were not “Dutch”.

When ur dutch and u see this vid : •_•

The calendar in the toilet is traditionally a perpetual one, listing birthdays. Nothing weird about that.

Licking the knife was the most disgusting thing according to me. I’ve never done that and I’m Dutch. Sometimes I see other people do it and it freaks me out.

Omg so agree with the shoes thing. I hate it! But I have to defend the Dutch people regarding the bidets. I have been living in 5 different countries so far and no one had it in their houses and trust me no one washed his "thing" after using the toilet every time. So I am sorry guy but I think it's just your country's thing 😅

None of the bedrooms in my house have a sink.

The canadian girls must have been high when recording this, because they’re obviously talking about a different country.

Consider this: it is considered rude to take off your shoes when visiting other people's homes, because you'd be exposing everyone in the room to your smelly feet. Besides, not many visitors would go tramping through a muddy forest before visiting someone's house. It's bad form.

Totally unreal

I don't wear shoes inside my home.

I'm Dutch and most of these things we don't do actually except these few people who don't care about hygiëne and those kind of people live in every country.......

I'm dutch but fully agree that the dutch should stop these disgusting behaviours: - shoes in the house - licking the knife (and re-using it) - public toilets for men and women are just not private enough - spitting in public - kissing dogs, keeping them inside the house - not washing hands, hair nor shower every day - licking fingers in public - acting gay in public

Okay, now I'm curious: do you commenters have a calendar in your toilet? I have 🙋‍♀️

Who puts mayonnaise on rice? That's gross, indeed. Mayonnaise itself is delicious tough!

A sink in a room. That's something that got into use in the early 20th century, when running water in house became common. It is however typical for rooms for lodgers and a remnant of the 1950s / 1960s when there was a severe housing shortage and a lot of people had lodgers in their home.

I’m Dutch. A couple of things spoken of in the video I don’t recognize, others give me anxiety. Some I do recognize and I changed (f.e. shoes on in the house and not using water in the restroom). I changed those habits in adulthood and it’s been so much better for hygiene! Especially not being able to use water in the restroom when I’m not home got me feeling disgusting. Note: my husband is a Belgian (French part) and Asian mix, so I was definitely influenced by those two cultures! 🚿 🥿 🥾

Mayonaise on the rice? Hahahahaha where he saw that? Hahaha not here in Holland

Licking your fingers off is totally fine in The Netherlands.

Bij 5:22 zeggen ze dat het kinderachtig is om een uitsmijter in stukjes te snijden. Hoe is iemand van plan om dat te eten zonder het te snijden.

I understood a few things... 1.These people had a lot of different experiences that aren't standard. 2.I do all of those weird things sometimes. 3.I come from a long where all of that is considered disgusting.

(sorry i my english isn t perfect) These things aren 't common.. makes me a bit sad and i think it s even a bit rude that these people say things like that : ( .. i think every country has people that do disgusting/ weird things. (it s really not normal to make out on the streets or something.. or lik your knife and put it in a jar??? : o .. not in other countries and so not here! ) :o (apart from some technical/ practical things that are just dífferent in other countries, like where the toilet is in the house. Like i was in england en i think it s unpractical if there is only 1 toilet in the house and it s also upstairs in the bathroom.. but that are just dífferences).

The funny part ab "" excuse me for one minute" "ppl aint gonna ask what u gonna do "" that's not true dutch ppl asking exactly what u gonna do? If u are saying Excuse me for a minute 😂😂😂😂

As a 50 years old Dutch, I was surprised by many things they said. Probably I was blind and deaf in the last 50 years.

Yea, see, I know what my friends' feet smell like. There's no way I let them take off their shoes at my place.

Why would cutting up the uitsmijter into little pieces be disgusting? Would Christian from USA rather eat it with his hands and have runny egg yolk running down his fingers? smh

I am dutch and I too am disgusted by most of these!

The calendar is a birthday calendar. Very practical: you are instantly reminded of someone's birthday.

OK, as a Dutchman I can say that this collection of filthy habits is not representative of all of us. The only one you guys mentioned that I am 'guilty' off is the peeing stalls at festivals. But that's just cause they are pretty damned handy. :-)

The mayonnaise thing is so true - I really enjoy mayonnaise and it's everywhere! Also, the licking the knife makes me shudder, you don't lick your knife and stick it into another pot! You wipe the knife on the bread, you only lick the knife if you don't plan on putting it in any more pots!

I don't know where these people were in the Netherlands? But, I know for a fact that they have mud rooms and they do take their shoes off, or where they have gone to restrooms? All the rest rooms I used out in public had doors or stalls were you couldn't see what the other person was doing.. or washing there hands!? Come on people? And almost having sex in pubic... He even said he thought they were drunk? I'm sure that happens in other countries too. And I'm sure you there are people in other countries that don't wash there hands! And what is so bad about Dutch Mayonnaise? I lived it! My adopted Dutch family must have taken me to the right places.. Every country has weird things that they do that others think is weird or disgusting..! ! I find the Dutch culture fascinating! From their toilets, to using Dutch mayo, to everything in between.. I always watch your videos.. And I find them funny. but this one was a bit Stupid.. This is just my opinion.

I come from Italy and I can assure you that saying "I'm going to the restroom" is a very normal thing.

"mayonaise on rice is gross" my man, sushi! hello?! lmao

Makes me wonder where these people stay or who they hang out with. I don't recognize most of the things they listed. Except the shoes maybe. But i happen to think that when you come from an intense sweaty bike ride which is very common i rather have shoes walking on my floor than sweaty socks. Also the toilet situation at festivals is true but what do you expect. A lot of funny conversations happen there.

Als je zocht naar een Nederlandse commentent: Gefeliciteerd je hebt er een gevonden..

5:42 idk why but I laughed so hard at this “small cookies” 😂😂

Living with a Dutch girlfriend I can say the thing with cutting the food into small pieces after starting to eat is really strange, but happens everytime. What I also find strange is that in Dutch cities you can look into the living room of people and see them watching TV or whatever they do.

To add to the list, one of the thing I hate the most in The Netherland... In festival or in any dorp feetje (village party? / Village gathering) : drinking beers in plastic cup and throwing the plastic cup on the ground. And they make a point of it! Like "look! I'm throwing my cup on the ground... Time to have another beer". I don't know in big cities, but it's like that all over Brabant. Open air concert start at 09:00, you walk on plastic cup at 09:03 .... RRRrrrrrrrrr !!

Born in the Netherlands, lived here for almost 30 years now, rarely seen a toilet with a gap, i think i can count it on 1 hand the amount of times i have seen it (at like a pool or old building..). Also the shoe thing is false in my home, i always put my shoes at the front door and ask people to do the same! But indeed, most places and people i visit i can keep them on, and i hate it lol

It is like these people saw one person do something gross in the Netherlands and now think that every dutch person does this

Indonesian here living in the netherlands for years and i deal with dutch people everyday at university, at work, in the house, everywhere... but honestly i've never experienced 95% of what these people are telling us about... yeah i know that there is urinoir in the middle of a festival or party which i find really gross but the rest (?) No... lol... and maybe i find it normal too to say "i'm going to the toilet"... i mean, everyone does that right? You have the front and the back-end with purpose(s) 😆

I have never heard of someone licking the knife before switching bread toppings XD and on second thought: I'd rather just not know if the person I'm staying at actually does that or not.

2:39 honestly I’m Dutch and my parents would ask exactly where I’m going, thats why I just say it 😂

News for the guy at 6:05 mayonaise is being used in most of the sushi rice for sushi restaurants🤣🤣

I’m Dutch, I don’t lick my knife and use it for something else, I have a bidet at home, the toilets here are 99% just 1x1 rooms with a door and no gaps, I never lick my fingers after eating, I don’t have a calendar at any of my toilet rooms and I don’t have a sink in any other room than my bathroom and kitchen. I guess I’m not Dutch then.

what others may find dirty is that we mix our food together "prakken"

I’m from the netherlands and I recognize almost nothing, maybe that’s just me

6:00 The Japanese like their mayonnaise, that was probably the inspiration for this pokebowl.

If there are gaps under the doors on the toilet it's for safety if someone gets unwell or passes out it's visible to see and you can help even safe them

Having lived in the Netherlands for almost 3 years, the one thing that’s _definitely_ true is the lack of hand washing! I don’t understand why they don’t wash their hands after using the toilet...it’s disgusting

As a Dutch person I can tell I really don't relate to ANY of this topics. Such a weird video

The one that made me smile is the one about a calendar in the toilet room. I am dutch by the way, and so was brought up with this. Yes! 😅 it DOES seem strange I know, BUT actually, it's a birthday calendar and has the birthdays of ALL families, friends colleagues etc written there,and this calendar hangs in the toilet room. The theory IS that when you're on the toilet, you eyes will.automatically fall on thr calendar and you'll remember WHO has a birthday coming up,and so there's no excuse to say, that you forgot about your friends( or whoevers). Birthday.

What are you talking about? When I come home I take off my clothes and do a split, in the middle of the living room, start singing our anthem, and poop real hard so that it sprays all over the living room, and then I proceed by running screaming to my neighbours, to greet them by barfing all over them, just like any nice&proper Dutch household.

Is it bad to say I've seen all of this and then some in NYC?

As a Dutch person that does love his mayo, wtf puts mayo on rice lol that guy met some psycho's down here.

5:55 hold up, you don't like mayonnaise

Now it is forbidden to do, but when I came to Netherlands, ( 1992) man used to pee on the street. I remember meeting a guy ( he was a journalist, so not undereducated) in a café for some business, we finished our conversation, went out the café, he said, excuse me, turned around and just peed by a tree. I was shocked, looking around if someone would say anything, but no. When he finished, he just gave me a hand to shake. I refused, he was like, why, what is the problem? We were just a minute ago in a café, with toilets and water and soap, for god sake?

3:56 Wait what? What weird toilet did these ladies visit?! I've never ever seen that in my entire life! Sounds sketchy as fuck. Don't go back there. Lol.

Mr. Bidet, we have wet wipes.

I think the only thing that's true, is that we have less shame in saying "inappropriate" things.

Most of these things are weird in the Netherlands too. Its like "In my country it would be considered rude", well its considered rude here too, you just saw people without manners. Also, I dont know anydody with a sink in their bedroom.

Thanks for the disclaimer at the end! 😅 I felt grossed out after watching the video, being Dutch, and thinking: 'I don't do that!!' Well, accepted for the shoes and putting my bag on the ground...

I laughed sooo hard about the calendar in the wc. Almost everyone does that in the Netherlands including me 🤣🤣 The other things they mentioned, not true..

1:30 'even if you don't use soap' lol I can't stand that. People give themselves the feeling of being good and clean while they don't use soap because of laziness, they are just as gross or even worse, you aren't cleaning or washing shit away with only water and now they have touched the water tab too... And I am Dutch lmao

Actually, calling out that your going to poop is sort of a service. A lot of Dutch people live in homes with just 1 toilet and it's not very nice to have to pee after someone stank up the place. So having someone announce what they're going to do gives you an opportunity to use the bathroom first if you need. Not that everyone does this (by far!) but it does have a use. Also, since becoming a parent, I've started announcing that I'm going to the toilet so everyone knows to watch the kid and she knows that I will not be there for her for a bit. I expect this habit to wear off after a few years, but these people might have been in homes or at dinners with young parents. Just saying there are reasons 😇

When the Dutch handwash their dishes, they leave soap suds all over them and then towel them off that way. So gross!!!

3:40 Where did you find these stalls??? I bet that was in a mall somewhere in the USA!! But NEVER in a Dutch home!!!

In England they say, when going to the toilet: "I have an appointment with an Arab, Mustafa Shit". Doe that sound better? Don't think so! Or to mention just a " few" other expressions: bake brownies - blow mud - blow up (one's) bathroom - build a log cabin - burn a mule - crank an Eight Ball - crap - do a poo - drop a hot bomb - drop the kids off at the pool - empty (one's) bowels - expel the hamster - free the turtles - give birth to a food baby - Hershey squirt - launch an ass rocket - release the chocolate hostage