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6:55 Het voordeel is dat je veel woorden al weet en daarom het gros al vlug verstaat, maar met spreken wordt het moeilijk omdat je niet weet of het het zelfde is. Daar heb ik met Duits ook last van.😂

Very good effort! When you are a perfect native in Dutch, we will converse in German!

Most sunlight hours in NL are on the coast in Zeeland, the North of Noord-Holland and the Waddeneilanden. Brabant can be slightly warmer in summer.

Afrikaans is goed te verstaan voor iedereen buiten Amsterdam, dus praat gerust Afrikaans, doe het langzaam... dan begijpt iedereen je, Vooral in Zeeland en in Vlaamderen. In het Noord-oosten spreken we Neder-Saksisch van huis uit, Nederlands is ons opgedrongen, dus het is eigenlijk een vreemde taal voor ons.Dus daar zijn we al gewend aan vreemde talen zoals Nederlands.

How can you complain about the weather with a bit of luck you will have all 4 sea kisses in 1 day sun in the morning so that you wear shorts 2 hours later on the bike horizontal headwind rain snow and hail 4 hours later milky sun with some drizzle 2 hours later on the way home wind force 8 Beaufort right in your face That makes you very happy Regards Frits Hoe kan je nu klagen over het weer met een beetje mazzel heb je alle 4 de zeezoenen in 1 dag zon in de ochtend zo dat je een korte broek aan doet 2 uur later op de fiets horizontale tegenwind regen sneeuw en hagel 4 uur later melkzonnetje met wat motregen 2 uur later op weg naar huis windkracht 8 beaufort recht in je gezicht Daar word je toch blij van Mvg Frits

5:07 : The Dutch are not stingy. Far from it. We are thrifty. 'Waste not, want not'. And we love the best bang for our buck. Overspending raises eyebrows. 6:59 : as for lack of curtains, we like to let as much light in as possible. And the windows are for us to look outside, not for passers by to look inside. It's none of your business that we my have nothing to hide. Conspicuously looking inside, or even pressing you nose against the window pane like some tourists are apt to do, may get you in trouble in a hurry. There is a fine line between sarcasm and rudeness. The Dutch are often accused of being rude, when in fact being sarcastic. As for the climbing shoes your best response might have been "Meh!" followed by a quick sly smile. The Dutch love pulling each others legs. As for 'poes', it is one of the oldest Dutch words. Meaning 'something soft and fluffy hairy'.

Weird, having your blinds open is completely normal. For me and everyone I know it's not about not caring, it's about being able to look outside and having a lot of daylight coming into your house. Why would you have windows anyway if you keep the blinds closed, it doesn't make any sense.

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No one stole bikes in the Netherlands until that wonderful “multi-culturalism” took hold.

Hii , I'm moving to the Netherlands and it'll be fun to meet many other South Africans :,). and i would love some tibs and ideas because i am terrified <3 and also on how i can get a apartment <3 edit : where do you go for you dutch classes i need help :")

What sneakers would you recommend for heavy exercise? Something that can withstand cycling and running?

Jissus! Really well done on that intense work out before the flight. I myself am quite active but you guys really take it to another level. Really well done!

Ooh I don't know if I should respond in Dutch or English, for now English will do. Your pre-flight workout nearly gave me a heart attack, not prepared for that shot with '1 hour to prep before leaving for the airport' my Dutch mind can't comprehend doing something so intense just before flying out, although I assume it made the flight nice and relaxing. Also the cliff diving, I think I might be getting old when all I can think of are the risks. I would have jumped without a second thought 10 years ago. I really like both your and your husband's style, be it destination or dressing when going out. I mean I have been on holiday on the Mediterranean but usually choose to dress casual or 'easy'. Showing up in a bright red dress is actually pretty awesome and it fits the environment perfectly (u do need a drink in 1 hand though, blame all the Bond movies for that :P). That being said, I hope the entire trip was nice and relaxing/refreshing. There are tons and tons of great destinations in the EU that I think u can now easily visit given u life in NL on a visa (correct me if any of this is wrong). Wish u both the best with the Ironman challenge coming up!

You did a great presentation, loved the way you brought out the differences in culture. I'm a Dutch Aussie, what you explained about SA is same in Australia, I look forward to going back to my birthplace soon.

Battling to figure out why you have a mixed American and South African accent! How did that come about?

Nee lekker. Moet definitief die vaderland gaan uitcheck. Thanks Marté

Nice video. In September I will go on holiday to Pisa and visit Florence, Lucca and Vernazza (Cinque Terra). So nice to see what I can expect.

There isn't a shortage of keeping active during this holiday loads of walking and climbing stairs. Rick Steves mentioned in his video he would recommend using the area as the main point.

First European holiday: Italia! Excellent choice!

Dat was een mooie vakantie aan een schitterende kust (was ooit zelf aan het Franse deel, maar zie dat ik wat gemist heb)... met lekker eten. Yummie !

Very cool and colorful vid! Italy rocks! Good to see you guys had a wonderful time. All that food, the wine... so tempting!

Hehehe hoekom het jy twee keer vir ons die brekkie gewys? 😅 Ek dog my brein het 'n hiccup gehad. Maar lyk nogsteeds baie lekker!

Great video! How about the amount of tourists at the places you've been? Still acceptable?

Baie geluk! Jou man was so gelukkig om binne 3 maande so baie offers te kry. Ons probeer al vir 8 maande om werk te kry in Nederland, sonder sukses. My man het een onderhoud gehad en dit was dit. Ek het ongelukkig geen terugvoering gekry nie. Dit voel nou so moeilik! Hopelik sal ons binnekort goeie nuus kry.

It will take some time to get over criminality.

All the best to you. African sounds nice.

Sarcasm needs some cultural awareness. That example would have stumped me and I have some global cultural competence being very curious about all people 😅.. Dutch people handle sarcasm just fine

Hi I use google a lot but is there groups or pages where i can ask more questions before moving over or making my decision.?

So the antiart and money mcd to the art to parties noone

So no trust in mulitary politicians no side. No parties no lawyers no police. We xo sumed all 2 month we went damcing but wlse you just reslize it by news and resdonh or sometimed get asked if ypu wamt to buy whiöe worlinh honest. Bwcaue mc alone witj prostitution and money laindering and where the yput thwre money too pilice connecs over ?! Tjem all money laindring schemes drug scjemes and more xomplicated bank bound amd lawyer shaded schemes trabs euorpe

So no trust in mulitary politicians no side. No parties no lawyers no police. We xo sumed all 2 month we went damcing but wlse you just reslize it by news and resdonh or sometimed get asked if ypu wamt to buy whiöe worlinh honest

In the end if you not selling msybe consuned sometinee snd see the system berkon you sont trust piloce because you not involved no öawyer becsuse they incolved so not stwd employee and well

Laughibg gaz from a cartouchw for creme ok maybe in teens once but tjen never again and def not sello g it out of a kiosk

Here middle lucerne close to löwendenkmal a baba shop next to urania building givi g out laugj7bg gaz baloons amd watch shop dont know if they fake even close by thw roley shops not sure if they sell seems empty

So you zave s big home or are homeownwr or remt sn appartment gathwrrd for. Food energy effinceny. Your stuff inside. People witj no money cant afford it in berlin. No got insulqtion for done so either no heatibg or highwr energy costs. Ok aome have built in kitchens some newer affordsble housing but yes its klassenkampf cty berlin

Taxes in germany are progrseive like south aftica becsue they know lower incomes love in homes with no good insulati8n have highwr energy costs foe onxome donr have built in kirchens so you zave to buy yourself amd renew. Same washing clothes. And mostöy ypu pay the sme for internet amd so on. Maybe 5g is for you affordable and other stather take pre paid becsuse unforseen costs that ruin tjem.makes it more expensive and so on

In hole of berlon every lawyer knows berghain becsue well its elon musk bwrlin. Anotjer south aftican. Thebsme protwstibh his brandenburg burn bmws 20 xeats old 25 becsue doctor dont datws to have a new a class

Its likw haöf of rottwrdam and amsterdsm is she is so cutw trying the snob british accent with a hollans afrikans melody and part american spoo amzing. Dont doubt i need ikea dude

Half of hollamd shes ypu cute sooo naive lets patty on aboat

Noone can say whicj ones are hobest qhoxj onw mafia rackatwerrd or money laundering so its plausible deniability foe workers for proxys becaue a student can get an add ir someone not involvef. What they do in restaurants you cant controll becaue police dont wamt to becaue its all shady in parts... noone knowd some hobwst but by degree of knowing going oit and getring to know or gtaphic designers habibg to do food designs etc

Noone can say whicj ones are hobest qhoxj onw mafia rackatwerrd or money laundering so its plausible deniability foe workers for proxys becaue a student can get an add ir someone not involvef. What they do in restaurants you cant controll becaue police dont eamt to

Modernity is you oedwr food online you need and intermidiaty service a proxy that wjwre ypu order people are employed het it from the estabishment and seliver it with no connect to the food place and a work and get payed by proxy service so you dont have well you know food in berlin....

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Dsmm i once bought lil more expensive cloth Sohn i hat perplex trying to get in appartement with a wrong we are seutache Telecom salesman trying to sell a broadband the hadnt in spe vecsue cavel gwrmany online had it the hadnt. So a Shirt and a Tabletten and a post it with thwirbnunver

Cute anf naive. In germany a middlecöass and lower class Doktor Cant allow hinself to drive a 25 year old 1990s BMW becaue it gets bunrt from the ones he should be Doktor to

Most interesting. Relating. to the form of soft sarcasm you referred to, I can certainly understand that it doesn't fit well for the Dutch, because of the fact that they are so direct. Sure way for a massive miss understanding. South Africans on the other hand has an inherent love for humor and will forever see jokes in anything.

Ook al is mijn Engels perfect, ik ga toch lekker gewoon Nederlands praten! Anders leer je het nooit…😂😂😂😂 Ik kijk met veel plezier naar je video’s. Ontzettend mooi om te horen dat Nederland je vrijheid geeft. Voor ons zo normaal dat je er niet bij stil staat. Ik ben paar jaar geleden naar Zuid Afrika geweest en genoten van het land. Maar ook geschrokken. Het is schrijnend om de verschillen tussen arm en rijk te zien. Ook ben ik op slag verliefd geworden op de taal. Het is zo poëtisch. Vaak mooie woorden die in het Nederlands te hard zijn. En als we niet te vinnig praten kunnen we elkaar goed verstaan!

Als je ooit ergens bent en je weet niet hoe je iets moet zeggen in het Nederlands dan denk ik als je langzaam Afrikaans praat de meeste mensen je zullen verstaan. Als je Engels praat zal 99% terug antwoorden in het Engels. Misschien helpt antwoorden krijgen in het Nederlands bij het leren van grammatica en vocabulaire.

Oh the Dutch can be prètty sarcastic. The seller just wasn’t having it and that’s too bad for him 🥲