What I learned about the NETHERLANDS | Studying abroad

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
  • This video summarizes my experiences, gained knowledge and cultural shocks while studying in the Netherlands. I have been living here for 3 years and there was a lot to unpack, hopefully I at least got the basics down.
    The video took me longer than expected and I am so happy I can finally share it. Thank you to all that helped me make the video!
    If you would like to support & donate my silly little videos: ko-fi.com/helloerika
    The guy from the intro is Kurtis Conner:
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    Hope you enjoyed the video!
    And feel free to give feedback in the comments! 💛

Комментарии • 224

  • @aeon4901
    @aeon4901 3 года назад +351

    When this video got suggested to me, I saw it had very few views and I wasn't expecting much in terms of quality. I could have not been more wrong. Excellent video Erika and I hope your channel grows!

  • @BUGHUNTER6
    @BUGHUNTER6 Год назад +89

    I had no real reason to watch this being Dutch myself, I just really liked the way you put this together. Well edited, funny and pleasant voice over. Mooi gedaan!

  • @zhenyacanew
    @zhenyacanew Год назад +48

    As a person from Ukraine, that now lives in Netherlands during 8 month (because of war) , I can definitely say, that all what was in this video -true. (Especially sirens every first Monday of month, for Ukrainian this sound a bit scary😶😶😶)

  • @konijntjeo1515
    @konijntjeo1515 2 года назад +45

    Also the part about the lunch is true! Even years after living in Australia, I eat a salad for lunch but my Dutch dad only eats bread, cheese, mustard and ham

  • @nothingbutblue6387
    @nothingbutblue6387 2 года назад +5

    Finally, a video about a place that's more than just someone sitting on their couch and talking for 20 minutes!

  • @jimenarodriguez7495
    @jimenarodriguez7495 Год назад +24

    I will be studying abroad in the Netherlands next year, so I have been investigating a little about it. From all the videos I have seen in this process, this has been by far one of the best ones. I was impressed when I realized it had few likes, I hope your channel gets the recognition it deserves. This video was excellent! Congratulations!!

  • @mauratyson9580
    @mauratyson9580 Год назад +7

    The directness, punctuality, appointments. Oh my god. My neurodivergent brain is so happy right now. I can’t wait to study abroad there

  • @ConnieIsMijnNaam
    @ConnieIsMijnNaam 3 года назад +32

    Dauwtrappen is mainly done in the eastern provinces of the Netherlands. Not on the first of may but on ascention day. (allways a thursday, 39 days after easter)

  • @maciejkicinski3234
    @maciejkicinski3234 2 года назад +24

    I'm going to study in the Netherlands from September and this video made me feel much less scared about the new environment and all the other stuff.
    thx so much

    • @devb.8708
      @devb.8708 2 года назад

      me too! which city/town?

    • @maciejkicinski3234
      @maciejkicinski3234 2 года назад

      @@devb.8708 i managed to get into TUE in Eindhoven but the housing situation is so horrible that I don't even know if I'll manage to find anything before starting the studies :(

    • @3lea.strato
      @3lea.strato 2 года назад +1

      @@maciejkicinski3234 hey! Have you found any luck with the housing? Having a similar situation

    • @maciejkicinski3234
      @maciejkicinski3234 Год назад +4

      @@3lea.strato sadly not :( I decided I'm going to study in my home country due to lack of housing in the Netherlands. Still hoping to at least visit one day. how about u?

    • @3lea.strato
      @3lea.strato Год назад +3

      @@maciejkicinski3234 Oh, i am sorry to hear that you werent able to get a place. I hope you are doing well studying where you are now! I'm sure it is all worth-while. I have not been succeful yet either with looking for a place. but it is my goal to try my best as i have no other options for college. i have given myself until end of september T^T

  • @lovedance4ever73
    @lovedance4ever73 2 года назад +44

    This was such a cute video! I'm considering doing a semester abroad in Amsterdam! I loved your editing! Thank you so much!!

  • @jinmoyang3228
    @jinmoyang3228 2 года назад +2

    I’m really impressed by the quality of the video. Keep up the good work!

  • @theGoogol
    @theGoogol 2 года назад +6

    Great editing, great script, great understated humor, great content.
    Well done!

  • @thesavageduck7180
    @thesavageduck7180 Год назад +8

    i can see so much effort and passion put into this video, you clearly had fun making it and it shows. planning to study in the netherlands with my mom, Looks nice 👍

  • @nataliemejia6486
    @nataliemejia6486 Год назад +1

    I’ve been needing help with choosing where I should study and I stumbled to your video. i knew i could trust your word because of the Kurtis Conner line in the beginning. Thank you!

  • @tokka9150
    @tokka9150 2 года назад +27

    Goodness this is underrated, this was a joy to watch, you clearly put lots of effort into it!

  • @eunyog
    @eunyog 10 месяцев назад +2

    thank you so much 🥺🥺🥺 i am really into it because it is just perfectly inspire me

  • @anma8959
    @anma8959 3 года назад +9

    Very entertaining, Erica, nicely done. You did a good job of compressing your 1,5 yr experience in a few minutes! I think you have our country down very well😉👍!

  • @hernantibolla64
    @hernantibolla64 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is definitely one of the top 3 best videos of Netherlands I have watched. Cozy and funny. Thank you so much!

  • @lera6440
    @lera6440 Год назад +7

    This is perfection. Informative, funny, Kurtis Conner. And the editing. THE EDITING. Thank you! I am going to study in the Netherlands this fall and this is the most helpful video about the country that I have ever seen! You are absolutely amazing!!

  • @sofrito7914
    @sofrito7914 Год назад +7

    The editing and effort put into making this video was just next level. Great job! 👌🏼😊

  • @turningwheelsyangge2770
    @turningwheelsyangge2770 2 года назад +2

    Haha a lot fun to watch , i am going to share it with my Dutch friend

  • @car4029
    @car4029 3 года назад +7

    Great video! Such quality work!

  • @kemaldjakman183
    @kemaldjakman183 2 года назад +1

    Very funny video! It's clear that a lot of efforts goes into the editing of it. Very much appreciated!

  • @eduardoalvara2
    @eduardoalvara2 Год назад +1

    The quality of your videos are amazing!! I love i!

  • @Licentiapoetica
    @Licentiapoetica 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much! I’m planning to go there and this video has the highest quality on this topic! You have +1 subscriber now :)
    Love your videos!

  • @lordsleepyhead
    @lordsleepyhead Год назад +1

    Great video! I laughed out loud when you emerged from the closet after the siren! 🤣

  • @nutricepssbyhimanshu
    @nutricepssbyhimanshu 2 года назад +1

    what a wonderful video, deserves more views. great editing directing commentary!!

  • @ahmedbenlahrech5352
    @ahmedbenlahrech5352 3 года назад +6

    Really well made video , Great editing too , it fits your style of explaining very well , can see this going big soon :) keep it up

  • @aisourav
    @aisourav Год назад +2

    Amazing video with lots of humor! keep up the great work Erika!

  • @nidalfikri3445
    @nidalfikri3445 Год назад +6

    Hey Erika! You made me fall in love with the Netherlands & decided to relocate by the end of the year!
    Such lovely place & kind people

  • @xXChiempwnXx
    @xXChiempwnXx 2 года назад +2

    What a fun video! Thank you for uploading :)

  • @diejaycee
    @diejaycee 3 года назад +15

    What a cute video! I loved every second of it and I think it’s very accurate 😎

  • @venomzawilliams6980
    @venomzawilliams6980 Год назад +1

    Thank you for the great content, I enjoy it alot!! Think your awesome!🥳🥳❤️

  • @celestial2834
    @celestial2834 2 года назад +3

    I knew I was going to love this when she included kurtis conner within 5 seconds

  • @user-hl2yj9te7z
    @user-hl2yj9te7z 2 года назад +3

    thanx to youtube algorithm... I think Erika you know how to catch the trendy taste with your colored and I feel your integrity with videos. Go Erika Go!

  • @thijsvandalsen2989
    @thijsvandalsen2989 3 года назад +5

    This was enjoyable, ranging from smiles to bursts of laughter. :)

  • @tetianaoleksiienko1262
    @tetianaoleksiienko1262 2 года назад +1

    such a good video! love the bubbling vibe 😁

  • @veltcorp
    @veltcorp 2 года назад +2

    OUW, DIS S SUCH A CUTE CONTENT VIDEO!!! tHANKyOouu for such an inspiration knowledge about netherlands in a such such cuteee content

  • @justjonatan
    @justjonatan Год назад +4

    Awesome work on the editing and animation, great pacing, and just overall a good video! p.s. Loving someone else talk about the area I grew up in (born in Borne, high school in Hengelo then Saxion)

  • @EnglishwithAuntie
    @EnglishwithAuntie 2 года назад +1

    This was so helpful also so funny ❤️ loved your sense of humor

  • @LaurianBotez
    @LaurianBotez 2 года назад +1

    very nice video, liked the transitions, structure and your voice!

  • @catlover1608
    @catlover1608 8 дней назад +1

    I didn't expect to giggle as much as I did. Great video :)

  • @juliabrum9517
    @juliabrum9517 2 года назад +1

    wow i love this, thanks!! it made me even more excited to move next year :)

  • @merveasan820
    @merveasan820 2 года назад +1

    not an ordinary vlog, also the best short movie ever hahaha enjoyed to watch a lottt

  • @ceesjanmol
    @ceesjanmol 3 года назад +1

    Nice. Funny. To the point. Creatively executed. Good team work! 😄😄😄

  • @iftekharwafid3149
    @iftekharwafid3149 2 года назад +1

    this video is too beautiful..perfect comedic timing...lots of fun to watch..

  • @annatink
    @annatink 11 месяцев назад +1

    you're actually really funny, I love your type of humor and way of editing ! new sub, here for more of the Netherlands and of you natuurlijk :)

  • @LordBathtub
    @LordBathtub 3 года назад +4

    What an adorable little intro to the Netherlands, wish it existed before me and the Mrs went 3 years ago lol

  • @corneliusantonius3108
    @corneliusantonius3108 3 года назад +17

    Dutch tap water is often more pure than the purest bottled water. Actually ALWAYS !!!

    • @fakedoorsfordinner1677
      @fakedoorsfordinner1677 3 года назад +1

      It contains too much kalk (limestone.),but that may be a regional thing

    • @corneliusantonius3108
      @corneliusantonius3108 3 года назад +2

      @@fakedoorsfordinner1677 regional thing and for humans it's not that much of a problem onley when it comes to your teeth, need to be cleaned more. Appliances however............a whole other story

    • @therealdutchidiot
      @therealdutchidiot 3 года назад +4

      By law, I believe. Tap water has more stringent requirements than bottled water.

  • @loveabba
    @loveabba 11 месяцев назад +1

    I moved to The Netherlands one week ago and every fact which you presented is so true!

  • @DoctorNura
    @DoctorNura Год назад +2

    Love ur videos and such amazing editing!! Found ur videos as on holiday in Netherlands and found the groceries videos but now binge watching the rest!:)) new sub here ..😍

  • @miap.8094
    @miap.8094 2 года назад +3

    Oh that made me even more excited. I'll be moving to the Netherlands on February 7th and I'm going to study at Saxion aswell! :D

    • @helloerika
      @helloerika  2 года назад +2

      Congrats! Good luck with your ventures :))

  • @no_special_person
    @no_special_person 2 года назад +1

    Aw cute,🙂 that curtains copper reference put a smile on my face

  • @SmallFry01
    @SmallFry01 2 года назад +2

    I'm Dutch and this video is 100% on point!

  • @benverdel3073
    @benverdel3073 3 года назад +1

    Perfect. Spot on. Looking forward to another

  • @FcSiddharta
    @FcSiddharta 2 года назад +2

    Damn, I'm from Hengelo and I lost it when I saw the "Erik 50 jaar" sticker in the birthday segment, it's famous now xD Nice video!

  • @rockraphlegal
    @rockraphlegal 3 года назад +4

    Nice editing and overall entertaining video. At the beginning was getting ready for a 30 minute video, eating dessert and the whole shebang, nevertheless, was fun enough to write a comment about it

  • @dusxxiii9629
    @dusxxiii9629 2 года назад +1

    very informative and love the edits and role playing hahahhaha

  • @yuliya_zvir
    @yuliya_zvir Год назад +1

    Very nice videos and channel !!!
    I wish you success!

  • @MjStrwy
    @MjStrwy 2 года назад +1

    Useful and hilarious; thanks for the video!

  • @ShahYT.Official
    @ShahYT.Official 2 года назад +6

    this deserves more views and definitely a perfect for someone who wants to know about the Netherlands and its people. even though i know about the country already like it has the tallest people (on average),coffee shop is also a weed shop or weed is legal at certain amount,there are more bikes than people,etc. They make fun of Belgium 😁

  • @ameliagade7193
    @ameliagade7193 2 года назад +1

    Your editing is incredible!!! I’m surprised you don’t hav more subs 💕💕

  • @1starbrainfire
    @1starbrainfire Год назад +2

    Very good Video! I learned a lot I wondered about when I was there. 🤣👍🏻👍🏻

  • @cristianoss83
    @cristianoss83 2 года назад +2

    Nice video! I just arrived in the country and I'm experience all that :D

  • @eatsmylife_
    @eatsmylife_ 2 года назад +1

    omg love your editing style 😳🤩😍

    • @helloerika
      @helloerika  2 года назад +2

      Thank you! I like your stuff, I went and followed u on tik tok :D

  • @kaylavanwierst6361
    @kaylavanwierst6361 Год назад +1

    wauw this video was amazing!! so funny and creative. very entertaining:))

  • @Allie83829
    @Allie83829 Год назад +1

    That was so interesting, I recognized a bit similar things from Germany my home country. But water taps on tye street?? That’s so cool

  • @donder91
    @donder91 2 года назад +1

    Regarding food, a good thing to note is that we also eat a lot of foreign food. Mostly dishes with rice, but also food influenced by our former colonies.
    But in terms of traditional foods the video is correct.

  • @andrealvhede8530
    @andrealvhede8530 Год назад +1

    Why was this the best video ever?

  • @muskanlamba
    @muskanlamba 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great stuff!

  • @linkvos8151
    @linkvos8151 10 месяцев назад +1

    I am from Oldenzaal, a small city near Enschede so this was definitely an interesting video to watch from an outsider’s perspective, and because everything is so true!! 😂

  • @milamafu
    @milamafu 10 месяцев назад +1

    I loveddddd this video ✨️🤍😊

  • @mediataal
    @mediataal 2 года назад +1

    Great video. Very entertaining!

  • @lennartuecker
    @lennartuecker 4 месяца назад +1

    Talking about late trains and putting b-roll of a german train behind it. 😂Great video!

  • @vip7955
    @vip7955 2 года назад +1

    That video is incredible.

  • @ZebaShaikhWho
    @ZebaShaikhWho 2 года назад +1

    If only I could edit videos like you ☺️☺️ but this was a great YT recommendation.. loved you video

  • @benzaryaputra395
    @benzaryaputra395 Год назад +1

    No wayy, i just went back to Indonesia two weeks ago. I used to live in Enschede for a year, such a great city to live in. 😍

  • @jareefmabsurkhan6301
    @jareefmabsurkhan6301 2 месяца назад +1

    wow! How do you make such a creative video? Surely you are getting a new subscriber!

  • @aryanvanderlouw
    @aryanvanderlouw 2 года назад +1

    This video made my day :D

  • @marcelsgroot
    @marcelsgroot 2 года назад +1

    I am dutch. I like this video. It fun to see our culture from a foreign view point. I do have to admit i have never heard of red head day though and I am a red head lol. It was fun to see your responce to hagelslag or as you call it toppings. A friend of mine whoes from Boston had the same responce

  • @gloin10
    @gloin10 3 года назад +2

    In Czechia, there is the same testing of public warning sirens at noon on the first Wednesday of every month.
    Scared the hell out of me the first time I experienced it...

  • @husinneelove9823
    @husinneelove9823 Год назад +1

    nice video! hope to go one day!

  • @hamzaleu
    @hamzaleu Год назад +1

    This is Exactly the side of the Netherlands I’m moving to 😂 Thanks for mentioning the Siren 🚨 and also such a coincidence that u were/are studying in Saxion ( it’s were i was about to go back in 2013 but i ended up going somewhere else )

  • @firdavet
    @firdavet Год назад +1

    Erika deserves more viewers and subscribers. indeed ❤

  • @piyumipremathilake
    @piyumipremathilake Год назад +1

    looovee this video

  • @jeffreyrosenfeld7543
    @jeffreyrosenfeld7543 Год назад +2

    Cute ahh, funny ahh video, really enjoy watching it😂

  • @limo_was_here
    @limo_was_here 3 года назад +1

    ey, some of the people in your video were people i know from a student association, say hi to carmen from me :3
    nice cutesy video btw!

  • @Tijnob
    @Tijnob 3 года назад +18

    So with the language thing it goes like this:
    Dutch: Yes...
    English: Yes
    German: Probably
    French: Maybe
    Spanish: mmmm
    Portugese: ...
    Mandarin: Nope

    • @sevendam9070
      @sevendam9070 3 года назад +1

      By watching the video I assume that she spent time with mostly university students. Classrooms over there can have people from all over Europe or even the world. While at a college you see that less often. So I think that's how she met up with people that happen to be more multilingual then the Average Dutchman.

    • @notmyrealnameify
      @notmyrealnameify 2 года назад

      ​@@sevendam9070 The average university graduate can speak fluently Dutch and English and some french/german. Spanish is thought only recently in most high schools. Other languages like Russian or Manderin are considerate rare and most Dutch (including me) will be impressed if you're born in the Netherlands and speak these languages fluently.

  • @reetunjaidutta8737
    @reetunjaidutta8737 Год назад +1

    The commentary is nice I liked it the most

  • @coquettequeen08
    @coquettequeen08 Год назад +1

    this was a cute vid! so excited to live here w my dutch bf

  • @sofieeeps
    @sofieeeps 4 месяца назад +1

    Quoting kurtis is top tier 👏🏼👌🏻

  • @spiritualanarchist8162
    @spiritualanarchist8162 2 года назад +1

    Funny & creative. Well done.

  • @justingray9033
    @justingray9033 2 года назад +2

    These videos have higher quality then other RUclipsrs and you only have 1.72k? More people need to see your videos and subscribe too!

  • @mariaallaine
    @mariaallaine Год назад +1

    this is so funny 😂♥️

  • @joshibaba.
    @joshibaba. Год назад +2

    Damn, that's how you should tell a story 👏👏

  • @beyondthehorizon9927
    @beyondthehorizon9927 2 года назад +2

    Nice and Super.! 👍🏻. Go on

  • @kaydesign
    @kaydesign 2 года назад +1

    Super fun and accurate 😜👍

  • @MJ-rv5ri
    @MJ-rv5ri 2 года назад

    The hello to people on the street is mostly limited to smaller villages. When you would do that in a big city it would be a bit weirder

  • @hdjong11
    @hdjong11 3 года назад

    Good job! 👍

  • @kevincaldwell4707
    @kevincaldwell4707 Год назад +1

    Your oddly interesting videos about european life interests this middle age Canadian male. I had Dutch in-laws so I knew a bit about the Netherlands already but this video gave me some info I didn't already know.