I am Dutch. Not only the Dutch are everywhere, but also Germans. I have backpacked in 35 countries and on all continents. From Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Morocco, Southeast Asia, Australia to Japan. I have met and interacted with a German in every hostel. And the funniest thing I experienced was when I was in Hong Kong. In the hostel I met a German, he asked to be friends on FB. Until he said, hey, we have a mutual friend? So he had a friend in America who I once met in a hostel in LA. I thought what a small world.
As a german myself I agree that we are an invasive species. Meeting germans abroad is like a given. When you travel and visit crowded places you will in 99% of cases hear some german.
Disobedient boys in the US often ended up in criminality, in the Netherlands they joined 'de grote vaart', the big fleet of trading ships leaving from Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp (biggest harbors in Europe and the world), to see the world and to temper their hormones. Everyone has a grandpa, uncle or cousin who has seen the world and has beautiful stories to tell. Going on adventure starts at a young age, on a bicycle, exploring your city and surroundings. Not on the backseat of a car with black tinted windows, afraid of the outside.
True story. My grandfather joined the big fleet in the late 40s and early 50s, but mostly to avoid conscription from being sent to Indonesia to defeat the local resistance there.
My neighbour was a sailor on cruiseships to all continents. I am Dutch too and also the non sporty types have to travel, as long as you can fit in a car or on a train. Let's teach the world the word gezellig more yeah
Well, as a Dutch boy you had a few simple future opportunities. 1. Follow in you father's footsteps, and inherit the farm or the shop. 2. Work for someone else. 3. Make your own money by starting a farm or a shop. 4. Join the army, the navy, the merchant navy, or the clergy. 5. Marry a rich widow. If none of these options worked out you had little other option than go abroad.
The Netherlands is a rich nation and unlike the USA it has plenty of paid days off and the culture is not inward focused nor ignorant about the larger world. There, solved it for you.
I think you see Dutch people everywhere for a few reasons. First of all they stand out because they are tall, towering over the rest of the crowd. Second, it's easy to communicate with them because they are proficient in Englisch, but often speak other languages too. And last, when they meet each other abroad, they group up, but without excluding others.
I’ve traveled quite a bit and have met one or more Dutchies on literally every trip. In a rainforest in Cuba, on a small atol in the Maldives, in a local canteen on Maui or in a tiny ski resort (3 lifts) in Canada and every place less ‘remote’. Germans are a close second and I would say Americans take the third spot. Brits do tend to pop up in a lot of places too, but they usually stick to the resort they’ve booked and don’t venture out much. Considering the population size of those other countries I think we are quite well travelled. Although i have a 50+ year old cousin who went abroad only twice in her lifetime.
Great video. Sure we Dutch like to read en see everything what people from other countries write and show about us. We are a proud nation and not only "Gezellig" makes us seen in other countries but also our directness (our biggest exportproduct!) and the beautiful non-aggressive travelers!
1. Dutch travellers are relatively rich, and their passport is accepted almost everywhere 2. Lots of vacation days from work 3. Dutch travellers are often outgoing and travel to meet other cultures and other people 4. In the past two decades it has become very normal for young people to take a sabbatical year after highschool or during university to go travelling and working. This leads to a certain type of Dutch person you will always meet abroad: white, rich parents, studying at uni, extravert.
It has disadvantages too. i remember our family taking a holiday in France in the '80s, and my parents getting annoyed about the Dutch cars everywhere, feeling they really hadnt left 🤣
We dutchies travel much since olden day's ! Because we are a trading country since the middle ages. We trade all over the world that's our culture. Making money we go all over the world its our culture.
The last 700 years we made our money with trading first in Europe, but 500 years ago with the whole world. We founded New York; Suriname; the Dutch Antilles (for example: Aruba; Curacao); South Africa and Indonesia. We had trading posts or fortresses in Japan; Taiwan; India; Thailand; Shri Lanka; Nigeria and Ghana. If you want to make your money trading, you have to travel a lot, so since 500 years we travel a lot, in the past often uninvited. I traveled a lot and I worked for half a year in Switzerland and in Portugal; for 1 year in Germany (conscript for NATO) for 15 years in Brussels (Eurocontrol). I went for weeks on business trips to Paraguay; USA West and East Coasts; Saudi Arabia and most West European countries from Norway to Italy and England to Austria. After retirement on 1-1-11 I moved with my Dominican/Belgian wife to her city Santiago de los Caballeros.
The first question I always get from an American is: "What do you do for a living?" and I always feel judged by the answer I give. In my case that is quite positive, but actually the Dutch think this is a very stupid question. We don't really brag about the kind of work we do, but in the US this seems to be quite common and it determines where you fall in the hierarchy. For Dutch people, this has nothing to do with your values in life, so this is somehow considered irrelevant. The biggest difference I noticed is that in the US you live to work and in the Netherlands you work to live. Yes; we live! And that's probably why you'll find us all over the globe.
Speaking for myself, I've lived up the north of the Netherlands, and always was curious about other country's and their traditions. This way i could learn about how they live, the customs they have and learn a thing or two.
Hi, thank you for the cool video! As a Dutchie I always come across fellow Dutchies in the most weirdest places, but I always thought it was because you recognize your ‘own’.
I don't agree to there's not a lot to do in NL. Im Dutch and I live jn Estonia. Here there's really not a lot to do and I love it. The country is basically empty. It's almost all nature. It's beautiful! The Netherlands is the opposite. It's overly crowded and there's a shit ton of activities to do.
It's the 8% gross holiday pay we get. We are getting money to go on holiday. You need sing Guus Meeuwis - Brabant in the province Brabant to really experience singing Dutch people. That's like sweet home Alabama in Alabama.
I am in Ireland and I haven't heard that much Dutch here.....maybe a total of three or four times I have heard Dutch (but that makes sense because our weather is similar to Dutch weather: rainy and unpredictable so I presume it wouldn't be their top travel destination). However, there are many Germans and Spaniards in Ireland. I hear German and Spanish pretty much every day.
Hello, I don't follow your channel, but I happened to come across this episode. It's nice to hear that you meet so many Dutch people. You make the comment that there may be nothing to do in our small country. We have a completely different experience: We have a nice motorboat, which is very "gezellig" by the way! With this we travel through the Netherlands. That goes very slowly, because a boat does not go fast. We go to all kinds of nice places and there I make a written holiday report about what goes to about 50 friends and family. And the emails I receive are often of the nature of: "I didn't know there were so many fun things to do and see in our little country!" I like details and write about them and take photos. In short: you can easily take a tour in the Netherlands! Good luck with your channel and maybe I'll come and watch it again! Greetings from Remke (63 years old)
Historically we are a trading country. Our industry is internationally oriented. We also watch foreign movies with dutch subtitles. It results in being used to hear foreign languages from young age, seeing lots of different sceneries, cultures. Next to Dutch, most people also have english as a second language and several are able to handle another language like German, French, Spanish. We read books in other languages at school. Germany, UK, Belgium, France are relatively close and easy to travel to by car, train, bus. We even shop in those countries. This all normalizes travel and makes a person curious and wanting to visit also more remote countries.
Guus Meeuwes is very approachable. Just contact him. He lives in Tilburg in the South of the country - the province of Northern Brabant - where they practically invented the word “gezellig”. “Gezellig” means being together with other people, family, friends or strangers and having a good time by talking, dancing, doing an activity, eating etc without attitudes, ego’s, vandalism, breaking things etc. Guus Meeuwes knows about it; he is the text book example of “gezellig”.
What a beautiful way to put it, this helps me understand gezelig even more. Wow that is great to hear, we will begin working out a plan to meet Guus ASAP!
As a Dutch person I must say this is a great video! Us Dutchies are indeed very open in general, and after getting to know you better, somehow you will be included in our activities when traveling or partying. Best way to make friends with a Dutchie, if the person is not Vegan or Vegentarian, beer and bitterballen. That usually work great !
Its quite common to have a lot of holidays in the Netherlands. 30 + 8 legal holidays is pretty standard. Especially if you work in a sector where they are constantly looking for new people. Thats almost 2 months a year!
the netherlands has a lot to see. but if you live here you can see it quite easily because of the small size of our country. like you can get from the south to the north in a couple hours. so you can see a lot off the country in your early life and some things you simply cant like for example mountains. a lot of us are adventurous so we want to see more and already having seen our own country we move abroad. a lot of us start with continental europe and if we have seen and experienced we go on to the next place.
When you work you have up to 20- 25 days paid vacation. Many students are saving money to travel or take a sabbatical before going to college, travel to a country and try to earn some money and learn in the mean time about different cultures
Being Dutch, for me it's exactly the other way around. When travelling solo, I always happen to surround myself with Americans. I suppose that are cultures just match really well.
Im a Dutch Digital nomad and always encounter Dutch people, from the USA to Japan and everywhere around Europe lol. Currently in the northern Swedish countryside and my local bus driver was Dutch and my Airbnb neighbor aswell. Lekker man.
I am Dutch, I have travelled a lot and I met so many Nationalities while travelling. A lot of British people, Australians, South Africans. Not that many Dutch to be honest, but it can be related to the places I went. When I was in my twenties, Dutch people went to France or to Spain, not to India or China. Now they do and I think it has a lot to do with our standard of living. Even students are able to save up money and go on a trip to Asia.
Nice video. We may not be the most travelling people, but probably by far the most adventurous. I once met a schoolmate on top of a mountain in Switzerland, a couple from my hometown in a tiny deserted village in Poland on the Belarus border, an ex-colleague on a ferry near the North cape in Norway and an acquaintance in the rainforrest in Thailand. So yes, it’s wild. I’d like to see you singing with Guus Meeuwis so here’s a like and subscribe from me.
Was in Whistler BC with my bro. Random old dude standing next to us looking at the same shop window turns out to be his high school teacher. Another year in southern France he randomly bumps into his music teacher. Do Dutch teachers travel that much or were they stalking him?
There is a difference between traveling and go on holiday. Many east Europeans travel to the west of Europe, often to work some months here for one or two seasons. And yes what your Dutch friend on the telephone says is true. Almost every family (that have enough savings) will take their children each year on holiday. The Netherlands can be very nice too, and with global warming, the sun shines more and warmer than 30 years ago. But we do not have mountains, beautiful weather is not guaranteed, al though it is getting warmer. So travelling to a steady hot destination is a bigger chance for a good holiday. And no you do not have to apologize if you say something about the Netherlands, that might sound negative. We can take it !
Think there is one other reason: Where other cultures try to stamp their own morals to the forefront, the Dutch seem to go with the flow what they see. It is the reality of every day life you can't please everyone, so the Dutch don't. They tend to overlook, or maybe just accept, the differences between cultures. Work together but 'don't try to change my values'. As you know the USA prides itself as 'a christian' nation. Sadly doing that they forgot the meaning what christian actually means. That means the USA tends to have a limited view on what others deem important. Guess that is the selfish view, whereas the Dutch have a pragmatic stance: Don't have to like someone when working together, more than likely you will find out, there is more that binds you than the differences you see. Oh well, just my two cents.
Because we are historically a seafaring nation. We have traveled throughout history to Indonesia, New Zealand (hence “new”), to the America’s (New Amsterdam). We managed to do that through our sales in fuel “peat”, which made us rich, and working together, shared investments spreading risk and being able to buy / order large ships. It’s the origin of the stock market, starting in 1602.
Wrong title. It must be going on holiday instead of travelling, because in the usa they travel more to different states and they use the car a lot more than Dutch people do.
I met a jungle guide who never went outside of his town in Indonesia. Was able to sing the full song Het is een nacht with him. The only other dutch word he knew was Kankerlijer
I'm am Dutch and i love my country a lot. But i'm also a truckdriver and after a while the view really gets boring. That's why i have 2/3 holidays a year
Dear Tr. Mind, there's one reason and one reason alone: we used to conquer the world and build outposts everywhere to trade with the locals. Our theme: Make trade not war! Look at the history of the VOC (lots on YT on this topic...)....i guess it's a part of our DNA. Gr. Ron
Maybe you should read a bit more about the parts that are not in the history books, or ask yourself why "Apartheid"' is the most known Dutch word abroad. There is not so much to be proud of when it comes to the Dutch history, certainly not when it comes to the VOC...
@@swissbiggy That's a very woke reaction! I am talking facts, not judging what the VOC did, or the British, Portugese, Spain etc. B.t.w: i thought that "Going Dutch" was the most popular word, frase....gr. Ron
We didn’t make war, but we ruined a lot of lives doing it. And that is not a woke reaction, but a reaction from the people who were on the other side of the Dutch trade
@@ivsportiv True...but what is your point. It is nothing to be proud of but you react with a 21 century mindset on something that occurred 3 - 4 centuries ago. In other words: we are not responsible for what happened then. We learned and acknowledge the pain and suffering we have caused (and try to make it up for the future). Gr. Ron
@@ronrots4423 F*ck woke... I hate everything that is so called woke... I am just talking facts.... It is sad to hear Dutch people speak about their past as if they where the peace bringing nation that did only trade, and bringing prosperity to both sides... Because sorry that did never happen.... I lived in the Netherlands for a while and when I spoke with people about their history it was shocking to hear/witness that most do not even know that the Dutch where the biggest slave traders.... And most did not even know about the multiple commited genocides by the Dutch..... I will give you a simple example that 99.99% of the Dutch do not even know about : Back in 1621 the island of Banda did have a population of 14 thousand inhabitants. Thanks to the military actions by one of your national heroes "Jan Pieterszoon Koen" , less than 400 inhabitants were left by the time the year 1621 was over.... And this is just one of the many, many genocides commited by the 'peaceful' Dutch. Thus yes, I do react when someone says that the Dutch didn't bring war and death to their colonies. And that has nothing to do with being woke or whatever, but with simple facts. Neither has it anything to do with me being anti-Dutch or anything like that, because the Netherlands are a beautiful little country, with mostly great and fantastic people. But we should not deny what realy happened back in those days. That's all buddy ❣✌
Travelling is in the nature and nature of Dutch people, because, for centuries they've been focused on and involved in international discovery and trade.
We might not travel more, but we take longer trips. Most Germans, Slovenians and Croatians only travel to their neighbouring countries. Same goes for the rest of the top 10, except the Brits, Swedes and Danes.
I would disagree about the Germans. I’ve traveled quite a bit outside of Europe and have encountered them on almost every trip, more then Brits. They travel too, but tend to stay near their resort/hotel and not venture out much.
Travel so much, travel so much.... The Netherlands are so small, if you are driving your car, and don't hit the brakes in time, you already end up leaving the country....
haha your previous video has over 3k likes, so getting to 3k for this one should be doable. Better start stalking Guus' management to get that appointment ;-)
Dutch people discover the world for a long time, see also the VOC and WIC. New York was before New Amsterdam, and a lot of borough has dutch origin like Brooklyn is named after Breukelen (check also the official seal that has dutch words, Eendraght Maeckt Maght). And also check South America with some Dutch Antilles islands (Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba), Suriname (speak still Dutch), Dutch Brazil (New Holland), Australia (also New Holland), South Afrika (language is still based on Dutch), Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), New Zealand (named after Zeeland, in the Netherlands), Dutch India (part of India), Tasmania, Mauritius, Spitsbergen, ...
Dutch silver-spoon kids and/or in-outdoor painters, plasterers ... that have been to Ibiza and the Caribbean already ... singing karaoke ??? Are you sure to meet the person Guus Meeuwis ???
Just because there's so much to do (music, so many festivals, musea, amusement-parks; all among the highest density in regard to art and all styles of music within Europe) that people get spoiled. Also if one gets bored of the country-side and the cities (no one has seen them all within a life-time) one becomes a bit lazy and will spend their money by travelling around the world. Second : Of all languages Dutch is hystorically the closest to English and is easy to learn for them, Always has been. So that makes travelling also more accessable.
I think we travel so much because we can, because we have the money and because you only have one life, this one. So make the most of it and see the world 🍺😊👍
The main reason its because the Netherlands has shitty weather and grumpy people for atleast 9 months out of the year... and travelling abroad for Dutch people is cheaper than for most countries even outside of Europe!
Honestly, I think it's engraved in our DNA since the Dutch have been travelling for centuries. Amsterdam has also been a multi cultural city for centuries, so we are kinda used to other cultures.Also, the name Yankees, the baseball team, is a derivative of the most two common male names in "New Amsterdam" from back in the day with the names being Jan and Kees.
We travel so much historically. To survive this small wet country we had a lot seafarers, traders, explorers and such things. Also how rich we are matters and our long holidays and love for free time help a lot. Oh, and the other countries: they're either have a way smaller, population, travel more to known destinations or indeed you aren't listening for them. Because the Germans are everywhere too in bigger numbers.
Traveling is in our blood. I do several small trips a couple of days in the Netherlands by train, once a year i’Il end up in Belgium or Germany and once every year we make a big trip. We all speak English, have the money and the free time. Beter have great travelling memories instead of a big car.
Get him to GUUUUSSS en bring a worstenbroodje voor Brabant
I am Dutch. Not only the Dutch are everywhere, but also Germans. I have backpacked in 35 countries and on all continents. From Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Morocco, Southeast Asia, Australia to Japan. I have met and interacted with a German in every hostel.
And the funniest thing I experienced was when I was in Hong Kong. In the hostel I met a German, he asked to be friends on FB. Until he said, hey, we have a mutual friend? So he had a friend in America who I once met in a hostel in LA. I thought what a small world.
As a german myself I agree that we are an invasive species. Meeting germans abroad is like a given. When you travel and visit crowded places you will in 99% of cases hear some german.
It just there's way more Germans, and yes, they travel too.
Germany has like 84 million people and the Netherlands only 18. Still have the feeling I met as many Dutchies as germans
Aren't the Germans and Dutch people blood relatives? They are very similar to me.
@@ROKBUZZCUT Close, but according to our DNA profile we're closer to the Danes and Brits.
Disobedient boys in the US often ended up in criminality, in the Netherlands they joined 'de grote vaart', the big fleet of trading ships leaving from Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp (biggest harbors in Europe and the world), to see the world and to temper their hormones. Everyone has a grandpa, uncle or cousin who has seen the world and has beautiful stories to tell. Going on adventure starts at a young age, on a bicycle, exploring your city and surroundings.
Not on the backseat of a car with black tinted windows, afraid of the outside.
True story. My grandfather joined the big fleet in the late 40s and early 50s, but mostly to avoid conscription from being sent to Indonesia to defeat the local resistance there.
My neighbour was a sailor on cruiseships to all continents. I am Dutch too and also the non sporty types have to travel, as long as you can fit in a car or on a train. Let's teach the world the word gezellig more yeah
That about wraps it up.
Well, as a Dutch boy you had a few simple future opportunities.
1. Follow in you father's footsteps, and inherit the farm or the shop.
2. Work for someone else.
3. Make your own money by starting a farm or a shop.
4. Join the army, the navy, the merchant navy, or the clergy.
5. Marry a rich widow.
If none of these options worked out you had little other option than go abroad.
@@_PJW_ 6 Get a sugardaddy
I am Dutch and I often meet other Dutchies on my trips. Really annoying. I leave to meet people from other cultures.
dan moet je naar amsterdam gaan
If you want to meet people from other cultures why do you go to tourist places hahaha.
@@kekfootball because the tourist places are usually the most beautiful or historically important. Plus they offer safety and comfort? 🤷🏻♂️😅
@@Dr.BenjiBuddy Travelling and a holiday are different things. You like a holiday. Travelling is so different.
Je hoeft niet met ze te praten
The Netherlands is a rich nation and unlike the USA it has plenty of paid days off and the culture is not inward focused nor ignorant about the larger world. There, solved it for you.
That about says it all 👍🏼😂
The quality of this video is amazing! I’m surprised your channel is still so small but excited to watch it grow!
Thanks! We are just getting started
I think you see Dutch people everywhere for a few reasons. First of all they stand out because they are tall, towering over the rest of the crowd. Second, it's easy to communicate with them because they are proficient in Englisch, but often speak other languages too. And last, when they meet each other abroad, they group up, but without excluding others.
Germans are a social inclusive culture as well. Their conversations are often animated.
I’ve traveled quite a bit and have met one or more Dutchies on literally every trip. In a rainforest in Cuba, on a small atol in the Maldives, in a local canteen on Maui or in a tiny ski resort (3 lifts) in Canada and every place less ‘remote’. Germans are a close second and I would say Americans take the third spot. Brits do tend to pop up in a lot of places too, but they usually stick to the resort they’ve booked and don’t venture out much. Considering the population size of those other countries I think we are quite well travelled. Although i have a 50+ year old cousin who went abroad only twice in her lifetime.
I met so many Dutch as well while traveling, so I married one! ❤😂
Great video. Sure we Dutch like to read en see everything what people from other countries write and show about us.
We are a proud nation and not only "Gezellig" makes us seen in other countries but also our directness (our biggest exportproduct!) and the beautiful non-aggressive travelers!
1. Dutch travellers are relatively rich, and their passport is accepted almost everywhere
2. Lots of vacation days from work
3. Dutch travellers are often outgoing and travel to meet other cultures and other people
4. In the past two decades it has become very normal for young people to take a sabbatical year after highschool or during university to go travelling and working. This leads to a certain type of Dutch person you will always meet abroad: white, rich parents, studying at uni, extravert.
En als je eén keer goed gas geeft ben je uit de randstad en in het buitenland
It has disadvantages too. i remember our family taking a holiday in France in the '80s, and my parents getting annoyed about the Dutch cars everywhere, feeling they really hadnt left 🤣
I love how Dutch people complain about there being many Dutch people in a location while they themselves are also there.
@@aeiouaeiou100 Only on holidays. You would understand if you were Dutch 😉
@@weetjijwel050 I am Dutch
@@aeiouaeiou100 Dan zou je het moeten snappen.
Well, France was and is the most popular country for Dutch people to go on holiday. That’s why I prefer to go elsewhere.
We dutchies travel much since olden day's ! Because we are a trading country since the middle ages. We trade all over the world that's our culture. Making money we go all over the world its our culture.
Lol. Trading? You mean destroying and colonizing. Also most of your tokkies have no manners when abroad.
Damn, this really was a good one!! It's my first time seeing you and already a fan. Greetings from the far eastern part of the Netherlands!
The last 700 years we made our money with trading first in Europe, but 500 years ago with the whole world. We founded New York; Suriname; the Dutch Antilles (for example: Aruba; Curacao); South Africa and Indonesia. We had trading posts or fortresses in Japan; Taiwan; India; Thailand; Shri Lanka; Nigeria and Ghana. If you want to make your money trading, you have to travel a lot, so since 500 years we travel a lot, in the past often uninvited.
I traveled a lot and I worked for half a year in Switzerland and in Portugal; for 1 year in Germany (conscript for NATO) for 15 years in Brussels (Eurocontrol). I went for weeks on business trips to Paraguay; USA West and East Coasts; Saudi Arabia and most West European countries from Norway to Italy and England to Austria. After retirement on 1-1-11 I moved with my Dominican/Belgian wife to her city Santiago de los Caballeros.
Wow what a life, thanks for sharing your story.
Thanks Bert!
Never forgetting the *Hanseatic League* and Hanseatic trade as well.
Born Dutch,, moved to Australia at the ripe old age of 2( the parents decided to migrate ).. now 73, and wishing they had stayed home.
The first question I always get from an American is: "What do you do for a living?" and I always feel judged by the answer I give. In my case that is quite positive, but actually the Dutch think this is a very stupid question. We don't really brag about the kind of work we do, but in the US this seems to be quite common and it determines where you fall in the hierarchy. For Dutch people, this has nothing to do with your values in life, so this is somehow considered irrelevant.
The biggest difference I noticed is that in the US you live to work and in the Netherlands you work to live. Yes; we live! And that's probably why you'll find us all over the globe.
underrated channel
Thank you!
Speaking for myself, I've lived up the north of the Netherlands, and always was curious about other country's and their traditions.
This way i could learn about how they live, the customs they have and learn a thing or two.
Friesland? Groningen? Who wouldn't want to live in Friesland - Groningen? As beautiful and pure as Friesland - Groningen is.
Hi, thank you for the cool video! As a Dutchie I always come across fellow Dutchies in the most weirdest places, but I always thought it was because you recognize your ‘own’.
I don't agree to there's not a lot to do in NL. Im Dutch and I live jn Estonia. Here there's really not a lot to do and I love it. The country is basically empty. It's almost all nature. It's beautiful! The Netherlands is the opposite. It's overly crowded and there's a shit ton of activities to do.
It's the 8% gross holiday pay we get. We are getting money to go on holiday. You need sing Guus Meeuwis - Brabant in the province Brabant to really experience singing Dutch people. That's like sweet home Alabama in Alabama.
8,6 % and We Love N-Brabant! What else?!
My friend HighlyCombustibleReacts reacted to this video on his channel. Great video. Much love from yet another Dutchie 🧡
We have a lot of vacation days in comparrison to a lot of other countries.
Yo, Derek tripled down on his accent. He even full on committed to the Dutch r.
I am in Ireland and I haven't heard that much Dutch here.....maybe a total of three or four times I have heard Dutch (but that makes sense because our weather is similar to Dutch weather: rainy and unpredictable so I presume it wouldn't be their top travel destination). However, there are many Germans and Spaniards in Ireland. I hear German and Spanish pretty much every day.
We still have the VOC mentality and still try to conquer the world…. This time we try with smiles….
Hello, I don't follow your channel, but I happened to come across this episode. It's nice to hear that you meet so many Dutch people. You make the comment that there may be nothing to do in our small country. We have a completely different experience: We have a nice motorboat, which is very "gezellig" by the way! With this we travel through the Netherlands. That goes very slowly, because a boat does not go fast. We go to all kinds of nice places and there I make a written holiday report about what goes to about 50 friends and family. And the emails I receive are often of the nature of: "I didn't know there were so many fun things to do and see in our little country!" I like details and write about them and take photos. In short: you can easily take a tour in the Netherlands! Good luck with your channel and maybe I'll come and watch it again! Greetings from Remke (63 years old)
Hey! Thanks for sharing! Awesome you are living your life like that :)
We learned a bit of swahili and traveled trough Tanzania for a month. We found dutch people in the most random places. 😂
Just wait until he finds out about Joost Klein
Historically we are a trading country. Our industry is internationally oriented. We also watch foreign movies with dutch subtitles. It results in being used to hear foreign languages from young age, seeing lots of different sceneries, cultures. Next to Dutch, most people also have english as a second language and several are able to handle another language like German, French, Spanish. We read books in other languages at school. Germany, UK, Belgium, France are relatively close and easy to travel to by car, train, bus. We even shop in those countries. This all normalizes travel and makes a person curious and wanting to visit also more remote countries.
Seeing this at 275 views, wondering why it doesn't have more views already. Beautiful vid and indeed, everbody loves a bit 'gezelligheid'
bedankt that means a lot!
I can confirm as a Dutchie. I started traveling 2 years ago and still didn't found my way home yet 😂
Im jealous! Where are you traveling?
Just arrived in China ✌️@@Thetravelingmindshow
Je had ook beter eerst bij de Padvinders moeten gaan voordat je op reis ging.
0:44 Not again!! 🤣
I'm with you on this! haha
Guus Meeuwes is very approachable. Just contact him. He lives in Tilburg in the South of the country - the province of Northern Brabant - where they practically invented the word “gezellig”. “Gezellig” means being together with other people, family, friends or strangers and having a good time by talking, dancing, doing an activity, eating etc without attitudes, ego’s, vandalism, breaking things etc. Guus Meeuwes knows about it; he is the text book example of “gezellig”.
What a beautiful way to put it, this helps me understand gezelig even more. Wow that is great to hear, we will begin working out a plan to meet Guus ASAP!
Yes he is! One of my teachers is in his band and he invited some of my classmates that are from brabant to see his last concert
@@saranya9559 Oh no, when is his last concert?
It's so strange the rest of the world doesn't have a word for "Gezellig" because it describes such a good moment.
The Dutch are everywhere in the world, because they are searching for places without any Dutch people.
Haha! Why do you think that is? Why do we not want to meet other Dutch people outside of the Netherlands?
Small country , travel one year in your 20's is kind of a tradion
Proud to be Dutch 🇳🇱 I agree with you on both videos
As a Dutch person I must say this is a great video! Us Dutchies are indeed very open in general, and after getting to know you better, somehow you will be included in our activities when traveling or partying.
Best way to make friends with a Dutchie, if the person is not Vegan or Vegentarian, beer and bitterballen. That usually work great !
Thankyou for sharing! Cannot wait for Dayton to try his first bitterbal!
Its quite common to have a lot of holidays in the Netherlands. 30 + 8 legal holidays is pretty standard. Especially if you work in a sector where they are constantly looking for new people. Thats almost 2 months a year!
the netherlands has a lot to see. but if you live here you can see it quite easily because of the small size of our country. like you can get from the south to the north in a couple hours. so you can see a lot off the country in your early life and some things you simply cant like for example mountains. a lot of us are adventurous so we want to see more and already having seen our own country we move abroad. a lot of us start with continental europe and if we have seen and experienced we go on to the next place.
Have you seen our country, not many options to travel to sadly 😅
When you work you have up to 20- 25 days paid vacation. Many students are saving money to travel or take a sabbatical before going to college, travel to a country and try to earn some money and learn in the mean time about different cultures
bro you gotta move to the netherlands, you are more than welcome
We have been in Asia since the year 1600, remember? We were the owners of Indonesia, and Ceylon, remember?
Being Dutch, for me it's exactly the other way around. When travelling solo, I always happen to surround myself with Americans. I suppose that are cultures just match really well.
Im a Dutch Digital nomad and always encounter Dutch people, from the USA to Japan and everywhere around Europe lol. Currently in the northern Swedish countryside and my local bus driver was Dutch and my Airbnb neighbor aswell. Lekker man.
I am Dutch, I have travelled a lot and I met so many Nationalities while travelling. A lot of British people, Australians, South Africans. Not that many Dutch to be honest, but it can be related to the places I went. When I was in my twenties, Dutch people went to France or to Spain, not to India or China. Now they do and I think it has a lot to do with our standard of living. Even students are able to save up money and go on a trip to Asia.
I still laugh about the fact the i met this girl once in Prague and once in Melbourne but we never met up in The Netherlands 😂
Nice video. We may not be the most travelling people, but probably by far the most adventurous. I once met a schoolmate on top of a mountain in Switzerland, a couple from my hometown in a tiny deserted village in Poland on the Belarus border, an ex-colleague on a ferry near the North cape in Norway and an acquaintance in the rainforrest in Thailand. So yes, it’s wild.
I’d like to see you singing with Guus Meeuwis so here’s a like and subscribe from me.
hahaha dank je wel it would be my dream to sing with him
yes theory is quite big here as well, people meet up a lot
Was in Whistler BC with my bro. Random old dude standing next to us looking at the same shop window turns out to be his high school teacher. Another year in southern France he randomly bumps into his music teacher. Do Dutch teachers travel that much or were they stalking him?
I travel at leat 5 times per year outside of the Netherlands. My boss thinks it's okay, so why not ?
There is a difference between traveling and go on holiday. Many east Europeans travel to the west of Europe, often to work some months here for one or two seasons. And yes what your Dutch friend on the telephone says is true. Almost every family (that have enough savings) will take their children each year on holiday. The Netherlands can be very nice too, and with global warming, the sun shines more and warmer than 30 years ago. But we do not have mountains, beautiful weather is not guaranteed, al though it is getting warmer. So travelling to a steady hot destination is a bigger chance for a good holiday.
And no you do not have to apologize if you say something about the Netherlands, that might sound negative. We can take it !
Think there is one other reason: Where other cultures try to stamp their own morals to the forefront, the Dutch seem to go with the flow what they see. It is the reality of every day life you can't please everyone, so the Dutch don't. They tend to overlook, or maybe just accept, the differences between cultures. Work together but 'don't try to change my values'.
As you know the USA prides itself as 'a christian' nation. Sadly doing that they forgot the meaning what christian actually means. That means the USA tends to have a limited view on what others deem important. Guess that is the selfish view, whereas the Dutch have a pragmatic stance: Don't have to like someone when working together, more than likely you will find out, there is more that binds you than the differences you see.
Oh well, just my two cents.
Well, when we misbehave abroad, we say we are German. The locals cannot hear the difference between Dutch or German language.
hahaha cool
Well, like a former Dutch foreign minister used to say "We are a small country, we have a ot of 'abroad'!".
Because we are historically a seafaring nation.
We have traveled throughout history to Indonesia, New Zealand (hence “new”), to the America’s (New Amsterdam).
We managed to do that through our sales in fuel “peat”, which made us rich, and working together, shared investments spreading risk and being able to buy / order large ships. It’s the origin of the stock market, starting in 1602.
Wrong title. It must be going on holiday instead of travelling, because in the usa they travel more to different states and they use the car a lot more than Dutch people do.
I met a jungle guide who never went outside of his town in Indonesia. Was able to sing the full song Het is een nacht with him. The only other dutch word he knew was Kankerlijer
We are direct and speak english and we have a opinion over everything, so they are notice us allways
So where can I find Rogers Instagram? 👀
I was travel ablot and i was always met some dutch/germans and brittisch people doesnt matter where i was even in Amazon jungle i met some dutch
I'm am Dutch and i love my country a lot. But i'm also a truckdriver and after a while the view really gets boring. That's why i have 2/3 holidays a year
Dear Tr. Mind, there's one reason and one reason alone: we used to conquer the world and build outposts everywhere to trade with the locals. Our theme: Make trade not war! Look at the history of the VOC (lots on YT on this topic...)....i guess it's a part of our DNA. Gr. Ron
Maybe you should read a bit more about the parts that are not in the history books, or ask yourself why "Apartheid"' is the most known Dutch word abroad. There is not so much to be proud of when it comes to the Dutch history, certainly not when it comes to the VOC...
@@swissbiggy That's a very woke reaction! I am talking facts, not judging what the VOC did, or the British, Portugese, Spain etc. B.t.w: i thought that "Going Dutch" was the most popular word, frase....gr. Ron
We didn’t make war, but we ruined a lot of lives doing it. And that is not a woke reaction, but a reaction from the people who were on the other side of the Dutch trade
@@ivsportiv True...but what is your point. It is nothing to be proud of but you react with a 21 century mindset on something that occurred 3 - 4 centuries ago. In other words: we are not responsible for what happened then. We learned and acknowledge the pain and suffering
we have caused (and try to make it up for the future). Gr. Ron
@@ronrots4423 F*ck woke... I hate everything that is so called woke... I am just talking facts.... It is sad to hear Dutch people speak about their past as if they where the peace bringing nation that did only trade, and bringing prosperity to both sides... Because sorry that did never happen.... I lived in the Netherlands for a while and when I spoke with people about their history it was shocking to hear/witness that most do not even know that the Dutch where the biggest slave traders.... And most did not even know about the multiple commited genocides by the Dutch..... I will give you a simple example that 99.99% of the Dutch do not even know about : Back in 1621 the island of Banda did have a population of 14 thousand inhabitants. Thanks to the military actions by one of your national heroes "Jan Pieterszoon Koen" , less than 400 inhabitants were left by the time the year 1621 was over.... And this is just one of the many, many genocides commited by the 'peaceful' Dutch.
Thus yes, I do react when someone says that the Dutch didn't bring war and death to their colonies. And that has nothing to do with being woke or whatever, but with simple facts. Neither has it anything to do with me being anti-Dutch or anything like that, because the Netherlands are a beautiful little country, with mostly great and fantastic people. But we should not deny what realy happened back in those days. That's all buddy ❣✌
Does anyone have the link to the Dutch groupchat for South East Asia
Ofcourse! Here you go!
linktr.ee/dutchiestravelling
Maybe your Dutch encounters is because you almost look as Dutch as they do lol..
And that´s a compliment.
@3:26 get that out of your system. Fast! That isn't the language we use normally.
We are a wealthy country and we love travelling
Travelling is in the nature and nature of Dutch people, because, for centuries they've been focused on and involved in international discovery and trade.
we are very loud
It's often said that foreigners spend their money to acquire possessions, but Dutch people spend to have experiences!
Im dutch and i got sick and tired of traveling😂😂 now i live in thailand
Derek is definitely German. What an accent.😂
We might not travel more, but we take longer trips.
Most Germans, Slovenians and Croatians only travel to their neighbouring countries. Same goes for the rest of the top 10, except the Brits, Swedes and Danes.
I would disagree about the Germans. I’ve traveled quite a bit outside of Europe and have encountered them on almost every trip, more then Brits. They travel too, but tend to stay near their resort/hotel and not venture out much.
You just have the red car syndrome. You focus on the gezelligheid and you start seeing it all around you.
Never ever heard of Goose Myoowes...What are you talking about?
Travel so much, travel so much.... The Netherlands are so small, if you are driving your car, and don't hit the brakes in time, you already end up leaving the country....
haha your previous video has over 3k likes, so getting to 3k for this one should be doable. Better start stalking Guus' management to get that appointment ;-)
Hahahaha we are emailing his management already!
Dutch people discover the world for a long time, see also the VOC and WIC.
New York was before New Amsterdam, and a lot of borough has dutch origin like Brooklyn is named after Breukelen (check also the official seal that has dutch words, Eendraght Maeckt Maght).
And also check South America with some Dutch Antilles islands (Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba), Suriname (speak still Dutch), Dutch Brazil (New Holland), Australia (also New Holland), South Afrika (language is still based on Dutch), Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), New Zealand (named after Zeeland, in the Netherlands), Dutch India (part of India), Tasmania, Mauritius, Spitsbergen, ...
... you are right...not a boring country though...😀
Why did he say "Stroepwafels" instead of Stroopwafels? He is Dutch!!! ?🤔
no
Its in our blood I am Dutch and I have met Dutch people in the least touristy and most remote places in the Polynesia, the Sahel, and The Caribbean.
Interessante theorie over gezelligheid! Nooit zo over nagedacht!
Dutch silver-spoon kids and/or in-outdoor painters, plasterers ... that have been to Ibiza and the Caribbean already ... singing karaoke ??? Are you sure to meet the person Guus Meeuwis ???
As a Dutchie I can be "gezellig" also without any alcohol. 😜 I'm kidding. Nice video and you're most welcome in our country.
Just because there's so much to do (music, so many festivals, musea, amusement-parks;
all among the highest density in regard to art and all styles of music within Europe)
that people get spoiled.
Also if one gets bored of the country-side and the cities (no one has seen them all within a life-time) one becomes a bit lazy and will spend their money by travelling around the world.
Second : Of all languages Dutch is hystorically the closest to English and is easy to learn for them,
Always has been.
So that makes travelling also more accessable.
look bad wether treu but every summer there is averyday a focking festival i cant keep up with it
if you walk in the dessert, you meet a Dutchman or an inhabitant
===> Spoiler Alert
Make it to guuus!!!
We are everywhere. All secret agents
I think we travel so much because we can, because we have the money and because you only have one life, this one. So make the most of it and see the world 🍺😊👍
i was a bit down but after i saw your video i thougt yes... i`m going to travel to, gezellig ver weg!!!
I know why. I've been to Holland. If I lived there, I wouldn't. I'd be somewhere else too.
The main reason its because the Netherlands has shitty weather and grumpy people for atleast 9 months out of the year... and travelling abroad for Dutch people is cheaper than for most countries even outside of Europe!
Not only grumpy people tho! A lot of them are also gezellig! :)
@@Thetravelingmindshow we Dutch folks can definitely be gezellig ja😆
Honestly, I think it's engraved in our DNA since the Dutch have been travelling for centuries. Amsterdam has also been a multi cultural city for centuries, so we are kinda used to other cultures.Also, the name Yankees, the baseball team, is a derivative of the most two common male names in "New Amsterdam" from back in the day with the names being Jan and Kees.
We travel so much historically. To survive this small wet country we had a lot seafarers, traders, explorers and such things. Also how rich we are matters and our long holidays and love for free time help a lot.
Oh, and the other countries: they're either have a way smaller, population, travel more to known destinations or indeed you aren't listening for them. Because the Germans are everywhere too in bigger numbers.
Traveling is in our blood. I do several small trips a couple of days in the Netherlands by train, once a year i’Il end up in Belgium or Germany and once every year we make a big trip. We all speak English, have the money and the free time. Beter have great travelling memories instead of a big car.