Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM

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  • @halfasinteresting
    @halfasinteresting  4 года назад +1317

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  • @FOCJCLIN
    @FOCJCLIN 4 года назад +9172

    “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your majesty speaking.”

    • @jessebosch6732
      @jessebosch6732 4 года назад +309

      Jiachen Lin G E K O L O N I S E E R D

    • @Eri-Wi-
      @Eri-Wi- 4 года назад +181

      I think that is Great. I really do.
      The king seems to be a good man.

    • @joseph5275
      @joseph5275 4 года назад +8

      lol 😂

    • @noodles2452
      @noodles2452 4 года назад +3

      YES

    • @artman7780
      @artman7780 4 года назад +91

      *Comrades, this is OuR majesty speaking.

  • @jackp.2807
    @jackp.2807 4 года назад +13216

    The Flying Dutchman

    • @victordavalos246
      @victordavalos246 4 года назад +144

      Jack P. I understood that reference :v

    • @JJuhu
      @JJuhu 4 года назад +333

      Underrated comment, is it possible to transfer likes from mine to yours?

    • @OhZmAnnLP
      @OhZmAnnLP 4 года назад +70

      @@JJuhu So true. This needs _more_ likes. Way more

    • @EibaProductions
      @EibaProductions 4 года назад +45

      Haha, I bursted out so loud. That comment is a gem!!

    • @alohadorrree5106
      @alohadorrree5106 4 года назад +10

      Lol goo.gl/search/De+Vliegende+Hollander+Kaatsheuvel
      📍 De Vliegende Hollander
      Kaatsheuvel
      0416 537 777

  • @kuroneko9757
    @kuroneko9757 4 года назад +5214

    “Despite the fact that barely anyone outside the country even knows the Netherlands is a monarchy...”
    That’s a very American assumption to make.

    • @robinenbernhard
      @robinenbernhard 4 года назад +59

      Haha yea

    • @07_danishwistara29
      @07_danishwistara29 4 года назад +245

      Dutch has invaded my country for about 500 years, I don't even know Dutch is a monarchy. Maybe it's my teachers holding a 60 year grudge against those pesky Dutch

    • @baumkuchens
      @baumkuchens 4 года назад +172

      Former dutch colony here, i don't even know that they're a monarchy. Literally they never taught that at school. Or maybe it's because i was a science course student when i was in highschool lmao

    • @agungpriambodo1674
      @agungpriambodo1674 4 года назад +18

      They offered to make a commonwealth, but we dissolved it by the Presidential Decree of 1955

    • @albinjohnsson2511
      @albinjohnsson2511 4 года назад +1

      Thank you, I thought the same.

  • @jgalliera
    @jgalliera 4 года назад +1247

    Dutch King: "I can no longer fly this Fokker."

    • @zeebatser6930
      @zeebatser6930 4 года назад +24

      Underrated comment🤣

    • @dengrt
      @dengrt 4 года назад +3

      @@zeebatser6930 Very much so 😊

    • @timothy3660
      @timothy3660 4 года назад +8

      FokKing

    • @telocho
      @telocho 4 года назад +12

      Fokker means breeder (like in dog breeder).

    • @ergunyildizoglu8018
      @ergunyildizoglu8018 4 года назад +5

      @@telocho well,to breed some people to fuck first...😊

  • @nirtrous4465
    @nirtrous4465 4 года назад +5919

    That their king is really interested in water management issues is the most dutch thing i have ever heard of.

    • @connectingwings7212
      @connectingwings7212 4 года назад +51

      LOL.
      lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏻

    • @bromine_35
      @bromine_35 4 года назад +350

      Without water management i would be 6 feet under, not even counting the water yet.

    • @oo-kt6nf
      @oo-kt6nf 4 года назад +111

      And of course that our king, king of all high Dutch people, is high too.
      Just in another way😂

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 4 года назад +43

      They need the water to brew Heineken and Amstel beers! 😀

    • @hkr667
      @hkr667 4 года назад +63

      It's a useful international business tool. Who better to promote the dutch water business than the king himself.

  • @jabber1990
    @jabber1990 4 года назад +2115

    random person in airport: "you look familiar"
    pilot: "I get that alot"

    • @luukloleyo7743
      @luukloleyo7743 4 года назад +9

      Mad Jack are you a member of the dutch government or sometin

    • @hendrik8277
      @hendrik8277 4 года назад +6

      @@luukloleyo7743 No, he worked at Schiphol.

    • @CeeRub
      @CeeRub 4 года назад +54

      @Mad Jack I worked(in security) at Schiphol aswell and i saw him 2 times over 11 years . One time he went thru the security check at the crewcentre, along with the other crew from his flight. When he walked thru the metal detector it beeped so normally you need to be frisked then. But because he had a diplomatic passport there is an exemption, so i told him he could proceed without being checked. At that time he insisted that he wanted to be checked like everybody else, so i did. He was just 1 of the crew.

    • @luukloleyo7743
      @luukloleyo7743 4 года назад +1

      Hes actin suspisius

    • @hendrik8277
      @hendrik8277 4 года назад +3

      @@luukloleyo7743 Hows that lol

  • @SuperLeica1
    @SuperLeica1 4 года назад +2119

    The highest official of the Netherlands: The Flying Dutchman.

    • @DB-gl3jx
      @DB-gl3jx 4 года назад +23

      comment kinda copied

    • @berbal9658
      @berbal9658 4 года назад +3

      first name last name yup

    • @lzh4950
      @lzh4950 4 года назад +3

      Literally also

    • @navalcroissant6111
      @navalcroissant6111 4 года назад +4

      Yeah "highest"

    • @MasthaX
      @MasthaX 3 года назад +6

      Well actually the Flying Dutchman was a ship, but he got that covered as well since he is also rank lieutenant in the royal navy and squadron leader in the air force.

  • @franklinclinton4539
    @franklinclinton4539 3 года назад +513

    Imagine chilling in an airplane when some random dude is like: ”wait, aren’t you the king?”

    • @pawernielsbroek3971
      @pawernielsbroek3971 3 года назад +10

      In dutch-he ben jij niet de koning??

    • @icanfinnsmh6824
      @icanfinnsmh6824 3 года назад +1

      ayo hey Franklin

    • @alexanderboulton2123
      @alexanderboulton2123 2 года назад +5

      Average day in the Netherlands

    • @ATF-US
      @ATF-US 2 года назад

      don’t hate me cuz i’m beautiful go get rid of that yee yee ass haircut and get some bitches on ya dick. better yet maybe tenisha will call yo DAWG ASS if she stop fuckin wit that brain surgeon or lawyer she fuckin wit…ninjaaaaaa

    • @TwingoFanCraze
      @TwingoFanCraze Год назад

      Well he did it in a other name called w.a. Van buren

  • @ziggy8253
    @ziggy8253 4 года назад +3639

    Pilot: Please remain seated with your seatbelts securely fastened.
    Passengers (muttering): Yes “Your Royal Highness.”

    • @Humanius1994
      @Humanius1994 4 года назад +47

      Willempie! or Willy!
      Okay... maybe that is a bit too informal

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 4 года назад +3

      *Royal Highness

    • @indranilbose9454
      @indranilbose9454 4 года назад +27

      @@TheCimbrianBull Let's just say,
      "His Royal Majesty, the King of the Dutch and Pilot of the KLM
      King XYZ"

    • @hkr667
      @hkr667 4 года назад +2

      Also often abbreviated as WimLex by the way.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 года назад +1

      @@TheCimbrianBull no Royal Highness is the title his mother, wife, brother and his children are bestowed.

  • @MarcoGPUtuber
    @MarcoGPUtuber 4 года назад +3984

    I know why the Dutch King works as a pilot for KLM. This is the only way he can get exposure on a Wendover video.

    • @Cal90208
      @Cal90208 4 года назад +36

      Marco This is HAI. :)

    • @MarcoGPUtuber
      @MarcoGPUtuber 4 года назад +50

      @@Cal90208 Yes yes, but it's still the same Sam from Wendover Productions.
      ...same Sam...try saying that one ten times fast. haha

    • @nerdcell9084
      @nerdcell9084 4 года назад +9

      @@Cal90208 but Wendover is the one making them

    • @najrenchelf2751
      @najrenchelf2751 4 года назад

      Marco, I regret to inform you that I have pressed X to doubt!
      😂

    • @alohadorrree5106
      @alohadorrree5106 4 года назад

      1K LIKEd

  • @diegosanchez894
    @diegosanchez894 4 года назад +154

    Due the the fact he is likely the royal that's traveled the most by air, his average altitude higher than other monarchs, meaning he must be reffered to as "his highestness" as he is, the highest highness.

    • @thomastschetchkovic5726
      @thomastschetchkovic5726 11 месяцев назад +7

      This title is automatically granted when you become king of the Dutch

    • @CandleWisp
      @CandleWisp 5 месяцев назад

      Oh my god, that is so good🤣

  • @frdml01
    @frdml01 4 года назад +830

    He was Pilot-flying as 1st officer on my flight from Amsterdam to Rome in a KLM B737 this summer. So it was a real KLM "Royal" Dutch Airlines that I was on this time, our king, flying me to Rome.
    I had wondered why there was military police guarding our gate.
    In Rome the captain and purser were seeing us off from the plane, with the cockpit door closed. I complimented on the very smooth landing, upon which the captain said with a smile: "I will pass it on"
    One guy in a suit in the first row did not get off board. Probably a security guy.

    • @simonderweduwen9611
      @simonderweduwen9611 4 года назад +32

      Very.........
      Suspicious

    • @trevorfuson715
      @trevorfuson715 4 года назад +1

      Air Marshal...

    • @frdml01
      @frdml01 4 года назад +99

      @@trevorfuson715 we don't have air marshals in the Netherlands. But he was obviously security. Probably standard Royal family security.

    • @peterbodifee
      @peterbodifee 4 года назад +85

      @@frdml01 The security for the Dutch royals is provided by a special entity within the Dutch police force. Nice guys, I met several of them while serving in the Navy together with Prince Willem-Alexander, or as we were asked to call him Alex.

    • @trevorfuson715
      @trevorfuson715 4 года назад +8

      @@frdml01 Yeah, probably personal body guard if he uses one. I cant believe ya'll do not use Air marshals especially with all the nutters flying everywhere.

  • @ryn2844
    @ryn2844 4 года назад +2301

    Fun fact! Not only is our king a part-time pilot, our prime minister is a part-time high school history teacher.
    It's true, Google it.
    Correction: He teaches social studies, not history. I got confused because he studied history himself.

    • @JimboRustles
      @JimboRustles 4 года назад +119

      That means he's also just a part time prime minister, not sure if that's good. Most countries find being head of government is more of a full time gig.

    • @AgentTasmania
      @AgentTasmania 4 года назад +47

      JimboRustles
      It sometimes seems like most politicians don’t do any daily work.

    • @mixiekins
      @mixiekins 4 года назад +40

      So jealous! Keep being awesome, thanks for restoring my faith in countries and leaders. Sorry for the mess, we should try harder.
      - warm wishes from the U.S.

    • @RobFeldkamp
      @RobFeldkamp 4 года назад +6

      @@mixiekins if our country is you last hope.......i'm sorry... You will be dissapointed. We are not a lot more then your vassals.

    • @itshitime
      @itshitime 4 года назад

      Does Holland actually have a government last time I saw it was hung parliament

  • @ioanbenzar2941
    @ioanbenzar2941 4 года назад +2005

    when being a king does not pay enough

  • @littlesailor1533
    @littlesailor1533 4 года назад +633

    "Being a king is an important job"
    *laughs in Dutch*

    • @NoName-xv4sg
      @NoName-xv4sg 4 года назад +23

      We ate a fucking guy because he hold power from the king. We are a weird kind of people

    • @limburgishmapping7166
      @limburgishmapping7166 4 года назад +25

      @@NoName-xv4sg We were a republic at the time, there was no king to withold power from. He was aten because he was unpopular.

    • @Wasbever_14
      @Wasbever_14 4 года назад +2

      Ok maar nog steeds, ookal doet Rutte meer nogsteeds

    • @zoemaliya6408
      @zoemaliya6408 4 года назад

      @@limburgishmapping7166 yes a stadhouder is the same as a king

    • @limburgishmapping7166
      @limburgishmapping7166 4 года назад +6

      @@zoemaliya6408 Stadhouder is maybe comparable to king but it is certainly not the same, this is also not relevant here as the person that was aten wasn't Stadhouder but Raadspensionaris which is more like a prime minister.

  • @carsonm7292
    @carsonm7292 2 года назад +78

    As curious as this is, I do think it's great actually that a head of state actively works in a real-world profession outside of politics and statesmanship. I imagine it helps keep him grounded to the reality of the common people-even if he is a mostly symbolic figure, I'm sure it helps keep working folks in mind when it comes to policy.

  • @Robin-xd6yo
    @Robin-xd6yo 4 года назад +1355

    Important fact: nowadays he has an impressive beard

    • @feybart
      @feybart 4 года назад +25

      "impressive"

    • @matthiasgrablowitz2104
      @matthiasgrablowitz2104 4 года назад +151

      Bart als je nog een keer zo een opmerking maakt over Lex zoek ik je op

    • @Reddragon222
      @Reddragon222 4 года назад +15

      @@matthiasgrablowitz2104 Nounou jij durft, iemand bedreigen via youtube comments. Wat ben ik trots op je......

    • @god5620
      @god5620 4 года назад +30

      reddragon misschien wil hij alleen op de thee komen

    • @TheBloker9
      @TheBloker9 4 года назад +2

      GOD 😂😂😂😂

  • @MandelSoft
    @MandelSoft 4 года назад +806

    The people: Get a real job, royals!
    King Willem-Alexander: Hold my pilsner...

  • @sblinder1978
    @sblinder1978 4 года назад +389

    King walks into his boss's office: "Hey bro my daughters are about to start college, can I get some extra shifts?"

    • @123ricardo210
      @123ricardo210 3 года назад +10

      It would be like 25.000 euros for the three of them, for an entire bachelors degree. About 7.000 for the actual degree (so 21.000 for three) + books et cetera. But that would be about it, there's rarely any extra costs (because generally those have to be included in that 7.000)

    • @mH-rw6kp
      @mH-rw6kp 3 года назад +7

      The next in line daughter gets something like a million a month lol

    • @user-ie6jr4bg1w
      @user-ie6jr4bg1w 3 года назад +2

      123ricardo210 much more mate😂 about 3 k a year a person.

    • @user-ie6jr4bg1w
      @user-ie6jr4bg1w 3 года назад +1

      m H nope they don’t get money no one in the royal fam does.

    • @123ricardo210
      @123ricardo210 3 года назад +3

      @@user-ie6jr4bg1w the first year is about a thousand euros, the next few are around two thousand. Assuming a 4-year bachelor 7000 is about right (they do gymnasium so technically a 3-year bachelor is more likely). But then again: like I said, this does not include stuff like books. Those costs vary a lot but are roughly about 1000 to 2000 euros (total) for the four years. Together those are the two biggest costs that *need* to be made to be able to go to a uni, others are generally optional.

  • @jjs9672
    @jjs9672 3 года назад +121

    We didn't throw a party for his first day as a king, we throw a party every year

    • @floortjeverhoek9711
      @floortjeverhoek9711 3 года назад +5

      i know right, they always get something wrong somehow.

  • @08grad2010
    @08grad2010 4 года назад +380

    "...And if you look out the left side of the plane you'll see some islands that my ancestors conquered..."

    • @orestisgeorgatos6725
      @orestisgeorgatos6725 4 года назад +42

      ''that grandpa conquered''

    • @Wasbever_14
      @Wasbever_14 4 года назад +1

      Hahahahaha

    • @w1z4rd9
      @w1z4rd9 4 года назад

      Eye Gore lmfao

    • @justvincent555
      @justvincent555 4 года назад +13

      "And if you look below you, you will see the United Kingdom which we totally conquered and didn't get invited to."

    • @5thMilitia
      @5thMilitia 3 года назад

      @@justvincent555 He wouldn't be wrong

  • @pegeonpera
    @pegeonpera 4 года назад +492

    " *Ladies and gentleman, this is your king speaking. Stand up for the national anthem* "
    " but we are on the take-off run "

    • @MustraOrdo
      @MustraOrdo 4 года назад +3

      @TheSmithersy bruh

    • @blugill2273
      @blugill2273 4 года назад +6

      he drink too much pils

    • @severedsage5867
      @severedsage5867 4 года назад +1

      TheSmithersy wilhelmus van*

    • @jannetteberends8730
      @jannetteberends8730 4 года назад +10

      Stand up for the national anthem? 😀😅😂🤣😂.
      Are you crazy or so? We, Dutch, have no problem with singing while sitting. If we remember the words. (but most of us we are very good in mimicking it.)

    • @unflexian
      @unflexian 4 года назад +1

      @TheSmithersy "Tower this is KLM441, requesting permission to crash into a dense residential area. Over and out."

  • @gerrievanderlee4701
    @gerrievanderlee4701 4 года назад +1203

    His childrern go to school on their bicycle. How Dutch is that!!!

    • @HiBye-es5et
      @HiBye-es5et 4 года назад +40

      gerrie van der lee his kid is 16 and gets 1,5 milion a year.

    • @HiBye-es5et
      @HiBye-es5et 4 года назад +5

      JismaeBeats my country is a big joke, if u do some research it will blow ur mind how bad it is.

    • @willemlenteren1485
      @willemlenteren1485 4 года назад +1

      It’s a shame all of that king and klm stuff they need working idiots

    • @HiBye-es5et
      @HiBye-es5et 4 года назад +3

      Aventicity er zijn een heel veel redenen om het af te schaffen want ik vind het persoonlijk nergens meer omgaan.

    • @gerrievanderlee4701
      @gerrievanderlee4701 4 года назад +3

      @Aventicity Goed gezegd Aventicity.
      Gelukkig nieuwjaar!

  • @MartijnVos
    @MartijnVos 4 года назад +760

    He does not have far-reaching powers in the Dutch government. His function is mostly symbolic, though there are a few powers he does have that very rarely come into play. Nobody would call them far-reaching, though.

    • @jcdutchman3556
      @jcdutchman3556 4 года назад +117

      And yet without his signature not a single law can come in affect

    • @jamirograntsaan2124
      @jamirograntsaan2124 4 года назад +54

      @@jcdutchman3556 as he's never not going to sign, it doesn't matter in the slightest.

    • @davidlugarov9685
      @davidlugarov9685 4 года назад +74

      While I partly agree with your statement, he has leverage still. On the other hand, the British monarchy which people think is also symbolic is actually pretty absolute in their power reach

    • @fingmoron
      @fingmoron 4 года назад +8

      @@davidlugarov9685 yea pretty much every part of government has to go through the queen, shed never stop it wouldn't be so sure of Charles.

    • @irisachternaam
      @irisachternaam 4 года назад +31

      @@jcdutchman3556 If he wants to be deposed, that would be a good way and our royal family knows it.

  • @natejones8508
    @natejones8508 4 года назад +555

    “And these fawkers were the only planes the King was certified to fly.”

    • @bcdm999
      @bcdm999 4 года назад +72

      "Get out of that Fokker, you fokker!"
      -Robin Williams

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 4 года назад +7

      @@bcdm999
      Or the main character from "Meet the Fokkers": Gaylord Fokker.

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 4 года назад +5

      He could have gotten a job in Australia....

    • @TERRORdrigo
      @TERRORdrigo 4 года назад +7

      Fokker

    • @flurpiex2595
      @flurpiex2595 4 года назад

      you spelt it wrong Nate Julian although idk if it was on purpose

  • @RastaPilot737
    @RastaPilot737 4 года назад +345

    When "your Royal Highness" takes a literal meaning.

    • @JimboRustles
      @JimboRustles 4 года назад +6

      Not everyone in Holland smokes dope, don't be so prejudiced

    • @HeIsAnAli
      @HeIsAnAli 4 года назад +16

      @@JimboRustles Not that kind of high, although it would be funny to picture members of the Dutch Royal Family in the middle of a pot session.

    • @RastaPilot737
      @RastaPilot737 4 года назад +4

      @@JimboRustles silly joke sillier than mine

    • @edofluit6568
      @edofluit6568 4 года назад +4

      @@JimboRustles how did you miss that joke......... your are being prejudiced yourself. hypocrite

    • @MyVanir
      @MyVanir 4 года назад +1

      @@JimboRustles Not sure if whoosh or not.

  • @caseykuilman9307
    @caseykuilman9307 4 года назад +313

    Another fun fact about our King Willie: He served in the Royal Netherlands Navy. He was later honourably removed from his military position since the ruling monarch is technically part of the governemnt ('regering'), which runs the military. Thus he couldn't remain in the military, and was removed from that position. He was also reservist in the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and Marechaussee (the military police). Since he is head of state, he can only wear his military uniform with the royal insignia, but his ranks can not be honoured on this (or these) uniform(s).

    • @sportschool
      @sportschool 4 года назад +12

      @@DarkKittycat shut the fuck up

    • @ben_6199
      @ben_6199 4 года назад +10

      @@DarkKittycat nobody needs your comment.

    • @leabaak4069
      @leabaak4069 4 года назад +6

      @@ben_6199 well I think its kinda interesting

    • @thanmad
      @thanmad 4 года назад +9

      Most Monarchs do serve in the Army, Air Force and Navy (or just the Special Forces), but the fact that he served in the Gendarmerie is an one-of-a-kind, mostly due to the fact that the Dutch Gendarmerie is in fact part of the Armed Forces like the Carabinieri but it is still a police organization.

    • @schlanki2481
      @schlanki2481 4 года назад

      Volter spotted

  • @ilsedekeijzer9265
    @ilsedekeijzer9265 4 года назад +143

    1:15 "they even threw this big party for him on his first day" that big party is called 'koningsdag' and we celabrate that every year on his birthday.

    • @mariadamen7886
      @mariadamen7886 4 года назад +5

      That was the birthday of queen Juliana. He was born on the 27th.

    • @henkdesteen4299
      @henkdesteen4299 4 года назад +16

      @@mariadamen7886 We celebrate kingsday the 27th of April. Every year.

    • @Hidster141
      @Hidster141 4 года назад +2

      I can't even remember last

    • @Jelkiin
      @Jelkiin 4 года назад +7

      Hidde De Jong yeah it barely happened this year because of.... a certain thing happening all around the globe

  • @cyrilio
    @cyrilio 4 года назад +726

    The most 'Down to earth' king out there.

    • @conorhiggins47
      @conorhiggins47 4 года назад +131

      The most "in the sky" Kong out there

    • @drdewott9154
      @drdewott9154 4 года назад +51

      I mean the Danish royals are pretty low key too. I mean heck there's literally a picture of Queen Magrethe the 2nd looking like a crazy soccer fan on the web, and Crown Prince Frederik regularly goes out on marathons with commoners as well as going undercover hunting with some friends to get away from the tabloids every once in a while.

    • @Max-xf7vm
      @Max-xf7vm 4 года назад

      @@drdewott9154 r/woosh

    • @swedneck
      @swedneck 4 года назад +19

      @@drdewott9154 same for the swedish royalty, the king is an avid hunter afaik and there are pictures of him shouting during a football match.

    • @kaivanloon
      @kaivanloon 4 года назад +20

      He was ones spotted at Mcdonalds with his children, not even joking.

  • @Azivegu
    @Azivegu 4 года назад +44

    Fun fact: if a Dutch company has a long (I believe 100 years) and stable/successful history, and have an important place within a country, they are honored by the monarch with the title Koninklijk (Royal) in their name. Hence Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) or Royal Dutch Shell (yes, the oil company.) It has been known that some companies refuse mergers because that could entail that they loose their Royal title.

  • @FogelTheVogel
    @FogelTheVogel Год назад +10

    My mother was a stewerdess at the KLM, and she flew with him a couple of times. Apparently a pretty nice guy, rather down to earth.
    He does actually introduce himself by name, just not his full name and not his most well known last name. Being a royal, he has like a dozen last names, so he just uses one of the lesser known ones.

  • @Tristanimator_
    @Tristanimator_ 4 года назад +245

    Netherlands in title?
    *G E K O L O N I S E E R D*

  • @kokonana4086
    @kokonana4086 4 года назад +207

    He's surely the Dutch king when you heard that he does the WATER management.

  • @ruthpemberton1758
    @ruthpemberton1758 4 года назад +694

    Planes: *exist*
    Wendover and HAI: It's free real estate

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад

      HAI?

    • @alfin3644
      @alfin3644 4 года назад +11

      @Romanian Székely this channel

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +1

      @@alfin3644oh, sorry i was thinking at "come on" plus this is just wendover for me.

    • @alfin3644
      @alfin3644 4 года назад

      Romanian Székely happens 😉

    • @trystan1241
      @trystan1241 4 года назад +1

      both are run by the same person

  • @shashankvishwakarma4421
    @shashankvishwakarma4421 4 года назад +131

    The Dutch king flew to India recently flying his own jet..... On an official visit
    When the telecast came on tv I first thaught why they are showing the airpilots but when he got his suit i got it....

    • @theon9575
      @theon9575 4 года назад +6

      "His own"?? It's just a government-owned VIP jet used by the King for State visits etc., but also by other gov official at other times. I don't think the King owns any aircraft personally.

    • @shashankvishwakarma4421
      @shashankvishwakarma4421 4 года назад +11

      @@theon9575 you got the point bro that's it.

    • @santibanks
      @santibanks 4 года назад +2

      @@theon9575 indeed, as far as I know it's owned by the ministry of state (Algemene Zaken in Dutch) as both the royal family and the government use it.

    • @shadowxxe
      @shadowxxe 3 года назад

      @@theon9575 he did fly recreationally im sure he owns some aircraft i don't think he would be allowed to use them for official visits to countries

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 3 года назад

      @@shadowxxe the Royal fleet does not contain a aircraft. they have a privet speed boat, (maintained by the royal Dutch navy). many cars both modern and classics. carriages and horses for them. A train waggon. But the airplane is governmental owned but the king can use it for privet use if he wishes to do so and has first call on said plain.

  • @fortherepublic9878
    @fortherepublic9878 2 года назад +14

    Honestly, after hearing everything from you about this King. He's one of the few living monarchs I respect.

  • @CommentCritic
    @CommentCritic 4 года назад +165

    What a cool guy. Imagine being a King of a country and saying "Fuck it, I still want to be a pilot!" and just doing it. Awesome.

    • @okidoki878
      @okidoki878 4 года назад

      Jakester! - The Darude Comment Critic typical Dutch

    • @B10101
      @B10101 4 года назад

      Yes, a real royal farmer

    • @JMB83MSc
      @JMB83MSc 4 года назад +4

      Jakester! - The Darude Comment Critic and our prime minister- Mark Rutte - is a high school teacher and still teaches every week.

  • @otanakugaming3357
    @otanakugaming3357 4 года назад +567

    Monarchies that buy expensive planes: Small Brain
    The king who is a pilot: Big Brain
    Monarchies that take commercial airlines: Greater Brain
    The king who is a commercial airline pilot:

    • @klyvemurray
      @klyvemurray 4 года назад +33

      "The king who is a commercial airline pilot:" = Manifestation of the Universe enjoying the experience of being "The king who is a commercial airline pilot:"!!

    • @Encysted
      @Encysted 4 года назад +20

      Last level: The king who is a commercial airline pilot for the monarchy he's at the top of.

    • @jwenting
      @jwenting 4 года назад +7

      the BBJ is actually a pretty cheap deal. It replaces several other aircraft that together cost a lot more in maintenance and operating cost. Plus they got it on a discount as it was I think a canceled order by someone else that Boeing had sitting around in the lot collecting dust.

    • @truely7744
      @truely7744 4 года назад +1

      Massive brain with a six pack

    • @Andromediens
      @Andromediens 4 года назад

      God's Brain

  • @BeingJohnMalkowitz
    @BeingJohnMalkowitz 4 года назад +145

    It's a shame Fokker went bankrupt . They were developing a plane that could land on mud : "the MudFokker"

    • @aquablauw69
      @aquablauw69 4 года назад +22

      No, it was Mudder Fokker, lol 💥👀💥

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 года назад +1

      what you did here... I see it

    • @rizkierizaandriaputra5963
      @rizkierizaandriaputra5963 4 года назад

      I see what both of you doing there

    • @emiledekam2925
      @emiledekam2925 3 года назад +5

      If the model name was written in Dutch it would be the "Modder Fokker"

    • @willemachternaam690
      @willemachternaam690 3 года назад

      They have the first Fokker model in the museum, they call it the Mother Fokker.

  • @hotchoco7234
    @hotchoco7234 3 года назад +5

    Cool fact i met the king once, he was at my great grandma 100 birthday party. He was a kind man

  • @_matthenheizer_4558
    @_matthenheizer_4558 4 года назад +264

    “these Fokkers were the only aircraft...” calm down man, you’re gonna get demonetized

  • @fakshen1973
    @fakshen1973 4 года назад +35

    I like the idea that the king is willing to serve his own people in a common way a couple of times a month. He also does so in earnest as co-pilot not captain. He did earn his wings and he's also put his flying skills to use for humanitarian reasons while he was increasing his skills.

    • @casuallystalled
      @casuallystalled 2 года назад +1

      it could also help keep the open secret a somewhat secret by not having him do the captain annoucements

  • @alnotbiggaytho7124
    @alnotbiggaytho7124 4 года назад +122

    Prime minister Mark Rutte is a part time middle school teacher

    • @henkmeerhof8647
      @henkmeerhof8647 3 года назад +1

      And from what he shows in The Hague, not the best one... (Show that smile again, Mark!)

    • @george5677
      @george5677 3 года назад

      Alperen 0485 en hij gaat op z’n fiets naar z’n werk😂

    • @bubbelebie5841
      @bubbelebie5841 3 года назад

      @@henkmeerhof8647 stem jij op de SP ofzo

    • @henkmeerhof8647
      @henkmeerhof8647 3 года назад

      @@bubbelebie5841 geen SP, wel ofzo!

    • @bpdbhp1632
      @bpdbhp1632 3 года назад

      1 x per week 1 les volgens mij. Niet echt part time

  • @ipwnzyanoobz
    @ipwnzyanoobz 4 года назад +48

    Actually that party that was held for him, is a yearly tradition where every citizen is allowed to open a market for a day and sell stuff on the street, its called kings day, (used to be queens day ofc)

    • @jetaddict420
      @jetaddict420 3 года назад

      kings night is also like a city wide festival which also happens every year the night before kings day, as far as i know its only in the hague though

    • @blane2472
      @blane2472 3 года назад +2

      @@jetaddict420 Nah it's everywhere, we don't pass up on an opportunity to get drunk when the next day is a day off lol

    • @jetaddict420
      @jetaddict420 3 года назад

      @@blane2472 oh right you just dont get off from work the next day

  • @haroeneissa790
    @haroeneissa790 4 года назад +306

    The Dutch King is great. He did a dab once during some kind of event.

    • @goldenfiberwheat238
      @goldenfiberwheat238 4 года назад +22

      Haroen Eissa that’s not a good thing

    • @haroeneissa790
      @haroeneissa790 4 года назад +79

      @@goldenfiberwheat238 why does it matter. Not every monarchy needs to be boring

    • @theenjeneer2493
      @theenjeneer2493 4 года назад +5

      Haroen Eissa no its that dabs have beeb dead for 3 years

    • @Ruben-
      @Ruben- 4 года назад +36

      @@theenjeneer2493 Yeah and so is the video of him doing it

    • @RS11140
      @RS11140 4 года назад +2

      If trump dabs at an event, will he become a good president?

  • @JJuhu
    @JJuhu 4 года назад +1384

    "Cool kids call it Constantinopole"
    Crusading music starts

    • @skylarheitzman7958
      @skylarheitzman7958 4 года назад +44

      *In The Name of God by Powerwolf plays*

    • @mustafaardateker6004
      @mustafaardateker6004 4 года назад +40

      mehmet the second joins the chat.

    • @dubspool
      @dubspool 4 года назад +31

      Venice: Hey you guys wanna make some money?

    • @CLK944
      @CLK944 4 года назад +15

      This enraged many turks

    • @leg10n68
      @leg10n68 4 года назад +4

      @@CLK944 as expected

  • @Equalz420
    @Equalz420 4 года назад +251

    "Accidentally Colonized"

    • @twistedtachyon5877
      @twistedtachyon5877 4 года назад +9

      Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was on purpose.

    • @iqbalbhayangkara3816
      @iqbalbhayangkara3816 4 года назад +31

      Screams in Indonesian

    • @mickolesmana5899
      @mickolesmana5899 4 года назад +3

      @@iqbalbhayangkara3816 i connect to this in personal level

    • @QuiranPup
      @QuiranPup 4 года назад +3

      ruclips.net/video/TFgfrv7AfWw/видео.html
      A short lesson on that accident

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 года назад +2

      yeah, that cracked me up, too :)

  • @rolandet
    @rolandet 4 года назад +373

    Usually a company earns the right to call itself Royal because they've existed over 100 years. It is then that a Dutch company has the legal right (there's some more prerequisites )

    • @nralbers
      @nralbers 4 года назад +98

      There's a bit more to the process than that... They also need to be important in their area of expertise, be well known countrywide, and the monarchy has to approve their application.

    • @MaartenHeuvel
      @MaartenHeuvel 4 года назад +83

      rolandet KLM had the right to call itself “Royal” immediately upon opening. Queen Wilhelmina gave KLM this title because of the growing importance of the civil aviation industry soon after the First World War. It is unique for a company to be designated “Royal” so soon.

    • @DarkKittycat
      @DarkKittycat 4 года назад +1

      k, thanks for drawing all your attention to yourself, its really not that important of information but there is always that one dutch person thats needs to have a long neck about something

    • @slowshadow2669
      @slowshadow2669 4 года назад +44

      @@DarkKittycat why you so angry boi

    • @trappy3902
      @trappy3902 4 года назад +9

      They were the first commercial airline company in existence....and has royal in the name because it was controlled by the MONARCHY

  • @gelgamath_9903
    @gelgamath_9903 4 года назад +59

    1:05 of course the Dutch king has an interest in water management, his country has been fighting a war against the ocean for centuries

    • @apotato6278
      @apotato6278 4 года назад +13

      I'va always loved the way people describe certain struggles as "wars". It's a war against drugs, poverty, waste, the ocean etc... but nobody's ever awarded any grand titles like "High commander of the sewage pipes" or "Grand admiral of water management". It kinda bums me out.

  • @ragingfred
    @ragingfred 4 года назад +193

    "The monarchy is useless and have never even worked for a living"
    "This is your co-pilot speaking..."

    • @mikeoxsmal8022
      @mikeoxsmal8022 4 года назад +2

      Well it is useless

    • @electricangel4488
      @electricangel4488 4 года назад +7

      @@mikeoxsmal8022 my kings a cool dude dont be rude

    • @mikeoxsmal8022
      @mikeoxsmal8022 4 года назад

      @@electricangel4488 how am i being rude m

    • @electricangel4488
      @electricangel4488 4 года назад +8

      @@mikeoxsmal8022 his job isnt ''useless''
      our king has and his family have served the dutch nation since its independence and they continue to do so.
      Its Rude in the same way you dont say the presidency (the job) of america is tyranical.

    • @mikeoxsmal8022
      @mikeoxsmal8022 4 года назад +2

      @@electricangel4488 i am not talking about him and his family i am talking about the role, the monarchy. "he and his family have served the Dutch Nation since independence" so has the majority of Dutch families. Why does his family matter. What is so special about his family. Why isn't about individuals. Calling a job useless isn't rude. Do you know what rude means. Calling something useless is not the same as calling it tyrannical

  • @AnimilesYT
    @AnimilesYT 4 года назад +20

    "Your Highness" got a whole new definition

  • @JamesLawner
    @JamesLawner 4 года назад +12

    Will and Kate: *takes a public bus*
    King of the Netherlands: *flies a commercial airliner*

  • @marcusianaviation9372
    @marcusianaviation9372 4 года назад +202

    "All the places they *ACCIDENTALLY* colonised" XD

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 4 года назад +25

      G E K O L O N I S E E R D

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 года назад +4

      @jpc1918 no we did not steal it we just borrowed it and didn't need any help during the trade.

    • @iralsmith
      @iralsmith 4 года назад +4

      1595: *accidentally*
      1945: *still salty*
      1949: *finally! or... not really?*

    • @BennedicktusPeter
      @BennedicktusPeter 4 года назад +6

      Indonesia: haha, yeah, accidentally. Yeah.

    • @A-Forty3707
      @A-Forty3707 4 года назад +4

      Dutch: hey this spice is great in indone- *GEKOLONISEERD* oops

  • @danialamin252
    @danialamin252 4 года назад +120

    Pilot: fasten your seat belts
    Passengers: *yes your majesty*

  • @dr.hartman5661
    @dr.hartman5661 4 года назад +6

    My dad usd to fly a lot for his job (he is Anesthesiologist and used to pick up patients in foreign territory) and once Willem Alexander was his pilot

  • @diekje8728
    @diekje8728 4 года назад +3

    My dad had a beer with Willem Alexander once in Leiden. And as dutch people are, he is so casual with it

    • @peterbodifee
      @peterbodifee 4 года назад

      He is very casual. I spend an evening together with him behind the bar both tapping beer for others (this was when we were in the Navy together)

  • @HeroGenix
    @HeroGenix 4 года назад +422

    1:15 he looks like an alternate timeline donald trump who is actually handsome

    • @imnotsocreative5985
      @imnotsocreative5985 4 года назад +7

      Lmao this comment 😂😂

    • @randomalpaca
      @randomalpaca 4 года назад +23

      He is better

    • @Zuignap
      @Zuignap 3 года назад +7

      @Reactie Schrijver how old are you if you don't know what the king looks like xD

    • @electric7679
      @electric7679 3 года назад

      r/rareinsults

    • @112Ishaan
      @112Ishaan 3 года назад

      Zuignap for real he looks like Donald trump when he had a beard for a time

  • @mdickinson
    @mdickinson 4 года назад +19

    3:03 "The hours of flying he got from his government airplane alone, though, weren't enough to maintain his pilot's license"
    Not exactly. The ATP certificate (often called a "license") is for life, and does not need to be maintained. More correct would be "the hours he got flying the government's airplane weren't sufficient to maintain his currency as a pilot."
    - ATP holder, US airline pilot, and fan of your videos!

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 4 года назад +2

      Pilot licenses are ONLY called certificates in the US & Bahamas.

    • @jetaddict420
      @jetaddict420 3 года назад

      @@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 no theyre also called certificates in the netherlands lmao

    • @Ozymandias1
      @Ozymandias1 3 года назад

      @@jetaddict420 The Dutch name is "vliegbrevet".

    • @jetaddict420
      @jetaddict420 3 года назад

      @@Ozymandias1 brevet en certificaat zijn synoniemen he slimpie

  • @historyanalysis8388
    @historyanalysis8388 3 года назад +33

    "Cool kids call it Constantinople" are you talking about "COOL KIDS" from Medieval timeline?

    • @whishiwhooshi5783
      @whishiwhooshi5783 3 года назад +1

      It was called Constantinople even during WW1

    • @TheJuanberk
      @TheJuanberk 3 года назад +1

      WhishiWhooshi well we are ready have another war its istanbul you morons

    • @sebebse9094
      @sebebse9094 3 года назад

      BDSM
      Byzantine
      Discussion and
      Study
      Meet

  • @DerPoto
    @DerPoto 4 года назад +60

    Plot twist: Wendover is actually the King of Netherlands and Sam is just a random person

  • @apollorf429
    @apollorf429 4 года назад +315

    "to and from Istanbul, or as the cool kids call it Constantinople"
    Turkey: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @TheCimbrianBull
      @TheCimbrianBull 4 года назад +24

      *Crusader music intensifies*

    • @resores0
      @resores0 4 года назад +1

      not really, I think it was quite funny

    • @mumulicious
      @mumulicious 4 года назад

      Tyler Hendrix exactly

    • @wucko1989
      @wucko1989 4 года назад

      Serbs: Цариград (Tsar city)

    • @MikeV8652
      @MikeV8652 4 года назад +4

      Or as the really old folks call it Byzantium.

  • @Sawer
    @Sawer 4 года назад +5

    Im Dutch, and not a big fan of the fact we even have a king but the fact that he does stuff like this is honestly awesome.
    Willem Alex, je doet het wel goed!

  • @camtothemax
    @camtothemax 4 года назад +62

    Also, our prime minister still teaches history to a high school class weekly!

    • @ricardomeertens9165
      @ricardomeertens9165 3 года назад

      @@adamello33 moet je trots op zijn met die nietsnut voor de klas.wat een zootje maken ze ervan.

    • @sebebse9094
      @sebebse9094 3 года назад +3

      imagine you piss off your teacher and he goes to parliament and passes a law against you lol

    • @heinrichmirgrautsvordir6613
      @heinrichmirgrautsvordir6613 3 года назад +1

      @@sebebse9094 "Hey, you cant do that, thats not legal.", "Just wait until I make it!"

    • @Postma_hemzelf
      @Postma_hemzelf 2 года назад

      Geschiedenis? Maatschappijleer bedoel je! Mooi man kindertjes tot VVD'ers vormen...

  • @metis6918
    @metis6918 4 года назад +21

    Wow. This half as interesting guy seems very interesting, he should make a RUclips channel with longer videos with a lot of planes

    • @casuallystalled
      @casuallystalled 2 года назад +1

      if you want similar more aviation obessed content, there's Wendover Productions

  • @moon_song
    @moon_song 4 года назад +786

    G E K O L O N I S E E R D

    • @calebyao.
      @calebyao. 4 года назад +28

      G E K O L O N I S E E R D

    • @yustinj.3910
      @yustinj.3910 4 года назад +34

      *G E K O L O N I S E E R D*

    • @theunknowndude491
      @theunknowndude491 4 года назад +26

      my country was invaded by the dutch this makes sense

    • @cosmicammity98
      @cosmicammity98 4 года назад +3

      *not today*

    • @Unix_0
      @Unix_0 4 года назад +10

      G E K O L O N I S E E R D

  • @julianadang
    @julianadang 3 года назад +8

    I think nobody knows this but Willem-Alexander did a dab once in front of plenty of people

  • @YanikCrepeau1
    @YanikCrepeau1 4 года назад +2

    His grandfather, the prince Bernhard was also involved with aviation and KLM.
    Prince Bernhard was on board the first commercial flight operated from Europe (Amsterdam) to Canada (Montreal) May 30th. 1949.

  • @FairyCRat
    @FairyCRat 4 года назад +23

    "Hi, my name is Will, I'll be your captain for this flight. You may also know me as the king of the Netherlands. Anyway... oh wait, what did I just say? I meant, fasten your seatbelts."

  • @y33t23
    @y33t23 4 года назад +84

    "Nebula is now for free. *If...* "
    They got us in the first half, not gonna lie.

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 4 года назад

      @AutomatiCraft the dead one

  • @Ivy-im5jp
    @Ivy-im5jp 3 года назад +3

    yeah, I used to work at a Starbucks at Schiphol Airport and I had him as a customer twice lol

  • @nafismubashir2479
    @nafismubashir2479 4 года назад +31

    “Accidentally” colonized 🤣

  • @FLIGHTCOMPANY
    @FLIGHTCOMPANY 4 года назад +13

    Must be interesting being a Captain and telling the King what to do lol.

  • @shahnidismail8941
    @shahnidismail8941 4 года назад +13

    Now that's the real flying dutchman

  • @s.j.hunter3995
    @s.j.hunter3995 4 года назад +99

    Now you know why they call it “Royal Dutch Airlines”

    • @thezmanchar
      @thezmanchar 4 года назад +4

      S. J. Hunter so what... it’s one of the best airlines in the world.

    • @26Gid
      @26Gid 4 года назад +18

      That is actually not true. The Royal predicate in the Netherlands is not awarded to companies because the Royal family is somehow involved in the company. It is awarded by the King to companies who hold a highly prominent position within their field, are of national importance and (in principal) must have existed for at least a hundred years. What the video claims is false.

    • @theapemen5682
      @theapemen5682 4 года назад +2

      What 26gid said is the truth, its not aboit royal involvement but rather being An important company in your field for over 100 years.

    • @idndyzgaming
      @idndyzgaming 4 года назад

      @@theapemen5682 so basically Netherlands-approved while simultaneously not owned by the Netherlands. Kinda similar to how Cao Cao gets his status as Duke of Wei. Neat.

    • @theapemen5682
      @theapemen5682 4 года назад

      @@idndyzgaming The Dutch government doesnt own any companies aimed towards profit, those are private owned by Dutch citizens. The Government owns public organisations with non-profit goals.

  • @sumba8871
    @sumba8871 3 года назад +6

    Occupation: commercial pilot
    Side hustle: king/head of state

  • @apefromthekitchen
    @apefromthekitchen 4 года назад +36

    2:30 One thing to mention is that every company, older then a 100 years may call itself *Royal* as an honor to the service that it has given to the Netherlands. Think about the jobs provided and the tax that has been paid. There is no difference between a flower shop or an airliner.
    Also, a company can get the name *Royal* if it's (partly) owned by the state. Of course the Netherlands is a kingdom, but in fact it's a republic with a royal PR department.

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 4 года назад +6

      Technically, it's a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

    • @cecasander
      @cecasander 4 года назад +4

      Pretty sure KLM was named 'Royal' at its founding, though.

    • @PeterM_K
      @PeterM_K 4 года назад +1

      the 'royal' bit has to be approved by the King tough.. it is not automatically.

    • @telocho
      @telocho 4 года назад +3

      KLM celebrates 100 years old in 2019 and is amongst the oldest commercial airline companies worldwide.

    • @JD-vi7pk
      @JD-vi7pk 4 года назад

      @@telocho isn't it the oldest one that is still operating?

  • @ErnestJay88
    @ErnestJay88 4 года назад +34

    "This is your king speaking"
    " *YES KING* "

    • @chrisrebert9271
      @chrisrebert9271 4 года назад +1

      Yes Mai Lordo!

    • @telocho
      @telocho 4 года назад

      He would not call himself king, but majesty. "This is your Majesty speaking"

    • @B10101
      @B10101 4 года назад

      He is a farmer, not king

    • @Maxawa0851
      @Maxawa0851 4 года назад

      @@B10101 tf you on about

  • @themomentchannel3498
    @themomentchannel3498 3 года назад +14

    our king works for KLM so he won’t lose his pilot license

    • @pauldehart744
      @pauldehart744 3 года назад

      Not quit true. You do not lose your pilot license, but you do have to maintain your currency in that type aircraft to be able to fly it.

  • @MaxSluiman
    @MaxSluiman 4 года назад +18

    Did you know the French king, Louis the 14th, enjoyed working as a locksmith.

    • @ladydamiana6841
      @ladydamiana6841 3 года назад +1

      Louis XVI, actually.

    • @ZaHandle
      @ZaHandle 3 года назад +1

      This is the Lock Picking Lord

  • @dead-ishchannel6212
    @dead-ishchannel6212 4 года назад +80

    “Can I go back to Constantinople?”
    “No, you can’t go back to Constantinople.”

    • @electricangel4488
      @electricangel4488 4 года назад +10

      been a long time gone Constantinople

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids 4 года назад +8

      @@electricangel4488 Why did Constantinople get the works?

    • @katzlang
      @katzlang 4 года назад +23

      @@Simonsvids _That's nobody's business but the Turks'_

    • @orestisgeorgatos6725
      @orestisgeorgatos6725 4 года назад +3

      Istanbul was Constantinople
      Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
      Every gal in Constantinople
      Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
      So if you've a date in Constantinople
      She'll be waiting in Istanbul
      Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
      Why they changed it I can't say
      People just liked it better that way
      So, Take me back to Constantinople
      No, you can't go back to Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Why did Constantinople get the works?
      That's nobody's business but the Turks
      Istanbul
      Istanbul
      Istanbul
      Istanbul
      Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
      Why they changed it I can't say
      People just liked it better that way
      Istanbul was Constantinople
      Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Why did Constantinople get the works?
      That's nobody's business but the Turks
      So, Take me back to Constantinople
      No, you can't go back to Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Why did Constantinople get the works?
      That's nobody's business but the TurksIstanbul was Constantinople
      Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
      Every gal in Constantinople
      Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
      So if you've a date in Constantinople
      She'll be waiting in Istanbul
      Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
      Why they changed it I can't say
      People just liked it better that way
      So, Take me back to Constantinople
      No, you can't go back to Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Why did Constantinople get the works?
      That's nobody's business but the Turks
      Istanbul
      Istanbul
      Istanbul
      Istanbul
      Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
      Why they changed it I can't say
      People just liked it better that way
      Istanbul was Constantinople
      Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Why did Constantinople get the works?
      That's nobody's business but the Turks
      So, Take me back to Constantinople
      No, you can't go back to Constantinople
      Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
      Why did Constantinople get the works?
      That's nobody's business but the Turks

  • @vincentwong1127
    @vincentwong1127 4 года назад +32

    Pilot: I am your King
    Dutch passengers: That pilot smoke way too many weed today

    • @steyn1775
      @steyn1775 4 года назад

      no

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад

      Well he is dutch.

    • @farukche3848
      @farukche3848 4 года назад

      @@steyn1775 not is it just edited, this is the worst joke i ever heard. Also its not many weed, its MUCH weed.

    • @comment2009
      @comment2009 4 года назад

      Wonder if he ever piloted KLM flight 420.

  • @pepijnoosten8635
    @pepijnoosten8635 3 года назад +4

    I have a friend who's dad has actualy flown with the king several times.

  • @yvrelna
    @yvrelna 4 года назад +3

    Well of course he's the Flying Dutchman.

  • @kikivoorburg
    @kikivoorburg 4 года назад +441

    Greetings from the Netherlands! Our country is weird at times lol
    Edit: That “Constantinople” at the end was hilarious!

    • @Agj0w
      @Agj0w 4 года назад +4

      Zeg dat eens in Rotterdam Zuid. It’s has been Istanbul for over 566 years deal with it. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

    • @zlate42
      @zlate42 4 года назад +12

      @@yisu575 Even cooler Balkan-Kids call it "Carigrad" which mean literally translated "emperor city"

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +13

      @@Agj0w The name in the Ottoman period was Kostantiniyye which is the same as Constantinople Isrambul appered later in 1923 because of the republicans.

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +4

      @@zlate42 which small differences in my country was Țarigrad and in grecce is Konstantinoupolis.

    • @zacuery5097
      @zacuery5097 4 года назад +1

      Hoi hoe gaat het

  • @ruthpemberton1758
    @ruthpemberton1758 4 года назад +115

    4:45 "Or as the cool kids call it Constantinople"
    You mean Byzantium?

    • @nicknmm09
      @nicknmm09 4 года назад +17

      Nova Roma

    • @nnikitov57
      @nnikitov57 4 года назад +6

      Tsargrad.

    • @feybart
      @feybart 4 года назад +2

      @@Huntracony I has only been called Constantinople since Constantine the Great made it the capitol of the Byzantine empire in 330. By then, the city was already 1000 years old.

    • @samuelna70
      @samuelna70 4 года назад +4

      @@feybart You mean Byzantine empire itself never address themself as Byzantine. Western Roman.

    • @gabri_maybe
      @gabri_maybe 4 года назад +10

      Huntracony no,It WAS, I Repeat WAS called Byzantine,Before Costantine Arrived There ,And Rename It Costantinepole

  • @thatdutchguy2882
    @thatdutchguy2882 4 года назад +3

    This is His Majesty King Willem-Alexander van Oranje-Nassau King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
    He's the Monarch of alot of people, and when we talk about His Majesty we do so with respect.
    Groeten uit Nederland, Greetings from the Netherlands.

  • @muppetpaster
    @muppetpaster 4 года назад +28

    3:20 Again.....he was never "working" as a pilot....He only does this to get the hours he needs to keep his license....

    • @YasEmisDaBus
      @YasEmisDaBus 3 года назад +1

      If he’s flying, then he’s working. That’s how it works

  • @Tony.H03
    @Tony.H03 4 года назад +4

    Fun fact, the govt airplane was called the PH-KBX, for Koningin (Queen) Beatrix. Previous planes were all named after royalty. Many expected the new one to be called PH-PAM (Princess Amalia) or smth similar, but sadly it's PH-GOV, even though government isn't even a Dutch word

    • @PGraveDigger1
      @PGraveDigger1 4 года назад +1

      We do have the word gouvernement, which is close enough in both meaning and spelling to work.

  • @rodrigojds
    @rodrigojds 4 года назад +48

    the king has my respect! We need more powerful people like him to be humble.

    • @SillyNamesAreSilly
      @SillyNamesAreSilly 4 года назад +1

      I bet the customs agents that process him on arrival have a curious time

    • @mariadamen7886
      @mariadamen7886 4 года назад

      He isn't they aren't. Being paid a hefty some each year they find it as a matter of course that the citizens pay for the restauration of their houses, boats etc.

  • @sugarsky89
    @sugarsky89 4 года назад

    Salut for the people of Nederland to have this down to earth king. I hope you all get through this pandemic hard time.

  • @thearomanticshipper4468
    @thearomanticshipper4468 4 года назад

    He seems like a chill guy.

  • @mikaxms
    @mikaxms 4 года назад +57

    The recession has even hit the Royals, that's why he needed another job.

    • @martinsmouter9321
      @martinsmouter9321 4 года назад

      The kings salary is a subject of twist in the Netherlands.

  • @mittensfastpaw
    @mittensfastpaw 4 года назад +7

    So he enjoys flying and good on him for finding something he truly enjoys as so few of us ever do.

  • @peeet
    @peeet Год назад +3

    What a lovely guy with a lovely family!

  • @TunnelJumper
    @TunnelJumper 4 года назад

    This was actually really inspiring. I got screwed over on taxes really badly this year so I've had to push back starting on my PPL. It's been a really disheartening year since that tax appointment but several months prior to that, I'd realized that I'd known my entire life that I needed to do this. This video has inspired me to just keep on working my ass off and keep saving!

  • @Tony.H03
    @Tony.H03 4 года назад +4

    You are by far the American with the best Dutch pronunciation. No forced weird sounds. Well done, Sam.

  • @KingChinny
    @KingChinny 4 года назад +13

    Gives your 'high'ness a new meaning

  • @mghbhgm7091
    @mghbhgm7091 4 года назад

    That shot of a pilsner poured without any foam....aggravating.

  • @gododoof
    @gododoof 4 года назад +11

    When the plane reaches cruising altitude: "Welcome to my domain."