Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM
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Audio is very quiet on this vid
The Flying Dutchman
Jack P. I understood that reference :v
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@@JJuhu So true. This needs _more_ likes. Way more
Haha, I bursted out so loud. That comment is a gem!!
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“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your majesty speaking.”
Jiachen Lin G E K O L O N I S E E R D
I think that is Great. I really do.
The king seems to be a good man.
lol 😂
YES
*Comrades, this is OuR majesty speaking.
“Despite the fact that barely anyone outside the country even knows the Netherlands is a monarchy...”
That’s a very American assumption to make.
Haha yea
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
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
They offered to make a commonwealth, but we dissolved it by the Presidential Decree of 1955
Thank you, I thought the same.
Dutch King: "I can no longer fly this Fokker."
Underrated comment🤣
@@zeebatser6930 Very much so 😊
FokKing
Fokker means breeder (like in dog breeder).
@@telocho well,to breed some people to fuck first...😊
That their king is really interested in water management issues is the most dutch thing i have ever heard of.
LOL.
lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏻
Without water management i would be 6 feet under, not even counting the water yet.
And of course that our king, king of all high Dutch people, is high too.
Just in another way😂
They need the water to brew Heineken and Amstel beers! 😀
It's a useful international business tool. Who better to promote the dutch water business than the king himself.
random person in airport: "you look familiar"
pilot: "I get that alot"
Mad Jack are you a member of the dutch government or sometin
@@luukloleyo7743 No, he worked at Schiphol.
@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.
Hes actin suspisius
@@luukloleyo7743 Hows that lol
Imagine chilling in an airplane when some random dude is like: ”wait, aren’t you the king?”
In dutch-he ben jij niet de koning??
ayo hey Franklin
Average day in the Netherlands
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Well he did it in a other name called w.a. Van buren
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.
This title is automatically granted when you become king of the Dutch
Oh my god, that is so good🤣
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.
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.
JimboRustles
It sometimes seems like most politicians don’t do any daily work.
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.
@@mixiekins if our country is you last hope.......i'm sorry... You will be dissapointed. We are not a lot more then your vassals.
Does Holland actually have a government last time I saw it was hung parliament
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.
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@@Cal90208 Yes yes, but it's still the same Sam from Wendover Productions.
...same Sam...try saying that one ten times fast. haha
@@Cal90208 but Wendover is the one making them
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The highest official of the Netherlands: The Flying Dutchman.
comment kinda copied
first name last name yup
Literally also
Yeah "highest"
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.
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.
"Grounded"
Pilot: Please remain seated with your seatbelts securely fastened.
Passengers (muttering): Yes “Your Royal Highness.”
Willempie! or Willy!
Okay... maybe that is a bit too informal
*Royal Highness
@@TheCimbrianBull Let's just say,
"His Royal Majesty, the King of the Dutch and Pilot of the KLM
King XYZ"
Also often abbreviated as WimLex by the way.
@@TheCimbrianBull no Royal Highness is the title his mother, wife, brother and his children are bestowed.
when being a king does not pay enough
King*
@@slc679 *Shut your mouth
he is rich as fuck, dont worry :p
@rivenoak wooosh
@@mikhail_suslov just no
We didn't throw a party for his first day as a king, we throw a party every year
i know right, they always get something wrong somehow.
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.
Very.........
Suspicious
Air Marshal...
@@trevorfuson715 we don't have air marshals in the Netherlands. But he was obviously security. Probably standard Royal family security.
@@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.
@@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.
Important fact: nowadays he has an impressive beard
"impressive"
Bart als je nog een keer zo een opmerking maakt over Lex zoek ik je op
@@matthiasgrablowitz2104 Nounou jij durft, iemand bedreigen via youtube comments. Wat ben ik trots op je......
reddragon misschien wil hij alleen op de thee komen
GOD 😂😂😂😂
" *Ladies and gentleman, this is your king speaking. Stand up for the national anthem* "
" but we are on the take-off run "
@TheSmithersy bruh
he drink too much pils
TheSmithersy wilhelmus van*
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.)
@TheSmithersy "Tower this is KLM441, requesting permission to crash into a dense residential area. Over and out."
"Being a king is an important job"
*laughs in Dutch*
We ate a fucking guy because he hold power from the king. We are a weird kind of people
@@NoName-xv4sg We were a republic at the time, there was no king to withold power from. He was aten because he was unpopular.
Ok maar nog steeds, ookal doet Rutte meer nogsteeds
@@limburgishmapping7166 yes a stadhouder is the same as a king
@@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.
King walks into his boss's office: "Hey bro my daughters are about to start college, can I get some extra shifts?"
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)
The next in line daughter gets something like a million a month lol
123ricardo210 much more mate😂 about 3 k a year a person.
m H nope they don’t get money no one in the royal fam does.
@@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.
"...And if you look out the left side of the plane you'll see some islands that my ancestors conquered..."
''that grandpa conquered''
Hahahahaha
Eye Gore lmfao
"And if you look below you, you will see the United Kingdom which we totally conquered and didn't get invited to."
@@justvincent555 He wouldn't be wrong
The people: Get a real job, royals!
King Willem-Alexander: Hold my pilsner...
What is Pilsner???
@@Airborne637
It's a type of beer.
Houd m'n pils....
@@clairfayne
Ah, yes, Austria-Hungary.
Historia Reiss: Hold my 3D maneuver gear.
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.
And yet without his signature not a single law can come in affect
@@jcdutchman3556 as he's never not going to sign, it doesn't matter in the slightest.
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
@@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.
@@jcdutchman3556 If he wants to be deposed, that would be a good way and our royal family knows it.
His childrern go to school on their bicycle. How Dutch is that!!!
gerrie van der lee his kid is 16 and gets 1,5 milion a year.
JismaeBeats my country is a big joke, if u do some research it will blow ur mind how bad it is.
It’s a shame all of that king and klm stuff they need working idiots
Aventicity er zijn een heel veel redenen om het af te schaffen want ik vind het persoonlijk nergens meer omgaan.
@Aventicity Goed gezegd Aventicity.
Gelukkig nieuwjaar!
When "your Royal Highness" takes a literal meaning.
Not everyone in Holland smokes dope, don't be so prejudiced
@@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.
@@JimboRustles silly joke sillier than mine
@@JimboRustles how did you miss that joke......... your are being prejudiced yourself. hypocrite
@@JimboRustles Not sure if whoosh or not.
“And these fawkers were the only planes the King was certified to fly.”
"Get out of that Fokker, you fokker!"
-Robin Williams
@@bcdm999
Or the main character from "Meet the Fokkers": Gaylord Fokker.
He could have gotten a job in Australia....
Fokker
you spelt it wrong Nate Julian although idk if it was on purpose
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).
@@DarkKittycat shut the fuck up
@@DarkKittycat nobody needs your comment.
@@ben_6199 well I think its kinda interesting
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.
Volter spotted
Honestly, after hearing everything from you about this King. He's one of the few living monarchs I respect.
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.
The most 'Down to earth' king out there.
The most "in the sky" Kong out there
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.
@@drdewott9154 r/woosh
@@drdewott9154 same for the swedish royalty, the king is an avid hunter afaik and there are pictures of him shouting during a football match.
He was ones spotted at Mcdonalds with his children, not even joking.
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.
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.
That was the birthday of queen Juliana. He was born on the 27th.
@@mariadamen7886 We celebrate kingsday the 27th of April. Every year.
I can't even remember last
Hidde De Jong yeah it barely happened this year because of.... a certain thing happening all around the globe
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.
Jakester! - The Darude Comment Critic typical Dutch
Yes, a real royal farmer
Jakester! - The Darude Comment Critic and our prime minister- Mark Rutte - is a high school teacher and still teaches every week.
“these Fokkers were the only aircraft...” calm down man, you’re gonna get demonetized
Cool fact i met the king once, he was at my great grandma 100 birthday party. He was a kind man
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....
"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.
@@theon9575 you got the point bro that's it.
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
He's surely the Dutch king when you heard that he does the WATER management.
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:
"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:"!!
Last level: The king who is a commercial airline pilot for the monarchy he's at the top of.
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.
Massive brain with a six pack
God's Brain
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 )
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.
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.
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
@@DarkKittycat why you so angry boi
They were the first commercial airline company in existence....and has royal in the name because it was controlled by the MONARCHY
Will and Kate: *takes a public bus*
King of the Netherlands: *flies a commercial airliner*
Planes: *exist*
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@@alfin3644oh, sorry i was thinking at "come on" plus this is just wendover for me.
Romanian Székely happens 😉
both are run by the same person
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.
it could also help keep the open secret a somewhat secret by not having him do the captain annoucements
Netherlands in title?
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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)
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
@@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
@@blane2472 oh right you just dont get off from work the next day
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
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.
"Cool kids call it Constantinopole"
Crusading music starts
*In The Name of God by Powerwolf plays*
mehmet the second joins the chat.
Venice: Hey you guys wanna make some money?
This enraged many turks
@@CLK944 as expected
Prime minister Mark Rutte is a part time middle school teacher
And from what he shows in The Hague, not the best one... (Show that smile again, Mark!)
Alperen 0485 en hij gaat op z’n fiets naar z’n werk😂
@@henkmeerhof8647 stem jij op de SP ofzo
@@bubbelebie5841 geen SP, wel ofzo!
1 x per week 1 les volgens mij. Niet echt part time
It's a shame Fokker went bankrupt . They were developing a plane that could land on mud : "the MudFokker"
No, it was Mudder Fokker, lol 💥👀💥
what you did here... I see it
I see what both of you doing there
If the model name was written in Dutch it would be the "Modder Fokker"
They have the first Fokker model in the museum, they call it the Mother Fokker.
The Dutch King is great. He did a dab once during some kind of event.
Haroen Eissa that’s not a good thing
@@goldenfiberwheat238 why does it matter. Not every monarchy needs to be boring
Haroen Eissa no its that dabs have beeb dead for 3 years
@@theenjeneer2493 Yeah and so is the video of him doing it
If trump dabs at an event, will he become a good president?
Pilot: fasten your seat belts
Passengers: *yes your majesty*
"Your Highness" got a whole new definition
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
"The monarchy is useless and have never even worked for a living"
"This is your co-pilot speaking..."
Well it is useless
@@mikeoxsmal8022 my kings a cool dude dont be rude
@@electricangel4488 how am i being rude m
@@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.
@@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
Plot twist: Wendover is actually the King of Netherlands and Sam is just a random person
"Accidentally Colonized"
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was on purpose.
Screams in Indonesian
@@iqbalbhayangkara3816 i connect to this in personal level
ruclips.net/video/TFgfrv7AfWw/видео.html
A short lesson on that accident
yeah, that cracked me up, too :)
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!
Pilot licenses are ONLY called certificates in the US & Bahamas.
@@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 no theyre also called certificates in the netherlands lmao
@@jetaddict420 The Dutch name is "vliegbrevet".
@@Ozymandias1 brevet en certificaat zijn synoniemen he slimpie
"All the places they *ACCIDENTALLY* colonised" XD
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
@jpc1918 no we did not steal it we just borrowed it and didn't need any help during the trade.
1595: *accidentally*
1945: *still salty*
1949: *finally! or... not really?*
Indonesia: haha, yeah, accidentally. Yeah.
Dutch: hey this spice is great in indone- *GEKOLONISEERD* oops
Wow. This half as interesting guy seems very interesting, he should make a RUclips channel with longer videos with a lot of planes
if you want similar more aviation obessed content, there's Wendover Productions
My dad had a beer with Willem Alexander once in Leiden. And as dutch people are, he is so casual with it
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)
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!
1:15 he looks like an alternate timeline donald trump who is actually handsome
Lmao this comment 😂😂
He is better
@Reactie Schrijver how old are you if you don't know what the king looks like xD
r/rareinsults
Zuignap for real he looks like Donald trump when he had a beard for a time
I think nobody knows this but Willem-Alexander did a dab once in front of plenty of people
“Accidentally” colonized 🤣
"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."
😂😂😂
"to and from Istanbul, or as the cool kids call it Constantinople"
Turkey: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
*Crusader music intensifies*
not really, I think it was quite funny
Tyler Hendrix exactly
Serbs: Цариград (Tsar city)
Or as the really old folks call it Byzantium.
Occupation: commercial pilot
Side hustle: king/head of state
our king works for KLM so he won’t lose his pilot license
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.
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
*G E K O L O N I S E E R D*
my country was invaded by the dutch this makes sense
*not today*
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
Now that's the real flying dutchman
yeah, I used to work at a Starbucks at Schiphol Airport and I had him as a customer twice lol
What's his order usually?
"Cool kids call it Constantinople" are you talking about "COOL KIDS" from Medieval timeline?
It was called Constantinople even during WW1
WhishiWhooshi well we are ready have another war its istanbul you morons
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Must be interesting being a Captain and telling the King what to do lol.
“Can I go back to Constantinople?”
“No, you can’t go back to Constantinople.”
been a long time gone Constantinople
@@electricangel4488 Why did Constantinople get the works?
@@Simonsvids _That's nobody's business but the Turks'_
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
Well of course he's the Flying Dutchman.
Also, our prime minister still teaches history to a high school class weekly!
@@adamello33 moet je trots op zijn met die nietsnut voor de klas.wat een zootje maken ze ervan.
imagine you piss off your teacher and he goes to parliament and passes a law against you lol
@@sebebse9094 "Hey, you cant do that, thats not legal.", "Just wait until I make it!"
Geschiedenis? Maatschappijleer bedoel je! Mooi man kindertjes tot VVD'ers vormen...
Greetings from the Netherlands! Our country is weird at times lol
Edit: That “Constantinople” at the end was hilarious!
Zeg dat eens in Rotterdam Zuid. It’s has been Istanbul for over 566 years deal with it. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
@@fonfon575 Even cooler Balkan-Kids call it "Carigrad" which mean literally translated "emperor city"
@@Agj0w The name in the Ottoman period was Kostantiniyye which is the same as Constantinople Isrambul appered later in 1923 because of the republicans.
@@zlate42 which small differences in my country was Țarigrad and in grecce is Konstantinoupolis.
Hoi hoe gaat het
You are by far the American with the best Dutch pronunciation. No forced weird sounds. Well done, Sam.
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.
3:20 Again.....he was never "working" as a pilot....He only does this to get the hours he needs to keep his license....
If he’s flying, then he’s working. That’s how it works
the king has my respect! We need more powerful people like him to be humble.
I bet the customs agents that process him on arrival have a curious time
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.
"This is your king speaking"
" *YES KING* "
Yes Mai Lordo!
He would not call himself king, but majesty. "This is your Majesty speaking"
He is a farmer, not king
@@B10101 tf you on about
Did you know the French king, Louis the 14th, enjoyed working as a locksmith.
Louis XVI, actually.
This is the Lock Picking Lord
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.
So he enjoys flying and good on him for finding something he truly enjoys as so few of us ever do.
"Nebula is now for free. *If...* "
They got us in the first half, not gonna lie.
@AutomatiCraft the dead one
Salut for the people of Nederland to have this down to earth king. I hope you all get through this pandemic hard time.
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!
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.
Technically, it's a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Pretty sure KLM was named 'Royal' at its founding, though.
the 'royal' bit has to be approved by the King tough.. it is not automatically.
KLM celebrates 100 years old in 2019 and is amongst the oldest commercial airline companies worldwide.
@@telocho isn't it the oldest one that is still operating?
Gives your 'high'ness a new meaning
That shot of a pilsner poured without any foam....aggravating.
long time fan but this was the best video
Pilot: I am your King
Dutch passengers: That pilot smoke way too many weed today
no
Well he is dutch.
@@steyn1775 not is it just edited, this is the worst joke i ever heard. Also its not many weed, its MUCH weed.
Wonder if he ever piloted KLM flight 420.
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
We do have the word gouvernement, which is close enough in both meaning and spelling to work.
I have a friend who's dad has actualy flown with the king several times.
Vet cool man. Gelukkig nieuwjaar Nederlanders!!
We love ya Half as Interesting!
4:45 "Or as the cool kids call it Constantinople"
You mean Byzantium?
Nova Roma
Tsargrad.
@@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.
@@feybart You mean Byzantine empire itself never address themself as Byzantine. Western Roman.
Huntracony no,It WAS, I Repeat WAS called Byzantine,Before Costantine Arrived There ,And Rename It Costantinepole
Now you know why they call it “Royal Dutch Airlines”
S. J. Hunter so what... it’s one of the best airlines in the world.
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.
What 26gid said is the truth, its not aboit royal involvement but rather being An important company in your field for over 100 years.
@@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.
@@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.
What a lovely guy with a lovely family!