Dealing with dutch weather is kinda easy but you gotta invest in good rain gear or accept that you get cold, wet and slightly miserable. We're not made of sugar after all. Bring a waterproof bag too, unless you wanna haul wet rain gear by hand all day. About the best thing about dutch winters are imo the increasingly rare snowy days, or the even slightly better frosty blue skyed days. Great days to visit a nature reserve or a park for a nice walk. Right now i love the appearence of crocuses and sneeuwklokjes (snow bells?) as a reminder that spring is right around the corner. In a few months we all have lentekriebels (spring itch, spring euphoria) again!
Well I'm moving there in 2 weeks time from the most southern point of the Canary Islands, where the dutchies love to go on vacation (sunniest place in Europe... probably) so... may the force be with me? 🤣
I swear to god it didnt normally rain this much in the past. But these past two years with almost unrelenting rain and strong winds have been awful. Getting anything done outside becomes a chore.
You are correct, its because of climate change. Even 20-25 years ago, which is what I can remember personally, winters had more bright cold days with freezing and the lakes froze over. Now its just autumn for 6 months.
@@Treinbouwer Toen ging je regenpak maar drie keer mee, en zat je onder de witte schilfertjes... Maar als er een hittegolf is klagen ze ook! Farce Majeur: Er komt een hogedrukgebied van boven de Azoren... Ik kan het niet meer horen (bis)
Only a little more rain. What do also have more of are extreme weather events. Those things will only get worse. Wetter winter (more rain) and higher amounts of rain in certain time spans. Same for the summer. Dryer summers and also hotter summers. Again, these will only get worse. Even if we stop with CO2, etc now. If we do stop it'll become less bad than if we continue though.
2023 was the wettest year ever, yet in may and June was the longest period of drought ever as well. Goes to show that extremes are getting more extreme. Summer's hotter, winter's wetter.
Yeah the earth is definitely changing…strange things have also been happening in California…forest fires and all…flooding that never really happens over there
Always a positive twist in the end! I always say „One has to go through the deep valleys to appreciate the view from the mountain tops!" Despite the bad weather, there's indeed always something to do, outdoors or indoors. „We're not made of sugar!" ✌🏽
We used to have a lot of snow and ice. But climate change has caused temperatures here to increase at about 3x global average. So we get maybe 2 weeks of ice skating weather if were lucky.
we used to have more snow and ice than we do now, but I wouldn't say we had a lot. But it was not as wet in the winter, and more cold bright days (like we had in January)
It’s difficult to explain how *normal* it was that in winter you go ice skating. Today it’s front page news when the weather forecast looks like it may be possible.
I knew about the Elfstedentocht (eleven cities tour) before coming here and was looking forward to it but was sad to hear it doesn’t happen anymore (well due to weather) :/
I’ve got a rescue dog from Spain. He was 10 years old when I got him, so wasn’t used to the Dutch weather. And he’s very quickly frightened. First he started to like the rain, but avoided puddles at all costs. Then after 3 years he walked through one, and liked it. I told him that he was now really Dutch. He loved snow right away. But the funniest thing was when it hailed at the moment we went for a walk. I wanted to return, but he wanted to go. Outside he did his little rain dance, and then discovered it wasn’t rain. You could see it happening in his head. He turned abruptly, to go home. He’s not a big fan of wind, he’s small and sometimes almost got blown away. Especially around my apartment building where you get this strong winds.
i visited NL in the Late summer, and it was magical. the rain was not a (big) factor and the days were longer. fast forward to another trip in late march, and it was windy and cold AF and really trying... I got the fully weathered dutch experience... it was sobering. the rain isnt exactly oppressive, but having the right wardrobe is absolutely key (my new 'vans' really stood out, and not in a good way.)
When I was in Amsterdam (Zuid) in December, I struggled to get out of bed because it was dark in the early morning and overcast most of the day. I had to mentally fight to get on the tram to enjoy a few hours of sun in Amsterdam because my body was saying the day is almost over (as it was overcast most of the day). Boy.... you sure know how to pick when to post topics. Meanwhile in Northern California this weekend... 'Bay Area was hit by a ‘bomb cyclone’ on Sunday' 'Worst of Bay Area storm yet to come: 'It's going to be dangerous' We now have too much rain in the S.F. Bay Area and my power was out for 24 hours (Sun-Mon) 🌦🌧 Oh yeah... You did a ton of great editing in this video. I can't imagine how much time you invested in this effort but am glad you did. 🙏
Being Dutch im obviously used to it, but I do really like the weather here. Well, "like" is maybe not the best word, appreciate is probably better. First of all, all that rain causes everything to look lush and green which is just nice. Secondly, the climate overall is very mild. We get maybe one or two weeks in the summer when its really hot, and the same counts for winter, we usually get around that much snow and ice. Its just enough to make summer feel like summer and vice verse. But the vast majority of the year the weather is between 10 and 20 celcius which is just a very bland but comfortable temperature all round. The wind however, I could definitely use less of that. Nice editing by the way!
I'm in sunny California and although it's pretty, there isn't anywhere to walk to. I'd prefer a rainy cozy cafe vs sitting in my car in the sunny US suburbs with no pedestrians in sight. They have drive through ice cream here and there's always a line up. Why? I remember really liking Oirschot. I don't know how long I will survive in the US suburbs, yes we complain here too not just in Holland!
There used to be snow... there hasn't been proper snow for 15 years and it's still getting hotter and hotter, this winter it barely even froze, it's terrifying
tbh I was glad we got a wet winter, I prefer that over snow after a bike incident in the snow a few years ago. However, waking up now on a sunny day with spring being close... is one of the best feelings :D
Lived in NL for 4 years, hated the weather, moved to the balkans, living happily now with no depressions. Should have done this earlier. Still adoring NL as a country, glad to be occasionally visiting.
Haha great video again, sir, but let’s sum up the basics what we have against bad weather: stamppot, humor and lots of cuddles. Man there’s nothing a hug can’t cure- esp. with yr human of choice 0o’
Our summers last about a month longer these days. And this moves up autumn by a month. Oh and Spring starts a couple of weeks early as well. Winter doesn't have much of a chance as a 5-6 week season.
I fucking hate the summer these days. when I was young we had 28 degrees max, now it's fucking 36 degrees anf 30+ for days on end. Sitting still and still sweating makes me want to kill myself. Sitting inside, under a cozy blanket watching a movie while it's stormy outside is GREAT.
After watching the video, you forgot the most important part of dealing with the weather and the winters. Coffee. Strong black coffee from the filter coffee machine at home. It is essential. Contains about 5x more caffeine per cup than what Americans are used to. Actually, might be a good video idea. Dutch coffee culture.
0:49 - this is exactly what I meant with my previous post; "In the past" there were only winters like this... lots of snow... lots of playing outside, lots of time together on the (natural ice) skating rink, drinking hot chocolate. After hours of playing outside and making snowmen, warm up your gloves on the heater inside and quickly go outside again with friends. These are the best adventures and memories for many of us Dutch. Of course time changes, but if you didn't grow up with this or are nostalgic with it from your upbringing, you will have a completely different experience of this country during winter times. Winter times are the most beautiful nostalgic times ever. Sinds the c*vid measures, people have started to look at their own lives differently. And that means there was a lot of room for introspection. This country is small, so awareness has happened very quickly here. aware of the good times and aware of the peace of mind and hard work and hard enjoyment. I notice that you are very up to date with our culture in everything, but there is one aspect missing and that is the most crucial thing to really have fun in the Netherlands after the whole scamdemic and that is; the foundation; There is really nothing more beautiful than growing up in a country like the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands we are the best at describing rain, or implying that we went through rain. - Regen komt met bakken uit de lucht vallen. - Het weer is om te huilen. - Het is weer om binnen te blijven. - Wat een druilerig weer - Wat een vies weer - Ik ben helemaal doorweekt - Ik ben helemaal weggeregend. - Het weer is om binnen te blijven - Het weer is om te janken. - Het giet. - Het regent pijpenstelen. - Plensbuien. - Motregen. - Wat een hondenweer - Het is kletsnat - Kletsbui - Stortvloed - Stortbui - Plensbui - Plasregen - Wat een k*tweer - Wat een t*fusweer etc…. Maar er zijn ook positieve gezegdes: - Er valt meer regen naast je dan op je - Het kan altijd slechter - Na regen komt zonneschijn I could go on... and on... Feel free to add to the list.
Takkeweer, kloteweer, schijtweer, pleurisweer... Sayings: - Van de regen in de drup - Storm in een glas water - De regen schuwen en in de sloot vallen There are probably a lot more sayings about the weather, specifically about the rain 😄
I always overdress. Wear 2 layers, a good jacket, and wear gloves. I often wear fingerless gloves. Also a balaclava, you can use it around your neck to create a warmth seal.
I remember when the snow got 10 cm deep, really miss that. And I'm from after 2000. Really hope I get to witness the elfstedentocht at least once in my life......
@@hidavidwen yes, there are special stormumbrellas that are shorter on one side and longer on the other. These are expensive. There are less expensive but effective double wanded umbrellas that also do the job quite well
I like your videos! So authentic and balanced. It's rare as so many people complain all the time or have those rose coloured glasses on. thanks for sharing your experience and your optimism! ;-)
Such fun again to watch your video, you make something so depressing look interesting with how you write the story around it. As for the weather, I used to live and complain about the weather in Amsterdam a lot, but now living in Kuala Lumpur I won’t complain about the heat, humidity or rain at all. Rain now is welcome, as it helps to cool down a bit, sun and heat are always nice, if it gets too much it will rain again anyway. I don’t miss the seasons and frankly: I don’t miss the complaining either😂. Have a good sunny winyterday there, David!
Haha thanks! Yeah I don’t mind the rain but just the dark and short days. And yeah making videos keeps me sane especially as I’m mostly indoors. But KL…you guys have real rain. I remember experiencing a summer storm there…wow it was thunder thunder and a real storm
@@hidavidwen yeah true, thunderstroms here do like they are named, heavy (but short£ storms. I realize the reason I do not bother here about rain is because we still have plenty of sunshine and daylight. And I have no fellow Dutch companions to complain with.😬
Seriously, central/central-eastern europe, Hokkaido, some parts of north-east usa have had the perfect 4 seasons climate. Warm summers but not hot, gloomy autumns but not too gray, white cozy winters, chilly fresh start springs. But climate change has ruined everything: summers getting too hot, autumns and springs are nonexistent because of the quick transition, winters are just gray with little snow.
It's mostly bad when it's november-february. Together with the darkness, it's terrible. I always try to get out if possible. But March-October I can totally cope with most of the weather. It's becoming very Northern France-like.
I don’t mind the rain in general. I do mind the cascade of rainy, windy and stormy days we had from the beginning of October until half of December. There was no end in sight. But above all I really dislike the grey and gloomy days of fall and winter, when days are already short. I like to see the sun and blue sky every now and then. Just to remind me they still exist.
I've been at both extremes. Made sure I had a flashlight (torch) to get down an unlit lane to a hotel in a green area. Being that was at 10 in the evening in June, it was a pretty dumb idea. On the other hand, I came out of the Resistance Museum in Amsterdam in winter and the world was horizontal. Somebody shouted to me that the trams weren't running. So I walked keeping in the lee of everything I could and made it back to my hotel next to Vondelpark. Staff asked me how I got there as the wind was blowing with hurricane force. Carefully, very carefully.
15-20 years ago, the temps were more extreme. It would snow at least 2-3 times a year, sometimes for weeks at a time; and in the summer, there would be long periods of over 30+ degrees. Except for 2023, winters are now less cold and summers less warm.
Every sort of weather can be enjoyed... Though rain and wind makes me want to be inside. After rain it is fun taking pictures (reflections) or just going for a walk. We use to get snow for like 12 inches in the 70's and 80's and temperatures down to -21 centrigrade (pretty cool). But nowadays it is dry (ground water very low) or wet (had to detour my promenade since the river flooded) and all this in the same year. One can enjoy the Dutch weather but I prefer 30 C in southern France over 30 C in The Netherlands, humidity.
Again, right across the border in the south here, I agree that we don't complain about the weather enough, but I agree to focus on the nice weather when it finally comes
1) Yes, we Dutch do buy umbrellas. One side, Mary Poppins! 2) Instead, buy a proper "regenpak", the suit that also comes in handy when sailing. - Bonus: when I invested in a really pricey rain suit, it didn't rain for the six next weeks. 3) Apart from that, the Dutch soil does need quite some fresh water: to compensate evaporation, to prevent salt water creeping in, and above all to let our crops grow.
I'm afraid your a few years late here. I remember that 5 to 10 years ago there was a lot more snow and ice. And indeed it's raining more and more but I have learned to accept and enjoy cycling in the rain. Most of the times it isn't that bad anyways and when you get home you can always take a warm shower and put on dry clothes. But this also makes the summers way more enjoyable and something to look out for.
I think weather in the Netherlands is truly not that bad at all. It's not as diverse as Spain but not as bad as the UK😂 Complaining about the weather though? My favourite form of exercise! Love these videos!
Tomorrows grocery list: Herring Eggs But i agree rain especially if it is also windy is not fun (hate it, and i don't have a car). Cold i can protect against it, and it's not the worst. Dark hours (especially in the morning, waking up i hate it) So if someone says to me i want a permanent Summer time, so you want to be it dark till around 10 o-clock in the morning, bringing your kids to school (Or bike) in the dark? As you noticed if have problems waking up when it's still dark outside.
If you think hugging works for you, you might want to try a weighted blanket (verzwaringsdeken). Action has one for under 20 euros. And if you have serious winter blues or SAD, your doctor can prescribe you bupropion or similar. A 10 day treatment in september is common.
This year there seams no end to the bad weather, it is like the rolling stones or u2, it never stops, niet vanzelf. This video is really positive, brings a smile to my face :) thanks for making my day!
I dislike the cold and with cold i mean all weather below 10 degrees Celsius, but i do love the "donkerdagen voor kerst" (the dark days befor christmas) in fact the periode december and the first two weeks of januari, i work in a factory that has no windows, this means i drive to work in the dark, and i go home in the dark, some times i dont see the sun light for five days, it give me some warm enclosed feeling almost Sci-fi being on a other planet. And the rain, doenst bother me unless that i have to change the windsheild whipers more often specialy after a period of frost.
@@hidavidwen You made realize how special seasons are. I love spring, everything is fresh. Every year a new beginning And I like a lot of weather... that's fall.
The weather is the #1 reason why I will never live in the Netherlands. I just came back from a week there and loved it. Thankful that most days the weather was nice, but a few days they were terrible and I can’t imagine living in a place where it is the norm. I’ll only visit the Netherlands when the weather is nice in June.
As a Dutch guy, I think our weather is really good actually. Honestly. It's not nearly as cold as finland/Iceland/etc and at the same time not as insanely hot as Italy/spain can be. And not nearly as wet as people always claim. I really like it here.
Hmzzz, Finneas O'Connel, was worried about inundation in his basement on the Grammy red carpet. In LA....have you seen the news? But you have met the worst summer in history. In 2017 the temp went up to 41.2 degrees. Cycling was like riding through dragons breath.
A lot of people will not say they have a winter depression, rather they will say it's a "winterdip". It's not really being depressed, just being fed up with dark days and rainy weather...
If you ever travelled Scotland then you have experienced that it can be much worse. Driving along the West coast, I saw this front coming to me from over the Atlantic Ocean and thought that it would be raining soon. The Brits would say "after it rained it poured" or "it's raining cats and dogs". Well, sooner rather than later it went so dark that it seemed as if someone up there switched off the light and opened all the fire extinguishers in the world. Three days later it stopped and the lights went on again. The Netherlands has so little rain because most of the Atlantic moist falls out of the sky over our most Western Wadden islands. If we get 1 meter (1,000 millimetres or about 40 inches) of precipitation per year, then they may get 3 meters. Meteorologists over there may have a number nearer our 1 meter but it's like rel temperature versus experience temperature.
My wife lives here now for 9 years and she still refuses to wear layers. Unfortunately, she wont stop complaining about the cold from September to April. ;)
When I was in high school we could still ice skate for several days in any given year, and we would skate all across the lakes to the north of Leiden in mostly sunny frosty weather. Nowadays for exercise I'm biking the same distances in the storm and rain and it's 10 degrees C above freezing and it looks like it's late in the evening at 2 pm. Global warming sucks.
If you think Dutch weather is bad now you should have seen it 30 years ago. Maybe we have more water coming down in bursts now but it used to drizzle for weeks on end without any sun even in spring.. (p.s. don't think I am not complaining, I am still complaining about the weather 30 years ago)
Long live buienradar! Me and both my parents have very low vitamin D levels. We eat normal and we don’t avoid the sun (when it is there), wonder if it is a common thing when you go from a sunny country to a less sunny (rainy) country
There are two secrets to dealing with Dutch weather: first, get over it. After a while you just don't think about it any more, it just is what it is. For the natives this is easy because they grow up with it, but immigrants from warm sunny places will need time to adjust. Possibly a lot of time. And second: when the weather _is_ nice, be sure to take advantage. Go outside, go for a walk, go cycling, go to a park and lie in the grass with a book, go kick a soccer ball with some friends, have lunch at an outdoor café, whatever. Compared to what I saw living in the U.S. (NJ), the Dutch are much better at simply enjoying being outdoors.
Been here 27 years Just went out to ride a moped in the rain in te dark to test somting Let me tell you Mudguards are kinda nesesery Make sure you design them in Wen you make a moped
"The Netherlands is a nice country but it should be roofed" (overdekt). The weather is a nice low-key, innocent topic to discuss. The issue is not the complaining but to not go immediately into something as heavy as politics, health, poverty, etc. In my memory, it rains almost EVERY day. What the British call: This year, the summer fell on a Wednesday. An hour or rain doesn't feel so bad if the day before or after it rained for 20 hours. But it's still. rain. The sun is less powerful in winter but that doesn't mean that summers are without rain. Don't confuse less powerful sun with more rain. The first is winter, the second is always. Dutch children LOVE the rain. When growing up, eventually, most turn sour, but that's maturing, not a Dutch thing! I'm not criticizing you. I'm just being Dutch: saying it as I see it. Not to value or devalue you. But I like your vlogs. I do not like it when the non-Dutch take over and dominate the comments section. Nothing we can do about it, I guess.
Complaining is not just for complaining, it's also venting your emotions! Just check our southern neigbours and the difference in mental health! We're complaining away our mental issues! ;P Edit: OK I kept watching and you actually talk about the scientific evidence for complaining maybe being healthy. Nice!
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Let's COMPLAIN about the weather...what do you think about the Dutch weather? How do you deal with it?
I emigrated to Greece. Sorry.
We are not made out of sugar (candyfloss(we don't melt with some rain)) But we still complain about it. Rain sucks.
Dealing with dutch weather is kinda easy but you gotta invest in good rain gear or accept that you get cold, wet and slightly miserable. We're not made of sugar after all. Bring a waterproof bag too, unless you wanna haul wet rain gear by hand all day.
About the best thing about dutch winters are imo the increasingly rare snowy days, or the even slightly better frosty blue skyed days. Great days to visit a nature reserve or a park for a nice walk.
Right now i love the appearence of crocuses and sneeuwklokjes (snow bells?) as a reminder that spring is right around the corner. In a few months we all have lentekriebels (spring itch, spring euphoria) again!
Well I'm moving there in 2 weeks time from the most southern point of the Canary Islands, where the dutchies love to go on vacation (sunniest place in Europe... probably) so... may the force be with me? 🤣
I'm Dutch but live in Australia, but it's too bloody hot and dry here, i prefer the Dutch weather...😂 try the UK weather, it's the same!
it is not complaining, it is just normal conversation between Dutch.
Haha sounds about right
I swear to god it didnt normally rain this much in the past. But these past two years with almost unrelenting rain and strong winds have been awful. Getting anything done outside becomes a chore.
You are correct, its because of climate change. Even 20-25 years ago, which is what I can remember personally, winters had more bright cold days with freezing and the lakes froze over. Now its just autumn for 6 months.
No, it's just been a bad summer like there have been many before.
In de jaren '80 zat er nog veel meer troep in de lucht, toen regende het ook veel meer.
@@Treinbouwer Toen ging je regenpak maar drie keer mee, en zat je onder de witte schilfertjes...
Maar als er een hittegolf is klagen ze ook!
Farce Majeur: Er komt een hogedrukgebied van boven de Azoren...
Ik kan het niet meer horen (bis)
Only a little more rain. What do also have more of are extreme weather events. Those things will only get worse. Wetter winter (more rain) and higher amounts of rain in certain time spans.
Same for the summer. Dryer summers and also hotter summers. Again, these will only get worse. Even if we stop with CO2, etc now. If we do stop it'll become less bad than if we continue though.
2023 was the wettest year ever, yet in may and June was the longest period of drought ever as well. Goes to show that extremes are getting more extreme. Summer's hotter, winter's wetter.
Yeah the earth is definitely changing…strange things have also been happening in California…forest fires and all…flooding that never really happens over there
Always a positive twist in the end!
I always say „One has to go through the deep valleys to appreciate the view from the mountain tops!"
Despite the bad weather, there's indeed always something to do, outdoors or indoors. „We're not made of sugar!" ✌🏽
Haha yes...although this weekend has been pretty depressing...make the rain stop!
We used to have a lot of snow and ice. But climate change has caused temperatures here to increase at about 3x global average. So we get maybe 2 weeks of ice skating weather if were lucky.
we used to have more snow and ice than we do now, but I wouldn't say we had a lot. But it was not as wet in the winter, and more cold bright days (like we had in January)
It’s difficult to explain how *normal* it was that in winter you go ice skating. Today it’s front page news when the weather forecast looks like it may be possible.
I knew about the Elfstedentocht (eleven cities tour) before coming here and was looking forward to it but was sad to hear it doesn’t happen anymore (well due to weather) :/
I’ve got a rescue dog from Spain. He was 10 years old when I got him, so wasn’t used to the Dutch weather. And he’s very quickly frightened. First he started to like the rain, but avoided puddles at all costs. Then after 3 years he walked through one, and liked it. I told him that he was now really Dutch. He loved snow right away.
But the funniest thing was when it hailed at the moment we went for a walk. I wanted to return, but he wanted to go. Outside he did his little rain dance, and then discovered it wasn’t rain. You could see it happening in his head. He turned abruptly, to go home.
He’s not a big fan of wind, he’s small and sometimes almost got blown away. Especially around my apartment building where you get this strong winds.
Thank you for rescuing a dog...😊
Aww what a nice, warm story. Made my day thanks for sharing :)
Ik wil een filmpje zien van de hond
My family just moved to the NL's from Florida, like just over a week ago... this is exactly what we needed to hear today. TYSM
Oh wow fresh, enjoy!! Spring will be here soon and it’ll be awesome
i visited NL in the Late summer, and it was magical. the rain was not a (big) factor and the days were longer. fast forward to another trip in late march, and it was windy and cold AF and really trying... I got the fully weathered dutch experience... it was sobering. the rain isnt exactly oppressive, but having the right wardrobe is absolutely key (my new 'vans' really stood out, and not in a good way.)
Haha yes having the right wardrobe is key, thanks for sharing!
When I was in Amsterdam (Zuid) in December, I struggled to get out of bed because it was dark in the early morning and overcast most of the day. I had to mentally fight to get on the tram to enjoy a few hours of sun in Amsterdam because my body was saying the day is almost over (as it was overcast most of the day).
Boy.... you sure know how to pick when to post topics. Meanwhile in Northern California this weekend...
'Bay Area was hit by a ‘bomb cyclone’ on Sunday'
'Worst of Bay Area storm yet to come: 'It's going to be dangerous'
We now have too much rain in the S.F. Bay Area and my power was out for 24 hours (Sun-Mon) 🌦🌧
Oh yeah... You did a ton of great editing in this video. I can't imagine how much time you invested in this effort but am glad you did. 🙏
Haha my friends were like…you know it’s raining here in the Bay too right? Thanks Chris
Being Dutch im obviously used to it, but I do really like the weather here. Well, "like" is maybe not the best word, appreciate is probably better. First of all, all that rain causes everything to look lush and green which is just nice. Secondly, the climate overall is very mild. We get maybe one or two weeks in the summer when its really hot, and the same counts for winter, we usually get around that much snow and ice. Its just enough to make summer feel like summer and vice verse. But the vast majority of the year the weather is between 10 and 20 celcius which is just a very bland but comfortable temperature all round. The wind however, I could definitely use less of that. Nice editing by the way!
Thanks for sharing, yeah weather is quite
Mild to be honest…probably just everyone’s mood/complaints makes it a lot worse than it actually is
I'm in sunny California and although it's pretty, there isn't anywhere to walk to. I'd prefer a rainy cozy cafe vs sitting in my car in the sunny US suburbs with no pedestrians in sight. They have drive through ice cream here and there's always a line up. Why? I remember really liking Oirschot. I don't know how long I will survive in the US suburbs, yes we complain here too not just in Holland!
Haha no one walks in the US!
There used to be snow... there hasn't been proper snow for 15 years and it's still getting hotter and hotter, this winter it barely even froze, it's terrifying
Thanks for sharing. Yeah that's unfortunate...it's happening everywhere...and it is terrifying =/
I think the worst part is nit the rain but the lack of sun, we can handle the rest with proper clothes and activities. Great video
Oh yeah the darkness is actually the worst part. Darkness + Rain while being at home for too many days...ughhhh =/ Thanks! More light to come soon!
I like your Herman Brood painting!!! Youre 100% Dutch now hahah
Ha thanks!!
I mean, this IS an insane year. This is a first for many of us too lol. At least it doesn't stop us or force us to wait till it's over.
tbh I was glad we got a wet winter, I prefer that over snow after a bike incident in the snow a few years ago. However, waking up now on a sunny day with spring being close... is one of the best feelings :D
Thanks for sharing...ah yes, I've also 'slipped' on snow a few times...spring is coming!!
Lived in NL for 4 years, hated the weather, moved to the balkans, living happily now with no depressions. Should have done this earlier. Still adoring NL as a country, glad to be occasionally visiting.
Yea the weather can be really tough :/ I get you
Haha great video again, sir, but let’s sum up the basics what we have against bad weather: stamppot, humor and lots of cuddles. Man there’s nothing a hug can’t cure- esp. with yr human of choice 0o’
Haha thanks and yes stamppot, humor, and cuddles. We need more hugs for sure. 🫂
Hi David, it's a very nice video, and appreciate the sense of humor. 👍
Fantastic video, David!
Thanks Sam! 🙌
you have great sense of humour.
😂🙏
Our summers last about a month longer these days. And this moves up autumn by a month.
Oh and Spring starts a couple of weeks early as well.
Winter doesn't have much of a chance as a 5-6 week season.
Yeah I’ve heard and looking at the data..seems to be going that way
2022 was absolutely amazing, don't know you were here at that time. But almost every month was so sunny. Except mid winter. I miss that
Yeah was here…ah yeah I miss the sun
Yep it's the grey days. And that's why people enjoying the sun at spring.
I fucking hate the summer these days. when I was young we had 28 degrees max, now it's fucking 36 degrees anf 30+ for days on end. Sitting still and still sweating makes me want to kill myself. Sitting inside, under a cozy blanket watching a movie while it's stormy outside is GREAT.
Someone just told me ‘Rokjesdag’ (skirt day when spring comes) 😄
And you never noticed?@@hidavidwen
After watching the video, you forgot the most important part of dealing with the weather and the winters. Coffee. Strong black coffee from the filter coffee machine at home. It is essential. Contains about 5x more caffeine per cup than what Americans are used to. Actually, might be a good video idea. Dutch coffee culture.
Oh wow didn’t know…time for me to investigate thanks!!
0:49 - this is exactly what I meant with my previous post; "In the past" there were only winters like this... lots of snow... lots of playing outside, lots of time together on the (natural ice) skating rink, drinking hot chocolate. After hours of playing outside and making snowmen, warm up your gloves on the heater inside and quickly go outside again with friends. These are the best adventures and memories for many of us Dutch. Of course time changes, but if you didn't grow up with this or are nostalgic with it from your upbringing, you will have a completely different experience of this country during winter times. Winter times are the most beautiful nostalgic times ever. Sinds the c*vid measures, people have started to look at their own lives differently. And that means there was a lot of room for introspection. This country is small, so awareness has happened very quickly here. aware of the good times and aware of the peace of mind and hard work and hard enjoyment. I notice that you are very up to date with our culture in everything, but there is one aspect missing and that is the most crucial thing to really have fun in the Netherlands after the whole scamdemic and that is; the foundation; There is really nothing more beautiful than growing up in a country like the Netherlands.
Change is a constant in life...which is good if it forces one to think about what one really wants in life...and then acts upon it
You give really good advice in this video. Thank you.
Haha thanks! Glad it came across…enjoy the week!
In the Netherlands we are the best at describing rain, or implying that we went through rain.
- Regen komt met bakken uit de lucht vallen.
- Het weer is om te huilen.
- Het is weer om binnen te blijven.
- Wat een druilerig weer
- Wat een vies weer
- Ik ben helemaal doorweekt
- Ik ben helemaal weggeregend.
- Het weer is om binnen te blijven
- Het weer is om te janken.
- Het giet.
- Het regent pijpenstelen.
- Plensbuien.
- Motregen.
- Wat een hondenweer
- Het is kletsnat
- Kletsbui
- Stortvloed
- Stortbui
- Plensbui
- Plasregen
- Wat een k*tweer
- Wat een t*fusweer etc….
Maar er zijn ook positieve gezegdes:
- Er valt meer regen naast je dan op je
- Het kan altijd slechter
- Na regen komt zonneschijn
I could go on... and on...
Feel free to add to the list.
Takkeweer, kloteweer, schijtweer, pleurisweer...
Sayings:
- Van de regen in de drup
- Storm in een glas water
- De regen schuwen en in de sloot vallen
There are probably a lot more sayings about the weather, specifically about the rain 😄
@@jeffafa3096 We Dutch have 100 names for rain, like the Inuit have 50 for snow...
Wonder how much words Arabs have for sun...
Ik zing in de regen..I,m singing in...
Je vergat "Alle regen komt van boven" ... ja toch? zo ging die? 😂
Sooo many words yea…it’s also usually the top Google search word too
David, in Dutch: Tussen de druppels is het droog! :-)
😁😁
I always overdress.
Wear 2 layers, a good jacket, and wear gloves.
I often wear fingerless gloves.
Also a balaclava, you can use it around your neck to create a warmth seal.
Thanks for the tips! 🙏
Yeah i also miss the winters here. Remember when it snowed more than 2 days a year?
:/ ❄️ I guess good memories to have now
I remember when the snow got 10 cm deep, really miss that. And I'm from after 2000.
Really hope I get to witness the elfstedentocht at least once in my life......
Fully agree 😅
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The umbrella can be challenging because of the strong wind that comes with the rain. Or without it. Especially in the coastal regions
Oh yes the umbrella! Do you have an umbrella you recommend for the wind?
(Every umbrella I've bought....has broken)
@@hidavidwen yes, there are special stormumbrellas that are shorter on one side and longer on the other. These are expensive. There are less expensive but effective double wanded umbrellas that also do the job quite well
David great video!!!!!
Thank you!!
Always love Your videos 🇳🇱
Aw thanks, makes me feel warm during these chilly days
I like your videos! So authentic and balanced. It's rare as so many people complain all the time or have those rose coloured glasses on. thanks for sharing your experience and your optimism! ;-)
Thanks for the kind words 😁
I always tell my non-dutch friends that up in Groningen we have two seasons: a coupla weeks of summer, and Grey
Haha grey weather yes! Thanks
The video made me laugh and chuckle! Have not been to netherlands before so it is good sharing. Great video David.
Haha thanks, good to laugh during the winter months! Hope you’re well!
@@hidavidwenam good and will be going on the camino this May. Hope it will be fun!
Buen camino! I’m walking another camino in April :) seems to be a yearly tradition for me now
@hidavidwen wow nice. Which camino would you be doing this time? Do a vlog and we will be looking forward to it buen camino !
Such fun again to watch your video, you make something so depressing look interesting with how you write the story around it. As for the weather, I used to live and complain about the weather in Amsterdam a lot, but now living in Kuala Lumpur I won’t complain about the heat, humidity or rain at all. Rain now is welcome, as it helps to cool down a bit, sun and heat are always nice, if it gets too much it will rain again anyway. I don’t miss the seasons and frankly: I don’t miss the complaining either😂. Have a good sunny winyterday there, David!
Haha thanks! Yeah I don’t mind the rain but just the dark and short days. And yeah making videos keeps me sane especially as I’m mostly indoors.
But KL…you guys have real rain. I remember experiencing a summer storm there…wow it was thunder thunder and a real storm
@@hidavidwen yeah true, thunderstroms here do like they are named, heavy (but short£ storms. I realize the reason I do not bother here about rain is because we still have plenty of sunshine and daylight. And I have no fellow Dutch companions to complain with.😬
I'm Dutch and I love the dark, rainy days, especially when it's autumn. I start complaining when it gets warm and sunny.
Thanks for sharing. Hey we all have our preferences :) ☁️☁️
Seriously, central/central-eastern europe, Hokkaido, some parts of north-east usa have had the perfect 4 seasons climate. Warm summers but not hot, gloomy autumns but not too gray, white cozy winters, chilly fresh start springs. But climate change has ruined everything: summers getting too hot, autumns and springs are nonexistent because of the quick transition, winters are just gray with little snow.
Thanks for sharing 🙏
It's mostly bad when it's november-february. Together with the darkness, it's terrible. I always try to get out if possible. But March-October I can totally cope with most of the weather. It's becoming very Northern France-like.
Thanks for sharing…yeah the darkness is hard :/ looking forward to spring!
I don’t mind the rain in general. I do mind the cascade of rainy, windy and stormy days we had from the beginning of October until half of December. There was no end in sight. But above all I really dislike the grey and gloomy days of fall and winter, when days are already short. I like to see the sun and blue sky every now and then. Just to remind me they still exist.
100% with you. Last year was brutal. Let’s hope for some more blue skies this year
@1:34 I like your IKEA mike holder
Haha thanks
I've been at both extremes. Made sure I had a flashlight (torch) to get down an unlit lane to a hotel in a green area. Being that was at 10 in the evening in June, it was a pretty dumb idea.
On the other hand, I came out of the Resistance Museum in Amsterdam in winter and the world was horizontal. Somebody shouted to me that the trams weren't running. So I walked keeping in the lee of everything I could and made it back to my hotel next to Vondelpark. Staff asked me how I got there as the wind was blowing with hurricane force. Carefully, very carefully.
15-20 years ago, the temps were more extreme. It would snow at least 2-3 times a year, sometimes for weeks at a time; and in the summer, there would be long periods of over 30+ degrees. Except for 2023, winters are now less cold and summers less warm.
Thanks! I don’t know what I’d prefer but I guess the reality of extreme weather is worse than the idea of ‘more snow’
Every sort of weather can be enjoyed... Though rain and wind makes me want to be inside. After rain it is fun taking pictures (reflections) or just going for a walk. We use to get snow for like 12 inches in the 70's and 80's and temperatures down to -21 centrigrade (pretty cool).
But nowadays it is dry (ground water very low) or wet (had to detour my promenade since the river flooded) and all this in the same year.
One can enjoy the Dutch weather but I prefer 30 C in southern France over 30 C in The Netherlands, humidity.
Thanks for sharing. I do appreciate the calm after the rain though…as a fellow photographer, I also enjoy taking pics after the rain :)
Again, right across the border in the south here, I agree that we don't complain about the weather enough, but I agree to focus on the nice weather when it finally comes
I now appreciate life when it doesn’t rain :) thanks for sharing
It’s the weather for cuddle. Anyway great video!❤
Thanks 😄
1) Yes, we Dutch do buy umbrellas. One side, Mary Poppins!
2) Instead, buy a proper "regenpak", the suit that also comes in handy when sailing. - Bonus: when I invested in a really pricey rain suit, it didn't rain for the six next weeks.
3) Apart from that, the Dutch soil does need quite some fresh water: to compensate evaporation, to prevent salt water creeping in, and above all to let our crops grow.
Thanks!
Complaining about the weather makes us dutch happy. And be honest nothing so nice as riding a bike in heavy rain really feeling alive.
Haha I’ve learned the secret to happiness here! ⛈️
I'm afraid your a few years late here. I remember that 5 to 10 years ago there was a lot more snow and ice. And indeed it's raining more and more but I have learned to accept and enjoy cycling in the rain. Most of the times it isn't that bad anyways and when you get home you can always take a warm shower and put on dry clothes. But this also makes the summers way more enjoyable and something to look out for.
I know :/ winter this year has been quite “nice” but I really hoped for more snow
I think weather in the Netherlands is truly not that bad at all. It's not as diverse as Spain but not as bad as the UK😂 Complaining about the weather though? My favourite form of exercise! Love these videos!
Hahah I’ve been more of a complainer lately but it helps to know it’s accepted! (But not too much) thanks
Tomorrows grocery list:
Herring
Eggs
But i agree rain especially if it is also windy is not fun (hate it, and i don't have a car). Cold i can protect against it, and it's not the worst.
Dark hours (especially in the morning, waking up i hate it)
So if someone says to me i want a permanent Summer time, so you want to be it dark till around 10 o-clock in the morning, bringing your kids to school (Or bike) in the dark?
As you noticed if have problems waking up when it's still dark outside.
Make the rain stop....
If you think hugging works for you, you might want to try a weighted blanket (verzwaringsdeken). Action has one for under 20 euros.
And if you have serious winter blues or SAD, your doctor can prescribe you bupropion or similar. A 10 day treatment in september is common.
Thanks for sharing! Gonna go research weighted blankets now!
This year there seams no end to the bad weather, it is like the rolling stones or u2, it never stops, niet vanzelf.
This video is really positive, brings a smile to my face :) thanks for making my day!
I dislike the cold and with cold i mean all weather below 10 degrees Celsius, but i do love the "donkerdagen voor kerst" (the dark days befor christmas) in fact the periode december and the first two weeks of januari, i work in a factory that has no windows, this means i drive to work in the dark, and i go home in the dark, some times i dont see the sun light for five days, it give me some warm enclosed feeling almost Sci-fi being on a other planet.
And the rain, doenst bother me unless that i have to change the windsheild whipers more often specialy after a period of frost.
Thanks for sharing! Wow didn’t think of it like that…a sense of sci-fi but it makes sense. I feel happier now thinking of that!
Life without seasons is something I cannot imagine.
I get what you mean now…i love spring and fall
@@hidavidwen
You made realize how special seasons are.
I love spring, everything is fresh.
Every year a new beginning
And I like a lot of weather... that's fall.
I love the winter though. Cannot sleep in the summer because of the sunlight
Where I live there is more rain, and rainy days than amsterdam. so it would not be bad at all. ( live near vancouver bc).
At this point in time, I'm glad that I'm in the Netherlands and not in LA. No Pineapple Expresses to worry about.
😂
The weather is the #1 reason why I will never live in the Netherlands. I just came back from a week there and loved it. Thankful that most days the weather was nice, but a few days they were terrible and I can’t imagine living in a place where it is the norm. I’ll only visit the Netherlands when the weather is nice in June.
Yeah the weather is probably the hardest part living here for many people. Thanks for sharing your opinion
As a Dutch guy, I think our weather is really good actually. Honestly. It's not nearly as cold as finland/Iceland/etc and at the same time not as insanely hot as Italy/spain can be. And not nearly as wet as people always claim. I really like it here.
Thanks, nice to hear the positivity!
Hmzzz, Finneas O'Connel, was worried about inundation in his basement on the Grammy red carpet. In LA....have you seen the news? But you have met the worst summer in history. In 2017 the temp went up to 41.2 degrees. Cycling was like riding through dragons breath.
holy moly slow down kouboy, you're speedrunning becoming Dutch :D
Hahaha 😂😂😂
Trouble is, without seasons...no fun... I hate this westher...it makes spring so much better.
Make the rain stop, make it stop now...
A lot of people will not say they have a winter depression, rather they will say it's a "winterdip". It's not really being depressed, just being fed up with dark days and rainy weather...
Ah winter dip thanks for sharing
Januari sucks cause dark and cold and then when Feb comes around and the days get longer I can get happy with it 6pm and still light outside.
Yesss I just want longer days and more light
During the winter months switch to smoked mackerel, tastier than "old" herring, same amount of D3. (Tip)
Pro tip! Thanks, I’ll try that
Well, at least it is for non vegetarians....
If you ever travelled Scotland then you have experienced that it can be much worse. Driving along the West coast, I saw this front coming to me from over the Atlantic Ocean and thought that it would be raining soon. The Brits would say "after it rained it poured" or "it's raining cats and dogs". Well, sooner rather than later it went so dark that it seemed as if someone up there switched off the light and opened all the fire extinguishers in the world. Three days later it stopped and the lights went on again. The Netherlands has so little rain because most of the Atlantic moist falls out of the sky over our most Western Wadden islands. If we get 1 meter (1,000 millimetres or about 40 inches) of precipitation per year, then they may get 3 meters. Meteorologists over there may have a number nearer our 1 meter but it's like rel temperature versus experience temperature.
Oh yeah been to Scotland…it rained haha thanks for sharing
Then I realized I was probably depressed in winter 🤣🤣🤣
As a tropical kid living in the Nethetlands, I would say the rain here is nothing 😂 But I missed the sun.
Hahaha yeah it doesn’t rain much but it’s just dark and gloomy
4:53 made me laugh out loud :)
😂😂
My wife lives here now for 9 years and she still refuses to wear layers. Unfortunately, she wont stop complaining about the cold from September to April. ;)
Hahah sounds like she’s integrated!
When I was in high school we could still ice skate for several days in any given year, and we would skate all across the lakes to the north of Leiden in mostly sunny frosty weather. Nowadays for exercise I'm biking the same distances in the storm and rain and it's 10 degrees C above freezing and it looks like it's late in the evening at 2 pm. Global warming sucks.
Aww that sounds magical. I love it when the canals and the lakes freeze…I remember I saw it once in the past 5 years…so magical
@@hidavidwen It was! I remember some people would make little stands on the ice on the Kaag lake to sell hot chocolate and cookies ("koek en zopie").
If you think Dutch weather is bad now you should have seen it 30 years ago. Maybe we have more water coming down in bursts now but it used to drizzle for weeks on end without any sun even in spring.. (p.s. don't think I am not complaining, I am still complaining about the weather 30 years ago)
Thanks for sharing...yeah less snow now...but there's more sunshine and it's warmer now than before (due to the earth warming up)
Your videos get funnier and funnier
Haha this is what winter does to me…thanks
i think it is also like swearing when u got pain it lightens the pain.
Hahaha true thanks for that
americans do not use butter (halvarine/margarine) on their bread. But here is is recommended because of the added vitamine D
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Ha, like we north germans! :D Complaining about weather and lots of rain and not very much snow.
😂😂😂
Bro even now its raining here 😅😢
Rain in the summer, winter, spring, fall....rain rain rain
Long live buienradar! Me and both my parents have very low vitamin D levels. We eat normal and we don’t avoid the sun (when it is there), wonder if it is a common thing when you go from a sunny country to a less sunny (rainy) country
Thanks! I think it is…at least psychology
It is
I love The Netherlands, I love Arc 'teryx.
Hahah thanks I also love both
@@hidavidwen And Herman Brood of course.
This guy is actually pretty funny
Haha thanks…this is what winter does to me…..
2:01 Bij ijzel houdt het fietsen wel op hoor.😂
😂😂
Haha, you should definitely go to Iceland, there the weather changes are even way worse 🙂
Haha it’s on my list to visit Iceland! I hear it’s quite bad there
The weather that is. Although looks like a BEAUTIFUL place to visit
There are two secrets to dealing with Dutch weather: first, get over it. After a while you just don't think about it any more, it just is what it is. For the natives this is easy because they grow up with it, but immigrants from warm sunny places will need time to adjust. Possibly a lot of time. And second: when the weather _is_ nice, be sure to take advantage. Go outside, go for a walk, go cycling, go to a park and lie in the grass with a book, go kick a soccer ball with some friends, have lunch at an outdoor café, whatever. Compared to what I saw living in the U.S. (NJ), the Dutch are much better at simply enjoying being outdoors.
Thanks for sharing!
welkome to Amsterdam man
☔️☔️
Winter is coming 😂. Hilarious 😂
I been only 1 time wett in 1 year that was in the Netherlands.
Hahaha
Been here 27 years
Just went out to ride a moped in the rain in te dark to test somting
Let me tell you
Mudguards are kinda nesesery
Make sure you design them in
Wen you make a moped
🙌🙌 thanks!
I don't mind the rain except for my feet eventually getting wet. What's the trick? Everybody seems to wear normal shoes.
I also want to know…I think they just get wet and accept it as is haha
"The Netherlands is a nice country but it should be roofed" (overdekt).
The weather is a nice low-key, innocent topic to discuss. The issue is not the complaining but to not go immediately into something as heavy as politics, health, poverty, etc.
In my memory, it rains almost EVERY day. What the British call: This year, the summer fell on a Wednesday. An hour or rain doesn't feel so bad if the day before or after it rained for 20 hours. But it's still. rain.
The sun is less powerful in winter but that doesn't mean that summers are without rain. Don't confuse less powerful sun with more rain. The first is winter, the second is always.
Dutch children LOVE the rain. When growing up, eventually, most turn sour, but that's maturing, not a Dutch thing!
I'm not criticizing you. I'm just being Dutch: saying it as I see it. Not to value or devalue you. But I like your vlogs. I do not like it when the non-Dutch take over and dominate the comments section. Nothing we can do about it, I guess.
Thanks 🙏 makes sense to ‘complain’ about the weather (everyone agrees haha) before discussing the big topics
Ye as a Dutchie i do cycle 60Km a day
hahah nice, you WIN!
Sounds like you’ve got your bases covered! Cannot fault your research😉. And keep the faith, eventually the sun will return…..👍🌷
It was quite nice today! 🌞
welcome to the Netherlands if you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes
Loll so true
Complaining is not just for complaining, it's also venting your emotions! Just check our southern neigbours and the difference in mental health! We're complaining away our mental issues! ;P
Edit: OK I kept watching and you actually talk about the scientific evidence for complaining maybe being healthy. Nice!
Hah hah thanks for validating that and sharing! 😁😁
Not ever… only since they are measuring it.
Thanks for this
England it's 310 days rain
55 days dry
Sounds depressing..