8 Tips What NOT to do in The Netherlands - DON'T do this if you want Dutch Friends - Jovie's Home

[@JoviesHome]

Hey guys!! Thanks for coming over! Make sure you stay tuned til the very end for a sneak peek at Thursday’s video! 😘

[@MusicJunky3]

Hi Jovie ,From today's New York Times : last year roughly 27 million American did not have health insurance. Maybe a good topic for an episode of you -know- what ? Cheers.

[@insertnamehere9631]

Hey Jovie, love your videos. I keep hearing that we don't like the Netherlands being called holland. I almost never call it the Netherlands. If somebody asks me where I'm from, I always say holland. Less syllables. ☺

[@nicholasthorn1539]

Interesting, this Holland vs Netherlands business. Is it analogous to England vs Britain?

[@nellekerempe6522]

Jovie's Home are you dutch cause you know much about the netherlands

[@TheDreamtheaterlover]

insertname here it’s a Brabant and Limburg thing we don’t it like if you call it Holland

[@pixiephlox]

I love how foreigners always say that the Dutch are so direct and rude while Dutchies usually think that Americans are fake and disingenuine.

[@newt3711]

PixiePhlox right. We just speak the truth. Sorry the truth hurts your feelings? Lol

[@whataday-whataday]

love this comment!

[@VRBLNSLT]

Facts! 😂

[@sandra925]

PixiePhlox, we just like to tell it like it is😂 We don’t like people with fake smiles and fake kindness.I personally don’t like it if people talk in a whispering way 🧐

[@ccemrr.e8172]

Ahahha k d8 dat alleen k dat dacht dat ze zo nep zijn enzo 😂😂😂

[@evolgrinz3202]

Walking on the cycling lane is a good way to learn new Dutch swearwords :)

[@professionalaverageppsize]

Teringzooi

[@emmalange197]

@mijn liefje Haha Eijkel

[@azaelia2000]

Lol

[@SecondLifeSandy]

Precies dit 🤣🤣

[@FallNorth]

LOL I'm not Dutch but where I live I cycle all the time and use the same route all the time, part of which is a cycle path. The other day, I was walking that direction, then realised given the angry looks I was getting, ..... I was instinctively walking the same route I always cycle, the same direction, in the cycle path :) I mumbled an apology and switched lanes :) It's easily done though if you get into a habit!

[@rondeijkers]

A little tip: if you ask for a coke and you get 'something else' you're not in a restaurant...

[@Dodo.sdesign]

Truth

[@timjarmo6084]

@NIFB For Aruba you will get a coffie its just a bar most of the time you can drink a beer get a coffie an roll a joint at the same time

[@jarasimonson4040]

Hahahaha okay... for real when I was working in a pizeria in Amsterdam Maradona came in with a group to have pizza and simply asked another waiter to get him coke and prostitutes. No joke. Just to be clear it isn't really a common thing 😉

[@pigeonguy9028]

xD

[@bobosims1848]

So true!!!

[@tsaszymborska7389]

What Dutch people hate even more than people walking on cycle paths is people cycling on sidewalks.

[@JasperJanssen]

It’s always really weird when I take the bike to Belgium or Germany or France. There often the bikes are supposed to ride on the sidewalk, except when they’re not and you get yelled at, but it’s completely unclear when and when not... super weird.

[@eggboyssisterry2667]

I am not Dutch but i hate that tooo .i am only 6 yrs in Netherland 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Hakkeholt]

I used to do that as a kid, and try to not be fined, in shopping streets common practice always whatching out for cops and cityguards.

[@JustClaude13]

@@Hakkeholt I went to Osaka, Japan. Bikes are everywhere, mostly on the sidewalk. They move pretty fast through the shopping streets because cars are so rare there.

[@fennek5351]

@@Hakkeholt me2 :)

[@marinusdekker6707]

What we realy dont like: When people hear your from The Netherlands oooh Amsterdam..... sorry what The Nederlands is bigger then just Amsterdam. Dont always think everybody is from Amsterdam, if you realy wanne know and are interested, just ask where the person comes from in The Netherlands. USA is also not only New York.

[@rosalie3214]

Marinus Dekker That’s just what I was thinking! 11 steden is also amazing!

[@universe98F]

I always get asked if I'm from Amsterdam by people online. My reply is always "Thank god I'm not XD"...way too overhyped

[@intothelabyrinth01]

Most Americans visiting NL don't even come to the East. While we have the oldest cities of the country there and so much more forests and even hills. They miss out on half of our history, architectural art and beautiful cosy cities and castles.

[@babagd]

The nederlands

[@GenuisInvictus]

Not something that keeps me up at night. When we meet a Colombian a lot of us also say "Cocaine and Escobar!". That's like saying to a German "Hey Hitler and Holocaust!".

[@martijnvv8031]

Jovie, here's for your American friends some advanced Dutch lessons to teach: He he = finally Ja ja = I don't believe you Ho Ho = wait a minute Zo zo = well well well Phoe Phoe = WOW medium impressed Nou Nou = slightly less than medium impressed

[@JoviesHome]

Funny! I like this a lot

[@Macvriendin]

We Dutch know what you mean with 'A coke': coca cola If you ask for 'Coke': cocaine

[@VulcanOnWheels]

@@JoviesHome A little heads up about the "Phoe Phoe." The "Ph" here is a strong p; not an f. Pst...see? I am catching up. :)

[@BuzzinsPetRock78]

There are plenty double negatives in the world, but as far as I know, there is only one double positive that has a negative meaning: Ja ja :)

[@JasperJanssen]

BuzzinsPetRock78 yeah, right.

[@bartdegroot4826]

Oh .. and an other unwritten rule... unless you know someone very well, you don't ask him or her about what they earn, or 'brag' about what you make...

[@rubikfan1]

I think bragging in general. Dutch realy dont like people that think like they are better. And that includes bosses at work. So if you want to set up bisnuss in thr netherland, expect you newly hired people to critic you. Its not that they hate you, they want to prevent you from making mistakes, even if that is not there job

[@valerieneal2747]

Exactly. I'm American AND I HATE THAT. it is rude, invasive and shows improper upbringing.

[@twistedworld635]

I am 100% Dutch and I hear this "don't call the Netherlands 'Holland'" in many videos, but I honestly don't know ANYBODY in my little circle of friends, family and co-workers who would even have the slightest problem with that. Yes, there are two provinces along the coastline called "North-Holland" and "South-Holland", but nobody cares if you call the entire country "Holland". There's even songs and slogans where we refer to our own country as "Holland", so don't worry about it.

[@judithvandijkhuizen8331]

My mum and cousin, both Dutch, always say 'Holland'. But I say The Netherlands just in case!

[@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748]

@@judithvandijkhuizen8331 I really find it shit if you call the Netherlands Holland. Waarom? Ik woon in Drenthe en mensen uit Holland zijn juist degene die mij en mijn provincie belachelijk maken. Ik heb geen positief gevoel over Holland. Ik ben een Drent en een Nederlander. Maar nooit een Hollander. Bovendien was Holland vroeger de belangrijkste provincie van de Republiek. Door ons land Holland te noemen, zeg je eigenlijk dat Holland er toe doet en de rest alleen maar bijgrond.

[@judithvandijkhuizen8331]

@@dutchskyrimgamer.youtube2748 If you read my comment properly, you will find that I don't actually call the Netherlands Holland.

[@gerhard6105]

Ik kom uit Holland dus ik zit er niet mee als er wordt gevraagd of ik uit Holland kom. Hup, Holland hup, laat de leeuw...of Holland! Holland! in de voetbalstadions. You are from Amsterdam? No, from Haarlem, thats next to it and it is the capital of Northern Holland, and Amsterdam is a city in that province. 😋

[@cyrielmartens3575]

I am 100% Dutch, and I call it the Netherlands. I understand it's a bit easier to say Holland. But it's The Netherlands, Not holland, Not Amsterdam, The Netherlands. :P

[@ItwasKindryte]

Calling The Netherlands 'holland' is like calling the entirety of the US 'Dakota'

[@dutchcourage7312]

More like calling it Washington ... while not being specific if you mean the city or the state ;P

[@coleenparsons4905]

Or "the colonies".

[@avl1094]

Washington or new york

[@kasberkhof7958]

I’ve never heard anyone complain though. I mean, it used to mean those two provinces because that’s where the commercial ships sailed from but when a foreigners says Holland we know he means us as a whole and not two specific provinces

[@avl1094]

@@kasberkhof7958 They are referring to us as a whole. There is a whole world out side of the east and west coast to North America but in the media on tv we only get to see Hollywood and NYC. You got the South / Midwest / Canada

[@yoghertpak]

If you order a coke at a restaurant you Will get a 'cola' not coke to sniff :').

[@ivany8309]

Agreed. Calling it "a coke" is not the issue. At least not to make it one of eight main don`ts

[@Octopussyist]

Really!!! ... don't they have any manners?

[@ferryvanbeek]

@@Octopussyist well, there is always a chance someone will point you in the right direction if you're looking for the sniffy stuff....

[@maartengaat8718]

I wonder in what restaurant see was where se ordered it. When I order a coke I recieve a cola

[@xViola]

@NIFB For Aruba The only people who do this are confused elderly people, in my experience.

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

Hollanders always keep telling people that we're all okay with the Netherlands being called Holland. As someone who lives in one of the other 10 provinces, I'd beg to differ.

[@Fuzz82]

Ehm. No we don't. But on a side note. We do cheer 'Holland' during sports events. But that is only becausse it has a much better ring for cheering. But other that this, just call it the Netherlands.

[@lizzdebever]

I dont mind calling our country Holland, I do mind when you tell you are from the Netherlands they automatically say: Oh Amsterdam!

[@Fuzz82]

@@lizzdebever I'm from Amsterdam. So I admit my bias here.... ;)

[@ThatsTotallyRight]

I think what we tend to forget is that some foreign countries do not call us "the low lands", as they do in UK and France. Some countries literally call us Holland in their native language, like Greek for example. So it's not necessarily wrong.

[@lunabeekhuizen8858]

As a Hollander, I get annoyed when people call the Netherlands Holland. It's just incorrect.

[@MaxTheDragon]

Important one: In the US, traffic uses the 'Keep your lane' system, so if you're in the left-hand lane, you'll usually continue to drive there until you exit the freeway. In The Netherlands however, you're supposed to use the right-hand lanes as much as possible. Driving on the left side of the road unnecessarily can not only get you fined, but there have been incidences where people were pulled over by other cars and the drivers/passengers were beaten up over it. It's considered to be traffic annoyance number 1. It's all got to do with the fact that overtaking on the right side is illegal as well, so when you're driving on the left side, especially if you're driving slowly, you're essentially blocking traffic. Don't do it.

[@danclay8229]

Yeah. We are supposed to keep right in the US too. There is just a lot of people that simply disregard that road rule.

[@renefrijhoff2484]

@@danclay8229 Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

[@henkmeerhof8647]

The rule to keep to the right lane is general in the EU and also in many other places of the world except where the law is to drive on the left side of the road. The only confusing thing is the 'keep your lane' instruction, this you normally will not find in the Netherlands. In practice it is how obedient people are to the law...

[@TheJenniferKK]

Are there "keep your lane" signs in the US? What are these instructions you speak of? Thanks!

[@Hakkeholt]

Try that in Germany on a limitfree part of the autobahn, angry drivers guaranteed..

[@Saartje05]

If you see someone fall and you think you need help just call 112. They will tell you if you need an ambulance or not. Realize you're not a doctor and someone could be bleeding internally.

[@juneartz1073]

True, she doens't have a clue what she's taking about. Of course we call an ambulance, so much bs pffff

[@femkejanssen2463]

She is right, only call an ambulance if there’s an emergency. If you have a small problem and you are able to travel go to the huisarts, they will decide what you have to do.

[@ivany8309]

Totally agree

[@vanpeursus]

Stel je niet aan

[@NLTops]

Welllll...my friend had a collapsed lung and he drove himself to the hospital... 2 days later. Tough as nails that guy.

[@heliscan]

Point nine: never ever visit somebody without giving them a call first or being invited. Just showing up unexpectedly is not a good thing and you most probably are declined. Even as "best friend". Point ten: Never ask somebody about his/hers health unless you are brought up to date in advance of the situation, up front that is. So, the phrase "how are you doing" is actually asking about somebody's health. That's why you don't ask that question. What you can say, what has the meaning you're actually after, is " hoe maakt U het?" "How are you doing" can also refer to somebody's financial situation. You don't want to do that either! Money wise the Dutch are very preserved about their income or fortune. I'm Dutch, born and raised and I don't even know the financial situation of my own (little) sister. You just don't talk about it. Point eleven: Never judge somebody by his/her looks. There are very wealthy people in The Netherlands (Thank you for pointing out it's not called Holland) who dress and drive cars everbody can afford. The true rich people like to maintain a low profile driving a Honda or even worse, a run down Hyundai. New money - people like to show off. Stay away from that kind. If they drive a fancy car, like a top of the line model, they probably worked very hard for it and saved up to buy a car like that. Those are your average mid class people. They probably don't even own their house but renting it. House owners drive middle-class cars, almost never the top of the line models. Of course there are exceptions to every "rule of thumb" but those are the things to look out for. One more thing, a car that's considered a luxury sedan or SUV in the US of A or Canada is just an average car throughout Western Europe. Just to get your mindset right. Even coke (cocaine) is legal to possess in The Netherlands, as long as it is under 5 grams it'll be considered for personal use and you won't go to jail for that. Not even get a fine. Prostitution is legal, they (what the Dutch call "sex workers"") pay taxes on their income and are checked every few weeks for sexual deceases free of charge. If you go ta a party in like a discotheque drugs will be sold, you normally can have the purity tested for free at the so called GGD-post which is set up in the establishment itself. Just to prevent you're taking something that's real poison. No police involved, just cool and relaxed. No raids unless something really bad is going on, even then they will be in the background just targeting the offender without breaking up the party. Mind you, DON'T DO DRUGS! Last thing, my compliments! You did a very good job pointing out what to do and what not. Keep up the good work. Excuse me, never give any money to beggars in the street. They are getting money from the government to provide for clothing, food, healthcare and shelter. Just so you know. In the Netherlands there is no such thing as poor beggars, they probably have more money than you ever dream of.

[@thedemonnoof4383]

I can get cocaine? Whaaat? This is going to be bad. Haha. Nah. Gave that up. But you give good advice for my trip this Summer. One question. My ex girlfriend lives in Noord-Holland. Her and I didn't work out because her parents viewed me as a stranger and were scared of me? I guess. Is that normal? Most Dutch aren't welcoming to outsiders? That was a bit weird to me, because I welcome all sorts of people into my life. I get to know them and then decide how I feel or what I think about them.

[@petergraphic5394]

"deceases"?It is spelled diseases.True English is simple..

[@majdavojnikovic]

You just made The Netherlands less attractive :)

[@rubenh8645]

In America: somebody call an ambulance!!! The one American seemingly injured: nooo i can’t afford it In the Netherlands: u okay? Ye sure At least we have insurance though

[@JoviesHome]

Good for you! You’re one of the “lucky” ones. I just hope that you never lose your job or your employer decides to change your health policy. The point here is that your health insurance shouldn’t be dependent on your job/employment status. Everyone should have great coverage as a right. People shouldn’t be going into bankruptcy or losing their homes to pay medical bills. I just read an article where the longest-hospitalized covid-19 patient in the USA received a 181-page bill for 1.1 million dollars for his hospitalization. Luckily the Fed/State governments are picking up the tab, but what if they didn’t? It’s just such a shitty system, and while it currently works for your situation, you shouldn’t have to worry that if your circumstances change (like becoming unemployed as so many Americans currently are), you can lose it all. Through no fault of your own.

[@NLTops]

@Conway Twitty We don't assume everyone has bad health insurance in the US. We just don't think a person shouldn't be able to get into debt over their health. So there are rules on the legal minimum of coverage packages and a legal maximum on profit margins. Our healthcare system isn't based on profit but on supplying a civil service.

[@Gjacobsfan1]

@@JoviesHome I am Dutch, and I don’t understand that logic

[@jmitterii2]

In the USA, we don't really have any options... for whatever medical problem be it a severe injury or just a leg injury that isn't life threatening, an ambulance is the only resort... which as stated by Ruben, the irony becomes once the EMT's show up to hopefully determine the severity, even stable now, but still dire need of further emergency services, the patient if conscious will chose to no take the ambulance and instead have someone drive them to the hospital. To avoid the huge medical bill, which an ambulance ride can cost as much as $1,000 to $10,000... the range and the price either direction is absurd, and that's even with insurance. And this often isn't covered by insurance laws of max copays. So that expenditure doesn't often count as if the big bill was just an extra bill outside of medical. WE in the US don't have a medical system, we have a hustle under the bridge... and part of that hustle is the only option for any medical assistance is to call emergency help. Because there are no urgent or lower tier support that is mobile. In addition, emergency services must at least attempted regardless of ability to pay, while lower tier medical, they want the money and/or insurance card up front before any services are rendered. Again, a hustle under a bridge.

[@boxie001]

I am very dutch but I never got this culture not inviting people to have a bite to eat when it is dinner time. in my family we just shared the food

[@djokealtena2538]

Unless we were on a schedule and had to do stuff after

[@shirleyvz11]

We always make extra,if we have nobody stopping by that day,it goes into the refrigerator for the next day.

[@NoorNoor-ul5zh]

boxie001 No its true!!! 99,9 of the dutchies are like this!!

[@boxie001]

@@NoorNoor-ul5zh I did not say it was not true. I am saying I don't get that culture.

[@nickybolland1910]

I am also very Dutch and i am still suprised when this happens to me, also because in my family we just invite them, (often they do say no btw) if we do not have enough we always have stuff in the freezer.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Another one would be, don't bring up Black Pete discussions.

[@WvhKerkhof]

Black Pete is a friend of all dutch people, we dont have racism here, we love good people and hate bad people, skin color is not important.

[@TheTwan85]

@@WvhKerkhof if the color of someones skin isn't important, why does Black Pete have to stay black? ;)

[@JannekeBruines]

@@TheTwan85 I was taught that zwarte Piet was black because he climbed up so many chimneys that the sut wouldn't come off anymore and the colour of his actual skin has always been a mystery to me... That is why it is hurtful (not offensive to me because I do understand) to many people who believed the same thing because they are not necessarily racist.... 😔😔😯

[@fransbuijs808]

See? It's beginning already. But I don't think tourists would talk about that anyway.

[@TheTwan85]

@@JannekeBruines I totally agree with you. Like you, I've been told by my parents that Black Pete was black because of the soot from the chimney. So for me, as for most people, it has never ever ever been a racial/racist thing. However, if that's the narrative we wanna stick to, why is there so much push-back on 'Soot Wipe Pete' (roetveeg Piet)? Why does the soot makes their lips red? And how does the chimney give them golden earrings and curly hair? And how about the iconic outfit that's based on traditional clothing dating back to the Dutch colonial times? I'm not saying it's meant to be a racist thing. However, if it's offending people, we might have to reconsider some parts of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZvSpHqCar6qhtk

[@selmavansligtenhorst]

Lmao: whispers Weed!! And if you say coke, nobody will bring you actual cocaine 😂

[@JoviesHome]

Yeah, had to whisper it so that YT doesn't punish me for talking about "illegal things" in a video lol. 😂😂😂 Thanks for watching!

[@Saartje05]

@@JoviesHome They won't, otherwise they could punish half of the country, lol

[@declanmcardle]

Ah, the dreaded demonetization.

[@Yochemm]

@@JoviesHome In The Netherlands nothing is illegal... When you kill someone else, you get a "Taakstraf" of 40 hours and any thing is done...

[@Helpimnoob]

@@Yochemm i don't know in what netherlands you live, but definitely not in the same one where I live.

[@g.j.koster1986]

As a dutchman, i think you did an excellent job analyzing our culture.

[@sadkingbilly]

G.J. KOSTER I don’t think she did. I think it’s mostly first impressions and a limited social network that’s responsible for that. Which is pretty normal of course since she can hardly be expected to meet a big variety of Dutch people and their subcultures; it’s also normal not to go out of your way, travelling to different parts of the Netherlands randomly to check in what circumstances people live. And some things are just completely off-the-chart unrealistic, like thinking a restaurant will serve a line of coke when asked. Even 95% of coffeeshops will toss you out for specifically asking. And most street dealers will just laugh. On the other hand, at least she doesn’t leave her american visitors with the impression we’re all living in windmills in Amsterdam, crushing tulips under our wooden shoes while smoking weed.

[@justbluemartin9346]

I'm coming to visit

[@gloriascientiae7435]

@@sadkingbilly Lol mijn familie komt uit veluwevalei, ik zit toch regelmatig in klompen erwtensoep te eten dak me zelfs in NL een beetje vreemd voel xD

[@Laampie]

We only call an ambulance when bones sticks out

[@nonexistingvoid]

112 is for (possible) life threatening situations. And open arm fracture doesn't need an ambulance. But you can hold your arm and have someone else drive you to the hospital. Legs are different, as it means you can't move yourself. And if it's your thigh, you risk bleeding out quickly if one of the arteries in your thigh gets damaged by a wrong move. Heart, long, and brain issues need an ambulance to come. An ambulance ride to the hospital won't be charged when ambulance workers say you need to come with them.

[@NLTops]

Tell that to my broken collarbone when I was 15. My shao lin teacher drove me to the hospital.

[@colinmorsink9685]

@Another NPC Nah....not even then, brush it of and on your bike to the doctor.

[@MMGV1992]

they will not come if you just snapped your ankle, they close the phone on you, or they shout you out 🤣🤣🤣

[@schoolingdiana9086]

It sounds like a country run by moms who are nurses. “You don’t need a doctor; your arm isn’t broken.”

[@crashpilot5006]

You can order a Coke in the Netherlands as an English speaking foreigner, and (practically) nobody would assume you mean the white powder, that's just silly. The only place where that may be confused with that stuff is in shady allayways. Even in a "Cofee shop" that will get you a Pepsi or Cola drink. Other than that, I would agree with what has been said here for most circumstances :)

[@Volucrum]

One time. Someone said our language sounded like German. I continued out conversation in German until they said. Please. I can't understand you!

[@willd6515]

Spot on about the food. As a kid playing at a friends house i was told: you've got to go now, we're going to have dinner. It was a normal thing, maybe the younger generation isn't so strickt about this anymore. Which would be a good thing.

[@Methodsaimon]

haha and if you wanna stay for dinner you will have to discuss that with them and your parents i know the deal!

[@deesbordspellen2478]

In my home this was not normal. My mom always ask, are you eating with us? So yes, tell you're mom. She made enough, or we just all had a bitt less so a guest could eat with us. My grandmother came from Drenthe and my mom was used to people staying for dinner, when she was a small girl. So for us it was normal too

[@sadkingbilly]

DEES Bordspellen same here. My parents would never tell one of my friends to leave (his very theist parents did, though lol) on Saturdays dinner often was soup with bread because sometimes up to 10 people were visiting and loved my mums soup 😄

[@barbaradelugt5051]

I will send kids home most of the times, adults I will always invite to stay.

[@i.m.7710]

Reminds me of playing at the neighbor's house (California). Their mom would bake cookies from scratch and send us home when the aroma from the oven was divine.😣😣😣 I was about 3 years old. Too young to know to ask my mom to bake cookies. She didn't know how anyway.

[@renefrijhoff2484]

If there's no walkpath, always walk on the opposite direction side. (meaning left of the street i.s.o. right. This is because you can see traffic comming towards you. If you walked on the right side, you can't see any traffic coming and can cause an accident by diverting while traffic is comming from behind you which you couldn't see.

[@ivany8309]

That`s good advice for any country, not only for the Netherlands by the way. Support

[@OP-1000]

“Asking for a coke in a restaurant will get you something different”? What? Are you implying they will bring you cocaine? You can ask for a coke in a restaurant and they will bring you cola, no worries. 😂

[@metalvideos1961]

Nope. Tons of restaurants give you pepsi instead of coke. Because pepsi is a coke as well.

[@sadkingbilly]

Metal Videos urgh, no it’s not. Pepsi is disgusting. But you’re right, ask for a coke and they’ll bring you whatever brand of cola they have.

[@internaut4257]

@@sadkingbilly it tastes the fucking same, get over yourself

[@robertcuminale1212]

@@metalvideos1961 A Pepsi is not a "coke". It is a cola. Coke is a licensed trade mark of the Coca Cola Bottling Company. I've drank both and prefer Coke.I like millions of others can taste the difference. Even mixed with with rum. I used to live in Puerto Rico and could taste a Cuba Libre mixed with Bacardi or with Don Q or Ron Llave. Bacardi is or the American market. It's aged in barrels that were once used to age bourbon, the others are not.

[@robertcuminale1212]

@@internaut4257 Perhaps to you because you burned out your taste buds drinking inferior colas lie Pepsi.

[@p_mouse8676]

As a Dutch person I actually really can't relate to many of these things. Wonder with what people you hang around with? lol. Sound like horrible people 😄🤣 People are always welcome here.

[@GamingMineCraftful]

i think it kinda depends on where you live

[@michelveenstra9906]

@@GamingMineCraftful yes she thinks amsterdam is all of the netherlands

[@daphne4983]

Hangt toch af van wie. Een kennis is iets anders dan een vriend.

[@irispostema]

Same, but the 'how are you' as a greating was really confusing for me at first.

[@bobosims1848]

@@GamingMineCraftful Yeah, The Hague... all stuck up snobs, right? (just kidding; I don't know any people from The Hague, so I cannot judge what they're like.)

[@cyprel]

This was so spot on and I loved it. I teach Dutch to foreigners and often find myself having to explain the culture. One thing I never fail to tell them: Dutch people are always, ALWAYS on time. In fact, they are usually about 5 minutes early. If we agreed to meet at three, and you actually show up at three, I'll be a little annoyed already. So whenever you think you're 'a little late', you're actually twice as late as you think you are!

[@kb7821]

You can always call 112. They Will decide if the ambulance is coming

[@hendrykremer8394]

Another one: don't think Amsterdam with the canals and coffeeshops is The Netherlands! There are different and more things to see in other cities and in small towns, nature.

[@BlacksmithTWD]

It's a small part of the Netherlands, most Dutch seem to prefer to live somewhere else than Amsterdam. If it wasn't for job offers in the 'randstad', I'd guess many would prefer to move to the eastern more quit parts of the Netherlands. Personally I like most of the Netherlands, but I tend to avoid the big cities if I can.

[@remc0s]

I understand why tourists love Amsterdam, but it's just one city that is not even remotely representative of the whole country. I'm Dutch myself and most people i know think of Amsterdam as a city-sized souvenir shop. Last time i visited Amsterdam because i won tickets for Body World, everywhere we went, we were addressed in english. "Would you guys like to order something to drink?" "Ja, lekker. Twee koffie, graag."

[@timori5290]

Coffee shops are everywhere lil

[@HerrTelef]

I'm german and grown up at the dutch-german region. And I love De Nederlande more and more and visit it on weekend city trips. But Amsterdam...no..., to busy, to much stoned tourist...

[@ronaldtempel]

Calling the Netherlands Holland isn't that big of a deal. Yes, technically it's incorrect, but we do it ourselfs to. I was born and raised in a province called Gelderland, moved to Drenthe and currently live in Utrecht, but once in a while when I was young I said Holland when I ment the Netherlands. The 'on time' thing is very true though. If you say you'll be there at 14:00 for example, it's best to be there exactly at 13:55. Just to make sure you're on time and to non verbally tell the other person that you respect him/her and his/her time. Love your video. It's actually fun to hear what foreign people find strange and what not.

[@julieankhan.2801]

Foreigners sometimes think US is california or NY.

[@thedutchman01]

*You* might not have a problem with people calling it Holland, and that's totally fine. You are obviously entitled to your views. But just because you don't have a problem with it doesnot mean others, like myself, don't not have a problem with it. I'm not from Holland, I'm from Brabant. I'm proud of where I'm from, and it annoys the heck out of me when people use Holland for the Netherlands. And I make sure to never call it Holland either. For the rest. Yeah. If you make an appointment with a time in mind... The way we see it, it's being disrespectfull of the other persons time if you don't do your best to be there at the agreed upon time or earlier. So for us it's just a matter of respecting the other person. As, if you're late, and I'm ready... Why are you wasting my precious time? I got better things to do than wait for you. Time, afterall, is the most precious thing we all have in the end, don't make me waste it.

[@theon9575]

Ja. Yes. But it depends on context and occasion which outsiders don't understand.

[@newt3711]

She acts like Dutch care a lot what you call it. My family and I call it Holland.

[@Pfirtzer]

Outside of the Netherlands not many people would know what Netherlands is nor where it is on the map. You say Holland, and most of them know.

[@Margien]

This is so fun to watch, I recognize a lot of things. Especially the fact that everything is so organized, for me it's a normal thing because I was born here. But ever since I have a partner from Peru and visited her family there many times, I have become way more aware of our quirky little things. And the warmth they give anyone over there, is very much appreciated by me! So I can also understand how that threw you off in the beginning (I heard it in your other video). Also the comment about that our language sounds like German, hahah. That is so true, I'm guilty of that too, as I also don't really like to hear it. Even though I love our German neighbours. I guess it's because we are so small we would like to be recognized, who knows. Thanks for making this video, it's good to hear these things from another perspective, definitely broadens your mind.

[@HerrTelef]

Whenever I listen to my dear Dutch neighbours (as a country) speaking English, I never thought they normally speak german. It sounds really different.

[@annemiekevaneijkeren4486]

Just say everything like it is, say weed or hash, say cocaine, there's nothing wrong with that. All that american hush up way of saying things, so silly and unrealistic.

[@the9thof13]

and also something you should not do here. sugar coding just angers us.

[@MrMezmerized]

Jovy legde ergens anders uit dat ze fluisterde omdat KZbin algoritmen het anders misschien zouden oppikken. Zeker de laatste tijd worden video's met "controversiële" onderwerpen sponsorloos gehouden. Geen centjes dus.

[@nonexistingvoid]

@@MrMezmerized oftewel: let op je woorden of youtube geeft je geen geld.

[@frankloos4938]

I hate it when people say that Dutch sounds like German. Open your ears.

[@robertoeijs]

I can imagine it happens, can you hear when they speak korean, chinees, japanese, ..... and so on. Whe have a germanic langauge.

[@frankloos4938]

@@robertoeijs yes you can hear it. I am a Dutch men who lives in Germany. And I can tell you the sound is very different.

[@marcomaihofer]

But Dutch looks like German LOL

[@frankloos4938]

@@marcomaihofer are you german or Dutch?

[@marcomaihofer]

@@frankloos4938 Ik ben Duits ;) De klank is natuurlijk echt anders. Maar als jij wet hoe je de woorden moet uitgespreken ligt Nederlands en Duits kwa taal toch vrij dicht bij elkaar.

[@SjaakSchulteis]

I used to work as a cabin attendant and asking Americans for a drink had its moments too.... when you say in the Netherlands "soda" you actually mean that bubbly water. Not a softdrink. And what Americans don't know is that it is not common to have icecubes in your softdrink unless you ask for it. At least it is not the amounts you get in the states. You should not ask for a lot of ice, because your "coke" will not taste good. In the states it is made to taste with lots of ice. If you do that in the Netherlands (Germany too) you will get a watered down coke with hardly any taste. And what I found funny.... many americans are on a diet and ask for a diet water! How can a water be a diet water, there are no calories in water....

[@irisachternaam]

Dinner is concidered family time. Most families eat together at the table and really see it as quality time. Parents ask how the kids' day was at school, etc. So yeah, we need to know if you join for dinner, because it is already planned. Jup, Dutchies and their schedule.

[@brianplum1825]

That shows where the Dutch priorities are. They place hospitality towards friends towards the bottom. They also think their friends ruin their quality family time instead of contributing to it.

[@LizaS70]

If we cook dinner in the Netherlands we often have just enough for the family in the house. Cooking more means we have throw the rest of it away if no one joins us for dinner. Dutch people don't like wasting food 😉

[@brianplum1825]

@@LizaS70 Yikes! That says a lot about Dutch people. Even in third-world countries, many would go out of their way to make more food or eat less in order to make a guest feel welcome. These are people with a lot less to spare or waste than the Dutch.

[@Lafayette19P]

@@brianplum1825 I can relate to your Yikes!-feeling but it differs in each family... I am 100% Dutch (at least the 8 generations I know of) and as a single mom every guest was welcome to join diner. Indeed we do cook portion wise, I did cause of being in the lowest income range... so we just ate less to still be able to share. Or improvised to have extra food (like make an apple crumble together with the visiting kid) To my surprise the favour wasn't always returned. Strangest thing is that it sometimes involved welthy families of 4/5 and an extra person wouldn't have mattered (neither portion wise or financially). So I guess my main point is: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH DUTCH PEOPLE ;)!!!! Been there as well on the giving as the receiving end of both extremes.

[@brianplum1825]

@@Lafayette19P Kudos to you for showing hospitality at the cost of self sacrifice. I've visited affluent American families as well as those of limited means in third world countries. I could tell people were willing to bring out food they otherwise would save for more special occasions. I think it's common in most cultures of the world to place more importance on a family's guest than on economizing. They take it as a reflection of the level of friendship and a reflection of one's generosity. If the Dutch don't put value on these two things, I'm frankly shocked.

[@TheTwan85]

Hey Jovi, fun video as always! To react to your points: 1 Holland or The Netherlands... You're right on this point geographically, however I feel like most people don't really mind. It's just a language barrier thing. For example in Spanish, 'The Netherlands' translates to 'the lower countries', so in Spanish they call it Holanda. Not that big a deal in my opinion; 2 Punctuality is a big thing for job interviews or doctors appointments etc. (we usually try to be there 5 to 10 minutes early, just to make sure we're on time) but among friends it's not that big of a deal. There are actually a lot of local proverbs like 'een Brabants kwartiertje' that imply it's not a big deal if you're 15 minutes late among friends; 3 Yup! 4 Yup! It's not a hospitality thing tho. A lot of Dutch families eat meat with veggies and potatoes for dinner regularly. To prevent food waste (and because we like to be economical with our money) this means that a family of 4 would buy 4 pork chops for example for dinner. So it's not that you wouldn't be welcome to join, just that they didn't get enough for everyone if we get unexpected guests. 5 Definitely DO NOT compare us to Germans. In any way. Not just our language ;) At this point it's more like a running gag that 'we don't like Germans', but it's rooted in the 2nd World War. Even in sporting events like soccer, it's always an especially loaded game when we play against Germany; 6 Yup! 7 Yup! 8 Yup on the coffeeshop part ;) However asking for a Coke in a bar/restaurant is not that big of a deal. They just might not understand you. It's just another language barrier thing. The same goes for Spain. I've tried to order a Coke before on holiday there, but they just stare at you because they don't understand. However coke is short for cocaïne in English as well, not just in Dutch, so it's basically the same thing...

[@angelarturokooistra7671]

In mijn dorpje in Friesland hebben we ook zo'n kwartiertje. Grapig om dat te horen van anderen. We noemen het "Het Kûbaarder kwartiertje. "Hollander" word meestal vaak geaccepteerd in grotere plekken, vooral waar veel buitenlandse touristen naar toe gaan. Maar ik heb wel ervaren dat ze het in kleinere plekken vaak toch wat "minder" leuk vinden als mensen ze "Hollander" noemen buiten Noord en Zuid Holland om. Vooral in het noorden.

[@nataschavanzanen]

There’s a reason ‘cycle path’ sounds a lot like ‘psychopath’. Just saying.

[@irisachternaam]

lol

[@ioeee7563]

At first, I heard Jovie saying: "When you walk into a psychopath" (Wanneer je een psychopaat tegen het lijf loopt).

[@pandoracle]

@@ioeee7563 actually me too

[@DreLuxTV]

😂😂😂

[@renefrijhoff2484]

Especially in Amsterdam.

[@jillarcher9173]

This was highly informative. Comically, a few of the things you mentioned, I had already done with a friend from the Netherlands. Luckily, he was very kind and didn’t get upset.

[@hananabdullah3371]

We have the same issue, we hate it when they call The Emirates “Dubai” , its not a country! Its not even the capital it’s just a city

[@charlottevanlangevelde1114]

Honestly most of what you are describing just counts for Amsterdam.. Its like describing daily life in NYC and calling it the American way of life

[@JoviesHome]

Interesting to hear that...especially since I don’t live in Amsterdam!

[@marvinbessems1]

But she is right some of the things you said aren't counting for everywhere, like hier in limburg there are a lot of things different and you may tell that aswel in your videos when you talk about the Netherlands, not ment in a offending way but consider it it can help reducing hate comment of actual Dutch people

[@michadewandeler4028]

@@marvinbessems1 kom op Limburg is België

[@bobosims1848]

@@JoviesHome No, if I payed attention, you mentioned in another video that you lived in The Hague, right?

[@electron5271]

Eh, I've never lived in Amsterdam and I can relate to everything

[@lindaraterink6451]

For the record. if you see an elderly lady fall and you suspect she has broken something like her hip (not necessarily lifethreatening) you do call an ambulance. Just a bruise or a scrape or minor cut ofcourse not.

[@JoviesHome]

That's a good point, thanks Linda!!

[@PeterPetersNL]

Breaking a hip is life threatening to older ladies. To older gentlemen too.

[@lienbijs1205]

@@PeterPetersNL She tries to say that if you need to lay to avoid more damage or more pain you can call an ambulance too.

[@ivany8309]

Dears, please don`t play doctors if you are not one of them. There are many reasons why a person might fall down, so please just call 112 and describe the case. Let them decide to send the ambulance or not.

[@ivany8309]

@@PeterPetersNL It is not a case for a huisarts (GP) even if it is not an older lady

[@tiablasangoriti8347]

What a wonderful personality and calming friendly voice you have Jovi. The information is enlightening and uplifting. Keep up the good work.

[@EpicKate]

Congrats on the growth of your channel! It's really exciting! It's always fun to watch your videos and learn about things. You really are so well spoken.

[@JoviesHome]

Thank you so much Katie. I love your channel too. You’re different from so many cookie cutter channels on YT and I really appreciate and enjoy that. ❤️❤️❤️

[@KrunchyJD]

Cycle where you should cycle, walk where you should walk, drive where you should drive. That sounds exactly like it should be.

[@shannzemachielsen1989]

Agree with you.. Living now here for 14 yrs! But honestly I just love the simplicity of the people here, and very organise.

[@forestdweller5581]

I love how the comments are going off about cocaine. Can we talk about cheese now?

[@zippygachuche3757]

Thank you for this Jovie. Very helpful tips for those of us coming from very different culture . And your lively presentation style ❤

[@MarianneLeTempsJadis]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for pointing out that Holland is only a part of The Netherlands.

[@jetsetgabrielle]

Love your videos. We are planning the move in 2021 with my husband's job and all your videos re: expat tips help so much! Thanks for posting.

[@bernadettevanderploeg9551]

being late is impolite, it shows you don't care.

[@sunavanbekkum]

Not invited to stay for dinner is really something from the previous generation. The generation that also have dinner at exactly 6 o’clock. This generation is totally different.

[@dutchcourage7312]

*Thank you for these service announcements* :) ... especially #3 is appreciated by me, as i had this issue with an exchange student ... greet people in the Netherlands with Hi, Hello, Hiya, Good 'part of the day', Hallo ... but don't do the 'what up' or 'how are you', UNLESS you actually want to know how they are, asking that is actually very appreciated, and if you want to get to know a person better or make conversation, it's probably the easiest way to get a Dutch person to talk to you. It will be about what they ran into today or lately, and it may take some time, they might not always ask how you have been, maybe because they don't want to know, or don't want to spend more time. And nobody will think it's weird if after they tell you how they have been, you tell them how you have been. "Wow, that is ...insert emotional indicator that relates to w/e you just listen too..., well I have done or been... etc." ... if you do ask people 'how they are' and then just move on, it feels to Dutch people like this: 'you know one of their parents was terminally ill and died a couple of days ago', you proceed to ask them 'how is your mon/dad' and just walk on as if you don't care one bit...

[@elinekoops8305]

YES THAT 'HEY HOW ARE YA' THING IS SO ANNOYING I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THAT AND IT GIVES ME ANXIETY LIKE WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY JEEZ.

[@TheFranny231]

We just respond, "Good! How are you doin' ?" Most people (from the US) don't really expect a long answer. The exception would be, if you were ill or injured recently, then we might want to know if you are feeling better.

[@paigetomkinson1137]

It's really just our way of saying "Hoe gaat het?"

[@azaelia2000]

Same lol.

[@dickmarcostedehouder8000]

and dont make jokes about money. Money is a serious thing in the Netherlands, dont joke about it!

[@HennySmeenkSmale]

Hoe bedoel je? Ik heb echt geen idee waar je het over hebt.

[@mjss1980NL]

Its not that its for life threathening situations, well its one reason. But if you call the ambulance it will cost you your whole insurance. We have a insurance, and with that comes the own risk. So that means that the first 380 euro you spend on medicines a ambulance or if you need to get surgery, you have 2 pay yourself. The check comes at the end of the year when you dont have enough money because of the holidays etc. So its basicly, dont get sick, and dont get injured 😅

[@dudie5403]

Hurray you know the difference between Holland and The Netherlands! Somehow some Dutch people don't even know that which is sad. And at our home everyone can stay for dinner if they want most of the time but we prefer to know in advance so we can run to the supermarkt before the guests arrive as indeed we usually don't make a lot more then we actually eat. When I have friends over around dinner time I just ask if they want to stay for dinner if it's gezellig. If they don't it's a sign it's time for them to leave, if you like to have dinner we need to go to the supermarket if I don't have enough at home to make a proper meal for at least 2 people.

[@dudie5403]

@Ad Lockhorst True, unfortunately.

[@ThW5]

@Ad Lockhorst Well , Hilversum is part of North Holland...

[@Madronaxyz]

Since I was about 10 years old, so for 56 years now, it's driven me nuts that people here say "how are you?" but do not want an answer! I'm a 5th generation Texan.

[@picobello99]

Also, asking for "soda" in a supermarket will get you something else... :)

[@Octopussyist]

What do you say in America if you actually do want soda?

[@bhenstra]

Washing soda / soda crystals / sodium carbonate (Na2CO3).

[@paigetomkinson1137]

@@Octopussyist Baking soda

[@HennySmeenkSmale]

@@paigetomkinson1137 Baking soda is niet hetzelfde als soda. Soda wordt gebruikt om te reinigen, baking soda kan daar inderdaad ook voor gebruikt worden, maar baking soda is ook geschikt voor consumptie (als rijsmiddel bij bakken, bv.).

[@AnymMusic]

most of the time you just take a painkiller, go to your huisarts, and most of the time they'll just say "oh yeah no worries just sit it out for a bit" broken leg, ambulance. if she can stand without pain, likely no ambulance

[@MsWatismyname]

Broken leg: bus to the hospital

[@nonexistingvoid]

@@MsWatismyname broken arm: bus to the hospital Broken leg: ambulance

[@Ronny_van_Gerwen]

At my house, guests are always welcome to stay for diner

[@Ronny_van_Gerwen]

My mother was a little offended if you didn’t

[@esthervanandel1687]

The one about staying for dinner actually goes two ways. Because for many people it's uncommon to have spontaneous dinner guests, we may also feel uncomfortable when people ask us if we want to stay. It may feel like we're a burden and some people may decline at first as they don't want to bother the other. While I come from a family where everybody was always welcome for dinner, my parents have some international friends who may ask them spontaneously to stay for dinner and my parents will still feel like it's more polite to decline (but may end up staying if the other insists or says it's really not a burden but they like it). While for other cultures it may actually be rude to decline. We are also taught that it may be rude to visit someone between 4pm and 5pm, as they're about to start cooking and it's almost dinner time and they may feel like you're forcing yourself on them (either by taking their time while they want to start cooking or by making them feel like they should invite you for dinner).

[@TerryVogelaar]

Holland is North-Holland and South-Holland; the country is actually The Netherlands. "Holland" is just the nickname. But shouldn't the same logic apply to America? North-America and South-America together would form the real America, while the United States of America is the official name of the country, which is just a smaller part of the two continents. "America" is just a nickname. The funny thing is that Trump didn't say: "The USA first", but instead "America first". According to my two continent theory, he accidentally included Mexico... :-)

[@JoviesHome]

My (Spanish) hubby and I have this "disagreement" all the time!! I'm like, "America is a country" and he says, "No, it's a CONTINENT". It was all fine til we had kids and they started asking about geography... now I'm in trouble 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@TerryVogelaar]

​@@JoviesHome If "Carolina" would have been the nickname of the USA, Californians definitely would have objected against that nickname, just as Limburgers do to "Holland". But since everything in the USA is included inside America, nobody minds. So no-one says: "Well, actually..."

[@toaojjc]

@@TerryVogelaar a similar situation is Scotland. They are in the United Kingdom and not in England.

[@HaKi1950]

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[@vranzvanmaaren]

I think I see and hear some "Holland" here and there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHrOgnqEppeko7c

[@mandybisseling5997]

Number 4 is might be true in Holland, but in Limburg, when you visit friends and they get ready for diner, you probebly will get invited to stay fot diner.

[@hondjevandebakker20]

Same in the villages in Gelderland.

[@pandoracle]

here in the north of the netherlands that's also pretty common, i guess -besides culture- it also depends on your circle of friends....

[@mauricedorreboom5388]

I live in North Holland I also was raised, on inviting people to stay for diner. If there is not enough, we will devide it or get some take away (often Chinese). However I have a friend, have known him for over 35 years and he is a bit like you describe. One time I arrived at his place unannounced (because I live life on the wild side) and since they didn't expect me, I got a sandwich and they had a warm dinner. I think the method of parenting is what makes the difference here. My sister and me were raised, like ... there is always room for an extra chair.

[@hilanaghattas3602]

well in friesland it isn't

[@barvdw]

My father did a lot of business in the Netherlands, delivering plants, mostly. Most invited him in for a coffee, but only one coffee. In Belgium, they ask a little less often if you want a coffee, but if they do, you can stay for a little longer than just a coffee, and there will probably be some biscuits, too. Just a little difference he has noticed between our countries..

[@jochemstoel]

Hey this is a great video, you are really on point with your examples. I laughed because I recognized myself. I guess I can myself a typical Dutch person. I do want to point out one thing though that you are absolutely wrong about. I watched the ending of your video three times just to be sure you actually said what I was hearing. If you ask for a coke in a cafe, every normal person will assume that you mean cola, especially when they know you speak English or any other foreign language. It never EVER happens anywhere that a Dutch person asks for "a coke" in a cafe or even coffee shop because cocaine is actually illegal here too. (Yes, it is a little more complicated) There are no public places where they serve this obviously. You don't risk getting "something else". This creates an entirely wrong image of what our drug laws/policies are and personally I find it a little offensive. Maybe you should look into that more carefully and make a video about it, I'll gladly help you with the details if you decide that's a good idea. To the majority of the culture, using coke is frowned upon. If you sell it, you go to jail. I meant what I said that your video is great as much as I am serious about this. I liked the part about the bicycles too, one thing I've learned from international students and tourists is that they really don't know what is going on the first time when somebody offers to sell them a (stolen) bike on a Saturday night or any night of the week. Often they think the person is asking for some kind of help and approach him/her friendly rather than politely declining the offer which is how you are expected to respond.

[@cdatechnician1435]

Wow, an American who speaks instead of shouting, what a refreshing & pleasant change.

[@stefanlastname3336]

Great video! Pretty accurate as well I’d say. You seem like a very kind and happy person. A couple of things based on my own experience as someone who lives in Overijssel We are indeed pretty straightforward here, but there’s big difference between west NL (mainly but not limited to South and North Holland) and the other provinces. My friend’s parents are divorced and her father lives in North Holland. I’ve been stayed at her father’s place before and even the people themselves say they’re way more straightforward and often come across as rude. Same thing with big cities, which makes sense considering Holland has lots of big cities The bike lock thing is also mainly west NL and the big cities. I live in a city that’s fairly well none but not very important anymore, and I’ve definitely forgotten to lock my bike before. I also only have one lock, just like all of my friends except one. I didn’t know about the bicycle boat but that’s hilarious! The German thing is incredibly accurate. German is actually a very hard language for many people in this country and we really don’t see a lot of similarities. A lot of people in this country say German has very different grammar, generally sounds a bit angry and has some very different words. The dinner thing also depends on where in NL you live. Here we often ask people if they’d like to stay for dinner. Bringing a friend home for lunch is something that happens quite often as well. In elementary school I had lunch at a friend’s house at least once a week. I do think it is once again different in west NL / big cities and it also depends on the people in general. I’m honestly glad I live in this part of the Netherlands, because it feels much smaller. There’s lots of kind humans in all parts of NL, but I guess you could say there’s some culture differences. Overall I think this is a very accepting country with lots of diversity and that’s great. This got incredibly long, if anyone managed to get this far, good job!

[@Bitzsital09]

Jovie - you are amazing :) you are so warm and kind!

[@rirtif]

It's so hard in the Netherlands to get you a coffee or a cola drink. You might get drugs instead. Ha ha ha! NOT TRUE !!!

[@JoviesHome]

Not that you'll GET the drugs but I've definitely made the "coffee shop" mistake myself!

[@wellthatsawkward8134]

@@JoviesHome in the bigger citys mayne, because most foreigners (tourist)ARE looking for drugs,just ask where can i have a cup of coffee ?

[@MrAhmmm]

the ambulance thing is total nonsense,I never heard this.nobody is going to ask questions if theres a medical emergency,they'll do that when they get there and the insuance (which is mandatory)will pay for it. also:NOBODY EVER got cocaine instead of coca cola when asking for 'a coke"in a restaurant.maybe someone will joke about it but absolutely noone will get those 2 mixed up. where do you get this from?

[@ervie60]

LOL cyclepaths spoken fast sounds like pychopaths... in cities like Amsterdam or Groningen that is basically the same thing!

[@JoviesHome]

😂😂😂

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

Groningen..? LOL

[@nameless9548]

Spiritual Anarchist its a province lol

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

​Ik weet dat studenten zich misdragen.. Maar de 'Psychopaten uit steden zoals.. '.Groningen' klinkt wat overdreven.

[@hendrikperdok2965]

@@nameless9548 but its also the name of the main city in the province

[@winstonjones7519]

Fascinating! Thank you for the etiquette tips.

[@sandravermeulen9729]

Most people know 'a' coke means cola... and if you ask for 'coke' nobody is gonna get you anything. We do not have it laying around under the kitchen sink or something...

[@Stismega]

Sandra Vermeulen Speak for yourself

[@Pfirtzer]

Are you sure?Ask a random Moroccan on bike and he will deliver whatever you want.

[@sandravermeulen9729]

@@Pfirtzer Not where I live...he's most likely not selling coke but the bike.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Don't generalise please. Some of my friends do use it so i do keep some around to be a good host lol. I am not even kidding haha.

[@mariusucenic9350]

Thank you so much Jovie! I am new here and your posts are very useful!

[@JoviesHome]

I'm so glad!

[@David79382]

Asking for a coke will get you either Coca Cola or Pepsi. Not cocain. The rest is spot on.

[@kimdijkstra2906]

I like how respectful you are.

[@deathlike13]

Dutch people dont care what you say we can take it 😂

[@Dodo.sdesign]

TRUTH

[@deathlike13]

@NIFB For Aruba you have never been to Rotterdam

[@deathlike13]

@NIFB For Aruba then you have met the wrong people or tje younger generation

[@cedricbrouwer7771]

I'm dutch but lived a lot in other countries I totally agree ! great job.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Asking for a coke in a café will get you NOTHING. 😂😂😂 Definitively no coke or coke! All the rest I can relate to as a Dutch person. Only where I live you don't have to be that carefull with extra locks on your bike, just normally carefull, and there are no canals to throw your bike in. 🚴‍♀️ Love the short video but love the langer ones as well.

[@JoviesHome]

Thanks Anka! I was so shocked to see the bike/canal-cleaning boat - so many bikes in there!! Thanks for watching and have a beautiful day!

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

@@JoviesHome You too! It is indeed chocking! Such a waste!

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

In some café there are people enough to give or know the way to get some of the non fluent stuff.

[@henkmeerhof8647]

@@JoviesHome Hi Jovie, because of work together with my father I have been some times at the Amsterdam waste incinerator for maintenance. I can't remember which celebration it was, but the workers ther build a house from scaffolding in 3 stories that was completely fitted and decorated by things thrown in the waste bin's/containers and streets even. Each room had furniture, playing radios and televisions sets and the odd bike or moped ... all in perfect working order!

[@Maverick21491]

About the not walking in the cycling lane : Agreed , dont do it , BUT sometimes you have to ( due to roadworks for example ) walk on the left side , we drive/cycle in the right lane , but if youre walking on the cycling lane , walk on the left , against traffic . Altough this might seem counter intuative . At least you will see whats coming at you ,so does the cyclist. If you keep to the right , people will come from behind which might startle you and cause you to make an unexpected move , thereby increasing your chances of causing an accident .

[@bannhim6697]

Same goes for joggers, especially if they are outside of the city limits,on roads or bicyclepaths without a pavement for walking. Get on the otherside of the road to see upcoming traffic ,in this case you can notice if that traffic has seen you,if not you can take precautions of not getting hit,by evading into the shoulder of that road. If you stay at the same side of the road as the traffic coming from behind ,this will never give you any information about what that traffic has seen nor what their actions would be,so it would increase the danger you would face on that side.

[@moniquetata2146]

What I hate most is just pedestrians not watching out at all when they step on a cycle path, sometimes right in front of your bike in full speed! It's really them causing the accidents but they look at you as if you were the one that had not been cautious enough😈

[@toaojjc]

How are you is usually a question you only ask persons you know well and are interested to hear about.

[@Gr8man4sex]

I do not and will not just pop in on someone just because I am in the neighborhood. I will only visit someone unless I am invited and please don't come knocking on my door unless you are invited because I will not ask you to come in. I will talk to you at the door and let you know that I already have things planned and will not change them just because you took it upon yourself to visit. I don't want to see you unless I have formally invited you. Some may find this offensive but that is the way I am and don't intend to change.

[@antjuh25]

Beter te vroeg dan te laat I was thought by my mom. I hate it when somebody is late when meeting me. But when my sister is consurned I expect her to be late. And you get me angy when you say Frisian is an dialect instead of a langauge. For all the people who don't know this. The Netherlands has 2 official langauge. Dutch and Frisian.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Frisian is only an official language in the province of Frisia. So it is not correct to say that "The Netherlands have two official languages". The Netherlands has one official language and Frisia has two official languages. For example, European Union documents will never be translated by the EU in Frisian, only in Dutch as Dutch is the only official language of the Netherlands as a whole.

[@antjuh25]

That is something I didn't know. So I learned something new today. But that doesn't change that Frisian is a langauge not a dialect.

[@JoviesHome]

I look forward to hearing the Frisian language when I come to your Province next year! And I'm also annoyed when people are late but NEVER admit it since I'm late so often (now I write down the start time a few minutes earlier in my agenda so l make it closer to the real time)! Thanks for watching Antje! 💝

[@antjuh25]

Yes that is a good thing. I even call the person I'm meeting if I only gonna be a couple of minutes late. I hate being late. It's just something ingrained in me.

[@JannekeBruines]

Yes, Fries (Frysk) is a language and for that matter older than Dutch! Don't you dare say otherwise out loud when you are in Fryslân 😜😜😜😜😜😂😂😂

[@desiree62]

love this Jovie! Every American that goes to the Netherlands should see this

[@janineoliveira5544]

Thank you so much I'm gonna moving to Netherlands next year so this tips are like gold for me😍

[@JoviesHome]

Thank you - I'm so happy that you're finding these videos helpful! Good luck with your move!

[@_BO.]

Hi Janine! You can just order a coke here if you want the drink, nobody would think you order drugs. Also life in a big city (where I live) is very different then in small villages, just like in all other countries. For example when it comes to bycicling. And then you have the cultural differences between the provences like for example people from Groningen are much more direct (they say what they think) then people from Limburg. In general you will find many Dutch people speak English, that is also due to the fact that we do not translate American tvseries in our language (Dutch) like in many countries in Europe they do, but here we keep the original language and use Dutch subtitles. So we pick up the language from a very young age. I wish you a great time in the Netherlands, I hope you feel very welcome!

[@DenUitvreter]

I don't mind the length, but in this video you're more concise, which I like. - Actually most coffeeshops do a good job making you a cup of coffee or thea, especially since they are not allowed to serve alcohol anymore, which you can enjoy in their mandatory smoke free area. - Those dinner habits are mostly a family thing. Parents like to eat with their children as a family moment before they all go their seperate ways in the evening, it's early and it's short which leaves little room for improvisation. With people without kids it's usually much more relaxed but cooking to throw away just in case there might be a guest remains an issue.

[@jesbotjuhhh]

COFFEESHOPS SELL WEED (nothing awkward about it 😂)

[@aparnav443]

Hi Jovy, I really like watching your videos and wait for a new one every Tue and Thur. I'm new to the Netherlands myself and your videos helped my husband and I understand a lot of info about the Netherlands and it's people. 😊

[@erikje7352]

BRILLIANT !!! when younger we used to pick friends up to go out together and the same girl was most of the time 10 minutes late and kept the 3 of us waiting so i left after getting the waiting game for the 3rd time guess who was ready to go the next time we showed up ? i do that ''how are you doing'' thing with a 10 minute explanation on purpose to expats etc just for the fun of it hahahhaha !!!!

[@isimoska]

I come from Macedonia, i znash, Balkanski mentalitet- Is getting on my nerves ( too many people involved in things they shouldn't be) so when I hear how the Dutch are it's actually a breath of fresh air ahahahah! I love it! And I love your videos!

[@gemmeburger7899]

Good video. As a Dutch person who lives in the "other part" of the Netherlands that's not called Holland, its really annoying when people say you from Holland.

[@rondalucy]

Hi Jovie, I really enjoy your videos. This is a great channel! Thanks!

[@maxvermeij2687]

Very good advice indeed @ 7:33: don't walk into psychopaths! Difficult, because they are ubiquitous.

[@RaymondGroot]

Tip 9: feel free to make mistakes as a non Dutch person. If anything, the Dutch should be more than accommodating in the understanding we are a niche culture and just because we do things a certain way - that doesn't mean it's 'the divine way of doing'. Just be open to conversations and possibly (direct) feedback. Learning by doing, essentially.

[@huubbakker9511]

Lol, I thought you said: "One thing you shouldn't do is walk into psychopaths." Just as dangerous as walking into cyclepaths indeed

[@Bub123]

Dont walk on the cycle path because you wil probably die. Dont drive your car on the cycle path because your car will get hurt.

[@sannaolsson9106]

It's the same in Sweden if you ask people how they are lol. We only do it if you really wanna know about their well being and if you've met the person before. It's a personal question.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

I also tell people exactly how I am. They shouldn't have asked if they don't really want to know.

[@origami83]

@@gert-janvanderlee5307 i usualy respond with the question 'do you really want to know?' and the conversation goes really awkward after that :D

[@danclay8229]

Perhaps there is just something lost in translation or maybe US English speakers have assumed a new meaning. But after a salutation like "Hi!" and you get "How are you?", we typically expect a "fine" or "good" or "making it" or something kind of funny like "maintaining!". Think of it as like checking a petrol gauge in a car. Its just a check to see if you have enough to run the car. Not a full status report of all the systems! :)) The meaning would change if the circumstances also changed and could mean exactly like, apparently, Europeans take it. I for one, will just say Hello. And if it seems like I can, I may say, Is everything okay? Just because that seems to make more sense to our eastern neighbors.

[@Willynl1]

I like your videos! I am Dutch and it is nice to hear all your stories, viewed as a foreigner. Keep up the nice videos, you have a very relaxing voice and a good view of The Netherlands.

[@jptv5726]

about parking your bike, thats Amsterdam, most parts of the Netherland 1 lock is good en your bike is stil there wen you come back.

[@nonexistingvoid]

I remember my mom once parked a bike she wanted to get rid of near our local 'kroeg' (pub) unlocked, hoping someone would steal it. And it did get stolen... and returned the next day, because it was a horrible bike.

[@Pfirtzer]

@@nonexistingvoid Thank you for making me laugh hahahaha

[@nonexistingvoid]

@@Pfirtzer "een dag niet gelachen is een dag niet geleefd" A day without laughter is a day wasted. Glad to have helped you not waste your day 😉

[@robruts6402]

As an Amsterdammer (yes, that is correct) two comments. The Coke thing has never happened to me. And I will always call an ambulance if encountering someone who is hurt in the street. The people at the post will ask what the issue is and they will decide what will happen. Better to de-escalate that escalate. And I have never ever encoutered ambulance people who have told me to do otherwise. And it is 112, where you first are quickky asked which first responders you need and in which city it is. Do not elaborate as you will then be connected with the appropriate people who will start asking question and if needed instruct you.

[@RiemerThalen]

@karen may In Holland you do not actually call "an ambulance". You call 112, which is the European emergency number. You tell them what happened and they will tell you what to do and send the police, a firetruck, an ambulance or whatever is needed.