American Reacts to Something Weird Is Happening in The Netherlands

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[@deetgeluid]

You’ve probanly heard it more than once, but God created the world, the Dutch created the Netherlands.

[@CrusterfunkShenanigans]

: as a finishing touch god created the Dutch.

[@wilco8729]

I still dont know who god is😂

[@aragorndedolor4171]

The correct frase should evolve to: "tectonic plate movement has created the world as we currently know it, the Dutch created the Netherlands...!!!" Just to leave this god nonsense out of the equation...

[@deetgeluid]

@@wilco8729 Not the Dutch, that’s for sure.

[@7_Cheshire_7]

And on the 7th day , God created the mini.. period..

[@PiecesOfPrestige]

Fun fact: The Maeslantkering (the moving doors the size of the Eiffel tower on its side) - closed automatically out of necessity for the first time since it's construction last year when a storm pushed water up to over 3m above usual (during high spring tide) - not a button was pressed. Deltaworks systems signaled a risk, took action, worked like a charm. Opened shortly after the water level receded to allow ships to go in and out of the RDam harbour again.

[@Ominous89]

I live between the Maasboulevard and the Boerengat, a city harbour. As the Maeslantbarrier closed, the barrier doors between The Swan and Tropicana also closed. The water in the Boerengat was high, but we stopped it from rising. The whole city harbour was under control. Really a proud and amazing moment to see.

[@deetgeluid]

Ar youu hungry?

[@finnvanbohemen4534]

i am.@@deetgeluid

[@aroblucky]

In 3000 BC the northern Europeans were not cavemen or neanderthals, they were free-living modern humans in villages in the vast northern European forests, even the Romans were impressed by them.

[@Perfectblue33]

You are correct. But the modern day Netherlands was a huge swamp in 3000 BC.

[@jdj8168]

​@@Perfectblue33true and large parts of it were probably periodically underwater

[@aroblucky]

@@Perfectblue33 True, there were no dikes back then, but the Frisians already lived on mounds that they had built themselves to stay dry during high water and flooding, they were not stupid.

[@AwoudeX]

some Brits call us swamp Germans xD

[@onnasenshi7739]

@@Perfectblue33 the year was about the first people to use ice skates, it had nothing to do with the dutch people

[@BrendonChase_2015]

20:00 Ah yes, the "Waterloopbos" near Kraggenburg (officially, Marknesse) in the Noordoostpolder (N.O.P. = Nederlands Onderduikers Paradijs). The modelling is basically what we did as kids whenever we went tt North Sea beach. We'd build a huge castle (dripping sand) near the waterfront and fortified it with shells and seaweed. Then the tide would turn and the rising water threatened our creation. We switched into native Dutchie engineering mode and got to work: dragged canals to divert the incoming water; built fortified dams/dikes at certain angles to do the same; created temporary lakes that would fill up until they'd empty into more lakes and so on. Got us busy all day long. It was great fun! Meanwhile, we saw German families dig their customary king-sized foxholes as soon as they landed on our shores. Seems like we were all re-enacting parts of our shared history, haha. Cheers from Amsterdam!

[@BrendonChase_2015]

As tt Waterloopbos: "Waterloopbos, Marknesse || Spring 2021 || 4K" and: "How the Netherlands simulated the sea".

[@aroblucky]

I have worked in the maintenance of the eastern scheldt barrier, maintenance is an ongoing process. Also involved in the construction of the Measlantkering, me and my colleagues' work was building the doors. The London Eye is also a piece of work by me and my colleagues from the Dutch company Hollandia.

[@jasper46985]

That's awsome! Ik heb beveiliging gedaan bij Maeslantkering.

[@aroblucky]

@@jasper46985 Idd prachtig werk ik denk er nog vaak aan terug, wij bouwde grootse dingen toen. Ik hoorde kort geleden dat de tweede Van Brienenoordbrug ook een werkstukje van ons uit 1989 inmiddels al weer aan vervanging toe is, was een mooie tijd toen.

[@OHalapiry]

Mijn vader heeft ook bij Hollandia gewerkt. Aan de London eye, hij is niet mee geweest toen delen naar Engeland gingen en constructie daar. Aan de Measlantkering gewerkt. Ik weet nog dat we als gezin mochten komen kijken, dat was een speciale dag voor werknemers ofzo of omdat hij bijna klaar was. Weet ik niet meer precies. Maar ik weet nog wel dat ik in de ruimte stond waar de arm van de sluis draait, vaag herinnering mij een grote kogel en gigantisch moeren. Vond het super interessant hoe hij werkte. Ik heb destijds de techniek leraar met open dag op mijn middelbare school alles uitgelegd die daar de techniek stond te promoten! Hahaa Ik wist meer te vertellen dan hem. Hij heeft ook gewerkt aan de van Brienenoordbrug maar ik weet niet meer of dat via Hollandia was.

[@aroblucky]

@@OHalapiry Dan moet ik je vader kennen dat was precies in de tijd dat ik daar ook aan het werk was, helaas bestaat het bedrijf in Krimpen a/d ijssel niet meer het terrein is leeg en verlaten, weer een berg ervaring en kennis verdwenen.

[@ben_vernon]

Ik ken alleen baggeraars die nutteloze eilanden maken in de zee bij Dubai.. minder belangrijk dat maar goed geld 😂

[@Mus.Anonymouse]

Fun fact: The worlds largest flower trade center is in the Netherlands, it's callled Royal Flora Holland flower auction and located in Aalsmeer. They are able to harvest, sell, and deliver flowers in 24 h to almost all over the world. Even flowers from other countries (like for example south Africa) can be delivered to USA within 24 hours of harvesting via the Aalsmeer flower trade center.

[@Bruintjebeer6]

When I listen to you I realize that it is all so normal for us that it is an given and we don't appreciate it enough. So thank you for pointing out it is actual pretty special

[@roddo1955]

He's always saying he's going to visit. But after all these years, all he's done is react and drink coffee and smoke. He could have visited by now.

[@willemthijssen1082]

That's honestly why I keep watching this type of video. And a bit of national pride

[@Bruintjebeer6]

@@willemthijssen1082 me too

[@mathijsmoree5451]

I am Dutch and i like all your reaction video s of the Netherlands....and all others how do it. all the reactions are so good and hilarisch 😂😂it makes me Blush and proud 🇳🇱and your pronounciations are ferry good

[@wilco8729]

He is already a cheese head 😂 while stuck in amerika. He even knows more then us😂

[@peet4921]

''ferry good'' Ehh, very good.

[@D.H.1987]

Zeker zijn zijn reacties veerboot goed😂

[@peet4921]

@@D.H.1987 i saw what you did here, lol.

[@roddo1955]

​​@@wilco8729he should save up the money he gets from reacting and travel. There is no fun in experiencing the world through a screen. All this knowledge and no experience. I would love to see him posting videos traveling to the Netherlands. Maybe his subscribers can show him around when he gets there.

[@lillekenatnek195]

I'm Dutch and am currently in a far stage of developing a machine that removes all gravity on earth. Soon to be used, youll hear from me. j/k dont worry haha 😉

[@rmyikzelf5604]

I guess we'll notice, once you succeed 😂 (not holding my breath)

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Aha...?! The "Anti-gravs" used in 'Star Trek'🖖 Well done - you're definitely ahead of your (our) time... A Time Traveller indeed. Doctor Who,..? how is Galifrey these days, sir?😊❤🤔

[@MosheBenChaim]

Blijf zeggen dat het een grapje is aub?.. ze mogen het echt niet weten wat wij doen. 😂

[@ben_vernon]

If you are Dutch, you cant make those kinds of jokes.. we all knew a Dutchman could if he wanted to invent that😂

[@leonvanpetegem1663]

@@ben_vernonyou think we are joking?

[@xxypsilonxx]

Nice... I saw your video today exactly 71 years after my house was flooded by the great flood disaster in 1953. And yes, I saw the entire development of all those dams and dikes, locks and enormous flood defenses. And no, not all of the Netherlands is flat, I now live on the large moraine created by Arctic ice about 10,000 years ago, safely about 53 meters above sea level... Great video dude...

[@Patrik6920]

..the Netherlands rly done some impressive water ways and stuff.. Greetings from Sweden, sry abourt ur house..

[@brigitkoster802]

The dutch don't have problems, they have challenges. And than they have solutions.

[@Drew-do9wx]

Fascinating country. Thanks for sharing!

[@ItsCharlieVest]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@renekuipers4563]

​@@ItsCharlieVestCharly i have 50 nex level videoos for you...Netherlands .The first one Rozenburg windwall .2 The fish migration project ...3 Adoption cementery Usa soldiers Margraven ...

[@jasper46985]

We have not really giving up the polder model, only in politics. The coalition just does what it wants, because majority. In companies the ceo still talk to the lower tier people as equal human beings. But we have multiple crises and that makes the politics more extreme. People are tired.

[@7_Cheshire_7]

Hi there, driving on "de afsluitdijk" is actually pretty cool, i drove there several times at day and night. It looks like it's very fragile but once you are there it turns out to be pretty solid. "De oosterscheldekering" is awesome, at school we learned about the process and in the 80's we watched the opening of it at schooltv. I was about 7 or 8 yo. Later in my life i went there countless times for vacation in Zeeland and drove over it, went fishing or swimming next to it. I live in the east of the Netherlands, in Nijmegen our oldest city. Romans were there looong ago and left some old stuff wich you can see in the museum here. Have a good day! 🎉❤

[@PerfectAlibi1]

There are even people who bike over the Afsluitdijk on a DAILY basis! 😁

[@hardyvonwinterstein5445]

Hey I'm from the 322m mountain in the Netherlands. In Vaals. That might not sound much, but it's still 1056 feet. We have a cliff here that would kill any Brit (or other Anglo Saxon) falling off in a few heartbeats. Come check it out.

[@ziggyarendshorst8313]

I live close to the watercourse forest which makes it fantastic. Because there you have all European important water systems in miniature in one park. It is free for everyone to visit

[@jennybertenshaw7694]

I love thoughty2 his videos are great, but boy did he strangle the Dutch language We lived in NL for 30yrs and it took we Brits 3 yrs to get to grips with this difficult language with many corrections from our concerned Dutch friends and colleagues who like everything else demanded perfection from those speaking their language They can be rightly very proud of their amazing dams

[@rmyikzelf5604]

21:51 maintenance on the delta works is a never-ending 24/7 operation. This thing can't survive on an annual paintjob. Especially the Westerschelde-kering which must be operational at all times, and can't be allowed to fail.

[@yamuis]

You mean the Oosterschelde-kering. The Westerschelde is the stream leading to the port of Antwerp, so it could never be closed.

[@eobi-edobi4275]

My dad worked at the ship ostrea that was specialy designed for placing the pilons into the seabed.

[@yamuis]

​@@eobi-edobi4275 Owh, that's awesome. I've seen those pilons on the artificial island Neeltje Jans, before that was inundated to pick up the pilons.

[@rmyikzelf5604]

@@yamuis yes... my bad 🤣

[@habana7638]

@@eobi-edobi4275 I also worked on the Ostrea (RDDM) as an electrician, I must still have photos somewhere of me standing on top of one of the two lifting bridges, I think it was 65 meters high, nice project, my normal job was building telephone exchanges (NSEM) in the Netherlands, but were hired to assist with the construction, can you imagine the difference in thickness of the cables we used compared to the 0.6mm in the telephone exchanges? Beautiful memories..

[@mrY3ll0wman]

Resident native Zeeuw here! Maintenance on the storm surge barrier goes on year around to make sure every barrier get an check and overhaul in time. This gets complicated because work is only allowed outside of the storm season, meaning only about 5 months a year are available to take barriers out of service.

[@anniek4681]

At the 23:06 point he said we even would stop gravity...well we did at Roosendaal, there is an indoor skydive hall. You can experience the floating bit without havig to dive out of a plane. So yeah...we did that too.

[@willemthijssen1082]

I've been there. It was fun

[@jemeritte]

This was another great video. I have 2 sisters that live in "De Haarlemmermeer".. I live about 15 minutes away from them and Schiphol airport. My house and garden is an a canal and the land in front used to be flower fields.. like in the video. I used to work for the government and was at the opening of de Deltawerken and Stormvloedkering.. We still have windmills around here and a "gemaal".. wich is still in use (Cruquius gemaal) You fit so well in the Netherlands Charlie.. U are smart and way smarter than the average American. I know.. I've lived in Arizona and California.. Your live would have been so very different if you'ld grew up here.. You should leave the States.. imo...

[@Carnovach]

You know that when Orleans in the USA was flooded that we from Netherlands helped to solve the problems. I fact I known somebody how was giving advice to the helpers in Orleans USA. Greetings from Netherlands.

[@mwpbogaerts]

Your Gouda pronunciation is amazingly well! Love your videos Charlie

[@brigidsingleton1596]

😊😊 We must tell Steve of Reacting to my Roots how to pronounce 'Gouda' (because he says it as "Goooda") - and I _had_ called it "Gowda" but now I know to say it as "Howda" I will do it properly, *sorry* I really _didn't_ _know_ before watching Thoughty2...😮🤔😶♥️🖖

[@elsotto3314]

I just can't wait to hop on my bike and cycle through those tulip fields again, living near Haarlem makes it very easy. They smell wonderful because it's not only tulips but hyacinths as well and wow those smell amazing 😊

[@theraven5935]

Vegetables are made of 80 % water and are fertlized by cow dung. The dutchies have lots of both. Makes sense to sell that to the world. Americans got rich by selling oil . The dutch by selling water. Thats water management one can say.

[@leonvanpetegem1663]

Wouldn’t say we have much water sure the IJsselmeer isn’t salt but we have problems during the summers

[@diannegooding8733]

Congratulations. You should be immensely proud of what you are doing, educating yourself and those who watch your excellent content! Thank you.

[@thomastoadie9006]

Haarlemmermeerpolders, or, the-polder-made-out-of-the-lake-near-Haarlem, was a major endeavor only made possible after the invention of the steam engine. Up until then it was a major cause for concern, with regularly flooding around its edges.

[@joyl7842]

Good job reacting and your input was appreciated while I watched this. Great video!

[@royklein9206]

While driving over the afsluitdijk you can basically only see the side of the Ijsselmeer. The seaside is blocked by the dijk itself. In the distance one can see windturbines and a little bit of land on a clear day.

[@coverhoeven2904]

The Dutch, the reallife Waterbenders 😉

[@leonvanpetegem1663]

I am legit a watermanager

[@thomasunger5536]

As a Dutch engineer, I highly recommend going to Waterloopbos when visiting The Netherlands. 1, It's a big part of how modern day Netherlands came to be. And 2 it's a beautifull piece of Dutch nature. All the models are now being reclaimed by nature which gives a more symbiotic feel about it. I went there again in autumn last year and with all the red and yellow colours and a bit of mist over the water it gave a surreal feel about it. Highly recommend it.

[@_JoyceArt]

13:00 not quite true. Many bigger companies still have an OR, ondernemingsraad, co-determination council). A group of people made up of employees across the company, who need to approve major changes that affect the company’s employees. Say you work in a company that works in shifts, and the upper level decides it’s better for business that the previous 3-shift roster, needs to be a 4- or 5-shift roster. This has to be approved by the OR first, as changing major rosters like that, will have an impact on people’s lives. And it still is the case here (at least the companies I’ve worked at), is that those who clean the toilets are treated with the same level as respect, as the MD.

[@no_papertrail]

This is funny: at 3:27 you can see the windmill (bottom-right) my brother and siss-inlaw live in. You can visit the fully functional windmill for a guided tour twice a year (for free, so give them a nice tip!) during the "molendagen" (mill days). She's the miller btw (proudly, I might add), he's the hand. To the right of them, out of view, there's a fourth windmill, being operated by my siss-inlaw's dad for over 40 years already, which can also be visited on the same days. When you're visiting Alkmaar, make sure to have a look at the location touring by boat or by taking a bike ride there. Nice photo-ops on the nearby bridge over the canal. Don't be shy and ask them anything, but remember, it is private property so don't jump the fence uninvited (some people actually do) as the pony you see walking around on the premises is actually a humungous 160lbs Rottweiler.

[@ItsCharlieVest]

Very cool, small world

[@theglanconer6463]

Your Dutch pronunciation is excellent, you speak better Dutch than me. Much respect ! Cheers from tha Low Countries.

[@peterkeijsers489]

11:00 about the company culture, consuting lower ranked employees: In my hometown there's a large company where bosses and lowest employees switch places 1 day per year, just to experience the workload and effects from board decisions. Meanwhile, this has also caused more understanding not only for board members how their policy affects the lowest employees, but also for lower employees how difficult it is to implement the proper decisions for the company to function.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Was last there in December, it rained, the entire area flooded, the buses still ran, our house developed a moat.

[@GabberPinda]

Nice to see you do this video so fast. Its uploaded yesterday and ofcourse i have seen t already. But its a very good video 👍 In time of war we can controle the waters. So if the enemy comes over land we can flood sections and before they realize its to late for the enemies

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Yep, but it was discontinued after WW2. You know, airplanes and parachutes.... It made the Waterline obsolete.

[@MarceldeJong]

Tom Scott has made a video on the Waterloopbos. 21:36 every year on this Oosterscheldekering they hold the Dutch Championship Biking against the Wind.

[@ladyjilloss]

I'm a dutchie, learning parts of my culture by watching an american guy thats watching an british one😂😂

[@iNanieke]

Same😂

[@roddo1955]

Its nationalistic masturbation. This entire comment section in fangirling over an American watching videos about things they already know. I would appreciate it more if he put all that knowledge and all those views to use and just plan a trip and vlog about it.

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

Schiphol was actually the place in the lake where most ships drowned. Schip hol - ship hell

[@roddo1955]

No. Hol=gat=bay/riverdelta. Reading is fundamental. Educate yourself.

[@Snowwie88]

9:18 - That is actually New York depicted, as being New Amsterdam at the time. And if you look closely to that picture you see a little inlet in the middle to the right, and that inlet still exists in Manhattan.

[@arturobianco848]

Hadn't seen this one before very nicely done fun informative and accurate if not to much depth to it. Excellent introduction to this subject.

[@thereinaldo1999]

The U.S. doesnt really import veggies alot from the Netherlands. They're the only bigger exporter of veggies than the Netherlands I believe.

[@hellen__1]

Always enjoy your video's about the Netherlands. And also learn new things. Did not know about the walls that stop the wind

[@andrekamsteeg4567]

BTW: also the waterloopbos can be visited. We never bothered to try to get this concrete away so most of it is still there.

[@roddo1955]

I don't think he will ever come here. If he wanted to; he would've visited already.

[@Tclans]

I once rode the Afsluitdijk in eleven minutes. That was an experience alright 😄😅

[@rmyikzelf5604]

The first 'waterschap' was formed in the 13th century.

[@mistermayonaise]

Just to remember: The Pyramids were build between 7000 and 4000 years BC. And mind you, they were just as smart as modern people.No cavemen type people to be found in those days.

[@m.e.visser4976]

Even our King studied Water Management. That’s how important it is.

[@leonvanpetegem1663]

He didn’t study it he invented it I’m in it currently

[@ericavangerven9550]

So nice to see you correct people when they pronounce stroopwafel or Gouda wrong. Your pronouncations are good!

[@daluzsoares]

I hope he overcomes his fears and comes to the Netherlands!!

[@anniek4681]

Yes, that is what he was talking about at 09:30. He just explained the waterline.

[@joyl7842]

During heavy storms the Afsluitdijk can be closed to traffic, because it can become dangerous.

[@GewoonGw]

Ive been to the Waterloopbos. Fun to walk through but most models are destroyed or reused for other models. But there are still some nice structures around

[@tlee4218]

Apeldoorn is the city where the big insurance company is, called Centraal Beheer. The first city lived in when moved here. Great Blues cafe and more. Is the Dutch Royal origins called The House of Orange..why orange is national color. Sooo..Even Apeldoorn bellen means in an English translation… of course now call Apeldoorn..meaning for the insurance co. Love their humor. Dutch water works are one of the 7 engineering wonders of the world.

[@LIA-52]

16:45 We drove there both ways at the end of last year. I could definitely see the other side already, but I don't remember how far along we were. I think it was around the museum/monument/thing. 28:31 I work at a flower wholesaler who solely exports to Germany, and mother's day week is always our busiest.

[@dinekefolmer]

tulip fiels are mainly in a certain part in the west of the Netherlands (near Lisse en Hillegom). It is not like all of the Netherlands is covered in tulip fields.

[@kiekendiefje]

Don't forget about the Noordoostpolder though 🙂

[@dinekefolmer]

Oh yes, the Noordoostpolder. I forgot about that for a moment. And I believe for example Texel as well. And maybe Zeeland? But not so much in the middle / eastern parts of the Netherlands@@kiekendiefje

[@cfjooijevaar1]

In 1574 Leiden was besieged by Spanish troops and there was famine and contagious diseases such as the plague. But Leiden was a strategically important city and by order of William of Orange, the lands south of the city were flooded to drive out the Spanish troops and enable William's troops to reach Leiden by boat. They brought herring and white bread! Every year around October 3, we enjoy almost a week of celebration in Leiden because of Leiden's relief. In 1672, the year of disaster, the Dutch Waterline was used against the French armies, but unfortunately, it was a harsh winter and the French advanced, taking advantage of the ice.

[@joyl7842]

16:59 we certainly do not have frogs like that living in the wild 😆

[@joyl7842]

The idea of replacing/expanding Schiphol Airport by reclaiming a large piece of land off the coast was seriously considered a few decades ago. I wouldn't discount that idea being re-considered in the future.

[@annebokma4637]

Waterloopbos is a very nice place to walk around. I used to live nearby and sornd many an afternoon there.

[@rgfrank1668]

+1 Charlie for your pronunciations they are on point

[@Lunaviia]

The Netherlands does have a cliff at the Sint-Pietersberg just south of Maastricht next to the Maas and just before the Belgian border

[@evelien30]

I live in Zeeland. First on Schouwen-Duiveland and now in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

[@Ronnet]

The name "Schiphol" means "ship hole" as supposedly a lot of ships were lost on this lake before it was drained.

[@helenelooije-volwerk2120]

Zeealand is a very beautifull place to live and you do not be afraid to live there. Zeeland protested al lot to keep the Oosterschelde open, we won. It is now a natunal park.

[@timbrouns87]

Where the Atlantians lost their battle against the sea the Dutch overcame.

[@DizzleEdits]

I work at a flowershop and funny enough my boss is incredibly much in dept, he needs another tullip bubble! I love your enthousiasm and knowledge about the country man, subbed :)

[@Patrik6920]

a small correction, Sweden was populated 11 500 years ago .. from two direction the south (from Nowdays Netherlands/Germany) and rus (nowdays Russia).. ppl migrated North after the last ice age about 12 900 years ago... ..and the Neandethalis became extinct around 40 000 years ago .. as an own species, most modern humans have a few percent Neandethal DNA luckily (wich is a greate benefit to our immune systems)... Edit: Sapiens (Humans) r atlast 195 000 years old as a species, possibly as old as 320 000 years old according to calculations on DNA mutations (most likely atleast four types of the Homo genus lived side by side...), Sapiens, Neandethalis, Habilis, and a sub species of Erectus, ...)

[@joyl7842]

I live in the parts where the Delta Works were built. It is impressive, even today, when you travel where the infrastructure is sitting. It's enormous.

[@GerHanssen]

I hope you understand what thoughtytwo refers to. The clue is Douglas Adams. He died way too soon.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Schiphol airport is just the worst place to depart from - 45 minute flight, 4 hours of queuing followed by 30 minutes of running.

[@RealConstructor]

That’s your punishment for using a plane for a 45min flight.

[@divid3d]

i've never found it troubling but i guess your perspective is different when it takes you 30 hours to get to your destination.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

@@RealConstructor you're right - getting to the UK from Holland would be so much easier if I just drove over the North Sea - via 3 other countries and the channel tunnel - only a 2 day trip. Or there's the 2 day ferry. #Genius

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Holland is the world's 2nd largest food exporter - I wish they'd keep some of it as the prices are very expensive

[@dennisverhoef1564]

I believe that the Oosterscheldekering is continuously maintained. Once they finished maintaining the last Locks they have to start at the beginning again.

[@destiny035]

Tom Scott has done a very nice video on Waterloopbos (with a man with a VERY Dutch accent :D)

[@lorentzb3298]

haarlemmermeer... "meer" is dutch word for lake charlie... that says it all

[@lillekenatnek195]

Ik ben Piet van der Meer, woonachtig in Meersum en mijn politieke partij Meer Meren in Meersum zet zich in voor meer meren rondom Meersum. Tijdens ons politiek congres vroeg ik: Willen jullie meer of minder meren rondom Meersum?! toen riep iedereen: meer, meer, meer!

[@weejackrussell]

That's interesting because a lake can be called a mere in English. Just shows how closely related we are to our friend on either side of the North Sea.

[@vviktoire]

I live on an old island named wieringen that is no longer an island because of serounding polders and the afsluitdijk so this video is really interesting. Especially since i drive over the afsluitdijk by bus 5 days a week since my college is in leeuwarden haha

[@AdrievanZuidam]

Right Charlie, the people on the work floor know al about it. The people that have learnt can only have succes when they listened to the workers.

[@SOFTCOCOGIRL]

"I can't see those buildings". Remember a lot got destroyed during the world wars. Flooding our country happened when the French wanted to take us over around 1590.Again around 1672, 1744-1794. Even during WW2. After that it was given back to nature and is now protected nature.

[@jaapvandijk8701]

schiphol....schips hole.the hole where many ships sunk

[@Suffirella]

So Charlie, when do you plan to actually come and visit the Netherlands? I offer a nice boat ride on the Veluwemeer for you:) Boating is an excellent way to discover the Netherlands. (Check Sailing Magic Carpet , Sailing Netherlands. A vlog of 2 people sailing the world and they spent a year in the Netherlands as well. Really recommended to watch. it is in English)

[@Patrik6920]

the skeleton of the Hominide that was nick named 'Lucy' that was found in nowdaays Etiopia from the species Australiensis (australopithecine) was an upright moving Hominide thats about 3.2 million years old... often refered to as a missing link toward evolution of modern humans, and the later found denisovans (almost modern humans 500 000+ years ago)

[@hanhenderikse]

About the afsluitdijk, just imagine a dike/road between France and the UK, that would only be 2 KM's more

[@MartinWebNatures]

Very nice video. I saw this coming and hoped you would pick it up 😊

[@lordgandalf22]

Tom scott has an amazing video about the waterloopbos and they constantly check on the barriers and they every so many times replace parts. the big barrier with doors they replaced a few years ago they made the doors larger to just prevent it being too low for the water

[@apveening]

And was a very good video. And The Tim Traveller has done one on the Afsluitdijk. And I think it was also one of those two that did a good video on that windbreak.

[@renate2068]

When in Rotterdam, go to the market and find a stall that sells cheese (there are a few). Some will give you a slice to taste their cheese . super friendly

[@apveening]

Not just Rotterdam, just about all open air markets have one or more stalls selling cheese (on market days).

[@roddo1955]

​@@apveeningyeah but the weed in Rotterdam is the best and you can buy it quite close to the market place. So you get the munchies and then buy some cheese. And actually BUY some, don't just sample free stuff. That's greedy.

[@joyl7842]

His pronunciation of "afsluitdijk" is so awful it made me laugh out loud 😆

[@rmyikzelf5604]

8:08 Not sure this is true (dikes being the earliest defences). There was the 'terp', raised plots of land on which houses or even villages were built. Terp, a Frysian word for village (stil found in place names today like Westerterp) is also likely the origin of the Dutch word for village: Dorp. These were built as early as 500 BC (and probably a lot earlier). Although wiki tells me dikes were built in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, so maybe dikes were first.... Ring dikes enclosing 'polders' definitely came later than the 'terp'

[@woutersplinter4981]

The Frisian word for dorp is not terp, but doarp. "Terp" like in Westerterp means that the village was build on a terp in the west and not that it is an village in the west. Juist like Leeuwarden (meaning in the shade of the warden, which are also names for terpen).

[@raisan5989]

In Groningen we have the "wierdes" which are the same raised plots of land either naturally occurring or man made.

[@seanosborne3343]

Excellent documentary, and excellently commented on by your good self. If you ever come to NL on a visit, make sure to take part in the Amsterdam Experience -- I think that's what it's called -- conveniently situated at the back of the Central Station, a very short river crossing away. They have a nice realistic flight simulator where you pass over the tulip fields. Not to be missed!

[@apveening]

Holland Experience

[@seanosborne3343]

@@apveening Thank you for the correction.

[@apveening]

@@seanosborne3343 You're welcome (and it is good).

[@Tacko14]

16:23 I’ve driven there quite a few times. It’s mainly boring. No turns, not much of a view unless you really, really like water. Back in the day when speeds weren’t checked all that much, and it was a lonely evening, you could really put your foot down for a bit. But that’s not half as exciting as it sounds in a straight line. Except for the glugluglug sound from your fueltank.

[@apveening]

The most interesting parts of the Afsluitdijk are the monument (and tower) about halfway and the military museum at Kornwerderzand, close to the Frisian shore. Interesting footnote: The military position at Kornwerderzand was the only military position to successfully resist the German invasion in May 1940. It was surrendered after the Dutch capitulation (after the bombardment of Rotterdam), but until that time the Germans couldn't get past it.

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

15:39 The 80 Years' war ended together with the 30 Years' war in 1648, so the 30 years started in 1618 and the 80 years in 1568.

[@mourlyvold64]

True story: when I was 15 years old me and a friend toured the Netherlands by bicycle. We crossed the Afsluitdijk from the south-west to the north-east by pedalling for a hundred meters and then taking the open ends of our jackets in our hands, opening our arms wide and use them as sails, cycling without hands and for the most part without pedalling anymore. Pretty scary at times. We still have a good laugh about it now, some 45 years later. The wind sure was our friend that day...

[@marcelrenes2435]

The fact that CEO's etc. are willing to listen to lower staff is in my opinion the reason why the Dutch has one of the highest productivity levels in the world. Listening to the people who really produce makes your company run smoother and more efficiënt.

[@lbergen001]

Fully agree. 💯

[@apveening]

It is a trait shared by successful Japanese companies.

[@scottneil1187]

Mate, Neanderthal man dates back to between 130000 to 40000 years ago.

[@gitmoholliday5764]

next to Ice-skates they also found Boomerangs in the Netherlands ( and the first electrical vehicle )

[@arikesimpelaar7362]

As a Zeeuw (living in Zeeland) I can tell you that we respect the sea, the water, but nowadays we are not afraid of it. There is a big tunnel under the Westerschelde, the river, that is 6.6km long. Lovely reaction again, and your pronouciation is betterthe the man in the video, keep up your great job!

[@erikvandenbergh4469]

I travel the afsluitdijk a lot. In the middle you can not see the land. Currently they are Busy with maintenance the dijk. What you can see are new windturbines in the IJsselmeer.

[@woutersplinter4981]

From 8.56 to 9.09 he makes some mistakes with his map, because the Islands of Ameland and Texel, as well as the province of Zeeland, are not created as polders in the 20th century (at 9.09 it is written that all the depicted polders were created in 20th century) .... They alleady existed all more than a thousand years ago

[@apveening]

The island of Texel is very old indeed, but a very large part of it is (a pretty old) polder.

[@woutersplinter4981]

@@apveening you are right, but I did not claim it isn't, I just didn't agree with the statement (which can be read in the lower left corner) that that polder, together with Flevoland and Zeeland, was created in the 20th century.

[@apveening]

@@woutersplinter4981 You are correct.

[@70ed81]

The Spanish war 1568 - 1648.....and the flooding of 1953 was called " de Waternoodsramp " .

[@leoschulpen6423]

The Thames Barrier is a Dutch Desing .