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[@glassandweeds]

Honestly, I'd rather watch this chill type of considerate reaction than the people who scream and overdo every reaction. This at least feels authentic.

[@Blackadder75]

@@ItsCharlieVest I hope you can live here someday, you would fit right in.

[@AnthondeVries]

15:00 learning dutch from subtitles, that's how we learned english in the 90's

[@dutchpatriot1630]

very accurate

[@queuzed]

still do!

[@nikedoesthings]

yes, thank you saturday morning cartoons and subtitled kids movies!

[@JoshSweetvale]

I sure did.

[@justsomeawesomeperson6396]

Great video…. I bet everyone here watching is from the Netherlands and randomly got this recommended… it’s fun seeing reactions from people on our country. We have a lot of interesting things many people don’t even realize.

[@Ardelanin]

it's a good extra perspective. someone from outside watching can really jilt us into going 'hrm. maybe it isn't as normal as it seems to us'. and yeah. showed up randomly, enjoyed watching.

[@ricky107_]

Yep haha

[@foto2.090]

Er worden wel allemaal beelden geschetst die ik niet herken uit de achterhoek of groningen en friesland

[@RyderUwU]

Frikandel

[@NajxxTrebla]

Hey thats me rn

[@Navigator093]

Being a dutch person, I admire 'our' work. But still. Earlier this year, we had trouble with the overflowing of the river Maas. That caused a lot of damage and misery for people nearby. Destruction in towns and cities, fear of a Dam in Liége, Belgium breaking, which would cause us even more trouble. And even with that, I'm proud to be dutch, proud of our work with holding back the water, and trying to control it. Thank you, for reacting to this, and appreciating us!

[@QoraxAudio]

The way the authorities handled the aftermath of that flood was awful. Many people are still homeless because of the flood and insurance companies have all sorts of excuses not to pay up. People lost everything and now, only a few month later, it's all forgotten by the public, by the authorities, by the aid organizations. No one gives a crap anymore. They're left on their own devices. They have to fight a legal war of attrition against large insurance companies to get their lives back.

[@janzzen9095]

Our, dutch, main problem is not the sea but the rivers. Slowly the land is sinking, "inklinken" but the exithights of the rivers need a certain level to be flowing out in the sea. And while the sea is rising, the land is sinking. Get the problem?

[@yugai21boss]

In Afferden waren ze ook constant met 4 tractors het water aan het wegpompen toen.

[@gloriascientiae7435]

achja, je bent niet nederlands als je niet elke 50 á 100 jaar overstroomt denk ik dan.

[@janzzen9095]

@@gloriascientiae7435 En die 10.000 verzopen landgenoten maken het plaatje kompleet voor je? Ben je wel goed bij je kokosnoot?

[@HeikoEbeling]

This is part of a tv series broadcast in 2011. Since then, the weak spots mentioned in the video have been eliminated.

[@ConradvanderMeer]

Yes, in Katwijk for example they've build a parking garage in the dunes which is also a water barrier...or was it the other way around? At least they took care of that weak spot and took it to their advantage and solved a year old issue of where to park if you go to the beach.

[@toinevn]

Yes my mom closed her legs.

[@jaditadehullu5388]

And they also fixed the week spot around Cadzand.

[@devonseamoor]

Oh ha, for a moment I understood your comment as if the makers of this tv series broadcast of the VPRO had deleted those scenes, as if they didn't want the Netherlands being presented with weak spots, out of vanity, haha.

[@alex_poly1147]

What about the weakspot of the rhein on the border of germany. Whos gonna eliminate that

[@milamar7777]

I love how you try to take in as much as possible. Not just the history bits but also our language. The way you absorb all the info and then make the right conclusions; 👍Worth a subscription! Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@johngroenen]

Those "lines" in the sea are called "stretch dams". They stretch out into the sea to break the waves to reduce the energy of the wave.

[@talibjalloh928]

The Dutch are the best civil engineers in the world. They build with excellent precision. There's no infrastructure that looks so immaculate in any country. We usually say the Dutch are " restless perfectionists."

[@DerJuvens]

Considering the amount of coffee being consumed in the Netherlands, that's hardly a surprise :D

[@lamnobobbrds7252]

@@DerJuvens its fuel

[@NeonGen2000]

Us Dutch say that about the Germans.

[@NeonGen2000]

@@froggylegspeople Nice beaches, we can dig lots of holes in those!

[@anonymous5701]

@@NeonGen2000 🤣

[@Patriesje]

I'm Dutch. My grand parents always told me, if you live here, you have to learn how to swim, because of the water. I'm a great swimmer and not afraid of water. We had a flood this year, the south of Netherland, Belgium and Germany had so much problems because of it.

[@yvonne9868]

Even for a Dutchy it was a beautiful interesting video to watch. Thanks for your reaction.

[@dimrrider9133]

same here.

[@knopie88]

Same here. I live in a City near Amesterdam so my area will be flooded, if things take a turn for the worse. But I have confidence in our engineers to keep my feet dry. I would be more scared to live in the USA in a state that battles with wildfires, earthquakes or hurricanes.

[@erikabee3498]

Sometimes we Dutch need an American Guy's view of The Netherlands... to remind what we have here. The most of us are taking this things for granted. It is beautiful to see you, and commenting on what you see and how you are experiencing this. It makes (at least me) more appreciating my country... and what we have reached. Thank you for that! Well maybe we should use your words to advertise the Netherlands "Cool & crazy). Okay the last thing is me joking (allthough it might just work).

[@Splackavellie85]

The most Dutch thing about the comment section is the level of English that’s written here.

[@maxvanamstel1821]

Thanks for taking an interest. Appreciated.

[@Aelsenaer]

At 24:30: we call these "golfbrekers" freely translated "wavebreakers". So yes your conclusion is correct.

[@robin.n]

Or 'kribben', which is groin(?) in English. Not sure if that name is only used when it's along a river though. It has other functions as well, mainly to divert the current so it will not erode the beach, or banks of a river. Other benefits in rivers are that it makes the current go faster towards the center, preventing it from freezing (which isn't really an issue since that rarely ever happens), and it also picks up more sediment, which helps keeping the rivers deep enough for ships.

[@renekuipers4563]

Kribben They are there for.The shipping..Water in the corner .outside fast inside slow .The inside slow will be sand.

[@bigchuckstar]

@@robin.n not really diverting current, more that they dissipate the energy of the waves so indeed the erosion is kept under control

[@robin.n]

@@bigchuckstar Ah yes you are right. That is what I meant though, but didn't say correct. :)

[@BrazenNL]

You are inquisitive, open minded and non judgmental. A good attitude to be able to learn from the world. I find myself liking this channel because of that. Thank you. By the way, _weir_ is actually an English word, and its usage in the video was correct.

[@anjaputs9447]

See, the Netherlands is much more than Amsterdam..🥰

[@woutertje026]

Weir als in een stuw?

[@JaapVersteegh]

Dude! Thanks for taking an interest in our country! You understood everything very well. The threat of the water is no longer a part of most dutch people's lives, but that has only been the case for the last generation. Sea level rise will definitely be an issue, although we won't be the first to suffer, since as the film so nicely demonstrates: we're quite well prepared :)

[@madelief47]

Well done! I am Dutch myself, and I live nearby the "Zandmotor" (trsl; Sand engine) this is a film of nearly 10 yrs ago. But still presentative. You are right about the "stripes in the water" (24.37) They are barriers made of rocks (very big ones!) to indeed splash the waves before hitting the dyke. The dyke can last longer, and during a storm, the effect of wind and waves will be less destructive. You are also right that the windmills near water, are in fact "pumps" (screw of Archimedes) to transport water. Invented in the 16th century! Nice to see your comment, makes me proud as a Dutchman. I live in the middle of it, so I hardly see the greatness of it all. Your video with comment makes me realise I live in a special place. Thanks!

[@benflokstra5609]

Love it when foreigners are well informed about my country. Greetings from Delft, South Holland!

[@Ms09281]

A dutch guy here :D awesome reaction video! i love the fact that you want to learn things from other countries. Have you seen the recovery/salvaging of the russian submarine Kursk? it was a dutch company that made the engineering and lead the salvaging operation. its a sad but amazing thing to see. makes me proud to be a dutchie :D

[@rayeggink9932]

Hoop dat je Nederlands kan met Nederland gaat het eigelijk niet goed maar ook weer wel mark rutten is slecht voor ons en we hebben geheimen voor Julie wat Julie eigelijk niet moeten weten

[@Ms09281]

@@rayeggink9932 En helaas blijft iedereen toch op rutte stemmen 🤣 Nederland is op zoveel vlakken gewoon slecht. Maarja, wat doen er aan als we het elke keer maar slikken😌

[@jessicatracey8563]

Kiwi ex pat working in Netherlands. It's a strange feeling living in a country where nature is so controlled. Sure it's a fantastic engineering achievement. There is something un-natural & man-made about this landscape. I miss the poetic chaos of mother nature expressing herself freely. So I travel outside often, to connect with wild nature.

[@totaltechno7510]

Yea that is really sad about the Netherlands. There is not a single primal forest left in the Netherlands. There are some great nature pieces in the north but everything is controlled. Our ecoducts are pretty cool tho. Reconnecting our natural parks to let animals roam around.

[@arjantjeee]

The reason why I want to immigrate up north

[@rdb4996]

Wow 😲 Thank you for taking the time to write down your thoughts. My partner is Dutch and he loves to travel, because he doesn't feel at home in the Netherlands. You may have put in words what he feels but does not know the words for 🤯

[@Loesters]

Yes. I hear you. I am born and raised in the Netherlands but miss wild nature very much. I love watching video's about Alaska where nature, animals and men roam free.

[@janalberts7073]

I consider the Netherlands as a big city with plenty of wild nature in our neighbour countries, Germany, France, the Alps. All reachable in one day driving.

[@21visuals76]

unfortunately the whole episode is not available anymore so i'm really happy i can watch it here! Also like your commenting on it! So yeah, dankjewel!

[@philsarkol6443]

As was mentioned in the video, the strugle against and with the water, the creation of land, was the reason why the dutch are who they are. They are known for being direct, blunt, they don't waste too many words to get the message across. One example is; that if a village or a community or even two have to work together in an emergency situation, where there is a risk of a breach in the dyke, there is no time. You have to be direkt to eachother in communication, say what needs to be said, knowing what each individual is doing, work fast and efficient. And through all the centuries, the people were allways at risk, so the way how the durch people talked to eachother, has found it's origins from that common goal, to keep the water out. This strugle against the water, is also a testament of sense of community between the dutch people. It binds us as a nation. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@XaetaCore]

Never been more proud of our country!,I have to admit good video and i admire your respect and open mindedness!

[@hfjsk-to2rn]

Love your video❤️ as a dutch I can confirm all of this. we love the water . fun fact; we Dutch people get swimlessons at school at a very young age. that’s why we all can swim!

[@Trazynn]

The Dutch also recently did the opposite of claiming land from nature. Beekdal near Arnhem (from Operation Marketgarden) recently disbanded an industrial park and turned it into a piece of nature. This was done to connect the 'ecological corridor' (interconnected pieces of nature), which runs through Europe, to the Rhine river. Because Europe is so densely populated, there's a serious problem of plots of nature being 'scattered', animals wouldn't be able to cross from one plot to another due to infrastructure and industry. Since then, the surrounding Veluwe forest has seen wolves return to the Netherlands for the first time in centuries. They've even started breeding. Another example of these efforts are called 'ecoduct' there's a few interesting videos on those on KZbin.

[@computeraddic675]

Yeah,we have to get scared off wolves again...

[@ingridwatsup9671]

I think he has seen an ecoduct in another video about our country 🇳🇱🌷🌷

[@Iflie]

@@computeraddic675 They have been breeding a fear of humans for a thousand years though so it's only dangerous to unprotected prey animals like the sheep. So they have to do what they do in other countries to protect them, electric fencing, higher fencing, taking them inside at night (they used to do this in the past here too) and maybe protection animals like the big stock dogs, donkeys or lama's who actively protect their herd.

[@drf4270]

@@computeraddic675 In the Randstad it’s not the wolves we fear; they’ll keep to themselves. It’s the scavenging derelicts that’ll bite you in the ass when you’re not looking that’ll cost you

[@Ardelanin]

@@Iflie and compensation for farmers who's livestock does get killed.

[@Lulisette]

The dutch people are the most specialized concerning water. When there is a disaster somewhere, they are the only ones who can help.

[@OP-1000]

The only ones? Ofcourse not.

[@danielaalderenvan6305]

Hey, just so you know the windmils old windmils are mostly use to pump out water. (that is something you got right.) but more in land is was also used to crush the granes to make flower. funfact

[@xwiljax]

Love our little county 🇳🇱❤️

[@niek5526]

Love how you get to your conclusions, and they are even correct!

[@Faargkjidmip]

Like said above, it’s fun to watch other people respond to the things we take for granted. Makes us more aware of the beautiful things around us. My last name (Dijkgraaf) literally translates to ‘dike count’, this is basically the person responsible for one of the ‘water boards’ in the country. These boards make sure we keep our feet dry. A lot of our last names were based on profession back in the days, I have nothing to do with that nowadays, it only made me very interested in the subject. Dutch people would respond to this part of my post with MAND

[@nikedoesthings]

I was skydiving on Texel and I remember being able to clearly see the Afsluitdijk from the sky, Den Helder and Friesland and the island of Vlieland. It was an amazing experience and view from above!

[@devonseamoor]

It's a sudden surprise to me, that the Dutch word "vrezen" which means "being afraid" has a similarity with the word "afraid". The part of the Dutch word "vre" sounds the same as the part in the English word "frai". See what I mean? I'm passionate about language.

[@anneh1890]

Old English and Dutch are related!

[@Sydebern]

There's so much more. Especially Frisian (spoken in the northwest of the Netherlands), which is the sister language of English, is very much related. It's only that English has had many foreign influences and Frisian stayed mostly Germanic, that they are not mutually intelligible anymore. But they were in the past.

[@peligrodefrio5303]

I'm dutch and while watching this, I learnt a lot about this country. Thanks for this video!

[@joostprins3381]

NAP is Nieuw Amsterdams Peil, New Amsterdam Level. It’s where we compare the rest of the levels with. It’s about the same as sea level, but sea level is fluctuating and a standard was needed like the meter is defined from the speed of light.

[@joostprins3381]

In 1818 hadden we het AP, daarna kregen we het NAP, Nieuw of Normaal werd beiden gebruikt, maar idd is Normaal de goede. We hadden dus wel een OUD AP, het is maar dat je het weet. Ik dacht dat dus niet alleen, maar ik wist het ook nog eens zeker.

[@JohannesvanDijkin_costarica]

Water level, waterpas, aarde is plat

[@devonseamoor]

@@JohannesvanDijkin_costarica Oh jee, hier hebben we dus een probleem. Hoe ga je dat puzzeltje maken?

[@GamerLord64]

As a Dutch person I didn't know that 😅

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

Wrong! NAP is not "Nieuw Amsterdams Peil" but "Normaal Amsterdams Peil" (normal amsterdam level)

[@elisabethsira]

Grazy to see this, I live in Katwijk. I never stand still by this Grazyness. Tommorrow I will look till the end of your video. It's good to hear others about our grazy place we live, work and eat, have fun and love our beach. I never think about the grazyness, where I live at......

[@bartkoppejan3177]

Man, just watched the whole thing and wanted to say you're incredibly smart. The way you observe and draw conclusions (or come up with a possible argument) is amazing. Keep up the good work and don't forget to take care of yourself with your sleep ;). You are more important than these videos!!

[@RTM-fan]

So proud being a Dutchman and what we have achieved these centuries

[@BMWGS-yw2th]

Oranje boven!

[@the9thof13]

GEKOLONISEERD

[@MartijnvanGene]

@@the9thof13 FUCK YEAH, Net zoals de rest van de wereld. En klaar nu.

[@dirkscholten168]

And we will become a muslim country within 25 years.

[@quercusilex2559]

The dutch are often too proud (I'm also dutch but can't stand that mentality!)

[@silentmies]

We had quite a flood in the south part of the Netherlands this summer. We have so much water here, it can go wrong at any moment.

[@fryslander]

Thanks for sharing and commenting. Hope you're once have the opportunity to visit the Netherlands and see with your own eyes how it is and how we live. You're welcome.

[@N1GHTW4TCH]

I was actually driving on the Afsluitdijk, first time ever, during a storm. Not the biggest storm, but seeing the water splash up from the sides was really scary indeed.

[@ingerietsema8624]

So nice watching this. It’s like watching with someone, so you’re not so lonely. I live in the Netherlands in Friesland. It’s little different to all the rest of the Dutch culture. Ill be watching more of you :-)

[@MennoHoogeveen]

Ik woon ook in Friesland,

[@Ronaldkleine]

I live in Zwolle in Overijssel and I live 3.5 meters below the NAP 😁😁luckily i can swim

[@captainchaos3667]

I like how the TV behind you makes it seem as though you are continually having bright ideas.

[@arposkraft3616]

@12:20 since you comment that; you might find it interesting how juxtaposed that is to the US , by law cattle animals have a number of "outside" days per year , in spring when that season starts you can see cows being very happy to be able to stretch their legs in the sun, in addition to this theres always a bit of an informal competition between farmers to make stables nicer for expample with sprinklers to combat the heat in summer , generally we believe that leads to better life for the animals and better quality produce , a difference is that US mostly has cattle for meat, we mostly for milk

[@fahdzaa]

Damn this is what we need more in the mainstream media! More togetherness and positive vibes. Being proud of what we do and help each other. There is so much more beauty! The mainstream media with their negative focus is destroying alot.

[@nickyboely6188]

Great video, and btw Windmills are mills that convert the kinetic energy of the air into rotational energy of the blades, which can then be used, for example, for generating electricity, pressing oil from oilseeds, grinding grain, sawing wood or moving water😜

[@patp8526]

This is a promotion videao to the dutch. To let them see why we (still need to ) invest in waterworks, en will be needing to in the future. With money, inventions en work. As a dutch i feel safe and i know our goverment en organisations stay allert.

[@ingridwatsup9671]

….especially our (water) organizations!

[@jone4599]

It is interesting how you have to pause often to read the subtitles. In Belgium, people are so used to reading subtitles, so we don't even have to think about it. I have never thought about how that is not normal for Americans.

[@DickKuyten]

Nice to see you are so interested and eager to learn of what is so normal for us, dealing with the water issues in our country! Greetings from Rotterdam

[@thomaskriekenvander3276]

windmills were primerely machine power. they were used for all types of labor. from a lumberjard, to flourmill everybody used free wind energy. in the wet areas the were pomps expelling the water

[@Korilian13]

I always figured in case of a flood I would be okay, because I live on the second floor. But the floods in Belgium and Germany this year showed how powerful the water really is, with whole towns being washed away.

[@JoshSweetvale]

The Dutch, playing with fire (water) have gotten used to it. We have a *tax* for it. Y'all have not.

[@jesseroel5045]

31:37 old windmills were indeed used to pump water. But as a side benefit de mill would also turn a giant boulder for crushing seeds for bread. Or a giant blade for lumber. Every mill had multiple uses

[@dutchdelights]

The sawmill was a major factor in enabling the Dutch to compete with bigger maritime countries in the 17th century and making the golden century possible. The cheap lumber and thus ships enabled merchants to undercut rivals and still be more profitable.

[@norasmith4939]

I enjoy the relaxing voice you have. Names of places aren’t translated but i enjoy the content. Thank you. That road The Afsluitdijk I've done so many times and love it. It's 32 km long between Den Oever and Zurich (not Switzerland but Zurich in the Netherlands. Love it every time

[@aristaeus2514]

Water is indeed everywhere in the Netherlands, always a canal, lake, harbour, marina or the sea within eyesight. The water makes me feel at home and whenever i'm at a place without it or far away from a lake, river or sea I really start to feel uncomfortable over time and 'homesick' Ps. One of the things most foreigners notice traveling through our polders is the lack of fences around aggricultural cattle, the pieces of land are divided by little canals (1 to 2 meter wide most times) no need for fencing.

[@emveeie1391]

within eyesight ? rofllmao, pik, doe ff normaal ja !

[@aristaeus2514]

@@emveeie1391 eyesight is considdered to be 3miles/5km because of the earth curvature dropping the horizon below our view. So yes, within eyesight is a correct term to use. Next time before replying nagatively first try to understand what is written 😉 ..or get spectacles

[@emveeie1391]

@@aristaeus2514 Reageer gewoon in je moerstaal pikkie, staat veel beter zonder al die spelfouten. Er zijn genoeg plekken waar er geen water is "within eyesight" dus niet zo raar lullen.

[@johanruiter5848]

As a dutch man i have to watch this now being in ireland.

[@devonseamoor]

@@emveeie1391 Je bent me er 1 met je lullige praatjes. Doorgaans neigen we een beetje te overdrijven in Nederland, ik noem het voor mijn Engelse vrienden het kikkerlandje... the frog pond. We zitten in een Hol land, het is een delta, het kan zonder al te veel tegenstand zo weer onder lopen hier. Zoals we van de zomer overvallen werden met een overstromende Maas. Maar goed, echt ongelijk heb je niet, dat weet je best.

[@Tacko14]

I’ve seen a lot of yt’s about us Dutchies by now, and I’m always amazed at how much stunned admiration we get for our waterworks. It’s flattering, it feels good, but… well, what else could we have done? Leave? And go where, exactly? Btw don’t worry too much about silences, I like seeing you watch and learn, all by itself

[@ruudvisser712]

NAP or Normaal Amsterdams Peil is a vertical datum, created for use in the Netherlands. As of the 1990s, it is used as the reference level for the United European leveling Network (UELN) which in turn led to the European Vertical Reference System (EVRS). It's a measuring standard for what is officially above or below sealevel...

[@henkmaat8410]

@Ruud Visser!,jij hébt/bent volledig incorredtNap betekent:nieuw Amsterdams peil!!

[@ruudvisser712]

@@henkmaat8410 Yes and No. I have this info from Rijkswaterstaat (and Wikipedia) so I could formulate it correctly. I thought it was 'Nieuw' as well but it seems that it has always been 'Normaal'. Rijkswaterstaat also uses 'Normaal'. Check it out. But for someone of my generation it will indeed always be 'Nieuw'...

[@theGoogol]

Since an adjustment it went from AP to NAP, hence the confusion. It actually is Normaal Amsterdams Peil. I reckon a new adjustment is imminent.

[@joostprins3381]

@@ruudvisser712 correct, in my generation it was always “New”, someone had a comment that hey you stupid it’s Normaal because there isn’t an Oud, but the thing is, there was an Oud, it was just called AP in 1818, so this is the reason why we call it Nieuw. Im not really sure, but I thought there was also in that time a Rotterdam Peil and to be on one line they decided to take the AP as standard in 1829 and between 1875/1885 they changed it to NAP.

[@forkless]

Berge Henegouwen? That was pretty decent pronunciation considering that sneaky little diphthong in there -)

[@anjasmallegoor3575]

I study civil engineering and doing a minor in ecohydrology. Once a year we have waterbouwdag, waterbuildday. It is for all people who work with and studie water. In 2019 we had a lecture from an American guy about the stuff they did with the dutch around New Orleans. They did some pretty cool stuff. For me, the biggest thing I got from that: everyone in the world who lives with water expects almost yearly floods at their homes, except the Dutch 😁 In 1995 we had the biggest flood risk, after that a lot of waterworks got reinforced and/or hightend. At the beginning of this year we actually had flooding in Limburg, in Valkenburg. Also Germany and Belgium had major floods. It was due to a weird rainfront that kept rotating around the same place. Maby you could find and watch some stuff about that. A great example how we help each other, like farmers from farther north transporting and housing farmanimals, people bringing food and supplies, and emergency services lending equipment and men to pump away the water and clear debris. It was a horrible event, but also great to see people help each other in such deviding times.

[@tim-3705]

I like to watch Americans reacting to dutch stuff, because the Netherlands is like those guys that are really small but really buff. We call those guys night stands here.

[@TheMaaikee1998]

Wauw, as a dutchy myself its fun seeing this from someone who's not living in The Netherlands. Knowing our land had a big devestating flood just one year ago makes this scary to watch! Oh and when the sat "zuid-Holland" and "noord-Holland" they talk about our provinces. Our country is divided in 12 provinces and those are 2 of them. Maybe you can see that as the states of America i guess? But we are more united i suppose

[@arposkraft3616]

@20:30 generally no, water is not seeping through the cracks at normal levels, the issue is that when the water rises the pressure increases and the dike will collapse along the places with cracks and then rush in all at once, which in some ways is a lot worse then seeping in, the dikes are built on a matras foundation of willow branches bundled and then layered with big stones and then closed with clay, the clay is what cracks if it dries out

[@dutchman7623]

The Netherlands from above, is a very beautiful, informative and well made series about the Netherlands. Content is trustworthy and correct. It is meant for Dutch people, because they jump all over the country and give examples from every spot. So if you do not know the Netherlands very well, it is sometimes hard to grasp about which area the commentator is talking. Traffic is one episode and also very interesting from a US point of view.

[@flopjul3022]

34:30 TU Delft is the biggest and main Technical University in the Netherlands it works with KLM to build a future project plane and ocasionally participates in Solar races in Australia

[@vtaqz4809]

So this is quite an old video and the Dutch have upgraded their shores in the mean time. I live in Katwijk, the mentioned weak link in the coast. Our beach width and height has been increased a lot and the dunes have increased in height as well. The complete boulevard has been changed with even an underground parking garage underneath the dunes.

[@marcelimthorn9115]

Bê je daer, skele draek.

[@vtaqz4809]

@@marcelimthorn9115 Weljeat neafje

[@devonseamoor]

Ha, I assume that this underground parking garage is a barrier at the same time, to keep the seawater out.

[@evastapaard2462]

@@devonseamoor it is. :-))

[@sherubijntje]

I'm Dutch and love seeing these videos and your response to it. I think this year, the makers of this documentary could add some more recent footage because a large part of one our provinces got flooded, half a year ago. Many houses were destroyed and millions of animals lost their lives to it :(

[@Jerbod2]

Your assumptions were on point dude, you know a lot about this country.

[@ronkolk]

I'm so proud of my country, thanks for your reply's!!

[@ErwinBtje]

Love your comment in the video: Better get a boat. Well there are so many families living in 'big boats' in the grachten of big cities. Its actually amazing and brings a great view. (I live in Friesland, we fear no water).

[@gaolen]

why are foreigners always suprised when dutch things are in dutch? i heard someone complain about dutch grocery stores using dutch labels

[@Renzsu]

Your knowledge of the Netherlands is impressive! And you pick up quite a bit of the language as well. What could be interesting is to do some reading on the waterschappen (waterships). One of the oldest still existing governing institutions in the Netherlands. They exist purely to manage all the water, dykes, polders, pumps, etc. Also a fun part of history is in Friesland, where they have terpen, basically small hills made just to build a farm or house on. They were made before we started to manage the water and a lot of them still exist.

[@devonseamoor]

Maybe you're interested to read the book by Michael Pie "The Edge of the World" about how the North Sea has made the worlds of those living on its coasts. Frisians were the main population in Holland, once upon a time, the first who created dry land to live on. The terp was such a safe haven. Holwerd once was a major harbour for trade, also slave trade. Zeeland's coast followed with trading villages, and of course, fishing industry. Frisia stretched far into Belgium, and to the East into what's now Germany. This book is also in Dutch, highly recommended. I'm Frisian ☺

[@apveening]

@@devonseamoor Frisia stretched a bit further along the coast into Denmark. There is a region crossing the German-Danish border where Frisian is still spoken. See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordfriesland_(district) A couple of decades ago, some Germans were unpleasantly surprised when they discovered my father, whom they had already overheard speaking fluent German, replied to some less than complimentary remarks in fluent Frisian.

[@rayeggink9932]

So iedereen vind Nederland mooi maar vergeet niet dat Nederland 1 grootte leugen is voor Julie

[@Renzsu]

@@rayeggink9932 don't you have a MAGA rally to go to?

[@Sharmila82Algoe]

I live -2.1 meter NAP 😁😁 I have food supply for 5 months on my attic for my family and animals. That includes 7 chickens for their eggs. I also have warm blankets and a solar system for electricity. And of course a boat. I even have a special wooden board for the stairs to evacuate my horse to the attic.

[@ACNGaming_EU]

I like the amount of assumptions you make that is correct my guy! I'm dutch and proud of my country xD

[@daanvandermolen4421]

I realy like your chill vibe reaction videos. Instead of those crazy hysterical ones. Keep making this kind of content. I love it!

[@monoganie7882]

did you all know that the Netherlands is only around 100 miles wide, from the north sea towards belgium or germany (2 a 2.5 hours driving) and around 230 miles high top to bottom (4a5 hours driving), and the windmills where/some still are also there to grind al kinds of grains, and as peeling mill..

[@jessamyr2665]

I like how you sometimes rewatch a part and try to repeat it in Dutch! It's is nice to see that some people also want to learn Dutch, although it is very hard :)

[@schiffelers3944]

Just as a little pointer - the fact that Limburg is the highest province of the Netherlands doesn't mean we don't have our battles with the water, the Maas river and other rivers and brooks and streams can be a cause of flooding. Also because the geographical layout with high and low spots. To much rain is to much rain, it has to go somewhere. Recently/this summer ( July 2021) there was the flooding, but not to the same extreme levels of what happened in Germany (Schuld area) and in Belgium. Because we have been living with the water differently, it was bad never the less. And it is good the Dutch have been living WITH the water, like mentioned here with "uiterwaarden, dijken en verstevigingen" etc. Our history taught us well, on this area of our expertise.

[@coinmastercoinmaster]

I am a proud Dutchman.Love this vid and love the USA😍🤗

[@ricardotopelen3379]

video's like this always make me appreciate my country more ! keep up the good work dude

[@hawkeye481]

great video,.. the Dutch windmills are famous for pumping out the water but they did other stuff too like grinding to make flour, cutting wood to make planks,... that's one of the reasons we Dutch had our golden age at sea,.. the windmills cut the planks and having the mainland connection meant we had access to unlimited trees meaning we could produce sea worthy vessels faster then anyone else including the Britts as they had to focus on naval war ships due to their great empire,.. we Dutch just did the trade route.

[@aisapleedet5160]

It’s so weird seeing all these things i’ve never thougt About . Because it’s really a normal thing for me, it’s really Eye opening to see that your so fascinated about this. Also I wanted to explain so much to you .I actually answered the questions in my head. Second video i’m seeiing of you but i’m already a fan

[@cyberneticwarmachine]

You where so on point even with the crappy subs you got all the points and explanations. And your reaction just made me appreciate where we live more. Thank you

[@dilyonNL]

Thank you for taking an interest in our country, nice to see:)

[@coinmastercoinmaster]

We Dutch are great in engineering...we Dutch even send engineers to New Orleans for ideas to protect the lower areas of New Orleans for hurricanes☺

[@gauloiseguy]

I used to live near the Flevopolder (the large piece of land we reclaimed from the sea roughly in the middle of our country) in the period we were still lowering ground water. We used natures tool, a weed called 'koolzaad' (I think Rapeseed in English). It was a sight to behold. During the summer the' Koolzaad' flowered brightly yellow and almost felt like an ocean. I cycled with my dad and grandad to watch. Fond memories. My dad is aging and my granddad died many years ago. Ah well. Edit: a polder is indeed reclaimed land.

[@henkmaat8410]

@American guy reacts /Charlie its so cute how you try to speak/pre ounce Dutch,if you!‘d come to the Netherlands i’d love to hang out with you,& teach you how to speak Dutch,greetings & love from an big Dutch Fan of yours!

[@LunaTemari]

I live in Lemmer and I'm so happy it was mentioned in the video! We really are a water rich country

[@johanruiter5848]

In Lemmer a town in the north there is stil a steampowered pump to keep the waterlevels down. When storms come up from north west they stil use it now and then together with the newer electric installation.

[@jackbuster6553]

at the end of all these videos he might have a pretty good understanding of the netherlands, knowing amsterdam is north and rotterdam is south holland of the top of his head, thats pretty good so far.

[@CasGroenigen]

Love it how the original video is not available in The Netherlands....

[@leojonkers3181]

You are right that most mills are for draining water. However, there are also mills that were used to use the energy for grinding, peeling barley into barley, sawing wood, making paper, pressing oil from seeds and grinding dyes. But by far most were there to pump the water from polders into rivers.

[@devonseamoor]

@Leo Jonkers, I believe that the water control of many mills, the water flowing under the mill, created opportunities to place a water wheel, that on its turn made grindstones turn so that wheat was made into flour, and also saws that could make planks and all sorts of forms of wood from trees. The element of air was used by windmills, for a similar purpose. Only the turning came from the upper part where the "wieken" turned, moved by the wind.

[@apveening]

@@devonseamoor There are some watermills remaining in the Netherlands, but pumpmills were never used as watermills as that would have undone their main purpose and they already had a hard time keeping up most of the time. Some may have had a secondary purpose, but none of the ones I visited ever showed any sign of that.

[@toaojjc]

If you break down on the Afsluitdijk or any where else in the Netherlands you call the 'wegenwacht' ('road patrol'). They do a roadside repair and give you a tow if needed to a garage. If you're a member it's free, if not you pay. But you're never stuck.

[@devonseamoor]

Yes, we're living on the seabed of what in ancient times had quite a body of water on it, and of course, it changed during the shift of ice ages, where Antarctica held much water as ice, or in warmer periods, melting water from Antarctica started flowing all over the planet, filling the gap between the European continent and Britain. That dry land was the habitat for Mammoths, and sable tigers, all kinds of wildlife. On Texel, one of the small islands in the North of the Netherlands is a seal-rescue/sanctuary Ecomare, with an exposition of timelines about the geological development around the North Sea. It's where I learned that once the North Sea Channel was a dry tundra. People travelled by horse or on foot from the continent to Britain. It's with the white cliffs of Dover, that we can see how high the sea bed once was, for from top to bottom it's built up from thin layers of shell life sediment, formed through long periods of time. Imagine, that on top of the white cliffs of Dover, there must've been a large body of water, where tiny sea creatures sank to the bottom after they died, and left their chalky body parts, which formed the white cliffs. Amazing, I find, that there's been such a high sea level once upon a time. The Netherlands, the name means "low lying land", where the name Hol(low)land also stems from, is a delta, one of many all over the world. The major cultures that appeared on planet Earth sprung up where water was present, not only because people arrived in boats, but also for the practical needs of drinking water, and water for agriculture, and the cattle. Fishing presented a great source of nourishment as well. Trade, import and export, was possible near the coast, where settlements appeared. The fortune that is hidden in the fat clay, the seabed, is fertility for growing buckwheat, sugarbeet, wheat, barley, flax, etc, and lots of vegetables, all that was needed to feed the population. Plus growing grassland for cattle. The Frisian cow is popular as a milking cow, also in Britain. In Leeuwarden stands a lifesize bronze statue of a cow. She's called "Us Mem" in the Frisian language. It means "Our mum/mother". When I tell Dutch people that we live on a seabed, they often look surprised.

[@apveening]

Couple of small remarks: Texel is the largest remaining Dutch island in Europe since the larger ones in Zeelang were all connected to the main land. The name Holland isn't derived from Hol (hollow) but from Holt (wood/tree).

[@stephenvanwijk9669]

Also notice how simple but effective these solutions often are. The long structures sticking out in the water are “strekdammen”, they call breakers in English. It is a clay or loam base with heavy stones on top. What happens is that the current is broken, in that way there’s an extra protection for the dyke (dijk) because the current takes away material from the dyke.

[@snizzol]

I live in Monster, so close by the Zandmotor and it was such a big project, now forfilling its job.

[@milangans3771]

Abu Dhabi is basicly being build by dutch hands and technology. We are the best at reclaiming or creating new land.

[@CallicoJackracham]

@American Guy Reacts the parts at 24:48 that you suggested are used to diffuse waves are exactly that. We call them ''Golfbrekers'' literally ''Wave Breakers'' in english.

[@moncherry4372]

Come and visit…….you are more than welcome……..it’s a beautiful country with so much to see than just Amsterdam and the TU (technical university) in Delft they are so good they invent a lot of stuff there unbelievable sometimes……you’ll think like what the heck 🤔

[@jetfromholland4533]

I’m from the place at the coast that was mentioned as the weakest link for flooding, Katwijk aan Zee in the province of South Holland. A plan was made to make it safer, because the situation was actually pretty dire. So try to envision: you have the sea, then there’s the beach, then a row of dunes, then a promenade (boulevard), a road and then houses. What they did in 2013-2015 is build an artificial dyke of concrete under our row of dunes. The dunes became wider and higher. And they did a huge amount of sand dredging and spraying onto the beach and in front of it in the surf (the man in the helicopter talked about it). A big part of the concrete dyke in the dunes was actually made into an amazing parking garage. Really smart☺️

[@marcelimthorn9115]

Jaeht dat hebbe we goed gedaen hè.

[@Zempi050]

When he said 'Thats crazy'. I felt that

[@mandoist]

An ex-Pat living in NL since 2008. Just wanted to tell you all that NL has some of the best Civil Engineers in the world; hence their ability to adequately control the waters (sea vs inland). Ironically, and tragically, a team of the best Dutch engineers tutored US Army of Engineers and designed improvements, etc. in Louisiana in order to prevent a repeat of the disasters there. That was several years ago -- and what have they done in Louisiana with all that technical knowledge? Zip - Nothing. Instead they made the walls slightly higher. The Dutch engineers wasted their time.

[@gauloiseguy]

We sent them some of our pumps if I remember correctly. Dutch designed, German/Dutch built. The best pumps in the world.

[@TheBarretNL]

Your voice is very soothing, i would totally listen to a story narrated by you.

[@TheBarretNL]

It just hit me, its similar to Bob Ross's narrating, i knew there was something familiar about it. :D