Asmr cozy chats ep1: What its like to be dutch? (100% pure whisper)

[@magicmoonsong]

your voice is so relaxing! it's like being wrapped up cozy in a warm duvet, thank you for sharing these parts of your life and culture with us :)

[@asmralexi]

This is so real!!!!! Her whispers are unmatched

[@ASMRfleur]

🥹🥹🥹🥹 thank you, really

[@crookw3569]

please never stop making asmr, the best on youtube

[@TanjaHermann]

I grew up just an hour from the Dutch-German border in Germany so it was very interesting to hear about the similarities and differences between our cultures. Great video, dank je wel! We really love going to Zeeland. It's so chill there and the beaches are gorgeous and never crowded. Middelburg is a very picturesque town.

[@valerie9435]

i’m from there, a lot of german people like visiting here hahah :)

[@Parthenonn]

I’m from Canada (French-Canadian) and have always appreciated the traditions between the Netherlands and my country!! I love the tulips they send over

[@sofiapettineo]

Dear Fleur, I follow you since you started the channel if I remember correctly and you have no idea how this video in particular warmed up my heart. I’m italian but I just came back from an exchange year there in the Netherlands. When I started following you I was still there and listening to you knowing you were something near (yes, small country) was very nice in some way. But this video brought up so many memories…from school (I had to do gymnasium so I know how wiskunde B can mess up with your brain) to the commercials on the bike seats. I once had to do it to make some money and it was bloody cold, but I remember how happy i felt also because of how surreal it felt. I could talk just about how much I miss biking around the city for hours… I remember how Sinterklaas healed my inner child and how Christmas felt like Christmas again. I just want you to know I love your culture and as an Italian person it gave me so much! I keep following you (also your dutch videos because I understand them kinda, hehe) and I genuinely hope you’re okay. You’re doing amazing here in your little corner, for all of us! ❤ Best wishes, Sofia

[@ASMRfleur]

Ah Sofia, thank you so much for this, it was heartwarming to read 🥹 . Sending much love!

[@markhaga8408]

This is such a fun idea for a series!

[@ASMRfleur]

Yay!!

[@thecanopybookclub8752]

Yes please dooo

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

There's an expression in Italian "dolce far niente" and it means "the sweetness of nothing." It's reserved for those times when you have no responsibilities and there's nothing you have to get done for the remainder of the day (often because businesses and stores are closed, your work is closed, etc...). When you talked about "niksen," that Italian expression came to mind.

[@milagrosaccosano9855]

As a non native english speaker, i wanted to thank you for your videos which not only help me to relax but also to practice my listening. I haven't found a podcast which is suitable for me yet but i love your videos where you're talking or reading facts. They're interesting, entertaining and relaxing! 🥰🥰 Love from Argentina❤❤

[@BagelTCG]

I’ve been living in Amsterdam for almost 2 months now, and it’s nice to fall asleep to what feels like a local friend haha. Another great video thank you!

[@bethelenairvin8853]

Your English is amazing, please don’t stress about it. If you’re looking for a word don’t hesitate to ask anyone because your fluency is seamless. I have novice/intermediate experience with Dutch culture (my son is actually half Dutch): 1) your English is far better than my AND his Dutch & 2) I appreciate your honesty and awareness about Black Pete, it’s progress to question things it’s not denial of your culture

[@beckyatkinson7283]

i adore your use of the word "lovely" so much 🥰

[@LottasASMR]

German person here! I don't know about Drake & Josh specifically but I've never watched a movie/series here in Germany where they kept the English and just put the German dubbing on top - however, our dubbing can be pretty bad, I'll admit that xD I'm loving the video so far, it's really interesting! ❤ Edit: wow I didn't know college in the Netherlands was so expensive! Here, it's "only" between 100-400€ per semester (private colleges are more expensive of course)

[@shounak1234]

You have a wonderful voice and it's truly great to fall asleep to. Please continue making ASMR videos as much as you can Thank you from India!🤝🏽

[@country-jewel]

I'm from America, I live in Tennessee. Your english is very good! I love your whispering voice not all people have that soothing voice. I really like your channel glad I found you. Thank you for sharing what your life is like in the Netherlands. Love hearing about different countries and their culture. We are pretty down to earth here in Tennessee. 😉

[@omarcollins5853]

Thank you for being part of the change and fight against racism and bigotry 🙏🏾❤️🤗

[@jodyvankuijk]

Fellow Dutchie here, so so so glad I found you on the internet! Really appreciate the way you explained the schooling system and the mention that POC are more likely to be put into lower levels of education. I also agree with you that the tier ranking of intelligence, at such a young age especially, is such a short-sighted system. Also upon your recommendation, I should be a tourist in my own country and go fierljeppen some time, definitely something that is very 'ver van mijn bed' considering I'm from the Randstad area and am now living in Maastricht.

[@GewoonFinn-]

Been living near maastricht my whole life, very comfy living there. Its always (if you are a student) nice to see students in maastricht enjoying the city and the calmness :).

[@jodyvankuijk]

I love it here, been here for 4 years and plan to stay a while! You're from a beautiful place@@GewoonFinn-

[@BeauVerwijlen]

​@@GewoonFinn- Jao, diech höbs us aon 't hart gelege Mestreech door alle iewe heer. Veer bleve diech altied genege en deilde dreufheid en plezeer. Veer huurde nao dien aw histories te peerd op grampeer ziene sjoet. Eus ouge bloonke bij dien glories of perelde bij diene noed. Wei-j sjoeën ós Limburg ès hè ;)

[@readingbythemoon]

i love these series already. definitely would appreciate more episodes!! 🩷 also, i’ve always wondered, how is your english so good? have you ever lived outside the netherlands? i’m also considered fluent, but i notice the way you use certain vocabulary flows so much better, you’re really good at it! x

[@ASMRfleur]

Aaah good to hear! I did spend three months in Australia looking after two kids and I feel like that really helped me pick up the pace :)

[@lisahudec5883]

I loved this video, it’s so interesting to hear the differences in culture, as well as see the similarities, too. Your delivery in this video was soooooo so so relaxing…thank you so much!

[@tommoen6775]

Your English is amazingly good-million times better than my Dutch and happy there are similarities with Deutsch. I’ve only been to the Netherlands twice but enjoyed it very much and loved the Dutch people. There was a Ted Lasso episode where the owner of the team was walking around and getting yelled at-I too made the mistake of walking in the bike lane but the third person stopped me and explained it to me.

[@marspowr]

I appreciate you being honest about the problems with racism and ignorance in your country. Too many Europeans pretend like it’s a non-issue and say the US is the only racist country. Meanwhile, you would be instantly fired if someone found a photo of you in blackface here. It bothers me that Europeans don’t usually talk about these things openly.

[@victoriaablett9098]

You're sooooo lovely. Thank you for all your whispers ❤

[@chloemai29]

this was such an interesting video thank you for sharing your experiences!! my friend went to university in leiden and now lives in nijmegen so i’ve explored those areas and loved it!!! i’m from london so everything is so fast paced here and i felt like the netherlands was so much more chill and laid back which i loved!! would love to explore more of the country one day 🤩

[@eulili.]

So interesting to learn about the dutch school system, it is pretty different to the german one. Though, in german elementary school they do these bikes exams as well, good memories. 😅🙈 Too bad the english teacher thing didn't work out for you but amazing that you still found a way to work with children and teens that makes you happy 😊 I am going to be a biology and chemistry teacher myself soon (if I survive my Master's Thesis and 1½ years of teacher practise) 🫠🎉

[@eulili.]

Also, I am to include niksen in my vocabulary from now on ✨️🙆‍♀️

[@eulili.]

And putting chocolate sugar sprinkles on buttered bread? Hagelslag should be a crime 😂 same as dutch and german "volksmuziek" 🙃🙉🤡 Regarding the racism: We have the same thing here with e.g. the "Negerkuss" (this treat used to be called that way but it was officially changed to "Schokokuss", luckily!). Especially older people who grew up with that racist term still want to call it that way and are upset about being corrected. "It's not racist, everyone knows it is not supossed to be 🫣🫣🫣".

[@ASMRfleur]

Ooooohhh yes the snack was the same issue here, same name, same change, same response... you WILL survive your thesis!!! I do recommend taking proper breaks to avoid ✨burn out✨ lmaoo

[@PralieneASMR]

I love your honesty and the fact that you only do chit chats when you feel like doing them ❤

[@ASMRfleur]

Thank you 🥹

[@TamsASMR]

Very interesting culture and your life up until now! I'm listening to your cozy chat while doing dishes! Take care, Tam 🌸 🥰💗

[@ASMRfleur]

Yay! Take care Tam! I should do my dishes too… lol

[@TamsASMR]

@@ASMRfleur 🤣💕

[@GewoonFinn-]

Notes Fleur: Btw gymnasium and atheneum are equal in their courses except for the greek and latin, I was doing atheneum with all gymnasium peeps, also having the math you disliked, wiskunde D (lez goooo)! That I do still use in uni. Everybody brains just a little different :), cheers. Notes watchers: Holland != The Netherlands

[@MyPieceOnThat]

Okie now that I've digested this I can comment😅 This made me feel many emotions very viscerally. I have been making early preparations for a permanent depature from the USA to the Netherlands. Every day it feels more real and less like an impossible dream. The first ancestor of mine bearing my last name left The Netherlands in the 1820's for Holland, MI. and I am excited to return to my ancestral home❤️🤍💙 This video was AWESOME I loved it so much and will definitely be listening to this again aha. I love love love this idea and am glad to see you've started prepping for ep2!! 👌🤌Excellent work as always Fleur💚

[@charliereeve594]

I love your videos , they are so relaxing and interesting to listen to !

[@GhostsOfJenova]

I've been learning German for about 3 years now, and started Dutch almost a year ago. I like how similar they can be sometimes

[@VikingerOnYT]

Genuinely love this, my god

[@elan2449]

as a norwegian i can say that ur right its alot of hills and mountains, so if u like mountains and hills u would probably like norway hahah

[@jamieepf9806]

Ik liep laatst in het bos en toen hoorde ik 2 Engelse mensen tegen elkaar zeggen dat Nederlanders vaak zeggen dat ze openminded zijn maar dat dat in realiteit helemaal niet zo is. Ik vond het heel apart om hun zo te horen over Nederlanders, ik had erover in gesprek willen gaan om erachter te komen waarom ze dat dachten, maar ik wilde geen creep zijn die het gesprek had afgeluisterd hahaha

[@shroom1693]

please do more whispering videos! very relaxing.

[@debsllewelyn230]

Loved this Fleur, please do more! Thanks xx

[@cruisinginthavic]

29:19 You speaking your native language is awesome….

[@cocomilk4846]

You’re very welcome here in the UK!! 🥹💗

[@ASMRfleur]

say no more bestie the SECOND I'm able to - I'm on my way

[@ryawoods7783]

I am going to start uni in ur countryyyy

[@SUAVE_AMIGO-X]

Thank you for sharing this relaxing satisfying beneficial helpful video love it!❤

[@johnf3326]

Your English is so good! Your asmr is up there with the late great queen of ASMR, Sass e Snacks. You have nice, kind eyes too!

[@QuietKyASMR]

your american accent i am ded 😂 this was so fascinating!! love learning about your life & love the way you share it ❤

[@najiahasan]

That was really so relaxing😌.Your whispers are tremendous. Keep it up dear.Lots of love from India🙌🏻❤️.

[@wiradharma2625]

Greetings from Indonesia. I know your country very well because of historical relationship between our country. Nice to watch your video,,,

[@armadilliyo]

Oh, so you're Dutch. I recently listened to one of your sleep videos and something about it reminded me of IndigoStars, one of my favorite asmrtists, who is also Dutch. I must have subconsciously picked up on the accent, or mannerisms, or something. Anyway, I love the relaxing whisper videos. 😊

[@melissakn7690]

'Who are you, sir of 50 years on Facebook' it's amazing how those claiming to be so open-minded can be so openly close-minded.

[@ripxdoc]

ayy i watched SO much Drake & Josh too! Also your English is fantastic. one of my favourite people moved there maybe a year or 2 ago so it's been especially interesting hearing all these things!

[@thenorseguy2495]

Hi Fleur! I hope you’re having a nice August 💕

[@ASMRfleur]

Hiii Norse! Absolutely! Hope you're well!

[@Fillup82]

Have you seen the episode of Atlanta where they're in Amsterdam, and surrounded by Black Petes? Highly recommend if you haven't.

[@MrWoodykeys]

Hi, I’m new here but really love listening to you. Rich from the UK.

[@SoNiCRaiN12]

Enjoyed the video!

[@johnf3326]

Whats it like to be British? We are eating lots of chips and fish, stiff upper lip, wearing bowler hats and roast beef on Sunday! Toodle pip!😂😂😂

[@jacobit49]

Everything I know about the Netherlands now comes from you and Max Verstappen. Lol

[@AdrianSilva-wv6bn]

Really interesting and relaxing 😌

[@ASMRfleur]

💓

[@AdrianSilva-wv6bn]

Thank you again for this video it's really appreciate it 😊💗

[@Henry210]

Thanks!

[@ZackyYabes]

Hi happy Sunday

[@ASMRfleur]

Happy sunday!

[@BeauVerwijlen]

Oeioeioei, wiet op je 16e. Da's niet pedagogisch verantwoord hè 😉. Leuk idee deze video'sz en een leuk onderwerp om mee te beginnen! Nederland heeft trouwens tropische eilanden. Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba zijn openbare lichamen in het land Nederland (dus het Europese deel waar wij wonen) en staan gelijk aan een Nederlandse gemeente.

[@ASMRfleur]

Ben helaas niet geboren met m'n hbo diploma lol ;)

[@BeauVerwijlen]

​@@ASMRfleurWas het maar zo een feest!!

[@Matt-d7p]

From the us id say around 12 is when kids start going out alone.

[@julia_or]

Wow this is actually very interesting!! I'm in college right now to be a portuguese/italian teacher so it was nice to see how things work over there 🩷🩷

[@johnf3326]

Please do an eating one 🤗

[@CalmingcurrentsASMR]

Great video 😊

[@cruisinginthavic]

Why Scandinavia or U.K….? (Just curious)

[@ASMRfleur]

Idk just a feeling. I like the people I've met from there a lot, the nature appeals to me and I feel like in Scandinavia many people speak English well, which would be easy ;)

[@JoshLucas-vk1qr]

I mean, the saying does go that the Dutch or 50% sea 50 % weed.

[@jarofpickles4057]

I could totally see people I knew from school being up to doing that sort of thing if they were exposed to probably only a handful of black people in their entire lives. Luckily I live in the US and it's normal to see black people here, so that obviously would never happen here. One thing that really annoys me about international media, particularly out of Europe, is how Americans are so often portrayed as being terribly racist and ignorant. Many people are, it's true. It's just as much a generational issue here as it is anywhere else. But I would venture to guess that in terms of total population percentage, it's vastly lower here than pretty much anywhere else in the world.

[@its_tricky99]

If you aint dutch. You aint much

[@sirlewisdaddyhamilton]

DODODODOD MAX VERSTAPPEN 🦁🇳🇱🟠

[@SpirtedAwayASMR]

I saw crazy instead of cozy lol ❤

[@ASMRfleur]

Thank youuuu! The system can definitely use some improving.. All in time I think, I hope :)

[@SpirtedAwayASMR]

@@ASMRfleur omg your videos helped me so much, this reply means a lot 🌷🩷

[@Secretlycat31]

Nicely done nails

[@evaderidder9394]

Lol als Belg vind ik zelf Nederlands ('Hollands') gewoon "Vlaams met een accent" hahaha.

[@baconcartoonist]

Cool!

[@alicethegrinsecatz6011]

The schwarte Piet was originally two black, fire-scorched demons. The humanization to PoCs happens in the time of colonization in the 19th century. Similar applies to the schwarze Peter and schwarzer Piet in Germany. While schwarzer Piet is the German version, the schwarzer Peter was a white-skin criminal who named his version of the child game "schwarzer Peter". So, tradition can obviously be changed. It was done in the past with these traditions to meet everyday racism. So, why shouldn't it be possible to change these traditions again? Back to the roots. Change schwarte Piet to a burned demon instead of embracing picturing of PoCs. Nobody can claim racism if you dress obviously like a demon.

[@Daniel_ACG]

Do you support Feyenoord??? Santiago Gimenez 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@nipak70]

ur basically talking abt Italy lol

[@razzy1476]

Are you euroasian?

[@rezaardiansyah288]

K hou van je mevrouw ❤ :3

[@milan7086]

zonne grote vuurbal jonguh

[@game_ender1]

Dude!! How old are you?? Cause you don't look older than 18 or 19yo to me tho 🤔

[@ASMRfleur]

lmao I'm 23

[@ravensflight8547]

FIRST

[@KimiiiRaikkonen]

You are beautiful

[@johnf3326]

Have you thought about doing an eating asmr?

[@carlfoster6060]

I see nails did I wanna smell them