Netherlands Explained! - Part 2

[@Theducknextdoor]

You forgot about the turning the sea into a lake part, we do not fear the water, the water fears us

[@reneharkamp4309]

Dear Duck, so true.....henceforth the reason there is none to be found at the moment I mean freshwater.......

[@DenDave_]

To be fair, turning the Zuidersea into the IJsselmeer wansn't really planned or the intention. It was more of a side-effect as the sea was cut off from the ocean but kept its influx of freshwater from rivers.

[@Alecbruin]

@@DenDave_ South sea or ZuiderZee :)

[@Mango_Eter]

But there are large misconceptions about our war against the water. The reason that most of our land lies so low is because of inpolderen, turfvaart, and the drainage of veen. We damaged our ecosystems and caused the ground to sink over 4 meters lower in some places. And since the polders are basically the bottom of the sea, this didn't help the average elevation. The truth is we largely caused it all ourselves.

[@Mango_Eter]

@@DenDave_ but the huge freshwater reserves are extremely useful

[@bojarororo]

well, 99% of the people who watched your first video, were the dutch. i know i watched it 3 times

[@CountriesExplained]

😅

[@ra5330]

As native duch speeker (from Belguim) , I died laghing at the way you pronounced "gezelig" at the end of this video.

[@51bikerboy]

@@ra5330 Je bedoelt laughing en gezellig?

[@51bikerboy]

Yes Friesland is about 99% of the Netherlands. Ofcours not just a joke!

[@Kroonluchter559]

@obimk1 absolutely true. Dutch people should be way more proud on all world supporting developments that we have created. Maar ja, dat zal dan wel te maken hebben met onze bescheidenheid 😉

[@Eitner100]

I am only 50% Dutch and 50% German living in Germany. Watching this video I must agree that The Netherlands is quite a country. It is amazingly well organised, has influenced the world with 2 Golden Ages, invented from the cassetterecorder, to the CD (with Sony), to Bluetooth to just name a few things from the recent past. Or the microscope, the telescope to name some objects from a farther past. It does not matter where you are in this world, wether visiting Machu Pichu, strolling around in Marrakech, just drinking a coffee in Kingston or lying on a beach in Rhodes, there is always someone from The Netherlands around. Small country, but I must say, a huge country when it comes down to its influence worldwide. The Dutch themselves love to complain about, well............everything. That constantly complaining could just be the key to so many new inventions and improvements. Leading the world in water management, medical equipment, major trader, importer and exporter and as we love to say in Germany; The Netherlands is our 17th Bundesland (17th state) and the royal family is also our royal family. Germany imports amazing amounts of goods from our neighbour and with the exception of those Wasserbomben Tomaten (waterbomb tomatoes from The Netherlands), all other products are extremely good.

[@Nick-vd7cg]

Waterbomb tomatoes are just 1 kind of exported tomato, there is such a wide variety of tomatoes that i dont even know the number of it :P But yeah teh watery tomatoes are flavourless haha

[@Eitner100]

@@Nick-vd7cg I know. Funny thing though. Once the Dutch realized that we would not buy those tomatoes anymore, within a month amazingly tasty tomatoes from The Netherlands hit our market and trust was regained. How they did that we'll probably never know, but it worked wonders.

[@ikbenhet1976]

@@Eitner100 Yeah, thanks for that... now we need to eat those waterbombs ourselves 😉😂 Damn our trading instincts..

[@Krusher1988]

My in-laws once made the statement: No matter where you go, there will always be a Dutch person nearby... Since them saying this, I've been paying more attention. So far this has been true on every trip outside the Netherlands I've been on. There has always been a Dutchy, either on travel as well, or that migrated to that particular place.

[@emiladelow8463]

Bluetooth is actually a Swedish invention

[@DoritoMannn]

Wow what an honor, my country for the second time :)

[@CountriesExplained]

😄👋

[@dutchwolf4150]

Ikr

[@Lodewijk708]

Ja gelukkig maar

[@daveyjones5702]

yeah i'm starting to really wonder about what is behind the internet blowing so much sunshine up holland's ass like we have seen in the last decade.

[@nienkevanderschaaf]

Ja iemand anders

[@TheCodingTraveller]

As a direct dutch guy here, I have to mention that gezellig is spelled with only one Z. Great video though!

[@emilybakker3742]

I was looking for this comment 😂😂

[@VLOGLINKS]

hé Gezellig

[@hannekeboer.prachtigevideo5432]

hoe mooi was ons land en wat is er van geworden….. een regering die de boel op alle vlakken vernielt en eerlijk zijn ze ook niet meer…de boeren en bevolking zijn diep ongelukkig. dit is een mooie video, maar het laat niet de huidige situatie zien…

[@emilybakker3742]

@@hannekeboer.prachtigevideo5432 elk land heeft zijn problemen persoonlijk vind k dat we al blij mogen zijn met wat we hebben het had veel erger kunnen zijn

[@melodymusic7594]

Jij bent gezellig Guus❤️

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Yep, blunt speaking but always gezellig. That is why I felt so at home here when I moved from England. And now I am a full fledged Dutchie.

[@jadan8434]

You are not dutch......you never will be...go back to the brekset!

[@reneharkamp4309]

Van harte welkom

[@willvangaal8412]

Net als Rene Harkamp , van harte welkom Julie Fisher .

[@Jules_Diplopia]

@@willvangaal8412 Hartelijk dank mijn lieve vrienden.

[@ssimms8995]

I hope to move there 1 day. I’m American, and it has always been my dream. I am learning Dutch and taking my first trip there this sunday

[@NelsvanToor]

Correction: Amsterdam was NEVER besieged by Alva's troops, since Amsterdam was firmly on the side of the Spanish.(Which is why Haarlem fell, essentially, since Amsterdam killed the "Geuzen-Fleet" that provided Haarlems provisions) It wasn't until long after Alva retreated for good they switched sides. The "Skate-battles"" described probably took place either at the siege of Haarlem or Alkmaar.

[@thebob1337]

Great vid! You are actually the first KZbinr, making a video about the Netherlands without calling it "Holland", that i know of. Thank you for that :)

[@apveening]

The Tim Traveller was corrected in one of his first videos (Vaalserberg) and learned better some time ago.

[@thebob1337]

@@apveening Great! :) Can't stand it when people call my country "Holland"... Just like calling the USA "America", it's simply incorrect.

[@Demlozz]

I always correct people that say 'holland'. I tell em okay so we have North Holland and South Holland, THEY'RE PROVINCES , NOT COUNTRIES

[@thebob1337]

@@Demlozz Exactly! Holland is such a small part of the Netherlands :)

[@MichaelNamiSound]

haha another GREAT video!!! Its so GEZELLIG!!!! i love you channel man! As a world citizen living in Amsterdam i really enjoyed this one! Love.

[@CountriesExplained]

Thank YOU! 😍

[@jeancroes8910]

You are really subtle on how to spell gezellig 😂

[@coolestok6081]

u did a amazing job with looking in to the history of hour small nation. we are proud to live in the netherlands even when things arent going great

[@CountriesExplained]

🙌🇳🇱

[@morrisback2129]

our* Maybe Sweden deserves to take back it's 1st place in English fluency as a second language ;) jk

[@Mango_Eter]

@@CountriesExplained But there are large misconceptions about our war against the water. The reason that most of our land lies so low is because of inpolderen, turfvaart, and the drainage of veen. We damaged our ecosystems and caused the ground to sink over 4 meters lower in some places. And since the polders are basically the bottom of the sea, this didn't help the average elevation. This really isn't covered at all, it's hardly even mentioned in our education until the latter part of high school.

[@NicoxWTxTH]

9:12 that is one of the best ways to explain GEZELLIG i've ever heard.. Well done!

[@bjornborger9657]

Loved the "gezellig" at the end! (Native btw)

[@CountriesExplained]

🙌😄

[@austinpowersfasjer]

Tho written incorrectly..🤡

[@TobiasDB]

@@austinpowersfasjer?

[@smeargloid]

The uploader of this video (Countries Explained) wrote "gezellig" as "gezzelig" which is incorrect (I feel like a lot of people noticed this but didn't really make a remark about it)

[@supersonic4863]

as a dutch person, i thank you on behalf of us for your compliments.

[@mastervideos4121]

I’m also dutch 😃🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[@luukfrans6022]

Same here

[@rancov1148]

bedankt voor het bedanken namens ons :)

[@Tiamat013]

Zelfde

[@ripbellx]

this channel is such an underrated gem. can't wait until you guys cover my country of sudan!

[@CountriesExplained]

Thank you for that nice comment! 🙌🙏

[@raikfin]

As a Belgian, i love The Netherlands! It's such an amazing country!

[@Tiamat013]

Thanks kerel

[@dankfarrik8376]

You guys should never have left 🤣

[@duncan54197]

60% of Belgium speak Dutch lol

[@jannetteberends8730]

As a Dutch I love Belgium. Even studied there for a year. In Louvin la Neuve.

[@Idsjeboy]

I love as a Dutchman myself how you pronounce the Dutch words.

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

Great videos! Excellent presentation and fun to watch. I've watched both but what I am missing a bit is Surinam (which most of these videos at least mention) or the old name (slave colony) Dutch Guiana. The place the Dutch traded for Manhattan with the British in 1667 and the only other sovereign country in the world where standard Dutch is still the (only) official language. It went independant in 1975 and almost half of its then population of 350.000 migrated to The Netherlands because they had to choose. Surinam (together with the Dutch islands) was pivotal during the WWII when it provided the Dutch with food and resources and harboured many Jewish people until after the war, out of reach of the Germans. Even after the war during the famine it continued to provide food and resources for the Dutch. It is by far the largest etnic group and famous for it's many restaurants that have become s staple of the Dutch food cuisine. They serve a mix of Surinam Chinese, Indian (Hindoestani), Creool (local/slave native American old African/Dutch/Jewish based) and Indonesian (Javanese) dishes and beverages. Together these are a mix of the largest etnic groups in Surinam. Also most of the street language especially in big cities is Surinam based. After a close relationship of more than 350 years the Surinam culture and its people have become an intregal part of the Dutch society and it is very hard not to come across its elements when visiting The Netherlands even in the more rural parts. But especially in The Randstad in cities like Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, etc. Maybe it's been "overlooked" because it's part of the Dutch darker history of colonial exploit and slave trade but with its 350 year and counting relationship it has become an undeniable and important part of the Dutch (his)story.

[@ifer1280]

Yeah, that last sentence has a lot of truth. Surnamese people are the best, and the history between Surinam and The Netherlands is important. But its so hard to acknowledge that in a positive light given the roots of this relationship: slaves from africa and indentured servants from asia, brought to the colony by the Dutch.

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

@@ifer1280 Gee, thanks you're making us blush, hahaha. What also makes it more diffucult I think is that diffenernt than the ABC islands (which have a similar history) Surinam is no longer part of the Kingdom. Partly through their own arrogance, stubornance and corruption. Partly through political gains, prestige and corruption on the Dutch side. Surinam was way to young and way to "small" for it's independance (5x size of NL, only 400k people). And almost all intelectuals choose to go to the Netherlands in 1975 (all people had to choose between Netherlands or Surinam. This left a major vacuum in knowledge and expertise and caused almost most global coorporations to collaps. For exanple before 1975 Surinan was the biggest exporter of sugar in the world and a major rice exporter. Nowadays it's just about non-existent...

[@yt-nx1qm]

Stop complaining about the past, without the Dutch, Suriname was only some more Brazil Amazon wood. Many Africans that went there and other colonies, would have butchered each other in Africa because of tribe fights, which happened a lot, and/or be in hunger and thirst. At least, they had work , a regular life and food and drink now . Btw, in Belgium, Dutch is also official, so Suriname is not the only other one.

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

@@yt-nx1qm Wauw could you be more racist! Go tell that to the people of the Congo!

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

@@yt-nx1qm And talking about butchering... have you ever even looked at European history The Middle Ages, The Crusades, 30 years war, 80 years war, war, war, war going back to the Romans and way before. And as a cherry on the pie Europe has fought 2 world wars killing by the millions, even carpet/fire bombing civilians killing ten of thoussands. Currenly Russia is trying to occupy sovereign Ukraine with high-tech war machines and bombs targetting civilians... And you talk about in-fighting in Africa. How sad... Europeans have butchered more Europeans and (with their then modern weapons) more Africans than the Africans have ever done themselves to date.

[@EricvanDorp191]

What this video is telling me as a Dutch at 4.00 till 4.50 is mindblowing...I did not know this...Thx for sharing....

[@Aidan_Au]

Thanks for making videos about Netherlands! Hope that you'll make more about Norway, Finland and other Nordic countries. Then I'd love to see the Baltics such as Latvia and Lithuania too. Thanks again!

[@CasGroenigen]

The image on 8:46 is not accurate. That's an image of the recreational bicycle network, only scratching the surface of the total amount of seperated bike paths and bike infrastructure.

[@s.dia2034]

Thank you again for another great video! It was really fun to watch :D

[@Watdafok]

I love your vidoes so im deff subscribing (And im dutch :)) Im also quite amazed of how you pronouce dutch words!

[@CountriesExplained]

Thank you! Super glad you enjoyed the videos! And also happy the pronunciations where somewhat ok, haha! 😅

[@cajum24]

So cool to hear gezellig mentioned, it's a super important word/concept over here yet there is no equivalent in english.

[@Jila_Tana]

Naming the companies that are either in or are of Dutch origin, you missed one important business. One that touches people around the World but beside techie-people, nobody heard its name. ASML That company is unique in the World. All the technological process advancements to make computer chips, stem from them. They make the tools that Intel, Samsung, TSMC and NXP, among many others, use to manufacture chips. ~90% of all chips we have in our homes, in the entire world, passed a machine from ASML. Whenever you hear talk of 10nm, 7nm, 5nm, 3nm and beyond, that advancement : ASML.

[@noodle646]

Yeah, on Samsung phones they can actually predict Dutch words when typing in Dutch. And it'll say it's "switched" over to Nederland or "NL" for short. I'm quite sure it does it with any language you start typing in for a while, but Dutch and English are the only languages I know, so ime not really sure.

[@Jila_Tana]

@@noodle646 Was that reply meant to be put under my post ?

[@F1_Gianni_96]

I’m from the Netherlands I like you’re content

[@CountriesExplained]

Thank you 👋

[@F1_Gianni_96]

@@CountriesExplained you’re welcome

[@F1_Gianni_96]

@@CountriesExplained btw can’t join you’re discord

[@CountriesExplained]

@@F1_Gianni_96 should work now if you click the new link. Thanks for telling!

[@F1_Gianni_96]

@@CountriesExplained send me a link via instagram can’t still join via you’re KZbin bio

[@ssimms8995]

I love watching videos about the Netherlands. I am going on Sunday for the first time and I am so excited.

[@CountriesExplained]

Nice! Let us know what you think of the place! 😊🙌

[@ssimms8995]

@@CountriesExplained I definitely will!

[@dankfarrik8376]

​@@ssimms8995still waiting 😁

[@MarkDDG]

I really like this video! 💯 really well made!!!

[@CountriesExplained]

Thanks a lot! 🙏😄

[@ra5330]

As native duch speeker (from Belguim) , I died laghing at the way you pronounced "gezelig" at the end of this video .

[@chloeebaaker]

I am planning on moving to the Netherlands in the future (in the next year or two) and I am currently immersing myself in as much of the language as I can…I have post it’s everywhere and even changed my phone into Dutch 😊 I absolutely love the country 💙💙

[@Mango_Eter]

As I Dutchman I'd say you're probably better off going to Austria, unless you wanna spend 1K/m on a shit apartment. Though bike culture and good public transport does bump living costs down a notch.

[@chloeebaaker]

@@Mango_Eter the cost of living is why I am putting it off for a few years. ever since I've realised where I want to go in life I have really started to hammer my savings...it is not so easy though

[@Mango_Eter]

@@chloeebaaker where are you planning to go then?

[@doomslayer960]

Trust me don't even bother moving here it has become a shithole, and if you still are going to, goodluck trying to get a house

[@invisiblefortheenemy1647]

Great vid !

[@CountriesExplained]

Thank you! 👋

[@invisiblefortheenemy1647]

Im dutch so I love it when ppl talk about my country and I learn sometimes things to.

[@mairaineplayzgames2205]

1:38 LESS GOOOOO!!!!! XD you mis spelled "gezellig" by the way

[@Rodejong]

Loving these video's. Well done!

[@EagleOneM1953]

Fantastic and well explained. I'm originally from Belgium now living in the US for the past 30 years. What I didn't see was explaining that the Dutch do not always wear wooden shoes just like the French are not always wear berets and that these are more a folklore thing but/and worn mainly by farmers in the field (just like in Belgium where fsrmers wear them because they are durable in easy to slip in and out from.. Making these wooden clogs from a block of wood is a craft that's about to go extinct and there are only very few craftsman that still know how to make them. Not sure in the Netherlands but there are few left in Belgium. I would have liked to see it mentioned too get that idea out of people's head (especially Americans), the Dutch don't wear wooden shoes when out and about...

[@celestineceleste]

its pretty hard to find creators appreciating netherlands as it is very small, also the way you pronounced gezellig made me giggle, haha

[@florisariens2312]

Really nice video with a lot of interesting and fascinating information!

[@Tweeteketje]

I didn't even know that Airbus' headquarter is in The Netherlands! Not sure if that's something to be proud of though...They might be located in The Netherlands for tax reasons :/ BTW, the EF English proficiency test only tests merely reading and listening skills, so passive skills, not writing or speaking skills.

[@brodoxl]

Yea, but its still the highest in the world.

[@Tweeteketje]

@@brodoxl but the video says at 01:25 that The Netherlands is the most proficient nation when it comes to speaking English as a second language. But it should be reading and listening.

[@brodoxl]

@@Tweeteketje yea ok

[@groenteman777]

yeah airbus isn't dutch but yeah their hq is in leiden. and it can only be because 'ook al willen we het niet weten' it is a tax haven

[@XxXx-Evo]

There is a part of Airbus that is of Dutch origin: Airbus Defence and Space. This company originally evolved from the dutch aircraft company Fokker. This part of Airbus is also in Leiden. (Maybe because that is not to far from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Delft university of technology?).

[@tomvanderwulp5092]

First accurate video I’ve seen of the Netherlands

[@jan-martenhooijenga15]

Very amazing video series! Could you possibly make a separate video about Friesland? We Frisians have a pretty interesting history

[@MSordernature]

Cool animations throughout

[@acjk8521]

Proud to say : Born and raised on the bottom of the Sea.... Swifterbant, a small village on the topside of what you call the Flevopolder... to me it was Eastern Flevopolder later to be called as the 12th state (provincie) of the Netherlands, Flevoland.... still feels damn good when I drive home to my parents who got to live there since 1970 and still do....

[@cheese6467]

Ay no way I live here now

[@Mango_Eter]

But there are large misconceptions about our war against the water. The reason that most of our land lies so low is because of inpolderen, turfvaart, and the drainage of veen. We damaged our ecosystems and caused the ground to sink over 4 meters lower in some places. And since the polders are basically the bottom of the sea, this didn't help the average elevation. The truth is we largely caused it all ourselves.

[@jfv65]

i'm Dutch and it's fun to realise that you are driving your car below sea level when travelling across Flevoland but i would NEVER buy a house there. Renting? maybe. But i would never buy. (personal opinion)

[@Mango_Eter]

@@jfv65 hondsrug bewoner zeker?

[@ct9914]

Keep doing your videos. They are amazing 👏🏼

[@CountriesExplained]

Thank you! 🥰

[@jeroent5079]

Shell, originally a Dutch/British company, has recently decided to move permanently to the UK, as did Unilever a few years ago.

[@reneharkamp4309]

Amsterdam🌷 And yesterday Poetin took all Shell & B.P assets in Russia ,hostages, A loss of few 100 of million $ ( note; NOT roebel) As a Dutchman, you can hear my 💔 heart cry........

[@Sam-lj9vj]

@@reneharkamp4309 These companies sold their assets in Russia. The Russian government did not confiscate/nationalize anything.

[@reneharkamp4309]

@@Sam-lj9vj correct, you are...still they book it as a big loss... There are many ways that lead to Rome..... Selling out/up internally proberly only in roebels. But it is loss in equipment, halting immense projects, withdrawing high tech, staffers..... ( look at the NORD STROHM I gas pipe line,...destruction of a fortune) ......dubious ( just me)....the Americans told us don't do it, things can go wrong !! And by Jove,...like Nostradamus....as if they knew....it did.

[@Sam-lj9vj]

@@reneharkamp4309 How on earth do you expect someone to understand your writing when you write dots literally everywhere. None of it makes any sense.

[@dutchman7623]

In the list of actors you forgot Audrey Hepburn.

[@pascalgulikers7742]

She was Belgian

[@dutchman7623]

@@pascalgulikers7742 And Dutch... We share a lot.

[@pascalgulikers7742]

Belgisch-Brits. Haar laatste partner was Nederlands ;)

[@taand4725]

​@@pascalgulikers7742 she was raised in Belgium, but her mother was Dutch

[@DragonelfGaming]

You didn't mentioned the movie director Jan de Bont next to Paul Verhoeven, he work on the movie Die Hard and directed Twister, the Speed and Tomb Raider movies ✌

[@hansnieuwenkamp2892]

I love it! Thanks!

[@jossefjossikajit4169]

PERFECTLY EXPLANED ❤

[@BoschPSB]

I just watched both videos and its a great explanation about the country where i live in. Few things that you could've said was things like sifan hassan and others thing from the dutch athletics. I saw that you named the hockey players too, fun fact about that the woman won the worldcup 3 times in a row 2014, 2018 and 2022. In additoin to that a very good video and keep it up!

[@Mango_Eter]

But there are large misconceptions about our war against the water. The reason that most of our land lies so low is because of inpolderen, turfvaart, and the drainage of veen. We damaged our ecosystems and caused the ground to sink over 4 meters lower in some places. And since the polders are basically the bottom of the sea, this didn't help the average elevation. I'd love to see people cover that someday, because even here it isn't widely taught.

[@BoschPSB]

@@Mango_Eter why do you place this under my comment? It may could've been better if you said it in a normal comment not a comment on a comment. I know that you did it because of what i said, but i named a few thing not everything.

[@Mango_Eter]

@@BoschPSB because I have brain rot

[@seapowerblue]

Did you know that Flevoland was created out of the Zuiderzee (sea) and now the area where is still water is called IJsselmeer (lake) and that Zeewolde a place in Flevoland has one of the biggest township of the Netherlands and thats exactly where I live! In Zeewolde

[@mariellemoses109]

En IJsselmeer 🤔

[@ArmArmAdv]

Thanks for your hard work, heel interessant!

[@melluzi]

One other observation is that what others call kitchen, in the Netherlands is called studio apartment. And yes, kitchen and bathroom are the only rooms there.

[@redpanda4162]

What an honor, my home country. Thx for making a part 2 thx man

[@iwnb420]

Dutchie here and the New York Yankees being based of Jan and Kees common Dutch names was a complete mindblow to me!!

[@robertlever3100]

Never watched Bassie en Adriaan? ;)

[@p0k3mon_master07]

Hi Iam Dutch and the term which you called gezzelig is actually gezellig don’t worry Dutch is a hard language for foreigners to learn

[@xlpunchyz]

I'm Dutch, and i absolutely love those video's over the Netherlands.

[@GieleSipel]

6:15 just wanna say that: the 'flevopolder' is also called "Zuid-Oost Polder" if i am not mistaken (the other one is called Noord-Oost Polder)

[@apveening]

Wrong, if you wish to relate it to the Noord-Oost Polder (North-East Polder), it would be Zuid-West Polder (South-West Polder), but it actually is a combination of two polders, Oostelijk Flevoland ( nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oostelijk_Flevoland ) and Zuidelijk Flevoland ( nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuidelijk_Flevoland ), with the common border being the Knardijk ( nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knardijk ).

[@GieleSipel]

@@apveening Oh, dankjewel voor t zeggen

[@maxdereus6282]

a video that says how great my country is countries explained you do know how to pick great topices

[@Matterfly.]

PART 3 NOW

[@cassiusgambino5415]

OH SURE ±𝟯𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟱𝟬𝟯𝟭𝟮𝟱𝟲🇳🇱

[@BangeloreT]

I'm pretty sure that Airbus is not a Dutch company! Part from that this is an excellent video! 👍

[@BangeloreT]

@@michelschildmeijer7457 I learned something new today 😀

[@virgilpinas8941]

I was born in Flevoland. The part of the Netherlands that was created by pumping water out of the zuydersea. So eventually you ended up with a large area of land. The first city there is called Lelystad. That’s where I’m from. The biggest city is called Almere. It’s comparable to the city of Groningen by the amount of citizens.

[@halljeowldnnxn]

Hey im from almere haha.

[@killer30556]

Technically Emmeloord is the first city in Flevoland, it existed for longer and has actual city rights. Definetly not me being biased since I live there.

[@rishanochannai5103]

@@killer30556 I can say other things and technally be right then "since i life here" (yes i actually do)

[@markuserikssen]

9:10 Gezzelig is written as "Gezellig" instead!

[@bramr5074]

Wat een ding bedankt voor dit👍🇳🇱

[@The_Starfleet_Ensign]

just to make it clear. 'gezellig' is a mood but also some people can say that someone is. there's indeed no word for it in english, but I discribe it when you can have fun with someone, feel cozy and connected. this can be big as with a friend, or just a casual fun converstation with a stranger.

[@Goofed82]

Can you do Poland Next? I’m polish and it would make my day :) (You could talk about the food, Pierogi’s Strawberries with pasta, Etc.)

[@MiguelJW]

Don’t forget alcoholism and the word kurva that is used 10 times in every sentence!

[@Goofed82]

Don’t Forget the Brown Bears!

[@MiguelJW]

@@Goofed82 that’s what i said… it’s really unbelievable.. even at work you guys drink and use hard drugs. Why is that?

[@Goofed82]

@@MiguelJW Well… It’s Just A stereotype. Like that’s basically the Equivalent of thinking that Every Person in Japan Is an Anime Celebrity.

[@Goofed82]

And Just so you know Kurva is used often probably because it means like literally every Curse Word :)

[@honig75]

Centre of the WEF with an NSB PM Sir Rutte.

[@conny6176]

Jup, dit land gaat naar de afgrond

[@RedRingOfDead]

Well gotta watch again. Not sure of you added ASML into the mix of our big companies who ship internationally. Also if you didn't, maybe something to add for part 3?

[@thepepishow9878]

you should tell that shell is on paper a great British company is now because they moved out of the Netherlands because of our dividend tax. its now called plc shell instead of royal dutch shell

[@andriesdeboer8638]

nice video and pretty accurate, but as a Frisian, i have to correct the part about the elfstedentocht. It starts in Leeuwarden and then goes with the clock to all the eleven cities, and ends in Leeuwarden again. Still, it's really nice to see my countrand culture represented on KZbin.

[@Dirkga]

Among all these famous artists from the Netherlands you mentioned. I do miss one very famous rock band, but maybe this is due to the age group you might be targeting in your videos, but what about Van Halen? They where also Dutch. 😉 Ohw and I forgot Audrey Hepburn but gladly the comment from @Dutch Man reminded me so I also mention her here as well. 👍👍😉😉

[@apveening]

If you want a famous Dutch band, I recommend you name Golden Earring.

[@Dirkga]

@@apveening I agree but Van Halen is more known around the globe 😉😉

[@maciejkowalski363]

I am from Poland. Live in Netherlands around 6 years now. I love the country and I love the people❤ Dutch people are very smart and clever. I can easily say Dutch country is my second home and I love this place from the bottom off my heart ❤ One more thing;) I don't speak Dutch because I leasy or stupid... I don't learn Dutch because I can very easily communicate with English everywhere!! Lost of Dutch people complaining about this but understand us... If I can communicate everywhere in English I don't see any reason to learn Dutch:) I wish the best for all Dutch people 🙏

[@Noah_-lp8kt]

my grandpa was a contestent in the Elfstedentocht.

[@CountriesExplained]

⛸💨

[@JackGPT84]

9:10 it's spelled 'gezellig' not 'gezzelig'

[@Waffles_01]

Hey, you forgot to tell about the "watersnoodramp" in 1953! Maybe something for a future vid :)

[@Kaijin9995]

you forgot about the Delta works with which had the third longest bridge in the world to the construction island in its time

[@JoshSweetvale]

1:00 In Dutch, "Yanke" means "whiner." Americans as complainers. New Englanders as complainers. New Yorkers as complainers. ...Yes, it checks out.

[@StagnantMizu]

we also have ASML, tulips, best yacht builders and best agriculture

[@luciusfalk6892]

thanks, finally someone seeing how underrated netherlands are

[@Educer11]

I’m also Dutch this really warms my heart

[@Salty_sjoe]

I am from Netherlands and this is so cool to see!

[@sebbasbaoz8314]

Very nice video! (Gezellig is one Z and 2 L's btw)

[@linama6615]

Great video! Even being a Dutch I learned some things I didn't know. One suggestion: put a remark about slavery in it. The Dutch during the colonial period tragically traded a lot of slaves

[@GreasyTrout]

it's spelled as 'gezellig'. Great video none the less.

[@CountriesExplained]

Ahhh! Thank you 👍😄

[@PendelSteven]

7:07 And technically IKEA, but certainly Boels. And ASML, maker of machines that make electronic chips. Those three are (more and more less) secretly three of the most important Dutch companies in the world.

[@markusschweizer6026]

Ikea is very Dutch indeed

[@Dafagi]

There should be a part 3 on the Netherlands!! They havent even mentioned the best things such as: - sinterklaas - the Dutch snacks and history of Dutch snacks ( Who knew that donuts are actually Dutch for example ) - the 250-400 dialectic and 12 province's - Dutch models and beauty standards - traditonal Dutch clothing And there is many more!! Ps: it's spelled 'gezellig' and not 'gezzelig'

[@harcovanhees394]

Wow I,m Dutch and was realy surprised to hear that Exor and Airbus are Dutch ! So I checked and it’s true ! But Exor is of Italian decent and Airbus comes from a French-German-Italian partnership. Real original big Dutch companies are ASML, ING, NXP or Ayden

[@Mango_Eter]

DHL was ook een tijdje in Nederland gevestigd iirc

[@Demlozz]

Imean i knew those were Dutch, i also knew that wifi was created/discovered or whatever here! Did you know that?^^

[@harcovanhees394]

@@Demlozz yes I know, and also Bluetooth !

[@roejogan2693]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@GreasyTrout]

M A K K E R

[@qifrey2472]

S P E C E R I J E N

[@Linda-hs1lk]

TRIEST

[@leroyjenkins0736]

KOKOSNOOT

[@franktheussen]

Trots

[@IsDitGerben]

9:11 Almost nailed the spelling, but I’m going to correct you on that since I’m Dutch: Gezellig, 1 Z’s and 2 L’s, not the other way around.

[@nelliecharles5153]

Fantastic Holland I was there

[@Just_Be_Honest]

You forgot to mention the tallest building of the Benelux, the zalmhaventoren.

[@erikverhoef5718]

2:19 Paul Verrol? Don't you mean Paul Vairhooven?

[@JJJnl]

Altijd gezellig , so many dutch like me in the comments like last time hehe , and still there is many more things to cover on the country hehe so when is the third video ? 😉

[@Haisha-zk3ob]

You NEED to talk about ASML

[@MrDuckie228]

I believe the bluntess slowely becomes less due to a lot of collaboration with foreigners. Sure we are still more direct than other cultures, but it will become less. The older generation however will stay direct for sure. In my opinion, directness is a massive help if it is supported with arguments. If you do something wrong, you want to know what you did wrong right? no going around that. But make sure you tell them how they can change their wrong-doings.

[@solomon6082]

Nope some Dutch remain true. As long i I draw breathe I will stand for freedom as my ancestors have!

[@Mango_Eter]

Drenten zijn te aardig om eerlijk te zijn, Groningers zijn te eerlijk om aardig te zijn, en Friezen mogen van de rand van de aarde vallen.

[@ewoktitan4377]

It’s fun to see a non native person talk about the history of the province I grew up on (flevoland)

[@sofierigaux6117]

Can you do a part2 Belgium?? Thx if u do that🍟🇧🇪

[@sofierigaux6117]

Becaus u fergot hockey

[@baskoning9896]

Very good. The pronunciation of the Dutch words/names is almost 100 percent wrong though. Perhaps you should ask a Dutchy next time. An example of this is Max Verstappen: we say the A like an A, not like an E, its not Mex Verstappen. Its Max. With the a sounding like the a in 'law', not like the e in 'new'.

[@Linda-hs1lk]

He even pronounced Yankee wrong, what I thought was pretty weird..

[@atropatene3596]

Next time you go to the bakery you better pronounce "croissant" exactly right if you're going to be pedantic like this.

[@baskoning9896]

@@atropatene3596 Just trying to help.

[@apveening]

I would recommend another English speaking youtuber who made some videos about the Netherlands (and a lot of others): The Tim Traveller as he will be able to explain it much better.

[@Mizai]

@@atropatene3596 ok i will 🥐

[@JaWo-Musicbox-Spieluhr]

I do not know if it is mentioned but did you know the Dutch brought Santa Claus to the US. We call him Sinterklaas!

[@janelawson8483]

I enjoyed learning about the Netherlands.

[@MadeliefsStupidChannel]

one thing, at 9:10 you spelled "gezellig" wrong 😭

[@tychedev]

Honestly its very funny seeing non-dutch or dutch speaking people trying to speak our language, one of the most important things while speaking dutch is the accent.

[@olhson587]

Could you do Sweden? 🇸🇪

[@CountriesExplained]

Absolutely will! 🙌🇸🇪

[@olhson587]

@@CountriesExplained :D👍