Dutch Culture Shocks I’ve Noticed 4 Years In the Netherlands | American Living In The Netherlands

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Ayyyeee Happy Monday!! Do you guys think these scam text and phone calls should be illegal?

[@DavidTOnline]

Absolutely there annoying as all get out

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@DavidTOnline lol!!

[@FlipjevanTiel]

We used to have the "Bel-me-niet register", where we could register, if we don't like to be called by some random company. That worked well, but it required the effort of registration. In July 2021, the government changes the rules, and now it just applies to everyone, without registration. I know that in the states politicians tell you that regulation is bad or doesn't work, but this is regulation that people like and that works to protect people from getting scammed. Our government still serves the citizens, sometimes. The American government ONLY serves business. If business wants to make money from screwing people, they'll allow it.

[@Heartburn1220]

Only way it should be legal is if you are selling your own data.

[@sjvs82]

Huge Rams fan for almost 30 year and i am Dutch. Have bin to Boston last november for the game. My first time in the US just voor a nfl game. Have been to London and Frankfurt for games and now finally can put it out of my bucketlist.

[@patrickhendrikskingston9303]

"Normal" people brag about how expensive something was they bought, Dutch people brag about how cheap something was they bought.

[@qleaudtsac]

The channel "Not just bikes" has a geat video about the stop signes, they're basically compensating for bad infrstructure.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@qleaudtsac whaaaaaaat really

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@qleaudtsac hahahaa Maan I never thought of it like that.

[@PieterPatrick]

@@ItzSKYVlogs They do exist, on dangerous places. And a hard line on the ground is the same as a STOP sign. (If I'm still right.)

[@qleaudtsac]

The "haaientanden" we have are enough to know who has to yield, there are some stop signes here though, but only if the situation really requires them.

[@Maya9396]

Yes, because people rarely even stop at stop signers. They said that Paris had one stopsign, they had to remove it because it got stolen every time.

[@lenhop88]

There are definitely stop signs in the Netherlands, but those are only at some intersections where you as a driver don’t really see the whole situation

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@lenhop88 oooh that’s interesting 🤔! I think I understand what you mean.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@lenhop88 you’re the only one who actually explained it this well. Thank you. 🙏

[@WendyLopezGazquez]

​@ItzSKYVlogs It is exactly as above says. I rarely see stop signs but they are around. Non in my hometown but near school of my oldest is a stop sign since there is a crossing where you don't have great view of the situation. Plus it is a double crossing in the sense that a road and a separate bikepath crosses another road without a separate bikepath.

[@Malik4Play]

Gotta take a moment and say thank you for the videos, dude. My wife and I are in the process of making the jump to the Netherlands and your videos have provided us with some crucial tips. Wishing you and your family happy holidays and we'll keep watching even once we're out there next month!

[@robbertbaart1499]

Good luck with moving to the Netherlands. Welcome in advange 👍💪

[@sophiesmeenk1076]

Welcome to the Netherlands!

[@apveening]

Welcome to the Netherlands, but please learn Dutch.

[@Malik4Play]

@@robbertbaart1499 bedankt!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Malik4Play oooh wow!!!! Huuugggeeee congrats!!!!!

[@jannetteberends8730]

Dutch aren’t boasting about their expansive car, they boast about how cheap they’ve got the car. Or have animated discussions about which cat litter is the best value for money. 😀

[@anouk6644]

That last one sounds like a personal experience 😂

[@jannetteberends8730]

@ 😃

[@Mr3ppozz]

(The white bags with orange letters... at the Jumbo and nettorama... 7liter for 1.39 xD ) just og good kitty litter xD

[@andyhorvath6630]

You're not tripping, you're becoming Dutch. Welcome man!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@andyhorvath6630 hahahahaah

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@andyhorvath6630 thabks! Just wait til I level up my Dutch! I’ll be unstoppable! Muahhaahahahah 🤣

[@andyhorvath6630]

@@ItzSKYVlogs Daar houd ik je aan!

[@Reploid-dj9jc]

personally won't wear clothes with advertising on it , i'm not a walking advertisement sign .

[@Heartburn1220]

Feel like if someone wants me to wear something with their name on it or brand/team what have you they should give me the clothing item and then pay me to wear it.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@Reploid-dj9jc oooh I’m the same! I love just plain clothes! I hate flashy stuff… unless I made it hahah

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@Reploid-dj9jc but yea you totally get me! I mean if you look at all my videos.. you won’t see any clothes with brands on them. Or super flashy… I literally bought a bunch of plain tees, and jeans.. that are all the same.. and just wear them.. 😂

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@Reploid-dj9jc in like a cartoon character lol

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Heartburn1220 Hahaah I agree!

[@Mus.Anonymouse]

There are stop signs, but not as much as we see in the states. Certainly not 4 way crossings with 4 stop signs. There’s always one road that has priority. (So that’s half the signs already). Further a lot of locations where the US has stop signs, we use yield signs (again a lot of those situations are regulated by priority difference between crossing roads). Stop signs here are mainly used if the situation cannot be well estimated, so a stop to look good what’s happening.

[@WizardOfOss]

There doesn't have to be one road with priority, but on an equal intersection traffic from the right has priority. No signs needed for that. Another reason for less stop signs: Roundabouts everywhere...

[@BrazenNL]

Fijne Feestdagen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

[@Handwithaface]

On stop signs: I know of one in Amsterdam. We don't have many of them because our roads are well designed. You only have to put up a stop sign when you've got a poorly designed road.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Handwithaface oooh whaaat really!!! In amsterdam!!??? I have to find it!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Handwithaface this is becoming a whole, treasure hunt!

[@mygoodspirit8655]

@@ItzSKYVlogs of farm roads in rural areas that cross major roads, they are often there 😉but there aren't many left, there used to be more in the past! Stopping doesn't achieve anything, stepping on the gas when there's no traffic is😅

[@Silverwilg]

I know of a few of them in Hoogeveen in the business district also near a school. It is good they are there but I agree it probably could get an overhaul.

[@Blackadder75]

not necessary a poorly designed road, they are also used in situations where there is just no visibility left or right and this doesn't have to be the roads fault. It could be an object impossible to remove and no space to lay the road elsewhere. . But these situations are quite rare

[@adpop750]

We have "Bel Me Niet Register" (=don't call me registry") If you put your phone-number in this registry, it becomes illegal for businesses to call you without your prior consent. If business do call you, you can file a complaint, if they get enough of them they get fined by the government, if they keep doing it fines get higher, keep doing it, they are shut down completely. So can business call you? Yes mostly if you buy something from them, they ask you for permission to contact you and then it's up to you. So it's in opt-in system. In the 90s these telemarketers went rampant here too, but we quickly fixed it 😀

[@kk-kz8nc]

This info isn't up to date any more (well the register part at least. Now as a company you can not call someone unless your phone number is in their database because you where a customer in the last 3 years, or have given to a good cause before or that you gave consent to call you. The "bel me niet register" hasn't been around since 2021. And if they do call, you can say that you do not want to be called ever again and they will have to remove your information from their database. If they don't and do call again you can lodge a complaint at the Autoriteit Consument & Markt by using a form on their site.

[@imeldaweijers3284]

"Bel me niet" doesn't exist anymore, it was closed a couple of years ago

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@adpop750 oooh wow! I’m genuinely surprised by this! Like it seems as if the Netherlands has thought of everything!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@adpop750 thank you so much for explaining this. Because these scam and sell calls and text make me soooo mad!! I had to cut out a whooooolle part of the video because I was so mad and started rambling on about a specific company that keeps calling me.. I ended up cutting it out because I didn’t want to go gangsta on camera 😂

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@kk-kz8nc ooooh dang… that’s a bummer.. but this almost sounds better.. am I wrong?

[@vincentvermeulen6703]

As an IT specialist I stayed in New York for several months. After about a month the IT guys there asked me about my favourite base ball team in the US. I was prepared and said Yankees. They liked it and the following week they took me to the stadium. After that i bought a Yankees jacket and when I got back home I proudly walked through Amsterdam. 😂

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@vincentvermeulen6703 hahahaahh

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@vincentvermeulen6703 that’s a great story. Do you like baseball now?

[@FrankRikkers]

We use “haaientanden” sharksteeth to manage right of wat. With these you only have to stop if someone approaches from te other direction. When the road is clear your good to go, so the traffic “ flowes” better.

[@BonafideLex]

Man your channel is growing man💯💯. You’re easily going to become big just because you are you. Sauce…

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@BonafideLex ooohhh man… thanks!!!🙏

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@BonafideLex I’m really trying!

[@stefangrobbink7760]

I got just one stop sign near where I live, and that one makes sense. It's a crossing with a tall hedge where you can't see the traffic on your right. The hedge is on private property, so a stop sign will have to do.

[@PrinceWalacra]

As an Dutch “ethnic European” in the Netherlands I never ask a person who “has different looks ” about their ethnicity … I just want to get to know the person as a person, not “why someone looks differently from me”. It’s up to anyone themselves to reveal their identity, whether it’s cultural, gender or looks. The world today is mixed and it’s a wealth to get to know people who are different from yourself. Evolutionary the most diverse population will be the strongest to stand the future.

[@doremifasolitado]

I appreciate you, I wish more people thought like that. Sadly I often get asked about my ethnicity (by every 1 in 3 people). Even if they don't mean any harm, it ends up making me feel different and alienated. Especially with follow-up questions like "so do you eat stamppot?"... Yes I do. I'm a regular Dutch person just like the rest of you. But honestly, at this point I no longer feel like I am.

[@eefaaf]

I did get some calls from India with guys pretending to be from Microsoft. Once I pretended to be Japanese and not being quite able to understand them. After 5 or 10 minutes I heard someone muttering 'idiot' in the background and the hung up.

[@astriddekoning2040]

That's a good one ...😂 !

[@mione3690]

The only new things I have in my entire house are my tv, my pc, and my dining table. Everything else I got second hand. I love the old timey dark brown furniture, so I love nosing around *kringlopen*

[@vtxgenie1]

Yup, scam calls are one of those unregulated business issues in the US that really messes with people, including their lives and time and it's just allowed. Crazy.

[@bertnijhof5413]

Last week I upgraded my PC the Dutch way; I replaced my Ryzen 3 2200G and 16GB DDR4 from April 2019 with a Ryzen 5 5600GT and 32GB DDR4. It did cost me almost the same price ±$4 as those 2019 parts. I paid a whopping $179. I admit I'm in the Ryzen 5000 generation and I miss out on the newer Ryzen 7000 and 9000 generations and the faster DDR5, but I paid less than $200 instead of the price of a new PC. God willing I will use it 10 years till 90. I know what I'm doing, I worked in ICT from 17-3-69 till 1-1-11 :)

[@HexerPsy]

Thats a good upgrade :)

[@arturobianco848]

Used to do the same thing. Now i'm mostly using laptops and its to much of a hassle. Although i did build the tower from differnt parts ground up and replacing them as needed. Well i paid for the first buils and just did the replacements since that cost me about 20 euro extra for the build just getting all the right stuff to do it muselfs cost way more.

[@raisan5989]

Lucky for you Sky, I'm Dutch and I just received a spam call last week, my phone blocks some of them. My partner gets about biweekly calls from the Indian Windows scam (super annoying).

[@hardstylebarber]

Never pickup calls that start with 085

[@BommeltjeNL]

We had the same until 10/15 years or so ago. Before that, you came home from work, you made a meal and the moment you put your fork in the dish the phone goes. They know that people are at home around dinner time, so they call. I always told them I will give the phone to my wife. I went into the hall and put the phone on the ground and went back in to finish my dinner. Not sure how long they were shouting hello hello hellooooooh, but at least I had a quiet dinner 😂😂😂 Happy holidays Sky 🥷🥷☕️

[@astriddekoning2040]

O yes, so annoying....

[@inge6280]

Have a great Christmas, love your videos.

[@VluggeJapie22]

Merry Christmas my American friend. I hope you'll find the time to have fun, relax and celebrate with your loved ones. You deserve it!

[@TrippingtheBrightFantastic]

🥷🥷☕I am also from Chicago - well, the near west suburbs, anyway - and I was surprised to see someone in a Bulls jacket last week. They were asking if they could take the other chair as I was alone at a coffee shop, but I didn't answer right away as I was so taken with the jacket! I've also seen quite a few Yankees ball caps, as well. And here I left my White Sox hat in the States so I didn't stand out like a tourist while in the Netherlands. 😆

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@TrippingtheBrightFantastic oooh wow your from Chicago too!!!! I didn’t know that.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@TrippingtheBrightFantastic ooh and you’ve seen it too! Hahaha yea it’s so funny! You should have seen the guy’s face when I ask him about being a fan 😂

[@gill7045]

Buying 2nd hand has many benefits. It gives people an opportunity to 'furniture' their homes cheap. It also reduces production because things are not thrown away. And people like to personalise their interior. Have something unique at an affordable price. That has become a national 'sport', and people from all layers of the population like to do that.

[@pietpaaltjes7419]

Even to such levels that 'vintage' adds to the price 😉

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@gill7045 awwww I really like this explanation Gill! Thank you! I’m gonna keep trying to be a second hand master! :)

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@gill7045 I bet I could be a good second hander! ;)

[@sletteboer]

Spam calls are actually illegal in The Netherlands, at least to consumers. It's also illegal to sell your data and the regulations get tougher by the year. There is an exception for non-profits that already have your data, they are allowed to call you for only a certain amount of years and there is an exception for businesses. So even if you are self-employed, you might get a sell call every once in a while, but there is a service on your phone warning you about those being spam, so you don't have to pick up

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@sletteboer whaaaat it is!!!!!! Oh my gosh! That’s why I never get them!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@sletteboer wow it’s like the Netherlands gets me! Because I was really trying to not come off and angry in the video.. but maaan it really pisses me off! The calls and text, and emails.. like why is this ok to do in the states!!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@sletteboer I had to cut out an entire section of the video because I was getting so mad talking about the companies constantly calling me!

[@RFGfotografie]

The spam calls, we actually have a thing for that, it's called the "Do not call me register". Which funny enough causes you to get more spam calls then less.

[@vastgoedwrap]

On these locations you can find a stop sign in Haarlem. In Haarlem zijn enkele bekende locaties met stopborden, zoals: • Kruising bij De Zoete Inval: Onder het viaduct bij De Zoete Inval, waar de parallelweg van de Amsterdamse Vaart begint, is een stopbord geplaatst.  • Kruising Orionweg: Er zijn suggesties gedaan om stopborden te plaatsen op de Orionweg vanwege verkeersveiligheidskwesties. 

[@monique3408]

6:14 That wooooooo woooo was so funny 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@monique3408 gahhhaahha

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@monique3408 it’s true… can’t forget my wife ;)

[@KLKarin-bu2vu]

The European general rule if there are no traffic signs is "right before left". So the person coming to the crossing to your right has the right of way, the person to your left has to yield to you. So if there's nobody coming at you on your right hand side, you can just keep going... Sometimes there are roads that are priority roads - very often these are through-roads with higher speeds that are crossed by streets with lower speeds. In these cases there are traffic signs and/or triangles (sharks' teeth) on the road surface to indicate that you have to yield if there's traffic. You are not required to always make a full stop at sharks' teeth, you just have to slow down, look and yield if there's traffic on the road you're trying to cross. As far as I remember from my days in the US, the rule is that the first person to stop is the first who is allowed to go. Which is a lot more likely to lead to arguments if there's an accident. It's generally very easy to see who came from which direction after a collision. It's impossible to see who stopped first at a stop sign after the fact. 🙂 Also - stop signs are stupid, especially for cyclists. It's a pain to have to come to a full stop and then start up again on a bike or a scooter. It would cause a lot of unnecessary waiting if the cylist came first and all the drivers have to wait for them to gain speed again after stopping.

[@marcelploeger8286]

and happy holidays to you/chat and family aswel!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@marcelploeger8286 Ayye thanks much! Happy holidays to you as well!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@marcelploeger8286 sorry for the late reply. I was traveling and just now catching up on comments :)

[@andreavantzet1962]

Happy holidays to you and your family! ❤

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@andreavantzet1962 Ayye thanks so much Andrea!! Hope you have a wonderful holiday as well

[@debbiebelterman8789]

We do sometimes get spam messages or mail. But it doesn’t happen very often indeed. I wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎆 ❤

[@Richardm1981]

Merry Christmas Sky! Cheers from Tampa! ❤

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Richardm1981 heeeey Richard! Thank you soooo much! Merrry Christmas to you as well!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Richardm1981 thank you for watching the videos and showing support. Thank you. I hope you really have a great Christmas and new year.

[@ElMariachi1337]

As a kid I had this friend in the 90s and his dad lived in the US and he always brought back clothes and caps from there whenever he visited his dad. I was rocking my LA Raiders cap (yeah I know they are not in LA anymore), had a Miami Dolphins cap and an Oackland A's Starter jacket. Not because I supported any of those teams, hell I didnt even know if they played American fooball of baseball 🤣but just because they were cool and different at the time. I was a hooper and later on he also brought back some Jordan shirts, Bulls caps and other stuff but that team I did support and we could watch NBA games on Sky Sports.

[@wickedkarma7569]

There's a different kind of scam-calls. People pretending to be the police. Telling people there are break-ins, sending someone over to 'collect' their bank-cards, jewellery, etc.

[@manu_6740]

I'am dutch. I wear Braves sweaters. Yes! I have been to a couple of games in Atlanta. I love baseball.

[@maartendekroon267]

I had to chuckle at your comment on people wearing Chicago Bulls apparel😅. I got an OG KC Sweater from when my mum had an exchange with a US Teacher from Kansas. Never knew it was an exclusive (not for out of US sale) until I met someone who had been there

[@Awaitzy]

Hey sky , i really like your video’s and would love to see you do more dutch things across the country:) like going to the efteling is a must . Keep it up ❤

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Awaitzy ayyyeee thanks so much!! Yea I would love that too

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Awaitzy I would love to do more but it’s a little tough with work… I mainly film these videos during my lunch and after work. 😂

[@MartinWebNatures]

@@ItzSKYVlogsyou know you live in the Netherlands right? You can take a paid day or half a day off. Same as when you want to stop work earlier, you can take hour off too

[@Lilygirl283]

​@MartinWebNatures even if he works for an American company, the Dutch law applies, he is indeed entitled to exactly the same thing the Dutch are entitled to...

[@Lilygirl283]

​@@ItzSKYVlogsMake sure you work to live, not live to work, priorities!

[@bepsnet]

Fijne feestdagen voor jou en je familie. 🎄

[@framegote5152]

About stop signs... when the trafic lights don't work for some reason there are some signs.... some painted on the road ("shark teeth"), some on a pole (often an orange square with a wite rim standing on its tip for "right of way" for one road and the crossing one has a white triangle with a red rim standing on its tip for "other trafic goes firstt"). If not ... trafic (not just cars) from the right go first. In The Netherlands there are also "scam calls", but there is also something like the "bel-me-niet-register", where you can leave your phone number. Companies that use call centres have to check that register to see if they are allowed to call you.... I'm not sure if they do, but then ... I used to be called by companies in the past, but since I registered my number there I am not anymore,

[@arturobianco848]

They preety much do nowadays if they don't they get a fine and you can sue them directly. You don't paid much but they are liable for all the costs so after the 50 euro they have to pay you they also need the pay for 2500 euro that even a quick case like this costs. Besides that they probable have done it more often and they get a fine for that to and those fines can be pretty high.

[@ShanuWral]

Wishing u & ur family a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New.

[@paulined1354]

The stop signs you are talking about are "rules of right of way" here in Dutch. You can see them (triangles) on the ground, but 1 very important one is that at equal intersections traffic from the right has priority.

[@DavidV328]

Scam calls used to be a thing in NL, but now there is legislation against it. O ly companies that you do business with, or give money to, are allowed to contact you through a phonecall. Best trick against that is to reduce the amount you give each month in that phonecall. They can adjust that, because they are asking for you to donate more. Do that 2x, and guaranteed, they will never call you again 😆😆

[@Matriarch456]

A callcenter that wants to sell you stuff calls your number via a computer if you do not pick up the phone after 4 rings it will sever the connection. So if it is an unknown number just let it ring 5 times before you pick up 😁

[@Thebrackz]

Stop signs are in the most part un necessary : On crossings without traffic signals or priority rules, give way to all traffic on your right side, including pedestrians and cyclists. > Buses have priority when pulling out from a bus stop inside the urban area. > Trams always have the right of way, and all road users must yield to trams when crossing tram tracks or intersections. > On intersections with ‘Shark’s teeth’ (Haaientanden) road markings you must yield to traffic coming from left and right. This includes cyclists and motorised traffic. In the Netherlands these markings and accompanied signs are used frequently. > Drivers intending to make left or right turns must yield to pedestrians and cyclists proceeding straight ahead. Traffic flows far more smoothly in the Netherlands than it does in the US.

[@weeardguy]

2:30: One of the things I only noticed in a video by Not Just Bikes (and wasn't even on that particular subject) is the way our junctions are set up: even when lights do fail in the USA it strikes me that there hardly ever are markings on who can go first, making it extremely difficult to provide some kind of regulation without the lights. I than just picked random places in the USA on maps and compared them to junctions in my country (Netherlands). And basically on matter where you go, there will be markings that show what to do if the lights don't work (and by law, lights or electronic signs prevail over posted signs, and posted signs prevail over road markings, though they usually complement eachother). Many junctions in the USA I saw only feature a stop marker for every direction, but that's it. There's no priority indication or something and pedestrians usually have no zebras at all. We have stop signs by the way ;) I know only two and I need to travel a while for them ;)

[@fonamindustries3493]

Regarding the American teams apparel, they are popular for decades already. I grew up with them. The Chicago Bulls were probably the most popular (due to the popularity of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen) and you will still see them. Mostly millennials is the actual target group as it was a thing from our youth. There is a another team which is more odd but were almost evenly popular: The Raiders. I think it was because of that cool logo and more black-ish style apparel. These are now even more exclusive apparel. A jersey will set you back way more than the newest Nike shoes. And last but not least: the New york Yankees! Those caps are unparalleled popular. Still sold at any sports shop you can find for top dollar (or top euro in our case).

[@urbnctrl]

Raiders - NWA

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@fonamindustries3493 wow really!!??? I never knew that!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@fonamindustries3493 yooooooo Maan you guys really put me on…. I learn so much from the comment section! Thank you!

[@Hadewijch_]

I live near the Belgian border and a few km into Belgium in Maaseik there is a T-crossing with a stop sign. That's the only one I can think about. I can't remember I've seen a stop sign in the Netherlands for at least 20 years.

[@BabzV]

I think I actually know the same stopsign 😂 I live near Maaseik as well(Weert).

[@TheGwydion777]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Started watching DB Saga again, because it's wholesome holiday entertainment. No Super Saying in sight. Keeping it real! 🙃🤪🥰

[@HannahSBax]

Happy Holidays

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@HannahSBax heeeey Hannah! Thank you! Happy holidays to you as well :)

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@HannahSBax hope you have a great one

[@EJannings]

I sometimes wear shirts with letters or numbers on it.The first times when people asked my what they stand for, I was really baffled. I had always assumed it just was meaningless decoration. I had no idea they were an existing abbreviation, or some brand or something. Now I do know I still don't really care. I've never met anyone who said: "so you're a fan too", or "your club stinks" or whatever. So I guess the majority - like me - just don't know, or care. Happy holidays.

[@fredwester5705]

as far as I know in my city, Tilburg, we have 1 stopsign and this one is realy needed. it's a crossing for cars and a bicycle road, but very unclear sight..

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@fredwester5705 ooh niiiceee I’m gonna have to come back and have a look! 👀

[@krstldwn]

Sightseeing a stop sign 😂

[@mariadebake5483]

I live in Tilburg too but I don't know that stopsign. Where is it?

[@fredwester5705]

@@mariadebake5483 crossing Heandellaan - Frans Lisztstraat what goes over in Heandelpad (cyclepad) . It's by Sportcomplex Drieburcht / shoppingmall Wagnerplein

[@fredwester5705]

@@krstldwn 10points if you find one...😁

[@Antoon55]

We have stop signs in NL but not that many.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Where the heck are they

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I’m for real.. I haven’t seen any anywhere

[@odraciskatube7725]

@@ItzSKYVlogs mostly at crossroads u need to check every road for 1 or 2, because most crossroads have a lead way (hoofdweg) and the 2 adjudication to that of a mainroad have either speedbumps + b1 to b7 signs (stop sigh included) U probably wont see them as much in big city's outside they are a bit more common but they are there and a stop sign does mean u need to stop. a hefty fine can be given if u dont.180 to 300euro if you don't yield. C1 signs are higher in fine's/penalty's, so be aware at every start and end of every road. stay safe.

[@RemseyYT]

Happy Holidays Sky 🎄🎅🏻🎁 May Santa be generous this year🤣

[@liesbeth4271]

I would ask someone where they are from (after some time.) Not based on their appearance but on their broken Dutch. I see this as showing interest. And I am seriously interested.

[@rubentullenaar2934]

In the Netherlandsm the policy is to have as little signs as possible. Now, there are Stop signs but the Triangles on the ground (shark teeth) have the same meaning, yield way to any passing road user. So stop signs are not needed.

[@Eric_Maastricht]

BTW: Happy Christmas days! Good health to you and your family!

[@bonnohuijsmans8908]

I’m not our typical Dutch guy. I don’t like soccer and I don’t like to ride a bicycle. But I do like American Football, Ice Hockey and Baseball. My favorite clubs are Chicago Bears, Blackhawks and Cubs. The first season I saw the Bears play they won the Superbowl against the New England Patriots. And I loved to watch Walter Payton, Jim McMahon and Mike Singletary play. Altough my favorite Bears player is still Brian Urlacher. And I even got a favorite College Team. Stanford Cardinal. And about wearing teamshirts. I got Bears, Cubs and Cardinal apparel (hoodies, shirts, shorts and jackets).

[@ShanuWral]

Wow! So cool.

[@suicidalbanananana]

Happy holidays! 👍

[@wimh-e7l]

There are stop signs in the Netherlands. But you'll only find them on intersections where your sight is obstructed or for other safety reasons. If you have clear view on an intersection with priority rules, you'll see 'shark teeth' -as we call them- painted on the road, with the white triangle pointing down sign. That means that you don't have to come to a complete stop before driving onto the intersection.

[@Eric_Maastricht]

On stop signs, they exist but only where it would be dangerous to just slowly progress on the crossing. To normally give precendence ("voorrang") there are the triangular traffic signs (point down, either as a sign or painted on the road). You must have seen those a lot! If there are no signs for precendence, traffic from the right ALWAYS has precendence.

[@EmmieBruin]

Roundabouts are rapidly replacing stop signs in some places in the states but Americans dont know how to use them properly so they still stop.

[@svenv460]

Stop signs aren't as common as in some other countries but they do exist. You might find more of them in rural areas as in cities there are several traffic options that have a similar purpose (like the elevated bits where smaller streets join a bigger one) or the standard rule that (when signs don't indicate otherwise) any traffic coming from the right can go first. Thinking of it, I only know of a few in The Hague. In France I saw them on about every other corner.

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[@hans9894]

I think there might be less, not none, but just less stopsigns because our driving guides are the road lines. A line of "sharkteeth"the line of triangles on a crossroad, give the direction what's expected you do ; stop and watch before you drive on.

[@dj_e.t.]

You don't have many stop signs because most crossings are controlled by right-of-way. Those red-white triangle signs or the triangles on the road ("shark teeth") mean you have to yield. Look at any traffic light crossing. They almost all have these signs, which come into effect when the traffic lights are not operating. Stop signs are only placed on dangerous spots, with limited visibility. Or a bike lane that crosses a busy street. You'd find a stop sign more outside of the city center than in the center, which might be why you haven't found one yet.

[@derk-janhofstee]

Merry Christmas m8

[@drekruizinga8696]

When i get a phonecall thats not in my contaktlist, i just dont pick up...simpel. If its something important they can leave a voicemail.

[@apveening]

As others already noted, there are stop signs but not many. There is only one I know for certain and that is because my driving instructor deliberately directed me to its location. I passed it again during my final driving exam. I rarely take that route and if so, mostly to bypass a traffic jam.

[@jow999]

Hey, I enjoy your videos, but I need to point something out regarding 4:04. When people ask, 'Where are you from?' there’s often an indirect implication that they’re asking about your ethnicity. For example, I’m a third-generation Dutch-Moroccan. I always respond by naming my city, but the follow-up question is almost always, 'Okay, but where are your parents from?' In my case, this continues until they find out where my grandparents are from

[@dutchuncle3310]

There are plenty of stop signs mostly in rural areas where roads are less wide and used by all sorts of traffic like heavy farm equipment trucks ,cars and lots of bicycles in combination with difficult to judge corners ( not being able to see upcoming traffic)

[@vogel2280]

Stop sign are only there when line of sight is obstructed. Otherwise it is Yield or...far more common, right-before-left (without any signs).

[@wagelink]

there are just very few stop signs in the netherlands: yes because nobody really stops there. So: only place them when it is really necessary for safety reasons. Also: the more signs along the road, the less they are read.

[@Dutchfr1908-d3d]

1 thing about wearing team shirts. it might not be about being fan of a american team. but if its about dutch football teams not 1 fan will ever wear the shirt of another team.

[@davidc.w.2908]

Happy holidays!

[@reiny631]

We used to have stop signs, only at dangerous intersections. But almost all of those intersections have been made safer with roundabouts or traffic lights. And almost everywhere the speed limit has been lowered, in cities and villages usually 30 km/h. In general, an attempt has been made to make everything inherently safer, which has made these really dangerous intersections disappear.

[@nfboogaard]

There's one stop sign in Diemen after you take the highway exit, you come to a dangerous crossing with a bicyclepath 😊 Hope you had a comfortable trip to the states, and are having a blast with your fam!! And if you tell your mom that I sent you, you get a free hug. Just super sayyin'!!

[@ChrisRedfield--]

Ethnicity is something for the individual to chooses or feels on their own, not something that can be decided by others for the individual.

[@KahlanAisling]

Hi thanks for another positive video. I love how you always find a positive twist. Like about being frugal...we are usually looked down upon by our neighbours (Belgium) and touristic places (where they can speak a few Dutch words: kijken kijken niet kopen) where they cannot sell their trinkets to us. You make me feel good about my own standards 😂. Btw here in Utrecht there are several stop signs around the bike lane Het Lint. I was really amazed by the Canadian system of: whoever reaches the crossing first gets to go first (at a "gelijkwaardige kruising"). Thankfully my Canadian cousin explained this to me otherwise I would have been waiting for ages for "right" to go first LOL. Never been to the US but am curious now ;)

[@Mr3ppozz]

Stop signs are a way of to overcome the shortcomings of a poorly designed intersection... stop signs are almost only used on poorly visible and obstructed view intersections

[@bliztsblade]

make a coffe in the south of limburg with tap water you'll be blown away by the diffrence. just the diffrence between tapwater is crazy XD. also spam calling is illegal in the netherlands since a short time, they are only allowed to call you if you give them premission.

[@Christiaanammeraal]

Our version of the stop sign is the “haaientand” the sharkteeth the row of triangels painted to show your side have to wait

[@FransHendriks-m9g]

Sky...you and your family have a fantastic xmass.....and have a healthy and filled with luck 2025

[@HexerPsy]

For the spam calls - we do have them. But there is a 'don't call me' register, which telemarketers are not allowed to call if you are on that list. Call centers now usually call customers for companies, trying to offer them deals on extensions, or new products, etc. The stop signs are around - for bad intersections. I cross one weekly by a car-bike path intersection. The intersection is badly angled and hard to view properly unless you come to a full stop.

[@dennisjanssenvandelaak9298]

We got yield signs. Only places they use stop signs is where Yield is too dangerous because the line of sight is blocked

[@marcelploeger8286]

true. i used to wear chicago bulls shirt as a teen. not because i watched or liked the sport,but just because it was a cool shirt

[@JSym92]

To us Dutchies, if you brag about something expensive it's seen as saying "look at this fancy thing you probably can't afford", while bragging about something cheap is more like "look at this fancy stuff that may inspire you to get better value for your money too". Though personally, I'm all for people spending a bit extra on things that actually have a functional/recreational advantage to pay extra for, and being like "this wasn't cheap, but man it's worth it to me in the end". As I see it, we try to save money whereever we can so that we can treat ourselves more on things that actually make us happy without needing validation from anyone but yourself.

[@wimbrasse7439]

There are scam calls and texts here too, but there is a do not call register on line. Once you register your phonenumber there scam calls and scam texts to your phone become illegal and if they don't stop you can report them to the authorities through the register. Most EU countries have similar systems, because they count as consumer protection and the EU coordinates consumer protection rules.

[@miindthegaap]

There are some stop signs but they are usually in intersections with very low visibility.

[@michaelbergenhenegouwen9770]

I have thought about the jerseys as well, that it is kind of strange to wear them, while you are not a fan, but it is very normal in the Netherlands. There are also the University jerseys and lately many, many band shirts. Now band shirts DID used to mean you are a fan, but I saw my neighbour teen wearing a Rolling Stones shirt and asked her if she is a fan of them and she said no. That saddened me, to be honest

[@schiffelers3944]

One of the reasons the US sport & flag stuff being sold/bought; they like how it looks Different reason might be; it's American We have Americanized post WWII a lot, with the NATO bases in the NL, etc. We had a lot of US media, enz. Dutch and American culture have been interwoven through out history, many "American" things actually are Dutch; Declaration of Independence, a translated copy basically of het Plakkaat van Verlatinghe, Saint Nick -> Sinterklaas, and so many more things...

[@NeoOnyx]

We’ve got stop signs in The Hague, not many, but we do have ‘em. And in the States they’ve got many stop signs because it’s a helluvalot cheaper to put up a stop sign than to install traffic lights.

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

It’s not that I can’t afford a new phone but I always get the hand downs from my daughter who buys the newest version I-phone every few years. In fact the last one she offered me I declined because I just liked the one I already had. My previous i-phone I handed down to an old lady whose phone had broken down. She’s had it for 2 years and is still happy. The thing is those phones last a long time so it’s just wasteful to keep replacing them. Not just money wise but also because of the environment people should not keep replacing items.

[@8_ball_z]

Smaller villages often have more stop signs due to larger roads passing through, while cities like Amsterdam rely on traffic lights and roundabouts.

[@thedutchtrumpet9154]

In the Netherlands we have haaientanden/shark teeth. It's a road mark that tells you who encounter that mark other traffic has priority before you.

[@erinn5864]

I LOVE second hand, and LOVE to find deals….I barely ever purchase new. The problem with my friends here in the US, when i get excited about a second hand treasure I find for a steal, I am treated like I am a freaking cheap wad.

[@mandyvk90]

Used to have NY Yankee cap as a child. It was considered cool, but non of the children ever watched a game or knew anything about it. Same for a bulls cap