Geography of the Netherlands: The Best and the Worst?

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[@GeographyGeek]

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[@Sebastian-fk3gs]

Do the Geography of Latvia🇱🇻 next.

[@DaveSCameron]

What happened to the little Dutch boy with his finger in the dyke holding back the sea from flooding Holland?😂😂 👏👍📚

[@DaveSCameron]

@@Sebastian-fk3gssounds like a great idea yes.🇬🇧

[@obimk1104]

Look for a Dutch company named ASML, globally an modern important company.

[@syraphian]

That story about Leiden’s wall collapsing is actually insane. The Dutch empire ended up being one of the most important driving forces in shaping our world today, it’s kind of crazy to think that if the Spanish commander wasn’t so quick to retreat, history could have been vastly different.

[@Sam-xd9xt]

It might've. The Spanish tried to cut the rebellious territory in half. Comparable to how the British planned to isolate New England in the American revolution. Only Leiden stood in their way.

[@dasja9966]

I sometimes wonder how the USA would look like if us dutchies wouldn't have swapped new amsterdam for suriname.

[@apveening]

@@dasja9966 There wasn't much choice, the English just took New Amsterdam and offered a part of British Guiana in reparation after that war.

[@dasja9966]

@@apveening true, can't argue with that. Still curious how America would have grown up if the dutchies wouldn't have lost that war though.

[@apveening]

@@dasja9966 Fair point and what is now called the USA would probably have a similar name in Dutch and be speaking Dutch (as I understand it, it was a pretty close call already).

[@LetsTakeWalk]

Technically, the Dutch are Earthbenders and Waterbenders.

[@kadeadams2308]

Demi-Avatars!

[@anglo-dutchsausage344]

They also built a wall to stop the wind, as you might see in a Tom Scott video, sooo..... also Airbenders?

[@frisianmouve]

Can we include airbending for the windmills?

[@chinchillatwitch7234]

So we dutch are the avatar, but we havent learned firebending yet?

[@anglo-dutchsausage344]

@chinchillatwitch7234 Italians once diverted an actual lava flow to save a town when Mt Etna erupted. They must be the Firebenders then

[@robertdavenport6705]

As an overly sensitive Canadian ( we have a big country just south of us that , well , sometimes blows pretty hard ) I must commend you for mentioning the British AND the Canadians in regard to WWII Dutch liberation. This is seldom done and for me indicates that you actually researched well for this well presented and informative video. I will now subscribe to your channel ( no applause please , we heroes shun attention ). Good work like this that is not sensationalized nor sins by commission or ommission is rare.

[@Dutchguy.94]

I dont think any Dutch person whose (great)grandparents or parents lived through the war, will leave out the Canadians from the story. We dont send you 10.000 tulip bulbs each year without good reason.

[@robertdavenport6705]

@@Dutchguy.94 Oh ,I do understand and love the Dutch remembrance of the Canadians. I was speaking of most American,or even British at times, productions forgetting to mention the Canadians. I in no way intended that comment to include the Dutch. s

[@DaveSCameron]

Top comment and I too am sensitive about this Americanisation of almost everything, from literature to history. Best wishes from your friends in Liverpool 🇨🇦☘️📚

[@Leyrann]

There was a ton of Canadian involvement in liberating the Netherlands! I wouldn't actually be surprised if the forces that liberated us were _primarily_ Canadian, based on how many individual locations are said to have been liberated by them.

[@moladiver6817]

​@@LeyrannThe Canadians were definitely the largest group of liberators, quickly followed by the British. In 1945 the Americans only crossed Dutch territory in the most southern parts of Limburg as they were mainly focussed on pushing through to Berlin. For that reason there's only one American cemetary in the country, in the town of Margraten. I visited it once as part of a school trip. Quite impressive! But yeah the Canadians stole our hearts back then. Lots of relationships were forged and till this day Canadian veterans are celebrated in person in The Netherlands where they are received as true heroes. Old black and white photos taken during the liberation show people holding flags and banners with a maple leaf. This strong historical connection with Canada will never be forgotten by the Dutch. I would like to add there were also Polish soldiers taking part in our liberation. This is often overlooked but they too played more than a minor role.

[@aeiouaeiou100]

Finally a non Dutch youtuber that correctly pronounces Dutch names haha

[@donnathelightningbug]

Bro hij zegt "zouderzee"

[@aeiouaeiou100]

@@donnathelightningbug Bro heb je andere amerikanen het wel eens horen uitspreken. Er was laatst een youtuber die Zwiederzie zei

[@donnathelightningbug]

@@aeiouaeiou100 Ja precies, hij spreekt Nederlandse namen verkeerd uit.

[@aeiouaeiou100]

@@donnathelightningbug Dit is ongeveer zo goed als je kan verwachten van iemand die nog nooit Nederlands heeft gesproken. Engels heeft geen "ui" klank.

[@xxxBradTxxx]

I will never pronounce "gulden" properly. I have a Dutch friend who showed me an old Guilder, then he corrected me when I pronounced it "hol-den". "It's with the back of throat ghu sound" he said.

[@WinterroSP]

Recruiting an army of pirates and just flooding the battlefield to get them there sounds like the most bad-ass thing I’ve heard.

[@thany3]

Desperate times called for desperate measures. I don't think it'd be an option anymore today though, and let's hope it'll never come to it 😬

[@jamesmerutka889]

I work for a company owned by a Dutch corporation. It really, really blew their minds when they bought the company and learned about how the sick care, erm, healthcare and insurance works here in the U.S. 😂

[@joostprins3381]

Yeah, we think that if you handle people with decency they will repay you for that by being loyal. In the US I would be homeless at best, probably dead just because of healthcare, living now for 7 years with cancer, using about 3000 euros per month on medicines only, and it cost me only the normal fee you have to pay here for healthcare, which is about 200 euros a month (including your own risk). I also had an operation and been in hospital for about 3 months, this amount would have killed my bank account in the US straight away.

[@apveening]

US companies usually have similar but opposite experiences when taking over continental European companies.

[@ludoludoma]

Most Europeans think this about USA healthcare system not just Dutch .

[@apveening]

@@ludoludoma Not only Europeans, also Americans who have lived in Europe for more than about a year.

[@croozerdog]

@@joostprins3381 and we're happy to work for your treatment, stay strong bro

[@mangoman4671]

Aren't dutch people (specifically engineers) also pretty sought-after in the world for projects related to water, dikes, land reclaiming and stuff like that?

[@dotz7616]

Yes, just ask Egypt, Singapore, New Orleans and Dubai

[@robertwilloughby8050]

The Dutch are really good at re-using stuff too, that's a good characteristic. Case in point, in my neck of the woods, (UK) we had some Electric locomotives that were surplus to requirements in 1969. (We had changed our electric system from 1500vDC to 25,000vAC, and the 1,500vDC system was very isolated, and a year later was made freight only. Thus we didn't really need 7 express electrics!) So, not expecting any takers, we put them on offer, as a first step to them being scrapped. The Dutch railways said "Yes, please", bought them and just made a few minor alterations (new, more modern pantographs, mainly) and got another 15 years out of them. Which is 1 year longer than the service in the UK! Only 6 out of the 7 were used in the Netherlands, as one had suffered a minor fire before export and was thus used for parts. So the Dutch also have spotting things that can be re-used as a national skill.

[@thany3]

It's in the minds of many people here (NL). You wouldn't believe how often someone says "Don't toss it, I can still use that for something!" I think it's a lingering mentality from wartime, when we were forced to be frugal, which may have sparked some creativity in terms of how we can reuse stuff. Small stuff around the house, mostly. But also trams. I believe it was something like 15 years ago when the regional transportation company in Utrecht purchased old trams from Sweden. Just some minor upgrades, and they still got a few years out of them until the new trams that we have today, were ready for deployment.

[@jollygoodgordon5580]

I’m from the Netherlands born and raised but have immigrant parents from Surinam and Ethiopia. Never knew these things, very interesting! And I have a lot more respect for my country now.👍🏾👍🏾

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Typical

[@jollygoodgordon5580]

@@TheSuperappelflap typical what?

[@jollygoodgordon5580]

@@TheSuperappelflap haha appelflap

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@jollygoodgordon5580 typical fpr immigrant to not even bother to learn anything about the country or culture despite living here for decades

[@Timspt8]

Top te horen man

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

Excellent video. Better and more informative than most. Deserves likes and clicks galore. Thanks from Charles in Amsterdam.

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@jezusbloodie]

To expand on exporting our water managing skills: back in medieval times, Dutch peoples were invited to settle in eastern Romania (according to Living Ironically In Europe's latest video) and on the Polish coast (as part of the Ostsiedlung) to drain the swamps!

[@apveening]

Also several places in the Baltics, Königsberg (East Prussia), Berlin/Postdam and many more.

[@lemon_j22]

I've always loved geography and maps. Love this channel.

[@DaveSCameron]

I could never find my way around it myself..

[@meneerfm1995]

Great informative video. I myself am from Vlissingen or Flushing in the region of Walcheren that was involved in WWII. The 'Battle of the Scheldt' is sometimes called the forgotten battle, because the battles talked about are usually about the liberation of the Netherlands. So thanks for mentioning the biggest WWII operation on Dutch soil that was crucial for the logistics part of the liberation of Europe. In 2020 a well-produced war movie from the Netherlands was made about the battle that is a recommended watch! And also here in Vlissingen, the operation and the primarily Canadian fighting force are remebered every year🇳🇱🇨🇦.

[@ThePcorpuz]

You mean Earthbenders, protecting themselves from Waterbenders.

[@GeographyGeek]

That’s fair

[@TheEvertw]

Excelent video! It is unfair to compare our cities to other cities in the world, as we have made a concerted effort to keep our individual cities small but extremely well-connected. A fairer comparison would be to treat the Randstad as a single city. Even though it includes the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag and Utrecht, it is about the same size as the New York metropolis. Though I am sure the Ruhr area would want to be treated likewise ;-)

[@steiner554]

We DO have a mountain. The Vaalsterberg is considered a mountain as geologists set the height at 300 meters to be considered a mountain. The Vaalsterberg is 322 meters.

[@GeographyGeek]

To be considered a mountain it’s 300 meters above the surrounding area not 300 meters outright.

[@steiner554]

@@GeographyGeek it is 322 above NAP and is considered a mountain. Look it up.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@steiner554 I did. 322 above NAP does not make it a mountain. It’s 300 compared to the immediate surrounding area. It may be called a mountain in a country that doesn’t have any but I have ant hills in my yard taller than that.

[@tisyaa4294]

Bruh .....​@@GeographyGeek

[@Morvven]

​@@GeographyGeekShots fired. But allow us one mountain please :(

[@heindiebels6736]

As a Dutch person, with this video I also learn from what has been achieved by the Netherlands in history. Please continue making such videos.

[@TheCarlySarah]

We miss you! I want more content ❣️❣️ you do an amazing job

[@sanderanocic]

Small tip: remove the background noise of your audio recordings, very easy to do and very satisfying as a listener. Nice video! Well done

[@HarrEbs]

Oost West, Thuis Best

[@BartSliggers]

Moderate yet consistent rainfall 😅

[@rayvg7709]

​@@BartSliggers Bent toch niet van suiker?

[@peterudvardy8020]

Thanks for this excellent video. I've written a small vocab here for Hungarian viewers. leverage = kihasznál (üzleti szempontból), under the radar = észrevétlenül, lowlands = alföld, flood prone countries = árvíz által veszélyeztetett országok, by some estimates = becslések szerint, eat away the coastline = elmossa a partvonalat, relentless efforts = irgalmatlan erőfeszítések, land reclamation = föld visszaszerzése, gain the upper hand against the elements = felülkerekedik az elemeken, storm surge = vihardagály, drainage system = csatornarendszer

[@shakeelali20]

As the old saying goes: "God created the Dutch, but the Dutch created the Netherlands".

[@johnjimmies8256]

He said that right as I read your comment 😮

[@Guillaume2606]

2:11 1000 FEET???? The Netherlands (just like every civilised country) uses METRIC. The tallest point stands at 322,4 METER over sea level. 2:41 There were many casualties, but the exact number is unknown. The number 100,000 is "symbolic of a lot and, taken literally, completely fictitious".

[@DaveSCameron]

Not forgetting that the Dutch are the ones who travelled to east Anglia in the time of Oliver Cromwell and reclaimed huge quantities of land from the North Sea from The Wash all the way down to Cambridge. #Flatlands

[@jamiebray8532]

Another great video, thank you.

[@objetivista686]

Geography is not just physical, political and demographic as well.

[@yardarm5]

. shout out to .. itchy boots .. “ alaska “ ❤

[@vigilantejusticevid]

another banger, no surprise

[@rasenche4562]

naa we solved the real flodding issue. these days its mostly just basements. we even deleted most of our lakes. (in our i mean Holland not the netherlands) as i recently took some year 1500 map diving of the area. but i wish the US luck with solving thier tornado issue. unless you call building your homes out of paper so its easier to rebuild a solution. i myself think more of hobit house style might solve it.

[@hansolowe19]

Nice video. 👍

[@Paul_C]

Just they forgot to store the sediments flowing downriver. Had they done that maybe the Waddensee would be habitable.

[@minprez]

Thank you for reinforcing my Dutch god-complex

[@mavadelo]

I made the like count "nice" (yes, despite being 55 I am still a juvenile when it comes to those things) I had no idea that de Geuzen were called Sea Beggars in English, what a stupid name!!

[@cyberleone00]

The english are full of it anyways

[@DenUitvreter]

@@cyberleone00 Indeed, they were much better enemies than they were friends. The English kicking the sea beggars out of their ports did even more good to the Dutch independence war than the Duke of Leicester quitting his 'help'.

[@Emphyrio7]

It's an example of linguistic reappropriation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geuzen#Origin_of_the_name

[@psycytuna112]

There's another flood defense, the IJssel Line, build between 1950-1960

[@daanvandermolen4421]

I can see my house at 10:38 !

[@thetinkerist]

it is a river delta. uit has been sort of ok for the last couple of hundred years. This, however will change fast. NL has no new delta works plan against rising sea levels.

[@badboattail]

The 12th province of the Netherlands, Flevoland, was added on the first of January 1986, not in 1996.

[@pjousma]

I love being Dutch, and now feel even better.

[@erbkaiser_]

Error at 2:04 Aruba, Curaçao, and St. Maarten are not part of the Netherlands. They are the other countries in the Kingdom, but not part of the country.

[@GeographyGeek]

Idk if I’d call that an error but I probably should have said the Kingdom. The Kingdom is the sovereign state which of course is a country. They are both referred to as the Netherlands.

[@kitcutting]

The Spanish name for the Netherlands is Los Países Bajos, which also means “the Low Countries.” In conversation, I have also heard this name extend to the other countries in the Benelux region, which also includes Luxembourg and Belgium.

[@kitcutting]

NOTE: when talking about the specific regions in Benelux (Holland, Wallonia, Zeeland, Flanders, etc.), there are obviously proper Spanish names used for these regions. Los Países Bajos is used for the Netherlands, but apparently isn’t completely exclusive to just the Netherlands.

[@giselavaleazar8768]

The Netherlands and The Low Countries used to refer to the same area. The lands which came in possession of the Habsburgs and so became ruled by the Spanish king. Since the creation of the free Dutch Republic this terminology slowly became to mean different things. Nowadays in The Netherlands we use these two: Nederland: translates to Low/Down Land (singular) and is known as The Netherlands to foreigners. De Lage Landen: translates to The Low Lands and is used for the Benelux countries as an entity.

[@mormacil]

The Low Countries historically refers to those three countries in English too. While the Netherlands has the same meaning as the Low Countries they refer to different things.

[@apveening]

Comparable to the French "Les Pays-Bas"

[@Acid_8501]

I scrolled down a whole 3 messages before I saw the first: "As a dutch person"

[@jacobwillemvandervelden7216]

as a Dutch person I laughed at this

[@group555_]

We are so incredibly arrogant

[@pauljohn5554]

I build a castle in the swamp….then it sank…..

[@RealConstructor]

Not when you build it on piles. That’s how all houses in the west and north are build. My house is build on prefab concrete piles driven 22m into the earth, through the weak peat ground to the first load baring layer of sand. In my town 23m below the surface. And the surface is also 6m below sea level. In former times the piles were wood.

[@pauljohn5554]

@@RealConstructor apparently you have no taste in Monty pythons humor. lol

[@RealConstructor]

@@pauljohn5554 No

[@flop1272]

home

[@hungrymusicwolf]

While you mention the risk of flooding you consistently forget the major risk that is existing near: France, UK, and Germany simultaneously. 3 of the most warmongering invasion heavy nations having a border with us directly advantageous to them (land for France/Germany and Sea for UK). Just imagine having 3 imperial colonizing warmonger USA's sitting on your borders for your entire existence. Quite frankly the fact that the Netherlands exists is a miracle made by Dutch hands (mostly our ancestors). The fact that it can against both nature and man's greatest efforts is an incredibly feat of human resilience.

[@tanyaali3992]

Miracle maybe. But they did colonialize a greater part of Indonesia which aided in their success greatly with the natural resources it provided.

[@JABN97]

Arguably the fact it was 3 instead of 1 superpower on our doorstep helped us survive. When the French invaded, the Germans & English helped. When the English blocked our trade, the French and Germans would team up with us. When the Germans conquered us, the French died for us and the British called in Canada and the USA to liberate us. And the one year all 3 teamed up on us (Rampjaar), they pissed off the rest of Europe and fell into bickering within a half year. Balance of power and all that. None of those 3 could afford the other gaining our resources permanently, and thus had reason to keep us supported

[@jandron94]

Sachant également que les Pays-Bas ont le contrôle de l'embouchure du Rhin, le fleuve le plus important économiquement et sur le plan industriel pour les Allemands... Pour les Français les Pays-Bas ne sont pas géographiquement très important du moment où la France ne revendique plus toute la rive gauche du Rhin... Commercialement les Pays-Bas ont un besoin essentiel de l'Allemagne et de la France car à eux deux c'est x10 le marché intérieur néerlandais... Il suffit de voir le volume des échanges commerciaux entre les Pays-Bas et l'Allemagne pour constater que les Pays-Bas font parti du "hinterland" économique de l'Allemagne (avec l'Autriche, la Belgique, la Suisse...)

[@apveening]

While not really colonizing, there was a fourth major imperial warmonger around, now mostly overlooked because of its more recent policy of neutrality, Sweden.

[@niemand1072]

This also explains why the Dutch are tall, they would drown otherwise

[@irgendwer3610]

low but fertile, that's the exact problem every delta/river civilization faces, maybe someone should coin a term for this conumdrum

[@garyg9815]

Im upset you didnt mention the company ASML. ASML is arguably the most important company of the 21st century. Without it we would not be able to manufacture modern computers and it is a dutch company.

[@facepalm486]

we're still crying over the loss of Phillips which were one of the most important tech companies

[@apveening]

@@facepalm486 "Philips" with a single "l" please. And yes, it is a crying shame that company went down, but it lives on in the spin-offs like but most certainly not limited to ASML.

[@praetoriax]

"If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much!"

[@DT-wp4hk]

Groen links

[@jellewillems7118]

14:26 Another example of Dutch methods used in other places in the world are the artificial islands in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

[@cyrilio]

Fun Fact: the Dutch EEG is bigger than the land part of the Netherlands.

[@crazyciler50]

Why does everyone keep perpetuating the lie that Amsterdam was the first Stock exchange? It's the oldest surviving yes, but the first Stock Exchange was in Brugge the Dutch word for it is still the name of the Family who held it Van Der Beurze. The Stock exchange in Bruges was first held in 1370, 300 years before the Dutch stockexchange started.

[@Vlugge_Japie]

Maybe it's because of the things that were exchanged. I thought in Amsterdam it was the first time that little parts/shares of an actual company could be bought by the common man. I think in Brugge they traded other things.

[@crazyciler50]

@@Vlugge_Japie well yes In Bruges it’s true that there were no shares in companies for sale, but still then … Antwerp had such a stock exchange that did sell them in the 1500’s still almost a 100 years before Amsterdam…

[@bertoverweel6588]

​@@crazyciler50Of wich company they had shares 100 years before in Antwerp?

[@crazyciler50]

@@bertoverweel6588 fair enough you're right I looked at the history in English and there is a difference in commodity exchange and stock exchange... so I was wrong, probably got confused because in Flemish they're both just called "Beurs".

[@bertoverweel6588]

@@crazyciler50 No problem, it could be right so I wonder't wich company it was, nice day.

[@NeilBouwman]

Holland is this world's backbone!

[@badboattail]

Sure thing, unfortunately: the other 10 provinces (like Friesland, Limburg or Noord Brabant) are not really helping much. In Holland (the name for the combined provinces of Noord and Zuid Holland) all the money is earned.

[@Yezpahr]

"Hello" from 12 feet under sea level safe and dry. 2:59 No wait, the saying goes: "God created the Dutch as the Finishing Touch."

[@MB-co6qj]

That's a different one!

I am Dutch and approve of this message. It is worth mentioning that our farm exports are so absurdly huge because of the destructive fertilizers that the farmers use. The Dutch care more about money and efficiency than their own nature and soil. The calvinistic tradition is more implicit now but very much alive and a not only a part of our economical policies but also a part of personal relationships. While famously tolerant, Dutch people are also very direct and might seem a little more afraid of individuality than some other western cultures. This can feel repressive at times but it’s almost like people deal with it willingly (mostly unconsciously) for the greater good: stability and wealth. Also worth mentioning: most of the Netherlands used to be forests or swamps, but almost every tree was cut down during the golden age, to sell the wood.😂 Mostly for ship making. ALL the forests and natural reserves you see today are manmade. Great video!

[@apveening]

While you have a point, the major reason our agricultural exports are so absurdly huge is because re-exports are included in the number. Fresh flowers are imported from all over the world to be auctioned in Aalsmeer and be exported again. American grain for Germany goes for a large part through Rotterdam. Amsterdam is still the world center for cocoa trade. The Netherlands is also a major importer of agricultural products, but that is never mentioned. And agricultural products aren't alone in this category, the Netherlands is also both a major importer and exporter of oil and oil derived products.

@@apveening That's interesting. The land use (almost all the land in the Netherlands) and the productivity are also, relatively, very high. And that's detrimental to our nature and land, in the long run and we are seeing the consequences already. But of course this could be fixed by different policies (which many people have expressed they don't want...). We'll see. I'm glad we are in the EU and that there are rules we have to abide by.

[@cmotherofpirl]

We need them in New Orleans.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

George Bush doesnt care about black people

[@apveening]

Are you going to listen this time?

[@cmotherofpirl]

@@apveening I did. We need them in Nee Orleans, because the Army Corp of Engineers and the corruption defeats that city.

[@apveening]

@@cmotherofpirl Part of the Dutch lesson, get rid of corruption.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@cmotherofpirl i remember hearing the army corps of engineers built a new dam there, and they sunk a bunch of pillars into mud to hold the dam up. spoiler alert, at the next flood, that entire dam is going. you wont just get a tsunami, you will get a tsunami plus a thousand tonne metal sheet washed away by the pressure. mud is not a good building foundation.

[@hungrymusicwolf]

I am required by my Dutch heritage to upvote and comment on this video. Consider yourself (but only with your consent) colonized.

[@Frisia-dd6ud]

De windmolens hebben de gouden eeuw mogelijk gemaakt. Door zaagwindmolens.

[@maartentoors]

12:13 "New York" (or New Amsterdam) was a colony. Surinam (or Suriname) never was. The British (forcefully) traded them. But hey.. now we have ASML.

[@maartentoors]

Het helpt een beetje dat we onderling kunnen LACHEN over ale malle yuo tup videos.. xD

[@dianach-fl7fw]

What is the familiar nick name of Netherland?

[@badboattail]

Kikkerlandje (little frog country).

[@bertbeinaaf8314]

Holland

[@badboattail]

@@bertbeinaaf8314 Holland is the name for the combined provinces of North and South Holland. That's not a nickname.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Water defenses would've been badass back in the day

[@MrSuperMichel1997]

Man, I'm proud to be Dutch! 💪🏼

[@angelicasabogalbautista7919]

Me gusta

[@robvoncken2565]

calling the Seabeggers pirats is not entirely fair. They were a mix of Pirate and freedom fighter

[@apveening]

Most of them were privateers (holding letters of marque).

[@robvoncken2565]

@@apveening that would be the captains so minority on board 🙂

[@apveening]

@@robvoncken2565 That would apply to the ship and sailors as well, sea law 101.

[@sneezyfido]

Tssk. In the country outline you left our westernmost province out. That blue bit is ours! 😤

[@SpartanONegative]

Star forts all over the place. .

[@user-wj5gj9ld8b]

We Dutch don't give a fuck nature is moving for us

[@thierryparte2506]

Poseidon ain't welcome around these parts

[@jordanhamann9123]

"A temperate climate certainly helps productivity". What is this, 1930?

[@GeographyGeek]

Most of Netherlands’ history happened before 1930.

[@snefokk_i_heiene]

pissing your pants commie?

[@andreasarnoalthofsobottka2928]

The saying goes: god created the land and the sea, but the Frisens created the coast.

[@Langharig_Tuig]

is this an AI generated/written video? It's close to being accurate, but there are so many small mistakes that could very easily be prevented

[@jeroenmeuleman8110]

Not disagreeing that Dutch accomplishments are often a bit overlooked, but the reason for that is definitely not that the Dutch are supposedly "modest" (my guess is that the true reason is that global popular history is very Anglosphere-slanted). Many Dutch people have an almost comical superiority complex that is similar to that of other post-imperial modern day nations like the UK or France.

[@Tr786hala]

We found the Belgian dude ladies and gentlemen

[@daansandee7296]

En omgekeerd hebben Belgen een minderwaardigheidscomplex, maar dat is ook wel begrijpelijk.

[@OGruurd]

Om eerlijk te zijn ben ik het met je eens. Groetjes uit Friesland.

[@mneoud]

@@OGruurd Ik kom uit Brabant en ben het helemaal niet met hem eens.

[@ylondes9927]

Waar heb jij het over pik?

[@harry130747]

You missed the bit about women being for sale. "Bride price£. Around £800 gets you a pretty one, well educated and docile. (Though they are expert knife fighter.) Possibly the only place where you can watch a pre=arranged meeting where a fight to the death has been arranged. A great tourist attraction!

[@Gliese380]

Shame about the bland food and non-existent nature. And the crappy auto-tuned immigrant rap that you hear all over the Netherlands.. And the horrible accents. And other stuff too.

[@Michael500ca]

Prone to floods, show very old, ancient pictures. LOL. Just no.

[@GeographyGeek]

Yes, 1953. Ancient.

[@Paul_C]

Add to that various pictures of Brabant, both sides of that bloody border, and see what havoc both the Meuse and Reihn can create, various parts are flooded each and every year. And those are likely to increase too.

[@Zero-oh8vm]

@@Paul_C Those Dutch provinces consciously chose not to invest in watermanagement. An engineer who worked on the "Ruimte voor de rivier" project said the policymakers prevered to preserve the land/cityscape than to carve in it for a safer river.

[@hideouspatje]

Valkenburg (limburg) had a pretty bad flood 2 years ago... that's pretty recent in my opinion

[@Zero-oh8vm]

@@hideouspatje In my opinion I see it more as an accepted risk (that they may have misunderstood). They didn't want to ruin the landscape. Safety wasn't worth it.

[@jameshudson169]

*holland