So referring to the Netherlands as Holland is exactly like referring to the UK as England?
@roodborstkalf96645 жыл бұрын
Yes, even worse, England is a larger part of the UK then Holland is of the Netherlands.
@summydots5 жыл бұрын
Worse. Atleast England is one of the four countries that is UK but N & S Holland are only two provinces out of 12 there are, important provinces though they might be.
@dnw0095 жыл бұрын
@@themblue8236 I mean kinda true since the region called Holland used to be it's own county under the burgundian rule. Other names for the Netherlands throughout history include: the United Provinces/Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Batavian Republic(Puppet of France), Kingdom of Holland(Napoleon era his brother ruled the Kingdom.), the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The crown was made a hereditary office of the House of Orange-Nassau under the ruler William I. After which Belgium and Luxemburg later broke away and now it's known and recognized as the Kingdom of The Netherlands.
@nextlifeonearth5 жыл бұрын
@@dnw009 Not really though. It was a country located at about the place that now is occupied by noord and zuid Holland (and taking a bit more room towards the north and south especially). Friesland however is an even older country, and so was the duchy of Brabant, (and Vlaandren, but those left because.. why?) but the countries were united into one at the founding of "de verenigde Nederlanden" (take note of the plural "landen"). The country has been renamed a few times, but in its entirety it was never formally named Holland.
@kawaiimapleleaf5 жыл бұрын
no, like london
@meistsyans77084 жыл бұрын
"It's gonna get more complicated" Starts talking at full speed Me: well that helps.
@Tamaresque3 жыл бұрын
Subtitles help. :-)
@HyTricksyy3 жыл бұрын
I thought he was going to mention how in many romance language-speaking countries, like Spain for example, Holanda and Países Bajos (Netherlands) can be used interchangeably and they both mean the country.
@NLvideomaster3 жыл бұрын
That's how the Spanish do it...
@Sabastianspreadworth3 жыл бұрын
Play at 0.75 speed.
@davidarcenas35532 жыл бұрын
Thank
@keby224 Жыл бұрын
I’m from Saint Martin (French Part) and it is extremely difficult to explain our very unique island to people in other countries. Great video and explanation about the Dutch part. The French side is a collectivité d’outre-mer (COM) basically means an over seas collective of France Republic and runs similar to how the Netherlands runs its Dutch islands for the most part.
@singlemalt1107 Жыл бұрын
Don't Football teams from your island also take part in the french national cup?
@Inside.Frame1 Жыл бұрын
To confuse more there is an island in Bangladesh named Saint Martin's island.
@Menno_R Жыл бұрын
Are you allowed to freely cross the border to the Dutch part of Saint Martin? (I mean without customs and passport stuff)
@niculaelaurentiu1201 Жыл бұрын
@@Menno_R I looked on the map and I don't see any customs :))
@mimi077 Жыл бұрын
As a Belgian, when I started learning English it always confused me how in English 'Nederlands' is translated 'dutch' even though for me it was just the language for German speaking people (Duits). Also I went to the Netherlands yesterday so this was a very nice video!
@Vuurwerk_0493 Жыл бұрын
MAAR ALLE IK BEN GEKILD DOOR EEN KERSTBOOM
@voidbite6201 Жыл бұрын
@@Vuurwerk_0493 That isn't even propper dutch.
@Vuurwerk_0493 Жыл бұрын
@@voidbite6201 Het is een fortnite meme.
@Silverwing28 Жыл бұрын
It has a historic reason. Dutch languages/dialects used to be called Diets. And I believe there wasn't as much a distinction between Duits and Diets, because people mostly spoke in their own regional dialects anyway. But I only knew of the existance of "Diets". Wikipedia does have a page on it.
@dvg7093 Жыл бұрын
@@Vuurwerk_0493 translated; but all i was killed by a crismas tree
@Tomtom-qy3tg3 жыл бұрын
As a "Nederlander" I expected to learn nothing. Never under estimate CGP Grey.
@SkyP98123 жыл бұрын
I love hearing foreigners pronounce Dutch words. Ever heard an American try to say pannenkoek? It's hilarious.
@stefstokman35933 жыл бұрын
Haha pennencook😂😂
@GeneratedPerson3 жыл бұрын
@@SkyP9812 wait, you’re saying there’s a high possibility I’ve been saying pannenkoek wrong? Also why can it be spelt as pannekoek?
@antoniodewitt30693 жыл бұрын
Idon’t know, how what english word looks like “koek” when u pronounce it?
@gitanjalisrivastava65863 жыл бұрын
@@SkyP9812 How do you pronounce it? (I'm not American)
@ClemensAlive3 жыл бұрын
America -> Americans Germany -> Germans ... Netherlands -> Dutch
@jan_h3 жыл бұрын
Germany comes from "germani", which means 'the people' in Latin. In German, Germany is called "Deutschland". 'Dutch' and 'Deutsch' both come from the Proto-Germanic word for 'the people'.
@thatoneguymatt9873 жыл бұрын
The Dutch, being the closest Germanic people to England, called them Dutch instead of the Germans
@youravaragemexican12933 жыл бұрын
It’s USA= Americans Why you Americans do not understand america is a CONTINENT
@ihatetobethatguybut71753 жыл бұрын
Myanmar -> Burmese
@avzarathustra61643 жыл бұрын
@@jan_h Germani doesn't mean "the people" in Latin. The etymology is rather uncertain. Although the Proto-Germanic word does give the source for "Dutch" and such, it's worth noting the tribal aspect of the word *þiudiskaz, as they used it in reference to themselves (it can be translated as "of the tribe").
@billcame6991 Жыл бұрын
In the early 1980's, I was playing around with some shortwave radios of my grandparents. I eventually got a modern one for Christmas. Of all the national radio stations promoting their own countries (Voice of America, Radio Moscow, etc...), I found Radio Netherlands to be the coolest and just seemed to be more motivated to being fun...and I took that as a reflection of their country.
@bingusiswatching6335 Жыл бұрын
As a dutch person, your pronunciation was surprisingly accurate. People almost always struggle to say "Zuid Holland"
@bas4752 Жыл бұрын
Behalve curakao 😂
@audielamayaestrada30833 жыл бұрын
0:38 We did it, we found Old Zealand boys
@nietlars55633 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda the shit hole of the Netherlands we put our nuclear trash there.
@floordm38243 жыл бұрын
nietLars nah, its the beach of The Netherlands
@bijtmntongaf3 жыл бұрын
FloorDM shithole
@jonaswolthaus19013 жыл бұрын
@@nietlars5563 Under the rivers everything gets worse. Zeeland gets the Nuclear stuff, Noord-Brabant gets the toxic stuff and Limburg gets Limburgers
@676marvin3 жыл бұрын
Zeeland is great for vacation
@jan_h8 жыл бұрын
I don't understand my own country send help.
@pieterg73248 жыл бұрын
Hanging there
@emielroelofs71597 жыл бұрын
gwn doen alsof
@generalstudios35397 жыл бұрын
doen we allemaal
@user-ul6bm8pt2y7 жыл бұрын
I don't understand my neighbouring country, wat nou?
@generalstudios35397 жыл бұрын
+Der Schweigefuchs zelfmoord nee grapje niet doen😊
@swaffelkonijn5166 Жыл бұрын
Little tip from someone who's Dutch but not from Holland: when you're in the Netherlands outside of Holland, best avoid calling it Holland. You will get a scolding.
@YourBoyDonald Жыл бұрын
As a Dutchman I just wanted to say that I am very impressed with your pronunciation of Dutch words, especially of the provinces!
@waterhoofder6448 Жыл бұрын
@Gerrie van Boven gerrie van achteren
@rukeyburg10846 жыл бұрын
Never thought I would learn about my own country from another language.
@muziekguy5 жыл бұрын
Rukey Burg ik ook (me too)
@ZZtop-gg3lu5 жыл бұрын
Dan kun je je schoolgeld terugvorderen, heb toch niets aan gehad
@muziekguy5 жыл бұрын
ZZtop 1700 ik nooit topografie gehad, die krijg je niet op Curaçaose basisschool
@ambivalentaxe5 жыл бұрын
Ik oot
@RK66-RK665 жыл бұрын
niet de enige nederlander hier
@voodoodummie7 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling that all european history books should just adopt "because empire" as their slogan.
@wouterboender25317 жыл бұрын
voodoodummie because only Europeans know how to Empire? (looking at Japan, USA, Persia and the Mongols)
@CogitoEdu7 жыл бұрын
Ireland would feel pretty left out.
@Twiggy1636 жыл бұрын
Wouter Boender USA and empire... lol.
@ciover40266 жыл бұрын
voodoodummie and that history teachers say when someone asks why, they say because empire
@Peace_Guard6 жыл бұрын
Just as the whole MENA region should adopt "because Muslim imperialism" slogan.
@DiePersoon Жыл бұрын
I live in the Netherlands, and as I child, I didn’t know what to call my ow country in English. I once spoke to someone from I don’t know where, and that left me with confusion. You pronounce Dutch really well
@TheBooban Жыл бұрын
Your country is called Dutchland.
@DiePersoon Жыл бұрын
@@TheBooban I knew since I saw this video
@wilhelmmeyer89 Жыл бұрын
Nicely explained. I vagely recall a quiz show with a question about the common border of the Netherlands and France - so long ago. Imagine travelling from Sweden over the Atlantic Ocean to some island and the people there speak Dutch. Quite funny.
@LISE-MARI3 жыл бұрын
As an islander living in The Netherlands I have spent a lifetime explaining this to friends from other countries. Nice video!
@LJBP23192 жыл бұрын
Sometimes even to the Dutch 😂🤦🏻♂️
@AstroNutting2 жыл бұрын
Yep
@Refridgerator22 Жыл бұрын
Same
@Refridgerator22 Жыл бұрын
@@LJBP2319 dat ook
@speedman69420 Жыл бұрын
So you live on texel or vlieland or terschelling or ameland or schiermonnikook I am dutch so i know all the names of the Waddeneilanden
@user-wc3wu2mx3m3 жыл бұрын
0:43 fun fact: everytime someone calls them hearts instead of pompeblêden, someone in Friesland explodes
@furaosentu3 жыл бұрын
well, that escalated quickly!
@predwin19983 жыл бұрын
Good thing it doesn't happen every time this video is played. Or did Friesland sport a population of more than 10 million people before this video was released in 2012?
@@-Slinger- jij praat veel poep voor iemand met scheuren in z'n huis (Deze comment is gesponsord door de Niet-Groningen gang)
@CharlotteWarmelink Жыл бұрын
welp. That really clears things up. Im half dutch and i didn't know the difference till now. thanks for the video!
@phomen5518 Жыл бұрын
Even my native language, Netherland is officially called Holland. Without a doubt why I got confused the whole time. I can say it more confusing than UK, England and Great Britain. Great Explanation!
@jacobg2367 жыл бұрын
"an island so nice they named it thrice" choked on my coffee
@summydots5 жыл бұрын
I listened to that thrice
@JonatasAdoM5 жыл бұрын
I just had the same reaction and I had already read your comment.
@randombullshitwithhalfachr7745 жыл бұрын
That’s the CGP Grey way; making people choke on their coffee and other things.
@marcheskitv5 жыл бұрын
Idk why but I was thinking about moto moto
@Potato-pn8sg4 жыл бұрын
Why?
@bobinenotenboom19536 жыл бұрын
As a Dutch person I just wanted to tell you I'm really inpresed with your pronounciation of dutch words, expecially of the provinces
@SonKunSama5 жыл бұрын
I'm not impressed by the way you spell "impressed"
@roger79345 жыл бұрын
Fleur Rose If I remember correctly he is Dutch
@ThaGr1m5 жыл бұрын
@@roger7934 there is definitely a foreign, most likely American, twang to his dutch. It has the same sound when they speak dutch on friends
@MattFyrm5 жыл бұрын
Ikr?
@hifiteen495 жыл бұрын
KREUNINDJUN
@ChevyGuyy Жыл бұрын
I visited Domburg (Zeeland) between my 6th birthday to my 20th birthday almost every summer. I am German, but i can speak dutch because of it. Understanding is never the problem between Germans and Dutch. Unfortunately, Domburg is no longer an insider tip. Every year there were more tourists. It is now the second Mallorca, because of the beauty of Zeeland.
@ChevyGuyy Жыл бұрын
*And I can understand why many Dutch people dont like us Germans. Many are presumptuous and automatically assume that Dutch people are speaking German. Many are almost outraged when they can't.
@ThatVeggie Жыл бұрын
Im Dutch and you’re doing a great job at pronouncing those Dutch names! Great video btw
@kevinthecherry83743 жыл бұрын
Watch it in 0.5 speed to be confused a bit slower
@theabirde3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@covermeband3 жыл бұрын
lol
@siobhanaldridge20013 жыл бұрын
So true. But a great synopsis.
@mozziezapper3 жыл бұрын
It’s not that hard to grasp
@kevinthecherry83743 жыл бұрын
@@mozziezapper Oh wow we got Mr smartypants here. The man who knows everything and hates jokes.
@floewqua8 жыл бұрын
This is funny to watch when you're Dutch.
@thom2668 жыл бұрын
Hoe hij de namen van de provincies uitspreekt is geweldig om te horen.
@floewqua8 жыл бұрын
+Thom De Bom Ja, lol XD
@generalstudios35397 жыл бұрын
i know
@jnbaker74227 жыл бұрын
I'm planning to move to one of your former colonies. Can you guess which one?
@manuelrojas95477 жыл бұрын
yo soy latino latinos al poder ok no ok si vendo tamales
@cyrinyx Жыл бұрын
Such an awesome explanation.Thank you!
@cutlass8783 Жыл бұрын
"What is Holland?" "What do you mean what is it? It's a country right next to Belgium" "No that's the Netherlands" "Holland is the neatherlands" "Then who are the Dutch?" Peak 90s sitcomedy
@maartendevries51693 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of video where you can’t read comments and watch at the same time
@maniseth2 жыл бұрын
😂
@peterfreeman15852 жыл бұрын
Would be true for any person except for a Nederlander. Netherlanders can do five things at the same time.
@desertodavid2 жыл бұрын
It's unwatchable PERIOD. Why the hell is he going so fast??
@Raison_d-etre2 жыл бұрын
@@desertodavid It's totally watchable if you've background knowledge of geography and history.
@marykingdomchanger31362 жыл бұрын
You nailed it 👌
@sarahpollard78793 жыл бұрын
Fun fact! The little “hearts” on the Friesland flag are actually Lilly petals. The more you know
@daansprinkhaan96353 жыл бұрын
He frikandel broodje kopen
@Hand-in-Shot_Productions3 жыл бұрын
I knew they weren't hearts, but I didn't know they were lily pads! Maybe the flag designer should have made them green. I have never heard of a red lily pad.
@mbrusyda94373 жыл бұрын
@@Hand-in-Shot_Productions petals, not the pad
@Hand-in-Shot_Productions3 жыл бұрын
@@mbrusyda9437 That actually makes more sense! For some reason, I misread "petals" for "pads". Thanks, Muhammad!
@dadikkedude3 жыл бұрын
Friesland is a area that reaches into Germany and Denmark along the coast, only a tiny part of it is in the Netherlands, it's called brookmerland. They have their own language and history. To make things more confusing, a part of north Holland is called west Friesland.
@arisrayden Жыл бұрын
i just keep coming back to these
@Veraxeon Жыл бұрын
Personally, I use Holland and the Netherlands interchangeably when talking to foreigners / in English, since some countries call us Holland, I believe Spain does for example, and in French it makes more sense because Dutch is Hollandais. So I don't really care about the confusion in day to day life, but it's still really cool to hear someone carefully explain the differences.
@Sp4wnEffect Жыл бұрын
Except that the french call the Netherlands "Les Pays-Bas (the low lands)" so that doesn't make sense all of a sudden.
@Jofkos Жыл бұрын
it's actually néerlandais in French and Países Bajos (i.e., Netherlands) in Spanish
@RhythmAddictedState7 жыл бұрын
"Because... Empire." Classic
@AncientPurpleDragon7 жыл бұрын
This is all double Dutch to me...
@curtislin66377 жыл бұрын
Haha I see what you did there!
@livapininfarina21646 жыл бұрын
Malcolm McLaren?
@Hired_Merc Жыл бұрын
I'm dutch, and i live in Limburg. And i really like the way you're explaining the Past of The Netherlands. And it's empire. Basically The Netherlands it's that small.
@simonjacobs9822 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this it pisses me of if someone calls it Holland
@ainonainpg3d799 Жыл бұрын
Same bro
@JohnDoe-zu2tz9 жыл бұрын
It's hilarious and scary how often modern history can be explained by saying "Because, empires."
@TheWaslijn9 жыл бұрын
John Doe hahah true
@matthewnickolas47068 жыл бұрын
John Doe It could be a star wars joke: -Hey why did that planet gone? -Becouse Empire!
@TheWaslijn8 жыл бұрын
Gamers Combat mmm mabey
@JonSmith-yq1dw6 жыл бұрын
John Doe pretty much every area had that because Empire slogan at one point in history it's just Europe is the more modern one if you could really use the word modern and those countries have survived all that time and not been conquered by others wait for it.... Because Empire LOL
@FooBarBash9 жыл бұрын
"An Island so nice they named it thrice" This
@jerrykoh96929 жыл бұрын
Leo King Always loved this hahaha
@chielienl6 жыл бұрын
Particularly so since it's a pun on "So nice they named it twice." Which is the official slogan of the town of KeriKeri, in the Northland of... ...New Zealand.
@digitalgloop125 жыл бұрын
It is actually one of the island's unofficial slogans or tag lines. It's not uncommon to hear locals refer to it as such to tourists. But most do prefer "the friendly island" because it's less wordy.
@ginko6565 Жыл бұрын
Its stunning how similar German and Dutch sound. I can understand a lot of it through just listening closely.
@Spartan_MYST Жыл бұрын
i have no idea about all of these. now you made for me more complicated 😱😲
@krazie02575 жыл бұрын
Those “hearts” on the Friese flag are actually Lily pads
@PSIgmr4 жыл бұрын
Red lily pads
@Avenus1124 жыл бұрын
And hearts are a metaphor for how women look from behind when they bend over. And given Dutch women, well...
@krazie02574 жыл бұрын
Stephen Greydanus we do, actually. I have never met someone in Friesland who cant speak Dutch.
@aoifehall16754 жыл бұрын
I like hearts better
@firstname4053 жыл бұрын
@@Avenus112 i see sexism is alive and well. You should work on that
@easy_s33513 жыл бұрын
Even more confusing when you hear the Dutch root for their national football team. "Hup Holland Hup...".
@Dutchyuri3 жыл бұрын
Nee gast het is fc utrecht
@jochemvanrens89383 жыл бұрын
well, some people make songs and we dont think about it.
@egroegknimmij3169 Жыл бұрын
Let the lion not stand in his little shirt…of zoiets?
@maryannecrimsworth6331 Жыл бұрын
What about Suriname, a country in the northern South America? Is It a part of the Dutch Kingdom as well?
@IDrawChao Жыл бұрын
Oh my, as someone who lives in the Netherlands i can say your pronunciation is amazing
@JamesNewham2 жыл бұрын
As a Dutchie: Your accent when pronouncing the province names is REALLY REALLY GREAT!!! I love a KZbin channel that doesn't try to english the pronunciation (yes that's a verb now)
@NorthernSeaWitch2 жыл бұрын
The word you were searching for is anglicize. 🇬🇧
@JamesNewham2 жыл бұрын
@@NorthernSeaWitch I wasn't searching for a word, I was making a joke with it and got it wrong on purpose.
@agnetegrenild15882 жыл бұрын
His mother is Dutch, that's why he speak Dutch too
@art-games62302 жыл бұрын
As a Dutch person I agree
@whyiseverysinglehandletaken22 жыл бұрын
You probably mean "anglicise".
@buntysonawane57505 жыл бұрын
All this while I thought Holland is just another name for The Netherlands.
@bertjesklotepino5 жыл бұрын
It is commonly known as Holland in the countries around the world. But if you were to take a closer look at the History, you might find out why others in this country dont like it when they are left out. They are basically denied. Yet they did contribute to the current situation in both the Netherlands as in Holland........... and frankly even in the world. But, again, one has to look at History. Not His Story. His Story is written by the victors. You can find it on wikipedia, discovery channel, national geographic, etc. But, that is only PART of what is called History. Remember: His Story is written by the victors and nobody has asked them if they told the truth.
@olivier76805 жыл бұрын
Bunty Sonawane I mean... I live in Utrecht and I honestly couldn't care less whether people call the Netherlands "Holland". Looking at this comment section though, I feel like I'm the minority lol
@bertjesklotepino5 жыл бұрын
You couldn't care less.......And there are many like you who don't care about History. You perhaps do care about His Story, since you don't want current lifestyle to get changed in any way shape or form. Or am i wrong?
@olivier76805 жыл бұрын
bertjesklotepino I'm sorry that I don't expect everyone to know every detail of the world's history. Saying that I don't care about history would be wrong, just because this particular part of history doesn't interest me does not mean the more significant parts(in my eyes, at least) don't.
@bertjesklotepino5 жыл бұрын
My friend Olivier............. People who live in a country that is invaded will defend themselves. Sometimes they wont win and so the invading force is the winner. Who writes the History of such a country? Is it the original habitants or is it those who invaded and won? I just ask this, because you again say something which shows you aint thinking before writing. First you said: You honestly couldn't care less whether people call the Netherlands Holland. Thereby you basically have admitted not knowing the difference, why there is one, how it came to be like that, etc. You might actually have offended people by saying something like that. Why? Well, take for instance the city i live in. It lost 2/3rd of the population thanks to starvation thanks to the person who people in "Holland" call the Father of our Fatherland. You know him under the name: Willem the Silent. And what do you call more significant parts of History? Btw, are we talking about His Story or History? Notice the different spelling pls. Those who win write His Story. Churchill said: His Story will be kind to me for i intend to write it. He did write His Story. But as Tolstoy said: History would be extraordinary if only it were true. Did the victors/winners tell you the truth? Have you asked them? I dont expect people to know about every detail, ofcourse not. BUT! When they dare say things like: "I honestly COULD NOT CARE LESS!!!!!!!! whether people call it this or that" You sir are old enough to vote. Im sorry, but normally one does expect people who are old enough to vote, and who may actually vote, to know some stuff about their REAL History. To make a Good Decision. But ofcourse nobody cares about anything of that anymore. So politicians can promise whatever they like, they will be put into power (not even voted for anymore, because voting has become an Illusion). And meanwhile everyone complains about the same things. Prices going up, etc etc. Yet nobody actually dares look at where it started. Not to say it all started over here in the Netherlands. Ofcourse not. But, we do have a painter coming from the city i live in who was the First to depict Hell in his paintings. You know him perhaps. Hieronymus Bosch. And his works like the Garden of Earthly Delights, or the Haywagon................. It is like he was a visionaire. Anyways, you are ofcourse free to "learn" whatever you want to learn......... or say whatever you want to say. The funny thing however is this: You may deny anything you want, or say stuff like that you could not care less about this part of History. You may however NOT do so in every Historical event. Think about that one........ In countries with freedom of speech you are allowed to say that you could not care less about all of it. Except one historical event which is protected by law.
@darvel6050 Жыл бұрын
Great explanations! Keep going!
@codyzook7022 Жыл бұрын
I’m from New Holland, and my Grandpa was Pennsylvania Dutch, cool video!
@lohphat8 жыл бұрын
Kura-kow? Really? Kura-sao please.
@KAvanAlten8 жыл бұрын
+lohphat And just some comments above said KOO-RAH-SAHW or KEW-RAH-SAHW. I do get confused.
@SarahConnor6188 жыл бұрын
+Krijn van Alten kue - raa - sauw :)
@KAvanAlten8 жыл бұрын
Sarah Connor It doesnt get any clearer I'm afraid when you add a forth option.
@bobbypeterson23218 жыл бұрын
+lohphat it's really easy to pronounce!!! XD i'm from aruba (which is really close to Curaçao)
@matheuslegall8 жыл бұрын
+Bobby Peterson Curaçao sounds almost like Heart in portuguese ( coração ).
@krisk15605 жыл бұрын
There is a link to hagelslag in the description, but these are €25,-?!?! In the Netherlands you can buy a pack for about €1,50!
@user-mt4bk4ml7t4 жыл бұрын
Ik koop ze voor €1,- bij de AH
@turtlemaster82804 жыл бұрын
@@user-mt4bk4ml7t bij vomar is het 99 cent :)
@henkdepotvis23954 жыл бұрын
Het is een drie pak
@lars82544 жыл бұрын
@@user-mt4bk4ml7t ahahaha
@gewoony29724 жыл бұрын
10 cent bij de action
@laurenszwart8313 Жыл бұрын
Eindelijk iemand die zijn huiswerk heeft gedaan, heel fijn dat je de rest van de wereld ook probeert te informeren.
@Kaan-on8mn Жыл бұрын
in some languages there is literally no translation for netherlands, for example the Turkish nae of teh country is Hollanda and there is no word for netherlands. And it is also the same case for some other languages. That is probably why globally there is a confusion between holland and netherlands
@basmeer48076 жыл бұрын
In France we're called Les Pays-Bas, which means Les (plural) Pays (lands) Bas (low) = The Low Lands. Which is a quite accurate translation of The Netherlands, really... Funny thing is though, that "we" call our country Nederland (singular), yet the rest of the world still talks about us in plural "De Nederlanden", which I guess refers to the Kingdom "Koninkrijk der Nederlanden" All in all pretty fascinating if you ask me :)
@roodborstkalf96645 жыл бұрын
No it refers to the situation after the dukes of Burgundy by marriage alliances united Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Vlaanderen, Henegouwen en Brabant in one state. This was in the end of the 14th century.
@Tuschedz4 жыл бұрын
"The Netherlands" also seems like a pretty accurate translation,
@gabor75244 жыл бұрын
Roodborst Kalf a bit late but also in the 15th
@ala02844 жыл бұрын
The Netherlands in English is a literal translation as well
@guenthersteiner9252 Жыл бұрын
"The kingdom of the lower lands"
@morganhall64593 жыл бұрын
Huh, I thought the provinces of the Netherlands would be called Nether-regions.
@jackandy17363 жыл бұрын
Lol
@TRJK3 жыл бұрын
**Nether-Realms**
@furaosentu3 жыл бұрын
@@TRJK the kingdom should be called netherrealm to avoid confusion between Netherland and Netherland. small steps, right.
@reimarpb3 жыл бұрын
Nah, they should be called Nether Biomes
@stijnkuster78103 жыл бұрын
The Netherlands got a nice update as well
@tlgaming4925 Жыл бұрын
You pronounce our regions absolutely amazing!
@landermoens713 Жыл бұрын
I loved you spoke in the correct dutch terms.
@nootnootnootok3 жыл бұрын
The test isnt that confusing. The test: Im Netherland and also dutch and also European and also Caribbean but im mostly called holland
@Jho13 жыл бұрын
You are dutch not Netherlands
@mariadamen78863 жыл бұрын
OMG you really didn't get it.
@Yuri-zs8kd3 жыл бұрын
I am the 69th like
@dennykamau2 жыл бұрын
yes
@spooncreature7 жыл бұрын
FRIESLAND'S FLAG HAS WATER-LILY LEAVES ON IT, NOT HEARTS. (I know, nobody cares, but, you know, facts)
@kaischreurs24886 жыл бұрын
really?
@basmeer48076 жыл бұрын
Yep, everyone except for the Frisians think it's hearts...makes you wonder who is actually right, doesn't it :P
@JasonFetty6 жыл бұрын
I care. Upvoted.
@youpie246 жыл бұрын
Exactly! the hearts are only in the groningen province (Ommelanden, province without the city) flag! Frisians use Lilys.
@youpie246 жыл бұрын
Link of both flags, Ommelanden Flag= nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommelanden_(Groningen) , Frisian Flag = commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frisian_flag.svg
@seankock7649 Жыл бұрын
The currency you showed of aruba is the outdated one, we use a different type of currency paper called florin for years and years
@d0rifto1 Жыл бұрын
this is the only videos from CGP i needed in x-0.75 speed
@kerensky15738 жыл бұрын
for not being dutch, he actually pronounced all of it quite well, if you look at statistics of other youtubers.
@elsbosch22108 жыл бұрын
No He didn't
@kerensky15738 жыл бұрын
Els Bosch name me a non-native who never learned the language who speaks our provinces and places perfectly.
@agentcallisto8 жыл бұрын
+Els Bosch He wasn't perfectly correct, but he's much closer than any American I've heard try pronouncing Dutch words.
@Jona698 жыл бұрын
+Katyusha Pravda For being Dutch... IT'S HILARIOUS!!!
@kerensky15738 жыл бұрын
Dat deed ik de eerste keer ook
@brettkane91754 жыл бұрын
I often think about how cool it would to be the US president, then I get confused by a four minute video about The Netherlands and I just lose all faith.
@member7994 жыл бұрын
Didn't stop the current guy.
@oisin_smith4 жыл бұрын
I don't think the current president understands his own country let alone the Netherlands
@Lemmingcave4 жыл бұрын
You would be a great president, at least you aknowlegde when you don't understand a thing. Better then what youhave now
@StefanVeenstra3 жыл бұрын
And then there's your effectively 2 party system. We got 16.
@CoderShare3 жыл бұрын
@@StefanVeenstra Luckily Grey has a great video on this too on removing FPTP voting systems.
@UIM_Loki Жыл бұрын
I needed more jackelope in my life, thank you
@puruaggarwal6697 Жыл бұрын
You just earned yourself a subscriber
@ludvigrasmusen27228 жыл бұрын
the "ç" in Curação is pronounced as a "s".
@FelipeZavan8 жыл бұрын
+Breno Muniz That's what I was going to comment.
@vanderbruggejan8 жыл бұрын
+Breno Muniz what's that "Portuguese" "tilde" doing on top of the second "a"? But you're right, people from and on the island even call (and write) it "Korsou". I have heard many ways of pronouncing the name of my island, but this was UNIQUE! Nobody told him, and he didnt ask anyone. Not very professional...
@ludvigrasmusen27228 жыл бұрын
jan van der brugge The "tilde" represents nasalization, the correct pronunciation is something like "corasow"
@vanderbruggejan8 жыл бұрын
+ breno muniz In Portuguese it is indeed the sign for nasalization "instead of the final n", like in "nacao", but it is neither written on the name of Curacao, nor is the ending "nasal". Its pronunciation is 'curasao" or, in Papiamentu, Kòrsou.
@vanderbruggejan8 жыл бұрын
Breno Muniz In Portuguese it is indeed the sign for nasalization "instead of the final n", like in "nacao", but it is neither written on the name of Curacao, nor is the ending "nasal". Its pronunciation is 'curasao" or, in Papiamentu, Kòrsou.
@hellodarknessmyoldfriend29764 жыл бұрын
Hey, just someone from the Caribbean here. Actually goes to school in Saint Maarten ( the french side called st martin but in the Caribbean, we normally here to curaçao as cure - a - sow, not cure - a - Co. Don’t know if this is the actual pronunciation but fun fact ig. Love ur vids btw CGP : ) 🙂
@ismannen5673 жыл бұрын
Kuh- rah- sao I'd think of phonetically.
@Cre8sumthing3 жыл бұрын
This is correct. The little accent under the second "c" makes it soft.
@justaperson3119 Жыл бұрын
I’m Dutch myself, and now I finally understand the difference Thanks
@KanadGodse Жыл бұрын
Hey Grey, can you please make a video like this for all European empires? I guess we have one for American, but on EU side, we have just this and British. Need one each for France, German, Spanish as well please?
@quintiax7 жыл бұрын
Tell me something that is more complicated... Oh, U forgot. The Belgian Government.
@chris-mv3gf7 жыл бұрын
Just go to Geography Now. Unless you get seigures. Then just go to Bulgaria's physical geography. :)
@rw38997 жыл бұрын
Belgium more often hasn't got a government than they have. ;;;)
@YouHaventSeenMeRight7 жыл бұрын
Actually Belgium has three governments: The federal government, the Flanders government (for the northern Dutch speaking part) and the Walloon government (for the southern French speaking parts). It is usually the federal government that is the problematic one.
@theannoyingfan1007 жыл бұрын
it has 5
@YouHaventSeenMeRight7 жыл бұрын
If you also take into account the community governments then it actually has six: - The Federal government - The Flemish government - Government of the Walloon Region - Government of the French Community - Government of the Brussels-Capital Region - Government of the German-speaking Community But I thought I'd keep it to the big three to make it less confusing.
@SlayingPotato Жыл бұрын
Yes, thanks for the explanation. Btw, the “hearts” on the Frisian flag are not hearts, they're pompeblêden, which roughly translates to waterlily. Hope this helps :)
@YourLocalCardboardCreator Жыл бұрын
never knew. my parents explained these as hearts too but thanks for clarification
@YourLocalCardboardCreator Жыл бұрын
i live in overijssel so i didnt know
@Zenaidafromthemoon Жыл бұрын
My Frisian ass was just about to say that 😭😭
@Zenaidafromthemoon Жыл бұрын
@ManolisLoukopoulos how 💀
@bluboimonke Жыл бұрын
I am late to this video but finally someone realises this thank you so much because I’m Dutch.
@arthries Жыл бұрын
For me, the confusion comes from being a bilingual person. In Portuguese, the Netherlands are called "Holanda" (the H at the beginning is silent), which sounds awfully close to Holland, and often I'll get confused because of the similarities.
@slehar7 жыл бұрын
I love the rapid-fire presentation, although I had to pause it a hundred times to absorb the information. Magnificent presentation, wonderful information content, answered a question I had always wondered about. Wow! Sorry I asked!
@katherinemorelle71154 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention the Dutch East Indies, aka, Indonesia, where my very Dutch grandfather was born. His parents (my Oma and Opa) were from Rotterdam (so they were Hollanders) and they moved to Indonesia to live on a tea plantation and start a family. My grandpa’s uncle ran the Surabaya zoo, which was pretty cool (he’s even mentioned in the Wikipedia article about the zoo). Unfortunately, when grandpa was a child, his dad left to go to Europe to fight against the Nazis, and while he was gone, my Oma, my grandpa and his little sister were rounded up and put in a Japanese POW camp- and he can still speak fluent Japanese to this day (along with English, Indonesian, Dutch, and German). Thankfully Opa came back from the war alive, the rest of his family were let out of the POW camp, and they fled Indonesia (no longer friendly to the Dutch colonisers), stopping briefly in Holland before heading to Australia, where Oma and Opa lived out the rest of their lives. The end.
@Scuderia1talia4 жыл бұрын
Katie_pol goed verhaal, lekker kort. Doen we niks mee. I totally don’t understand why he should mention the Dutch East Indies? The Dutch East Indies doesn’t exist anymore, thus totally not relevant for this video.
@PGraveDigger14 жыл бұрын
This video is about the current situation, not about the past.
@medialcanthus96814 жыл бұрын
That was interesting. I enjoyed your narrative.
@mcmeyer17854 жыл бұрын
My family has the same history. Dutch people moving to Indonesia; establishing a family; WW2 (my great-grandfather died) & Japanese camps; they fled back to The Netherlands; and now my grandma (or Oma) can still speak bits and pieces of both Japanese & Indonesian (as well as Dutch, German and some English) and most of the family still lives here, though some people left for Canada. I think they're called internment camps though, since women and children aren't soldiers. The men were often POWs (at least my great-grandfather was). But yeah, just like some of the others, I agree that it isn't relevant for this story. The six Caribbean islands are still a part of our country, whereas Suriname & Indonesia aren't.
@agungpriambodo16743 жыл бұрын
If only Indonesia's first president didn't like communists and stayed in the Dutch Commonwealth My father will stop complaining about hard to get visas to Europe
@milli2315 Жыл бұрын
There’s also a South Holland in the UK. An area in Lincolnshire is called South Holland not in any part Dutch just called that, although the landscape is pretty similar (flat) and there’s lots of tulips
@BoudewijnRombouts Жыл бұрын
I watch this video whenever I feel homesick 🙂. Also, I just noticed the misspelling of "spreken de" as "sprekende".
@MattdeNeef9 жыл бұрын
And now to complicate further; the national anthem of the Netherlands proclaims "...ben ik van Duitse bloed" --of German blood and "...de Koning van Espanje heb ik altijd geeerd" --I have always honoured the king of Spain. Yeah, now it's crazy.
@jfsmit19959 жыл бұрын
It's not that crazy if you know the history behind it. The national anthem is about William the Silent who was born in Germany and who served the king of Spain until he lead the revolt that eventually lead to the independence of the Netherlands.
@darkness43119 жыл бұрын
Geeglio even better the national anthem is much longer
@EelkeHoffman9 жыл бұрын
Duitsen bloed / Duytschen bloet: Duits is afgeleid van Diets, wat weer een afkorting is van Nederdiets. Het betekent Nederlands, en niet Duits, zoals vaak wordt gedacht.
@Firemaker0079 жыл бұрын
niemand hier Dat is niet helemaal waar. Dat is een van de verklaringen, maar de andere is Willem van Nassau, zoals hij in het lied genoemd wordt, en Nassau ligt in... Duitsland.
@MattdeNeef9 жыл бұрын
En nu word het weer grappig dus, al die verklaringen ;)
@dreamlesssleep95906 жыл бұрын
Really creative... New Netherlands New Amsterdam New Sealand New Holland.
@LMvdB026 жыл бұрын
*New Zealand
@joostvanrens6 жыл бұрын
New JijBuis
@diederikjansze6 жыл бұрын
Jo ga gewoon maar nederlands praten creatieve industrie op je mik gegooid, begrijp je dit? Op het oude pand staan de koekjes met melk en chocolade. Ik ga nu tot ziens.
@nelsondaily6 жыл бұрын
New York, New Hampshire, New England And all the other places in the USA that have the same name/are named after places in the UK..
@fulcrum29516 жыл бұрын
Few centuries later (assuming the stupid leaders are kicked and nukes are not launched) there would be new earth, new sun, new mars
@tasty_fish Жыл бұрын
There’s a fairly large administrative area in England called South Holland. I’m wondering how many foreign tourists have ended up there (they have windmills and grow tulips but instead of cheese they have some nice sausages)
@laffi Жыл бұрын
Really helpful video! Thanks!
@basdejong15983 жыл бұрын
FINALLY!! Somebody who can explain the difference properly for people asking stuff like: person: "where are you from?". Me: "I'm from the Netherlands". Person: "where in Amsterdam is that?" By the way, I really like it that you at least tried to pronounce the words/names in Dutch. You got really close with Drenthe en Friesland
@jordy_de-zee2 жыл бұрын
sprekende not even remotely close
@gianvandenbroek91682 жыл бұрын
This comment hurts so much
@stevenhuckaby29022 жыл бұрын
No one cares, no one
@tedsteiner Жыл бұрын
Was a decent attempt but "Nederlanders sprekende Nederlands in Nederland" had such an american accent lmao
@Marco-yz3hs Жыл бұрын
@@stevenhuckaby2902 ??
@yourlocalkoploper38873 жыл бұрын
CGP Grey: "North and South Holland have the biggest attractions in the Netherlands, Amsterdam and Keukenhof" *Sad Efteling noices*
@Yuri-zs8kd3 жыл бұрын
people of other countries wont understand sadly, but let me explain the efteling is the most popular atraction park in the netherlands located in north brabant. maybe there are multiple but idk
@furioustoad77553 жыл бұрын
True
@robinvogel51283 жыл бұрын
ahw...
@yourlocalkoploper38873 жыл бұрын
@@thorvanheghe4023 i meant to say that north Brabant actually has the biggest attraction in the netherlands
@mariadebake54832 жыл бұрын
@@yourlocalkoploper3887 As a Brabander I agree
@lightning-yg7pm Жыл бұрын
as a dutch person, I really enjoyed grey pronouncing the dutch provinces
@Wayne_Robinson Жыл бұрын
I always had the feeling there was something about it that I was missing but I didn't realize I was missing that much.
@mlisa4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Belgium and I’m more confused than ever after watching this
@stonytina01will-not-be-ban784 жыл бұрын
Awel zulle.
@gunnarallgottsmann4 жыл бұрын
@ Lisa M It is confusing yes, maar als je kijkt naar het verleden en hun geschiedenis weet je dat, Willem Van Oranje, heel wat heeft laten veroveren. Ha ja, nu moet ik nog denken aan het beruchte schip, Den Vliegenden Hollander. Prachtig verhaal en waarheid, valt best mee om eens te lezen. Hun verleden en cultuur is echt de moeite waard om er eens naar opzoek te gaan. Inspirerend, zeer rijk, vol weetjes en avontuur. Eigenlijk weten we veel te weinig van onze noorderburen, dat zou anders kunnen en zouden we begrijpen waarom ze zo anders zijn dan ons. Zo, ik wens je een fijn week-einde toe. Peace ✌️.
@Foxglove9634 жыл бұрын
@@gunnarallgottsmann. De graven van Vlaanderen stichtten Vlaanderen, de de graven van Holland stichtten Holland. Ooit was Belgie en Nederland verenigd in een succesvolle confederatie, de Foederata, het was een Gouden Eeuw, waaraan een einde kwam door de invallen van de Franse Revolutionaire legers. In de 19de eeuw was Belgie en Nederland weerom verenigd, doch een katholieke elite in Brussel ging dwars liggen, het volk werd niets gevraagd, en in 1830 kwam de breuk. Zo heel anders is de bevolking niet, daar we allemaal afstammen van de Germanen, met Saksen, Friezen, en Kelten. Die vrijheidslievende volken hebben de Romeinen flink op hun donder gegeven.
@gelectiusdroid41474 жыл бұрын
Hi Lisa , I am from India , Is it possible to get a work visa from your country.. tell em atleast
@RF-et2kv4 жыл бұрын
yes because you know it better than this guy, he really doe not know what he talking about.
@rockinresurrection65423 жыл бұрын
The Dutch are just such nice, open-minded and rational-thinking people! Greetings from your brothers 🇩🇪🇳🇱
@Ju-bj3ko3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this little joke made my day.
@disklamer3 жыл бұрын
Hey guys look! A German with a sense of humor!
@saperoi3 жыл бұрын
Stop right there.
@Romin.7773 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@silviankraakman18973 жыл бұрын
Thats why you attacked us in 1945
@seppemeert4175 Жыл бұрын
As a person that speaks Dutch it’s funny to hear you say the dutch words and province’s
@talithasuya8908 Жыл бұрын
Had to pause the video for a while when he mentioned the hypothetical currency of Alaska. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@barube0012 жыл бұрын
This was an excellent explanation. I’ve heard of all of the mentioned places, but had no idea how it all fit together. Very well done!
@Mephistahpheles10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I'm still confused, but at least now I know why I'm confused.
@rickpostdp Жыл бұрын
As a Dutch guy living in Noord Brabant (so, not Holland) I can really appreciate this video :)
@slimpiedimpie1239 Жыл бұрын
im dutch, live somewhere in utrecht the province. never been out of europe, and every morning i eat some bread with vructenhagel.
@leocarioshiny3 жыл бұрын
Countries be like "let's make everything about us as confusing as possible, people love that"
@arthurthekyogre91553 жыл бұрын
It's not the countries' fault, it's politics
@beu92453 жыл бұрын
This wasn't really the fault of the country just English language shennanigans(Like why are we called Dutch?)
@MegaC3DR1C3 жыл бұрын
to make matters worse, it is confirmed the the dutch language was just invented to prank the germans! As a german i can confirm, that dutch just suonds funny but is no real language. Ask any dutch person, they will confirm /i
@Pikacha253 жыл бұрын
I mean, it just kinda.. grew this way. ;u;
@EmperorNefarious13 жыл бұрын
@@Chrome2105 To be fair the English were trading with the Dutch before they were independent. Since they were a part of the Holy Roman Empire (which was German) it's a valid mistake.
@awesomenathan1006 жыл бұрын
Side note about the currency (for those who care). Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius were once part of the Netherlands Antilles. Since the Netherlands' old currency was the guilder (Dutch: gulden) these islands used that too. The Netherlands' currency changed to euros but these islands stayed with the Netherlands Antillan guilder (does not look like the Dutch guilder). Aruba wanted to become independant and by doing so in 1986 changed its currency to Aruban guilder, which has the same value of the Netherlands Antillan guilder. Curaçao and St. Maarten later on wanted to become independant as well and in 2010 the Netherlands Antilles dissolved. With this the islands Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius were still a part of the Netherlands and changed their currency officially to the US dollar. Despite Curaçao and St. Maarten now being independant, they are still stuck with the Netherlands Antillan guilder and they are planning to possibly change their currency to the Carribean guilder which they want to make themselves. If this doesn't happen St. Maarten may switch to the US dollar and Curaçao will most likely stay with the Netherlands Antillan guilder. 1 US dollar = 1.790 guilders. The Carribean guilder would still have the same value, but another look and different bills.
@milourb93805 жыл бұрын
awesomenathan100 jezus
@maikilreategui12715 жыл бұрын
Our currency (from Aruba is called Florin). The equivalent in compare to the U.S dollar is 1 U.S dollar is 1.75 Aruban Florin Which is close to the value of the gulden (guilder). I think Curacao has they're own florin as well. We and Curacao are both independent and have a good relationship with the Netherlands, mostly Curacao because Aruba is adopting the ways of the U.S. Which i would feel allot better if we adopt the ways of the Netherlands (no off). But yeaah. further more i would like to add that Bonaire current currency is just the American dollar. They are the least develop of us 3. Dont know about the other Islands.
@shdon5 жыл бұрын
@@maikilreategui1271 The old Dutch guilder was also named florin (actually: florijn) long ago. That's why the currency symbol for it was the fancy F. "ƒ"
@King_Midas_Touch4 жыл бұрын
Also, because the island of St.Maarten is also half french (St.Martin) we use 3 different currencies. The Netherlands Antillean guilder as the official currency of the Dutch half, the European Euro as official currency of the French side and the US dollar because it is such a high traffic tourist destination so it make it easier to use when switching back and forth between the halves of the island. (It also makes it easier for the locals to have a currency that is accepted on both sides of the island)
@mactoirdealbhaigh76244 жыл бұрын
Worked in the Netherlands in the 90s the guilder was so colourful and beautiful.
@Adamlightningshadow Жыл бұрын
my grandfather was from Limburg, which is as far from the provinces of North o rSouth Holland as you can get, but our family always said "Holland" and Hollanders. I don't know. I think this insistence on a distinction is something new. After all, did't you mention that it was all once called the Kingdom of Hollande?
@user-py9ku5bg9l Жыл бұрын
Well explained ! Thank you
@bacarlson9914 жыл бұрын
Great job on the pronunciations! You sound like a native Dutch person. The only one I have a challenge with is the island of Curacao which I believe is pronounced like "Cur(e)-a-SOW" (like the end part rhymes with COW).
@runnerx50037 жыл бұрын
It's time to rename New York to New Amsterdam again! who's whit me?
@timobrenn7 жыл бұрын
I am
@MustraOrdo6 жыл бұрын
Too long... how about rename it to the nickname Big Apple
@Qwerty07916 жыл бұрын
As a New Yorker, I'd find it complicated to refer to people as New Amsterdamians? Plus, we know our Dutch roots, there are buildings and entire neighborhoods named after Peter Stuyvesant.
@martsietses33446 жыл бұрын
RUNNER X yaaaaaaas
@martsietses33446 жыл бұрын
a defiant skittle bruh
@CharmingIceDS Жыл бұрын
Bro, I'm from Holland, and you gave me a headace in just 4 minutes. Hahahaha!
@Decodeish1 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the word for Neanderthal, the other human species, is called Neanderthal because they were discovered in Neandertal Valley located in Germany right next to the Netherlands.