How the Dutch Beat the Ocean | Why Amsterdam Has Canals

It's the Dutch V. The Ocean. The Dutch Are Winning.
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[@johnnyharris]

I should have known that making a caveat that I'd be using Holland interchangeably with Netherland for the purpose of simplicity would unleash a barrage of corrections 😂😂😂

[@wiannbruinenberg]

I'm sorry man, we're just proud of our country. It's as if we'd call The United States just California. Get it? :)

[@DonHrvato]

great video, keep up the good work

[@jinjunliu2401]

@@wiannbruinenberg More like calling America the United States, where America is The Netherlands and the USA is Holland

[@wiannbruinenberg]

@@jinjunliu2401 No cuz holland is 2 provinces in The Netherlands. California (as an example) is a state within the United States

[@mariop.s.5452]

@@wiannbruinenberg So called Americans love to appropriate names and simplifying. Like they call the United States of America just America (some Europeans are also guilty of this). It's like if The Netherlands called itself Europe, selfishly disregarding all other countries. From Canada to Argentina it is all America, divided into three regions yes, but all one continent.

[@marwennaceur530]

World : "sea level is rising and we are going to sink." Dutch: "we ?"

[@wouterfaes2309]

The Dutch : yee sucks to be you .. houdoeeee!

[@dividedtime8529]

Jakarta should learn from the Dutch

[@erwinrommel8042]

@@dividedtime8529 they don't like copying their colonizer

[@dividedtime8529]

@@erwinrommel8042 well either they suck it up and save thousands or lose their capital

[@alta-road8803]

@@dividedtime8529 u right

[@issers]

"The Dutch, Holland and The Netherlands are all the same thing." Comments: 'Ah, shit, here we go again.'

[@conjared2803]

The Dutch is the folk of the Netherlands The Netherlands is country itself Holland are two provinces Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland (translated respectively north holland and south holland) together.

[@jasperkraaijeveld5648]

@@issers haha very true

[@joshpayne4015]

Hillariously, the national Netherlands tourism website is holland.com. Even the DUTCH perpetuate "Holland" = Netherlands! You can't make this stuff up! No wonder people get it confused.

[@dexcuracy]

@@issers To be fair, it's in general the people outside of the two Hollands that get upset at the Netherlands being called Holland. It's the same as calling the United States Dakota, or Carolina. Most people that don't have cheese for brains understand that people calling The Netherlands Holland is not meant as an insult though and that those people just don't know better.

[@renzowessels505]

@@conjared2803 ther are not two provinces ther are 12 provinces I know it because I am Dutch ther are two provinces Noord (North) Holland and Zuid (South) Holland are Holland And the most Southern island of the province of Zeeland (Sealand) is also holland 9 out of 10 tourist say Holland because the are the importend provinces

[@rikschaaf]

I'm Dutch and it is often easy to take these things for granted, but when you think back to hurricane Katrina and the issue that Coastal Bangladesh faces every year during monsoon season and then consider how many people live below sealevel in the netherlands, it is quite amazing and humbling to see that this can be the norm.

[@kamrulhossainshuvo654]

Hi Rik. I'm from Bangladesh and unfortunately what you said is true. Every year we are either facing flood or hurricane. Thankfully we have Sunderbans which saved us from some deadly hurricanes. Unfortunately, the glaciers in Antractica is melting and seems like we are destined for doom. Nonetheless, what the Netherlands have done is truly mind boggling.

[@nayaknaresh]

@@kamrulhossainshuvo654 the Dutch solution for Bangladesh will save the nation from getting 20% (20 or more?) of its landmass submerged and free it from the dependence on the good graces of India or China.

[@kylealexander7024]

Cant be done in most places in the world.

[@kamrulhossainshuvo654]

@@kylealexander7024 true. Bangladesh's coastal south is much different from the Netherlands and it would take some miracles to save that part from submerging.

[@kylealexander7024]

@@kamrulhossainshuvo654 it could be done but it requires a lot of infrastructure to be built

[@natchniony]

What you didn't notice is that until late '70 Holland was a car-oriented country and the cars were everywhere. It was an intentional and relatively recent policy to reorient towards bikes. In other words: if the rainy Netherland could do it, many other countries can also.

[@roy_for_real2674]

Meh, the streets became more for bikes, idk if more people started riding bikes, but now you almost have to be able to bike everywhere.

[@TMTFT]

Bullshit, bicycle culture started in late 19th century without any policies + most people in the Netherlands couldn't afford a car before '70, the number of cars did take off during and after '70 and because of that more and more policies are being made to stimulate people to use a bike instead of a car. You also shouldn't forget bikes are so efficient here because our country is so darn flat and also very densely populated.

[@waso778]

What a nonsense, cars was only for high class. I am know I am 82.

[@aidancollins1591]

@@waso778 If you're 82, you should remember Stop de Kindermoord and how they successfully took cars out of cities.

[@aidancollins1591]

@@TMTFT You're only partially correct. The Netherlands saw huge declines in bike usage post WWII. The trend only reversed in the 70s because of Stop de Kindermoord successfully stopping the implementation of car infrastructure and starting the implementation of bicycle infrastructure. I hear this line frequently, but what about Maastrict? This is the most hilly city in the Netherlands and it follows the national regulations on bicycle infrastructure, plenty of people cycle there. Sure, it's not as pleasant, but lack of cycling infrastructure is the main reason people don't cycle when they could.

[@TheLaXandro]

It's like a lost episode of Borders, except the border is not between countries but with the ocean.

[@kykale]

We made a wall and let the North Sea pay for it.

[@jmfernandezsandra]

@@kykale nope... we betalen er allemaal aan mee. Land opspuiten is niet Co2 neutraal

[@JeroenJA]

@@jmfernandezsandra kan wel CO2 neutraal, terug de oude windmolens bouwen ;-) zou veel touristen naar buiten amsterdam zelf kunnen trekken ook :-)

[@jorisveltmaat]

@@jmfernandezsandra je weet dat het een grap is toch

[@jmfernandezsandra]

@@jorisveltmaat nee/ja/nee

[@LtNduati]

I love how the Dutch looked at the ocean and just said, "Let's make that land."

[@Speederzzz]

I believe it started with Terpen (plural of Terp), which are houses on hills, in case the land floods. It was kinda annoying for the farmers to get the animals onto the Terp every time it started to storm, so they build walls around their land so that the water wouldn't flood the land. And if you can do it with land that only temporarily floods... why not with land that's permanently flooded? Also building walls between Terpen makes for a path to reach your neighbours when they might be in need during a flood.

[@Speederzzz]

@@dubbelnetolk @dubbelnetolk well it already happened earlier in polders in northern Holland. Lely's plans are more the top of the poldering history, the greatest achievement so to say. I live in the Haarlemmermeer (before flevoland the biggest polder IIRC) which was finished poldering around the time Lely was born. That was poldered in due to the fact several bigger cities (most important Haarlem) was threatened with flooding.

[@willekevanderham5326]

As the Dutch call all they can see from the country sea and not ocean, they never looked at an ocean and said 'let's make that land', ocean is beyond Ireland, beyond Scotland, beyond a lot of sea and so on, not between parts of the Netherlands.

[@aheroyaheroyalproductions7631]

The Dutch beat the Ocean ???? What Ocean ? The Sea, its > the Northsea

[@juniorrrgoeloe2942]

@@aheroyaheroyalproductions7631 at the end of the day it’s connected to the ocean

[@kopibin9532]

J Harris: The Ocean is losing Ocean: Our brothers from the glacialers will be joining us soon

[@dickschwanzstein1789]

Such an underrated comment

[@dennykamau]

make it sound like the moon walkers are coming from the north.

[@lucaskamal8094]

I have to add - yes, the flat land certainly helps the cycling culture, but it’s mostly because the Dutch are incredible at building safe, efficient cycling infrastructure all across the country! They’ve realized that using bikes and public transit as the main modes to get around cities is not only much more efficient, but better for the environment! (And also really fun)

[@paddotk]

I think it's mostly because it's all built grounds; villages and towns with very little nature. Which means everything is close to each other; you can go to any store nearby without needing a car. The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated countries.

[@AnymMusic]

@@paddotk the overall idea is still viable in every country acorss the world tho. For longer distances, get a car and drive on roads that go around a city (or in massive cities you could have multiple ringways), for things in the city you can use public transport, and for stuff that is a bit closer by you use a bike or walk. This would be applicable from Groningen, Netherlands to Los Angeles, USA IF the leaders actually want to and don't get sold out by car lobbies 24/7

[@user-hk5bs9et8t]

Do not get in the way of one of those bikes...they will run into you. Same with the Trams.

[@dimrrider9133]

Dont say this to Not Just Bikes he will kill you for this because it doesnt have anything to do with it ;p

[@charlesphilips2045]

The Dutch to New York: "You know, you could have had it this good, but you chose England."

[@michielvdvlies3315]

hahaha but still funny new york has a lots of names that still remember of the dutch, suburbs like harlem (haarlem), brooklyn (breukelen), flushing (vlissingen) wall street is build on the dutch citywall of new amsterdam

[@hubachub5116]

Holland tunnel!

[@011azr]

I think if NY still belongs to Dutch at that time, we will perhaps all speak Dutch nowadays as the international language :O

[@michielvdvlies3315]

@@011azr english is just a weird frisian dialect! ;-)

[@fennograas]

@@michielvdvlies3315 I thought wall street was named after the walle

[@annekedebruyn7797]

The secret is that the Dutch actually tax the ocean so that the water pays for the maintenance

[@HedendaagseHippies]

We don't tax shit overhere, so that's why we're a tax haven

[@jhinthevirtuoso4886]

@@HedendaagseHippies we hebben een van de hoogste taxatie percentages 31,6%.

[@bramvanduijn8086]

@@jhinthevirtuoso4886 Niet voor bedrijven.

[@Kevin-mb4xf]

We do not have an ocean. We have 2 seas.

[@captainyolowaffle3160]

Yeeeeas

[@____mango273____]

The Dutch just looked at the ocean and said “no” 😂

[@timearly5226]

NASA: How are we going to terraform and colonize Mars? The Dutch: Hold my Heineken!!

[@ronrolfsen3977]

Only if there is actually water on Mars.

[@antoinebeauman6645]

My experience is that the Dutch love Belgian beer more than their own.

[@nickylam4129]

You actually get mocked if you drink Heineken 😂

[@perisemiotics3204]

@@jeffer324 we might conquer it, but then we'll surely destroy it.

[@The_Man_With_The_Plan]

BAHAHAHA

[@IzHarris]

This was very impressive, so impressive that I will forgive all of the unflattering slow motion shots of me looking either stressed and/or confused. It's fine. I'm fine. WE'RE FINE.

[@TheLadyrose01]

You looked great

[@sameer_ansari5434]

You look beautiful Iz.

[@garybutler1672]

Personality and family perspective are what make this an awesome divergence from the Vox format. You and Johnny are quirky, and it's refreshing to see real people on social media. You are still super cool.

[@rogerjohnson9466]

you guys are adorable and I was happy to see that johnny wasn't all alone in the middle of a new country like he usually appears to be lol

[@venkatnarahari]

Just wondering why this zamazing couple is missing from the yestheory's documentary team 😵

[@tommyphu307]

I'm not lying when I say I would watch the 2 hour extension of this episode.

[@cminyen4063]

Yes, this is the comment I was looking for. Make the 2 hour version of wherever you go. We will all watch and appreciate it.

[@randomdude9135]

Yeah, I've watched 50mins engineering documentaries in just 25mins and I can even watch 2hr vid in 2 sittings!!

[@Basketballbayern]

I also thought that. I would have loved a 2 hour video 😍

[@AndrewPolich]

Amen

[@llamaliammm]

Yea the shots are amazing and content is interesting

[@technojunkie123]

*Dutch ppl looking at the ocean* The Dutch: "We should take the water, and push it somewhere else!"

[@Psycho_o115]

*We push de water in de water* 👍

[@srz332]

When I was really young, at school my teacher used to tell me that we need to learn from the Dutch about water management. They're the best when it comes to fight back to water.

[@xcrementlord6779]

There is a saying; God created the world, but the Dutch created the Netherlands.

[@Gurb27]

Xcrement Lord there is another saying; “and as a final touch, God created the Dutch”

[@AnalisaMelanoProfundamente]

that saying portraits perfectly how pretentious the ducht are hahaha

[@ivo8108]

ducht? ;-) stop talking shit! :D

[@moladiver6817]

@@AnalisaMelanoProfundamente Pretentious means you're portraying yourself as something you're not. If there's something the down to earth Dutch aren't then it's pretentious. If anything they've earned their reputation through centuries of innovation and hard work. Half the country is man-made so that saying bares a lot of truth. All this water expertise actually became a huge export product and is now applied by the Dutch worldwide. All those amazing islands off the coast of Dubai, airports in the sea, large scale coastal repair in the southern US after hurricane Catrina, just to name a few, are all done by Dutch companies. Coastal defense is a multi billion dollar industry in The Netherlands alone, and double that in the rest of the world. And it's booming because it's a matter of rising urgency with half of the world's population living in coastal areas. You're getting wet feet, you call the Dutch. It's simple as that.

[@gordusmaximus4990]

There is a very old portuguese saying also; God created the white and the black man, but the portuguese created the mulato (mixed). Nothing to do with the video, but that Dutch saying reminded me of that. *leaves the comments*

[@Jahu-qs2us]

"Americans, The United States and Wisconsin are all the same thing!"

[@HelgaCavoli]

*Northamericans *USians Damn generic name.

[@NinjaStripes]

J I mean... that’s technically true.

[@NotFlappy12]

actually "Dakota" would be better, because there is a "North Holland" and a "South Holland", not just "Holland"

[@MrKongatthegates]

Close enough

[@NLTops]

Mexicans: Ey Loco! Don't forget about us foo'.

[@broodjekaas820]

Even as a Dutch person I learned a lot from this video, keep it up, legit vibing to your videos.

[@lukehuss_]

Been watching your videos for the past few hours and am so glad for KZbin's suggestion. Your work is incredible man, I hope you'll continue to make these 🙌🏻

[@ameanoacid6176]

The Dutch: we have little land Also The Dutch: lets make a new province

[@jam5533]

*Flevoland has been summoned*

[@janversteegen8883]

Kiohte t /summon Flevoland

[@CriticalCoen]

@@jam5533 How much mana would that be?

[@jam5533]

@@CriticalCoen Honestly I'm not really sure how much it cost, sorry.

[@CriticalCoen]

@@jam5533 I was referring to a card game called Magic the Gathering, in which you summon things with mana. A magical resource gained from land.

[@ahmxtb]

You know “CGP Grey” cringes when he hears *The Dutch, Holland and Netherlands are the same thing* .

[@giri1478]

so happy to read this comment ;)

[@Mindforprogress]

exactly

[@CamperPro2012]

@@BakjeLeip no shit Sherlock

[@thedutchman01]

You know many many dutch people cringe aswell. As it's just not true.

[@Drizzle015]

@@CamperPro2012 This is why we can't have nice conversations on KZbin ...

[@devinwright3276]

Johnny proves time and time again that his music taste is as good as his content

[@ginajadatorrentira3670]

Wow. This takes me back! I was there October 2019. Best trip I've had so far. But after watching this I feel like I truly did miss a lot of details. Gotta go back! Thanks for another great content Johnny!

[@BoG_City]

Sometimes I need videos like these to remind me how crazy all of this actually is. But here's me, being 31 years old and been living in Almere (which is the largest city in Flevoland) since I was a baby. It's something we don't really think about a lot. At least I don't, since it is so normal for me. But I'm in my bed now on the top floor of my home and I'm still below sealevel.. it's crazy. It's also something to be proud of as a dutchmen

[@captainyolowaffle3160]

It is cool

[@PADARM]

just wait for climate change. rip

[@Striikka]

Great Story, But you knoww Im Safe in Drenthe. At least i hope

[@minhee7]

And you should be proud, it’s amazing

[@ConsciousAtoms]

This really hit me when I was reading about the Siege of Leiden (I live in Leiden): The rebel Dutch fleet broke the siege by sailing across inundated polderland to Leiden, roughly where the city of Zoetermeer is today. In other words: a fleet of warships once sailed where there's huge apartment buildings today. It's crazy.

[@mikaxms]

The windmills weren't just for pumping water, but also for grinding wheat to flour for breads.

[@sickone86]

And as lumber mills to make the boats.

[@aleccooks]

Dont forget that we used them to make paper aswell!

[@jaspervb3601]

And if i'm correct there is still one windmill that makes paint.

[@David-km2ie]

They are just free energy

[@SUMERUP]

Woodmills sawing wood!!! , Grinding corn, pressing oil for mustard, linseed, etc. The area above amsterdam was one hugh industrial area full of windmills for all kinds of purposes when amsterdam had the biggest commercial fleet in the world in the 17th century

[@pingu255]

Holland and the netherlands are the same thing *SCREAMS IN DUTCH*

[@SUuperCLasSH]

I wasn't expecting anything crazy but wow, I'm shocked how amazing and interesting it is. Love from France, it's always a pleasure to go to Amsterdam

[@tangerinelover69]

"The Dutch, Holland, and the Netherlands are all the same thing" Damn Americans at it again

[@YASHPRATAP007]

hey man....even though i am Indian not American but i am guilty of not knowing the difference.... i could have searched it on internet but it would nice to know the difference from somebody from Netherlands...plz

[@lisa-3373]

Damon Salvatore The Netherlands is the name of the country. It is made up of twelve provinces. Two of those provinces are North Holland and South Holland. So Holland is just a small part of the Netherlands. It's kinda like calling the USA California or Texas. If you want more explanation CPG Grey made a really great video about it.

[@YASHPRATAP007]

@@lisa-3373 hey! thank you for reply Lisa......

[@codeinject]

USA, Americans and New York are the same thing remember.

[@JJsims5504]

The funny thing about this is that my mom is dutch, born there, raised there until she was 10, but I didn't figure out that Holland/the Netherlands were not interchangeable until my early teens, probably (in part) because my mom is from South Holland and we always referred to her place of birth as 'Holland'. She didn't tell me the difference until I asked. And I had dutch friends, and there I was saying Holland left and right, very much incorrectly.

[@matthiasschaus5112]

Tulips actually are from Turkey and during the time of the Ottoman Empire they were reserved for only the Sultan himself. However, in the 16th century an Austrian diplomat took some of the seeds from the Ottoman Sultan at the time (Mehmed Suleyman the Magnificent) and gifted them to a dutch botanist (Carolus Clusius) who planted them in his gardens and discovered they grew extremely well in the dutch soil.

[@bakasheru]

On behalf of all the Dutch people I apologize, Tulips have seeds... we just forgot about it.

[@matthiasschaus5112]

@@bakasheru Haha its all good. Yes Tulips have seeds but it is much easier to plant them as bulbs. When transporting them across a continent they would've taken the seeds to make the journey easier.

[@michielvdvlies3315]

dutch tulips were breed on variety something the turks couldn't just like our mills we made them do almost anything unlike the mills in other countries!!!!

[@1vaultdweller]

And Tulips was brought to Ottoman Empire from Persia. Theyve been grown into various colors by artificial selection since then

[@steyn1775]

there's an unspoken rule tho don't talk about the.....ecomic problem that caused big troubles in here bringing in tulips :)

[@nahidahmed4385]

Each of your videos blows my mind Thank you for making them.

[@analeigholdeworlde4178]

This was so much fun to watch. I would love to see a part two!

[@SUMERUP]

Yes me too!

[@williameijkelenkamp244]

"Amsterdam is a giant economic and global hub" Port of Rotterdam: Am I a joke to you?

[@mormacil]

By income, investment and production, Amsterdam is far above Rotterdam, even with Rotterdam's larger port. Voor wie het na wil lezen: www.cbs.nl/-/media/_pdf/2017/19/2017dne04%20economie%20amsterdam%20versus%20rotterdam.pdf

[@s.-8406]

And he was talking about events in history, not today

[@mormacil]

@@s.-8406 I mean historically Rotterdam was a pretty big deal too, it was the direct competitor to Amsterdam. That's why the Nazis bombed it.

[@l.bakker7563]

@@mormacil Nope. They bombed it because they didn't want to bomb the other major cities. Utrecht was too important because of distribution purposes, Amsterdam was the most important city, Den Haag was where the government was, so that leaves Rotterdam.

[@marcvanderwee]

@@l.bakker7563 I am not sure that is the fact, however you might be right of course. When I was in primary school I learned that Rotterdam was bombed and directly after that the German chief of staff had threatened with bombing of Utrecht, Den Haag (The Hague) and Amsterdam if the Dutch army did not surrender immediately. The Dutch surrendered after that message to avoid total devastation of our country. What sadly slowly happened in the 5 years following...

[@praveenkumaryadav9867]

Boy i love the track and editing of this video. Keep up the great work man!!!

[@pravinkhandve1719]

this is the channel which makes one of the most amazing intros IN THE WORLD.

[@tristanvanniel3502]

All these country’s beating other country’s The Netherlands: bruh were beating nature want dat water moet een eind op tiefen

[@jpsholland]

"tiefen" is Amsterdam slang, not official dutch. The Dutch don't care about there language. Most foreigners speak and write it better then todays young Dutch.

[@kjelldegroot5137]

@@jpsholland gast wat lul je nou hahaha

[@tristanvanniel3502]

Gast laat mij wat boeit dat nou, niet alleen amsterdamers zeggen tief of en kon je het niet in nederlands zeggen of ben je niet nederlands dat neem ik aan want je zou dan weten dat het niet alleen amsterdams is lul

[@kjelldegroot5137]

@@tristanvanniel3502 z'n naam is jpsholland dus ga ervan uit dat ie nederlands is lol, en tiefen staat gewoon in het woordenboek dus is ook gewoon nederlands lmao

[@tristanvanniel3502]

Kjell de Groot ja oké daar heb je gelijk dat was een beetje dom maar nog steeds wat lult hij en hij maakt en grammaticale fout het their niet there want there duit een plaats aan en their is een bezittelijk voornaam woord die hypocrief met the dutch dont care about ‘THEIR’ (en er moet nog een own bij ) language terwijl hij zelf niet eens probeerde om goed engels te schrijven

[@MikeSpaa]

Love the storytelling - despite the hairsplitting that I as a Dutch historian would like to do over some stuff. But just to correct one part: 9:58 the flower fields ,including the tulips, are [edit: *traditionally] grown in soil that is NOT (re)claimed from the sea. Indeed as you said they grow in a sand rich soil. But the land that was reclaimed in very dense clay! The flowers grow on what it called the 'old dunes'. A flattened dune strip, behind the current line of coastal dunes on the coast of Holland (=western part of the Netherlands). And that is the other thing Johnny - most of the Dutch coast line does NOT look like what you showed. The most part is beach with dunes! [*like what you experienced on Texel] So now you have to visit again. ;-) I would love to show you around some more in the Dutch landscape!

[@sjaak5172]

'the flowerfields ,including tulips, are grown in soil that is NOT (re)claimed from the sea.'. There's plenty of polders that have flowerfields tho, like the Noordoostpolder and Anna Paulowna polder

[@MikeSpaa]

@@sjaak5172 true. Ik had vooral de bollenvelden bij Lisse voor ogen.

[@johnnyharris]

Mike Spaans wow thanks for the detail and direction and the kind way in which you explained it!

[@lukexelf12]

@@johnnyharris Also i'm not sure if i missed it, but we used the windmills for sawing wood and grinding grain aswell. Ofcourse the main topic was water so its understandable you left that out.

[@ThW5]

Waarom? Niet vaak in de genoemde polders geweest?

[@vickybui6572]

Many parts of the video show such wonderful images of nature. I have visited the Netherlands once, and immediately fallen in love with it.

[@davepogue543]

OMG the video editing and song intergration at 3:06s IS SOOOO FREAKING GOOD!!!!!!! i love your videos!!!! top production quality!

[@lifecycles9861]

God damn Netherlands is such a beautiful country. Their architecture and the design of the cities is mind blowing.

[@tiffanyhill-anding8891]

Everyone laughing at Australia for declaring war on emus But the Netherlands is at war with the ocean and it has been happening for hundreds of years

[@tardvandecluntproductions1278]

But the Dutch are winning that war :^)

[@jordy6730]

@dominic k I truly wonder what facts/statistics you’ve based this off of. Yes, there are areas that are sinking significantly, but claiming that that land will dissapear into the sea is quite shortsighted. Besides, there are solutions to those problems, it’s not about winning or losing, it’s about playing even. You lose some, you win some.

[@casper6405]

Hey De zee oorlog zoals wij het noemen Or sea wars is very serious It has more drama then game of thrones

[@knot_sj5292]

Ah the great emu war. technically we are still at war with the emus because a treaty was never signed

[@notpowerhouse2904]

Well thats not true its bassically build dam now live normally

[@8rasper8]

This is amazing. It's like a blog video and a documentary, with a lot of specifications, very educational. Nice job!

[@Alistana]

The Dutch the real water benders

[@hapticboychuk2734]

😂😂😂

[@juliusnepos6013]

Lol

[@Psycho_o115]

Water and earth, but yet our land is flatter den ex wife

[@carlie9584]

I really hope KZbin starts transitioning into more topics like these, I find this way more interesting than a reaction video or prank video or whatever the kids are doing these days

[@JoseMartinez-gf2tu]

?? Stuff like this has always been on KZbin

[@maximilianmixa4968]

boomer but this video is great lmao

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

yeah I don't want youtube censor anything - sometimes I want to watch a cat video : )

[@joelvandelden5385]

7:56, that's not the Amstel river. That's 't Ij. The Amstel river runs through the old part of the city towards the South.

[@johnnyharris]

Joël van Delden bah that’s right. I total mis labeled. Thanks for catching!!

[@joelvandelden5385]

@@johnnyharris No worries! Thankbyou for replying. Great video by the way! As a dutchie it is always nice to see my country through the eyes of others!

[@Niels-3]

* 't IJ. De i en de j moeten altijd beide met een hoofdletter worden geschreven :)

[@alexysq2660]

@@Niels-3 ...Heel precies zijn we ({; D ...!

[@HVlokkie]

North not South

[@enam98]

Thanks for keeping the video short and informative. 👍🏼

[@leviv1319]

British: We mastered the waves! The Dutch: *laughs in colonization*

[@user-ne2bb5nh7t]

"They built a huge wall..." Donald Trump has entered the chat.

[@bramjoosten4770]

Lmao

[@ajen1270]

I don't know why you're even bringing your President Trump name here. Annoying...

[@galleryofrogues]

A Jen Nungshi Because Trump is a racist whack job who’s obsessed with building a ridiculous border wall.

[@gcb2101]

And they made Germany pay for it...

[@RBRT02]

For us Trump is a living meme

[@ultrascreens5206]

Build a wall, and the ocean gonna pay for it..

[@Anita_Dick]

The ocean can't wait for the climate change to get its revenge

[@sjaakbral83]

@@Anita_Dick nah a bigger wall is always the answer

[@Anita_Dick]

@@sjaakbral83 eventually nature always wins!

[@marwan7543]

Yea we good in building walls

[@bjvink0130]

@@Anita_Dick nah maybe in the usa but not in the netherlands we mastered that shit by now

[@danieldoyle6333]

Your videos are incredibly interesting and so well edited, you make me want to get into journalism

[@chuckchai]

I spent less than 24 hours in Amsterdam and within that time I fell in love with the city.

[@casper6405]

Me a dutchman sees the ocean: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[@StewieG46]

We are on a 70 year winning streak, the ocean is not a worthy opponent. We need to look elsewhere. Also the projected sea level increases is only what? Like 1 meter this century? That's nothing, we would not even have to change anything. We started to prepare for the 1 in 10.000 year storm, what else could we do. The ocean has to increase its game

[@iamarizonaball2642]

Look up zealandia.

[@nickdentoom1173]

Poseidon: Let me flood the world The Dutch: Not today, you fool.

[@paradox5795]

@@StewieG46 climate change will melt all ice sea levels rise then whole country underwater

[@JulianGuevaraphoto]

The Mexica people did this in Tenochtitlan in the year 1325. When the Spanish in 1519 arrived they say that they never seen a city that organized, established, clean and well built before. It’s a shame it no longer exists anymore but remnants can still be found

[@michielvdvlies3315]

in 1325 amsterdam was a little village ;-) there are much older dutch cities especially along the river rhine which was the border of the roman empire

[@AndrewPolich]

This needs a video!!!

[@harukaj]

Tenochtitlan es como Venecia, comenzó con Islas y se canalizó y rellenó pero era un solo cuerpo de agua con espacio finíto. No es lo mismo que se habla acá, al drenar el lago de Texcoco ya "se pudo concretar el proyecto" (énfasis en las comillas); el mar y los vientos de Holanda son una cosa constante que lleva mas de 500 años bajo control a punta de ingeniería hídrica de la mas alta complejidad.El mar nunca va a parar de erosionar o tratar de reclamar esta tierra.

[@correctionguy7632]

isnt that mexico city?

[@djago3580]

Tenochtitlan and it's inhabitants were probably our spirit cousins. #Waterspirits #Netherlands

[@TravelingisFREEDOM]

This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

[@AngelaMay66]

I learned stuff, and you keep helping me learn more Mr. Johnny. Thank you 😊

[@robertrijkers4923]

we haven't won back land from the ocean...we invaded the sea !

[@Prins.F]

Robert Rijkers Thank you! I thought I was the only one hearing this.

[@djokealtena2538]

We would have conquered the world but the rest of the world keeps raising the waterlevels! Damn you😉

[@captainyolowaffle3160]

Yeah I don’t think we claimed land back, I think we took land and now the ocean is triggered

[@captainyolowaffle3160]

Also if we sacrifice the Netherlands we could stop the oceans rising for a bit! Plz do not take this seriously thx

[@RoarofdalioN]

@@captainyolowaffle3160 we have a plan for that 😂

[@juschu85]

A few years ago I was in Zeeland with my school. There is a village where they have a glass cylinder filled with water that is directly connected to the ocean. So you're standing in the middle of the village and you can actually see how low under the water level you are.

[@TravelingisFREEDOM]

I was recently in Europe and I fell in love with it, I hope to go back soon!

[@johanmontoya610]

Bro you're so dope. Such a great topic, and such great production and delivery. I have a much deeper appreciation and newfound interest in Holland now because of this, and an admiration of the Dutch. I think I want to visit Holland someday because of this. Well done. THANK YOU.

[@willempaternotte4071]

6:50 actually only a relative small part of our coast looks like that. Most is beaches with dunes, some dunes do get extra sand to build them up or foundations. But our coast is mostly soft and partially hard coast.

[@QuentinWatt]

I just want to know where you get your music from.

[@seraphimsforge-master5433]

me too!

[@joshentertainment2]

Its just a song by khalid

[@seraphimsforge-master5433]

@@joshentertainment2 instrumental?

[@joshentertainment2]

@@seraphimsforge-master5433 can we talk by khalid

[@seraphimsforge-master5433]

@@joshentertainment2 thanks 🎹🎛️🎧

[@Cheifsees]

Just wanted to let you know i really appreciate your work. what you offer is the information my brain craves for. Thank you!

[@bartwijnja7642]

In my neighbourhood thereused to be multiple playground with water pumps where me and my friend would just build dams and dijks to try to keep the water away and it was one of my favorite childhood memories. It also shows how deeply its integrated in our culture

[@LeahandLevi]

Duuuuude I started my channel in the Netherlands! I love that you made this breakdown!

[@Kruzhh]

I`m Dutch and I really love this video. I`ve been intrigued bij the Deltaworks for a while and even though we've learned about this in school, it`s never looked as appealing as it does now. Really want to go to a museum about this stuff right now and learn more. Great video

[@MuditVerma]

These videos are changing my life, honestly.

[@zweex]

80% of this video views... way to proud dutch people. also i'm dutch.... found your channel a few hours ago, awsome content man! keep it going!!!

[@supernenechi]

You should've absolutely talked about the delta works, they're almost as impressive as Flevoland. And if you make a follow-up video, be sure to include 1953 as a big part of it. It really sparked the modernization of water management.

[@dashlee7352]

The dutch be like: "Oh no ocean, you're not taking our land?!! WERE THE ONES TAKING LANDS AROUND HERE"

[@rars0n]

That's incredible! Awesome video!

[@the1Skyseer]

please do release those 2 hours. honestly! loved it.

[@erinstearns4662]

im going to amsterdam soon and I'm so excited to make a travel vlog inspired by your style! As a solo female traveler its a little harder to film but I'm still learning, your videos give me so many ideas!

[@peaceall43650]

3:45 that background music is "Good Morning" by Laxcity .. listened to it on my headphones while I was in The British Museum in London. Magical.

[@thecarpenter6420]

6:47 Fun little fact. The shore you see over here is the start of the duinendijk in Den Helder. The dijk are the hills along the entire western coast of the netherland (and I mean all of it) that keep the north of the country from drowning by 4 meter high seawater. You will undoubtedly see it if you were to travel to Texel, as the only form of public transportation to Texel is throught Den Helder, and the dijk ends at the port of the TESO 1, the ferry that brings you there. I live in Den Helder, so I recognized the place immediatly. Anyway, fun video!

[@Confusedbemused]

I'm currently writing a paper on city's topography and how it influences their culture... so thanks for this! So perfect

[@Pyraptor]

Couple of things I want to say, first this is amazing, it's like watching a vox episode but in your channel! Also, thanks for putting the sponsor thing at the end of the video. Another thing, IMO some local dutches speaking about history or giving their opinion was missing, have a great day.

[@mykolahlushakov1276]

why don't you have a patreon? I literally just went down to description to do a donation! I love your videos soo freaking much! We want to support you dude!

[@viryalif]

Mykola Hlushakov absolutely agree!

[@suraj-gd9qy]

Greate work man!!!!

[@thomas_xsg]

As a Dutch living abroad for many years, this is one of the things that I’m proud of for my birth country. The Dutch are hired to reclaim land from the sea everywhere in the world, Singapore, Dubai and many more. Very nice video but indeed, just scratching the surface.

[@dymphnavanderzwaag4810]

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

[@willemvanoranje1533]

Hier was ik naar op zoek I N G E P O L D E R D

[@hubachub5116]

Ewa niffo

[@willemvanoranje1533]

@@hubachub5116 Zij gegroet, bloedverwant in de vierde graad.

[@hubachub5116]

Willem van Oranje / Guillaume d'Orange leuk mattie

[@2009heyhow]

I N G E P O L D E R D

[@gijsjig]

Amazing video man! I was constantly thinking that you should mention the Delta Works, until your disclaimer. A fun other little thing is that we do not only have provinces and municipalities in the Netherlands, but also ‘Water boards’ that are state bodies with their own elections and representatives and who are devoted entirely to the management of water. So that means: defence from water, the cleaning of water, transportation over/through water. I love it.

[@robinhoodofloxley5771]

Dude, watching this while high. Beautiful. Thank you Johnny Harris, I truly mean it.

[@diydiva3190]

Thank You so much for the great videos. Love your channel.

[@net_bianca]

wow I love your videos always so beautiful and informed and funny! And I love the Netherlands! You guys should visit South Africa next 🇿🇦

[@mxbunnycatter]

Just as a heads up.. The shot with "amstel" and "Amsterdam" That is the "het ij" and separates the Northside from the rest of the city.. The actual "Amstel" is the body of water that runs troughout the city.. Ending up in "het ij" eventually

[@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770]

I’m here in Amsterdam and looking up on KZbin and one of my favourite KZbinrs has done this film thanks Johnny Harris now I get what’s going on here

[@1057FarmWife]

that was fascinating. I didn't know any of that! thank you!

[@tashaelle6264]

I was just in Amsterdam last week on a 2-weeks European trip. It's my favorite city I visited. So beautiful. I can't wait to go back and see other parts of this lovely country.

[@miszek4207]

7:56 that river is actually called 'ij' (pronounce like eye but more y-ish) the Amstel is the one facing the old central station

[@HumbleHistorian]

You tell the stories in an incredible way

[@p382742937423y4]

Man, we are pretty cool! Thanks for making this video. It must have been a heck of a lot of time!

[@uituituituituituit]

8:17 suddenly a WWII picture with the sign saying: only jews allowed

[@ShulaOudean]

Must be a ghetto

[@letsdanceonhere]

Where Where Where? Now I see it at 8:15

[@cohenfolkson]

Yeah I noticed... He doesn't speak or read Dutch, so no wonder he didn't noticed.

[@MrSafa61]

Try 8:15

[@Y2Kvids]

What does that mean?

[@timobrownie6198]

0:40 it's truly a wonder you're still together

[@yoeribonariusjager5583]

Great video! Hope you two enjoyed your time in The Netherlands. One small thing: the canal you pointed out as the Amstel is actually "Het IJ", connected to the "Noordzeekanaal" and "Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal". The Amstel is in the center of Amsterdam; the one with the famous "Magere Brug" (or "Skinny Bridge") going over it. And a recommendation if you liked Texel: definitely visit the island of Terschelling next time, even cooler place 😉 - an Amsterdammer

[@BeautifulLorah]

Such informative work 👏

[@kathyruiz3243]

Loved the background music🎶

[@nusavandenboogaart4971]

great video, greetings from the nederlands

[@beatrizcascelli]

Speechless!!! What an awesome video!!!

[@adalhernandez8105]

Man you’re videos are the best!