HOW to move to The Netherlands from South Africa | housing crisis, culture shocks and tips

Hello everyone and welcome back to the mini series wherein I talk about all things revolving around moving to the Netherlands :)
I hope you enjoy!

[@snroos1860]

Again, a VERY structured and realistic description of the HOW to get to the Netherlands! Thumbs up! I certainly will point the interested newcomers to this video. But, they will probably tell it's a tough job, AFTER they are lucky enough to succeed in all these steps 🙂 A very informative video. The Netherlands is more than Amsterdam. Amsterdam is the last place to look for a place of your own. A bit further away from 'de Randstad' (like you did) makes it easier. Not easy.

[@realpirate]

Thank you - great video !

[@jackvandersluis1723]

Very nice snd informing video! 👍

[@martebarnard]

Thank you Jack, appreciate it! ☺️

[@eugeneriebeek6106]

I would say up North is more relaxing, as an former Capetownian and lived all over the Netherlands the North is more relaxed.

[@heindiebels6736]

Welkom in Nederland Marté, veel succes en vooral veel plezier in dit mooie kleine landje.

[@user-rl2yc7tu1b]

It was very useful

[@expatfamilylive9041]

Thanks for sharing your story and all the best in the Netherlands! We moved 3 years ago and we are very happy here. Hugs from Almere!

[@dutchy1121]

The Dutch housing crisis is great for homeowners because it raises the value of the properties but it really is a huge burden for younger people who have no chance on buying a house.

[@RealConstructor]

Only for homeowners who want to sell, homeowners who don’t want to sell, pay higher property income tax, waterboard tax and municipal tax.

[@stroopwafel6141]

Goeie verslag. Baie insiggewend vir almal wat hulle in hierdie paddaland wil vestig. Om pret te hê in Brabant.

[@paulvanamersfoort]

Charming lady ❤❤❤

[@lesterdiamond6190]

Come to Canada. Alberta specifically. It’s awesome here.

[@bertoverweel6588]

How is the work freetime balans in Canada? In the Netherlands we work to live, not live to work.

[@bertbaur3066]

Brabant ..where the nights are long.. enjoy live!

[@hunchbackaudio]

Just curious, but is your knowledge of Afrikaans beneficial for learning Dutch (if you do speak that of course)? Brabant is good choice, there's a lot of job opportunities even for English speaking folks, especcially around Eindhoven.

[@martebarnard]

It is certainly! I do speak Afrikaans. My other video explains this more. Experts say the two languages have 95% similarity. The grammer differs. But, when people speak slowly, I understand them and vice versa 😊

[@hunchbackaudio]

@@martebarnardWow, that's great. Being Dutch, Afrikaans is such an interesting language to me. I'm sure you guys will have a great life in the Netherlands and it looks like you're grounding pretty good already.

[@buddy1155]

@@martebarnard In my opinion do people who speak Afrikaans are easier to understand than many migrants who claim to speak Dutch.

[@framegote5152]

Welkom in ons kleine landje. Je hoeft niet meer "censored" te gebruiken hoor. Je kan en mag hier alle kracht termen gebruiken die je wilt.

[@-_YouMayFind_-]

KZbin accepteer dat niet XD. die haalt je video dan gewoon weg.

[@Markoboelman]

Welcome back to your roots!

[@willvangaal8412]

Marte fijn dat jullie het in ons kikkerlandje naar jullie zin hebben , maar misschien een onbeschoft vraagje , zijn jullie familie van die beroemde chirurg Barnard , met de eerste harttransplantatie in de wereld , gewoon nieuwsgierig naar . gr. van een Brabander die jullie nogmaals heel veel voorspoed en succes wenst .

[@martebarnard]

Hello! Helaas, I am not family of Dr Barnard. But I get asked that a lot in South Africa too! Dank uw wel for your kind comment ☺️

[@DavidNijman]

Just curious, how did you end up with a dutch passport? ;-) Enjoy life!

[@martebarnard]

Hello! My parents lived in the Netherlands in the 90s for 6 years - they are fluent and I am so jealous! Hahaha

[@Maurice...]

Welcome to the Netherlands Marté

[@Itzashiik]

Hello Marte

[@guy20201000]

I will be leaving myself soon and my whole family from Cape Town, I dusted off my old EU passport from the carboard and will soon be buying an air ticket to Amsterdam, the number of South Africans in the Netherlands is really amazing, and the funny part is a lot have EU passports.

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

Send us the education and, for certain, the skilled. Fresh blood and genes for the future of our tiny but great country ❤. We are lucky bastards to have you.

[@nazarkgb1]

I’m curious, is there any particular reason that so many have EU passports?

[@owls893]

While for every migrant to the Netherlands, a dutch person has to live with their parents, even if they are 50 or 60, live in a car if they still have one, or on the street. 900.000 houses short. Then we see nice pictures of Amsterdam no less...as if one could ever live there. Video's like this are still going around, from every country to any country, like its all okay on the European continent and nothing going on. funny.

[@martebarnard]

I don’t think I ever once said that “all is okay on the European continent”. This is not a competition. All I can say factually is that we decided to move from a highly impoverished third world country to a first world country. Funny :)

[@RealConstructor]

Do not exaggerate. There is a housing crises and it is a serious one, but it is possible to get a house or apartment, only not the house/apartment you want and not in the town/city you want. The Dutch are easy with the complaints and a bit spoiled or picky. And migrant workers aren’t, they take every house/apartment offered. So don’t blame migrant workers taking all the houses/apartments, blame the left parties, they block every solution to building houses.

[@DenUitvreter]

@@RealConstructorNo, the mass immigration is the main cause and Dutch government or society is under no obligation whatsoever to build for foreigners, it is under obligation to make sure the Dutch have housing and is failing to do so. I also think it's rather impolitie to react to the Dutch hospitality by inviting other people over. That is pretty entitled.

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

​@DenUitvreter No, we have to build more houses. We can't do without immigration. And whenever skilled and educated people like them wants to find their future in the Netherlands, we must welcome that.

[@DenUitvreter]

@@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 No, if you can't sustain an economy and society without continuous mass immigration, a radical change of the country demographcially and geographically therefore, you messed up. The labour shortage is not only very relative, it is in teachers, doctors, nurses, policemen, train drivers etc. Immigrants only increase that demand.

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

Aaah, you came to the best part of the Netherlands. " BRABANT JONGUH" Not only a beautiful young couple, but smart as well. We are so lucky to have you. 😂😂😂❤