How to spot American tourists in a Dutch cafe

[@raatroc]

Foam on the beer. If there is no foam on the beer, either the beer is dead, there's not enough gas in the tap, either the glass was dirty. Two reasons to refuse a beer.

[@racingweirdo]

The britisch dont like foam on there beer, its just a different way of tapping

[@arnodobler1096]

We Germans say "flower" to the beer foam, it contains the smell and taste.

[@jsb7975]

​@@racingweirdothat's why brittish beer is different, no foam needed....

[@DenUitvreter]

The foam protects the beer's taste from oxydation. Pilsner/Lager goes off very quickly. Ales not so much.

[@spekkiestuff]

@@racingweirdo its also different beer..

[@ingeborgsvensson4896]

'Can we sit anywhere?' waitress: 'No idea, have you tried?'

[@flower_power]

Lol, and then they say Dutch people are rude. I got 'plaatsvervangende schaamte' You did a great job!

[@erpece]

Like this new shooting angle! BTW foam on the beer is partially just a custom, but not having foam is also an indicator that the glass is greasy/not clean.

[@exploringtheforeign]

This acting was hilarious😂 you guys have to do more of this! haha

[@exploringtheforeign]

"do you take US dollars"💀😂

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you so much, Sam!!💕

[@anneh1890]

You guys had way too much fun acting like annoying tourists :') all three of you! Waitress finally could show all her pet peeves hahahaaa

[@iedzjee]

Great video again! I had to laugh so loud, my wife asked what was wrong. You said it was a bit over the top, but it is toe cringing recognizable. My brother in law was over from the US a month ago and he complained about the service, the size of the coke, foam on beer “I also pay for the top part of the glass” and he got really angry and impatient, ran inside after he didn’t get enough ice. So yes, spot on!

[@gilles111]

Next time, show your brother in law the beer the marking on the glasses. There is a small line on the glass marking the 0,2 or 0,5l mark what his beer should be. The extra room in his glass is there for the foam. The markings are there so you can check you got what you paid for. In the USA, a glass for a pint should be full to the rim to match a pint. A Dutch glass for 0,5l has the marking of 0,5l and the extra part for the foam. So he still got his 0,5l beer (or whatever size he wanted).

[@Pasunsoprano]

Americans are big tippers because US bar personell is very underpayed and service is not included in the price, so tipping a certain percentage is almost mandatory. Here in the Netherlands service is included and we tip what we like for the kindness and the atmosphere.

[@H00P0N0P0N0]

How wonderful it must be to go half way around the world and still be able to address everyone in your own language. And experience that as such a normal thing that you don't even register it. (You should try that in small towns in for instance France) Welcome to The Netherlands! 😃

[@susankemble-jones3021]

Hi guys, just had to comment now, I am in Maastricht atm for a very big concert and had the pleasure of being seated at dinner across a typical American. I was highly amused at his antics as I had just watched your clip and he was soooo typical....thank you so much for all your content but here by say that I have had this experience first hand myself. Lol. It would be lovely to catch up with you two while in the Netherlands I am here for 2 weeks. Tot snel xxx

[@renaatvanmeert9689]

Heineken is GEEN bier!!!🤣

[@sim-one]

🤣🤣🤣 agree

[@Richard-doodle]

You guys made me laugh so much. I bet you had a great time acting like that😂

[@RauweVogel]

This video was so funny, you are absolutely my 2 favorite youtubers now.

[@jurgenvoogt1638]

This is your best video ever. The amount of self mockery is fantastic. The waitress was very cooperative and knew exactly what was happening 😂. Otherwise you would get...🤣. Thanks

[@ronaldderooij1774]

No foam on the beer is the beer is dead (meaning no CO2 bubbles) and thus stale. Or the glass was not properly cleaned. If you pay a big amoount for a small beer, you expect these things to be in order. So foam must be on the beer to check quality. And I just love to "eat" into the foam at the first taste of the beer. It gives a nice sensation.

[@colourmehonest7935]

After the complaint about the foam the waitress was talking to herself and said: These people! Just hang in there, at least you'll get a tip.

[@D0G_CN]

Don't snitch... 🤔

[@colourmehonest7935]

@@D0G_CN sally was acting as well. So no snitching.

[@colourmehonest7935]

Just translating

[@D0G_CN]

@@colourmehonest7935 just kidding 😁

[@ShaneVesuvius]

"when you have it hot, you can sit outside..." Class!

[@johanvantrier]

Very American: "I wanna speak the manager" and " I wanna speak my lawyer first "

[@flitsertheo]

The "manager" (or supervisor etc ...) line is typical for a Karen.

[@Taco048]

That was fun 😄 I was waiting for the lady to shout at you… 😏😉 Greetings, 🙋🏽‍♂️🇳🇱🌮

[@alicia.3740]

This was so funny. I love Tammy's laugh. You guys are quite good in acting.

[@joopspeth6483]

Yea great! My wife has a cafe, and they always walk inside to ask: if it's open, and if they can sit on the terrace while there is enough room.

[@jpdj2715]

Foam on beer is a Dutch thing. The region we call Germany today had its "Reinheitsgebot" [1] that translates into both "purity order/law" and "cleanliness order" and this listed ingredients allowed in beer. Yeast was not included in that list and by the standards of way back, no German beer today passes that law. Also, it regulated the market of grains: wheat to the bakers and barley to the brewers. Beer was more like safe drinking water, hundreds of years ago. It starts with boiling a vegan soup from ground grains, then waiting for it to ferment (yeasts eat the carbs and in return put alcohol into the beer). In England you would have ale houses where people opened up their living room and sold their home brewed ale. In Dutch towns and cities, the brewers would be concentrated in one street, generally along a canal as all logistics of bulk went over water. The Dutch version of "an uphill battle" (that you can never win) is "vechten tegen de bierkaai": fighting against the beer quay (implying brewery workers as enemies, both the strongest in town, and full of Dutch courage). Beer was produced at different quality levels and consequently different ABV. For example by reusing the residuals of the first brew (gentlemen's beer) a second time (men's beer) and more until it became beer for women and children. Both in Germany and here, and probably in England too, this led to outlets selling cheaper beer as if more expensive. And this is why Germany had its beer police, IIRC, that not just policed the wheat/barley segregation. Foam on Dutch beer? Well, the foam is an indicator of two things: the beer only has lasting foam when it is really fresh, and in the case of fresh beer, the foam only lasts if the glass was properly cleaned. In cafés/bars where beer is served from kegs or large tanks pressurised with CO2, the cleanliness of those lines and the appropriate does of CO2 are secondary to the freshness and the clean glass only. Classical Dutch beer glasses have a volume level indicated where the beer's fluid surface should be (for the serving you bought) and the space above it should hold that lasting foam. If it's all good, now you take a sip and a ring of foam is left in the glass where the foam surface was before the sip. Each next sip adds the next ring of foam. You need a special detergent for beer glasses in order for this to work properly. You can make a law on purity and police it at considerable cost, or you can be pragmatic and have a cultural tool that informs the consumer. Let's face it, being guaranteed that beer got brewed from a few ingredients only is one thing, but does not guarantee that your small village's pub serves fresh beer. [1] German expat in the USA a has a nice overview of German beer history in her YT video kzbin.info/www/bejne/joeseauHi89qqpI "Why GERMAN BEER is so famous", channel "Feli from Germany", released Aug 8, 2023. While - gluten - I cannot drink beer, I drank it until the medical issue surfaced and have memories of beers around Europe. German beer was not at the top, but a couple Belgian beers were to me.

[@thomaslee5042]

It took a little bit, but I love you guys!!! I am moving to the Netherlands in August!

[@vintagelover2099]

you can be actors, you did it so well, I almost believed it was real. I think you are blending in very well here. Happy to have you here in the Netherlands.

[@christinarodriguez7508]

Well foam on beer keeps the beer fresh , it also indicated that a glass is clean , the size of the bubbles on top indicate that a glass has been cleaned accordingly , 2 fingers of foam is the rule . if a beer goes flat its stale or extremely dirty glass. There are beers like Bitburger ( slogan Bitte ein Bit . ) a German beer that is a draft beer that needs to settle when coming from the tap it can take 5 to 10 minutes to get a good glass of bit burger beer and its worth it . Also beer is a European mainstay , for the past 2 millennia . also extremely important during the age of sail as beer would be used as back up to the fresh water supplies . as it would contain alcohol that would last longer than fresh water. and contained valuable minerals for the body . Scurvy was a great plague on ships .and armies needed also needed hydration beers where a good way to garantee people not to get sick of contaminated sources and as 90% of the european nations are coastal regions and maritme nations , Beer is a big deal . The same as food items like capucijners ( beans /peas from a bleu pod) high in proteine and vitamins , zuurkool ( sauerkraut ) wich contains huge amounts of vitamine c . The US are not a maritime nation , nor explorers . otherwise they would have beer in their navy as mandatory survival supplies.

[@AlexK-yr2th]

Very funny video. They should show this to all expats as part of the "inburgeringscursus". I just wonder, where you guyz live, do they come to your table for your order because I am used that you have to go to the bar yourself to order unless it is also a bistro/restaurant.

[@WhoStoleMyAlias]

It's fairly common in The States to have your table waited and it is also fairly common that waiters are either vastly underpaid or the place charges a mandatory 'tip' (serving fee). On a global scale I do believe that it is not them but us that are the odd ones to have cafes that are operated by a single person that really only comes from behind the bar to collect empty glasses that haven't been returned by customers themselves.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

We usually do go up and order, then they bring it to our table. But, we have noticed that if our empties have been sitting for some time, the servers will come and ask it we would like something else.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

The foam is a sign the beer is fresh, it is that simple, if the beer goes flat, it is old, and probably luuke warm ..

[@JustMe-sh8nd]

IF it started as a well tapped beer indeed.

[@CrownRider]

We can spot a Dutchie when we are abroad by the way they look at you. Just a fraction of a second longer than people from other countries do. Except Germany maybe. Some call it the "German stare" and feel a bit uncomfortable when that happens. It comes along with directness.

[@EricvanDorp007]

Such a lovely couple, love to watch parts of your uploads...Real funny this one :):)

[@quatra1000]

Foam on beer. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany it's a "must". Two fingers of foam. Pouring beer from the barrel is considered an art and there are competitions. Watch a couple of videos on the subject and you'll understand. Also the drinking has it's etiquette e.g. never from a plastic cup, never directly from the bottle, never ice-cold, etc.

[@nimwey7701]

You 2 missed out on a acting career hahah, this was really fun to watch

[@Yvolve]

3:31 The foam on the beer means it is freshly poured or came straight from the tap. It also keeps the carbon in, so the beer doesn't go flat. No foam means a flat beer. People will also send the beer back if there's a ton of bubbling coming from the glass. This means it is dirty, as the carbon has a place to nucleate, coming out of solution and becoming a gas. CO2 is dissolved into the beer and as the pressure releases in a can or bottle, or it comes out of a beer tap and into atmosphere, some of that CO2 turns to gas as the beer can't hold that much CO2 nor does CO2 want to be liquid at atmosphere (1 bar). This isn't the case in more southern European countries, mostly non-Germanic, as their beer has way less carbon. I've heard from tourists they feel bloated from our beer, given the amount of carbon. The same goes from some British beers and many Australian beers, so it might be for American beers. This is also what makes a can spray you, with any carbonated drink. The shaking makes the CO2 turn to gas in the liquid and as the pressure is released, it pushes the liquid out. If you want to prevent this, don't tap the bottom, but the sides. You want the bubbles to rise to the top, so there is no liquid above it to push out.

[@rinynewton8297]

Truly loved this video. ❤️ what a great idea. Like you said we are all tourists at some point. Just act as a guest not an obnoxious i...t!! Keep them coming. 😊

[@jinitax]

I went to my favourite restaurant in Alkmaar with my American friend , I told her that she can't pay with credit card or US dollars. At the end of the night she insisted on paying with her Amex and got really mad when they said no to her and then tried to pay with dollars and complained that the service was bad😱:(

[@corjp]

A foam "collar" on a mug of beer tell the tale that it is freshly draught. We do have carbonic acid added to our beer when on tap.

[@coverhoeven2904]

about 2 fingers wide of foam on a normal glass

[@catharinaforbes-boeren82]

Spot on ! Nice and humorous video ! Loved it.

[@cyrielmartens3575]

Great video guys hahaha!! Also kuddo's for your self-reflection! Not easy to see that from your own folks haha. I'm sure dutch people have the same things at other places! Here's the translations from Sally. 06:54 "Jesus we don't have that here" 08:29 "These people....keep going, atleast you'll get a tip.." 09:52 "Sigh... atleast those annoying americans give a good tip.."

[@missitheachievementhuntres560]

I love the "Jezus dat hebben we hier toch niet"

[@macbosch64]

Got them all…hilareous. Looks like a nice pub. Love the change of scenery in your videos (different background).

[@eddys.3524]

Nice video... you obviously had a lot of fun filming it.

[@roykamaaina]

You folks crack me up. Even I was getting irritated from you two.🤭🤭😄

[@lukkask]

when you get foam on tour beer you know the glass is very clean. If the glas is not rinced properly you can not create a big layer of foam.

[@connievanlewe7762]

I could not stop laughing. You guys are so lovely and have lots of humor. 👌😘😘

[@vincentvermeulen6703]

The American café horror show.

[@mmaMandersODC]

O wow, you guys really live close by....funny seeing the places I never visit 😇

[@robbos2611]

I liked the video. We visited the US once and what stood out was they great amounts of food and drink you would get. The last coke in my cup was warm, inspite of all the ice included, and after the appetizers i didn't l feel like eating the meal. Cause i've had enough by then....

[@TheCloggydoggy]

Beer with foam and beer without foam actually tastes differently!

[@toonseten]

this was fun, good video. Thank you for one of the best tourist videos ever.

[@Iamsanni]

Ooh I was hoping for real footage in a cramped cosy Dutch bar. But you are really right about all these points! (Miss the cafe live in yours and T and T's videos. Big part of our cosy culture as you know) Go around 17 on a friday for instance or after 11 pm on any day ;))

[@jurrione]

Bwhahahaha. That was hilarious. Sally was great! Hahahaha. 10 points! I do not know how you timed the recordings, but if you read the comments from last video, there are a lot of things true. Many people do not like to hear that they fit a stereotype, but I say a stereotype has to come from somewhere to become a stereotype. As long as there is foam on beer, it is at it's best. A good beer in a clean glass will result in foamrings on the inside of the glass while drinking. When the beer is in ggod condition you can count the amount of sips it took to empty the glass. Dunking beer into a glass is for everybody. Pouring a good beer takes skill. I even competed once in the Heineken biertapwedstrijd. A competion in serving beer. Hahaha.. MORE ICE!!!!!!!!

[@chewynettles7911]

This video really brought a big smile to my face 😁

[@colourmehonest7935]

Loved the video. Great acting from all participants :)

[@ICANanimations]

She says "these people, hold on then i'll at least get a tip." 😂

[@patricklebens6602]

Best one you've made so far, funny af.

[@janvandoren8910]

You pronunciation of hOUdOE has definitely improved. Cudos to you Eric !

[@FoxInClogs]

So pleased to see that you were on your best behaviour.

[@dropshot1967]

I used to go to Cafe Schieweg for their darts tournaments. I have not been able to play darts for the last couple of years, so it's been a while since I have been there. I always had a good time there though.

[@leendersc]

So true. Most Canadians are the same way. I have lived in Canada for most of my life .. and I always send beer back when there is no head on it

[@sim-one]

Great swap to change the table! 👍🏻🌷 The “foam” on beer thing is: it’s ALIVE! When no foam this (yeast!) beverage is dead or close to dead so no bubbles and not tasteful… it is THE way to see how good the beer is (or how bad it’s poured in the glass!) It’ll be like cola gone bad (BUT WORSE!) GUYS… seriously… you are STILL ordering in ENGLISH?! NO WAY!!!😜 When in Rome… 😉

[@remcohoman1011]

Tammie and Eric..time to go East.. Zwolle, Assen, Groningen, you old Netherlands is small and you go fast to the other side of the country ( wich is older and more interesting by the way)

[@carlahesselsart]

I love to see your video’s, you guys are so fun. I have one question, actually two questions…is there a special reason why you are moving to The Netherlands, and why in Rotterdam? Keep it up! ❤

[@fabimre]

Do: ask for a special beer (often Belgium beer, but be adventurous!). Most cafés have a few in bottle, some even on tap. But there are also cafés that have more than 200 different ones, som even several on tap!

[@gauss850]

I won’t drink a beer without foam on the top. The foam adds some texture to the beer.

[@Lars_erik]

‘Jezus, dat hebben we hier toch niet’ that really cracked me up 😂 the poor woman 😂

[@WatZouJeHiervanVinden]

that was very funny! great upload! doeidoei :)

[@VonDutchNL]

Haha I love you guys!❤

[@jolandadewolf2486]

The most taste in beer is in the foam. In a cafe you can sit where ever you want. In a restaurant you must wait. The netherlands is often cold so we have ice only when it's hot. Don't shout, it's not nice. You are in the Netherlands so try to speak dutch. Don't forget you are in the Netherlands. I am glad that you are not behaving you always so in a cafe.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Foam on the beer is sensory experience. It hightens the enjoyment....

[@colourmehonest7935]

About the airconditioning the waitress said: Jesus, ofcourse we don't have that here.😂

[@Iamsanni]

And if they do, I ask them if they can turn it off 😂. So unhealty

[@xvln]

Foam on beer shows that the glass is clean, and the tap is in order.

[@sjaakvantilborg1198]

Houdoe!! That's what they use in Noord Brabant when they leave or say goodbye. My wife is a proud brabandse american!!

[@79Daver]

So you live close to the Schieweg. I used to live in the ZwartJan Straat. Nice neighbourhood

[@freekvarossieau9666]

The size of the coke is promoted by Coca Cola as ‘the perfect serve’ being about 200 ml. So that is what you get.

[@theGoogol]

Yo Eric .. is it just me or have you lost weight? Oh, about that foam on beer : It's a good way to tell if your glass is clean. The foam won't stay if the glass has grease in it. It's also a good way to prevent your beer from going stale too fast. The foam insulates a bit so the fizz doesn't escape the beer as fast.

[@pvb3666]

"if you have it hot" lol, this was translated literally.

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

When in a new European town, having your first beer, always ask for their best local! Then gradately taste your way through all the others 🥴😵‍💫🤕🤣🤣🤣

[@BommeltjeNL]

Beer without foam is gonig back right away. Although that's probably not going to happen anyway. they wouldn't serve you that beer. And the large portions of everything is what's making the Americans medium and large themselves :) When we go to a bar, we don't need to have a beer the second we enter, you need to experience the place, look around, what a nice café, oh look they have a billiard table, look at those people, etc. and than when the beer arrives you can really enjoy it. Treat the staff as you would like to be treated yourself. And Sweet Caroline.... late at night you might not recognize the Americans, because the Dutch will be singing along just as loud haha 🍺😂👍

[@racingweirdo]

Exactly two fingers of foam.

[@macmartin86]

I always put my fingers vertically to the foam, that way it's never too little or too much. :P

[@jsb7975]

Haha this is an excact depiction of how people abroad experience Dutch behaviour! Ask anyone from Belgium.... ❤

[@flitsertheo]

Except the Dutch would rather die than tip.

[@jsb7975]

@@flitsertheo well that's the cliché also Scotts suffer.. The point is that Dutch folks aren't that close-handed at all, generally.

[@uncle.d.]

That was cute.😊

[@woutersplinter4981]

I know it was al in good fun and the waitress was in on it, but I couldn't help myself cringing the whole time😅 knowing there are actually Americans that truly behave that way

[@Dutchbelg3]

The collection of these behaviours together would most probably get you thrown out of any Dutch café ;-) This is the best sum up of what you need to do as an American tourist to be solumnly hated 😛 If you want everythging to be identical to your US life.. Why travel? I had a week ago an US colleague visiting and he ticked some of the items from your list..

[@MLWJ1993]

This is hilarious 😂

[@TheJolanda01]

I know Sweet caroline I am a big fan of Neil Diamond sinds I was 14 years old I am 67 now,I love people singing sweet caroline

[@ThirstyTunaTaco]

I like this set more than the other one with that boring IKEA chair 😁

[@pvb3666]

What's it with that new Dutch "rolling R". Trendy I guess.

[@tetaomichel]

Old beer has no foam ;)

[@renaatvanmeert9689]

Great video once again! Vragen naar Amerikaans bier! Dat is een grove belediging!!! ALs Amerikaan moet je in Nederland vragen naar Belgische bieren. Dan laat je zien dat je een "connoisseur" bent. En in België is dat een nog grovere belediging om naar Amerikaans bier vragen

[@eddys.3524]

Asking for American beer in a Dutch pub ought to be a reason for arrest... LOL

[@flitsertheo]

Budweiser 'the" American beer is owned by the Belgian INBEV group. Which doesn't necessarily mean any improvement as INBEV adapts its beer to local (lack of) tastes.

[@theaudiosenseinl]

I think that people from the US should just know one thing: stop assuming. Don’t assume that the way it is in the US is the same outside the US. The US is usually ‘the odd orphan particular one’ when it comes to service, the size of things, tipping, etc. And not the rest of the world. 😉

[@jokevangeldrop5876]

Haha LOL, Very good video 😂😆 Self-criticism is for great minds, so: well done! 👍

[@ikke5212]

😉😊😊

[@yvonnebirch6026]

That was fun ! 💕🌷🇳🇱

[@jacqvanm4882]

Oh you guys, for my information: is coffee in de US less strong than here? I bought a coffee from a famous American brand who have a store in Utrecht and I was very disappointed. Lateron I thought, maybe that is to the American taste. How do you rate "our" coffee, is it (to) strong?

[@SpawnBootcamp]

foam on your beer means that the glass is clean. If you have no foam, you have a dirty glass.....

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

Yup, I saw them. they were so obnoxious that they chased all the other customers out of the place. I would have thrown them out long ago myself if I was her.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

It's the hair, the John-Boy Walton Coupe...

[@Stefan_Van_pellicom]

Oh my god, you two were SO obnoxious! Well done. 😀👌

[@blodekont5458]

American beer is like having sex in acanoe...fucking close to water ... you two are awesome!!!

[@MrKhushrenada]

Coke from a gun. 🤣 Can it sound more American? They don't have Budweiser but they have beer that is just as bad Heineken. 🤣 Love your videos. ✌