I No Longer Expect These From Dutch People

[@marias.3604]

I would say, don't expect too much in general. When you expect a lot, this often leads to disappointments. Just set your goals, follow those and enjoy every day of your life journey

[@MakingitinHolland]

Good point!

[@notingflair]

Thank you for this and your other videos! It’s like you prep us expats mentally too before we move to Netherlands 🥰

[@MakingitinHolland]

Yes! The mental prep is just as important as the practical things.

[@cognitivethinking01]

I really appreciate your videos because they are about a life as an international! Thank you.

[@MakingitinHolland]

Thank you for your feedback, happy to have you here! 😊

[@rubenvanpraagh8791]

Getting a haircut doesn't have to take months, unless you're very particular about which hairdresser you want to go to. There are many hair salons in large and smaller towns and there are always a few you can just walk in without an appointment. Note that *of course* they will not be the best, hottest hairdresser in town, but even if you are a little more particular, it should not be more than two weeks, usually just days. Finding a plumber or a reliable gardener, now that's often quite different! 😰

[@nastyap1902]

Thank You so much for your channel.

[@MakingitinHolland]

Thank you for watching!

[@pablosarrabbia4162]

I can really relate to the part " they do not look interested in my culture" and to me that's totally fine, what i do not find fine is when they do not ask because they think to know everything about me already, and at the end they come up with a lot of stereotypical BS about my country

[@MakingitinHolland]

That’s a really good point! I resonate with this very much too, because I’m from Turkey & there’s a big Turkish minority here many people “think” they already know all about me - because they’ve been to Istanbul once or met another a Turkish person once in their life. 😂

[@pablosarrabbia4162]

@@MakingitinHolland exactly, sometimes i got the feeling that dutch people lives on these false stereotypical belief, to name one "in the south of Europe people don't work they are lazy and they don't pay taxes" sounds like heaven to me 😂 helaas the reality is totally different

[@eilonwoolf1129]

thanks! do you now speak Dutch fluently?

[@TheSimArchitect]

Nice to see you around again! Keep up the good work! 🌈🤗🎃

[@MakingitinHolland]

Heeey there, thank you! Nice to see you in the comments again. 😊

[@TheSimArchitect]

@@MakingitinHolland Thanks!

[@MakingitinHolland]

😊

[@TheSimArchitect]

@@MakingitinHolland What can we do to help you best?

[@MakingitinHolland]

Thank you so much for asking. I’m going to be soon revealing a Patreon page and an e-book is planned for early next year. If you’d like to support by making a purchase I would be beyond excited. 😊

[@Sumaya_iran]

Hi 🥰 I would like to say something about the first point. As someone who is born in the Netherlands I find it offensive when people ask me were I am from or ask were I am originally from because I consider myself Dutch and maybe that’s why some dutch people don’t ask a lot about cultures. You make great content girl keep it up 👍

[@MakingitinHolland]

Hey Filsan, that’s actually a very good point. Thank you so much for mentioning this, because that’s not something I thought about at all. Now I’m aware that this might be exactly why many people don’t ask these questions.

[@MakingitinHolland]

And thank you! 😊

[@mariadebake5483]

I am Dutch too and I completely agree with you on this. I also find it offensive to ask where someone is from as I consider the other person as being Dutch too, just like me. And to me, it feels as if I'm prying in your private life if I should ask a question like that

[@ThirstyTunaTaco]

Naming your channel " Making in in Holland" instead of making it in the Netherlands isn't very helpful.. lol

[@MakingitinHolland]

It’s shorter and catchier. I’m also based in Holland. But thank you for your input.

[@mariadebake5483]

Yes I agree. The Netherlands is a much better name

[@theinvestorssquad8752]

I would rather do yard work myself then have to wait all summer and still have to pay lmao

[@MakingitinHolland]

Yeah, that’s definitely one way of looking at it.

[@aproapegata]

👍

[@MakingitinHolland]

Thank you for watching! Did anything resonate with you?

[@aproapegata]

@@MakingitinHolland Yes, I know from one of my cousins that things are moving hard. Kind of bureaucracy, like in east :)

[@MakingitinHolland]

Yes, things do take time here... sometimes too much haha :)

[@mariadebake5483]

I like your channel, but having seen the comments on this video I think you have a few trolls bothering you. I don't know if you can do something about it?

[@MakingitinHolland]

Hey Maria, thank you for watching. I definitely do my best to report spam comments as much as possible. But unfortunately they’re everywhere these days.

[@mariadebake5483]

@@MakingitinHolland Yes that's true unfortunately. Don't understand those people