Indians React to Why The Netherlands Is Insanely Well Designed

[@MartijnVos]

I think the two countries with the best infrastructure in the world are Netherland and Switzerland, and I think it's no coincidence that these are two countries with challenging geography and a strong civil engineering culture. Switzerland had to cross mountains and make isolated valleys accessible, and Netherland had to conquer the sea. And both countries weren't content to adapt to their environment; they adapted their environment to their needs. And then continued to do with with infrastructure.

[@MarijnvdSterre]

I think one of the reasons why The Netherlands is so effective, is the lack of land and a lot of flooding. We were forced to do with what we had (until we created a bit more, but the population increased as well). Probably also contributed to being creative, stubborn and sober (as in sensible/realistic).

[@houghi3826]

You could be talking about Bangladesh as well.

[@joyl7842]

To be fair, most people around the world do not have the willpower to invest in decades-long projects. Not until disaster strikes anyway. It takes a significant cultural shift to get this kind of impactful change to happen.

[@ziree22]

In Dubai it was the Dutch engineers who made possible to create the palm 🌴 island and the world I🌎 islands in the sea just of the coast of Dubai

[@J.J.G991]

It's sad the world island aren't being used.

[@CR00SWIJK]

@@J.J.G991 Its because they are sinking

[@randar1969]

@@CR00SWIJK they are sinking because they aren't maintained because not enough people where prepared to pay the crazy high prices for the houses build upon them...

[@monicacarolina6480]

Don't forget the ""Delta works" at New Orleans, build by the Dutch after that horrible flooding.

[@Ohne_Silikone]

@@monicacarolina6480 yes? So New Orleans did adopt communal Dutch approach to protect it against floods. Good for you. I only knew there was an interest, not that it was practically adopted.

[@jansjoukens1720]

You are so right. India could pick up some interesting watermanagement ideas. After all part of India is in the Ganges Delta with similar problems as we had here. So let’s join minds and assist in India in watermanagement’😊

[@taurusnl-NL]

that would take a government that has a mindset to help people and make india a better place. there are individuals that have that mindset. but the politicians focus on other things

[@Zmzm030]

I like your reactons alot. You were very respectfull seeing the damage after WW2 and after the flood in 1953. please react from more of the netherlands.

[@Ohne_Silikone]

Thing is though in India it gets how hot? Up to 48 degrees celcius on quite a regular basis? The Netherlands has a temperate climate with extremities of - 15 /+37 and 0/+25 on a more regular basis, which makes for ideal cycling weather. Of course people adjust, but I find it hard to believe someone would commute effortlessly without sweating too much on a bicycle with those kind of temperatures. Even ifvyou would have the infrastructure, would people use it?

[@richardm7713]

Humidity is very high. i bike in the summer and am soaking wet when i arrive after 1 hour of biking, luckily we have showers else my colleages would hate me

[@lillekenatnek195]

Other countries long long ago: Hey Dutchie look at how little space you have to build and live on! The Netherlands: Oyy, hold my clogs.

[@dispiedark8682]

A lot of people own a normal bike to do groceries and a Mountain bike or racing bike for sports and fun. Actually in the last 3 years Rotterdam has remodeled even more and made it even more bike friendly.

[@mavadelo]

Schiphol is a great example of "what should not be there". The location Schipphol is build used to be a lake that went down 7 meters below sea level. It was called Haarlemmermeer (Harlem Lake) and the area still bares that name now. Utrecht: That largest bicycle parking actually is just one of 3 underground parkings at the station complex, it just happens to be the largest. Besides the indoor parkings there are several outdoor guarded parkings as well. I can't find official numbers but within a 5 minute walking radius there is space for about 30 to 35k bicycles. This is just a rough "eyeballing" estimation based on being there every day and knowing every nook and cranny of that area. But.. I might be underestimating it.

[@TheOneAndOnlyDaan]

We a family or 3 have 5 bikes. ❤ from Holland keep cycling.

[@KazuyaYuza]

Just discovered this channel. I like it. Tip: make sure to link the video you're reacting to. I'm sure the creators of those videos would respect that.

[@shiroineko13]

Combine Dutch ingenuity, a big cash coffer (thanks to Groningen natural gas), a competent government and you get these world-class infrastructure and engineering.

[@StefanVeenstra]

Can get from Groningen to Rotterdam on bicycle and only share roads with motorized (heavier than mopeds) traffic for less than 10% of the way. Most of which city centers with slower than 30 km/h traffic. (Though dutch drivers, despite their rigorous training and education to obtain that license, still try to recklessly pass cyclists and pedestrians within arms length going over 50 in most shared road places.)

[@hamster4618]

Unfortunately one of the great features of the Deltawerken was overlooked in this vid. At the time of construction there were heated debates about the Deltawerken: safety versus nature. Previously the Afsluitdijk (between Friesland and Noord Holland) had turned the “Zuiderzee”, a sea into a lake “IJsselmeer”. With it influence on nature, changing saline water to brackish water. And with it a change of marine life. So when 2000 people died in 1953 obviously tensions were high as a result of the conflicting interests. However, it lead to a spectacular (and very expensive) system in which the dams are normally open and only close in case of emergency: storms and/or extreme high tides. Even the waterway to Rotterdam can be closed off. The Maeslantkering is a movable dam which is then sunk to protect the entry in rare cases, but leaves the waterway open otherwise. These features make the Deltawerken a top engineering project. Much of the products im-exported through Rotterdam harbour are distributed via inland waterways.

[@helenooft9664]

We are also very good in acriculture and ASML on which the whole world depends.

[@tubularap]

1:14 - On screen the graphics show a landmass of 41,5 km2, while the reality is 41.500 km2, like the narrater says. In Europe a comma [ , ] is used to divide decimals, and a period [ . ] to indicate thousands. in the USA it's the other way around. But still the graphic is wrong.

[@FacelessJanus]

Ceratin things people are gushing about, should not be gushed about. If you have a problem, you try to find a solution. It does not matter if that is as a person, or as a country. We simply worked on finding a solution to a problem, than implemented it, and found it worked for us.

[@ReneVanKralingen]

Checkout places to visit within the Netherlands and also Dutch inventions .... you'll be amazed .... love from Delft, The Netherlands

[@dienham8056]

Thank ´s a lott..greeting´s from the netherlands..🎉🎉🎉

[@sfedde1]

What most places don't realise is that this takes long term visions and investments, that eventualy pays itself back in overal efficiency. We pay allot of taxes to makes these kind of things happen.

[@mradventurer8104]

Nice ! I am Dutch and also visited North India and South India many times including this year. If you visit India you will soon see how overpopulated some areas are i.e. they also have lack of space. And yet waste management is much better organised in the Netherlands. Partly it is an economic issue because proper waste mgt is expensive. Also climate affects infrastructure too. If it is 38C then after working all day would you cycle home with that heat? And some roads are on steep hills, which makes it harder for cycling while the Netherlands is mostly flat. Similar, cycling alone for a woman in a village is normal in the Netherlands but is less likely to happen in India. Also there are not many bike roads, roads are narrow so there is often not much space for cyclists even if they wanted to create bike road. But yes on some roads there would be space for bike lines and it is not always very hot so I think India should buy bike roads too :)

[@theo4281]

So we Dutch have an insanely well design. That's Sikh ; )

[@lolololol7573]

I don't know why but I always pictured India to be very versatile in vehicles as well. I didn't know they also had the problem of being car-dominant on the roads. Having variety in transportation options is very effective to move people in a city. And I understand why it's happening, why recreate the wheel when you can just take other what other people do? And I think a lot of people look as the United States. And of course they do! But it's fair to say the USA might not have figured it out on this one.

[@stephanw7770]

I have 3 bikes. Mountain bike, racing bike and city bike. i do own a car but i drive max 5000 km a year with my cars. My bikes probably close to 10000 km a year.

[@Hilltycoon]

1:19 Wait 41,5 sq km????? 😂 More like 41.000 right??

[@anniek4681]

You mist the M in RotterdaM or was the original video you reacted to, who did it wrong?

[@taurusnl-NL]

that. they did not make the video themselves

[@kkemp221]

Remember the netherlands are also a very small country. Distances are short with, most of the time,everything you need close by. Its often easier and faster to walk or bike

[@joffryvangrondelle]

from north to south is more then several walking kilometers....

[@hamster4618]

😂 it’s not that small. To get to the other side of the country taking a car or public transport is still quicker.

[@randar1969]

Not many Dutch use bikes for long distance travel although now with the electric powered bycicles it happens more often. And ofcourse you have people that use it for sport and leisure. But like 98% of it is within a city or nearby village for shopping usually less then 2-3 miles away. And as we don't have zoning laws for commercial buildings we don't have to travel 40-50 miles to supermarkets like in the USA. Our supermarket are usually smaller, and between residential buildings. Hence some have homes right above or next to it.. Zoning commercial buildings wouldn't work here. Country is too dense and gas prices where americans love to complain about are way more expensive here ($14/gallon). And parking cost for non residential cars are hitting $10/hour in the center of Amsterdam nowadays. But then again i hop on my bike and in 10 minutes i can buy all the food i need just a bit less choice. Like 10 cereals to choose from instead of 100. But in our system you can buy your groceries almost daily if you want in like 20-30 minutes your done including bringing it home! another advantage less food conservatives and it is actually healthy but spoils faster as well. We life on average 4 years longer even while having more people that smoke.

[@bleepbloop7039]

lmao at that dude comparing biking in florida and netherlands, he has no clue how hot and humid it gets in florida, that would be so unrealistic

[@argai1978]

The guy with the funny hat really likes to say wow.😂

[@taurusnl-NL]

i do not think much of religion, but there's no need to call it a funny hat.

[@cheezy2455]

You Be amazed what this tiny country is known for. Rotterdam is the largest port out side Asia. this is because we are a very easy going merchant race that will trade with any one. this Resulted in the the most expensive biggest company in the world (VOC) it was also this that led to the worlds first stock excange, and most of the economics that are derived from that , the like futures trading. and also let to the first economical bubble all because of flowers the tulip! have fun discovering more about the Netherlands

[@MrShadowofthewind]

Don't forget that even compared to todays market, even though our ships had to take high risk sailing the seas, as anyone at the time of course, the VOC is still the most profitable company in history, and with quite a margin.

[@coverhoeven2904]

If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much

[@EGO0808]

Gaaaaaaaaaap….

[@coverhoeven2904]

@@EGO0808 if it aint Dutch, yes

[@EGO0808]

@@coverhoeven2904 pak je tas en ga eens over de wereld reizen. Gup.

[@coverhoeven2904]

@@EGO0808 grapjas

[@renevw5812]

And right now we have over 18.5 million people in 2024, and with the refugees and students from abroad, close to 20 million people. So it is very very busy

[@Joey-ct8bm]

They live in India. It's pretty busy there. 🤣

[@renevw5812]

@@Joey-ct8bm Yeah it is simulair compare to its size.

[@ravilagro7896]

@@renevw5812 there's no way you can compare the Netherlands to India. India has uninhabitable land mass too, which we don't. Its only busy in 'de randstad' the rest of the country is very chill.

[@renevw5812]

@@ravilagro7896 I dont follow you, i can compare The Netherlands to India if i want, what is the problem here. But it is up to me to decide how i react and not for you to say anything about that.... To be Dutch direct :) . And you can compare people to landmass (that is just science). Just search on the internet, are you also saying that to all the scientific researchers? And the internet is full of comparing 1 place to another, so "who are you to say this"? In The Netherlands we have 533 people per km2, in India it is 462 people per km2. That is just a fact. That The Netherlands is very well designed, and as you where saying "de randstad" is the most busy.

[@ravilagro7896]

@@renevw5812 wow what I said really went right over your head 😑

[@joffryvangrondelle]

17.8 million people on 41.5 square km ???

[@rjdverbeek]

That's the size of Schiermonnikoog. One of the smaller Wadden Islands.

[@stefanootes9526]

@joffryvangrondelle 41.5K (or 1000)km^2. That was a little mistake in the video. I think they mistook the K from 1000 with the K in km (kilometer)

[@randar1969]

41,500km2 about the size of new york state..255 times smaller then the entire USA...

[@ziree22]

It's ROTTERDAM and not rotterda in the beginning of the video 😉

[@minoreducation2927]

'The tulips from 'Amsterdam'? Sjeesus Christ..

[@SUNSETRETREATSXM]

Bless you!

[@MohamedAitElCadi-p4j]

Vertel special😮😅

[@MrShadowofthewind]

We are so efficiënt, yet i am annoyed every day about something, i am afraid to go abroad.😇

[@leunisvandewege9651]

This vid doesn't realy show the real quality of the bycicle infrastructure. Maybe you should dedicate a complete video to it. Many places in the world already take the Dutch design and experience to make cities more bike friendly.

[@thomas25514]

So this whole channel is just you guys going Ooohhh and Aaahhhhh all the time?

[@HansKeesom]

Not 41,5 km2 but 41.850 km²

[@renekuipers4563]

Minder .als je het water ook ..

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

Maybe they subtracted the area of the IJsselmeer.

[@HansKeesom]

@@irenehabes-quene2839 I am rather sure that the IJselmeer is not 41805 km2 but only 1100 km2. So that would leave us with 40750 km2

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

Dan moet je goed luisteren, hij zei 41.5 thousand square kilometers. Dat is in Nederlands 41,5 duizend km2 of in cijfers 41.500 km2. De verwarring is waar wij een decimale komma gebruiken, wordt dat vervangen door een decimale punt in Engels talige landen. ( ik weet dat omdat ik ook oorspronkelijk uit een commonwealth country kom en Engels talig ben) 41.850 - 41.500 = 350 km2 verschil. Dat is ongeveer de oppervlakte van het IJsselmeer.

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

You do know that 41.850 seen by an English man is in fact just under 42! Not 42 thousand. This misunderstanding is due to the fact where the Dutch use a comma (,) the English use a point (.) to express numbers. For instance one and a half in English is 1.5 and in Dutch is 1,5 !

[@AdvdW]

Indeed our country is well designed and we (Dutch People) should be proud of it. Unfortunately complaining about many things is also really Dutch. Some people here in the Netherlands takes the Dutch things for granted. Thanks for watching and I wish you all the best.

[@Daniel-o7s1f]

49.7 tax for a bannana republic is insane.

[@Joey-ct8bm]

@@Daniel-o7s1f We are also the biggest tax paradise.

[@hamster4618]

Well, the complaining helps getting it better.

[@PanzerChicken69]

There is no 23 million bikes in the Netherlands, more like 10 or so.

[@AdvdW]

Yes there 23 million bikes in the Netherlands. This number is correct. Twenty years ago it was approximately 16 million bikes.

[@PanzerChicken69]

@@AdvdW Just checked it... you're apparently right! Must be including all the bikes laying in canals etc :P Je leert elke dag weer iets nieuws! Dank!

[@bjornbdr]

@@PanzerChicken69 Awsome dude checking the facts and reply to that! Lekker hoooor

[@metalvideos1961]

no its not 23 million is accurate.

[@hamster4618]

@@PanzerChicken69 don’t you have a reserve-bike? Some people might not have a bike, but many have a spare bike at home or at another location (travelling by train); they have a variety of bikes: normal bike, race bike, mountain bike.

[@nicohakvoort4998]

ROTERDA= ROTTERDAM.

[@c_n_b]

Well designed? Ha! They've obviously never tried crossing the road in Amsterdam 😂

[@letheas6175]

It's sooooo easy. In my neighourhood, you can just cross whenever as there are almost no cars. Yes- you do have to watch if there's bikes coming, but I'll rather have to care about that than about metal cages riding around with the actual ability to kill you at an instant. And yes- I live in Amsterdam. I know it's a dense city, but it works so efficiently and effortlessly it's great!

[@mavadelo]

@@letheas6175 I guess you don't have the sarcasm font installed on your system? 😂

[@williamgeardener2509]

@@mavadelo Some people are proud to live in Amsterdam. Predominantly people who have never lived in a real civilised city where cars are just as normal as bicycles and people driving those cars aren't frustrated psychopaths. They have also never lived in a city where people do not talk as if they suffer from throat cancer and where Dutch is the official language.

[@letheas6175]

@@mavadelo That wasn't sarcasm though

[@lexburen5932]

try crossing an american stroad. HA! now thats very badly designed

[@saskiapanter]

Wow, did he just say we cycle on highways? Nope we don't. And if you want to go.from.the south to the north of the Netherlands, most of us will use the trains, or the car. By cycle it'd too far for most people. He is not really telling the truth the whole time

[@annebokma4637]

We used to cycle on the highway.. carless Sundays... To fight the fuel crisis in the 70's cars were forbidden to drive unless absolutely necessary. I remember going down viaducts on my skateboard 😂

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

Yes,i think most Indians do think as i did as a Dutchy back in the late 70s. I hated our anti-car policy back than. How litle did i know at that time haha