Things You Will NEVER See in The Netherlands / Diary of An American Living in The Netherlands

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Ayyyye Happy Thursday! Ok You guys have to let me know if I Missed something or could be wrong! Help me out! 😎

[@hideouspatje]

Come to Limburg... we got lots of squirrels.... and even a mountain! 😂

[@mikevanderbruggen4397]

There are guns for sport and hunting. And There was a mass shooting in Alphen aan den rijn about 10 years ago. But yea, seeing guns is very rare.

[@hideouspatje]

@@mikevanderbruggen4397 je vergeet de tram in Utrecht in 2019....

[@dustylong]

​@@hideouspatje Just to ad, for him 😅 we have beautiful hills.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@hideouspatje I’ve been to Limburg.. but I didn’t see a mountain… people are saying that.. and then other people are replying.. that it’s not really a mountain. lol 😂

[@666Maeglin]

The dutrch dont want mountains as we have done the math and found them to be not cost effective, and too expensive in maintenance

[@cecilev4634]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@hardyvonwinterstein5445]

I just realized that we have no India..., sorry native Americans or cowboys around here. Isn't that amazing?

[@EdwinMartin]

And I t’s much harder to farm on a hill/mountain

[@H1SCOTTY]

In 2011 there was seriously a cyclist/ reporter who wanted a mountain to build in Flevoland that would be 10Km by 10Km by 2Km and would contain housing parking mountain trails for mountaineers cyclists and other mountain sports but they would be paying at a entrance and that’s a big risk to bet on. But it’s probably a project as Schiphol at sea and the great sea wall to protect the North Sea coastline. Not really realistic but always a option but never really on the table. It would be fantastic to be not only a specialist on water management and reclaiming land to be also the creators of mountain. ⛰

[@alicebeshay6124]

😂

[@dutchman7623]

European squirrels are red/brown and somewhat shy, in huge contrast to the US ones who bite in your fingers. In parks, silently sitting on a bench, you can see them in the evening or morning. American squirrels were once imported as pets but became a pest, and were hunted down to protect ours...

[@Blackadder75]

Okay, I think you are a bit too Haarlem-A'dam centered here. In the North, East and South of the Netherlands you can see squirrels, deer, rabbits and other small mammals every day. If I put some bird feed in my garden, a squirrel will come check it out for nuts immediately, and that is nothing special And if you go into the Veluwe you can spot some wild boars. And we seem to have a few wolves now too, but those are still really really rare

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Wow really!!!! Why don’t I ever see any squirrels! I travelled all over. And still no squirrels. Hahaah

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I’ve seen boars and even buffalo! Hahaha

[@Blackadder75]

@@ItzSKYVlogs I did some quick research and sadly the squirrels are indeed in decline. I am an outdoor person like, you and in my area (Twente) there are still a lot but I now understand you might hardly ever see one in the Holland part of the Netherlands

[@Blackadder75]

@@ItzSKYVlogs I only saw wild boars once, but it was in broad daylight in the woods around the royal palace estate in Apeldoorn. That place has so many visitors that the wild piggies aren't really scared of humans... (Although the royal family likes to hunt, so they say)

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Blackadder75oh I c… 😢

[@patrickvandenberg7700]

As a Dutch (ex) parole officer in Haarlem I can tell you there is a parole office near where you walk often. Its just that you dont see convicts doing community service (privacy & all) but they are certainly there😂

[@Snibble]

Not prisoners serving a sentence tho, right? Only the ones that get community service as a sentence. As in 'everyday I am schoffeling, schoffeling schoffeling 🎶🎶" xD

[@cecilev4634]

😂😂​@@Snibble

[@Siriusly_Sirius]

in the US, using prisoners for manual labor "community service" is a form of slavery. Kind of crazy...

[@sim-one]

🤷🏼‍♀️

[@sim-one]

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[@EJannings]

Those are geese, not swans. Part of Dutch wildlife.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@EJannings I know my bad. Hahahah

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@EJannings but yea those geese are savages!

[@VluggeJapie22]

​@@ItzSKYVlogsA buddy of mine got his leg broken by a swan smashing him with it's wing.

[@Toxus8]

​@@VluggeJapie22He need dat protein chief

[@corrie127]

the geese are swarming throughout the Netherlands

[@DenUitvreter]

Water tends to run downwards. So you can't have both, it's the water from the mountains that shaped the river delta swamp called the Netherlands.

[@TheXorionas]

We have rabbits, dear, small lizards (10cm), wild hogs, bevers, squirrels, and all kinds of birds including lots of birds of prey, mice, rats, bats and martens but also wolves. But, they are not in our flood buffer zone (also known as the province of Holland). Here, is the south east of the Netherlands its teaming with life.

[@WimRijksen]

Come to the Veluwe in Gelderland, thousands of squirrels here. Edit: oh and there are foxes, badgers and wolves too.

[@EdwinMartin]

And wild boars and deers 🙂

[@WimRijksen]

@@EdwinMartin Certainly! I saw some today.

[@Paul_C]

Maybe grab a train to Hoge Veluwe? Should be nice with the heather blooming.

[@dutchman7623]

Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen are just next door to him. So much wildlife they have to shoot it...

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Ayyyeee thanks Paul! Man you always putting me on!

[@sim-one]

No a VERY BAD IDEA! Wolves everywhere. Roaming. No fences.

[@sim-one]

@@TiesBesselJonker Doe ff normaal! Natuurlijk weten de meesten hoe het zit met Radio Kootwijk. Niet iedereen, mee eens. Maar het station is vaak op tv dus…

[@sim-one]

@@TiesBesselJonker wow… je bent een leukerd!!!

[@djTLMtv]

We have a lot of workout stations here in the Southeast of Amsterdam. Also, we have tons of rabbits here that will come out during the early hours. If you go to other parts of the country, you can find a lot more wildlife, but (fortunately) no deadly snakes and spiders ;) Community service happens, but it’s just less obvious.

[@Blackadder75]

We do have 'Taakstraffen.' that means that a convict is sentenced to do xx hours of community services instead of prison time. Usually for small crimes or youth delinquents . That would include the same kind of work, but probably with more care for the safety of the convict, as we have better human rights here.

[@dutchman7623]

And they wear a normal uniform like all other workers, nobody can tell who is a convict only a special social worker. Also reintegration into work and normal life by 'reclassering', for those who completed their time. Together with refugees who are still learning the language and other skills. Even people with 'distance to "normal" jobs', do the same work. Within the team nobody knows the true reason, if there is any, because some just like the job and everybody is 'special' in their own way.

[@H1SCOTTY]

HALT sentenced youth will often wear a reflective jacket while cleaning parks after for example fireworks outside the tolerated hours. Adults can do lots of community service but they will be doing appropriate work in line of learning of your behavior or suitable with your qualities, you wouldn’t see them digging ditches.

[@Renzsu]

“You can’t sit by yourself nowhere”.. my biggest pet peeve with Amsterdam! Anything even remotely “hot” will be absolutely packed with people! You can’t just casually walk into town for lunch and expect a free table somewhere in the sun.

[@Poepopdestoep]

Sloterdijk is full of wild rabbits, Haarlem not so much. But if you go to Overveen and Bloemendaal/Zandvoort/dunes you'll see deer just roaming around. Especially at dawn and at night. There is a workout spot in Haarlem, in Burgermeester Reinaldapark. Also, 48 Hoge Duin en Daalseweg in Bloemendaal is one of the highest points you can visit. It's our "mountain" :) in the randstad haha.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Well dang!!! Hahahahaah

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I just screen shotted your comment so I can go check it everything out. Hahaha

[@dimrrider9133]

And at night big rats, i worked there on a trainstation at night and the damn rats are bigger than rabbits hahah

[@dimrrider9133]

oh wait that station was Duivendrecht.

[@traggerhippie]

Visit Valkenburg there you have many hills, maybe not as high as the Vaalserberg 30km away from Valkenburg, but it has castle ruines and is famous for it's caves, very cool and refreshing during the summer time, if you've never been there it's a big must. Maybe combine it with visiting "het drielandenpunt" on the Vaalserberg.

[@Mash-NL]

Atleast we have a volcano! (in the kingdom that is, only a 10 hour flight :P )

[@theovlot]

Very interesting how different cultures an be. In the Netherland you will find that prisoners are in prison and most animals in the rural area’s or forrests. Oh and and all politicians in The Hague. We like to keep things organised..:). Sure you have noticed in recent media how confused people get here if a lone wulf does not stick to that logic and gets to close to people.

[@margreetanceaux3906]

As far as I know, we don’t have prisoners doing community service. What we do have though is people who are ordered by a judge to do community service, for like 80 hours. But they’re not prisoners.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Ahhhhh I got ya

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I think we have that in the states too where you just do community service but not be a prisoner

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Thanks for letting me know :)

[@henrischutte1968]

And they are not put out on display (in the stocks) like they are in the states.

[@tuinbuddy3385]

That is a cultural difference. It is a no go exposing criminals that way. You have noticed probalbly that they rarely are mentioned by their full name in the media. First name and first letter of last name is common. Their are exceptions, like when a dangerous one has escaped or something like that.

[@hellmuthschreefel9392]

Love your videos! Okay, have to add, I grew up in Colorado, now live in Michigan (which is similar to the Netherlands in the green and water everywhere) and you are right ... mountains. Still miss them after almost 40 years in the Detroit area.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Ayyye thanks so much!! So happy you’re enjoying the videos!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Oooh and nice! I really like Detroit! I try to go back everyday year

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I’ll be there in December 😊

[@j.r.arnolli9734]

The highest 'mountains' 😇of the Dutch provinces 1: The Vaalserberg (+322 m), Province of Limburg. ... 2: Rozendaalse field (+110 m), Province of Gelderland. ... 3: Tankenberg (+ 85 m), Province of Overijssel. ... 4: Amerongse Berg (+ 69 m), Province of Utrecht. ... 5: Catrijper Nok (+ 55 m), Province of North Holland.

[@MichelR67]

Schoterpark in Haarlem Noord has exercise equipment in the park. Take bus 2 towards Haarlem noord en get out at schoterhof then walk towards the park. Where I life at Marsmanplein also nice terrace at Peper en Zout for a coffee or lunch.

[@oetgaol]

To catch rabbits hares and squirrels in cities you need to get up really early. Like 5 or 6 in the morning.

[@paulusbexkens4392]

We don’t have mountains, but we do have hillsides. Go to South Limburg or the village of Groesbeek. Most of your videos are made in a very small part of our country. The most beautiful places are not in the west, but in the south and east. Visit South Limburg or Brabant or Nijmegen. Than you get a full picture

[@bramharms72]

We do have wildlife here, you just need to know when to look. Just a few months ago Hulst was stampeded by no less than five (5) cows that had broken loose in Belgium! Belgian cows! In our proper and organized little country!! If that isn't wildlife I don't know what is.

[@grewdpastor]

It is a Special Operation!! 🙃😉

[@back2nature608]

I saw a fox last night in Scheveningen! NO i was not drunk,when i'm drunk i sometimes see a pink elephant.

[@nfboogaard]

Note on the exercise equipment: We have them on the playground/park in the small town of Krommenie (North Holland) ✌🏼

[@mariannevontrapp1063]

Here in Zeeland Flanders, pheasants, deer, rabbits, lost/escaped, parrots/parakeets, foxes.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Yea here I’ve seen a lot of deer and even buffalo.. do you know if there are snakes here.?

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Oooh you know what.. I’ve seen a bunch of parakeets here too! Funny.. you don’t see them in the wild in the states.. their usually just pets :)

[@mariannevontrapp1063]

@ItzSKYVlogs No not here, just little , en buffalo 🦬 no 😂

[@RealConstructor]

I agree with you about the smoking problem, more than half the smokers are ‘asociaal’ (although they think themselves they are very social) and don’t care about non smokers, only about their own need to smoke. It is the reason I don’t sit on a terrace anymore since a few decades ago. Restaurant owners are afraid to loose customers if they prohibit smoking on terraces and they don’t want to play cop to uphold those rules. And I think they are right, most non smokers already left the terraces. Winning non smokers back will take some time and money they don’t have, besides there are enough smokers (with non smoking partners) in The Netherlands so there is no need for them to change the rules.

[@JaapGinder]

Agree to that, as a non-smoker I always wonder why people smoke. Just today I saw a young man coming out of the sport school (fitness) and light up a cigarette. Just quickly taking a few puffs and throwing it away on the street and get in a car. Sporting and smoking... I don't understand that combination.

[@MaartenRobijn]

Completely agree.

[@corrie127]

@@JaapGinder endorphins & nicotine

[@patrickgrimbergen7891]

Workout station: The Hague Zuiderpark The Hague Leidschenveen (de dijken, vrouw avenweg) Hazerswoude-Rijndijk (Da Costa Singel, behind the old gemeentehuis) I also know there is some in Leiden and Amsterdam. So there must be in other cities.

[@Lighterfoxx]

You do have squirrels, but not around the city. You can spot them in the forest, parks or in a residential area. My parents have a huge garden and I spot them everytime there.

[@BorgjeB]

Since you’re in Haarlem, you should get on your bike and visit the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen. It’s really around the corner from Haarlem. They are the water supply dunes where the Amsterdam drinking water comes from. It’s also a huge nature reserve that you can visit. Great with your kids too, beautiful walks. Trust me, wildlife galore!

[@christiendefares]

There are work-out stations at some parks. For sure Oosterpark has one and there is also one Nelson Mandela Park in Amsterdam Zuidoost. Westerpark probably has them too. Like your content!

[@ItsJustTeeJayy]

I'm still waiting for you to pull up vlogging in the boat fam 😂..... Thanks for all the inspiration and encouraging us all to just start our vlogs. I'm starting soon! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@LalaDepala_00]

I live in Breda in the suburbs and I regularly see hedgehogs and rabbits. In the nearby forest we have deer!

[@Eric_Maastricht]

The geese you saw in the park/ canal bank are wild. Most geese you see in NL are migratory birds: they nest way op north. But they make a 'transit stop' here because the geese eat grass and we have a lot of grass lands...

[@redmess127]

Funny thing is that two of the things that you have mentionned are combined into one. In Amsterdam Osdorp there is another I Amsterdam sign that is also a workout station. It is near the Sloterplas and just around the corner are even more workout stations. 😎

[@Leonardo-ql1qu]

Its SKY, at 0:58 min.: No mountains but hills! You have been working/living in Haarlem for so long, but apparently, you have never been to the high, hilly sand dunes of 'old money' Bloemendaal, reminiscent of Beverly Hills! North and South Holland can boast having the widest and most stunning sand dunes in the world. On the next sunny autumn day, catch a train to Driehuis and visit the most beautiful cemetery you will ever see, Westerveld, where deer freely roam. Walk back through the dunes to Bloemendaal and you'll be a happy man!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@Leonardo-ql1qu ayyye thanks for the tips! I think I’ve been to Bloemendaal… but I’ve also been to the sand dunes which are super dope.. and I even saw a bison there! lol

[@Leonardo-ql1qu]

@@ItzSKYVlogs Thanks! If you haven't been there already, you must also catch a train to Overveen and take a fifteen minute walk, via the stunning Elswoutslaan to the 400-year old, fairytale hilly forest of Buitenplaats Elswout. Especially when the leafs turn orange and red with a low autumn sun, you will feel like you are dreaming. Next, walk to Kraantje Lek (Leaking, little Tap, the oldest restaurant in The Netherlands) and walk the dunes to Zandvoort there!

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Rabbits used to be bountiful, but they’re prone to contagious diseases. And diminished by too many people, buildings, traffic and concrete. Yes, we do have squirrels, the red ones, which are comparatively small, and elusive.

[@Streetsinsideout]

You should change your walking routine a bit more😊 Duin en Kruidberg for deer. Koningshof for squirrels. The red ones. There is an open air work out place in the Reinaldapark Haarlem, around Toolenburgerplas Hoofddorp or near the watertower in Aalsmeer.

[@nemanjadjukic]

Parks with workout stations are not common in the Netherlands, but some parks have them like het 'Zuiderpark' in Den Haag.

[@bertkassing8541]

Hahaha, dan heb je nog nooit de hoogste berg van de Haarlemmermeer gezien :-) En op de Veluwe stikt het van de Eekhoorns, marters, groot wild, zwijnen, vossen en wolven. En "bats" vleermuizen zie ik heel veel langs de Geniedijk in Hoofddorp.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Hahahahah I think I have! It was just really tall tho! Hahaah

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Oh and really!!!! I haven’t seen any squirrels or wolfs. How do they keep them out of the cities? In LA, bears and wolfs and even panthers would be seen a lot like just in the streets! Lol

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I’m very curious now!

[@bertkassing8541]

@@ItzSKYVlogs I suggest you follow the Dutch news or Google about wolves in the Netherlands. Huge discussion going on about those animals. The "mountain" in the Haarlemmermeer is located between Hoofddorp and Vijfhuizen. Not far from you. Gives a nice view over the whole area when you are on top. Schiphol, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Zandvoort the bulb region.

[@Silverwing28]

I grew up in the Haarlemmermeer and never knew we had a hill! Was that a former island or something (when the haarlemmermeer was an actual meer/lake)

[@shep64]

One thing I thought I’d ever see in the Netherlands were open air urinals for the men! We were in Amsterdam for Kings Day last spring. Quite a celebration with lots of adult beverages! Lots of police on duty too. Sadly - the weather was extremely wet.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Hahahaha this h kings day is always fun hehehe

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Hahahaha this h kings is day is always fun hehehe

[@netilaagt]

Great video! But... "There are no mountains in The Netherlands": not true. You obviously haven't been to Limburg yet. The Vaalserberg, the highest mountain in The Netherlands, is a whopping 322 meters high! ;-)

[@NLJeffEU]

Which my grandma of 85 in her weel chair can "climb"

[@roofedcone]

*hills

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I’ve been to Limburg.. I didn’t see a mountain tho. Hahaha Now I need to go back!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I’ve been to Limburg.. I didn’t see a mountain tho. Hahaha Now I need to go back!

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@NLJeffEUhahahaha

[@framegote5152]

There are squirrels in the Netherlands, but the ones here are the red squirrels and they live in old oak trees. When you see a bunch of those close to each other, chances are you'll find squirrels too. But they're very shy, so you may have to sit and wait for a while... Rabbits are reasonably common here in coastal areas (in the dunes), but they too are very shy. Hares are more visible ... mostly in pastures. There is a lot of (small) wildlife here, but you need to know where and how to look for them. There are even wolves, nowadays... but not in Haarlem. They live more in areas from the Veluwe and east of that. About smoking ... there are a lot of no-smoking-zones here and the number is going up. There are even zones where you CAN smoke. In the city where I live, smoking IN a restaurant or cafe isn't allowed, but outside there often is a (small) section of the terrace where you can smoke, if you want. The problem there is that when the wind is wrong, you'll be bothered by the smoke on the whole terrace. Smoking is really discouraged nowadays. Cigarettes are very expensive. I used to smoke when I was young and back then 1 case with 25 cigarettes cost ƒ 1,25 (in Euro's that would be about € 0,55. Nowadays 1 case with 20 cigarettes cost about € 11,00)

[@Drayqun]

We do have community serves, taakstraf in Dutch. But they will cleaning the city while look as a normal worker, wearing a yellow or orange vests.

[@DavidTOnline]

I'll admit that's why I love traveling to Tennessee because their mountains are very nice

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Ayyyeeee D! Man I know right!

[@Hrn250]

If we want to see mountains, we will be there in no time. A 3-hour drive from the border you will find mountains and hills in Sauerland, Germany. Close to the Dutch border in the south are the Belgian Ardennes, where you can also experience the mountain feeling. And if you really want that mountain feeling, you drive to the Alps, about 700 kilometers. In Europe you will find all types of landscapes

[@elscnossen1302]

Your swans were geese 😂 and we've got red squirrels not rhe grey ones... and we've got a lot of rabbits ❤

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

I know I know… hahahaah

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Also why aren’t the squirrels in all the cities?? How are they kept out of certain cities?

[@almanoor-bakker5964]

​@@ItzSKYVlogs they are not kept out of the cities, but they are very shy. Won't go near people.

[@leondekok7389]

Utrecht has a lot of work out stations in the parks. They are like everywhere here. Just go to utrecht and find a big park and walk around. Its basic but still pretty cool

[@semvlasveld8799]

As a Dutch I lived in Marmaris Turkey, surrounded by mountains, something I really miss now, real nature, not made.

[@Toxus8]

"Lived" 😂 op vakantie met dada en mama

[@frankvanderwerf3942]

Molenplas park in Haarlem has some work out stuff. Bus 73 Goes pretty close. Nice area to go for a walk as well. And there's a little city beach where kids play in the water.

[@Blackadder75]

and strike 3! we also have those Workout Stations in public spaces, but maybe not as common in the Randstad (which would surprise me) Or maybe you are looking in the wrong places. They usually are located at leisure / recreational spots that are not a park, but with some more stuff going on, like a public swimming lake or a forest with hiking and mountain biking trails, things like that.

[@raffaguitars]

But than again, if you take a 2.5 hours car ride you will b e in the smaller mountains or hill sides in de Ardennes in Belgium or germany, and if you drive around 8 hours or a bit more you're in the Alps. and regarding little animals, squirls and rabits used to be much more common, just like mice , bats and hedgehoggs.

[@MartinWebNatures]

Love your video…. Again!!!😊👍

[@TheWrightTimes]

Those geese ( swans you called them) make great guard dogs.

[@royklein9206]

Great one Sky! But come over here to the east the Netherlands and you'll be tripping over rabbits, deer and squirls! And even some snakes too!!

[@fluffyflextail]

Well @itzSKYVlogs, I challenge you to visit the dunes west of Bloemendaal or Aerdenhout. The dunes will give you the chance to see animals like bunnies or deer.

[@zanon3clisis378]

13:24 there are some training things check Sarphatipark (near museumplein) or Rembrandtpark in Amsterdam.

[@anniek4681]

Have you ever been to South Limburg? Geul dal? That's the place with the most hills in the Netherlands. We have one "mountain" on the mainland "Vaalserberg"with it's whopping 322 meters above sea level. (Berg means mountain)

[@jasper46985]

I always need to give way to gees and swans, every day, when on my motorcycle. They are just all over my city..

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

The weather is like the weather in Vancouver.

[@daphnelovesL]

River deltas are famous of the lack of mountains.

[@Saarloos1960]

There are lots of workout stations for adults in Utrecht. The city provides them.

[@OprechtLetterlijkBizar]

There’s a work out section with equipment in the Erasmus park in Amsterdam West.

[@thingy909]

Those were not swans, but geese. And we do have Mount Scenery at 887 meters... It's just a bit of a swim if you want to visit it....

[@hardyvonwinterstein5445]

We do have one (1) mountain. 1000+ feet. In Vaals. That is in Amsterdam South, south, south, east.

[@flyduck1]

I thought there are workout stations here in Haarlem South in the molenpark 😃 you should check that park its nice for a walk. You can walk to it over noord/zuidschalkwijkerweg

[@robbertbaart1499]

Again a great video👍 Could you do one about the things you miss from the US? Think of food, garbage disposale.....

[@Semmy27]

Thanks for the upload. BTW you seem a lot healthier in these 4 years, good job brother! (This ain't a diss track)

[@Toxus8]

I cringed

[@pammorton7448]

Go to the Waterleiding duinen. It's about a 20 minute ride by bike from Haarlem. I've seen fox and there are quite a few deer. But I agree with you on the lack of mountains. You should listen to a song called "In the Dutch Mountains" by the Nits. One of the great Dutch bands.

[@adoteq_]

If you travel by train more often (maybe in the weekends only), you can buy a train subscription that is deducted on invoice from your bank account automatically every periode. (You can have 35-45 euro train subscription for unlimited train travel in the weekends (Fri 18.30-Mon-04.00 hours). You can cancel after a month (ns)

[@Silverwing28]

Hey! We do have mountains! (Smallish hills which people named "mountain")

[@ChrisRedfield--]

For a Dutch civilian with no felonies on their name, can and is allowed to although heavy regulated own a firearm for sports and/or hunting.

[@pauldickhoff3594]

His point is that the dutch don't open carry or conceal carry fire arms.

[@jacobmannessen1191]

If you go to Heemstede next to Haarlem, you can squirrels in het Groenedaalse bos.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

That table...that was the flag of Amsterdam, the three white Xs... And that might have been a fire station, but in the time of horses and carts..

[@Renzsu]

Man if you want to see red squirrels, just go to the Amsterdamse Bos. I remember going there as a kid with my parents and feeding the red (and gray) squirrels. Hope they are still there! If you haven’t been, go check it out, I’m pretty sure they have workout stations there as well.

[@j.m.b.7449]

There's some equipment in Vondelpark, also behind my house in Nieuwegein

[@jobvanderweiden4795]

In Leiden we got workout stations in the park (Huigpark) which get used quite a lot. We've got people who need to work as punishment for their crimes which can be outside, it's called a "taakstraf".

[@bieroy]

I grew up in Drenthe and saw my fair share of wild animals. Foxes, deer, rabbits, and hares. Also seen a snake a handful of times. It's just that most of Dutch wildlife is very cautious and doesn't really show themselves much.

[@piepkwiep4312]

A tick is the most dangerous animal in the Netherlands, followed by a politician.

[@dwaijer]

there are workout parks around here...mostly in kids playgrounds

[@Richie5]

At least in The Hague and Rotterdam I have seen lots of wild rabbits in parks. And I have also seen squirrels in places like Soesterberg and Den Dolder (not a lot). And as for training equipment in parks: I know Zuiderpark in The Hague has areas with fitness equipment

[@jimijames9792]

You don't have to travel far for hills and mountains. And there are most definitely squirrels but I live in the 'Veluwe' national park.

[@BunnyslippersEUC]

Come to my place and I show you some wildlife: beavers, deers, wolves, bats. In Reeshofpark Tilburg, there is a big workout place. And in bigger cities there should be a lot more. Nijmegen and Arnhem have lots of hills. There is a reason why diners or motels are popular in the US, but not in other countries. It's like fastfood: quick and easy.

[@RobMoerland]

About wild animals. I live at the edge of the Veluwe. Every day I can see rabbits, hare, wild boars. Deer not so much. And I still have to meet our local wolf.

[@VB-qv2ze]

At the Waterleidingduinen you do see a bit of 'wildlife'. And here in A'dam in the park near my house you do see rabbits and hare. And you've certain parts in The Netherlands with nature areas that has wildlife like otters. You're walking in a city, so you should compare it with having 'wildlife' in NY City. I don't think NYC has either.

[@MarcelL-DM]

You can get community service but you're not a prisoner. If you see someone with a reflective shirt that says reclassering or werkt voor samenleving they're doing community service. In Delfzijl we have workout stations in a park near an elderly home.

[@Irsu85]

BTW there are hills in South Limburg, you are just living in the wrong region. If you get to Maastricht, go to the driver of bus 350 and ask for a ticket to the biggest hill in NL (they go quite close to it), or get on line 20a to see the hills on the Belgian half of south Limburg Also you do see squirrels, but they are super shy, and if you see one, you probably doubt if you have even seen it

[@matthijsclaessen8152]

To someone from LA those are tiny tiny hills… (Or to a Scot. I spoke with a Scotswoman and she thought my idea of a hill was hilarious…)

[@daluzsoares]

You can go to Germany for a while to look at the mountains if you promise to come back!!😁

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

@@daluzsoares hahah you know I will be back! I love it here to much

[@blackcraft.]

in gelderland you have squirrels rabbits birds and more if you like nature berg and dall nijmegen and more place's sorry for my bad english

[@Dorloteelasouris]

Your remark about the mountains made me laugh because in french the Netherlands are literally called "Pays-Bas" which means "the low country". So just from the name we know what to expect. Belgium is nicknamed : "Le Plat Pays" and means : "the flat country" 😅

[@grewdpastor]

The french have just translated "de Nederlanden" , the dutch word "neder" is an adverb which has the following meanings: Low or Downwards. "Landen" the plural of "land" (meaning: country). Therefore is the other name of "De Nederlanden": de "Lage Landen" (the Low Countries).

[@Dorloteelasouris]

Thanks ​@@grewdpastor

[@Dorloteelasouris]

@@grewdpastor This is not surprising given that Belgium and the Netherlands were part of the same territory in the past.

[@Durantis]

Those where Geese, and yes there are alot of them in the Netherlands. But that goes for birds in general. Whenever Im out of the country im so shocked to see so little birds. They are everywhere here.

[@anniek4681]

Yep, workoutstations are available in the Netherlands they have sign with them explaining how to use them. I have seen several in Brabant. Maybe you did see them, but you thought it was a childrens playground. Often made of woodbeams etc. Hve you ever been to Nord Brabant and Limburg. 2 of the 3 southern provences. (Zeeland is the 3d, but i dont know much about Zeeland.)

[@ChrisRedfield--]

Walk around Sloterdijk and you will be amazed if paying attention. Foxes, rabbits, hares( look like rabbits), European squirrels, snakes yes snakes, Common European viper, Barred grass snake and the Smooth snake

[@ffqm]

I'm also sad about the mountains, but we do have loads of squirrels. They're just not cheeky. Also try visiting places more to the east and the Veluwe. Bigger trees, more rabbits and more squirrels. Also lizards, but not like in Cali. PS we do have workout stations in some places outside, like parks, in Utrecht.

[@JaapGinder]

We have wolves, deer, pigs, vipers and more.... And we definitely have squirrels!

[@playingindies6730]

Rabbits usually are around industrial areas, but I see them everywhere in the evening

[@AnymMusic]

now, we DO have some shootings in the Netherlands. But they tend to be very small, crime related, and at night (like maybe a dealer shooting at someone screwing them over or smth).

[@volvo480]

Most space in The Netherlands is taken by urbanization interspersed with agricultural industry, the majority of arable land is used to grow cattle feed (grass and maize). So there is hardly any nature left. I feel that every time I've been to France, Norway or Scotland and return, how crowded and industrialized The Netherlands are. There are a lot of green spots and parks, but real wildlife is few and far between. For mountains, take a train to France or Switzerland and you'll be there within a day 😊

[@Ilske]

Ik woon tussen de boeren, voornamelijk akkerbouwers, en het zal je verbazen hoeveel natuur hier nog is; vele soorten vogels inclusief de ijsvogel, reeën, hazen, marters, vleermuizen. Mijn tuin zit vol insecten, vlinders, bijen, hommels, libelles, noem maar op. Dus er is nog genoeg natuur. En het treurige is, ze zetten tegenwoordig hectares vol met zonnepanelen. Onder het mom van het redden van de aarde. Maar daaronder leeft echt niks meer😢 En dan krijgen de boeren de schuld. Terwijl zij er voor zorgen dat wij allemaal eten. Ik vind het diep triest.

[@gemmatorres1384]

The name Netherlands translate to "lower lands" in dutch its Nederland, which is derived from "neder" meaning "low or down", and "land" meaning land. This name reflects the geography of the country, much of which is at or below sea level. You should venture outside the city to see more wildlife. Here in Hoorn, i often see blue herons near where i live, and sometimes rabbits when passing through the fields. I even saw a stork once near Utrecht.

[@donvergonet399]

Those gooses in the street usually show up in spring till start of autumn and they'll leave again. Those ain't swans bro :p