Living in The Netherlands - The Pros and Cons

[@georgerobinson4210]

I went to the Netherlands to work for a short contract. That was in 1971. Now in 2023 I'm still here enjoying a great country as a Dutch pensioner with a Dutch family!!!

[@Pentrucasa-iz1eq]

Does there exist animals like cats? I have in plan to move to Holland and after later on, I wanna have a cat from the streets. Is it possible?

[@AlvaroC77]

​@@Pentrucasa-iz1eqfor what I've seen, yes. But there's a tax regarding pets. I don't have many details about it

[@woutwerf]

@@Pentrucasa-iz1eq A lot of people here have cats. But there are not many cats on the streets without a home. usually we buy a little kitten, or we get one out of shelter.

[@Samuelrelationshipcoach]

Is Netherlands really a nice place to stay I am coming for business

[@Samuelrelationshipcoach]

How where able to have a dutch family? I need someone to guide me while in Netherlands Amsterdam

[@Paul_C]

No, we do not drink from plastic glasses. It is an affront to use plastic. Likewise we do not use solo cups.

[@cyano741]

Maak je niet zo druk, joh.

[@bettywiendels5714]

My parents and I visited our relatives in Holland July 13-Aug 1, 1971. My daughter Tanya and her friend Serena also visited there in July 1998. Holland is full of cyclists, windmills, eels @ the markets, the barns with straw roofs, high fashions, frequent rains, comfortable summers, a toy town, smaller cars, the tulips, and more.

[@ItIsYourBoyMe]

I had a discussion with a coworker, in which he said he moved from Brabant to Amsterdam, since he had difficulty meeting people, even though Brabant is typically known for its "gezelligheid". What most internationals do not know is that Dutch people are very protective of their friend groups, and you will have much difficulty entering one. Most likely it will be impossible, or you will be "kicked out" if you are not a fit. These friend groups may be decades old, and largely rely on the shared memories. My advice: LEARN DUTCH!!! Companies may promote an environment in which you can speak English, but they are just looking for work force. Dutch people are perfectly willing to speak English at work, but outside of work is a completely different story. Also, the best place to meet new people is those which are not dominated by friend groups, such as sporting clubs.

[@DraxTheDestroyer]

Solid advice!

[@richardbrinkerhoff]

We are hardly 'cooped up' for much of the year. We Dutch go out in all kinds of weather.

[@jannetteberends8730]

There is a subsidy for the premium for the health insurance, for low incomes. The subsidy depends on your income. The lower it is, the higher the subsidy. It’s called the Zorgtoeslag.

[@hassaanaden4480]

My dream country! Holland 🇳🇱 I always loved to live in there and Inshallah It will be true

[@Blue-Eyes2525]

Dutch people speak English very well

[@CJ.1998X.Y.Z]

It is almost annoying lol. I try to speak my crappy Dutch and they just reply back in perfect English lol everytime. Often they talk to me in English just looking at me. I am trying to learn their language. Oh well. Better than the French where I try to speak French and they pretend they can’t understand me when my French friend says she can

[@terranceaddison4599]

They're from the same germanic family

[@Blue-Eyes2525]

@@terranceaddison4599 The Dutch have nothing to do with Germans except that they are our neighbours

[@conker9529]

@@Blue-Eyes2525I think they mean that English and Dutch originate in the same place, Germanic is a set of languages, not German :)

[@VladBieltz]

@@Blue-Eyes2525 German and Dutch language are very, very similar. Trust me.

[@nmg1909]

Thank you very much for this headup for us coming to the Netherlands for a tourist visit.

[@craigr306]

Coffee shop ?

[@vinabtv4581]

Thank you so much for the informative video. God bless

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

The Dutch speak English very well. I've even heard it said that some people that move to the Netherlands and want to continue learning Dutch have to remind their friends to use Dutch instead of English. I'm learning Dutch now and there is so much overlap between English and Dutch, you barely have to try. What is the Dutch word for water? Water. What is the Dutch word for boy? Jongen. Sounds like "Young-en", like an old person would say. What is the Dutch word for book? Boek. What is the Dutch word for cat? Kat.

[@Dehlika]

My dream country ❤ i love netharland 🎉

[@Dunjoon]

is there an online way to be in touch with Dutch people? I'm gonna apply for universities in there and don't know anyone

[@Abdoulsalamjallow11]

I never went to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 but it is the only country I wanted to visit in whole Europe…😢

[@John-p5q]

Why? The landscapes are basically nonexistent. Everything is flat. Nothing much to see

[@BabzV]

​@@John-p5qWe might not have mountains, but a country is more than just that. We have a lot of history, beautiful architecture, gorgeous coastline, parks, qaint villages but also very urbanized areas, lots of museums, amusement parks, lots of different cuisines because of our multi cultural society, you don't need a drivers license to get around the country comfortably and much much more.

[@John-p5q]

@@BabzV The architecture of the houses means nothing to me without nature. It becomes boring

[@ayucahyaofficial9095]

Thanks for sharing this interesting video,greetings from Indonesia 🤝🇮🇩🙏

[@WidideJong1996]

Hiep Hiep Hoera dari Dombanya Coach Justinus Lhaksana Pundit Sepakbola Indonesia 🇮🇩 juga .

[@shaziaali5795]

Can you make a video about education scenario for international teenagers who move to Netherlands with their family?

[@InfinitesimallyInfinite]

A wise advice, don't. Especially with family. There is a housing shortage in the Netherlands and moving in with a family on a study visa can be very hectic and stressful.

[@kavithapremji7716]

Scope of software engineer?

[@gillianberman6902]

Good video except till the point where you said that you have to learn Dutch, it’s utter bullcrap. We are the most proficient non native English speakers in the world.

[@EGO0808]

Well, if that’s the case, you would have noticed the narrator explained most signs, notifications and information in public areas is in Dutch. And that would acquire some basic understanding of the Dutch language in order to comprehend.

[@mcj2219]

If you want to really integrate you learn the most important factor of our culture the language. And everything is Dutch here in NL paperwork, media, public signs

[@rosalinethomas4665]

En hoekom MOET mens ingils praat. Kak storie.

[@Stormer1633]

I lived in the NL 30 years ago. I had dual citizenship (NZ &NL), until the NL cancelled the duality. I found the Dutch on a social level accomodating to speak Engels. When it comes to anything legal, work related etc, its in Dutch with little compromise unless you work for a multinational company

[@Mahenaw]

Can you please make a video on how to find your "first" apartment when you just arrive in the Netherlands? Assuming the person does not have a local address, bank account or a permanent phone number. All the house-hunting videos are for someone who has all those three things. But I could not find one video that tells you how to find an apartment when you first arrive and have no bank account.

[@keyplayerslimited]

Go before me

[@blue5697]

Just say you are refugee

[@jaccovermeulen2762]

there might be omissions but I did not find any real mistakes in this video. And I have been living in NL for 50 years.

[@irekfilms]

And you are close to the North Pole ??? Is that not a mistake ?

[@nigaer4360]

​@@irekfilms your life is a mistake buddy

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

@@nigaer4360 Asking a question for clarification and you say they should lose their life. That's what an American would do.

[@SittiJaroonjam]

Amazing country, amazing video. Thank you from "EXPATsofa"💜❤👍

[@Samuelrelationshipcoach]

Is the country really amazing

[@LATIKAKARNANI-y8k]

Hi we are planning to move to Netherlands from India. Can you guide us.

[@rhondabailey9238]

It's like finding the right person to marry...similar...Not perfect...but the imperfections that you can live withAnd after 35 years...still in love

[@toureaoua620]

I'm still wondering what's better beetween moving to the netherlands or staying in france

[@PicTopStudio]

MDRRR toi aussi t'es là pour quitter la France ?

[@toureaoua620]

@@PicTopStudio Je réfléchis à propos de sa mdr 😂😂

[@vladatella7833]

@@toureaoua620pareil pour moi

[@VladBieltz]

@@PicTopStudio you understood the English comment but still chose to reply in French. Douchebag.

[@jillgebauer1292]

My great great grandparents all came to America from the Netherlands. As a result, i was thinking about moving there. But to stay there legally, i would need a job. An au pair would be fine but what is the need, if any, for teachers of English? I do not speak Dutch; just a few words. Is this feasible? If not, any other recommendations?

[@HammieBone]

Learning Dutch isn’t really necessary since around 90% of people in the Netherlands can speak English

[@RoyaItee]

Hey!! thats cool, because my fathers grandparents came to america from the netherlands too!

[@mohamedalawy6172]

The best Country in Europe .

[@fitfiddlerz]

amazing what happens when education is free

[@AlvaroC77]

Quality education. The "being free" only doesn't help when it's really bad

[@gmatsue84]

By "free" you mean you're paying through your taxes, I'm assuming

[@EGO0808]

Education in The Netherlands isn’t ‘free’.

[@arandomwalk]

Education is free up to high school. Higher education such as University is 2500 a year for locals/or EEA (for outside EEA students it ranges between 15000-20000 euros) excluding the cost of books which are renewed on a yearly basis and differ significantly from previous year versions.

[@shubhamsuryavanshi1950]

What’s the average salary for MD or MS doctors there??

[@carel20081]

80.000,-

[@arandomwalk]

You lost me at healthcare being point number 2 as a pro. There is a massive shortage in medicine in the Netherlands and this is nationwide reported across all major news. You also have a yearly personal contribution of approx 300 euros that renews every year. This means that if by some miracle you manage to get an appointment in the current year, you would still have to pay an upfront of 300 euros and only afterwards it is covered by your basic (140 euros a month) insurance. Please inform properly, the information is just wrong. - Een Nederlander die helemaal zat is van de huidige situatie.

[@Acemoney448]

From Tampa fl and really considering moving to Haarlem

[@Centurion101B3C]

'...sipping tepid white wine from plastic cups...' had me in stitches.

[@MENSA.lady2]

I've been there many times. Not yet found any real negatives. Brexit has made the entry paperwork a little more time consuming but that's a price I an happy to pay.

[@georgedoris7615]

Please how can I move to Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@DGsa1661]

Great video but you completely under reported the weather-it RAINS ALOT!!!

[@yetundeamegavi7926]

Please how do i move to the nethalands as a foreign midwife

[@Pentrucasa-iz1eq]

Buy an ticket for the airplanes, use the plane and go to Holland. Lmao

[@xFD2x]

I doubt you can work here as a midwife. Perhaps after doing your scholing all over again.

[@Filzzz1993]

Can you please confirm if I go as a student and my spouse goes as my dependent, how many hours he can work? I just heard today that the dependant cannot work anymore which is a really strange rule

[@artitanna996]

Please confirm

[@Filzzz1993]

still looking for the answer@@artitanna996

[@DraxTheDestroyer]

The Dutch are the most proficient non-native English speakers in Europe, what are you talking about?

[@chivalryisdead6440]

Hi! You forgot the fact that the divorce rate here is about 45 percent. Family life here is unstable. This video is very good but it is also very much from the perspective of foreigners so I have my doubts about it here and there. TY!

[@cherrywiney]

That's very high, what are the reasons?

[@chivalryisdead6440]

@@cherrywiney It is the same for the entire 'developped' west. Feminism is a large contributor to the problems. The 'red pill' community can explain it in detail. But if you like I can send you a link of a KZbin video fully explaining it?

[@cherrywiney]

@@chivalryisdead6440 yes, I want to see

[@chivalryisdead6440]

@@cherrywiney Chris Williamson on KZbin has a lot on the topic. Now that is north America but the problem is similar here. It is just less extreme and less hateful here. Jordan Peterson also some stuff on the topic. In the end effective pair bonding is the product of social engineering. In the west we do not (want to) understand that anymore. On top of that a lot of things are happening that undermine the culture to facilitate effective pair bonding. Social welfare systems, high education for women, birth control etc.

[@chivalryisdead6440]

@user-yb9yn7ny5n I did not believe it so I had to check. But you are right. A 75 percent divorce rate in Russia. That is worse than terrible. The entire contract of marriage should be canceled over there. It is a total loss. Do NOT get married boys! Run to the hills!

[@Samuelrelationshipcoach]

I need pals from Netherlands Amsterdam

[@violettracey]

Thanks!

[@clsfoundation]

Please i need someone to help me come to Netherland

[@ncproduction8211]

Can a MBBS holder work there and live a better life

[@Mikeparol]

The healthcare is very expensive but it goed

[@funtertainment2128]

4:11 ❤

[@irekfilms]

The Netherlands is close to North Pole?!?😂😂😂 where did you get this nonsense from??? Dutch love winter and a specially iceskating, and they don’t disappear and stay at home, the whole winter another nonsense 😂😂😂

[@daltonmooring2573]

anyone else watching after the election?

[@Marshalthepotatoe]

Not everyone is an ignorant american. 😅

[@MAS-js8nk]

Thank you for this information I appreciate it

[@rupertdeling3530]

Neder ---land. Top 1 in the world regarding bicycles. 17 million inhabitans 71 million bicycles.

[@samuelraj5833]

❤

[@ramonschliszka6332]

I hear “gouvernement benefits” a lot. This is a dangerous notion. The gouvernement does not have any money of its own. All funds directed to any kind of social benefits come from Dutch tax payers. The tax payer system is a fragile system. Once we start forgetting how social benefits actually are paid for, it will collapse.

[@williamgeardener2509]

The Dutch tax system won't collapse because there's no "opt out" possibility. As soon as you start earning money, the government takes it share. You'll pay taxes on every sort of income. Got a heritage? Taxes are owed. Won a lottery? Taxes are owed. Sold your house? Taxes are owed. And the best part is that the government already has cashed in, before you even get to see your money yourself. The Dutch government won't let you forget how social benefits, our state pension and all the other benefits we have, are paid for.

[@semvandevelde5156]

no because alot of Dutch government budget comes from exports, around 80-90% of GDP, as opposed to the 10-40% seen in other countries, so it is much less reliant on taxpayer money.

[@xFD2x]

@@semvandevelde5156 I doubt this is true. Do you want to explain to me how the government gets lots of money from exports ?

[@Wielie0305]

@@xFD2xHaven van Rotterdam…

[@xFD2x]

@@Wielie0305 Maar wat levert dan "80-90% van GDP" voor de staat op ? Het is gewoon niet waar. Er bestaan importheffingen, maar geen export heffingen.

[@Nr1from1978]

Thanks for promoting my country. However due to massive refugee immigrants as well as generations of misbehaving immigrants, most Dutch people have had about enough of foreigners. Not to mention the shortage of housing. Of course most of these things are caused by our lame government.

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

Interesting comment to leave under a video that has the aim to inform foreigners that want to move to the Netherlands. Perhaps you have a preference for a certain type of immigrants?

[@Nr1from1978]

@@erikthehalfabee6234 I have no preference and I don't care. Just a little hint that the Dutch might not be so welcoming anymore as they used to be. Especially towards illegal immigrants.

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

@@Nr1from1978 aren't you a exaggerating a problem? There are less than 50,000 asylum seekers per year (not illegal), and additionally no more than 50,000 undocumented people.

[@Nr1from1978]

If I was exaterating, the right liberal party of Geert Wilders would not have been 2nd largest last time we had national elections.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

I once saw a very interesting video. It was a very deprived and rather decrepit social housing project where the Dutch people were complaining about having migrants 'dumped on' them and being paid for a better lifestyle than the Dutch locals were getting. It was brewing tensions, words were shared, even flashes of violence and racist crime. You could have seen very similar scenes in the UK as well. Perhaps even really bad parts of France.

[@sadisunel5764]

👏👏👏

[@davidoyebode3961]

I need a friend to settle in Holland.

[@HealislamDaruliman]

I need to learn dutch for Daawah

[@MichaelHartmann-y2t]

Best cheese ever! 😊 Friendly people 😊

[@keyplayerslimited]

Go before me

[@klusher5556]

Cons, IT IS FUCKING EXPENSIVE

[@UltraRambo]

😁😁

[@marcelinha1978]

Agree 😅

[@Wielie0305]

Hahaha true.

[@Samuelrelationshipcoach]

Expensive how?

[@Centurion101B3C]

Yep, but you pay for what you get.

[@babybundon]

Wish I was educated enough to move there and ride a nice bike

[@jerryarensberg4269]

Does prostitution had to the climate problem????

[@DevC-Basto]

now it's 2023 ,i will move there one day inxallah.

[@Nautical-g3c]

there is too many of your kind here....dont come to holland

[@DevC-Basto]

this comment make me more persistent @@Nautical-g3c

[@LouiseVanderlek]

I would like some dutch pen pals

[@maidenekker]

Please stop making this kind of video's about the Netherlands. I really think we have enough expats living here, paying a crazy amount of money for rent and making it impossible for Dutch people to rent anything in their city. The prices of renting are crazy. We also have refugees who need housing, besides the young people in the Netherlands who want to buy their first home. I think we can do well without Americans taking these places.

[@Pentrucasa-iz1eq]

Are there cats on the streets? Cuz I wanna get one when I'm gonna move there

[@vieirinhaa8386]

​@@Pentrucasa-iz1eqIm gonna also move there I wonder if it's good and the people

[@cattoo860]

You know nothing Ng about the world. The “ Housing Crisis” is Worldwide. Have you tried other options like group living while saving your money😏

[@jannetteberends8730]

@@Pentrucasa-iz1eqhardly none. The Netherlands were the first country in the world that solved the problem of stray dogs, before WO2. Without killing them! For cats the same policy is used: catch and neuter. The few cats that are in the street are pets.

[@kocek9088]

If getting apartment in Netherlands is expensive compared to salary, check Czechia for salary and prices compared to salary :D then u will notice that Czechia is slavery nation

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

You made no sense about being at the beach and it rains so you have to run to you car to escape. That's the reason you are at the Beach...to get wet. Like going to a ski lodge to ski and is starts to snow so you run inside to get away from the snow. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rmyikzelf5604]

Fun fact: it's even illegal to leave your car unlocked!

[@kylemc8851]

Serious? I wonder the reason for such a law?

[@rmyikzelf5604]

Apparently, it's part of the traffic code because of safety reasons and not providing the opportunity to steal the car.

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

Your a M.O.R.O.N.

[@john-darrenesterhuizen9008]

You’re *

[@ChRi-vv9uq]

I need a translator 😂😂

[@S4WMC]

why is the comments about a fking netherland?

[@YahyaAlahal]

Amsterdam is not clean! There is nearly everywhere trash in the streets and sometimes you see mice/rats running in the centre and in the suburbs especially at night.

[@tymciach5003]

Cons Muslims

[@wadhahraweh1543]

Ignorant

[@livinia296]

That is a pro!!! Not a con! 🤡

[@simonwong7807]

🤡

[@Peterthegreat1234]

The North Pole ?

[@deetgeluid]

What a load of nonsens.

[@rhondennis979]

Sounds like a place of unfriendly cliques. "Guarded friend groups." No thanks....

[@simonwong7807]

Skill issue

[@fookerzGAKusa]

Netherlands? POOR AND DANGEROUS CITY WITH LEGALIZED WEEDS AND SPOOKY RED LIGHT DISTRICT

[@Richboipapi123]

City?💀

[@fookerzGAKusa]

@@Richboipapi123 CITY OF (H)AMSTERS+DAM

[@Richboipapi123]

@@fookerzGAKusalol I live there and it’s not dangerous nor poor

[@fookerzGAKusa]

@@Richboipapi123 RICH BY WEEDS?

[@pedroRodriguesMD]

If I am moving to another country, like to the Netherlands, because I cant get a job in my own country? Why the hell these videos keep talking about the school system? Its desperation, for a job and a ceiling, alone, like most of us. Kids? Family? That went down the drain with the cancer that politicians and a big part of feminists done to the world.

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[@clintonoscar429]

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[@ashliesatwick5977]

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[@ashliesatwick5977]

< normandavis

[@davidjohnson4298]

The dutch are very freindly people