Living In The Netherlands | What It's Like | Tea Time

[@TrainToAlaska]

I never get the complaints about Dutch weather, is it rainy, sure but we have beautiful summers, nice and snowy winters, bright and colorful autumns and seeing it becoming spring is just my absolute favorite. I think we’re blessed with a country that actually has diverse seasons

[@thyong24]

TrainToAlaska I can complain alright :D It rains often. (Not heavy rain, but those light rain - idk what it’s called. So not the type of rain you can wait for an hour and be over with) I especially hate the rain during winter. Soaking wet and cold. It gets windy too. In awful days, it gets very windy - to the point that the bikes fell and you’d feel like seconds away from being swept by the wind. And gloomy too. Hair will always mostly messy because of the rain and/or the wind. And the period for good summer days are very short imo, a good 1 month in total? 2 months top maybe. Then it’s gloomy again.

[@AlicjaNai]

Snow in the winter? I don't know if the amount of snow in the winter in the Netherlands is even possible to call snow thougj

[@annikabrug]

I completely agree with that! Although this summer it was way too hot in my opinion, but I guess that was influenced by global warming..

[@mariadebake5483]

I agree with you

[@latchezaradimitrova5979]

What snow? There is almost no snow here an when it snows it can barely be called snow

[@AnaisAzuli]

Well today life in the Netherlands is wearing a raincoat and sunglasses at the same time😂

[@Loepsie]

I feel ya

[@v5d9k1]

Oh my God YES!! I was in the Netherlands last month and I literally did that!! It was a shock to the system...

[@Laroling]

Weather is wild. I think I was riding backwards last week, seeing people fly by like in the wizard of oz. And I was wearing my sunglasses.

[@kieracathrall4395]

you can have five seasons in one day.

[@holo6883]

S T R O O P W A F E L S

[@Emmezali]

YASSSSS!!

[@Emmezali]

@Dionne Bervoets Zijn HEERLIJK!

[@shasita3361]

I always bring stacks of those with me to the US whenever I visit there. Everyone LOVES stroopwafels. The face of the customs officer when she opened my suitcase and saw half of it filled with stroopwafels was hilarious 😂

[@Emmezali]

@@shasita3361 If everyone likes them so much, I wonder why they won't import them!

[@shasita3361]

@@Emmezali They do! I found some at Trader Joe's. The thing is, the ones that get imported, are not the best ones. At least according to me and the people I bring them for. I was a bit disappointed with the ones I found at Trader Joe's. But I guess it'd do if you have a stroopwafel craving, and none of the preffered brands nearby. It's the same with the Dutch cheese they sell in the US.

[@crazie13]

There's definitely a correlation between people not having credit cards and the general lack of debt.

[@mlpencola]

That is amazing! Why are credit cards not really accepted? Or why against having them?

[@iliketositandeat4718]

@@mlpencola We just use a different card system and it works easier (i think)

[@mlpencola]

Thank you for your reply! That's sooo cool - I love hearing about different ways and systems in other countries!

[@roelledebruin4340]

Maybe even a causality

[@SuAva]

ML Heron-Pencola We just generally dislike spending money that you don’t necessarily have. Buying things online and paying after, or paying with creditcard and later paying to your creditcard company are both ways to spend money you don’t have. There are people that do it, but in general we have our Maestro-cards where our money is already on and we pay exactly what we want to buy as we buy it. And if the bankaccount is empty we don’t buy until the next salary is deposited. No debts or interest.

[@Kellogs90]

Hi girl here from sunny California... No shooting, no high school debt, affordable healthcare, no over price housing, ride bike, experience more rain and cold weather? Sounds amazing.

[@sleepinthegarden6606]

Kellogs many other european countries have no shootings, no school depts and ‚free‘ healthcare etc. too :)

[@Emmezali]

Yeah except the housing in the cities (west) IS totally overpriced right now.

[@heidijapan3468]

But there isnt much to do here in comparison to some other countries

[@Kellogs90]

I visit 2 years go and feel in love with Netherlands and Switzerland. If I can I would love to move to either one. I can just speak where I'm from. Whenever you hear another shooting happened sadly its not a surprise no more. I'm sure other country's are safer than the state is.

[@emmalou3121]

No over price housing ? The housing market here is absolutely dreadful, everything is severely overpriced, the competition is extremely high, they have group viewings of about 30 or 40 people. I'm talking about renting too, buying is even worse.

[@icecreamforawesome]

As a swede I'm pretty shocked that college isn't free over there. Interesting to hear that it had changed into a loan during just the last few years as well. People (americans etc) talk about our countries as being socialist utopias but I mean we live in a democracy and that means things change from time to time. I just mean that nothing is set in stone or just given to us, we have to fight with our vote in every election to get the social benefits that we do.

[@tam323]

Compared to the U.S, I would dare say that you DO live in a socialist utopia. Even though secularism is written into our constitution, our country is still pretty much "Christian rules" dominated. Our crime, poverty and homelessness is high, VERY high, 4 years at university costs anywhere from $30,000-250,000 depending on what school you attend. Debt is extremely high here. Cost of living is outrageous with people working 2 and 3 jobs just to afford a small, nothing fancy apartment in a bad part of town. Medical care is extremely expensive and insurance costs are unreasonably expensive. Those of us who are fact based have to fight to keep science theories (such as evolution) in school and keep religious based folklore (like Abrahamic based religious beliefs of creationism), out. Our government at the highest administration is corrupt and our president is a narsassistic, racists, woman hating man- baby that praises dictators and wants to emulate them. Our primary/ public school systems are a wreck. Go ahead and point to 5 countries on a map and ask 100 people raised in the U.S, what countries they are. Maybe, and I mean MAYBE 5 people will be able to answer correctly but ask them who Jesus and satan were and they will all be able to answer. Majority of folks here still think Africa is a country, not a continent. Yeah, I would say that compared to the U.S., Northern European countries are a utopia.

[@mariadebake5483]

@@tam323 Sounds terrible to me, all this. I am so happy to live in Europe (in the Netherlands)

[@findingbeautyinthepain8965]

@Tamara Tami Tama What part of the US do you live in? I live in the north east and it is EXTREMELY secular. Very few people are religious, never mind Christian. There definitely isn’t any chance of Christian teachings being taught in public schools. Also, educated Christians believe in science. We aren’t afraid of evolution or the Big Bang Theory debunking biblical teachings.

[@claire1391]

I'm literally ADDICTED to your channel! I love all of your videos, especially Tea Time!

[@songbird377]

I'm from Hawaii and I was in Amsterdam last month and I absolutely loved it! I thought the nature was STUNNING and thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the sheep and ducks ahh it was so pretty!

[@strawberry1025]

This is fascinating. My brother's partner is Dutch and finds us here in Ireland very oblique and unclear in our speech. And he's right! The fact that we have no one clear word in Irish for the word 'NO' is very telling about our culture. We prevaricate, we don't like to hurt people's feelings so to outsiders we can be maddeningly confusing. Different cultures are fascinating aren't they.

[@alyssia7239]

I'm very curious of how you can say "no" now 🤔

[@mariadebake5483]

Not a clear word for "no"? That's weird

[@LayllasLocker]

My friends moved from Serbia to Amsterdam few mnths ago. Last mnth I went there to bring them their cat. I loved the country. ♥ Traveled to few other cities to visit my world of warcraft Dutch friends. And in the end, before my trip, Ema (the cat) decided she wants to go exploring.... So we ended up running around the neighborhood, ringing at random people homes at 10pm. I'm so grateful that Dutch ppl speak English. We managed to get the cat in the end. Can't wait to visit NL again. ♥ I loved nature I've seen there. Especially the seaside. ♥ First time I saw North sea.

[@aristopoieo746]

This sounds soooo different from italy!! When you mentioned loud tourists i giggled because we usually get surprised at the sight of quiet tourists... us italians are so loud and cheerful most of the time, it's pretty common to even greet a friend that is on the opposite end of the road by straight out yelling and shouting happily. I love that bikes are so used in the NLs!! Here where i live we have a vacation spot that we jokingly call "shelter of the dutch", as it is basically only visited by dutch tourists 😂 and they even bring their bikes here!! I loved this video... im always veery happy to hear about cultural and national differences💕

[@GoldenxSunshine]

Belgium girl here! I always wondered whether you were Dutch or not, because of your accent, but I guess I have my answer :) I love your videos by the way, you're very natural in front of the camera!

[@shoshannahhiggins8252]

Hello! I found your videos this evening from some pin curl tutorials I'm planning on trying, but I'm watching this one and reminiscing about the semester I spent in the north of the Netherlands in university in 2016. I miss it so much!

[@saario.9047]

Omg I knew that your accent was familiar, but it isnt the typical Dutch-English accent. You actually sound really good talking English. Such a nice surprise that you're Dutch too! Ga zo door :)

[@ThisIsMe...]

Because there is no tipical dutch-english accent

[@SuAva]

Yes there is, I can detect the slightest Dutch accent in any fluent English speaker. First time I heard Nikkie, first time I heard Loepsie, I immediately noticed. I can imagine non-Dutch people won’t notice though but in general we Dutchies can really sense out other Dutchies speaking English :P

[@saario.9047]

@@SuAva I agree! Only this time I wasn't sure. :)

[@miahan8988]

But she’s Slovak, isn’t she?

[@suzannevaneeden-allen4777]

Ek het aanvanklik gedink sy is Afrikaans sprekend 😉

[@ellinornordin3973]

I am so glad you answered my question about vintage/secondhand shops! I actually landed in Amsterdam this morning 😄

[@LolasBookshelf]

hope you have a lot of fun! There is so much to see and so many places to go to if you like vintage shops or enjoy historical places and buildings

[@ellinornordin3973]

@@LolasBookshelf thank you! The buildings are amazing 😍 it's sooo beautiful here!

[@imtiazpolock9799]

Hiiii u so cute

[@trudieladenius1943]

I want to add something to the fact of the open windows situation.....I am Dutch, born in Rotterdam.....in fact when I was a kid....I talk about 1950-1965 now....everyone had curtains. We didn't have many houses with central heating in that time....so the main heating came from a cole-stove, a gas -stove or oil-stove... it had to warm the whole house. We had small windows in our townhouses....and the common thing everyone had...were glass curtains, made of tule with lace trimming, and also over-curtains mostly made of thick material. They were closed at evenings, certainly in winter-time. It kept the cold out. Later in time...when there were many appartment buildings being build, we call them flats over here...they had central heating installed and most people changed from curtains to luxaflex or screens.....Because these flats had big windows and during the day the screens or whatever were open....you could indeed look inside.

[@Marskilius]

The more I listen to this video, the more I understand why I like the Netherlands and the Dutch. I see so many similarities to my home country Finland.

[@playonkorg]

Finland is one of the country's I have never seen....does it must chance that ?

[@missrobinhoodie]

😊 I‘ve always liked the Netherlands and the mentality of the people (similar to my country but more open and relaxed)! Also the language is super cute 👌🏻😊 Greetings from Switzerland!

[@krystalrobin3164]

Thank you for this video :) Was super interesting to hear you talk about the Netherlands. I'm from the USA but have always been curious about the Netherlands. 💕

[@isabellahamp718]

Girl, I live in Amstelveen currently (I‘m from Germany and here for uni) and I was so happy to hear you say you grew up here:DD Groetjes!❤️

[@imtiazpolock9799]

Can I meet with you 01991408650 this is my imo

[@hrisia6069]

Efteling is amazing place,absolutely love it😍 I couldn't understand the fairytales because I don't know Dutch,but enjoyed it anyway

[@pap3rwings]

Oh, I happened to be at Schiphol when this video popped up! Just passing through though. I was in the line for Droomvlucht first thing in the morning and everyone around me started pulling out sandwiches. It struck me as so very Dutch!

[@TheRisingIcarus]

This is so Dutch to me. Families would NEVER buy food or drinks. Take those big backpacks and trolleys with 20 sandwiches and pakjes Wicky

[@marie-evetanguay6133]

I’m Canadian and I live in Amersfoort and every women here is dress with a t-shirt, jeans and snicker... loooooving it!

[@marjoleint3592]

Ok, loved this video! As a Dutch women I really want to add some things :) Nowadays children learn English at school from age 4. Actually a lot of Dutch people are protestant, the church is living and vibrant here, although the church is not very much accepted by the atheist part of our country. Homedecor is really important here. We have very much similarities with the scandinavian style of decor and clothing style. The southern part of the Netherlands looks more like Belgium and France were people dress more classical (I'm one of them haha). Children bicycle to school from the age of 4 (ofcourse with mummy) and from the age of 9 they bicycle alone to school. Usually the school is not to far away, so many children walk to school. Children do not were bike helmets like they do in Germany. The Dutch are very fanatic sporters. We love sports and almost everyone I know is involved in some sort of sport. We have the most beautiful beaches (google Noordwijk aan Zee for instance), beautiful woods, hills in the south and we have a lovely climate. Autumn and spring are very, very beautiful, with lots of sunny days. Summer is usually very hot and winter is rainy, but not very cold. People have curtains here, but very stylish ones, haha. We like to show off our homedecor, and thats why our curtains are halfway raised (especially in the smaller villages). I make many eveningwalks in winter, just to peak trough people windows and see the cosy atmosfere and christmaslights. But yeah you can see 'everything' then. People are not very private, especially not in the villages. The Dutch are very, very clean. A clean home, garden, car is very common and it is very important to us. We are practical, buth we love style. We wear make-up but not too much ;) And we love 'gezelligheid', Hygge. Everything has to be cosy and hygge, just like in Denmark. Cosy lights, blankets, cussions, tea, fireplace, books etc. You have many, many homedecor-stores here and they follow the latest trends on homedecor from instagram. We are minimalist by nature. Almost everyone I know has order in their homes and not that much clutter. Again there is a practical side to it as well ;)

[@hollandmore1274]

Thanks for your video. You did cover pretty much about the life in NL :). I've been living in NL for 5 years and I actually love it here.

[@mce1939]

Love learning about your life in the Netherlands! Thank you for sharing. I'm from the Atlanta area in the Southern United States :)

[@nanushka]

Heeeey! that's so nice to know! My stepdad is Dutch and I lived in The Netherlands when I was a teenager. Lived in Katwijk and Rijswijk. My school was an international one, located in Oegstgeest, near Leiden

[@karinhendriks9389]

oh my gosh, what a coincidence! I also went to an international School in Oegstgeest! Het Rijnlands lyceum alumnus here 👋

[@nanushka]

@@karinhendriks9389 that's the one!!! What a coincidence, Haha!

[@cecegirl4327]

I love the NL. I spent my whole summer in Den Haag and enjoyed every minute!

[@hildakalkman7197]

there is a beautifull nature walking paths near Ede with some wildhorses, hogs etc...

[@twistedfrannie9311]

There is a huge difference between having a beer or a glass of wine,( like alot of Nederlanders) and DRINKING .

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Yeah agreed. Binge drinking is a bit of a thing among students (isn't it always?) but I wouldn't consider it typical to go out and drink a lot every day (even among students it's usually confined to parties on a few days a week.) My father enjoys beer, but he doesn't have one daily, and when he does drink he always limits himself to just a few. My mum loves wine, but usually just has one glass with dinner or something. Me and my husband do drink sometimes, a beer/wine in the weekend, but usually limit that to 1 or 2 drinks, or one bottle of wine between us on vacation. In my social circle having a drink at parties is a thing, but not to the point of complete drunkenness and not every day, certainly.

[@melissanielsen8215]

Thankyou. As a Dutch person of heritage,we don't spend what we don't have and don't like to waste anything. So when school comes in to question we save to be able to go to school

[@evahonselaar3879]

I’m born in the west of the Netherlands but when I was 5 I moved to Groningen ( that’s a province in the north) but my family still lives in the west. I can remember very clearly that when my family came to visit our new house for the first time that they were incredibly surprised. They tough as many other Dutch people that the Netherlands doesn’t have nature but when they came to the place where I live they saw a lot of beautiful nature. The big city of Groningen (that’s also called Groningen) only has small parks but when you go to the small towns and villages you’ll find a lot of green. And those towns lie only 5 minutes away from the city. So if you want to visit the Netherlands and you want to see a lot of green and also see a city you should definitely go to Groningen(the city) and take like a bike trip or something to see the nature in the towns and villages. You could also go to Leeuwarden( lays in Friesland) or to Assen (lays in Drenthe) because they also have a lot of nature out of the city.

[@MrRaffaelatje]

Omg I just subscribed to your channel and snooping through your videos... And hahaha wat zie ik je bent Nederlands! Geweldig! Lieve groetjes van een mede Nederlander ❤️

[@kels3972]

Thank you for so my information!! That was so interesting!! I live in a rural area in Southern Ohio, USA that has a lot of Amish. I grew up in a larger city in a different state. It took me awhile to get use to it! Now, it's hard to go back to the larger city! LOL!! I loved the info on the curtains!! I didn't expect that!! Thank you!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@patriciawasner]

Germany is pretty similar to the netherlands. I was there on my last holiday and a lot of people speak Germany especially older people and an older women spoke to us when my friends and me went to buy groceries and said what is good and what we should try. I will always remember this nice lady 😊. Dutch people are some of the nicest people I met while traveling and working. The school system is also pretty similar between Germany and the Netherlands. So all in all there are a lot of similarities the one his different is that Germany has a ton of hills and the Netherlands doesn't but therefore it's more fun to go by bike there 😊

[@UltraAwesomeEmily]

In my reading on Dutch genre paintings (paintings of the interiors of Dutch homes), I once came across some information about the lack of curtains in Dutch homes. Aside from wanting as much light as possible to enter the home (which is made difficult by the often grey weather), having unobscured windows was a sign of openness/lack of sin to the community and, ultimately, God. In effect, it was visible proof that the family had nothing to hide from others or God. Thought this was a very interesting bit of info and I'm sad that I don't remember the exact source.

[@michielvoetberg4634]

As a Dutchie I didn't know that this would be the reason not to have curtains. It certainly isn't the reason anymore. I don't have curtains, dont want them, don't need them. However I do have roller blinds. Most people have those. We do want to have some privacy at night ;) Also it is considered rude here to stare inside through the windows. It is fine to take a quick glance

[@Mrs_Valentine_Is_Cooking_Pasta]

Also curtains(opend) where used in the past ( Dutch Golden Age) to show of your wealth by using expenive materials to frame the window and we are nosey,we like to see whats outside 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️

[@sevrinaina6949]

Wow I heard that there is a tax on curtains because everybody wants/needs/uses them so it is a "clever" way to collect taxes by the government. Apparently there are a lot of urban myths about curtains in the NL..Lucy can you enlighten us?

[@Mrs_Valentine_Is_Cooking_Pasta]

@@sevrinaina6949 That was on the windows not the curtains , there even where taxes on the stairs in a house but that is like centuries ago

[@TheRisingIcarus]

I do notice this when walking in German. I think their windows are smaller and it all looks a lot more closed off. We prefer bigger windows that let in some light and open up the blinds. I also notice most people from abroad (Turkey, Morocco) that they always keep their blinds shut which really stands out lol

[@lilywojciechowski9906]

My father was born in the Netherlands and I have a pen pal there and now I would really like to visit and maybe live there. Thank you bfor this video!

[@elianacosta317]

When I was in Amsterdam I went to a 2nd hand store and bought 2 pairs of vans for 25€ - BEST! I loved Amesterdam, will go there again with my sister maybe next year!

[@Katie-fv6ej]

I feel kinda dumb, I didn't know the Netherlands had royalty or even their own king and queen! Thanks for the half hour world history lesson, Lucy (:

[@crazyanimeloveable]

Why am I watching this I live here 😂

[@annaveken]

Je hebt het echt goed gezegd! Eindelijk iemand die serieuze antwoorden geeft in plaats van het klompen en wiet verhaal!

[@SC-rq6ne]

Love your teatimes!! Been going through your lifestyle playlist and watching most of them ❤️❤️

[@beetlejuice7064]

I’ve always wanted to live in the northern parts of Europe! ❤️

[@beetlejuice7064]

ConstanceMozart that is a good and interesting mindset :) I live in Macedonia, a small country where ppl earn very little money, and freedom isn’t something we know. Our politicians are only on their position because of money and don’t give us the freedom to express ourselves or have any say in what happens with our country... Therefore yes, if we at least had some type of freedom, money wouldn’t be that big of a problem, even though we get paid very little...I hope that things change soon to the better!

[@elirien4264]

Me too.

[@mariapapagiannidi5331]

I remember the houses having no curtains, but also that the windows are sparkling clean. All of them. That's saying something when you think about the weather.

[@Ct27111]

There’s a lot of Dutch history in my part of NY. There’s a even a Sinterklaas festival near me too!

[@michielvoetberg4634]

Well we Dutchies once traded the area of New York for Suriname. Which might not have been the best deal for us in the long run... but damn we got rich on trading spices. Apple might be the biggest company these days, but the VOC (United Dutch East India Company) is still the most successful business of all time.

[@AnneliesvanOverbeek]

If I remember correctly, New York used to be called New Amsterdam

[@Ct27111]

Annelies van Overbeek Yes! There was a Dutch colony in what is now Manhattan.

[@Ct27111]

Michiel Voetberg I live in an area of NY called the Hudson Valley. After Henry Hudson discovered the river, lots of Dutch colonies started to pop up in the area. One town has a whole street preserved that people can come and visit to learn more about the history of the Huguenots in the town. I have yet to attend the local Sinterklaas festival, but I’m really going to try this year!

[@Kapiiu]

I love Dutch tourists, I live in France and I often meet some all around the year in the countryside, and they are always fun and in cool camping-cars ahah. Loved the video ! Makes me want to visit The netherlands even more! Would love to live somewere where biking is the first mean of transportation, that's so cool.

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

Lots of grand children of huguenots in the Netherlands My last name is also france. But i never did some study on that,from where the came.

[@hawkmoths]

Well now I want to move to the Netherlands!! It sounds so lovely

[@lindseystein9676]

Credit cards are pretty much a rite of passage in the US. I’ve never had one and that’s quite unusual here, especially since I’m 32. I was always put off at the idea of being in debt. I do have a little debt, but it’s medical and that is looked at differently (supposedly). If I don’t have the money to buy something, I save for it.

[@creativecheersoffashionlau7364]

Your English pronounciation is so good!! Mine sucks but then I am way older so I am maybe not that much grown up with much English/American around me. Yours is great!

[@rukminiprabhu2397]

I'm from India and I visited The Netherlands a few years ago for an internship. I found Dutch people really sweet and helpful , not at all rude. And almost everyone was fluent in English.

[@michielvoetberg4634]

Glad you found us friendly and helpful Lots of foreign students keep saying that Dutchies are rude when the foreigner tries to speak Dutch to us, but we respond in English. That is not us being rude, that is our way of being polite. We want to help you and learning Dutch is quite hard.

[@marinaromero4953]

I absolutly adore this video! Can you do something like a serie about it?? 🙆‍♀️❤

[@giessel]

A youtuber I love AND you're Dutch!!! 🙌🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 Hallo uit Alaska!! Ik hou van jou! 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@ornellaibba854]

Hey ! I live in Brussels and I have been working in The Netherlands for a while (Maastricht), I really like your country. I like your channel. Greetings

[@kiwistars]

if my mind serves me correctly you did Celtic studies as your major? I would love to see a video around that somehow maybe if its you just telling some of your favorite stories i just love listening to you speak! so funny bc yesterday i was randomly suggested to watch your Why I Dislike Amsterdam & Moved There tea time and did obviously and now we have this tea time too! seems fitting

[@quixotic4233]

Question: is there a historical Dutch "look" in the same way there was a "Parisian" or 'NYC" look for a certain era? I'd love to see you recreate it. It often seems like film influence made all pre-1960s look British and all modern looks American, but I'm curious was there a Dutch girl chic that we are missing?

[@sinaendrulat5976]

Hi I am from hamburg Germany and the first time I visited Amsterdam I just felt home I want to visit other places soon, it's quite close and a live the layed back atmosphere.

[@gabimic7022]

I would like to add something on about the fashion. Dutch people definitely do have a ,,style,,. Of course, when it comes to young people, it's really diverse, but the majority do. Now I don't know how to describe that style, but if I had to choose some words that were related it would be relaxed, comfortable, colourful and printy, beachy ( that might be because I live in Noordvijk ). You would have to come here and go to some smaller towns to notice it, but it's there

[@shadowofthecandle]

BREAD WITH BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE SPRINKLES IS FRIGGIN AMAZING

[@szpaqus]

My BFF's bf is Dutch and he is one of the nicest and welcoming person I've ever met. We got along so well :) He's humour is spot on :3 He told me that Dutch people are VERY honest and straight forword, confirming what you told us:p Very interesting video.

[@spillthecola2831]

OMG ARE YOU DUTCH???? We zijn landgenoten sis😍💖

[@Loepsie]

Ik las "landgenoten" in een Beatrix stem 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@spillthecola2831]

@@Loepsie omg amazing!!❤Just like your videos!!!

[@luisanitschke3]

Eyyy nederlanderss

[@hildedebruijn8675]

Ik kom er nu ook pas achter 😱 zooo leuk!

[@CaptainCrankyBeard]

HUP HOLLAND HUP!

[@PumpkinSpicedHorrorShow]

So it’s safe, primarily secular, there’s universal healthcare, a decent education system, and it rains often? Ugh I would love to move my family over there! 😭❤️

[@frizzzx86]

the complete opposite of the US where i'm from -_-

[@Zemerah]

As an American who has visited a few times I found it a nice place to visit, but I personally would not live there. The Dutch are very nice and friendly people. There are a ton of rules and regulations. I visited for business purposes and the government seemed to be a lot more involved in business and your personal life than in the US. Taxes are very high in comparison to the US. Prices are also much higher compared to where I live. I guess if you lived somewhere like California the prices would not be much higher. Rents are high for commercial and residential properties. Housing is very different than most places in the US. In Amsterdam going back I don't remember the exact history but they used to tax the width of a building. So older places are not very wide. In other cities the housing is different. Everywhere is more compact, and coming from somewhere with lots of land it's different. Living spaces are smaller, especially kitchens and the like. Biking is common everywhere. To me it is dangerous for a foreigner pedestrian to accidentally be in the wrong place along a roadway. The public transportation is very good. You can travel this way and you don't need to bike in the big cities. Also I have a problem with the fact bit is very secular. A lot stems from history and the fact they often banned religious practices in prior periods. Again these are just my impressions. They do have some things I would enjoy and more things I would not like, ie the governmental taxes and regulations.

[@michielvoetberg4634]

@@Zemerah @insidousPaperclip, yes it is safe. I've never been anywhere in the NL and felt unsafe, even at midnight. Melissa foreigners think biking is unsafe because foreigners don't know our traffic rules and customs. To Dutchies and people familiar to biking culture it is very, very safe. You won't find any better anywhere in the world. Our infrastructure is in the world apart from Singapore and HongKong I believe.

[@PumpkinSpicedHorrorShow]

Melissa McCreary Personally I think high taxes and rules are a small price to pay for the peace of mind universal healthcare (and an educational system that isn’t an absolute mess) would bring. But to each their own.

[@janeelling4265]

InsidiousPaperclip the healthcare is gooing downsided tho . They want to save money on that system .

[@karenstrong6734]

I would love to visit the Netherlands, anyways I love your videos Lucy, because they are entertaining , interesting, also they would sometimes cheer me up whenever i’m upset me.

[@Metallady1972]

I've been in the Netrherlands for 2 Times and I rellay loved it! Very nice People and I enjoyed every second when I was there. I hope I can come again hopefully one Day. Thank you for the Informations :-) Love watching you

[@wikjejanssen3770]

omg i like your videos so much but i just now found out you live in the netherlands like me and that makes me so happy and motivated for some reason

[@audiotinker]

I love your videos. Always interesting, fun, and inspiring. Also your lip color is amazing today! 💕🔥

[@Urukins]

I was looking forward to this video!! I’ve moved this year to the Netherlands and I wanted to know some of these things. THE CURTAINS THING THOUGH I feel like I’m passing by ikea show rooms and I feel terrible for looking! Now I feel like I’ve trained myself simply not to look, but as someone who lives in the ground floor I have to keep my curtains closed, I leave just a bit of it open to that my cat can observe the outdoors

[@alittlebitshelfish3984]

Oh, and yes, Germany and the Netherlands are very similar. I spent the first 8 years going to German schools etc, and we went back and forth between countries a lot. Can confirm.

[@alittlebitshelfish3984]

I love when you do videos like this. My mother is Dutch, and we spent a lot of time there when I was a child (Nijmegen) and I miss visiting... although now I need to scour amazon for drop... 🤣

[@wendydh1212]

It's pretty cool that credit cards aren't very commonly used! In the U.S., it can be great or detrimental depending on your money habits. Some people can fall into debt and ruin their credibility when applying for loans. But, if you use it well, there are cards that give you anywhere from 1-5% cash back or other rewards for your purchases. You can get lower interest rates on loans if you pay off your balance on time and build your credit score.

[@kittyyyyykat92847]

i am from the philippines and i am moving to amsterdam next month! i am super excited :)

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

Youre welcome. We need more smart people.

[@twistedfrannie9311]

I grew up between Waalwijk and Nova Scotia, Canada. My mother was from the Netherlands, my father from Canada.

[@playonkorg]

Canada is a great country , you must be lucky :)

[@mariadebake5483]

Honingdrop is my favorite drop too!

[@SimpleEverydayLifewithRachael]

Interesting that what you are going to do in life is sort of determined by age 12 by your country.

[@cb4412]

Luckily there's still a lot of room to switch between types of education from that point on. Also, with some additional tests and/or short-cut schooling, you're able to get into most schools, even if they were initially deemed to be "above your level". This goes for highschool (middelbare school) as well as university/trade school etc. So it may seem quite rigid in theory, but in practice, it doesn't have to be.

[@isabellexxx6523]

C Blaak I don't totally agree with that. When you start off at the lowest level of high school, it's typically very hard to get to the highest level. And then when you do the lowest level you have to choose your job orientation from the age of 16 already (which is way too young in my opinion). Therefore i chose the wrong direction at that age and now finally when I finished that study, I could start an education that actually suits me. And on a higher level (which seems to suit me much better as well). From ages 12 to 16 I was just unlucky because private situation and classmates were dragging me down.

[@feena9241]

Isabelle Hoekstra we have a similar school system in germany and it is not good, it‘s one of the reasons why of all rich developed nations germany is one of the worst places when it comes to upgrading in social classes, people who are born to poor parents usually stay poor, kids of academics usually become academics. But the higher the social class ppl are from the less they want to admit this problem because they don‘t want their precious little snowflake kids to get mixed up with the lower classes, they fear their kids getting „dragged down“ by them

[@annika1828]

@@feena9241 "similar school system" - this is not really true. In Germany there is no test at the age of 12 which decides your future education. The primary school teacher gives a future school recommendation but everyone is completely free to decide which school they want to go to. And university is a lot cheaper than in the Netherlands (sometimes only 100€ per semester) so I think it is a lot easier for people to afford their children's education. So I don't support your point that Germany is one of the worst places when it comes to upgrading in social classes. I think people get opportunities to do that

[@feena9241]

@@annika1828 You don't need to believe me or support my point, there are statistics for that. It's a fact lol

[@m.hermsen7176]

im from the netherlands and half of the info depents on where u live! there is a lot of difference where u live

[@luannedimaggio7025]

Loved this ❤️ so much. Thanks 😊

[@jimmymiata]

you learn english by singing along with what ever music is on the radio tv of any mobile device i personaly learned much while watching movies on tv or in the theatre , your hear the words the pronounciation and you read what it means in the subtitles, and rock pop culture is mainly in english and at a young age you pick it up easily, i never learned english at school

[@brunomanuelsoaresdasilva2590]

Netherlands is really a good option for to live and to enjoy the life.

[@KAJA530]

Well...Slovaks and Czecs also bring their own food everywhere :D

[@zayragonzalez9495]

I like understanding how live is Netherlands and the levels of education

[@MsHandballplayer]

Een HBO hogeschool wordt ook wel een University of Applied Sciences genoemd, mensen die dus naar een hogeschool gaan, kunnen in het Engels trots vertellen dat ze naar een universiteit gaan. Voor zover ik uit de Ierse cultuur heb meegekregen kun je MBO het beste vergelijken met "college", daar ligt de focus relatief gezien best veel op het praktijkonderdeel en is het theoretische gedeelte iets minder belangrijk dan op een university. Maar prima uitgelegd hoor! Ons systeem is ongelofelijk lastig en ik wist zelf nooit goed hoe ik het moest uitleggen tot ik in Ierland woonde :)

[@sonjakramer282]

if you wanna live here and also want some nature, i recommend living north. the towns there are kinda small and there are forests and big meadows.

[@andrear6566]

This was so interesting! Thanks for making this video!

[@marijam.1512]

I love the Netherlands 😍 And I will study in Groningen next year 😃

[@b.163]

Marija M. Omg great, what will you be studying??

[@marijam.1512]

Bibi international teacher education for secondary schools

[@zeinadebussy3116]

Do u have to be speaking fluent Dutch to study there

[@b.163]

Zeina Debussy There are lots studies given in English, but for one in Dutch, I wouldn’t take one without knowing the language

[@zeinadebussy3116]

@@b.163 what about medical studies bcz i live in Lebanon atm but once i graduate im moving to the Netherlands bcz i have the dutch nationality and continue university there so im trying to find some info about admission requirements however research on google hasnt been very helpful cz most of the info is in dutch and i dont speak dutch

[@vincentvandersteen9692]

I really like that you didn't go into the political issues like with sinterklaas, you did talk about the royal family and how some people think about it but that was just briefly. I just think it's a nice thing

[@lisansour7678]

Super leuke video! (Zoals altijd) ♡

[@alfietuazon5959]

OMG, I was there 2 weeks ago. I love everything in Netherlands and I want to learn Dutch language. I hope I can visit again. 😘😘

[@alfietuazon5959]

PS . such a weird weather..sunny and rainy, windy at the same time. 😂

[@labourerplop5034]

Having lived in both countries Holland and England for more than 10 years hand on my heart I prefer the United Kingdom just more choice bigger country various landscapes more affordable although the Netherlands might be slightly safer friendliness is a tough one but what I love about Holland the most is the cycling and that there is so much youth school kids working at such young age in supermarkets and doing deliveries 📦

[@irisl7817]

Thank you so much for making this video. I would love to visit The Netherlands someday. :)

[@lucillem7706]

So interesting to compare with my experience (grew up in France, lived in Germany and currently in Sweden), we also have that school before elementary school in France! (I feel less alone haha)

[@kostrita_lcf_84]

no curtains? D= wow in México we had something similar I believe... on Xmas, kids used to leave their shoes by the window or under the tree, so the 3 kings or santa will leave them a toy. I thought that custom had come from Spain, now I wonder...

[@alice19th]

It might have though =) In the dutch stories about Saint Nicolas, they say he is from spain. So maybe that ritual comes from there as well. The Netherlands was part of Spain for a while, and the habit might have come to us (Dutchies) that way? We can speculate =P

[@julietanardin6631]

Those are the three wise men/kings. They come on the morning of January 6. Kids leave their shoes under the Christmas tree and grass and water for their camels and they leave presents. It’s base on the Bible, the 3 men that went to visit baby Jesus and brought him different presents.

[@MsNimJ]

Santa claus was derived from Sinterklaas. Maybe thats why there are similiarities?

[@quintameb1801]

I agreed with everything you said and I live in a small village. It sure is not for me to have small talk, but yeah.. it does happen in a village. Also, about the English. At my school I learned English at the age of 9/10, so it really depends on which school you go to.

[@belladonnabaggins3996]

Yay fellow dutch-person 😊

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

I'm American, but I learned about the German school system in my classes, and it's interesting to me how similar the Dutch school system is to the German one.

[@ralu_ioana_]

I always thought you were french ...... mindblown

[@MelanievanGrieken]

I love living in the netherlands i love that the Netherlands is not that big and that we changed alot in this world xxx dutchie from north holland

[@Radaweu]

Germany girl here, living right at the Dutch border. At least here, it's very true that Germany is just like the Netherlands - minus the bikes. Oh and coffee is much cheaper there in comparison, hence you can easily spot a German in a Dutch supermarket: we buy a ton of coffee.

[@Mrs_Valentine_Is_Cooking_Pasta]

And cheese 😁

[@sdb9884]

My husband is Dutch. Tall and blond, like you said! His whole family, male and female, are 5’10” to 6’5”. It’s like a forest of people when we have a gathering. Is it normal for them to all be cheap, or frugal?

[@onnalynn7004]

I really like how you guys do ur education system over there. I wish it was like that here...ive always said we should learn only what we NEED to learn from the type of career we are interested in, starting at age 11-13...so that is a actual DREAM to me...i am jealous! I live in America...and i do not like many things about my country, but i also love my country as well...its a love hate. I am somewhat obsessed with the world, and learning about it...history and modern things...(especially world hisrory) and ive been like this since i was about 8 years old...and my love for fashion, and fashion history has helped with that as well. So i just ADORE hearing peoples personal opinions about their country. I also would prefer to live in a country that is a dictatorship...(i have my reasons...trust me...i have researched it for years...) so i am also jealous of the politics in ur country. HOWEVER there are a few things i am not so jealous about...like the lack of religion, the more secular way of life...and of course the lack of nature lol. I LOVE all the trees and mountains where i live...and all the lovely greenery everywhere i look. I live in Wa state in America...and we def get 3 full seasons here. I live near Seattle so we do tend to get more rain than alot of other US states...and i adore rain. (I could do without snow though...like...if we only had snow for exactly 3-4 weeks and thats it i would b fine...but 4-5 months of it is too much! We have even had 6 months of snow before...a few times in my life...NORMALLY we get 4-5 months of snow and below 40°F, 2-3 months of spring with 90% rain at about 50-60°F, 3 months of summer thats either too chilly for swimming or too hot to go outside at 70-95°F, and 2-3 months of autumn with perfect weather at 30-50°F.) PERFECT weather year round would be... 8 months of Autumn at 50-60°F, 2 months of summer at 70-80°F, 1 month of winter at 30-40°F, and 1 month of spring at 40-60°F. (If anybody knows of a place similar to that somewhere in the world PLEASE LMK so i can move there asap...my perfect temps are 50-60°F.) I despise too hot and too cold. I sweat to easy and dont feel happy, and my body hurts and im lazy if im too cold and that happens too easy. I prefer sweater and pants with ankle boots weather.

[@greenknitter]

The Netherlands is in no way a dictatorship. What gave you that idea? it's a representative democracy and the biggest political party in coalition is conservative/economic liberal. There is complete freedom of religion so it's up to the individual what religious beliefs (or none) anyone wants to hold in the Netherlands.

[@kreatyvi]

i didn’t know you were dutch! in the future i would like to live in the netherlands, this video really helped me learn about the country🥰thank you❤️

[@mollymelon1768]

Hey thanks I feel this will be helpful when I visit the Netherlands. Have you thought of doing the Parjin hairstyle from the Efteling Symbolica series?

[@Loepsie]

You mean Pardijn? Doesn't she wear a jester's hat? 🤔

[@mollymelon1768]

@@Loepsie yes typically but there was a Symbolica episode series a year or so ago where the actress had her hair braided in a way to make it look like the jester hat. It looked pretty trendy.