NEVER going back to the USA from the Netherlands and here's why!!!

0:00 Intro
0:45 Meet Cash
1:43 Accident Lawyers
5:10 So. California Traffic
9:00 Cost of Gas
12:52 Payday Loans
14:30 Drugs on TV
18:37 OTC Drugs
21:00 Becoming Dutch???
23:42 Help Me to Understand This???
Going back to the US from the Netherlands was a bitter reminder of why we moved to the Netherlands and why we are not going back (to live). The United States of America (USA) can be a beautiful place to live but moving to Europe is the place you want to be. When Tammy and I decided to become expats, pack it up and move to the Netherlands, we left behind things that we never wanted to see again. But guess what happened? The longer we live in the Netherlands the more we are starting to become Dutch, and we don't even realize it (that's a good thing)! The one thing we can tell you for sure is that life in Rotterdam or just life in the Netherlands is a life that everyone should live.

[@Semmy27]

It's called the American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it - George Carlin

[@ingridwatsup9671]

😂😅🤣😂😅🥲🤣😂

[@catharinaforbes-boeren82]

It’s more the American nightmare!

[@Bruintjebeer6]

Just read your comments. That is hilarious and so so true

[@Max-hw7xl]

immigrants like Elon will scream at you for saying it, when done screaming about immigrants

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

I work for a multinational company, a third of our company is located in the USA. As a teenager I went to an international school with at least 35% of the students being US citizens. I’m still in touch with a lot of my High School friends and a large proportion of them are based in the USA. I’ve visited the USA and will do again in the future. I’m European, based in Belgium. What strikes me most about everyone living in the USA is the STRESS. A lot of their lives and/or life decisions seem fear-based. Overtime is ‘t an exception, it’s more a rule. There’s fear of not getting that promotion, not being able to pay medical bills despite having health insurance, fear of going to a doctor. Fear of not being able to pay your mortgage. Fear of not being able to pay for your child’s college education. Fear of violence. Fear of muggings. Fear of the unknown. Fear of anything foreign. Fear of requesting paid leave you’re actually entitled to. Fear of not appearing perfect. Fear of losing whatever you define as your freedom. The stress is constant. It never ends. Even when on vacation, there is the fear of missing out. Another thing that strikes me is the high level of self-medication without first checking if what you’re taking is at all compatible with other things you’re taking, the gobbling of pain relievers, antacids, sleeping pills, medications to wake up, and anti-anxiety medication. It just blows my mind. And the ads on TV pushing the sale of that stuff. It just blows my mind. I love the USA. But I’d never, ever want to live there. It just doesn’t fit my outlook on life. I’m absolutely not adverse to working overtime, I’m ambitious, but I need the security of the labour laws, medical insurance and healthcare system, and higher education system I have where I live… and being able to take my paid days off without feeling guilty. I need the sense of security of not worrying my child is getting shot (or me, for that matter). I need the freedom of knowing I can leave my car, take my bicycle and get to a grocery store within 10-15 minutes… and be safe on a bike lane. Sounds lame, but that’s me. My life is comfortable and I know I can retire comfortably without having sacrificed my health or lots of quality time with my daughter.

[@righteousbyfaithinChrist]

It's like that everywhere. Just depends on where you live and who you are...

[@ronaldb8759]

@@righteousbyfaithinChrist No, it is not. In America is much more fear then in the Netherlands. I hear it all the time from Americans who stay for a longer time in the Netherlands.

[@Bruintjebeer6]

I have friends who moved to the US as expats and decided to stay. He is a CAO from a plant that produces medicine They have plants of money, company shares, a bonus every year, company paid healthcare, a house and a farm in the US and a house in Oxford England. Their house they live most in is in a high scaled suburb People like them don't have to worry about most things you talk about. It is the other 80% of the population who lives like you describe. So it all comes back to money. Poverty is as bad as in some third world countries Healthcare as well.

[@StrawberryPropertyManagement]

Fear is the most commonly used technique to sell anything in the US. Fear of literally anything and anyone, including our neighbors. Fear is the biggest driver of all political campaigns in the US. Fear of “losing” something, whether that be some perception of “freedom”, or whatever else. The gun and ammo industry is huge because they’re selling mainly fear - people must have guns and ammo because they fear for their “safety”. The majority of all this fear is artificially generated through constant marketing both commercial and political. But a lot of the fear is also generated by the constant threat of losing a job, losing medical insurance, losing a home, etc etc etc. Those things are legitimate constant potential threats because the labor laws in most states are very much in favor of businesses. “Right to work” laws are called that to make it sound worker-friendly but are actually against the interests of workers. These laws essentially allow businesses to treat workers as they wish and discard employees without any reason at all. You are right that people are afraid or feel guilty about taking time off work because we’re constantly being drilled that we’re supposed to “work hard” and be ambitious and we’re basically losers if we only want to work normal hours and not always “go the extra mile” or give 110%”. And many people do lose their jobs over taking valid time off, even if the “stated” reason is something else.

[@Bruintjebeer6]

@@StrawberryPropertyManagement a lot of fear in the US is also based on the overall attitude of US society A friend of my had a mole her back yard. The children were not allowed to play with their friends in the back yard because she an her husband were scared that a kid would get hurt because of a hole in the grass and the parents would sue them for millions. That same summer a bus got an accident and over 100 said they had been in the bus and got hurt. The bus was empty when it happened. Someone sued McDonald's because they had obesity from eating their junkfood and a lady got arrested because she pulled a rack in the supermarket and lay under it so she could sue them. It was the third time it happened so they got suspicious I am a very down to earth lady but even I am scared in public because I know when people are angry or drunk there is nothing holding them back from reaching for their gun. It happened twice to me and out of the blue. First in New Orleans by a stranger who did not get his way and the second time at Grand Island after a gard game. We were with 20 people. We were playing for money First game my partner won and second game I won. One of the man did not like it and had been drinking and went for his gun. My eyes are everywhere when I'm in public and I'm on high alert. I inform first where I can and cannot go when I go out on my own. Something I never do in West and North Europa. I also understand the paranoia for the police.

[@eleanordixon9678]

I live in Delft because our son married a Dutch girl so we came to this amazing little country to watch our granddaughters grow up. American tourists can't believe how beautiful it is here. I don't like Americans saying they live in the greatest country on earth because they just DON'T.

[@cata-wampus]

As a fellow American who moved to NL over 20 years ago, I completely understand never wanting to go back. I feel so at home here and am still even after so long am very much in love with the Dutch way of life. America feels so crazy to me now. We are so lucky to be here! I just subscribed and am looking forward to more videos. Keep up the good work!

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

I know that i'm 20 years to late with this please forgive me😊 But welcome here in the Netherlands glad to have you and also glad to know that you like it over here thank you👍

[@cata-wampus]

@@DidierWierdsma6335 Wat lief zeg! Bedankt

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

@@cata-wampus graag gedaan en dankjewel ik neem aan dat je Nederlands spreekt en verstaat Catawampus alstublieft corrigeer mij als ik dat fout hebt? Nogmaals welkom in Nederland. Your welcome and thank you Catawampus I assume that you speak and understand Dutch please correct me if i'm wrong? Once again Welcome here in the Netherlands😊

[@cata-wampus]

@@DidierWierdsma6335 Ja hoor, maar wel met een dikke accent. Hoort erbij, toch? :)

[@aNotoriousPhD]

i am planning on moving to NL next year and it is comforting seeing how many people have been glad to make the switch. i am excited, and in a lot of ways kinda relying on this move as im trans and there are more and more calls to genocide people like me, but am definitely scared about leaving friends and family behind. ive spent the past three weeks in NL, between amsterdam, groningen, utrecht, and den haag, and it’s been the best weeks of my life

[@AnagramGinger]

Dutch people enjoy visiting another countries, but there is nothing like coming home after a few weeks of being abroad. No matter how good of a time I had, once I get out of the plane I’m always happy to be back.

[@OP-1000]

I already have that driving back from Germany. You drive across the border and it instantly feels/looks different.

[@xerxescroes2281]

Well. I left the Netherlands for the USA and I have no regrets. I like the Netherlands but I love the USA.

[@gilles111]

That's why I always fly KLM, getting onboard, be welcomed in Dutch and have a coffee as soon as possible is the best way of ending any trip (and the business trips the most)!

[@theon9575]

Me too! I love to travel and often go away for work or holidays. But coming home, every time, a beat of joy in my heart as the airplane's landing wheels touch down on "EIGEN BODEM!" ❤ Like the Pope I want to kiss the ground when I disembark. 😂 Last time, I was walking from the plane behind 2 old Dutch ladies on the way to Baggage Collection, and when they saw the sign Duanes, I overheard one saying "Hè hè, meid, EIGEN TAAL weer!" We Dutch are among the luckiest on Earth. So we complain all day every day about things in dit kikkerlandje....LOL

[@JustBadMeAndI]

Not me, I am hooked on Asia, my girl is Indo, traveled extensively, and, although The Netherlands is one of the best places to live/work in, there are places where life is more human friendly, like less of a rat race, and, a lot more pleasant temperature-wise.

[@rikakemme]

There is a Dutch pop song from 1982 by Het Goede Doel called België about a guy who wants to emigrate but finds fault with every country he considers. It contains the line "And as for America, that country isn't real", and I'm reminded of it every time you two talk about the US. Also, your grandson is insanely adorable. And Tammy is the most beautiful woman in the world.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

I've always thought the sueing culture in the US was crazy, in New Zealand we don't have that right, and I can happily say I don't want that right.

[@ingridwatsup9671]

Yes you are becoming Dutchies. Good on you for having this view on your old homeland. The cars and lawyers didn’t shock me, the rows of medications did. Now I understand your flue reaction here and why it was hard to just let your body take care of it by resting. We missed you, so glad you came back (sooner?). Will we get an update on US food you had? Take care.

[@randyhorn872]

Soul to soul travels great guys. I was born in California, Hollywood hills to be exact, and I've been living outside of Rotterdam for almost 40 years now. Everything you said about American culture is so right on. After three days visiting my family in California I'm already getting frustrated with all the external input, stressed out people, and unintelligent comments about the world. Getting on that plane sitting in your seat returning home I always take a deep breath thinking " I've made it through another American experience." " Let's go home." So your KZbin story rings with truth and makes me laugh because it is so true. Thanks. Keep up the good work. Tot ziens. Groeten Randy van Heenvliet Nederland

[@lime7253]

Hallo Randy.l also moved to Amsterdam 20 years ago and now l moved to Delft. Love Holland....

[@aislingbooks]

Hi Randy! I was born in West Hollywood, which was then called the LaBrea Hospital, later West Hollywood Hospital and yet sadly no longer exists. We're a rare breed - ha! Groetjes van Zeeland

[@joostprins3381]

Lived in Nigeria, Pakistan and Suriname and am happy to live here in the NL. My parents used to live for almost 60 years in all kind of countries (European too) and even though my father worked for Dutch companies and had the benefits of it they loved being in the middle of no where but in the end they say it is no where as good as here in the NL. So count your benefits and enjoy it.

[@EyesOfGehenna]

About the medication commercials, it's not legal here in the NL to advertise prescription drugs at all.

[@jennyvoorhaar9547]

Good to have you back 😊 Your kleinzoon is adorable 🥰 Looking forward to more soul to soul travels ❤

[@nickstar0074]

What a lovely couple! And such great ambassadors for our little country! Good to hear you feel welcome and at home here ❤

[@Hensepens64]

You both are a valuable addition to our country. Welcome once again. Glad you like our country so much (even when also we have our flaws).

[@MichelBaek]

Welcome back! We are happy to have such wonderful people like you here. And oh yeah… CONGRATULATIONS WITH 8K SUBSCRIBERS! 🎉🥳❤

[@ingridwatsup9671]

I’ll second that: Congratulations on the 8k subscribers. The more, the merrier 🎉❤

[@yourimoggre]

I like this so much. Keep making the video's please. The comparison of the US with this country is so interesting. I can't believe how different the stores are in the US.

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

Great to see both of you again Eric and Tammy it has been a while. Also congratulations🎉 with you're grandson awesome news WOW i hope that he is healthy and happy of course?😊 Other than that welcome back and as always a great video keep up the great work👍 En nog een prettige dag toegewenst.

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

@@MrChrist1972 Onze flag hangt correct Christ. Blauw Wit en Rood horizontaal welke land is dat?

[@vanderquast]

So great to hear and that you are back in Rotterdam 😊 Looking forward to your new vlogs.

[@neelz401]

Great to see you back, you two are awesome 😉

[@fionaek]

Good to have you back!❤

[@yvonnebirch6026]

I am glad you feel so at home in the Netherlands ! Nice to see you back on your channel ! I guess you missed the snow on the mountains ? Congratulations with the beautiful grandson ! 🇳🇱💕🌷

[@weertangel7231]

Got here through someone who reacted to your video and love the positive attitude u both have and how informative it is, especially for a dutchman like me who has never been to the States. So keep it up :)

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you so much for checking us out!!😊

[@dukedool9490]

Thank you Eric and Tammy I always enjoy your video , it make me missed my old place in Rotterdam 😢 Love you guy’s.

[@johnhendriks4085]

Glad you are back. I like to watch your videos. But you are back much sooner than expected

[@Lilygirl283]

Welkom back guys...❤️

[@rianvandenhoof4124]

Van harte gefeliciteerd met jullie kleinzoon. I like your video`s. Make me appreciate this little county even more. Crowdy but still in some kind of organised way.

[@ewoudjan]

i can remember you did vlog wherin you complain about the lack of selfmedication in the netherlands. now you realize that you not made of surgar and a little bit of rain can not hurt you.

[@skippynoah]

Exactly! Things can change very fast.

[@pietschipper324]

welcome back safe and sound, thanks for sharing the photo of your adorable grandson, what a doll !

[@SilviaVanThreepwood]

I went on my dream trip to Disney World, Orlando, last september. The thing that surprised me the most was the bad quality of the food! Like, ANY food! Inside the park and in the real world. Everything looked and tasted fake in some way. I had a Mickey Mouse cupcake with purple frosting on it, and the frosting had that disgusting aftertaste of additives... I bought a packet of fruit pieces every day in the hotel, that was the only "real" food I had access too.

[@Hansse]

Hi guys, Thank you for another!!! very entertaining video and congratulations with your "kleinzoon"😀👏👍. He has is very lucky to have such wonderful grandparents. Greetings from a cloudy Amsterdam.

[@SwirlingSoul]

Congratulations to the mom of your beautiful grandson, and to both of you as Grandparents as well. I am SO glad you still love the Netherlands when you went back to the USA. It's very nice to hear how happy you are here. I can just see you walking the weekly market... getting some cheeses, some nuts and veggies... It's just so comfy to do that, and I don't see that happening in the USA. Not without car. The distances..... that too must've made the gas guzzling monsters become so expensive. We may pay a lot for the gas here, but the distances are nowhere near the same as the USA. If you drive two hours, you'll be in my home in Emmen,.... if you drive two hours in the states, you might not have reached the store yet! I am SO happy to be close to things like, dentist, hospitals, GP doctors, but also bakeries, for fresh bread.... It makes life so much easier, so much less worrysome. And for the life of me, I cannot understand why the USA makes the choices it makes, when it comes to infra structure. Would the USA not be a lot richer, safer, and more efficient if they took a leaf out of the European Book here and there? I think SOME cities are starting to change, but I bet it will be a while! I hope your grandson will get a chance to come study here and stay with his grandparents while he does so in ...oh, seventeen years or there about? I'd start teaching him Dutch as a second language. ;-)

[@skippynoah]

Nice surprise as i did not expect you to be back that soon! Wow, what your life has changed in 1,5 years in The Netherlands….. Who would have thought you would be fed up in the US after only an hour? Great video, great points and for sure you both had a nice time with your family and newborn even though you were ‘harshly’ reminded of the reasons you have moved to Europe.

[@sim-one]

🌷🇳🇱You’re Dutchified! 😄 It was fun watching this vid. Welcome back, congratulations on your gorgeous kleinzoon and get ready for a lovely Dutch spring guys. 😉🌷🌱

[@AlexK-yr2th]

I been to the US quite a few times and I find it really beautiful. You have it all. It is just such a shame what is done with it. As prejudges as I am, The Netherlands is not perfect, not even close, but just a common sense society and when you (can) fit in, it can feel like almost perfect. And you realize that when, as a Dutch, live in other parts of the world.

[@JohnVKaravitis]

We applaud your decision, and, actually, are quite grateful for it!

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Just come to Overijssel and look at the Lemelerberg :) Or go to Maastricht, plenty mountains :)

[@nerina97]

yeah, internationally those are more like big hills / 'grote heuvels'! But for Dutch measurements those are mountains hahaha

[@wimschiphorst8541]

We, Dutchies, call them mountains.😂. But those areas are nice to walk and bike.

[@marjakeizer9580]

Welkom terug en van harte gefeliciteerd met de geboorte van jullie schattige kleinzoon.

[@conniemendeszoon9789]

Welcome dutchtie, missed you guys, and YES, Tammy is a Beauty. Can't wait for the next video❤️ And congrats Grandparents

[@Greyhound53200]

Many years back I visited the USA. My first general impressions: breathtaking nature (visited many National and State Parks) and friendly and curious people - as long as you don't bring religion and/or politics into the discussion. A total annoyance however was the flood of commercials interrupting the actual tv program. A wake-up call I got when visiting a big Walmart stumbling upon a section where all sorts of guns, knives and ammo was sold - amidst the things you would expect in a supermarket like food and clothing. I was horrified!

[@aww7056]

I guess you can see who or what runs the us....big pharma, weapon industry and other multinationals . And the government is one of the stakeholders...so they dont care for its citizens . it shows around the whole country .

[@jwenting]

'A total annoyance however was the flood of commercials interrupting the actual tv program." you mean the program interrupting the commercials...

[@Greyhound53200]

@@jwenting Yeah, that's closer to the truth!

[@dirkdemeirleir264]

Missed you! Glad you are back!

[@JaapGinder]

Congrats, see you have more then 8000 subscribers now! Glad you both are back and well! I recognize some of the things you told. I started laughing when you showed the picture in the supermarket of all the medication at the moment I thought "he's gonna mention all the medicine stuff you can buy there". I wasn't even ready thinking that 🫣 and there it was! LOL What us surprised that a lot of medication is available without prescription, even for stuff that can kill you! And YES, you are becoming Dutch! Next vid in Dutch?

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Lovely video, nice topic, interesting. And now that you’re saving on gas ;-) maybe an occasional trip to the Ardennen, Eifel, the Jura, even the Alps… hills and mountains are not that far away…

[@peterlooije7888]

Wow ! i didn't know it has ingrained it such an extended way ! ( especially the medical/drug-thing and the sue-addiction-thing ) I have to admit : it really amazes me that Americans (and Californians : of all places ! ) migrate to Holland and are just happy to be here. it just brings me to a point to reevaluates my points view . Like your channel ! Keep up the good infotainment ! Cordial greetzzz from a fellow citizen !

[@nobodynone]

Welcome back home in the Netherlands and congratulations with your new kleinzoon, I hope that people who are always wining about the Netherlands see this video and be grateful that they live here and not in the USA. 👍

[@nerina97]

Welcome back! In the Netherlands we have a lot of traffic asocials as well, more commonly known as 'verkeershufters'. But when there is traffic it doesn't delay you by 3 hours or maybe I understood you guys wrong). The high occupancy (?) vehicle lane is a good idea though! It stimulates carpooling, which is really beneficial with that lane. Question: I see trucks on different lanes. Is that usual over in the USA? In the Netherlands they shoudl drive on the most right lane, or if the road is splitting up, then on the right lane after the split. Besides that my jaw dropped at your pictures of aisles with selfmedication stuff.

[@winnypeters4176]

Welcome back! Missed you 2

[@marcwilbrink4357]

Welcome back! Congratulations on your kleinzoon!

[@hummel3479]

Hello Tammy and Eric, i,m from Roermond in the Netherlands and i want to say that the US is a beautiful country and that the people over there have to come together and solve some problems like the two party system and the health insurance, homelessness, labour laws etc. Than it would be a great place to live. The Netherlands is far from perfect and we also have to solve some big problems like high prices for housing and food and the much too immigration . There is no easy way to solve this unfortunately. Love your vlogs and your views on many issues. Groetjes

[@carolientjejosefientje1684]

Hi Hummel, I'm from Posterholt! Nice to see a fellow Midden Limburger here! I agree, our small country is far from perfect, but compared to the US it's not so bad. Very nice to see our country from a different perspective through Tammy and Eric's eyes. I have lived abroad myself (US, France, Switzerland) but now I am very happy over here.

[@trevorbrianhassell]

Fout , Nederlanders zeuren te veel......we hebben het goed hier...en zolang je nooit buiten Nederland gewoond hebt ..weet je ook niet beter

[@sutreB]

​​@@trevorbrianhassell Als je de verbeterpunten niet ziet, kan je het ook niet verbeteren. En immigranten voorrang geven op mensen die al jaren op een wachtlijst staan is echt wel kwalijk. Dat wachten heb jij duidelijk niet meegemaakt.

[@junipermeisje6300]

Oh there are definitely flaws in the Netherlands, and I do complain a lot (like many Dutch people do) but it took me all but one week in California (feb 2020) to realise how f*#>!d up the USA is. All these issues mentioned here, and more. In many ways, it really is a developing (third world) country. So yes I can imagine 28million (or more) American’s wanting to come to the Netherlands. Anyone who lives here, understands that would be a huge problem though. The US won’t change if everyone with a decent world view leaves. I hope the US will get some mayor insight into its problems, and will want to change them, instead of run from them. But then again, the US population all stem from immigrants who ran away from their problems in Europe (or Asia), all but the few native Americans and the black slaves transported there. So I guess running away is second nature to them.

[@trevorbrianhassell]

@@sutreB Kijk hier begint het al ...immigranten voorrang geven het huizen te kort is is vanaf de jaren 80 ..maar daar gaan we de immigranten die NU komen de schuld van geven.... Lekker makkelijk ....en vooral redelijk DOM

[@hyppyp]

Nice to have you back!

[@henkras2049]

Welcome back and congrats with your grandson! Glad you are so positive abut our small country. All the points you mentioned are true, but the biggest issue is to my opinion the driving. We did a trip in the South West of the States and for us it was shocking to see people use the car for 50 to 100 meter trips. On the other hand we found it hard that walking in the city is not an easy task. There are hardly amenities for pedestrians.

[@jandirkvanleeuwen]

Welcome home, Eric and beautiful 😘 Tammy. You're doing so well, total respect 👍. To my humble opinion you've made the best decision of your life to move here. Enjoy life in the Netherlands, Europe and anywhere else 👍

[@jolandadewolf2486]

Gefeliciteerd met jullie kleinzoon. . Limburg has hills, and just over the boarder you have Germany or Ardennen. And mountains And it;s only 1,5 driving. Welcome back to the Netherlands

[@xippix1]

I've been following you since the beginning, and Eric you look so much better and healthier now. The Netherlands is doing you good! (Tammy always looks good :) )

[@jennienoppers210]

Great you ate back already! i ecpected yiu to be away for 6 weeks! Welkom thuis!

[@vintagelover2099]

what a cute baby, that is a good reason to go back to America, but welcome back. And yes, you are becoming very Dutchy. I like it. I have been in the hospital , It was an emergency, my heart was not doing well and I had pulmonary embolism. But then you are so greatfull you live in the Netherlands. When I was on cardiac monitoring, there was pretty much all the time a nurse around to check on you. I think they did a very good job there, and also with getting my medicines when I went home, the insurance company takes care of everything. I am so glad that I live here. I hope that one day I will here you talking more Dutch in your video's. But watching it is a treat. lots of love from Putten

[@miran4471]

Wow! Welcome back !!!😘🌷

[@macbosch64]

Welcome back, really missed your videos….hearing about the USA I m glad I was born here. But I do hope you had some fun time too, seeing your lovely grandkid must have been fabulous. Lol you really are becoming Dutch….

[@susankemble-jones3021]

Hello you two. Im glad you are back and i was wondering how you had gone on having been away for a while.. Tammy, Go girl on your dutch keep it up you are doing fabulously. I wonder if there is a way we can chat in dutch to keep our skills up?? very interesting on how much you realise that you are much better off where you are now... especially when you look back on a life you would have been living if you had stayed over there. keep up the vids kids!!! Susie xxx

[@mariannevanloenen5334]

Welcome back and of course gefeliciteerd met jullie kleinzoon❤️ Well on people not using their blinker when changing lanes, it’s here too As I noticed it’s in many cases expensive cars, so I say to myself (and passengers) guess they were out of money to put in a blinker😇)

[@hannytierlierblaauw192]

Welcome home. Love the pictures of your grandson. Congratulations

[@lubosduda9227]

Right back at ya! YOU guys are the best. I'm so happy someone from the US does videos such like this one, where they point out some of the really weird things that the rest of the planet sees are very very wrong with the US (like the pills, amount of time people spend behind the wheel, etc.) And since I'm interested in Netherlands, your videos about NL are also much appreciated.

[@joannewink7101]

Glad your back! Beautiful kleinzoon🥰. I am happy you are Dutch😉

[@dustinbranham9746]

Love you guys. Your back and forth cracks me up. I want to move from the US to NL mainly to leave car culture behind. Have you noticed that some Americans are more naturally inclined to walk places or use transit or bikes, while most Americans still grab the car keys each time they go somewhere? I have a few friends here in the US (emphasis on "few") who are walkers and don't naturally reach for their car keys, but man they're few and far between. Thanks for the good content. Keep up the good work.

[@paulvanhooijdonk4626]

Nice to see you two back! Welkom thuis :). And Yes, Mountains are awesome, that's one of the reasons why we like to travel

[@opoxious1592]

Congratualtions with your newest (small) member of the family!🎁👍🏻

[@iamsuzanne73]

Good to see you back online! Missed your videos. Your grandson looks very cute ❤

[@carlapronk-gi7cn]

Glad your back and i have a suggestion for you thelast Day of juni and the first en second of july we have the saillant den helder with a lot of tall ships from all over the word combined with the navy days wereld you can find out how they operate en thee are foodstands en thousands of People coming to this it is a very special thing to see

[@RFGfotografie]

Awesome video yet again :)

[@sailingspark9748]

I am biding my time till I can leave the US. Right now I have an elderly mother who I am taking care of. She will not leave her grandkids, but I can't leave her in the care of my sister. Soon as she has passed, I am out of here. I have family in Goes and the few times I managed to visit, I loved it. I cannot wait to call it home.

[@elsfontijn2570]

Gefeliciteerd met jullie mooie kleinzoon❤!

[@jackvandersluis1723]

Welcome back Dutchies! Great travel report! Loved it! 👍

[@ozymandiascakehole3586]

I get what you mean about the mountains, I feel like bilbo sometimes when he says: I want to see mountains again gandalf, mountains! But then again you don't really need to drive far to get to the some more hilly country. I believe the Belgian Ardennes are like a 4 hour drive. I drove to the dordogne a week ago and that place was beautiful, very historically important stone age place. Can recommend.

[@soepie17]

Welcome back! That was a short break 🙂 I rather see the isles in the oriental toko near the PSV stadium, they are just as big but full of sambal, fish sauce, soy sauce and such stuff 🤩Nice to see you again...

[@PavolMaskara]

if you like mountains come to slovakia and visit Low and High tatras great places for hiking but we can offer much more (as every europe country) you should definitely travel more around Europe there are many different places and you will for sure fight some places which will be close to your heart :)

[@sabaidoodkorte820]

Congratulations! I hope you have had a great time with your grandson and family. Good to see you back in Rotterdam again. 😊

[@thisguy2755]

I hope this gives you more and more understanding in the way we Dutchies look at the US. Some stuff (like the drug ads and leeching lawyers) in the US is just way too surreal for us. I love to see you guys getting used to our local customs, learning our difficult language and just blend in... that is the way for me to integratie perfectly: Learn the language, get used to local customs and get a job (if health permits). Keep on going!

[@Weener927]

LOL, Welcome back! You're really becomming Dutch;-) Complaining about the traffic, taxes, being blunt/direct etc. etc. I stated this before, in the comment section: try out the City of Groningen. And visit the Northern part of Drenthe, which is the best place to live and work according to a survey, by the University of Utrecht and the Rabobank. And take from there a trip to the south, passing along the villages of Haren, Onnen, Noordlaren, Zuidlaren and ultimately to visit the very pittoresk village Anloo. And please visit in the month of May, when all the tress turn green, meadows full of flowers etc. Trust me, after you've visited that areas: you'll state > we will never go back to the Randstad.

[@jeroenrat6289]

21:50 Indeed a beautiful picture of those mountains, something that we don't have here in the Netherlands. Just to bad the picture also shows a big empty parking lot.😅 🎵"They paved paradise to put up a parking lot"🎵🙊 . HOV lane. I forgot about this, but we had that too the early '90 we called a 'carpoolstrook'. Experimental but didn't last long though, maybe that why I forgot. But, probably as a result, we have the 'spitsstrook' now, an extra lane that is normally closed ❌ but opens up during rush hour.

[@theMusicWellOrg]

Thanks you two, for the idea of the channel, your honesty, sweetly self-effacing humor (public restrooms 😂), and many practical observations. Hubby & I kommt in Juli naar Rotterdam (het Natuurisch to see the ancient whales & learn about Doggerland)! Keep up the beautiful work!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Hi Rebecca! Thank you soooo much for your generosity! We are deeply honored and touched by your gift! Have a great time here in Juli!!❤

[@ElMariachi1337]

Wow, thats a complete 180 compaired to that video after the flu and the meds we didn't have in the Netherlands. Yes indeed it does look like you two are becomming Dutch, maybe surviving that first Dutch flu did actually help haha! (also kinda shocked at the amounts of meds in those regular stores, I always knew the US was all about pharmacies but the ads and those iles, jeez ...)

[@EstherWijsbeek]

Nice to see your back!😘🙏

[@bertbouwhuis]

Congrats on your grandson, lovely to see that ! And welcome back to our lovely country.

[@unforgettablejazzfusion5546]

I was one of your early followers, always lovely to hear your stories. So, I expect you to apply for naturalisation in some years! :)

[@dr.gstreadmilltechnician7997]

For a Dutch guy wanting to flee this sinking ship (in a way, because I reckon it's going to be terrible everywhere) it's really fun to see your perspective. 😁

[@damouze]

Your grandson is adorable. Congratulations! I was in Ohio a couple of years ago and I was surprised by the amount of pain medication that is available over the counter in the US, especially since many (if not most) of them are only availble on prescription in the Netherlands and the EU in general. I noticed the very prominent display of Naproxen in your picture. That is an opioid derivative! I was prescribed this once and was given specific instructions on how and when to take it. Exactly twelve hours apart and with just a little water, nothing else. And since I got the first oral dose just after 1pm, it meant that I had to stay up until 1am to take the next one, and so on. In my humble, and definitely not medical, opinion, this should not be an over the counter drug.

[@AnnaKaunitz]

I have to correct you there. Naproxen is a so called NSAID - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug - and absolutely not an opioid derivative. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification is the system, maintained by the WHO, that classifies all medical prescriptions, all countries and doctors use it. NSAID is under M which is Musclo-Skeletal, as in Antiinflammatory and antitheumatic. Any opioid or derivates are under N which is Nervous system The pharmacology are completely different and their uses differ. Naproxen is prescription free in most countries, very commonly used for menstrual pain, no need to make life more difficult and expensive for girls and women by restricting the availability. Also used for migraines and other medical problems. Badly treated pain is also not acceptable. Overwhelmed doctors don’t have time to evaluate every single problem each patient might experience. Your entire health care system would crash within hours if you had such restrictions. That’s why some medications are prescription free, the evaluation process is rigorous.

[@fizzfizzbang]

Naproxen isn’t a pain medication, it is merely an anti inflammatory. Some “brand name” versions like Aleve also include a tiny amount of pain killers but just straight generic naproxen sodium doesn’t have it.

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

The only painmedication that is available for almost free is paracetamol, highest dose 200 mgrams. Available in any larger supermarket. Everyone in Netherlands knows the painmedication, often advised by GP's assistants.

[@ilonkagootjes858]

Yep, there are "Erik and Tammie". 😅 So glad you guys are feeling at home, after just a little over 1 year. How special is that. Great video. 🥰

[@TAndTGoDutch]

Great video! I know the real answer is that you guys are having too much fun with us and don't want to leave! 😂

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Exactly❤❤❤!!

[@cristakampert8740]

Congrats with your grandson!!!! And OMG, those lawyer ads are CRAZY

[@willemsaedt9464]

Welcome home and congratulations with your grandson😃👍

[@Astrid-cn9qv]

Hi guys. You are still in Rotterdam and still on KZbin. Adding new family and KZbin family. Its always great to see you both. I still live in Spain as a Dutchie and you are the only link to my country....but you are a link with a foreign twist. Love you guys. Wishing you a million subscribers. Xxxx Astrid

[@jolanda.c]

Welkom terug! Gefeliciteerd met jullie kleinzoon.

[@qixxor2075]

Longtime subscriber, lovely pictures of your grandson(?). been to the states almost every year, love to be there and the nature especially. The thing I’ve noticed most is the homeless situation deteriorating and the police becoming more and more militararized. Don’t get me wrong, it’s always nice to visit the states, but it’s always nice to come home here and have a coffee from that chagrined lady in the hall at schiphol!

[@spekenbonen72]

Gefeliciteerd met jullie kleinzoon!!! (Congrats with the new family member, your grandson!) Our son's fiancé (who is from Medina, Ohio) completed the Dutch "Inburgeringscursus" with flying colors. Also shouldn't be an issue for you guys!!! You get to keep your U.S. citizenship b.t.w. (just in case)

[@Annemarie5912]

Van harte gefeliciteerd met jullie prachtige kleinkind. God bless you all abundantly

[@Dutch-linux]

welcome back you 2 😀 what is the next thing Eric is going to try for dutch food after his rant today? 🤣🤣

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

May i say,. Welcome Home darlings. Welkom Thuis. And again CONGRATS with the newborn.

[@Natas1302]

O Tammy, that cutest little grandson looks so much like you! 😍 Gefeliciteerd 🥳!!

[@eddys.3524]

Nice to have you guys back !!! The gandson looks great, btw... Congratulations. I hope you will be able to submerge your family in the Dutch way of life soon.

[@joopspeth6483]

Gefeliciteerd met jullie kleinzoon!

[@spilln01]

wow congrats with your grandchild and welcome back home! haha yes you are become dutch !all those billboards its like"beter call Saul" lol