Reaction To Dutch Homes vs American Homes

[@margreetanceaux3906]

The narrow stairs are the result of high prices for a plot, per square meter.

[@Busfles984]

The stairs in older houses are steep because their ceilings are high (4 meters). If you want a non-steep staircase in a house with a high ceiling you have to make a stairwell twice as wide because you would have to make a platform to make a 180 degree turn. Which then comes at the expense of living space and extra costs.

[@baskoning9896]

2:00 She is giving the answer herself: most people get budda's as a present, and can not bring themselves to throw them away. So they keep them, kind as a good luck charm.

[@GuZ76]

Indeed - It is even said you should never buy a budda yourself, you will have to get it as a present, so all budda's you see in Dutch homes are probably mostly gifted.

[@Sanquinity]

I bought one for myself because I like how it looks in my garden. :P Never been for superstition. Even something as benign as good luck charms.

[@StijnDeWitt]

US homes are typically made from wood. Dutch houses are typically made from stone and can last very long when maintained. We have houses that are hundreds of years old in the city centers.

[@echoskelet]

Wood , steel sand and clay. oh and glass. Wood for basic structure, steel and sand for concrete. Clay as bricks for outside and glass on inside. It's actually amazing how many types of components go into a house. Copper for wire etc. The ingenuity from stone age is profound. It's something to think about . And we have wars for what superficial reason? Humans ☕ Im on a train of thoughts .🚅

[@Murkelsable]

Shelved toilet bowls are great because it doesnt splash your butt with toilet water and its also easier to check when something is wrong with you medically.

[@patverum9051]

A "dunker"produces less smell.

[@seustaceRotterdam]

1) Bought a house in Schiedam 4 years ago, big Buddha in the garden, got rid of it 2) Yep got the stairs 3) Yeah, some people even don’t have curtains. You can just stair inside and see them all eating or watching TV 4) 2004-2020 lived in Rotterdam but with a toilet with a shelf 5) Tiny downstairs bathroom with a birthday calendar pinned to the door 6) Yes, have an “achterom” 7) I have 3 bikes

[@dutchman7623]

The transparent curtains are called 'glasgordijnen' or in French 'vitrage'. They diffuse the incoming sunlight more evenly over the entire room. Shady areas get brighter, direct sunlight is tempered. Very useful. Compare it with a naked light bulb above the table or a good lampshade.

[@Gnomelotte]

I never knew this.

[@dutchman7623]

@@Gnomelotte Together with a light or white ceiling, natural light will get deep into the house. Dutch houses were (and are) row houses, relative narrow but deep, and up to six or seven floors in the old cities like Amsterdam. With windows only in the front and back facade. Building that way has to do with efficient land usage, a twenty feet wide house that is sixty feet deep needs only twenty feet of sidewalk, street, and canal. Cities had to be compact because of defense, with city walls and forts.

[@Sanquinity]

@@dutchman7623 Plus we're a pretty tiny country anyway. With lots of agriculture no less. So we have to be efficient with space.

[@maena81]

Plus with so many narrow sidewalks: privacy without losing daylight.

[@rbrtplays2477]

getting given a Buddha as a gift is considered good luck. We dont buy them for ourselfs then its considered bad luck.

[@doemijmaarfriet]

Imagine getting a Jezus statue as a gift to a non-believer. Calling it brings luck, makes it even more bizarre and inapproriate.

[@-_YouMayFind_-]

@@doemijmaarfriet People believe nonetheless in bad luck or good luck so that is why. People are afraid of bad luck even if they actually do not believe in buddhas.

[@adpop750]

@@-_YouMayFind_- I am not superstitious, because that is bad luck.

[@spawn101]

From what I was told by someone collecting statues, originally (way, way back) it was a statue of the mother Mary that was given, and usually you gave it to someone you knew and was of a christian conviction (mostly among Catholics apparently). Somehow this turned into Buddha's as they weren't really considered "religious" as Buddha statues were used as decorations almost anywhere during the 80's and 90's and did not have the strong traditional religious connotations that the Mary statues had. (almost no Buddhists here, clearly) Also the Buddha (Tathagata) probably got confused with the Chinese "Pu Tai", Budai or happy Buddha which is believed to bring luck by some. (the same that had the 'rubbing the belly' superstition attached).

[@albertstufkens4844]

Spot on🤣. I also have a buddha in the kitchen and balcony. I consider these images just as cosy items. Other differences are: in the Netherlands we do not live in wooden houses that can be blown away😊. In the Netherlands we do not do our private business in the bathroom and we take a bath in the bathroom. Toilet is a chique French name and is not a dirty word.😂

[@voiceover2191]

The curtains observation is half correct; the southern part of the Netherlands typically have very thick curtains; it's a religious thing, The northern half is protestant and from that faith you were expected to not hide behind curtains so that you could at all times show that in your house no sins are being committed. Of course, apart from some very traditional Christian villages, it no longer has a religious connotation and has just become habit, but that's where it stems from. Catholics in the southen half never had that dogma.

[@koalapossumwombat]

Interessant! Dit wist ik niet. Maar het klinkt heel logisch. Dank hiervoor.

[@StijnDeWitt]

The tall and narrow stairs: I think the explanation is most likely the insane prices for land in the Netherlands. We often have a very small plot with two or even three floors. Narrow and tall stairs are just cheap. They take up less space, leaving more for e.g. bedrooms etc.

[@DenUitvreter]

It's also a matter of competence, you learn to walk the stairs without falling as a child and then you keep doing so. I have never intimidated by stairs, it's always clear how it works and narrow only makes it safer.

[@maena81]

Sorry, but all the architecture stuff is right up my alley! Cloakroom basins: they are common in separate toilet bathrooms. These are typically small (square footage being expensive) and the little basin (called 'fonteintje' or fountain) is simply a means of washing your hands. In bigger bathrooms with shower and/or bath, you’ll normally find the regulare sized basin with hot and cold water. Stained glass: this is common in houses built from circa 1910-1940. It was a period where architecture in the Netherlands focused on functional beauty as a way to elevate civil conduct. The so-called Amsterdam School is famous for it. It's a branch of the arts & crafts movement.

[@anouk6644]

The stairs were/are steep to save space indeed. The newer stairs are a bit bigger, but still somewhat difficult for Americans. Once some American friends were staying with us for a few days and the wife slipped down the stairs. She was swearing at them for being to steep. It’s just what you are used to. Going up the stairs you usually just use your front foot and going down on your heals on these Dutch stairs. Yes, I have gifted Buddha’s in my house 😊 I’m not a Buddhist but do appreciate their beliefs compared to any other religion. I think it’s more a ‘new age’ thing.

[@StijnDeWitt]

In Dutch cities, one pretty typical type of residence is called a 'bovenwoning'. Upper-living... It is a home where you have a door on the street that leads directly to a (usually pretty tall, steep and narrow) staircase and all of the residence is at the first and second floor. Usually these homes were at some point in the past split off from larger homes. There will be a door next to it that belongs to the 'benedenwoning', Lower-living.

[@handsoapsoup5907]

I have most of these, except for the shelf toilet. Unfortunately. It’s actually very useful to examine your stool. Now you only need a quick glance but looking at your stool is often great for finding out how you’re doing healthwise. Stool can tell you a lot of things by it’s colour, consistency, shape, texture and even smell.

[@handsoapsoup5907]

@gerrylanter8109 you bring all of your stool to your GP, every time you go to the toilet? Ofcourse you don’t. You don’t just bring your feces to your GP if there isn’t anything wrong with you. But your stool can be one of the first signs something is ‘off’. It can be as simple as ‘I need to drink more water’. Not every little thing needs a doctor’s visit.

[@MLWitteman]

I must admit that we had buddhas at the family home too. Plural by the way. And I go have a Buddha in my house as well. Don’t forget, that Dutch people more or less grow up with Asian cultures. Thanks to VOC(Dutch East India Company), a lot of Asian culture flowed into the Netherlands. This includes Buddhism and Hinduism.

[@RealConstructor]

The modern turn-tilt windows also have a summer and winter option, in the winter the crack is mall and in the summer wide.

[@kuipert4195]

Having 2 bikes is useful for commutes, that way you can use one bike from home to a train/tram station and another from train/tram to work (and bypass having to travel by bus, risk getting stuck in traffic and having to plan around transfers)

[@claudiapeperkamp147]

Im Dutch, Ive got three buddha's in my home. I did get them as a preasent. They say that if you get three buddha, you have to gave someone els one. The streep stars are because of the small houses and high cealings.

[@BramLastname]

A lot of Dutch people are uninterested in following a specific religion or lifestyle guidelines, But the Buddha represents a form of acceptance that is less polarising than most religious imagery. Also the statues often also make a room visually more interesting without looking particularly out of place As they are peaceful enough to fit in with both classic and minimalist home decor. That being said you never buy one yourself, you just inevitably get one gifted to you. The steep stairs are a space saving measure, it's more cost efficient than an elevator and requires less space than US style stairs. Also the US doesn't have normal stairs either, the US stairs have steps so deep it becomes difficult to get up normally too. Also 1 additional thing, people tend to come in through the back as a guest for a few reasons, 1. the front door tends to be locked 2. if people come by bike they can park it in a more secure place 3. in nice weather a lot of people spend most of their time in their backgarden. 4. if the back door is locked, nobody is home, so there's no point in visiting.

[@Sanquinity]

Yup, all of this. I did buy my own bhudda but that's because I like the aesthetic in my garden. As for the backdoor, it's so normal for me. My parents would always have their back door open when they were home. And if someone visited they'd just waltz right in and announce their presence. I think it's a combination of friendliness and Dutch directness. As, when someone visits and we can't/don't want to host them, we'll just say so as well. Along the lines of "Sorry was about to head out" or "Can't have guest right now sorry, busy with something at the moment." Which is then accepted without a fuss. I don't keep my back door open now that I live on my own though. Mostly because I'm not THAT close with the neighbors (I'm an introvert) and friends always text me a quick "hey are you home?" if they want to come and visit these days.

[@BramLastname]

@@Sanquinity makes sense to me. I currently live in a rental home where the backdoor automatically locks behind you, But sometimes we still just leave it open, To the confusion of newcomers every year, As the first part of the house is easily mistaken for a side-entrance to the flat nextdoor.

[@BramLastname]

@gerrylanter8109 I never said otherwise, But you plight is valid and heard.

[@Treinbouwer]

11:25 There are multiple Dutch words you could use, the one I use the most is steeg, which translates to alley/alleyway. Basically, there is a shallow alley behind most houses for both practical and safety reasons. (An other name is brandgang, fire+corridor/hallway, as in the way to flee if your house is on fire.)

[@dutchman7623]

And for the fire brigade to access the back of the houses. It gives access to the back garden, so materials do not have to go through the house. Also to take the garbage containers out, that are usually in the back. To go to the bicycle shed, and store them dry. etc etc.

[@mizzya]

I have a Buddha too haha. It’s just the aesthetic/decoration I think and nothing really to do with the religion. It’s more a general world culture accessory 😁

[@michalovesanime]

Yeah Dutch people on average have very low regard for peoples culture. Just like historically is the case, we take peoples stuff and lack the respect for them to actually learn anything of value about them. Peoples cultures and backgrounds are for adornment but nothing more. Its a normalized disrespect for non Westerners. Its not hate. Just lack of respect. Its weird.. The buddha statues are weird. Why not Dutch ceramic culturally relevant stuff in your house? The little girl and boy in klompen for example.

[@Sanquinity]

I used to have 3 bikes myself. 1 to ride to school. It was second hand and crappy. Then 1 for recreation and private stuff. Which was a mountain bike I could go anywhere with no matter the road condition. Lastly I had a cross bike. Kind of like a large BMX thing. Which I'd use for more rough stuff like going into the forest and jumping over small hills.

[@LalaDepala_00]

I'm Dutch and I can confirm I have a buddha in my house. I think we just see it as a sign of love and peace and inner happiness even if we are not religious.

[@michalovesanime]

But you know nothing about Buddism Im going to assume, since most Dutch people know very littl about non Western cultures. Its weird. Its a sort of orientalism. You just assume things and use things in ways that show we struggle with respecting culture. We use peoples culture as ornaments, I find it very disstastefull. Especially since on a whole we dont respect non Western cultures. We just like to partake for fun

[@kelseyp9956]

@@michalovesanime unlucky

[@thijsfb]

I personally don't feel that way at all. I understand your point of view, but it seems like that mentality sort of gatekeeps items like buddha's. Lots of people also have crosses or christian items and that is not generally seen as offensive even when those people do not practise christianity. I've grown up around people with buddhas in their home, and it is an absolutely positive image. A sign of peacefulness and a reminder to how important inner peace is, it is never meant to be condescending, simply a appreciation of a different culture. That being said, your opinion is of course valid, and i do understand where you are coming from, this simply my point of view :)​@@michalovesanime

[@sese8976]

@@michalovesanime then your ignorant since in china they do the same with western items

[@DenUitvreter]

I think it's also a bit of orientalism, a general but shallow interest in Asian or other exotic stuff.

[@mrnobody043]

The Buddha's came with the Indonesian culture who also have a significant Buddhist heritage. And since the colonial Dutch past with Indonesia, food and spices aren't the only thing we incorporated in our own culture. it is not so random as Eva in her video might think. And yes, i also have a Buddha in my home :) it was gifted to me. The Dutch do not usually have them for religious reasons but for what they stand for. It is more a way of wishing someone the best. As people say they bring luck and peace to whomever they are gifted, keyword "gifted".

[@jooproos6559]

That water fountain in the toilet is only to wash your hands.And its in a small room just enough to do your business.Its NOT a bathroom!Its called in short a WC.That´s short for Water Closet.

[@maena81]

On dutch stairs: 1) we are a small country, so do not have a lot of square footage per person, hence, the prices for land are high and we have to make do with small floorplans. Add to that building codes that state a house must have an entry hallway, to optimize living space, we cram utility into as little space as possible! 2) Calvinism, the Dutch culture-wise are not big on luxury. One of our favorite sayings translates to: "if you do not honor the little things, you're not worth the big stuff."

[@j.m.b.7449]

I'm Dutch and I have a wooden praying monk from Indonesia in my house, was a gift from someone =)

[@puarterquonder]

My belly looks like a buddah. Do this count?

[@BabsRooversKlomp]

😂

[@Treinbouwer]

Every country has its own building style. I can recognise the buildingstyles of nabouring countries and sometimes you can even recognise reagions. It is a combination of law, customs and available building materials. Many Dutch houses are rows of brick houses with small gardens because clay is available, there is little space and building laws are strict. We have no buda in our house. I think it is a thing of the young urban professionals, a group of highly educated people from the Randstad area. I would prefere a few small statues of saints instead, maybe the ones my grandparents are named after, but that is a me thing. (Though in the south it is not that uncommon either.) Most people have photo's, some items from their hobbies/memories, something of their faith, and some things they like ecstatically.

[@Treinbouwer]

I mean building the houses made from stone with large gardens you see in rural France would be rather impractical in the Netherlands due to the lack or rocks and space in a flat country, which is 4 times more dense on average and the messy spacial planning in Belgium is illegal in the Netherlands. The chapels along the French and Belgian roads are common in Brabant, Limburg, and parts of Gelderland and Zeeland, too, BTW, the ⅓ traditionally Catholic area.

[@kkemp221]

Try to imagine this; in the netherlands 533 people have to share 1 square kilometer(abt 0.386 square mile) The usa 34 people. Less space means smaller houses. Old towns with (very) old houses like Amsterdam are narrow and high with steep stairs high ceilings but are not representative for every dutch house. Most of the houses (except for appartments)are ment for families of 4, with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and usually a separate toilet downstairs. We have to make the most of the available space😊

[@DenUitvreter]

Toilet is often under the stairs, and the lower part of the stairs next to it is a closet. Also the wet bits are usually at the same side of the house to save on plumbing.

[@8alakai8]

when having motor bikes boots its even harder going down stairs i walk side ways hahah

[@rovanderby759]

I'm dutch and I don't have Buddha sculptures, nor did I ever see one at any of my friends or relatives' homes 😐

[@echoskelet]

Hoe kan dat? 😲

[@dutchyjhome]

I really adore your accent... oh man, I wish I could talk like that !

[@jayandreas1131]

The moment you pronounced houses I thought of Frankie Boyle talking about doghouses and people’s houses 😂

[@Lord_Ralph]

No. 1: BIG windows.

[@StijnDeWitt]

Dutch houses typically have a bathroom with shower and sink etc, sometimes also a toilet. And then we have a toilet-room, which only has a toilet and a very small sink, just to wash your hands.

[@ivowalvis9228]

I only have plants behind my windows, tomatoes, peppers, bell-peppers, herbs, spring unions etc etc. I don't even have curtains.They only get dusty and smelly.

[@karinvandervliet8853]

The sink plus single tap in the toilet used to be mandatory in the building regulations.

[@Pretender6]

#1 No buddha in my current or former home, nothing against it, but i live in the on less populated country side with fewer expats/tourists, atleast to my personal impression. #2 Firsthome has diagonal stairs with the steps evenly placed that you almost can basically can run up/down, and/or slinding down the handrail, both heavily discouraged ofcourse #3 Similairly with #2, my childhood home had the 'dutch-door' as mentioned, which was, as stated, ideal for letting the air flow in/out, yet keeping the dog inside, when it was nessacary at the time. #4 Whilest the old house we had opaque curtains would already block a 'direct' view onto the street, one of my favourite memories was a large evergreen hedges that would completly obscure it all together, and rememering i was bummed out when they were removed for 'no reason', unaware that for certain tree/soil types this was only efficient for 'few years', the exact specifics ellude me at the moment. #5 Whilest we didnt have a (colored) stained glass perse, altough for the longest time we had a nice framed door with translucent glass, with partial frosted depicting of a deer within a forest. Which until recently, i didnt knew that it was a carry over from my fathers family home, a large single familiy house which was teardowned / rebuilt as a duplex #6 Whilest we had the space, (more then sufficient), to go through the offical front doors, after having built out the new kitchen, early in my memories, in order to limit warmth loss during winter times, we had to go around back, going through a smaller hallway, which was awkwardly' placed behind the kitchen, combined with a divider wall with our neighbour, effectively creating a alleyway. When coming home from school and our parents having the keys werent there yet, we would trying to chimney shimmy up/down along both walls, one case were we didnt have the keys, my brother would shimmey up from the wall, over the flat roof of the kitchen, onto the open window of my parent room. # 7, initially we had our bikes in the 'open' on private terrain, then stored inside the 'Bike-Shed' with a hobby room and storing extras, and used as dog-house connected to a dog-run on the outside BTW , due my father being abit workahole, our former house went through alot of remodeling through out my time there, so i believe its more rememberable then memories of other type of experiences

[@-_YouMayFind_-]

Yes my mom had something with buddhas and so we did have one grey one next to the pictures of lost family members, but my mom was interested in Buddhism, but it was said that the buddha needs to be a gift otherwise its bad luck. I don't know who started that but buddha to me at least portrays calmness. I received the Chinese buddha as a gift from someone. Aside from that there are Dutch people that are Buddhist though. It does exist. They are pro-minimalist. I always go in the front of the door unless I am going to my own home XD

[@nrohtsroh]

The houses with small stairs where mostly built a few hundred years ago and that time people were smaller and space was expensive. You can not just break everything open and replace them. You mostly only repair.

[@jannekew]

Transparent curtains are there so you do not loose connection with the street. People like to look outside. At the same time, this curtain creates something that give less possability for people to look inside.

[@paulmetz4546]

We have a " achterom" is a firelane for acses the backside of the house for Safety, mij bahtroom is 140 centimeters bij 140 centimeters, and has only a toilet ,and a birhtdaycalender on the door its build in 1936,greetz from Eindhoven south east netherlands

[@bertusvanhal8855]

Stairs are places where you can save space, you only walk up or down so how smaller how more space you have for a kitchen, bathroom or sleeping room. Everyone must go to the toilet so you never forget a birthday. The colors windows are now placed mostly in the front door. I have 3 bikes, one to go to work, one sports bike and one electric bike for i go to shop. The flat toilets were in the old days used in hospital’s for special cases but now there are more of these in homes were older people have lived , When we get 60, we get every year a test bag for resurge of your inner body [shit] [don’t know how to say it nice] and send these bags closed, back the the resurge lab or hospital.

[@megamusictuber6017]

The Buddhas are just decoration or souvenirs. We Dutch have no problem with narrow steep stairs because in general we are not heavyweights like Americans so we walk up very easily. Why would you want to sit in the dark with the curtains closed? Especially in the living room? We like light in the house and not the feeling of being locked up. The bathroom and toilet are separate because who wants to shower where someone has just taken a shit?

[@Gnomelotte]

A lot if not most one/two person appartments have the toilet in the bathroom. Also, some family homes have both.

[@megamusictuber6017]

@@Gnomelotte I should have been a little clearer perhaps. I was talking about MY bathroom and toilet, but to respond on your comment, that is only a few percent of the total number of homes. And in family homes it is only useful to p33 so that you do not have to go down the stairs to the separate toilet in the middle of the night. I just don't like showering where someone has been taking a shit. It's just my opinion and nothing more.

[@tolja111]

Mostly the boedha's are souvenirs from a trip to Asia or gifts because people think it has a good atmospheric influence.

[@OverSeaToo]

I also hate the smal stairs in my daughters (old) house i t Netherlands. My own house build in 1980 is perfect build bij my husband. So great stairs.👍🏻😁

[@TamaarDuintje]

a buda you dont buy, u get one as a gift it stands for good luck.

[@kellypeters5379]

I also have Buddha's in my house they are an inheritance from my indonesian great grandmother. Also I heard that in the US it is usually cheaper to build a new house than to buy and fix an old house so US homes don't really have long shelf lives. 😅

[@JoyceKijkindeVegte]

We have a small sink in the toilet for hygiene reasons. Here you can wash your hands after using the toilet.

[@margreet03]

I have a lot of boudha 's in my house over 10 i think because i think they are nice and suppose to bring luck.

[@randomdebris]

Put a light on the window sill in front of those transparent curtains and when the light is on, the curtains are suddenly no longer transparent from the outside?

[@patricksteunebrink7758]

for the buddah we wrub the belly for good luck haha X D

[@DJGalaxyHome]

We have Buddhas in our houses because we think that if you get one from someone as a gift, it brings luck

[@jasper46985]

I have a Buddha in my house like my mom did, all presents/souvenirs

[@riannedebeen-jansen3533]

Steeds stairs.. we have a lack of space. Alot of People and a small country.

[@albertkassenaar7735]

stairs are taken up space usles nobady sits lives on there stairs so why make them bigh ?????

[@Marja-w8k]

Ik heb Buddha in bijna’s het brengt geluk zelfs in de tuin.Alle Buddha’s heb ik cadeau gehad zelf kopen brengt ongeluk.❤

[@vincentvanbeelen837]

No Buddha in my Dutch home. A giant Cthulhu sculpture yes, but no buddha.

[@Gnomelotte]

1) I hardly know any Dutch people who have Buddha's in their home. The only people I ever knew that had any were A) My fraternal grandparents and I don't know why, B) Myself kinda because I have kept a beer bottle which is in the shape of a Buddha...and I also have small Buddha my nieces gave me, and maybe C ) I might have seen one at an actual Buddhist's home, but I'm not even sure. 2) Stairs: I have no feedback here. (Most stairs I have experience with were average size) 3) Yeah, these are the newer windows, I haven't much experience with them. 4) Curtains: No feedback here, this might be one of the most mixed things...like you see all kinds of styles. 5) I replaced my shelve toilet (so to say) with the other model, also the shelfless "floating" toilets are starting to become a thing. 6) Calendars: I have no feedback here. Edit: Okay, I thought the video was over, my bad.... 7) No feedback here....I think I might have seen that. 8) This is very true, not much feedback here. 9) Bicycles: Very true..I have two...No other feedback. Edit 2: Buddha should indeed be Budai as others have commented. Though everyone used to call it Buddha back in the days.

[@williambal6067]

Funny, she didn't mention our walls are made of concrete or bricks instead of cardboard.

[@molliggemandarijn]

Awkward stairs? No no the stairs to the ''Vliering'' usually are awkward. But these are just normal (to us i guess then)

[@lolalo6344]

most "Buddha statues" are actually Budai statues. But its more about the feeling of innerpiece and harmony than about being religiously / culturally accurate.

[@SuperSandNL]

if you get shit on your finger you can wash it off lol

[@williambal6067]

It's not like we buy the buddha's ourselves. They are usually a gift from someone and that has some spiritual meaning if you're given a buddha. The Dutch are really culturally enriched in that way but we don't actually practice other religions than christianity.

[@richieyeah]

steep stair are because we want to have as much space to live in an as small of a place we can get away with so we are frugal, if we could legally get away with giving you a ladder we would

[@ylvafreijters2535]

In Nederland moet je een buddha cadeau krijgen, dat brengt geluk.

[@hfloor]

130 years old house, so steep stairs.

[@rickschell3333]

One thing you find in Dutch Home and not in a American Home is smart people

[@ivowalvis9228]

I just made an Amsterdam-bike for my kid (she just went to university there) and it looks really shitty and like it has been stolen and spray painted at least 3 times, for expads buy new (good looking) bikes and they will have to buy another one the next day.

[@RichardWicky]

I have so many buddhas in my house, do I have to be a buddhist💩👀. I am spiritual and Buddhism would attract me if I were to adhere to a religion.I think Buddha statues are beautiful and they give me a certain peace.

[@woudy7327]

Yes, we have a boedha. It is just so I am not the fattest in the house.

[@norasmith4939]

Dutch here, no Buddha, hate see through curtains so do have non see through.

[@DT-wp4hk]

Hell no. There entire neighborhoods with same prefab housing. Unity sausages

[@petrabierlee2151]

I have a jolly fat Buddha that I inherited. It makes me smile when I look at it.😁

[@randar1969]

When i got a bhudda , i saw it as disrespectful to throw it away it's that simple. Even if i don't follow the way of a typical follower of bhuddism, they never hurted my feelings so why should i disrespect their religion? Even if they never would find out, i know... But i am not your typical dutch dude although i am born here and have a very Dutch name i hate open windows i want to be able to enter my living room coming out of bed without feeling the need to put clothes on first.

[@dylanvromen3124]

gifting a buddha (or budai, the laughing fat guy) statue when someone moves into a new home is considered good luck, buying one yourself on the other hand is considered bad luck.

[@gwae48]

TRUE !!!!!!😂😂😂😂 it's copycat behavour.

[@riannedebeen-jansen3533]

Ofcourse not. It is a thing in certain circles

[@SKRWildfire]

27 years, only Buddha i have seen is by my aunt but she is also asian😂. Yeah stairs in older houses are small and narrow. In houses, newer houses are a bit better Yeah the windows she is talking about and on your thumbnail are the new windows that most new homes like paste 2008 or some has and get. Tho i thought most of europe has it not sure about that. As for the blinds kinds. We have sort of see through thing in front of the window. But also something to completely block sun and view. As for the toilet themselfs, those are older version newer homes will have the normal ones. And the sinks idk its always been there older and new homes will have it. I think its about hygiene. Like Japanese toilets has the sink build in, dutch has just a sink in the toilet room. But i also think its with more European countries a sink in the toilet room The birthday calendar is more for the older people 😂 Hahaha yeah "achterom" back around entrance is usually meant for close friends and family. And the front door is for new people or official entrance for more official stuff. But it also depends on the house. My old house had a backyard which is our "achterom" and is legit 20 steps away from a small neighborhood parking lot/park/playground. So for most people its easier to go that way. Tho like i said if you dont know the area and you barely come to our home people still went around to go to the front entrance.

[@karinvandervliet8853]

Buddha is just a cute little figure….

[@gwae48]

PEOPLE WERE MUCH SMALLER AND HAD TINY FEET !!!!!!!

[@Music_Never_Stops]

I think most of the times it is the smiling one, Budai, not 'the' Buddha. Althoug the Buddha is also populair.

[@vin5463]

i have buddha.. it means good luck..as a gift.

[@daviddevos3518]

I have several bronze Buddhas in my home. But also Shiva, Parvati, Ganesh, Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara, Bastet, Horus and Mary and Jesus. I'm not religious, but very interested in the mystical side of things and how the several interpretations relate and connect to each other; How cultures tell the same story in seemingly very different ways.

[@itsme4693]

I think Buddha’s in a Dutch home just as Deco..

[@jeroenvangastel9079]

Buddha and Carpe Diem signs, just terrible home decorations

[@ingenicole]

Is this really a topic??😂

[@riannedebeen-jansen3533]

Open Windows get rid of virusses

[@weekdaysinner9297]

A Dutch home is unique because you cant find any. Perhaps if youve arrived here illegally you got a shot but the rest of us have no homes to purchase.

[@Lilygirl283]

I have buddha's in my house and garden...

[@lavamagnet1000]

the toilet shelf is not super common where i live (Noord Braband) but some people still have them and i think it is absolute hell when you have a big load and then try to wipe... we got a tiny sink in our second bathroom where we only have a toilet bc theres no room for anything bigger but in our proper bathroom we got a regular sink like most people i think.

[@anouk6644]

The newer ones don’t have that shelf anymore. The pro of being able to examine your stool is heavily outweighed by the hassle to remove your skid marks 😂

[@Be-Es---___]

First put in some paper.

[@DGY-sporthorses]

As a dutch person i in fact do not relate to most of these

[@margreetanceaux3906]

The tiny sink in the downstairs loo is, in my opinion, meant for visitors. I.e. I never use it myself, friends are invited to use the sink in the kitchen.

[@itsme4693]

Where you cook or prepare your food…?😬

[@margreetanceaux3906]

@@itsme4693 Bathroom sink is one floor up. This is not a mansion.

[@plumdutchess]

So you touch the doorknob before washing your hands? We all wash our hands in the "tiny sink", because that's what it's there for.

[@albertkassenaar7735]

most Nederlanders dont belive in a god buda is not a god buddhism is a way of thingking (take not more then you need )!!

[@gwaptiva]

I dont think I know anyone that has a Buddha in their house. Plenty of Jesuses, but no Buddhas.

[@wienaflierman]

about the Buddha, you should never buy one yourself! It should be a gift from someone and it will bring you luck! At least, that's what i am told

[@VluggeJapie22]

Most people get their first bike stolen at around 8 years old. If it never happened you're not a true dutchie😂