Russian in the Netherlands: 6 Things Which Surprised Me | Easy Russian 38

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[@Ozymandias1]

Many Dutch people ask guests to take off their shoes. Especially in the countryside. You don't want mud on your carpet. Tip: get out of Amsterdam, there is more to this country than the Republic of Amsterdam which isn't even in the same country sometimes but even on another planet.

[@DerJuvens]

Totally. Amsterdam, aside from the architecture, isn't much Dutch at all. It's an international city by now. Groetjes uit Arnhem (:

[@TimvanderWeyden]

@@DerJuvens That is what I keep telling people, when they talk about visiting the Netherlands.

[@DerJuvens]

@@TimvanderWeyden that’s like going to Berlin and being like: yeah I’ve seen Germany. Or any major city and country really. Countries are as diverse as the people, stuff has many facets 👌🏻

[@TimvanderWeyden]

@@DerJuvens Indeed. It is also why (besides not being charismatic :P ) I don't make videos or blogs about other cultures. I only have my personal experiences in small areas, with limited interaction. I both like and dislike videos like this, as they do share personal experiences, but are too often portrayed as "this is what all people in this country do".

[@DerJuvens]

@@TimvanderWeyden precies en daarom ga ik nu Sabbatical kijken 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@theSalukie]

Thanks guys, these videos helped me get my Russian to a level where I managed to talk to locals and film travel vlogs in Moldova 🇲🇩

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Wow 🤩 that’s really inspiring! 😌

[@cream5860]

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[@evaklum8974]

@@EasyRussianVideos BARILOCHE USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A

[@ferruccio4531]

in Italy the heating gas costs about ten times more than in Russia, that's why we are very careful with temperatures, I guess the same thing happens in the Netherlands. liked the video. ciao.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Yes, here it is also gas and it’s quite expensive, so you’d better wear something warm 🧦🧣😅

[@jpsholland]

In the netherlands it is about 35 times more expansive

[@DiscoforU]

In Holland we pay over 50% taxes on gas and electricity.

[@DiscoforU]

Elderly people are also used to 21 degrees of even hotter. They don't care about the gas bill.

[@Gardureth]

I'm Dutch, in winter i keep my house at 18 degrees, but when im at home i set it to 22-23 degrees. The 18 degrees is so the house does not cool down too much for the heater to crank it up. If i would be away for more than a day the temperature lowers to 10-14 degrees to save on the gas-bill.

[@annette7243]

Wow what a nice vIdeo! I am Dutch, I don't wear my shoes in the house and I don't drink milk nor eat herring, the temperature in my house is 22 degrees or higher . But I can relate to what you have noticed. Some people in Holland are that way :D Thank you for all the nice videos you make. I enjoy them a lot.

[@michaelandre9350]

Wow, this was such an informative, interesting and useful video - thank you so much!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Happy that you like it 😀

[@marcusviniciusacacio3754]

This Channel has to grow! Good job guys 👏🏾👏🏾😍

[@parmentier7457]

I am Dutch, my girlfriend is German. In the beginning, when I went for a walk with her, I greeted people or people greeted on the street, bus stop, or everybody in the hospital waiting room. And every time she asked me, do you know this person? I said no, they are strangers. She looked at me in surprise.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

😂 I was the same surprised at the beginning when my friend was greeting people in the streets 🙈

[@Fuzz82]

This only happens around villages though. In bigger cities we don't greet everyone. We would have to say hi in like every few seconds...

[@Serenoj69]

@@Fuzz82 I live in a town with 50K so that is not a village but we tend to greet people. Many peopel are amazed. I know Danes who came here. Now Danmark and The Netherlands are very, very similar. Same culture, language can be read, attitude etc. But they were pleasantly surprised everyone greeted them so friendly over here. I said: "Well your from København so yeah.." But they noted they worked there, but they lived in a village and even in this small village no one say "Hej". I woudld agree that in bigger cities do not greet oneanother over here either, hence my remark to our Danish friends but in smaller cities at least where I live they do it often.

[@margreetanceaux3906]

And no, not just in villages! Lived in Rotterdam my whole life - enter a waiting room, or a small shop: you acknowledge/ greet the other clients as well as the people behind the counter. And walking your dog, you certainly greet every other dog owner you encounter.

[@HermanWillems]

@@margreetanceaux3906 its just polite and sometimes a good way to start conversation.

[@55jhjhjkjk]

Well done! good video, keep on doing this! :-) grtz from Belgium

[@jodismith315]

Sounds like the U.S and the Netherlands have a lot in common! Although, I'm not huge on milk..sandwiches for lunch is definitely a thing, the shoes vary, and one usually is responsible for bringing one's own lunch to work. I think people are friendlier in smaller towns, not the big cities.

[@tammo100]

For me as a Dutch I found the US to be one of the very few other countries were I could drink as much milk as in NL without being stared at.

[@Leviwosc]

You're right. We do have a lot in common.

[@idromano]

_"I think people are friendlier in smaller towns, not the big cities. "_ I second that. I lived in a small town in the state of Rio, Brazil. Strangers in the neighborhood would greet you, but not in the capital.

[@watjejanssen7535]

does the name rednecks say something to you,not the meaning but where those words come from ?

[@screamified409]

I mean... The U.S was literally made by the english and dutch..

[@siren369xstar8]

Same in Scandinavia we never walk in our homes with the shoes on! Plus in Sweden the lunch must be warm home made food ( no sandwiches):)

[@EasyRussianVideos]

We are so close in our traditions 😀😊

[@siren369xstar8]

@@EasyRussianVideos 😺

[@siren369xstar8]

@@EasyRussianVideos yes northern style ❄️

[@EasyRussianVideos]

@Alex A давайте пять! 😄🖐

[@Serenoj69]

I am in NL and in our house no one leaves their shoes on either. It is not so clear cut.

[@frisianwarrior2295]

Haha when I was in restaurants and shops in Russia and they didn't say goodbye I thought that was very rude XD

[@gabrielepoggi1079]

Здравствуйте! Я из Италии и могу Вам сказать, что я тоже привык к тому, что я пью стакан молока в течение дня практически каждый день. Это просто моя привычка. Видео Ваше мне очень понравилось.)

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Как любопытно, любители молока, значит, есть во всём мире! 🥛🤝🥛😌 Спасибо! 😊

[@gabrielepoggi1079]

@Евгений Я Вас не понимаю. Что Вы имеете в виду? Я часто пью стакан молока в течение дня но я не писал, что я пью его все 24 часа....

[@Exaquir]

Taking of your shoes indoors and having a warm lunch was very common in many parts of the Netherlands, until the end of the nineties. My grandmother used to prepare both lunch and breakfast the day before. We less often greet strangers than we used to, that habit changed the opposite way. That would be a good habit for any country.

[@osamaahmedsolimanibrahim5715]

Love you so much for all amazing team also incurable

[@Fuzz82]

The thing with the shoes at home is very true. I think the idea is that most of the time the streets are clean, and all is okay. But it will not be appreciated if you walk into someone's house with dirty shoes. Then you are supposed to mention it, and offer to take them off. Dutch people really do like their personal space. I do get the idea that someone taking his or her shoes off without asking me when visiting would feel a bit uncomfortable. It is very personal. There is a Dutch expression saying 'Een held op sokken.' (A hero wearing socks.) It describes someone who pretends to be brave, but wouldn't do anything when it is really needed. The saying hi to everyone doesn't really happen in big cities. We would have to say hi like every few seconds. But we do greet people who 'serve' us. Like bus drivers or cashiers. They are human beings too. So they also deserve some warm greeting, even if they are strangers who are just doing their job.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

😄 een held op sokken 🙈 Dutch expressions deserve another video! Thanks for your comment! Greeting bus drivers is really cute 😀 and also very unusual for Russians, and I met it in big cities as well. That surprised me a lot, it must be not very easy being a bus driver to say hello hundreds times a day 👀😅

[@serzjuh79]

When I was a kid playing outside, sometimes also taking kids out of our neighbourhood with me, my mother urged us to take off our shoes. It was dangerous to keep your sandy boots on! Nowadays I only in the evenings take off my shoes to make myself comfortable, to put my feet up onto the couch. I think a lot also has to do with Dutch infrastructure. Streets look kind of clean and also we brush the soles of our shoes before entering a house. I can see how this might be strange to foreigners. Furthermore it is customary we clean the floors at least 2/3 times a week. Especially with little kids in the room or in the house crawling on the floor etc. this would be on daily basis. But come to think of it, aside of the people living in the house, here it indeed is kind of strange to walk into a house not wearing your own shoes. I think 'strange feet in socks' here are considered dirty and we associate it with sweaty feet and humid smelly socks leaving prints (and dna) on the floor haha.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

😂 funny explanation about the socks, thanks for your comment!

[@mariaistrate1900]

Nice job! 💙

[@RichardRenes]

Funny thing about that 'Tatort' scene... the bearded man is Chiem van Houweninge a Dutch actor and screenwriter.. He was involved with writing scripts for Tatort so it is very well possible that he wrote the script for that episode ;)

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Ah, that could really be true then 😅 and it’s very cute 😊

[@REmcoo36]

Yeah, and Ryk de Gooyer :-)

[@egekaraylanl8340]

im from turkey and im very amazed because everything is the same as russia except the cashier goodbye thing. as i listened u more i was goin crazy like how similiar our traditions are lol :D

[@EasyRussianVideos]

That’s so cool 😀 and how does it look at the counter in a shop?

[@egekaraylanl8340]

@@EasyRussianVideos we say different variations of goodbyes

[@Pidalin]

@@egekaraylanl8340 Here in Czechia, when you don't say hello, thank you and goobye in shop, you can provoke even really agressive reaction, when you are kid, someone could even hit you. :-) (I'm not kidding) You just have to do it always. But I noticed Russian speaking workers here mostly don't say anything, but maybe they are just afraid of speaking Russian. But when I am in different country, I can learn at least few words like hello, thank you, etc...this not speaking culture is really weird for me, it looks just rude. :-D

[@fritsdaalmans5589]

Thanks to your clear voice, the Cyrillic subtitling and the English subtitling (was a bit hard to follow all three), I have today learned the word "Суп". Thanks! There is an anecdote about the Dutch traditional "butterbrood(sp?)" sandwiches. I don't know if it's true. After the Second World War, an American official visited the Dutch prime minister Willem Drees to talk about a huge loan of money for reconstruction (the "Marshall plan"). The Americans had some misgivings because Drees was a socialist (or, in American-speak, a "dirty commie" ;-) ). But they didn't know that he also belonged to a religious minority of very strict protestant christians, who considered greed and ostentation a sin. So when the envoy visited, Drees took him home (he lived in a normal house not a palace) and served him cheese sandwiches for lunch. I don't know if milk or maatjesharing with raw onion was involved, it was an important political visit so he probably served coffee or tea. According to the story, the American envoy was so impressed by the way the Dutch P.M. lived, that they changed their mind: "well if their prime minister lives like that,then our money is probably safe if we loan it to that country".

[@mahnas92]

As a swede I can say we're mostly like the Dutch on matters like our homes and food, but for the communication part - we're mostly russian! 😅 But also, having an arab background I can most definitly understand e.g. the russian way of lookin at shoes in the house, but also the dutch way of saying goodbye for ages 🙄😁

[@evaklum8974]

CHILE ARGENTINA THE SCANDINAVIA OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

[@MrScorebord]

Haha, I love this. I am Dutch myself and I really enjoy seeing your channel. And the nice thing is that Italians, Americans, Canadians, French and multiple nationalities have the same kind of channels. And all of "you" are surprised at the Dutch. Our food culture, our dealings with strangers and guests. Our athletes with all their successes, our infrastructure, our knowledge of water management, but the most wonderful thing of all I think is that "you" are all pleasantly surprised. I like to see, as a Dutch person, that so many different cultures and nationalities see the Dutch as a pleasant, inventive, creative, sporty and accessible people. The Dutch show what a small country can be great at. You're welcome and enjoy your stay here.

[@sail4life]

I'm not so sure all the Dutch surprises are so pleasant though... We can be horribly stingy. For instance serving exactly one cookie with the coffee and then locking the cookie jar in a cupboard. Expecting guests to leave just before dinner. Not offering them food or drinks if they arrive at an inopportune time...

[@MrScorebord]

@@sail4life Maybe in your village, but in Amsterdam it's no problem if you want another cookie. And it doesn't matter to us what time you come, if that is during dinner time, you can always join us for dinner. And it's no different with all the people I know.

[@VlankeBla]

@@sail4life Dat is wel een beetje 30 jaar geleden, waar je het nu over hebt...

[@emilyhutjes]

Very well done. I could easily read the English subs. Spasibo of Spasiba ? Thank you !🌷🌷🌷

[@roelheijmans]

Aah yes, our crazy love for milk. I never understood that. Great video and yes I would like to hear more of your experiences.

[@loicmacken6761]

I am Dutch and in my experience there are still many houses where people take off their shoes inside (that's what I'm used to too), but maybe it is not as common as in Russia. The rest is all very accurate. I rarely ever turn on my heating so my room can get quite cold in winter, but I like it. And of course I drink glasses of milk everyday :P

[@EasyRussianVideos]

😄 I’ll keep it in mind then and will ask people, if I should take off my shoes 👌😌 Eet je ook wat erbij? 😀🥛🍪🥪🥞

[@loicmacken6761]

@@EasyRussianVideos ik drink meestal melk bij het avondeten dus dat varieert. Btw спасибо большое за это видео!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

@@loicmacken6761 спасибо вам! 😌

[@mariadebake5483]

I am dutch, 65 years old, and never have visited a dutch home where I had to take my shoes off. Never ever.

[@cvb6089]

When i grew up in the Netherlands in the sixties it was also a custom to take of your shoes when entering a home. Btw most people in the Netherlands don't wear shoes inside their own home. It's not a costum anymore to ask people to take of their shoes. But the quests will ask if they should take of their shoes. So it's up to the host to decide. Milk and herring at the same time is disgusting i think it's a parody used in the German tv show Tatort...

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Thanks for your explanation, so it wasn’t always like this. But nobody has ever asked me here if they should take off their shoes 😅😬 maybe it depends on the province and some other factors 🙂

[@cvb6089]

@@EasyRussianVideos In the sixties and early seventees there was much more social control. In the fifties and early sixties there were so called pillars you belonged to Catholic, Protestant or workers, employer pillars it was much more conservative. The seventies changed that ( you know flower power, provos). So values changed and individuality became the norm so common values were not so common anymore. So you can still be asked to put of your shoes when someone thinks that that is important or... But Herring and milk was and is always a no go... 😁

[@EasyRussianVideos]

@@cvb6089 oké, I see 😄 then only such combination🥛🧇🍪

[@johannfer7073]

Of course milk and herring at the same time is disgusting.. But drinking milk after eating herring is not tho.

[@mariadebake5483]

I am dutch too and I've never been to a dutch house where I had to take my shoes off. It's very uncommon imo And of course no milk with my herring!!!!

[@Jonsoh811]

Miss, you have beautiful hair when it’s loose. Aside from that it was quite an informative video which let me practice some Russian.

[@bennigan88]

What microphone do you use for this video? I'm a big fan, thanks for everything!!!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Just a regular microphone which goes with the Canon camcorder 🤷‍♀️ thanks for the nice words 🙋‍♀️

[@redhat7025]

Danke fuer alles das du tusst!

[@enisakhavuz519]

I like the way how you use the memes

[@johngorentz6409]

We have friends (here in the USA) who want people to remove their shoes upon entering the house. It's gotten to be common enough that it's a good idea to ask when you enter someone's house. It's not the usual thing, though.

[@Nootena]

I think that our streets are very clean. Where people walk in sand or mud -like farms- they do take off their shoes in the house

[@Ozymandias1]

You should definitely try snert (Dutch pea soup). It's a very filling soup, you don't need to eat sandwiches after you ate that.

[@bernhardjanssen9284]

In Russia they call it musicale soup !!😊😊😊

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Oh yes, I discovered it already 😃 erwtensoep is amazing and also aspergesoep is very interesting, we don’t really use this vegetable(?) in Russia, not sure if anyone even heard about it 🙈

[@palantir135]

A lot of Dutch people do take of their shoes. When you’re at work in the house, 21° is to warm and you get sweaty. Our winters aren’t that cold, especially around the coast. If you eat a big lunch, you get drowsy afterwards and you won’t be working at full capacity afterwards and it cost a lot of time to prepare. We are the tallest people in the world. Milk and dairy products must be the reason.

[@janrintjema787]

I don't take off mine, because I need to do some cleaning first... :D

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Wow, that’s a great explanation about the lunch! 😯 I’m always very drowsy after Russian version of lunch 😂

[@palantir135]

@@EasyRussianVideos that’s also one of the reasons why we have a high productivity rate at an average of 28-35 hours work a week. That means a better life-work balance and greater quality of live.

[@ICANanimations]

I lived in a dutch village as a child and i always took my shoes of since it was a muddy mess outside. But during my life in the city i only thook them of ones or twice

[@muhmmedali5798]

Thanks very much for that vidio

[@PhilippensTube]

Nice video. I was curious what you'd say, since my girlfriend is Russian, so I'm used to the differences. But, I must say that The Netherlands is changing, and a lot of things that always were part of the big differences are not valid anymore. I must add 'not everywhere' because the Dutch are very different depending on what part of the country you go to. Also, there are a lot of people from other countries bringing other habits and food. Wearing shoes at home is getting less and less common. Some people also commented on the heating. I can add electricity and water usage to that. My girlfriend says that they were not metered like in The Netherlands, so it doesn't matter how much water or electricity you use. You just pay per household. And we, the Dutch were told from an early age not to waste water, gas and electricity. We are a saving folk... :) One thing I never heard of is drinking milk with your herring. Personally I don't think the two go together, but there might be a part of the country where they like that. I've never seen it. Lunch is also something that is different depending on where you go. In the old days is was common for Dutch people to eat a warm meal at lunchtime. Now, lots of people like their soup for lunch, but bread is also a very popular choice. It's cheap and easy. In fact, the Dutch 'cuisine' used to be a lot like the Russian food. I mean the vegetables we eat for instance. Maybe the composition of the meal is different, but we used to eat a lot of the same vegetables. Ask about the 'forgotten vegetables' or 'vergeten groente'. You'll hear a lot of vegetables that are still popular in Russia. I don't know why we somehow didn't eat them anymore. It might just be that the farmers concentrated on the stuff that was easier to grow in quantities and sold easy.

[@evaklum8974]

BARILOCHE USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A

[@sigridkarner3672]

Rather interesting! In Austria there is a mixture of these costumes, maybe because we are nearer to Russia?

[@luinpuin4152]

Omg the colour of her eyes ! So lovely

[@REmcoo36]

Yes, she is lovely :-))

[@mariaistrate1900]

I love the subject

[@ronnie9187]

As a dutch living in Switzerland it's nice to have similar experience. But I want to nuance here. If you walk in a city in the Netherlands (or Switzerland) people usaly don't greet eachother. In smaller towns or when you are walking in the forest they usally do. In Switzerland also most people eat warm for lunch and take there shoes of when they entering their houses, I am used to that now and find it much more hygienic and a good habit. Another great thing I find in Switzerland is the doggy bags that everybody is using so that the streets are much cleaner then in The Netherlands. Dutch are more spontanious then Swiss people and talk easier about their private affairs and show more easily emotions then Swiss people. That is the part I miss here. It is always interesting if you live in another country to reflect on your own country. I wish you a very good time in The Netherlands.

[@VlankeBla]

hier is een poepzakje voor de hond ook heel normaal hoor, wordt a-sociaal gevonden als het laat liggen

[@antoniescargo1529]

Ik heb 2 keer in CH gewoond. Bubikon in Kanton Zürich en Affoltern am Albis, idem. Nu woon ik in Hongarije. Een stuk goedkoper. Grüezi mit einand. Jó napot kívánok.

[@bhami]

My wife and I went vegan nearly 20 years ago. In the US it has become much easier to find vegan-friendly restaurants, but it sounds like it is still difficult to find many vegan food options in Europe and Russia. I can say that from personal experience traveling to Ireland in 2009 and 2016.

[@gekkewaus]

Dit klopt precies! Ik had het ook zo warm in Moskou in het appartement haha. Vertel meer! Leuk!

[@HermanWillems]

Ik ook in Roemenie. Je kon in het hotel buiten precies zien waar de Nederlanders zaten. Die hadden namelijk allemaal het raam open. Ik kan echt niet level met temperatuur van de verwarming hoger dan 19

[@user-nw8qu3uk1o]

Очень интересно! Мне всегда увлекательно когда я слышаю разницу между культурами. Hello! I started learning Russian again. Thank you for your video clips. Where can I find the site where Richard studied russian words in your video?

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Здорово, удачи с русским! 👏😃 Вот этот сайт: www.patreon.com/easyrussian там есть все ссылки и материалы 😊

[@user-uc6xn9lj4f]

@@EasyRussianVideos Я не могу открыть это

[@halitklc9438]

thanksss

[@ericmcarthur227]

Клянусь, что у Кати самый приятный голос во всем русскоязычном мире. Мог бы слушать ее часами. Произношение прям все по Аванесову - очень красиво и легко понимать. Молодец!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Как здорово, спасибо за такое лестное сравнение 😌 и обратную связь 🙋‍♀️

[@evaklum8974]

RUSOS BIENVENIDOS A ARGENTINA

[@evaklum8974]

@@EasyRussianVideos RUSOS BIENVENIDOS A ARGENTINA

[@learnalanguagewithleslie]

Intesting, half of my heritage is Dutch. I drink milk sometimes (usually at night). One funny thing I noticed about Australian culture is people only say hello and wave to each other in the country regions. They'll start their greeting from 5, 10, 15 or even 20 metres away!😂 I am from the city and I'm not used to starting a conversation with someone so far away, so I usually walk up to them before continuing to speak. But it's weird!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

That is so funny 😂 🙋‍♀️ it’s really weird but kind of cute, you must even shout hello to people 😄

[@learnalanguagewithleslie]

@@EasyRussianVideos Yes they shout their hello greetings! Or sometimes they wave. But then they won't hear me if I continue the conversation at a normal volume from 20 metres away. I don't know what I'm supposed to do!! I refuse to have these shouting conversations... 🤣

[@AngeliqueRouge]

@@learnalanguagewithleslie 🤣👍Interesting to know that

[@BryanJordanMusic]

Это было очень интересное видео. На Гавайях, мы также не носим обувь в доме, но обычно мы просто ходим босиком.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Идеально 😌🦶🦶

[@setharnold9764]

Привет ) I'm glad to hear you say that it's okay to walk around other people's houses barefoot. Bringing around extra shoes sounds annoying and you're the first Russian to say anything more than "take off your shoes", no one else says what you should do next! Also those interior temperatures seem way too hot for me. It's like visiting the elderly. My thermostat is set for 16.6c. I would need to leave the windows open all winter long, I think, if the city controlled the heat. Спасибо!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Ufff 16 🥶😅 you really need to wear shoes inside when it’s so cold 😁

[@setharnold9764]

@@EasyRussianVideos hehe, I dislike wearing shoes. I'm barefoot most of the time and wear Birkenstocks when going places.

[@CodeAsm]

How does our Dutch "directness" impact you? Our blunt direct style of expressing our opinion and/or issues. Either as a client in a store, a customer at a company or worker at the factory to a boss? (there are some polite words and easy talk arround it, but we kinda state our things without too much extra "fluff"). Was a real eye opener when I went to china for a few months. I miss the hot or warm meals, maybe I can survive in Russia just fine :D

[@fintonmainz7845]

Excellent video but is it possible to make the English subtitles larger?

[@Flevoman]

Welcome to the Netherlands. To be honest , most people i know take of there shoes when entering there house of the house of someone else. But it is funny to hear your experience as a foreigner.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Dankjewel! 🙂

[@MarkLuyk]

Thanks, I enjoyed that video! I'm Dutch and most of these things do happen, but it would be a hilarious misunderstanding to think all Dutch people behave this way. For example, I never drink milk. Still, you can definitely encounter the things you mention.

[@RalphSavelsberg]

Indeed. People are different. I am Dutch too and I do drink milk (well, karnemelk actually) and I never wear shoes in the house and appreciate guests who'll take theirs off too.

[@LaurianBotez]

heel mooi, spasiba. Kijk je dan easy dutch ?

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Dankjewel! natuurlijk! 😀

[@Yoda-ky3op]

As a dutch person i can relate to this

[@ariunzayagantsooj5190]

Ты мне нужен.Потому что я учиться много прекрасно на урок здесь:)💗

[@Arsen3280]

В германии , в частности, город Ольденбург и все его округи, - тоже не снимают обувь. Правда постепенно появляются семьи где снимают. На улице уже не так чисто как раньше

[@markbr5898]

Отличное видео. Спасибо за все ваши старания.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Рады, что было интересно 😀

[@jespervandermost1532]

Прикольно, спасибо за видео! Я голландцев, и учу по-русски уже год. Надеюсь, я могу путешествовать на Питер для обмена в Сентябре. Ik ben benieuwd of ik daar dezelfde cultuurverschillen tegenkom!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

О, удачи и приятного путешествия! 😀 Zeker! 😁

[@jespervandermost1532]

@@EasyRussianVideos Спасибо большое)

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

Well, you can easily explain the first one: in the Netherlands the streets are super clean. In Russia they're super dirty, with puddles, sand and mud. That's why it's impossible to walk in with shoes

[@xboxgamerhr]

That's completely false, most of the world takes of their shoes Also Netherlands or USA aren't that clean

[@RealConstructor]

We have a doormat to clean our shoes. The same counts for visitors. A doormat is not only a welcome wish, it has a purpose.

[@mariadebake5483]

@@RealConstructor I totally agree with you

[@trwijbenga]

@@RealConstructor fair point

[@disdonc6012]

For me it depends... if your shoes are clean and the house has a wooden or otherwise insensible floor, shoes are not a problem. It can become a problem if you have a decent or older carpet. It's harder to clean or it could get damaged. But even if the floor gets a bit dirty... you usually don't lie on the floor, so dust or a little bit of dirt should be no problem at all.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

That’s true, you don’t lie or sit on the floor, although children might, but I can’t stop sensing this small pieces even while walking 😅🙈

[@omsairam3311]

Отлично!! Видео.. Да 👍

[@Doofenkatholiek]

In the past, in many regions of the Netherlands a warm lunch was usual, as the main meal of the day. Later on, breaks at noon became shorter, people got to work farther away from home, and people started to use their warm meal at night. Taking off shoes is done if you wear dirty boots or something like that. It is very rude if a guest comes with dirty shoes.

[@martijnwillemse1831]

Wow!

[@HK-rw3ig]

Not only in Russia but also in Turkey ,Japan etc etc people take out their shoes in the hall when they enter their house.I like that very much. I think it’s a very hygienic.Jou can take a shower every day but if jou don’t take out your shoes in your house for me jou are not clean. E

[@outsideworld76]

I'm Dutch and I always take of my shoes when inside a house. But a lot of Dutch won't.

[@TeaTimeChinese]

Очень интересно. Я учу русский с Easy Russian!

[@sylvainvanduyl6143]

Привет This is fun. After 4,5 months of Russian class, it is good to hear some Russian. Have a nice stay in Arnhem (if I saw that last view correctly) Пока пока, doei doei.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Dankjewel и спасибо 😀🙏 да, это Арнем 😁 succes met jouw Russisch 💪

[@sylvainvanduyl6143]

@@EasyRussianVideos спасибо. It's been 2019 I had the class... привет из Апелдоoрна Пока пока

[@EasyRussianVideos]

@@sylvainvanduyl6143 Апелдорн - очень красивый город! 😌

[@sylvainvanduyl6143]

@@EasyRussianVideos Спасибо, Я знаю. Я люблю Апелдорн. ты делаешь больше видео? My brain hurst right now 🤣

[@hirsch4155]

In the countryside some people do drink fermented milk, it’s called karnemelk.

[@basvandersluis5662]

I'm Dutch myself and what I really liked about your video is that you also explain the way it is in Russia. I am really surprised by the fact that you do not greet the cashier in the shop. As for greeting strangers: this only applies to smaller villages. If you walk the streets of Amsterdam, maybe some random tourist will greet you back, but that's it. And the milk, I hate it. Sure, I love what we do with it (cheese, pudding, etc), but not as a drink.

[@nimkati5627]

Ik ben Rus uit Letland en woon in Nederland sinds 2020. Ik ben zojuist van vakantie uit Letland terug gekomen en toen ik daar was, ontdekte ik dat onze kassieren zo onvriendelijk zijn vergeleken met Nederlandse kassieren, dat na de eerste dag besloot ik allen zelfscankassa's te gebruiken...

[@mishkaseverokavkazskiy230]

Я здороваюсь с кассирами, у нас они довольно дружелюбные. И вообще дружелюбность продавца не зависит от его культуры и происхождения, это зависит от того на сколько он хочет заработать. Заработок часто зависит от продаж в маленьких магазинах. В больших супермаркетах думаю они проходят какие-то курсы.

[@cyrillederory5540]

Hi, I'm French. In France it's quite the same than Netherland. But the food is different. Long tradition of nice food in France. Sandwishes is for special events when people travel or sometime for a lunch break at work. Most of the older people (more than 70 years old) have never eaten any sandwiches. Asking people to take off their shoes is considered rude.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Even rude, wow, funny that is so opposite in Russia 🙈 thanks for sharing 😀

[@mariadebake5483]

I am dutch, I would consider it rude too

[@rodystiller2373]

Well I live in the Netherlands and yes I do take off my shoes when entering my house. It's not like everyone is doing that, some people like a clean house though 😂

[@SoopaFlyism]

Milk is amazing. We have banana milk, strawberry milk, pistachio/coconut milk, caramel cookie chocolate milk. Drinkyoghurt is also popular in the Netherlands: peach, mango/passion fruit, banana/kiwi, cherry. And then there's Ayran.

[@Pidalin]

My dad would probably turn to ice cube in Dutch home, here in Czechia we are used to have cca 22°C, older people mostly want even more, but electricity and hot water is more and more expensive so we are slowly turning to more western style where you just take some extra cloths, but it's hard for old people, they are used to walk naked at home whole their lives. But we have at least termostatic heads on all radiators in all apartmens, they had to install it cca 10 years ago because it's a law. In shops, it's vice versa here than in Russia, you have to always say hello, thank you and goodbye or you are really rude. When I was in Latvia (where most of cash ladies are Russian speakers), I was really confused because they stare on me like on idiot when I was always sayng hello, thank you and goodbye. :-D

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Hihihi, that is so familiar! 😁 And yes, I remember when I was in Czech Republic I was really enjoying this very melodic way to say goodbye at the shops 😃☺️ děkuji, na shledanou! 🎶

[@Pidalin]

@@EasyRussianVideos When I enter my father's room, it's like I am entering sauna, it's crazy, I don't understand how can he survive there, he even don't understand how termostat works, he set it always to max. :-D

[@Stallander]

Я из Нидерландах и у моей прабабушки дома даже часто около 16 градусов ;-)

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Echt waar? 😂 серьёзно? 🙈🥶

[@Stallander]

@@EasyRussianVideos Ну, ей просто не быстро холодно😉. Maar bij de meeste andere mensen is het binnen meestal wel minstens 18 graden😁

[@EasyRussianVideos]

@@Stallander то есть это правда у многих так 🙈 мне всё время холодно было зимой 😅

[@zm-lw1zf]

Трпи шерстаный 😂

[@peerx7866]

I once bumped my great toe against the couch, returning into a blue nail which came loose after 9 months. After a new nail arrived, my sports partner sat on that same toe returning again into a blue nail which came loose after 7 months. A new nail arrived, but when treating at the pedicure she said that was a loose nail, which came loose some time thereafter. The current nail is a trauma nail and consists mostly of chalk. Therefore I prefer wearing rugged shoes, even at home. By the way, it is my house and my rules and I you don't like it, well, I can't be sorry and yes, I am Dutch.

[@VlankeBla]

nou, bedankt voor de lange uitleg.

[@peerx7866]

@@VlankeBla Wat je wil. 4x in 8 jaar van teen nagel wisselen is niet grappig.

[@aiai52]

Добро пожаловать в Голландию. Да мы любим молоко и селедку, но не вместе!

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Спасибо! ☺️ значит, это всё стереотипы 😁 молоко и стропвафел сочетаются лучше 🧇🥛😋

[@user-cd7pg9yb6s]

хочу узнать на счет нидерладского языка.Есть ли курсы?Я естественно пытаюсь его учить,но произношение.......

[@escrituratalks]

Второй пункт очень круто. Во Франции принято прощаться когда ты уходишь из автобуса.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Правда? Как это мило 😀

[@bobodewitz8958]

Prachtig.

[@PAULOJAN1]

Потрисающе!! и мне понравилось выражение ' главное важное"....

[@EasyRussianVideos]

👌😁 бывает ли главное не очень важным, и наоборот? 🤔😅

[@PAULOJAN1]

@@EasyRussianVideos но серьёзно )) можно сказать такое выражение , или лушное?

[@Pand0rasAct0r_]

Ofc you will have lots of Dutch people commenting. However much like most people here. I can agree that taking off the shoes is also very normal here. Especially here in the North of the Netherlands. Think about Friesland and groningen. Its more weird to leave your shoes on. But I do know that more in the middle it's normal to keep them on in cities. So you most live in one of these big cities in the middle of the country.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Ah, that’s interesting 😀, I’ll keep it in mind when I travel to the north and if happen to visit people at their homes 😄

[@Pand0rasAct0r_]

@@EasyRussianVideos you would be surprised how different the north is. way more friendly more nature more warmth giving to me. I live in a town close to groningen :)

[@sarasalamanca946]

Очень интересно видео!

[@j.j.degroot9775]

Russian sounds

[@manfredknight5014]

Originally from Germany, I love herring pickled in vinegar or sour cream with my milk.

[@Jurianpaulussen]

Good video! as a Dutch person let me correct you, I've never met someone that eats a sandwich with ham and cheese for dinner? that's only for breakfast or lunch, never for dinner :)

[@TheRealTricky]

Well, when you find milk in my fridge (aside from the catmilk I give to my cat) you can mostly assume I only have it there as I need it as an ingredient, as I hate that stuff. And I hate herring too. And yes, I am Dutch... And I don't mind my guests kicking off their shoes, but they don't have to... Most people don't, though... Standard thing when you visit a Dutch, as soon as you get into the living they'll ask: "Koffie?"

[@ctrl-del630]

In general what she is telling here is right however, there are some nuances here and there. For example, we do tend to great each other on the street however, not always of course. Otherwise one would only say hello hello hello hello all the time. The same as in public transport. We keep to ourselves and do not make eye contact. About the series..... Tattort.... Pfffff, That is an old one. I was very young when this was on TV. Things may have changed since then. ;-)

[@fabiano9277]

Katja! 🤩

[@tonp2284]

Thank you for this video, I enjoyed it very much. Being Dutch, I know about the Dutch peculiarities, but I found the explanation of the Russian culture very interesting. I did not expect Russian houses to be so hot... you are the guys that drop babies in freezing water right?😁

[@EasyRussianVideos]

😂😂😂 yes, we do and then for the rest of our lives we are trying to get warm 🙈😁 Happy that you liked the video 😊👍

[@jamegumb7298]

My grandmother (Antillean) went to visit us at my grandmother (German/Russian, raised mostly in Poland) and granny A took off her shoes and granny P was taken aback because how rude.

[@galier2]

I love that sandwich is butterbrot in Russian...

[@REmcoo36]

Our mom always demanded us to take our shoes of whenever we entered the house....it was the first thing she always said to us...take off your shoes! What is true...usually we did have bread and milk for lunch :-)

[@roy_for_real2674]

We also often get taught don't talk to strangers, but hello, how are you in a village/ neighbourhood is very normal.

[@HermanWillems]

What a shitty lesson. Talking to strangers is just fine. 99% of people are good people.

[@h1e2n3d4r5i6k7]

I am dutch, but in my home and my families homes we do take off our shoes when entering the home and we expect the same from visitors. When someone comes into my home with his or her shoes on we just tell them to take them off because it`s not custom to wear shoes in our home.

[@EasyRussianVideos]

Oh, good to know that you can just ask people about that 😀

[@michaell4262]

The biggest diffrence between dutch and Russians .the Russians act cold but have a warm hart..the Ducth act warm but have a cold hart.

[@bvbv6603]

If it's snowing outside, take off your shoes. Otherwise, the remaining snow will melt and there will be wet mud on the floor. Considering that now there is a lot of car traffic and businesses, the snow is not as clean as a couple of hundred years ago. Then by spring the snow melts and it is mud and slush - again, it is better to take off your shoes. Well, in the summer it's already out of habit.

[@Serenoj69]

Well of course in winter in The Netherlands with snow and ice it is mandatory to take them off. Otherwise it seems to depend. We always do, but may be some others don't. The melting water of the snow over here at least is mixed with a special kind of salt that makes the water greyish black...Who wants that in their house. Better keep them outside, frozen and then knock the snow off.

[@jeannemedvedeva958]

...если в России не снимать обувь, дом через пару дней превратится в свинарник. Вы же видите разницу, насколько чистые улицы там, и как это обстоит здесь. я там даже обувь не каждый день чищу. в России это просто онмохелек:) в остальном да, так и есть:) добрые открытые люди, уверенные в своем будущем, а потому расслабленные и великодушные. Обожаю Голландию (простите, Нидерланды) и жителей этой чудесной страны. Спасибо Вам за теплое видео:)

[@rlupara]

В России снимать обувь принято по культуре как и в Японии , тут с уличной чистотой ничего общего. А вот пиндосы в обуви ходят дома ....как у них ноги не гниют?

[@corywebb966]

Very pretty

[@TIEfichter]

Well many people do wear shoes at home, but it has nothing to do with feeling more at home than the owner or anything. it's more of a question of convenience. Just not feeling like putting them on and of again. But we have a good chestnut wooden floor so in order to preserve it we do demand people taking their shoes of. but then they go out for a cigarette and forget to take of their shoes coming back in. It's really annoying having to keep track of that.

[@suevialania]

We Portuguese we eat soup top for meals! Some atitudes are similar to Russians, other like dutch!