Traveling to the Netherlands...Tips You Need to know before you arrive!

[@qazatqazah]

Just checking up on y'all, Eric & Tammy, since it's been so quiet on the channel lately. Are you allright?

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

It's been a while since we saw a video of you two. I hope that's just because you have been travelling.

[@KESipples]

Everything okay with you two? You are missed.

[@daphneschuring5810]

I miss the app buienradar!

[@42earthling]

Yes as the other comments, a sign of life would be great. Hopefully everything is ok. :)

[@exploringtheforeign]

Man, those words put the biggest smile on my face!!😩❤️ I really appreciate you two and I really enjoyed meeting up the other day. Definitely won't be the last time we meet🙌🏾

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, it was our sincere pleasure meeting up with you, Sam❤

[@itomg]

Sam, you deserve every kind word! Looking forward to your next vlog also.

[@AlexK-yr2th]

Keep up the excellent job, Sam, even if I don't always agree but that's life isn't it...

[@bertoverweel6588]

Hallo lovely people. The staf in restaurants or cafés have a normal salary in the Netherlands so tipping doesn't have to be much, just 5% to 10% would be normal. Well, we don't beat arroud the bush, you ask our oppinion you will get it. Groetjes.

[@rinynewton8297]

Hi where are you 2??? It's been a while!!!

[@harrybruijs2614]

You do not only need to tip, but prices in shops are the real prices.

[@reviewerdiogeones5857]

And sales tax is included. Such an annoyance in the States

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

Need NOT to tip. It's optional.

[@alexanderh9335]

You're spot on with the tipping; its purely something you use so show your appreciation of the service / food / drinks / overall experience you had. It depends on how well you've enjoyed it and you give what simply feels right. If I just hop in for 20 minutes for a single coffee I might probably not tip at all, If I do 3 beers with a friend and order a plate of snacks and the bill is 42 we'll make it 45.... If I celebrate my birthday at a pub and open a bill for 200,- and had a brilliant time I might make it 230,- but for instance if I had fun but they did mess up a couple rounds of drinks I might make it 220,-. etc etc. To me it depends on how long I was there, how much work they had on us (easy small orders, or never ending large rounds with all kinds of drinks with special requests etc, you get the idea) and again the overall experience. No hassle, the great thing is they never expect a tip but will always very much appreciate it. Even better: had a terrible time and never want to go back again? Pay to the cent and nothing more. They might get the hint, or not, who cares for they won't see you again. Once used to it it's a very relaxed system.

[@bartobruintjes7056]

When will there be a new video from both of you?

[@MableM1985]

As a server in the U.S., I made $2.20 an hour which went up to $4.50 an hour after several years. I had to tip out the bartender, host, food runners, and bussers a percentage based on my sales not my received tips. I didn’t receive a paycheck as my wage went to taxes. So if I didn’t get tipped, I was working for free…and potentially paying wages to others without pay.And coming in early for set up and tearing down at the end of the night meant 30% of my shift was without customer interaction, and so was not paid. That is why tipping is important in the U.S. Living here in the Netherlands now, servers made a liveable wage (typically €14 an hour), so tipping isn’t their livelihood. Unfortunately, in the U.S., it is on the restaurant patrons to pay the restaurant staff directly. AND the restaurants at least in big cities make the servers push people to leave after 90 minutes because tables are the restaurant’s “real estate” for income. It took awhile living in NL to enjoy my meal and take my time. No one, including the restaurant owners, are rushing me. Time to practice the art of niksen!

[@nas4apps]

Totally true! Restaurant owners deal with the 'real estate' by ... offering small real estate!! No massive six person booth for two. And if you get spacious room: that is part of the deal, you pay for it, they count one table per meal, two visits a day per table. Maybe more but one lunch and one, maybe long, dinner. Lunch starts at noon on the clock or up to 13 30. Dinner as of 18:00 ... Throwing in some clock work!! ⏰️ 😋

[@ronaldstrous2764]

When I was on vacation in valencia there were restaurants that opened at 9 pm and closed at 11 pm.

[@MableM1985]

@@ronaldstrous2764 every culture or location have their optimal opening hours. When I worked in NYC, their hours were much different than, say, Middle America. Rural American might have restaurants close at 9pm whereas restaurants in New York (pre-pandemic) didn’t really get busy for dinner till 8pm, and would stay open till 11pm or later on the weekends.

[@eddys.3524]

Hey guys.... haven't heard from you for over two months... Are you OK?

[@theoneandonly4302]

Yoehoooeeee..... We miss you!!!!

[@JL-hn6hi]

Glad you mentioned Exploring the Foreign- just found out KZbin had unsubscribed me there.

[@Peterraymond67]

Hello again. I spent nearly 5 years in Amsterdam working for Telfort, British Telecomm’s Dutch subsidiary. When you work with only Dutch colleagues then you hear some new cuss words, you also hear the English cuss words. The usual time when these occur is when something unusual, unexpected or difficult happens. One occurrence for me was when a Dutch colleague wanted to test two exchange devices. He should have entered the test command and device number & the second device. Unfortunately he entered two Ampersands, i.e && instead of one Ampersand, but this required all devices between the two device numbers would be tested. This uses a load of processor capacity & hence time. What should have taken a few seconds took nearly 30 minutes. I heard some old and new cuss words! I can’t say/write them here.

[@MarceldeJong]

Sadly Telfort is no more. Fully absorbed by KPN.

[@Peterraymond67]

Yes it seemed on it's way out when I left. The telephone network relied on Ericsson AXE10 exchanges and the model has come to the end of its lifespan. The Telfort mobile network was in the process of moving to a Spanish network as BT sold its own mobile network. I've since retired and not in any news path of what is happening other what I see in newspapers. That's what happens after 38 years service. Magazines letting you know what is happening are not sent to retirees, we may blab company secrets!

[@IesKorpershoek]

Please be sure your personal appliances are rated 220V otherwise US devices (110V 60 Hz) will get destroyed.

[@eddys.3524]

Since years it isn't 220V anymore but more like 230+V...

[@xFD2x]

It will demonstrate the awesome power of European electricity 😁

[@MableM1985]

I bought a step down power converter for my American appliances for when I moved here, like for my American DVD player and printer.

[@eddys.3524]

@@MableM1985 Yes, that works as long as your appliances are not depenting of the mains Frequency... and most of those power converters have a limited capacity... 150 to 200 Watts or so.

[@MableM1985]

@@eddys.3524 Ahhh that explains why our softbox lighting system started smoking!

[@blodekont5458]

14:08 I retuned to cash pay, avoiding the selfscans, works much better, more people interaction. Like in Germany, also much cash payments

[@williamgeardener2509]

Things slow down real quick when you're entering a restaurant because on average the Dutch think of eating in a restaurant as a social event which takes time. It's not uncommon to be seated at 8.00 PM and be finished at 11 or 12.

[@pintdigitaleproeverij3916]

I really enjoyed this video again! Nice to know all these differences between the US and EU without you immediately making a value judgment. It's just different. What I do find important is indeed the iDeal payments. You will immediately see this on your bank statement and ensure that you are not confronted with a bill for a few hundred euros at the end of the month. Those credit cards only make you spend more than you want and can afford. And regarding the 'metric system': I remember well that as Dutch people we switched to the euro from the guilder, with a conversion factor of 2.20371 sometime at the end of the 20th century. Horrible. It took me almost a year to get used to it. I don't envy you getting used to meters, liters, euros, degrees Celsius and kilos!

[@JustMe-sh8nd]

you did very well if it only took you one year to adapt to the Euro, it took me at least 5 years

[@ronaldstrous2764]

In the US a lot off the metric system is being used all over the place. Even on food cans, bottles etc.

[@w.schigt7788]

Shame that Sam didn't show up is this episode great guy !

[@leotakken6789]

The weather apps are also very useful here to see if it’s going to rain 🌧️ or not. The weather is rather unpredictable here as you might have experienced 😊

[@thomaslee5042]

I want to thank you both for all the awesome videos! ik hou van jullie allebei! Apps downloaded, I have already made transitions to the metric system from the Imperial system to the annoyance of family and friends.😂 As far as the 24 hour clock I have used that for years and find people who don't annoying 😂. (6 years army , 12 years security and time as a CNA). And yes Eric! I fully agree that you have a beautiful and awesome lady in Tammy! Thank you both!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, @thomaslee5042😊!

[@corrybaggerman7058]

@@SoultoSoulTravels where are you?

[@captnonius]

Getting used yo the Celcius-scale. The scale itself shouldn't be a problem, zero to hundred is freezing to boiling. All logic. The next rhyme might be usefull: Thirthy is Hot, Twenty is Nice, Ten is Cold, Zero is Ice.

[@The_Mermaid]

How nice that you mentioned exploring the foreign! I already knew him and was already subscribed, he is indeed a very friendly guy. :)

[@nightgoblin29]

Amazing!! Jullie zijn geweldig! x

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww thank you!😊

[@johanbilder571]

As for Dutch directness, I saw a video of Americans complaining about German directness. Scandinavians seem to be even more direct. By the way, the Dutch language has enough escape words and sentences not to come across as rude. Example; you are visiting an aunt and she made you soup. Unfortunately, it tastes like dishwater. If she asks if you liked it, of course you don't say so. You can always say the soup was 'apart'. The word 'apart' can mean anything. Or you just nod and then say; oh I forgot to tell you that…. That way you have diverted attention from the soup. So if you expect this kind of soup or other disasters, make sure you have an escape story at hand. 😄 By the way, there is also a city in the USA where the population can be quite direct; Philly, but that might just be my experience. Greetings from Haarlem

[@johanbilder571]

Hi, is it possible to give a short update on how things are going ? I think we are all getting a little worried because we don't hear anything anymore.

[@JasonRamosNJ]

You both are great. I hope my wife and I can do a move as well. She is really tied to her family in the states but I would love to summer or anything possible 3-6mo a year. I need a fresh start and have visited 12 times top to bottom of the NL and Belgium. I do real estate in the USA I dont think that will work for the friendly agreement route? Perhaps starting fresh as a 39yr old student lol! Either way thanks for the content. Love the content. Tot Ziens!

[@corjp]

Liked this one too!! (😘😘 for Tammy) (😉😉 for Eric) For the both of you 🙏🙏👍👍

[@NorCalMom]

We’re moving to Haarlem in two weeks from the U.S., your tips are helpful, thank you. We had our first test of patience when we truly understood that verbal agreements hold when we found an apartment. As you know there is very little on the market this year so we were biting our nails with worry that it would fall through. It took over a week to receive the contract and another 1 1/2 weeks before everything was signed. We were afraid to buy plane tickets, etc until we knew we had the place for sure but we were told ‘nah, it’s good, you have the apartment! Don’t worry.’ I like this way of being. Ready to not fret 24/7!

[@Sophie-zb5sp]

always fun to listen to your analyses love it Alex 78 years old Muntendam Groningen

[@_PJW_]

13:00 : A waiter or waitress at you table when you barely sat down is considered rude. Having to wait more than 5 minutes is rude also, unless it is extremely busy. When coming in just exchanges glances and give a quick nod.

[@_PJW_]

As for tipping: Not necessary, service is included, but a sign of appreciation. or lack thereof. Rule of thumb : 10% of the bill total Generally: - bill up to € 5.00 : round up to next Euro - bill up to € 20.00 : round up to next Euro and add 1 Euro - bill up to € 50.00 : round up to next Euro and add 2 Euro - above € 50.00 : 10% Easiest when paying cash is to match with the banknotes (€ 5, 10, 20, 50), so having two of each in your wallet when going out will usually have you covered.

[@Phil-xo6jk]

The OV-card is very useful. When over 65 you get a personal pass for free transport in Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Utrecht and Groningen.

[@rickrappard2455]

Not true. You get a small discount

[@Phil-xo6jk]

@@rickrappard2455 You don't know what you are talking about. I have such a pass! For free transport with RET.

[@erikbehaeghel]

not only my favorites also on of the funny creators and Tammy your the BOSS

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you, @erikbehaeghel!

[@daphneschuring5810]

How are your friends the couple, with their lovely dog, is doing?

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

They are good! They recently welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world! They are back in the US now to be closer to family.

[@toosbierhoff7542]

​@@SoultoSoulTravelswill they return to the Netherlands or did they move back?

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

@@toosbierhoff7542 they moved back 😭

[@toosbierhoff7542]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[@daphneschuring5810]

So their dream becomes reality. Gefeliciteerd and congratulations to everybody! @@SoultoSoulTravels

[@Dragonsbane1976]

Not just a plug addon but also use a transformer because most US appliances work on 110 volt and in the Netherlands the socket puts out 220.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

240 actually...

[@abacaxiveer]

I once saw an American blog for what to take on a cycling trip. It included a safety whistle, in case one accidentally ran off the road and ended up in a ravine or ditch, unable to get out, but still able to alert passers by by blowing the whistle. Since that day I always take one on cycling trips around Bussum or Luttelgeest.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Oh, that is a great tip! I think Eric and I will have to go out and get a couple of whistles!😊

[@spvdijk]

It is a yoke, sure!

[@abacaxiveer]

@@spvdijk The American blog was real, but no, I do not carry am emergency whistle cycling in the Netherlands.

[@nanceunknown8437]

I love watching you every time... such a lovely couple you are ❤.... lieve groetjes van Nancy 👋🏼 Ps: June 8th... Aaltjesdag (eelday) in Harderwijk... a jearly big event... lots of smoked eel... and other sorts of fish. And a big market in citty town of Harderwijk.

[@andrekamsteeg4567]

Some telecom providers will give the option for unlimited calls including a range (about 80) of countries for a fixed rate per month. We have family in the UK and for our landline we pay 16.50 Euro per month (KPN)

[@remcohoman1011]

18:02 She is !!! Greetings from Groningen :D

[@mikevandervegt]

Great to see the clock again, shows us when you skip something..

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

😂

[@renevw5812]

The metric system if really fantastic. It is so easy. 0 celcius is the turning point that water turns into ice. And 100 celcius is the boiling point. And also 1 km is 10 ha is 100dam is 1000 meter is 10000 decimeter is 100000 centimeter is 1000000 millimeter.

[@Paul_C]

You need to have the ov card with the adres and picture, it saves 40% in the train outside the 'spitsuren'. Yes, yes we know you use freedom units, so for Eric, 50kph is about 30 mph, 100 kph is about 60mph.😅

[@gino_58_nl24]

It's not for free but have to pay small amount for it and special for people from 55 years and older and it's called Dal uren abonnement and only for train. For some extra you even can get 5 days a year free travel by train.

[@Peterraymond67]

Hi. I think that when suggesting adapters you should have told your US audience that Dutch electricity runs at 240/250 volts 50 Hertz AC, whereas the US runs at 110 volt 60 Hertz. Some items will be ok, for instance my laptop power supply says 110 to 250 volts so this one is ok for use un both countries. Using US manufactured electrical devices in Europe can be dangerous. The higher voltage is dangerous. The different frequency is not to bad unless the device has a time function, electrical clocks sometimes rely on the frequency for its timing. Check your appliance labels for safety reasons, using only 119 volt products could be harmful.

[@ElMariachi1337]

Actually the US uses 240V aswel, that's why a lot of devices are not limited to 120V in the US.

[@Peterraymond67]

@@ElMariachi1337 Every socket I've used in the US has always been 110v. Never seen 240v. Either way should check the voltage with the label on the appliance.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Great tip, @Peterraymond67!

[@yvonnebirch6026]

I love Sam, such an outgoing sweet guy !! How do you like Hilversum now ?you guys are way ahead of me now ! I don’t remember any of this when I still lived in my little country. Of course that was long ago. I like that you are learning Dutch now.. No accidents yet ?we can be a little blunt !

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Hi Yvonne! He really is!! We love Hilversum!!❤

[@carlavolkers1862]

Envy you both for living in Hilversum my home town .Live in Michigan for the last 52 years but every year I travel back HOME for a while to eat the good food .

[@diashaliz]

Where are you guys???

[@GuruJSGamingIsFun]

The imperial system used in a country that fought a civil war to get rid of the imperial British... That alone should be a reason to go metric (as far as I am aware metric is used in the US in many tech industries)

[@elisabethtucker7229]

Love watching you guys. We live in the USA and moving back to the Netherlands end of next year. Can you suggest some of your videos to watch

[@pop_my_kernels8127]

i am currently a college sophomore in florida. I am very excited for the next stage of my life. I dont really own anything or have much property nor do i own a car. I am having so much trouble finding counsel on how to move to the netherlands and this is your most recent video. I am doing research into possible jobs, my major being physics. I find the netherlands very appealing and was wondering any advice you could provide or if you think its a good idea. thank you if you see this message

[@bastonor]

Another nice one. Practical, I imagine!

[@TheTekknician]

Longwinded explanation: Dutch directness is definitely in the eye of the beholder, I'd say more then half of us would use social nuance(s). Some would even convert the criticism in the form of a question, urging you to think critically for yourself. "Well, I know what I'm thinking - but are you sure this is the right thing to do?", Then comes the reflective effort, being: "If it were me, what would you say is a con is this situation?", smoooooth! A little bit less nuanced would be the: "It's not something I would readily do myself because etc etc", "so do you think it's a good idea?". Again, put it into a question. Somehow I have the feeling for some amount of foreign people that aren't used to this, this might even be too direct because of apparent criticism. If that much is true, oooofff... You're going to have a bit of a rough time adjusting because the less nuanced would pretty much say: "Yeah, no - not a good idea because such and so on", we do also love to state opinion as fact, unintentionally. That's mostly because we're really trying to convince you something is going to work against you. That one does tend to misfire, whereas a Dutch person used to this would go: "Meh, I'll see. If it is at you say, I'll find out", and there you have the Dutch stuborness going on.

[@denniswalta3559]

Thanks for mentioning me. I liked bumping into you as well. And yes, you really need to renegotiate your contract with Eric.

[@nelleke19]

I'm Dutch, but I had to learn from you two that we have a 'hoge nood' app!?!? Great! I have it now too!

[@Yochemm]

Who learned Eric to say so much:"And that's for sure!!"? I thought first you had a parrot in your house... 😋

[@danweldanny5039]

Heb weer genoten van jullie video. Ik hou ook van jullie 😜

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, @danweldanny5039!😊

[@bartobruintjes7056]

Why did you left us?

[@letstry46]

Are U okay?

[@Jan.Folkersma]

All nice and easy but what is up with Diane from Daring2goDutch? are they ok? We are worried.

[@eobi-edobi4275]

yes me too, what happend

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Yes she is good and plans on doing an update vlog soon!

[@MrRobert1]

Please consider a visit to Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn. It’s the Versailles from The Nederlands.

[@hanslinden5289]

Tammy found a dutch Erik❤❤

[@corrybaggerman7058]

it is a pity that we don't see anymore video's anymore. Please let us know what happened. Is somethjing the matter with the health of Eric? . And to confirm that Dutch people can appear to be rude to non Dutch people: No communication can appear rude to us.

[@johanbilder571]

Maybe they don't have access to their youtube account ?

[@corrybaggerman7058]

Do you receive video’s

[@johanbilder571]

@@corrybaggerman7058 We have access, but how about Eric and Tammy; maybe they have difficulties with youtube. It's not their style not to keep us up to date.

[@milehigh34200]

They only seem to respond to people that are close to them that they can't ignore.

[@Teslacoil333]

Best is not to convert, just use metric and Celsius all the time..

[@Teslacoil333]

If you keep converting,after 10 years, you’re still converting, in my experience.

[@Alauting123]

I wonder how many people watching this are people from the Netherlands curious what you two have to say

[@janvanleeuwen2535]

I'm Dutch. Watching Tammy and Eric almost from start👍

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Buienradar ap, pin card, fiets, bike lock, umbrella, phone with translation ap, learn Dutch! Pronounce van Gogh the right way, don't wear helmets on a bike, except when you are over 60 and drive an electric bike. Tips? People working in bars etc get paid... Don't ever do the AM PM thing, or the Fahrenheit thing, and no, we do not use body parts to measure distance , use cm. kg, cm millibar etc.. SI units. learn German for if you go shopping in Germany, which most Dutch do if they live in the east of the country...And nope, we do not like to swear here, only certain people do, the less smart people usually.

[@TheFreedutch2008]

looks like you have been away for a long time and I am subscribed

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, @TheFreedutch2008!😊. Yes, it has been 3 weeks since our last video…

[@corrybaggerman7058]

@@SoultoSoulTravels Do you still receive video's I have subscription but i don't receive any video's

[@RobRoordink]

I love your channel and the channel of Sam too. There are a number of Americans with a KZbin channel about living in the Netherlands. Do you meet each other?

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Rob! Sometimes KZbinrs will reach out to each other to meet up😊

[@eddys.3524]

Goede punten !!

[@mavadelo]

I think every Dutch person pronounces iDeal the same as you do :) I am sure it slipped out, but there is no such thing as an European phone number. A European phone number would imply you can use it for the things you needed the number for in the first place all over Europe (or at least the EU) which of course is not the case. Tipping: Although there is no real tipping culture, there are some unwritten rules. For example, it is totally fine if you had 3 beers and the bill is 8,25 to round up to 10. However if you and your mates have been there all evening and drank and ate for 213 it is not ok to only round up to 215. With that amount you probably do a tenner on top (or rather 12 to "round it up" lol)

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

And remember the drinking water/tapwater is actually drinking water, so don't be a WaterbottleKarin.

[@soepie17]

Wa zeede gaai daor nou?? Wij vloekûh hier nondenaokendeju noit nie!!! 😇🤪

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

I doubt they understand any of this.

[@soepie17]

@@gert-janvanderlee5307 probably not, but they are free to research :)

[@theGoogol]

You guys need a T-shirt saying "IT IS GOOD"

[@AlexK-yr2th]

Traditional US' mistake is seeing The Netherlands as Europe. Every country has a rich history, going back many centuries, and culture in their own language and religion and cannot be compared, nor compiled in any way. The Dutch founded you not so long ago. We go way back culturally. Europe is not a federal state as the US and there simply is no European phone number. You went to The Netherlands, not to Europe, same as Africa or Asia are not federal territories but merely and exclusively a geographical continent. We do not refer to the US as North-America either. Please do the same. There are no European provisions, nor laws, even with the European Union present. European laws are multilateral agreements for governments to follow, not citizens, with a subsidy and penalty system to enforce and follow. Sam makes excellent videos almost every time and are very much appreciated but sometimes he "heeft de klok horen luiden maar weet niet waar de klepel hangt". Basic mistakes is that expats/immigrants see the US as a standard or example (or both) and compare from that point onwards. To most Dutch's irritation when it comes to food, being labelled as tasteless or dull. American food is full of hormones, sugar and MSG and always a variation of the same indulgence. Dutch are dippers, not drown'ers. Processed sauce is a condiment, not an ingredient and we marinate not deep-fry, burn or rub and we expect that foreign food is cooked by the foreign cook and we refuse to adopt it as a Dutch mediocre version we then call our own. When it comes to food, the US really has no culture of its own whatsoever. But try to explain that when they come over and "test" ours and we "fail" the processed expectations. It's like a religious person that starts thinking at 1 on the presumption that God must exist while others start at 0 and question the latter first. The Netherlands, and Europe moreover, are the original where the US is merely a copy where really nothing original (nor invention) comes from. Of course, Americans refuse, or are not able to or deliberately ignore, consider that premise, specially when Americans vlogging to a US audience and not willing to upset the bait. Reality and facts are not established by the majority and life is not an compilation of things you see in movies, on social media or in dramatized documentaries with an education system so bad nobody actually is able to distinguish facts from fiction anymore. We choose not to live in that bubble, hence the directness and plain approach on life we call "nuchter" (sober or down to earth or an empty stomach). The Dutch electrical plug system (I think similar to the German one) is just weird but functions well, but still a lot better than the US one, specially when its grounded. Any 2-pin system is wobbly and asking for problems. The British 3-pin system is superior (and safer) for the fact that the plug is solidly secured in the socket, with ground being the third pin, that is also widely used in Asia and, most likely, all around due to their colonization. Tipping, when you think about it, is just ignorance on the realization that the people you tip are not making a solid income and that the government failed completely to provide such. Here we go home at the end of the day and not to a second or third job to make ends meet. Tipping therefor is obsolete in the Netherlands other than showing your (personal) appreciation but not in any way a requirement, expectation or necessity. The slowing down in The Netherlands is a non-argument. At work, we work hard and efficient and think in quality and not quantity. After work, it is our private time we can take at any desired pace. We prefer not to be in the ratrace. That things sometimes take longer or you have to be patient, is the realizations that the people that service you (like in Customer Service) are just like you people with a job and not servants or submissive because of the nature of their job. They are equal. After work, we go on a first name basis and we are all the same. The metric system has nothing to do with Celsius. Those are not compatible or part of although both based on the same common sense with a common denominator. Fahrenheit is only used still in the United States, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. The metric system is used worldwide, unlike the imperial system that is only used in 3-third world countries, being the US, Liberia and Myanmar. Everyone else uses the metric system, so metric(, just as Celsius) is actually imperial really. Celsius is based on the simple standard of water. Where it changes from liquid to solid, it is called 0 (melting ice) and when it changes from liquid to gas (boiling) it is called 100. So below 0 you freeze and above 100 you boil. Funny enough Fahrenheit was Dutch and came up with the scale in 1714 which we long ago departed from, same as the US constitution by the way that is a 99% copy of that of the Dutch republic, long time abandoned here as well. Both, introduced when we founded you, same as your flag and anthem. The Dutch, republican, constitution was written on the basis of the French law system and in the US is applied to a British law system. It's trying to put a square peg in a round hole, but that's besides the point. Reality is that it cannot function, specially considering you have a justice system with a jury which is nothing more than an opinion of 12 people. Not to mention, a Supreme court that is following the outdated copy to the letter, till date, based on political and religious preference. In most of Europe, and that is what the French system is all about, is that there is a strict separation of church and state, and therefor law, called secularism. We can decide over our own body here, not the government. The metric system is not a system of exceptions that are almost impossible to convert without a matching scale or table but on the premises (and again water) that 1 liter (volume) equals 1 KG (mass) equals 1dm³ (10 x 10 x 10cm, dimension), with the must mention difference that a metric pound is exactly half a kilo (500 gram and not 454 grams which absolutely makes no sense). We also had a similar system with el'len (elbow) and duim'en (thumb), among many others, but realized long time ago it was a ridiculous system to maintain and understand, let alone to educate. Funny almost, you mention directness as rude, considering the flowery speech and marketing dictation and public releases that only covers up reality for mainly liability issues over there. Your remark of swearing is simply ridiculous where Americans are hardly able to produce a sentence without the F-word in it (or proper grammar for that matter) that then are bleeped in a public setting. And lets not get into American prudency but having all these child pregnancies, adult movies on cable, baby daddy's, infidelity and divorces allover the place. Everything in life is relative. Ours is just different. It's merely a matter of standards, morals and social standings, even without the religious indoctrination, that the US is not anywhere close to. I understand your lighthearted approach and sometimes slight sarcasm (which I like), but I am afraid (convinced really), your US audience does not understand it as such and take it as facts and truth. It's merely perception and opinion, based on American objectives. Great video though. For sure it will help a lot of people from a US perspective. The Netherlands, not so much...

[@vanDeudekom]

That is a lot of tekst but 100% right, thank you!

[@AlexK-yr2th]

​@@vanDeudekom Thanks. Nothing wrong with reading. I realize very well that I should have made a video to draw people's attention nevertheless. Some cultures need to be spoon fed.... In addition to my long story, Europe and the European Union are not equal but in American perception it is one and the same, not able to differentiate a 3-party system with delegates and a money founded election process with a true democratic system, mostly not even capable to distinguish left from right. What is called left there, is, at best, right from the middle here, not to mention the wrong application of the word "extreme". It is all about what you want to hear and justify really and put more effort in adjusting the definition than facing the issue, or even as simple as putting a sticker on it (like haters, far this and that), enabling you to simply ignore. Freedom of speech is all about what someone wants or needs to tell, not what you want to hear. A perfect example how they copy and paste almost everything and then have no clue what to do with the mediocre result that they then insist they apply (and think it's a standard and example of some sort) to the rest of the world. The US does simply not qualify as a democracy (no matter how hard they try to redefine to their liking) but is simply a capitalist Diarchy and, by international definition, is nothing more than a 3rd World country. Hence, that they do not recognize the International Court in The Haque as the only Western society that does so, alike other countries of the same social, economical and governing status. The size of your army and control of social media and movies, and therefor general perception, doesn't change any of that. Education could (and should) but that is going down the drain so fast sadly. Facts, truth and reality simply don't matter any longer, but perception and public opinion does. Taking a picture, for example, in a public toilet with your face hidden behind the phone and your face painted like Kim Kardeshian, with false eyelashes, a wig, fillers and botox, silicon airbags seems to be the new standard and then tell you 'you get what you see" and "trust me". We Dutch, rather stay direct and straight forward and do not live in that bubble. Just because you have so many rich people, doesn't exempt you from the latter. It is measured by the social welfare you provide as a nation to all and how many fall of the wagon. It is as simple as that...

[@AlexK-yr2th]

@@vanDeudekom The title of the video should not be "things you need to know" but "the perception you need to change".

[@Dutch-linux]

@Soul to Soul Travels Eric and Tammy are you two ok ? we hear nothing from you anymore ?

[@johanbilder571]

They are on holiday and posting on a facebookpage. Maybe they don't have access to their KZbin channel, otherwise it would be very unsympathetic of them to keep us in the dark.

[@TheEvertw]

I was amazed that the USA is still using banana units. In the seventies you were transitioning to sensible units, but then some backward conservative dude decided it would be too expensive to replace the street signs with distances on them. But just the Mars lander that crashed because of a wrong conversion between banana and sensible units would have paid for all those signs, and then some. And then the USA is using metric anyway, without them realizing it. Because those imperial units are defined as derivative units from the metric ones, one inch being defined as 2.54cm _exactly._ Every scientist (yes, there are scientists in the USA) uses metric.

[@MarceldeJong]

How many washing machines is a banana?

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

The Ideal payment system won't be there much longer I believe. If I remember correctly it's going to be replaced soon by a new European system.

[@ronaldstrous2764]

That new European system will be based on the ideal payment system, so I think that for us there will be little change.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

​@@ronaldstrous2764 For us maybe not but this video is intended for people who don't yet live here or have just moved here.

[@fredvankempen2177]

Greetings Eric... Dutchie in the US here :) [yes, that DOES happen...] What happened after you did the Chip Challenge with Travis?

[@reneolthof6811]

Imperial system - basically only used in the US of A!

[@Dutch-linux]

How can Eric forget to tap out ??? you got to tap out to get through the gates ???? unless you change train provider !!!! also when is Eric going to learn dutch ?

[@andymill8552]

@Dutch-linux: Talking about Dutch directness.....😄

[@reneolthof6811]

There are still plenty of train stations without tourniquet, Den Bosch being a good example.

[@andymill8552]

@@reneolthof6811 Yes, fully agree. And there are also lots of busses and trams where you can forget to tap out when leaving.

[@Dutch-linux]

@@andymill8552 🤣🤣 tja limburger he 🤣🤣

[@janeising3585]

How are your dutch lessons going. I hope well, because in a year and a half, I told you a while a go, I want a vlog only in Dutch. That would be great.😅😅😅

[@pjotrh]

My favorite drinking game. That’s for sure. ;)

[@bartw8931]

The funny part is we learn the F word from all the American TV series where they don’t got beeped out 😂

[@Semmy27]

Celsius is so much easier than Fahrenheit, at 0 °C water freezes and at 100 °C water boils. I just don't understand why it is not accepted yet in the U.S. Also the metric system is much easier, 1 meter = 1000 millimeter and 1 liter = 1000 milliliter. How much inches or foot is a one yard?

[@alcidesforever]

also: 1 liter of water is 1 kilogram

[@Semmy27]

Yes, 1L of fresh water = 1KG@@alcidesforever

[@Taco048]

Hi Tammy, just wanted to let you know that the folderz app spies on you. At least it did a few years ago. So be careful. And the metric system is the right system, the other one is wrong 🤣😂 Greetings 🙋🏽‍♂️🇳🇱🌮

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

😮Thank you for the warning, Taco!!

[@Taco048]

@@SoultoSoulTravels Anyway, you don’t need this app. AH has its own app as all the others. You can see the folders in these apps

[@cyrielwollring4622]

for american viewers 22 celsius / centigrade is 71.6 Fahrenheit.

[@back2nature608]

When you forget to tap out from public transport you can get the money back at the customer service at the trainstation. And Tammy is right of course,sometimes the directness is just verbal abuse. Abusers can be Dutch yes. Just confront them ''pardon me,what did you mean by that?" Their reaction will tell you whats going on.Abusers dont like to apologize.

[@ronaldvanamsterdam]

Hello ????????

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

@@ronaldvanamsterdam Hi Ronald!

[@corrybaggerman7058]

@@SoultoSoulTravels still in the Netherlands?

[@corrybaggerman7058]

Have you gone back to USA

[@vinniekay0967]

So Eric.. You're telling us "Abs" are downloadable these days?? No more trips to the Gym??😂😅😆 But all kiddin' aside.. This was a kinda different ,refreshing episode and some pretty usefull Tips i guess. 👍 Btw? When going out to dinner with friends or my kids, i Always 'tip' an extra €10,-/€15,- Noting: ''To be split between the waiters/waitresses on that shift"

[@jurrione]

Is it my screen, or is Eric's shirt going ballistic?

[@bvanderspoel]

You shouldn't be so suprised that we use the f-word so often. We learn our English from American tv series. Like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn-5doSdjdh1ndU

[@JustMe-sh8nd]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 Fantastisch 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@nas4apps]

Laughing again - right away! How does Hilversum compare to Rotterdam?? Cycling more? Go north, across the 'Heide' fields towards Laren and you will find several large mounds. These are burial grounds of the Germanic tribes that lived here - before the Roman times (who never made it up to Hilversum, their most norther settlement in continental Europe was Utrecht, founded by the Romans as a garrison border town). Prehistoric tombs? Yeah, just north of Hilversum, reach them by biking or walking across the heather towards Laren, just west of the main roadway to Laren. And then go to Laren! There is a chocolate shop where they make everything from scratch with only the very best of cocoa, and they serve excellent coffee too. "Koek en Chocolade" the name - super yummy chocolate covered orange, or hot cocoa balls! Like baseball sized chocolate you float on hot milk, it melts, sinks, stir and .... hot cocoa! From Laren bike on to Blaricum. In the center you will find an award winning (won many awards) ice cream parlor, family owned. Used to be a dairy shop over a century ago. Get a triple scoop in a large cone and wander through the town with their amazing old farm houses. This is prime real estate today, once poverty farm houses in the 1800s (or earlier). Best ice cream you can imagine - the cream is super fresh as the nation has well over a million cows - fresh cream daily. After chocolate and ice creams - Huizen has a great old town center with similar farm houses - but this are fish houses and Huizen used to be a fishing town. The lake just north of Huizen was ... open to the North Sea and was salt water. Now - the middle of the country ... go to Hilversum via Naarden, which has a double moat and double wall, a true 1600s style garrison city with a huge church built in the 1300s. Cobblestone streets, very quaint. There is a military museum which brings you to the Napoleonic times. They fire cannon every weekend in style. Naarden shares a train station with Bussum (Station: Naarden-Bussum), with a few local stops to Hilversum center. Or bike on .... Or bike a few weekends ... so much history just around the corner. Have fun!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Hi @nas4apps! Thank you for the suggestions! We love living here in Hilversum! It is so nice and peaceful to bike through the wilderness!

[@nas4apps]

@@SoultoSoulTravels Luv your Vlog! Lots of fun! Ice cream parlor in Blaricum is called 'De Hoop', many locals in Hilversum know the place. Has Disney like lines on sunny evenings - so: go where the locals go.

[@carlarijff5177]

Yes the Netherlands is so different than the USA, the tip there is sick, please tell them we have shoes and toilets 😂 always that questions of we have them.

[@reviewerdiogeones5857]

Hi there! We've enjoyed your latest video. As Dutchies we don't really think about these topics. As a foreigner, though, your tips are quite useful. The first time we travelled to the US, some 35 years ago, we had the same experience. Miles? Fahrenheit? Tipping? We felt at odds with so many things. Phoning home... we soon found out about collect calls, since the speed of consuming quarters did not match the stack we had collected. At least we spoke the language, that helped.

[@AlexK-yr2th]

We are not Dutchies as we aren't fatties, ugglies or blackies either. It is sad you refer yourself to that really. It's a word that only exists in a foreign language to us and is simply belittling and denigrating, even if a lot of people (even Dutch) do not understand the malign. It is not a pet word but an American condescending choice to put another culture below themselves, they really have no clue about and look down upon. When you realize that most, if not all all, with the exception of a Dutch door maybe, is a negative one-liner, expression or referral to the Dutch, you understand the real "tone" and underlaying current and meaning when Americans call us Dutchies. Sadly, online adoption and consequential acceptance, and not much thinking properly either, makes it almost cute in (some) peoples minds. Notwithstanding, that Americans have the perception that everybody "smokes" here and we all have red lighted windows. We do not sit in the back of the bus, no more. We always been driving it... But "Zwarte Piet" is allover American cable as if we have the same problems as in the US. › Beat the Dutch: To exceed expectations (and the perception that we take it easy or everything is slow here). › Dutch act /cure: Committing suicide. › Dutch agreement: An agreement made while intoxicated. › Dutch auction: An auction in which the goods are offered at gradually decreasing prices. The first bidder to accept wins. › Dutch bargain: A bargain settled over drinks. › Dutch comfort: Deriving comfort from the fact that things could be worse. › Dutch concert: Lots of noise, like that made by a group of drunken Dutchmen. › Dutch courage: Liquid courage provided by alcohol. › Dutch defense: A sham defense. › Dutch generosity: Stinginess. › Dutch headache: Hangover. › Dutch leaf: False gold leaf. › Dutch leave: When a soldier is absent without leave, AWOL. › Dutch gold: An alloy of copper and zinc, yellow in color, that’s easily tarnished unless lacquered. Imitation gold leaf is made from it, hence the name Dutch leaf. It is also called Dutch metal. › Dutch reckoning: an excessively high bill that’s neither itemized nor detailed. › Dutch rub: To rub your knuckles across the top of someone’s head while holding their head under your other arm. › Dutch talent: More brawn than brain. › Dutch treat: When you go out to eat and each person pays for themselves. To go Dutch has the same meaning. › Dutch widow: A prostitute. › Dutch wife: A long bolster. › Dutch'ed: Cancelled. › Dutchman's draught: A very large beer. › Double Dutch: Gibberish, hard to understand language. Also a jump rope game. › To go Dutch: When you go out to eat and each person pays for themselves. Same as Dutch treat. › To be in Dutch with someone: Being in trouble with someone. › I'm a Dutchman if I do: A strong refusal. › If not, I'm a Dutchman: Used to strengthen an affirmation or assertion. › In Dutch: In trouble, out of favor, under suspicion. › To talk like a Dutch uncle: Being stern and firm. › Well, I'm a Dutchman!: An exclamation of strong incredulity. >Dutch disease: The apparent causal relationship between the increase in the economic development of a specific sector and the demise of (several) others. Open your eyes please. Look how Dutch people are portraited in series like Friends (many times) and in Pulp fiction it is no wonder Americans perceive Amsterdam as an amusement park where after 12 cable is real life here somehow and not able to distinguish the difference with The Netherlands, nor Europe, whatsoever. If you are able to recognize the serious undertone in this condescending name calling, you (must) understand that we are not Dutchies and the last thing you should do is refer yourself as such! We are not in any way in a cotton field, singing field hollers....

[@eddiesimone3568]

Isn't whatsapp that big in the USA?

[@JaapGinder]

About the metric and 'Imperial System'. Lol, even that 'Imperial system' isn't American. It was imported to the US by the Brits. By even in the UK they now use the metric system, because it's much easier to understand. And Celcius vs Fahrenheit: come on, freezing point at -32? Yep, even the Celcius system is metric! Eric please forget that -only-in-the-US- system! 😉

[@eddiesimone3568]

Uh, I spend several months per year in Hastings, English "Rivièra", when GB still was in the EU, they sort of used the metric system, but not really. Since they left the EU, they totally returned to the Imperial system

[@Teslacoil333]

€5,- is way to mutch

[@ikke5212]

😊😊