Talking SHIT about the NETHERLANDS... but even the bad things aren't that bad...

Is everything perfect in the Netherlands?
Of course not!
These foreigners/expats share their negative experiences about the Netherlands and the Dutch... talking shit about the Netherlands... Fortunately, the bad things aren't that bad!
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Video produced by:
Bart de Pau
(online Dutch teacher and founder of the Dutch Summer School)
Editing: Nicolas Balbontin, Claudia Macchiavellot
Music used under license: Edrecords
Video was recorded at the BLC Dutch Summer School in Amsterdam.
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[@nightskyhunter]

The Netherlands isn't just Amsterdam, just like England isn't just London, and Italy isn't just Rome. Just annoying at times to hear from foreign friends who've only visited Amsterdam once and say that everyone here smokes weed and that we got prostitutes on every corner or something lol.

[@BrouwerVids]

There is a reason i try to avoid Amsterdam at all costs. And Then i have to go there for work and drive in the city what is the most scariest thing ever

[@wise9421]

NightSkyHunter i live in the netherlands, i've never been in Amsterdam only a few times just for a flight on vacation. Where i live is not weed, not prostitutes every where.

[@nightskyhunter]

I live near Utrecht. I've never been interested to visit the touristic hotspots in Amsterdam. The place really just isn't all that great. I'd rather go to Efteling lol.

[@morrisfalker2773]

I have a prostitute living on the corner of my street, some people call her 'neighbour' :/

[@sanjabosancic6767]

BrouwerVids when i lived in Netherlands as a child,before moving away,in Slidrecht and let me tell you not once did i see prostitutes and it was very family friendly.The only concerning thing was that people would try to commit suicide by jumping down the 7th floor

[@MrSpaceMees]

you dont know dutch culture if you havent lived on frikandelbroodjes and energy drink

[@joelleyoutube4412]

Deze mensen weten niet eens wat t is

[@BrouwerVids]

Haha ik weet precies wat je bedoeld het ontbijt voor jongeren tussen de 12 en 24 jaar haha dat ze dat nog niet serveren op menu kaart. Traditioneel ontbijt goedkope energy van 30 cent + frikandellen broodje. Keuze tussen 1 of 2 broodjes.

[@chelss2924]

Uiteindelijk veranderd energy drank in koffie xD

[@MrSpaceMees]

@@chelss2924 ik ben 23 en drink nogsteeds geen koffie :p cafeïne intake is juist minder geworden

[@chelss2924]

@@MrSpaceMees ook niet verkeerd natuurlijk!

[@PrinceWalacra]

These people seem to judge the Netherlands solely on their experiences as a one-day tourist in Amsterdam.

[@BrouwerVids]

Yea. And Amsterdam is just the weirdest and becoming the most undutch piece of the Netherlands

[@miciso666]

same shit with alot of countries. go to the most ''tourist'' happy place and u will get scammed robbed or have a general weird or wrong impression. i nearly did the same for russia until my friend picked me up and we went to the most awesome places far away from tourist traps.

[@marceldouwstra5847]

Indeed.. most things tend to be "Amsterdam only".. We have normal houses, with regular stairs.

[@julijagers3451]

Leo Per exactly

[@arson...]

Visit other citys atliest

[@Twiggy163]

'how do you make it when you're drunk?' Excellent question! The answer is: you dont.

[@bente1695]

Twig usually end up at the bottom

[@Ommelanden]

You pee and sleep in the hallways

[@MetaphorMadness]

Oefening baart kunst.

[@AwoudeX]

if you can't make it up a flight of stairs, you aren't just drunk, you've binged yourself into a coma.

[@fleximanbayeva]

Yeah, first some people bike home, and then climb 4 flights of stairs 🤣

[@AnnaEva86]

Yikes ... Maybe try a different city than Amsterdam. Also they talked shit about Damrak, which is swamped with tourist, not Dutch people.

[@Yvonne1137]

I don't even like Amsterdam. It's basically what tourists think of The Netherlands, not what it actually is

[@eblis1965]

Every Land i lived or visited was always my priority learn at least how to understand a culture. Cerveza Por favor. Gracias !! ENZ. If you can not ride a bicycle the rental places for moving vehicles should have the responsibility to tell the tourist what the road rules are. Every person that comes in at Schipol should get a care-package, including a rain jacket and other paraphernalia . My idea

[@theAIex2]

To be honest I prefer to be swamped with tourist and not with Dutch people!!! XD

[@eblis1965]

go Denmark!

[@ingeposch8091]

excuse me?? when i have to be in Amsterdam, i also have to pass "het Damrak", Anna-Eva... but you are right that it is swamped with tourists. if you want to meet the Dutch in Amsterdam you should visit when we celebrate the king's birthday, but beware! for than the whole city is so swamped with people that you can not even cycle properly! (as if the people in Amsterdam ever cycle properly... they don't!)

[@koriliano7823]

I agree with the comment section, that their experiences seem very much based on Amsterdam. And like any major capital, it’s a world in itself.

[@JHX1]

Circus... Just like any other capital city or other tourist trap..

[@theon9575]

Korilian O These people don't yet have enough travel experience to understand that.

[@TheJoosd]

New rule, the people that hated on drop and bitterballen will be deported :)

[@Astrid0705]

Luc 😂😂 yesss

[@aminoacids13]

Precies opzouten hier

[@dracos0024]

Nope. Nederlandse drop is niet te vreten, dus ik vindt het niet raar dat ze daarop haten.

[@koenbuurman8123]

@@dracos0024 dan moet jij ook maar gedeporteert worden jongen

[@dracos0024]

@@koenbuurman8123 Uhh....kan ik me beroepen op het kinderpardon?

[@lauriedepaurie]

1. This is why every person (that isn't from Amsterdam) hates Amsterdam. Too crowded and the bit of authenticity the city has is overshadowed by touristic marketing. To the Rest of the Netherlands it doesn't help that some 'Amsterdammers' kind of take their pride too far and turn it into arrogance. I usually advice people to visit Utrecht/Delft/Leiden/Groningen/Dordrecht or cities like that. Older city centres and a lot more authentic, less swamped with tourists. I'm from Rotterdam which doesn't offer a lot for tourists imho (unless you're into modern art and architecture). 2. On the OV-chip card. All Dutch people know we are being robbed with the OV-chipcard. Since the introduction prices have pretty much doubled and the fact that we had to add some typical Dutch 'bureaucratie' doesn't help. 3. Waste meat is a rather broad term in the Netherlands. As we typically consider a lot of steak cuts 'waste'. Usually in bitterballen either beef or veal is used and stewing meats (typically sukade a.k.a. shoulder and ribmeat) are shredded and added to a flavored roux, breaded and deep fried. 4. The Dutch are a harsh group of people. In the sake of honesty and transparency we tend to be pretty direct. Having said that, it's usually quite hard to insult us (getting easier with the whole PC-movement).

[@Astrid0705]

👍🏽 well said

[@hansisbrucker813]

Can relate to that. I dislike going to Amsterdam. It feels like a big tourist attraction.

[@yaralaterveer]

Haal leiden er maar uit, er is echt niks en dan komen ze op 3 oktober, daar hebben we geen zin in hoor😂

[@niedersacksen]

Agreed volledig mee eens

[@kj_heichou]

My dad moved out of there becuase he found it to crowded en bussy

[@TheNigaHigaFan4Ever]

You know why the houses in amsterdam are tall and not wide? Because of when the houses where build you would pay for the width and depth of the house but not for the height, that is why most houses are skinny sometimes long and pretty tall.

[@blondstallion]

Close, but you payed taxes only over the width and not the depth thats why canal houses are narrow and deep.

[@5trmgqshd8p40]

so, the dutch government was fucking the housing market since long time ago

[@lexswart3670]

Pentagon1337 probably your great-great-great-grandfather's decision, since america didn't exist yet..

[@erikrobinson2547]

@Pentagon1337 I think "twatpickle" is my new favorite insult.

[@sannehekman3686]

Foreigners talking shit about Amsterdam is what I hear.

[@lidevries493]

Lisanne Hekman je mag je mening toch geven en het is waar wij Nederlands zijn soms net zo als de weer als in Nederland dat is niet iets nieuws of een geheim en er zijn niet zo veel informatie tallen bij alles staat in onze eigen taal

[@sannehekman3686]

@@lidevries493 zeker mag je je mening geven, maar een mening over Amsterdam is niet een mening over heel Nederland.

[@Jessicaro]

@heleen b waar heb je het over? je wordt gewoon in het NL aangesproken tenzij jij engels spreekt. Ik ben een geboren en getogen Amsterdammer en wat jij nu uitkraamt is pure nonsens

[@Jessicaro]

@heleen b jij gaat naar de bijenkorf en ze spreken je aan in het Engels? Dit heb ik letterlijk nog nooit meegemaakt. Oftewel geef jij enorme buitenlandse vibes af of die mensen zijn simpelweg getikt. Ik ben altijd begroet in het NL altijd aangesproken in het Nederlands. Nog nooit in het Engels. Geen van mijn vrienden is ooit in het Engels aangesproken geweest. Zoals gezegd dan geef jij enorme buitenlandse vibes af meid

[@ikbengiso8503]

Ik ben niet dutch maar ik vind netherlands mooi land! (Sorry wrongn grammar! ) This people talking about dutch but only in specific area which is amsterdam, well netherlands is not all about amsterdam. Pls try to visit those 12 provinces in this country and you will see what dutch truly is. 🇳🇱

[@Zupesable]

Heh, there are people living here that do way worse than you when it comes to grammar. But indeed. Most of us think Amsterdam is weird even.

[@NLDrummerNL]

Thank you, groeten uit Fryslân

[@wdwdwdwlolol7725]

Thanks a lot ❤

[@ikbengiso8503]

Staat here in deze vedio over dutch over nederlands maar komt goed ,they will be used to it! Like i do. Thats why i like stampot ! ☺️🍴

[@miciso666]

yeah its like going to america and only visiting texas... then say what a shit place america is. theres so much more to see...

[@r.v.b.4153]

"Dutch aren't really great at food" >getting this from an American

[@tacticalbasskick5946]

Als het maar veel en vet is voor die Amerikanen dan is het goed.

[@constantijnmostart2187]

Exactly! 🤣

[@augurk-_5225]

tactical bass kick so true

[@AJD7233]

But dutch food is really not great like😂.

[@bozos5422]

@@AJD7233 Nobody asked you to taste it

[@janice7544]

Its really annoying that they judge our whole country when theyve been only in Amsterdam

[@macananglah3967]

That moment when she said "like cheap Chinese Souvenirs" literally made me laugh so hard, especially when you see the Chinese girl beside her. Lol

[@webrarian]

"Cheap Chinese souvenirs" is priceless! Now...would a Dutch person say that when sat next to a Chinese person?

[@Lintary]

Yes we would.

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

@@Lintary word y'all love cheap stuff like commercial EDM

[@thefictionnl]

Most definitely we would.

[@Astrid0705]

Yes, we would.

[@DaveB2868]

It was funny... I think she said it before she realized it... 😂

[@whitelion6086]

The Netherlands is an amazing country. A tiny nation with almost no natural resources has the 2nd highest standard of living in Europe (behind Switzerland). They control almost 90 % of the world's flower industry. Per capita GDP is among the highest in the world. It's the 2nd highest agricultural exporter in the world too. On top of that it has a rich history have produced renowned artists, novelists, footballers, cyclists, ice skaters and other athletes. They are a very industrious people. Amsterdam is amazing city. Pity about the thousands of idiotic tourists. The Dutch are a highly-evolved people.

[@Astrid0705]

White Lion don't forget Northsea gaz and Vegetables Exported around the world Also in finance you will find us everywhere 😊😁

[@BOSExperience]

Besides the Amsterdam part I agree. Also we founded the USA for a big part. Dutch presence in the USA dates back to 1609 and the first Dutch settlements were formed in 1613. The USA constitution is based on a Dutch document. But little do they know.

[@edwinvermeulen8187]

What do you mean we don't have natural resources, we have wind water and brainpower.

[@KevinRoddy]

@Roosje Keizer Own it, Roosje! Your country rocks! My dream is to leave Hawaii and live in the Netherlands - where the people are indeed much more highly evolved than anywhere else I've been - Sweden comes in a close second!

[@kimia743]

@@edwinvermeulen8187 we really don't

[@Gryudootje]

The waste meat is meat that can't be cut off the bone. It is boiled of the bones. This means it is muscle tissue just like all meats and not organs like people want to tell you.

[@JohnHassink]

Je hebt gelijk, maar bovendien, beetje raar dat die mensen niet weten wat ragout is. Lekker zeiken over de Nederlandse keuken omdat je een keer in Amsterdam bent geweest maar niet eens één van de essentiële basis producten van de Europese keuken kennen.

[@Geert365]

Was in de 70s 80s wel anders, al zeggen ze van niet, zag dat toch uiers bv in een frikandel gingen, en vermalen botten, was eens op keuring dienst van waarde. Ps zelf geen probleem mee, niet meer iig dan andere delen van dier eten, als onherkenbaar er in zit. .....als ff lijen kon van mij. 'juusssss

[@Geert365]

@ Wie weet.

[@constantijnmostart2187]

I like what the American girl said about Dutch food. Lol because the cuisine in the USA is soooooooooo great! 🤣🇺🇸🍲

[@Akinzo]

yes american cuisine is better than dutch cuisine. Not being sarcastic.

[@Astrid0705]

😂👍🏽

[@izaakimagery1978]

@@Akinzo . . you talk a little bit of nonsense though american cuisine barely exists . at least from here you can get to a different country within the hour and within the country even in the smaller towns get a wonderful argentinean ethiopian afghan or lebanese dish(and us-style burgers on every corner. in the us ,even if you travel for days, chances are extremely high you get the exact same sunny side up, the same burger and the same coke in a diner in texas that is indistinguishable from the one in oklahama you were just in a few days ago. Then... the more interesting dishes are generally based in the diaspora of former slaves and europeans... . :/ traditional dutch food, can be good, just, because we went through ww2 we claim to have forgotten it. (unlike belgium which has amazing food despite being the centre of ww1 and then going through ww2 - they don't claim or feel they have forgotten anything :D )

[@machielluchtmeijer7796]

@@Akinzo american cuisine isn't actually a thing. It's just french cuisine, where most other country's food also originated from, but bigger and with cheese on it

[@MJ-rv5ri]

American cuisine? Taco bell, Burger King and KFC? 🤔

[@knarrie1966]

Saw Amsterdam and think it's the Netherlands. 😂

[@mariannahanley500]

Too bad they never lived there. I’m Dutch immigrated to another country, let me tell every country you go are things or food a person doesn’t like. Just be nice to the Netherlands culture, I lived there for 25 years I still love my country the Netherlands the best. I have been in other countries, I would not make fun of their culture and there foods or little snack. I love my country.👌👌👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😋😋😋😋😋

[@Astrid0705]

I think they should try some other areas than only Amsterdam. Amsterdam is not comparable to the rest of the country. Btw I grew up with bitterballen and dropjes and Salmiak ; I still love it 😍

[@Astrid0705]

AllAboutNightcore 👍🏽

[@Julian-pw5mv]

This, besides the fact that salmiak is gross!!!

[@Astrid0705]

Yellow Penguin 😁 and we're still alive 😜

[@Jessicaro]

@you are not real Jeetje je schijnt het centrum van Amsterdam met heel amsterdam te mengen. Ga eens buiten de dam om in Amsterdam rondlopen misschien begrijp je dan waarom we het een geweldige stad vinden.

[@morrisfalker2773]

She's right, the center of Amsterdam is all Albert Heijn/souvenir/cheese/coffee shops everywhere you look.

[@ramonschliszka6332]

Amsterdam used to have a protective wall around it. As a result square meters were scarce. To deal with this issue taxes were calculated based in the width of your house. Hence came the narrow houses with the stairs. Now you know why :-)

[@medosh5511]

The netherlands is one of the best places in the world Most of them most likely live in Amsterdam and Amsterdam is so far from the Dutch culture I don't mean in anyway that i know everything about their culture since im Syrian and haven't been here for long but the nederlanders are actually the most underrated people in this planet They are nice friendly honest and smart I fell in love with them and their culture

[@KevinRoddy]

You could make the same comparison with the state of New York, and New York City, where everyone there thinks there's no other place in the world to live.

[@medosh5511]

@@KevinRoddy exactly

[@berendv]

👌

[@MilkBreakMinecraft]

I never get the hate on our food. We have amazing food. Just go to a good restaurant.

[@tristanvandervelde3569]

BowGunner but it’s (most of the times) not typically Dutch. Unless you’re in a pancake restaurant

[@MilkBreakMinecraft]

@@tristanvandervelde3569 What does that matter? You can eat world class foods in the Netherlands. Most good restaurants in the Netherlands draw from many different cuisines making it much more interesting than in Paris, for instance.

[@tristanvandervelde3569]

BowGunner I agree with you completely, but I actually thought you were talking about ‘our’ food, meaning Dutch things like bitterballen, pannenkoeken, stamppot etc. High quality restaurants won’t serve stamppot. I mean, those people in the video were talking about Dutch food, not Dutch restaurants

[@MilkBreakMinecraft]

@@tristanvandervelde3569 I suppose they do for the most part, although they're really targeting our borrel hapjes, it seems. But the one girl said "the Dutch aren't really great at food". This is where I beg to differ. Perhaps I should have worded it differently, but I hardly ever eat typical Dutch food myself. I consider Dutch food to be whatever we cook, because our actual cuisine really is just a collection of everything (especially if you consider foods from previous colonies to be integrated in Dutch cooking culture). On a side note; I got to say, stamppot is a brilliant and versatile dish.

[@tristanvandervelde3569]

BowGunner yup, well said

[@lm2182]

NL is such an amazing and UNIQUE country. Love to live there 🇳🇱🎉

[@the1polarbearfj336]

They should change title to: "what they dont like about Amsterdam"

[@femsff7090]

"Do you *want* to help me or not?" Pretty sure no one in the service industry anywhere in the world actually *wants* to help anyone. It's their job, they do it to make money, not because they have a desire to serve others. Dutch people tend to be more obvious and honest about it than, say, Americans. And a waiter/server or anyone cannot split themselves into two people. Wait your turn. If they were helping you then you wouldn't want them to drop you for the next customer that comes in and demands to be helped right away.

[@jpk8274]

Absolutely love The Netherlands 🇳🇱! Respect for your amazing and well developed country.

[@noiseflow4306]

Thank you 😊

[@mickhack8034]

"Dutch food sucks!" oh what did you eat? "Bitterballen and liquorice.." Dutch people: gtfo

[@sanbilge]

And what would you suggest? I've lived in the Netherlands for 12 years and there is absolutely nothing that can be counted as Dutch cuisine other than boiled root vegetables and some meat next to it. No cooking technique, no spices other than black pepper. The most popular national sausage is extremely processed. Well, you do have metworst, but no, thanks. It's worse than liquorice :) It tastes like the people in Groningen didn't know what to do with all the kruidnagel they stole while colonializing.

[@babliboebski8512]

@@sanbilge broodje kroket, frikandel broodje, oliebollen, other types of drop, stroopwafels

[@sanbilge]

@@babliboebski8512 Croquette is French...

[@babliboebski8512]

@@sanbilge oh yes sorry, but then a bitterbal should be too actually

[@KokkiePiet]

@@sanbilge You poor thing, so you lived there 12 years, and never had Oysters, Mussels, Lobster from Zeeland, never had wild duck, deer, wild boar, never had a smoked sausage, never had all the great and spicy dishes the dutch took from the colonies, never had vlaai of Bossche bollen? Never had ontbijtkoek or Speculaas filled with almond spice, Never one of the excellent farmhouse cheeses, al the lovely puddings, bitterkoekjes, griesmeel met bessensaus, Pea Soup, vegetable soup, Appelpie with raisins and fresh whipped cream, Mocca and Hazelnut crunch tarte, Smoked Herring or mackerel, cured herring on a soft role.

[@BEARxFPS]

As a dutch person to the people talking about the service being bad, for me when i ask someone for help and they tell me one moment that means they are busy, my time is not more important than that of the person servicing me or another client the person may be doing something for. I guess im just trying to say be a little patient

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

Right, we're not spoiled American who want to be served immediately when waving with dollars

[@Saartje05]

Waste meat is good meat but just the last parts . It's perfectly ok and there's nothing weird about it.

[@shellybbt]

I agree about everything but don't say something about the bitterbal like drop candy I dream of it when I am in another country for a long time.

[@chelss2924]

You shouldn't go to Amsterdam to experience the Netherlands. Go see Maastricht, Utrecht, Den Bosch etc!

[@Jessicaro]

waarom niet is Amsterdam geen deel van Nederland dan? Is Amsterdam niet hetgeen wat de meeste toeristen uberhaupt aantrekt? Wat is dan echt nederlands?

[@lexburen5932]

zutphen, zwolle, deventer, apeldoorn, hengelo GLD, enschede, nijmegen, groningen, etc etc etc etc

@@Jessicaro amsterdam is een kankerstad die niets met het echte Nederland te maken heeft.

[@Jessicaro]

@ nee, het is een stuk van uw imaginaire Nederland. wordt toch volwassen en blijf realistisch ik betwijfel dat zutphen, zwolle of apeldoorn toeristen kan aantrekken. daar bovenop wat is er mis met Amsterdam? het een kankerstad noemen zonder enige uitleg noch realistische redenen is dan ook kortweg kinderachtig.

[@Jessicaro]

@ snobistisch en arrogant? zegt de persoon die Amsterdam een kanker stad noemt zonder enige uitleg. en ben jij niet degene die letterlijk geschreven heeft dat Amsterdam niks met het echte Nederland te maken heeft. Wel mijn intelligente internet held waar heeft Amsterdam dan wel mee te maken? Engeland, Frankrijk? Al die rare commentaren op een stad die de meeste geld opbrengt voor Nederland, de meeste toeristen en het land de grootste bekendheid heeft gebracht. Ik ben niet degene die raar doet. Maar mensen als jij die claimen dat Amsterdam niet Nederlands is.

[@plerpplerp5599]

Waste meat? What do you think chicken McNuggets are made out of? Duh!🤦‍♂️

[@Idioot1337]

uuhhm kip ?

[@plerpplerp5599]

@@Idioot1337 eum..🤔. nee.

[@00wheelie00]

I'm Dutch and from Amsterdam and I think tourism there has gone too far...

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

Daar heb je helemaal gelijk in

[@cheriquebutterfly]

i lauged so hard when the blond lady talked about story of her sister XD'' how do you get there if your drunk?'' That Was best line i ever hear and That made my day

[@mellchiril]

As someone living in the east part of the Netherlands, I am now really interested in seeing the tourist sides of Amsterdam (nope, I've never actually gone there, people always look at me strangely because of it)

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

Dan zou ik het maar eens gaan doen joh, straks ben je oud en achter de geraniums en heb je niks van de leuke plekken van Nederland gezien. Zoiets moet je niet laten gebeuren; live life to the max!

[@jpdj2715]

As a Dutch person it still surprises me every time a server (restaurant, café or terrace) says "Ik kom eraan" and walks away.

[@override39]

Bart de Pau you are a Genius.ik ben zeer onder de indruk van uw youtube kanaal.de meeste Nederlanders zullen zich voor schamen maar je upload gewoon de werkelijke en de echte waarheid van wat wij als buitenlanders van denk en vinden.super goed gedaan.stay safe and keep it up the good work

[@crayzsmoke]

You can get your money back by goin too The htm ticket Office they Will refund everything back on your ov chip card ;)

[@cheshirecatgrin7680]

There's also a form you can print out and mail in with the OV chipkaart to get the money returned to your bank account.

[@S302i]

Precies

[@Jessica-pp8ks]

You can do it online as well, takes 5 minutes

[@Astrid0705]

Precies

[@nikolboteva]

What does he mean by putting the card in the wrong slot? How can you lose money with it except by not checking out?

[@stellabosman2875]

3:29 I think she means a “Frikandel”. “Frikandellen” are Made of wast meat. But Bitterballs are Made of Boillon and normal beef meat

[@zahimiceciliacervantespadi2205]

how can u not like frikandel thats my heaven right there (not talking about u)

[@m__6930]

Dat wist ik serieus niet, ik heb zonder geintjes al jaren geen bitterballen meer gegeten omdat ik dacht dat het van afval vlees was gemaakt zoals frikandellen hahaha

[@CayaMaya]

De ragout/boullion is niet van het beste stukje vlees gemaakt, vaak afvalvlees. Wat het smaakvolst is, want dat zit meestal vlakbij het bot.

[@demiwolters4375]

Bitterballen zijn van paardenvlees gemaakt, kijk de doos maar eens na 😁

[@canwejustnot]

@@demiwolters4375 ligt eraan welke bitterballen je koopt.

[@mylo1130]

There are a lot of bad stuff in Holland,like in every country...as a foreign living there, I would say that what shocked me the most is people........ everyone is very educated and kind, smiling and greeting you even when they don't know you, willing to help.... they're not warm or friendly as we are in Italy, but extremely gentle

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

Yep, you're right; cold country, cold people......but we're hospitable in our won funny way :-)

[@rupamitabasu1058]

@@annemariecandyflip6531 Hospitable in the way you have your meal making the guest sit in another room without offering them anything?

[@stephenschuit7880]

The most I have laughed in a long, long time! Thanks.

[@Saartje05]

You sit in a restaurant and no one will come to you because Dutch don't want to be disturbed without being asked. If you need someone just ASK. And public transport is horrible, that's true, that's why I never use it. The rest is ALL about Amsterdam. If they should get off their butts and visit the rest of the country they might be surprised.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Try the public transport in another country and you will learn to value what you have in the Netherlands.

[@youknowwww5913]

These peolpe have probably been one time only to amsterdam, but if you want to complain about the Netherlands stay longer and dont only go to Amsterdam

[@gyt673]

Love these people

[@tomm4073]

I remember the times when France was judged by the 'poor' service in Paris as a tourist. Never had such a problem as the French people appreciate foreigners speaking their language as I did and do. When entering the USA or other English speaking countries I come prepared. Americans seem to think that the rest of the world has to adjust to them? Not all of you are the same, most of you people are very nice and welcoming too, especially the Blacks and Latinos.

[@lithiumvids9448]

About toerisme influencing cities *that's because you come here*

[@Slobber88]

These aren't tourists. These people live and work here.

[@lannydragonlover]

Deze mensen nemen de moeite om Nederlands te leren, ze wonen hier en leven hier. Ze zijn geen toeristen.

[@lithiumvids9448]

My bad Sorry hoor

[@lukaseldenrust2637]

But they sound like they have never been outside the randstad... Fryslân (where I live) for example is completely different, I once went to Amsterdam and I felt like a foreigner... It was my twelfth birthday and I wasn’t as good in English as I am now and people just ended up speaking only English to me even though I asked if they could speak Dutch, answer yes and they continue in English

[@AllAboutNightcore]

@@lukaseldenrust2637 I live in Drenthe, and I completely understand what you mean, it is SO different! not just the cities, but also the people

[@vickysmashesyouwithahammer]

0:51 you couldn't be more wrong..... we just don't have enough space to build broad houses.

[@maryhunter6389]

She was probably talking about old houses in Amsterdam. In the 17th century taxes there were based on the width of the front of the house. Since those taxes were very high, most people build small but high houses. I guess that resulted in small lots to build on for future houses too.

[@maryhunter6389]

@@FlankingJet - chairs? Oh, you mean stairs. I guess we should be glad the houses still stand, ye.

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

And the average Dutch hard working people can't afford a big house cause life is expensive here and ground limited

[@rtwfreak]

About the too many souvenir shops, totally agree. But don't you dare insult our stairs :P

[@j.v.r.1981-]

Or our DROP! 🤭

[@KevinRoddy]

The Americans here are pretty sad examples of US citizens - we're not all like that - Kenneth probably needs to stay in a Holiday Inn hotel - something he's probably comfortable with - he could use the exercise that stairs provide. And maybe learn how the transit cards work? and maybe leer wat Nederlands te spreken? And I agree with the others here - to get to know the Netherlands, leave Amsterdam and explore the rest of the country. To me, it's the most highly evolved Western culture on Earth.

[@Doetinchummer]

replace Netherlands with Amsterdam or Randstad....

[@semschaart9925]

I would say that Amsterdam is a bad representation of the cities in the Netherlands.

[@pileofgay101]

I think a lot of people don’t know that Amsterdam is one of the few cities that is actually that crowded with tourists and that the rest of the country isn’t, That we don’t have cheap Chinese souvenir shops, people don’t walk around in Micky mouse smoking t-shirts etc. You can judge one city of the country but that doesn’t mean the entire country is like that.

[@noahttack6036]

I missed the ‘being hit by a bike’ complaining

[@BramTops]

For the love of god, stop going to Amsterdam. It's the LEAST Dutch place you can go...

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Foreigners really need to realize that Amsterdam is not the only thing in the Netherlands! In fact: most Dutch people don't even like Amsterdam themselves. Please visit other cities next time.

[@eggboyssisterry2667]

I am 5 yrs in Netherland and i have never been Amsterdam i live in the Hague and i love it

[@moreander619]

One of the candies I must have when visiting the Netherlands: "driedubbel zoute drop" (triple salt licorice). Most people who weren't raised in the Netherlands can barely stand unsalted licorice, but I'll eat a 500 gram bag of the triple salt variety in a few hours if I'm really feeling it :)

[@juuls7082]

3:14 - "What do they mean with waste meat? Is it the stuff that's left over?" - "Yup, it is!"

[@AnymMusic]

of course the russian sister wondered how you walk the stairs when drunk 😂

[@tiphaineluccy3795]

Lovely video. :D

[@VeniVidiAjax]

Waste meat is just beef that is not used for let say steak. The karkas of a cow still has plenty of meat on it, so its boiled so it gets released.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Let's take a closer look at the bitterbal. Don't be scared. No need. Wikipedia helps out. "Bitterballen (plural of bitterbal) are a Dutch meat-based snack, made by making a very thick stew thickened with roux and beef stock and generously loaded with meat, refrigerating the stew until it firms, and then rolling the thick mixture into balls which then get breaded and fried. Seasonings in the base stew usually include onions, salt and pepper, parsley and nutmeg. Most recipes include nutmeg and there are also variations using curry powder or that add in finely chopped vegetables such as carrot. The ingredients are combined and cooked, then refrigerated for the mixture to firm up. Once firm, the filling is rolled into balls roughly 3 to 4 cm in diameter, then battered in a breadcrumb and egg mixture and deep-fried. They are typically served with a ramekin or small bowl of mustard for dipping. They are eaten in Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands, Belgium, and to some degree in Indonesia. Bitterballen are very similar to the Dutch variant of kroketten (plural of kroket) in their ingredients and preparation/cooking methods, as well as flavour, though the larger kroketten have a distinct oblong sausage shape, but with a similar diameter. The bitterbal derives its name from a generic word for certain types of herb-flavoured alcoholic beverages, called a bitter in Dutch, and are popularly served as part of a bittergarnituur, a selection of savoury snacks to go with drinks, at pubs or at receptions in the Netherlands." When an animal is used for meat, you get some nice big chunks for steaks and such, and some smaller parts, that can not be served as a whole, but are still good meat. That's what is used for bitterballen as well. So don't worry about inedible and weird ingredients. They are not allowed by law. Hope you dare to enjoy them now.

[@rupamitabasu1058]

Dutch food is awful

[@kmayasobru5386]

Please don't only go to Amsterdam when you visit the Netherlands.

[@rupsjenooitgenoeg804]

If you feel that Dutch culture is walking through Amsterdam canal belt, there might be something wrong with your perception of the world altogether... Almost none western capital city has an authentic city center anymore. Only focused on tourists nowadays.

[@TrijnieWanders]

On waste meat: Gelatine is waste meat and used in many products. If they would check their groceries on ingredients, they probably would be shocked. Also, bitterballen are not typically made of waist meat. I grew up in the Horeca and never heard this before.

[@m__6930]

2:29 Meneer wtf voer jij uit met je OV kaart?

[@fuckadoodle]

Ze praten alleen maar over Amsterdam, al die toeristen vinden Nederlanders zelf ook niet leuk. Misleidende titel.

[@WonHakWoon]

Dit is echt zo, die titel moet zijn: Talking SHIT about Amsterdam

[@lexburen5932]

Sommige Nederlanders in Amsterdam zijn ook niet leuk. ik ben zelf Nederlander, en woon in Gelderland, een eind weg van Amsterdam dus. Ik ben een paar jaar geleden voor het eerst in Amsterdam geweest, ik vond het maar niks. Veel te druk, en de mensen vond ik naar het asociale neigen. Was blij dat ik weer in het rustige Gelderland terug was. Als ik ergens uit wil gaan, ga ik liever naar, Nijmegen Zwolle Utrecht Arnhem, waar de sfeer veel beter is.

[@Sierra-Whisky]

3:21 🤣 spot on!

[@KathrynDeSinaasappelen]

You should come to Belgium! It's extra fun here

[@knaif3357]

* Laughs in why dont you go even a step out of Amsterdam or Western Netherlands *

[@WonHakWoon]

It's because tourists are lazy to discover an entire country

[@wiedewaai]

okay chipcard, beautifull!

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

I was born in Amsterdam and went back once. I stayed in Amsterdam for a fortnight and explored the rest of Europe for the next 2 months. Yes in Australia you get long service leave so it was worth it.

[@bkarnhem874]

Totally agree with weather apps 😂

[@Kimo0tJJ]

But they're talking mostly about Amsterdam tho.... And Amsterdam is kind of a country on it's own within the Netherlands really :'))

[@hidde8664]

I’f you go to the Netherlands just skip Amsterdam

[@Idioot1337]

if*

[@appleslover]

Which places you think someone could get the full Dutch experience in?

[@hidde8664]

apple's lover I personally really like leiden and utrecht but the Netherlands is very small so u can easily go to an other city by train

[@appleslover]

@@hidde8664 Bedankt

[@floorhoogstad4585]

Zoveel lol om deze filmpjes😂zelf heb ik een jaar in Spanje gewoond waar ik toen ook ineens alles gek of vreemd vond, heleeeemaaal niet bij stilgestaan hoeveel dingen bij ons raar zijn voor touristen/nieuwkomers

[@martijn31101969]

the filling of a bitterbal is called ragout ( its france/french )kroket too but kroket can gave differed fillings like goulash or sate to name some

[@jonathan_420]

0:53: een Chinees die vindt dat WIJ goedkoop zijn?! Hallo hun hele land joh

[@WonHakWoon]

Ja echt man, geen wonder dat Aliexpress daar gevestigd is

[@kevinvoorn9919]

Most of it is kinda biased, but oh my god, our public transport access (OV-kaart) is soooo bad :D On point!

[@JM-fg3et]

A bitterbal is a deep-fried small round meat ragout ball of about 3 to 5 cm in diameter. It is in fact a small, round version of the meat croquette. The weight is approx. 20 grams.

[@robertlambregts3228]

this is mostly about Amsterdam, esp the restaurant service. besides that, since when do you need signs for everything, if you are in a foreign country, and you have to use the public transport, you can do a bit of research. it's not that difficult

[@DaveB2868]

2:40..i use the OV chipcard a lot and I really don't know what he's talking about 😁

[@Fraek1992]

Hebben we zulke rare trappen dan?🤔

[@Trixie91]

Freek 1992 Niet dat ik weet? haha. Al heeft mijn opa in de randstad ook een hele steile trap zonder leuningen 😆

[@Jeffrey7]

in de stad in vooral oudere huizen zijn trappen echt een bitch super smal en stijl in de rest van NL valt het wel mee maar denk dat de meeste op dit filmpje niet buiten de randstad komen vandaar :P

[@Fraek1992]

@@Jeffrey7 ah juist. Voor toeristen houdt Nederland op buiten de randstad

[@Astrid0705]

Jawel Ze zijn erg stijl en smal vergeleken met andere landen. Dat is omdat er niet zoveel plaats is. 😊😁

[@ronrolfsen3977]

@@Fraek1992 Dit zijn volgens expats en studenten. Maar ja de meeste expats zullen in de randstad blijven.

[@kjell6838]

why stairs are so steep in the netherlands in old buildings was because we had an economic boom back then but real estate was tight. so the plot of lands were not big meaning they had to build up. since the plots of land again were not that big it forced the builders of then to come up with a different solution hence why there are steep stairs the steps are about 15 centimeters while a normal step today has a step length of about 30 cm

[@reznovvazileski3193]

Imagine we had a sign for every rule we've got in our overly regulated country though :') We'd be writing half a lawbook on every corner of the street and nobody will bother reading any of it. I think we could do with a few more signs here and there because as it is we've summarized the summary of the red line of the rules but yea there is a point where nobody will even bother reading it if you detail every rule about everything xD Look at how few people actually read ToS and Privacy Agreements, that'll be our entire country about the signs if we do this :') Take the OV-chipkaart for example. The back refers to the terms and conditions of Trans Link Systems B.V. which no doubt contains every detail about checking in, out, the validity of the product in different conditions and liability clauses. There's a link and a phone-number referred too where you can obtain said information. But hardly anyone reads it, just a few more will call the number for a specific inquiry. Heck, I doubt most people have even read the back of the card at all, hence people missed the rules and mess up sometimes.

[@iventencaat8701]

You should never go to Amsterdam if you want to know the real Netherlands. I’m Dutch and I don’t even like Amsterdam haha

[@ikedus8720]

Beter gaan zu hun tijd besteden aan betere dingen dan alleen maar klagen

[@monzibijleveldvincenti8330]

Ik vond juist dat ze goed geïntegreerd zijn door ook zoveel te klagen^^

[@ikedus8720]

@@monzibijleveldvincenti8330 haha dat is waar

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

Hahahaa, het zijn net Nederlanders met hun geklaag :-)

[@dv6165]

Kenneth is a total boss!!

[@silvereagle404]

yeah stairs are so small because we are cheap........ it's because they are small, small stairs means more space for your other rooms

[@Felipe.N.Martins]

❤️ 🇳🇱

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

14 women, 2 manlets. How about some equal representation? Also, Amsterdam isn't the Netherlands, just like London isn't the UK, and Paris isn't France.

[@erikabee3498]

Another interesting video, I like those video's. They learn us so much about our selves, but also learn about the expats (and ofcourse about tourists too). But to the first person in this video (the elderly man) I'd like to ask; where in the world people from the Netherlands, of France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Russia, Korea.... etcetera, do you find signs for thet use of OV chipcard? No offence to you, I understand this problem. It sucks of course. But this is not special Dutch problem. This you find almost everywhere. And Dutch, German, Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese and most other Asian and African people will almost find anywhere signs in Dutch of in their language. So yes, this is a problem everywhere, and for everyone. But there is one solution: Google translate ! It is not perfect, but it made me correspond with a Russian woman, who I met on holiday. Sometimes you have to fill in some dots... I hope you see this reaction (but I rather hope, someone told you before me. So that you enjoy your time ... or your life in the Netherlands) !

[@krakrakakakakahah241]

My wife always complains about dutch service. Especially on the airplane like KLM. I try to tell her it is because we don't expect anybody to do something for us. When flying with Singapore airlines or Cathay Pacific I can see how good service can be. But I don't need someone carry my suitcase. I can help other people to jam in their suitcase in the overhead compartment to help out a bit and feel good about it at the same time. I think the dutch are just very down to earth. We can often get great deals on very expensive hotels. Very dutch to go for great deals....hahahah... but that level of service is almost embarrassing. Almost... ;-)

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

What's wrong with you foreigners......you behave like spoiled rich people who wants to be served immediately on the spot. Don't think waving your Dollars will make a change; we're not USA golddiggers

[@defa8033]

3:15 as long as it tastes like God its all fine by me

[@rickg.8599]

do you like tasting god?

[@defa8033]

@@rickg.8599 ya

[@jeroenboth167]

Why did they have to talk bad about my country 😂 Waarom praten ze zo slecht over mijn land 😂

[@lithiumvids9448]

Wel waar we zijn wel gierig

[@Rufientje]

Because they are asked about it

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

They were probably asked about a lot of things, and only these negative remarks were cherry picked for this video.

[@xativaxativa8952]

In Amsterdam the Dutch have to wait 20-30 years for a house. No this is no mistake. Myself I wait since 2003 Can you image how busy it is. Most foreigners get a house easier than a dutch It is our government who allows them to do this. So i don't blame people. I Blame politic party like VVD. Who are selling the Netherlands. Houses are to live in,not speculate. So that's why it's Impossible for young people to buy a new house. Average a House cost 300.000 euro. They can't effort it and that's why we have small houses. We are still a small country with 18 million people. Germany 80 million but Germany is 12 times bigger i presume.

[@RobFeldkamp]

Kenneth is my favourite internet dude. I wonder when we'll be in the south so i can have a beer with him and talk shit about his country and laugh about it as friends.