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

Traveling or moving to the Netherlands...Tips You Need to know before you arrive! When Tammy and I decided that moving to the Netherlands from US is something we're going to go for, there were some things that we wished we knew that would make our move to Holland as smooth as possible. Things like getting a European phone number (or a Dutch phone number), or figuring out the Transporation in the Netherlands, train, tram, metro or bus. As expats that was at one time new with the relocation process to the Netherlands, we made our fair share of mistakes and now we want you to learn from them to save you time and money. Are you landing at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam and want to get to Rotterdam?...we have you covered...stay tuned to know when the train will arrive and how much it will cost.
Link to EXPLORING THE FOREIGN:
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0:00 Intro
1:54 Special Thanks
4:23 Apps You Need
7:38 Transportation Card
8:40 Sim Card
9:31 Adaptors
10:40 Renting a Bike
12:33 Being Patient
14:17 Tipping
15:55 Metric System
18:51 Cussing

[@daphneschuring5810]

I miss the app buienradar!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@JL-hn6hi]

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

[@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

[@nightgoblin29]

Amazing!! Jullie zijn geweldig! x

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww thank you!😊

[@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. :)

[@_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.

[@w.schigt7788]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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😊!

[@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!

[@erikbehaeghel]

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

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you, @erikbehaeghel!

[@bastonor]

Another nice one. Practical, I imagine!

[@corjp]

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

[@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

[@_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.

[@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)

[@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 😊

[@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.

[@Sophie-zb5sp]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@mikevandervegt]

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

[@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...

[@denniswalta3559]

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

[@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!😊

[@blodekont5458]

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

[@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!!❤

[@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…

[@danweldanny5039]

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

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, @danweldanny5039!😊

[@Yochemm]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@eddys.3524]

Goede punten !!

[@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.😅😅😅

[@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.

[@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)

[@reneolthof6811]

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

[@pjotrh]

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

[@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.

[@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)

[@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!

[@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"

[@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😊

[@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.

[@ilikefluffypillows]

People may want to know that you probably will have to change your region when it comes to in the App Store and also for the play store to get some of these apps

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Oh, good tip!

[@ikke5212]

😊😊

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@robverbree4768]

👍😸

[@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

[@mikevandervegt]

🙋🏼‍♀

[@cyrielwollring4622]

for american viewers 22 celsius / centigrade is 71.6 Fahrenheit.

[@jurrione]

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

[@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....

[@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 🤣🤣

[@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?

[@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.

[@eddiesimone3568]

Isn't whatsapp that big in the USA?

[@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.

[@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👍

[@bartw8931]

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

[@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 :)

[@jackofalltrades5761]

What happened to T & T after you poisened him with your chip challenge?

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Lol! They moved back to the US to be closer to family and to welcome a beautiful baby boy into the world😊

[@jackofalltrades5761]

@@SoultoSoulTravels Thank you.

[@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

[@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 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mikevandervegt]

0:48 ik kauw van jauw?

[@mikevandervegt]

he will chew on your bones it seems >.o

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Lol! I am still working on pronunciation!😂

[@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.

[@Teslacoil333]

€5,- is way to mutch

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

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

[@user-en4yy3ld4q]

Cussing, F word and swearing is something we never do in my friends and family group. Education has a lot to do with this i guess. Maybe the more educated you are the more options you have to express yourself without swearing. So, to say that the Dutch like to swear is far from the truth. It is like saying that all Americans like to use the F word after having seen this video kzbin.infoVBzd9ZQnrS4 haha ha :)

[@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...

[@mikevandervegt]

16:50 at that age you still wanna measure his lil friend size..

[@dukejohn5608]

About the F-Word... When it's not your mother tongue, it's a lot easier to say. It's not pretty, but still better than the sicknesses some here throw around, unfortunately.

[@Astrid-cn9qv]

Gallons and liters. Kilo and lbs

[@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.

[@mediumsizedgrape]

you seem like a fun couple! liked the video.

[@Carloco-ly6wn]

Why talk about or recommend Ideal?Ideal is Only available for Dutch bank account holders, So where is the relevance in a "travel to Netherlands" video Same for Whatsapp and Fakebook messenger, im pretty sure that people on YT that are traveling the world have the basic level of knowledge on that apps to use for communication with the home front :D jeez

[@EdwinMartin]

I guess you’re the funniest one at parties

[@ElMariachi1337]

Tell me you didn't watch the whole video without telling me you didn't watch the whole video ...

[@astraeetje5048]

If you go to a cafe or restaurant where you can pick your own seat, it's concidered rude and pushy if the waiter/waitres is standing at your table within seconds. The fact that they let you settle in and getting comfy before they bring the menu and ask if you want to order a drink, that's them being polite. respecting your space. For the tipping part.. You are not obligated to tip but, it is excpected in cafe and restaurants. It doesn't need to be much, but round it up to the next logical coin combination with 5% to 10% tip. So €12 will be €13 or €15 but, if you say €14 that's fine. But €27 will most of the times become €30. And on a €200 or €500 bill, you will be judged if you tip less than 10%. If you tip €2 the chance will be big that you get the €2 back on a silver plate with complimentary mints to hide the bad taste yes we can be blunt but there are very much nuances hidden underneath. Love the content

[@Emphyrio7]

The U.K. uses the British Imperial system, introduced 1826. The U.S. uses United States customary units, introduced 1832. They are related and similar, but NOT identical. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_imperial_and_US_customary_measurement_systems