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Correction of the subtitles:
4.49 bij Land’s End daar, dat stukje bij Torquay.
7.21 Ik denk dat je naar het land...
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The Dutch are easily my most favourite people in the world. Very very similar to us. Friendly, polite, laid back and we definitely share the same humour. There are no barriers when you can laugh together.
It is entirely wrong to characterise millions of diverse people by stating their imposed ‘nationality’, which is just an abstract social construct anyway.
Dutch are definitely not laid back.
@@val-schaeffer1117 I'd say they are.
@@jamesmason8436 No, they are not. Social welfare state means, working class do not juggle 3 jobs to ensure a roof above their head, but sky high taxes and cost of living, means people are always on their toes. Add to that, social expectations, like pressure to maintain appearance for jobs and online dating, etc.
@@val-schaeffer1117 "No, they are not... to me". There. I fixed it for you.
Much love to the Netherlands from the UK. Dutch people are the best people in the world and very closely linked to the UK. 🇬🇧🇳🇱
I'm British and I've always liked the Dutch people. In my opinion they are our closest friends in Europe.
Love GB 🇬🇧 from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
I agree
I love England. Have been there many times. Last time was in November. First time, age 18, visiting Kent. Love the English language (as of age 12 we learn English, French and German additionally. I kept English, dropped French and German for my final exams), love the English musea, love English humour, love English detectives....
I think it's a mutual love affair.. 🌷
I’ve always thought the same. The Dutch are brilliant friends and amazing to be around
I love the Dutch too! They're the closest, in cultural terms, to us!
I’ve visited the Netherlands many times. A beautiful country, a beautiful people. In my opinion our closest friend in Europe.
I love the Dutch, I feel that us Brits are very similar to the Dutch with similar history too. Both seafarers, merchants, inventors, colonial powers, big on free speech, humour and good manners, both like our drink too. ❤️
When we were a young family we would camp in Cornwall and often there were Dutch campers on the same site. I thought the Dutch were wonderful people and honestly sitting around camp fires with them sharing a beer I could not see much in the way of cultural difference. We shared many similar values.
I love the Netherlands and especially the lovely people. I went in 1971 and 1973 camping with the Scouts and I pined for the place afterwards. So civilised and kind.
I should have phrased that better. I was talking about my first visits and the impact they had. Of course I've been since. Thanks for your assumptions.
The Dutch are lovely people. I lived in Amsterdam for three months. We walked into a pub the first day and were instantly included in the conversation that was happening.
I won't lie, as an Englishman, it's weird hearing another nation describing the English language as beautiful. On a basic level, English and Dutch share many similarities and I hope to visit the Netherlands one of these days! 🏴🇳🇱🏴🇳🇱🏴🇳🇱
I think a lot of people here like the English language because everything that's 'cool' is English. Like, most of the good movies, the popular music, the succesful games... they are all English and usually only subtitled or not even subtitled.
@@Roozyj We're both maritime people with saltwater in our veins - sometimes rivals, most often close friends and allies. I frequently travelled through the Netherlands when I was in the army based in Germany. I often gave a lift to a hitch hiker and I always met friendly people. Very impressed with how many hikers spoke English and regretted how bad we Brits are at coming to terms with other languages. Always parted with a 'Tot Ziens'
@@gordonsmith8899 :) That's so nice! I often assume that everyone just speaks English in whatever country I am, but then I'm surprised if a foreigner knows even one word in Dutch
as an American, English sounds pretty gross most of the time to me, with only a few 'beautiful ' words. het is een beetje gek Ik weet. (please correct that if it was incorrect)
@@Roozyj I know many words in Dutch as I have spoken almost nothing else for the last 30 years
Been to Holland several times. Loved the Country and the People. I do think they are our closest friends and have similar attitudes. 🧡🧡🧡
Never felt more welcome as a Yorkshire man when I lived in the Netherlands .. fantastic people great country 🤗
We love the Dutch, we like the same things. Football, beer and having a great time 🇳🇱🇬🇧
And darts!
I’m from the U.K. and lived in Holland for a year (when we could!) and found the Dutch to be a very warm and kind people. Love them.
I really want to move to the Netherlands but after Brexit, Dutch citizenship requiring you to renounce your existing citizenships seems like a really big decision to make if I ended up living there long enough (which I hope I do). Having to give up my New Zealand (where I was born) and British (lived in Wales most of my life, but moved back to NZ for uni recently) citizenship if I wanted Dutch citizenship because British citizenship doesn't let you have a feeling of security in residence anymore (if you get the right visas to begin with) means I could never move back... while I imagine I'd want to stay for the rest of my life in the Netherlands, that's a big thing to throw away - there's always the chance for unexpected changes that could change your mind later, and to lose the security of "backup options" is a little scary.
Its so lovley to see these positive comments regarding the UK from our Dutch neighbors. God bless you all
A lot of us Dutchies love the British, we have a special bond. 😊
Every Dutch person ive met on my travels has been lovely.
I have been on many car events around Europe that attract enthusiasts from all over the continent, and without exception the dutch and english end up hanging around together.
that may just be a language barrier thing, if a lot of them can speak our language pretty well it makes sense we might end up hanging out
Fascinating how similar the two languages are, which I know is down to shared roots. Not to take anything from the Dutch, who speak English better than us English! Brilliant people, love their culture and way of life.
I have been to the Netherlands a few times and met and talked to a lot of Dutch people. Of all the people of Europe I think the Dutch are the most similar to us British. To our shame most of them speak excellent English, i have even heard on few occasions Dutch people speaking English amongst themselves which I found strange. They have a similar sense of humour which I think comes from watching a lot of British TV. They are definitely my favourite Europeans.
I think many Dutch people actually speak better English than us!
Belgians may look more like British people though
A lot of the time we talk English amongst our selves when there's an English speaking person in the group, this way that person doesn't feel left out of the conversation. 😊
I have met many Dutch, but also some Dutch Frisians. Although it is not possible to understand a Frisian speaking, unless you wrote it down and studied it, the way they pronounce their words gives you the impression it is English. Even Dutch doesn't sound so similar. It is recognised, Frisian is the closest language to English & Lowland Scots.
I have been to the Netherlands with some Operation Market Garden veterans and they were treated like royalty by the lovely local people. It was very moving. Sadly the veterans are all gone now but I will be back as I have made friends there. I am glad that the people here have been to Britain and seem to have enjoyed themselves.
Got told story how the Dutch describe Brit tourists Friday you turn up get drunk have some food look at some porn.and so on Sunday night you go home,where as the Germans invited themselves once and didn't go home for 5years
I have been to Arnhem a few times in connection with my interest in war history, I can honestly say that in all the countries I have visited the Dutch are quite simply the nicest , most hospitable people I have ever met.
One of the best - Dutch - football player said once; every negative has a positive side to it. The war was very negative, but the good thing was, that the Dutch were partly liberated by the British. And even better, they left their sense of humor behind. ;) Been more then 40 times in several places in the UK, and never had a negative experience.
My grandfather fought at Arnhem and he said the same that the Dutch were the nicest people he'd ever met
@@lightfootpathfinder8218 If you are kind en friendly to the Dutch, you receive the same back. :) But anyway, the English are always been a nation where the Dutch looked up to.
@@lightfootpathfinder8218 Respect for your grandfather (also his generation)
@@semperamici1548 thank you I admire the courage of the people of the Netherlands during ww2🇬🇧🤝🇳🇱
Come-on: the English, Dutch and the Danes are one family
You’d have to include the Germans in that list too. After all, much of the English ancestry is Anglo Saxon. The Angles and Saxons came from the Rhine Valley Germany.
thats why the welsh and scots want out of the UK
I visited Holland on business for a number of years and had a few holidays there. They are absolutely lovely people. Very kind and helpful. The Brits could learn a lot from them too, particularly on dealing with coastal erosion, science , agriculture, livestock production and many other common sense ideas.
I`m from the Midlands in England, curiously I`ve been asked several times if I`m from Holland. Including spending an evening with some Swedes who had just assumed us to be Dutch but at the end of the night the shock on their faces when they asked what city we were from.🙂
Always loved the Dutch both countries share a lot of its history
We owned you
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@@dadikkedude haha no didn't
The Dutch are very welcoming and have very similar humour to the British, although I think the Dutch are more like our less conservative and more relaxed family members who you like hanging out with especially at parties. 😊
Our two countries have a shared history….languages that have links and William of Orange being our King. I have Dutch relatives myself who speak the most perfect English 👏🏼. I remember meeting another Dutch girl when we were both teenagers and she could speak five languages fluently - I was utterly impressed!
Enjoyed the company of Ajax fans at the 2017 Europa Cup Final in Stockholm. We were in a bar just outside the Friends Arena. Both sets got on famously sharing conversations and jokes, plus no sign of any trouble
At 4.50 the gentleman said, " Lands End and Torquay", these are places in the County of Cornwall and Devon. Thanks for this video.
Torquay is unambiguously in Devon mate. South West does it best!
Thanks George, I'm from Oz and should have done my homework, cheers.
@@andyderks8371 That;s alright mate, if you ever make it to the UK then both Devon and Cornwall are well worth visiting, two absolutely gorgeous counties!
I agree with a lot of the other comments. The Dutch are lovely, polite people and have a great sense of humour. We are very similar in so many ways except they speak English much better than most English! They are also the masters of engineering!
Probably my favourite people the Dutch, we have some very good Dutch friends we try to meet every year.
Over de mensen daar: In 1974 was ik met mijn moeder op vakantie in Bournemouth in een 4 sterren hotel. Ik maakte af en toe een praatje met de portier. Dat was hij helemaal niet gewend; gasten in zo'n duur hotel praten doorgaans niet met een portier; die kijken erop neer. Ik niet en ik kon merken dat die portier dat leuk vond.
Heel leuk voorbeeld van menselijkheid! Elke mens heeft dezelfde waarde, goed gedaan! :) - Mario
Just love the Dutch people. I’ve had to work there a couple of times over from England and been to the Dutch TT a couple of times. Fantastic funny easy-going people. Always ready to laugh, friendly and hospitable.
Ik vond het meisje met korte haar heel leuk, zij had wat interessant ideeën en uitleggen. Een vriendelijke vrouw!
I like the Dutch people, probably our closest friends in Europe, my wife and I have travelled extensively round Europe in our motorhome and we have made friends with many Dutch people and they all spoke good English, they get a lot of our TV programs over there.
I like them , I like their languise , their humor , their culture , their architecture . Probably I am influenced to much by Midsomer Murders , Father Brown , but yes I like them !
I wish I could have read the comments of the people from Holland but the writing was too small and too I'm an Englishman and I've always loved the Dutch.
I think the people are strikingly similar when us Brits open up. I've been to the Nederlands many times and actually did part of my dissertation in planning (urban design) on why cultures such as the Dutch have evolved such significant community ties - my findings were that the route is the amount of water and the creation of 'polders' requiring communities to club together in order to live. Almost islands in the marsh. British culture evolved differently with feudal lords owning the land and commoners were people that worked on the big estates so there was much more of a hierarchical system entrenched in the social system.
I have only watched seconds of this, so before I hear the opinions I want to give mine. I really like the Dutch, William of Orange, supported each other in difficult times (a few naughty encounters), but I would like to visit Holland. And the traditional areas. I bet most will visit London, but that is not the real Britain. Plus you gave Man Utd fans Erik Ten Hag!! Thank you. And van Nistelrooy and Jaap Stan 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 Protestant cousins
Love Holland and the Netherlands. I visited often ..Lovely people … kind and friendly. They all speak perfect English too !
I grew up in England (Windsor and Cambridge), and our family moved to Den Haag when I was 12. I lived there for three years, and then we moved to the U.S. I learned quite a bit of Dutch, but I went to an English school, so I wasn't fluent. Nowadays. Dutch is a hobby, and I'm thankful for KZhead. I've only just discovered Easy Dutch videos, but they're terrific. In one month, I'll be visiting my home country and will be in Amsterdam for three days. Can't wait. Thank you Easy Dutch!
The Dutch in Arnhem look after the British military cemeteries so well. I visited one in 1974...& the children were laying wreathes to commemorate the 1944 battles of Operation Market Garden...tears in my English eyes...
Lots of british friends the level of humor is legendary.i remember the first time on of my friends asked me if i brought enough bees and honey for the vacation .i was like what !?! What possible use could i have for ...i see him looking at me 🤨😏 money 😆😂👌👊✌️
Im British, from Nottingham, England now living in America where my wife is from. We are hoping to visit the Netherlands to go to a Vieze Jack concert. So excited!
I'm from England and learning Dutch at the moment, my Oma was from Lisse. I would love to visit sometime! What a great KZhead channel! Ik heb nog veel te leren !
I am English, I visited Amsterdam many years age and had a great time from what I remember, the Dutch seemed to be open easy going people, one thing I have noticed is that just about every country I have visited I have met Dutch people or at least seen a Car registered in the Nederlands👍🏻🇬🇧🇳🇱
Love the English humor the best there is for me it is the second country i love the most
What the guy said about the English class system was spot on.
Nederland en Engeland: Twee zo mooie landen, misschien mijn lievelings landen. De mensen zijn echt leuk met een goede humor maaaaar we willen niet over hun eten praten... 😅
😂😂😂
Probeer misschien traditional British home cooking, Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, Bubble & Squeak, Beef Wellington, Welsh Rarebit, Toad in the Hole, Hotpot or Steak & Kidney Suet pudding or for dessert Spotted Dick or Jam Rolypoly or Treacle Tart with Custard or Sherry Trifle ... we can cook up a storm !
Het eten is er een stuk beter geworden. Wij gaan 2 keer per jaar naar groot Brittannië en eten altijd in pubs. Enige nadeel vind ik dat je niet aan tafel kan bestellen.
@@peterogarr7997 Yeah, you're definitely right. Your cuisine is much better compared to that of the Netherlands. Period. Count Apple Crumble in, as well; I really love it! When I was staying with my lovely host family in Cambridge, they used to make Apple Crumble on Sundays. I was looking forward to Sundays thanks to the mouth-watering dessert :)
The two countries surprisingly have a lot in common. Bland and stodgy food that's extremely high in calories and impractical to eat everyday, and beer is the most popular alcohol. Both prefer to eat the cuisine of their former West Indie colony (India for UK, and Indonesia for the Netherlands). Both were European colonial powers, holding onto many territories, including the Guianas of South America (British Guiana being Guyana, and Dutch Guiana being Suriname), and their most priced colony in Asia (Indian subcontinent for UK and Indonesia for the Netherlands). Both have depressing Northern European weather, Protestant work ethic and attitude toward life. Both are historically Protestant nations, with a Catholic younger sibling (Ireland for UK and Belgium for the Netherlands). The Dutch just happened to be more Calvinist, while the Brits more Anglican, though the Presbyterian Scots are technically a different form of Calvinists. Both speak a West Germanic language, albeit, English is the most Latinized Germanic language. The Western Frisian dialect in Friesland is probably the closest living language to modern English, if Scots is not considered a separate language. Outside of minor languages, Dutch is probably the closest major language to English, and both have that derpy rhotic R sound. The Dutch are the highest proficiency of English outside Anglophone nations, and their accent tends to sound a lot milder than a lot of other foreign countries, other than the Scandinavian countries. A lot of Brits tell me the Netherlands feels like the closest country to home within continental Europe. Aside from their high proficiency in English, the infrastructure, architecture, weather, maritime vibe, royal family, attitude to drinking, eating, working, and, even humor seems to be the most similar.
I'm British but I absolutely adore The Netherlands - I fell in love with it on my first visit about ten years ago, and have been back lots of times since then. Last year I raised money for doctors in Ukraine by cycling all around the country - 1600km in twelve days - and stayed with Vrienden op de Fiets hosts. Everyone was so nice to me - I was really touched by how supportive and helpful everyone was, and I have even stayed friends with some of my hosts. I was also on local TV and in the Algemeen Dagblad! I think the Dutch are like improved versions of the British - you share a similar sense of humour, but you are far less conservative and much more open, tolerant and relaxed. The English in particular can be rather parochial and reactionary - you only need to look at the state of our politics to see proof of that. The Netherlands is therefore governed much more sensibly than the UK, which is why you have far less inequality and a higher standard of living than us.
If all you say is true on politics and being less conservative and reactionary then how do you explain the majority vote for a far right individual such as Geert Wilders as Dutch PM. So that sounds even more dysfunctional as he cannot now form a majority coalition government.
I love the Brits and the UK. Most beautiful landscapes for hiking trips. Been there more times than I can count. By the way; maybe check the subtitles at 4:50. Lens = Land's End, Torken = Torquay
Thanks for clarifying!
I've worked in the Netherlands loads of times and loved it. I bet all the people he interviewed can speak perfect English .
As I understand it English is actually their first language !
@@catastrophic009 their first language? how?
@@holliswilliams8426 Someone a few year ago told me that school kids were taught in English at schools as well as Dutch obviously so it was deemed to be their first language !!....Have you ever been to the Netherlands ?
@@catastrophic009 English is not out first language. Many people can hold a conversation in English though.
@@LP14199 Sorry I was misinformed many years ago then ! But is it taught in schools from a very early age ?
I've heard it said that the Dutch are the nationality that are most like the British. It's probably unique as the only country where you can find garden gnomes also loved by the British!
Dutch peopple seems to be very polite and gentle :)
Yes, but as always, there are many exceptions.
You've never had a Dutch client then.
@@solosunbeam Im dutch, but a dutch Karen is the worst, and yes we can be quite "cheap in some eyes" as we come from a trading country. Always going for the lowest price to buy something.
I often hear that the Dutch are percieved as kinda blunt or almost rude. It depents on the situation though. If a camera is pointed at your face, you're more nuanced than when talking to your family or friends at a birthday party or whatever :P
Some of them are, some of them aren't. I was watching a parkour video in Amsterdam and like Marc E says, Dutch ''Karens'' are the absolute worst. They also have an annoying tendency to whine about foreigners not learning Dutch and then insist on trying to speak English. Some of them also fairly rude although my only experience is speaking to them not in their first language so maybe they are nicer in Dutch.
Wow, what lovely people! Will definitely be visiting soon! - love from an English women xxx
Mijn Nederlands is niet zo goed, ik heb het al een hele tijd niet meer gebruikt dus neem me niet kwalijk. Ik ben blij dat ze hier een fijne tijd hebben gehad. Ik hoop echt dat Nederlanders naar Engeland komen en meer van Groot-Brittannië gaan zien. Er is hier zoveel te zien, wat je interesses ook zijn. My Dutch is not very good , I have not used it for a long time so excuse me please . I'm glad that they had had a happy time here. I do hope that Dutch people will come over and see more of Britain .There is so much to see here , no matter what your interests are .
Je schrijft het heel goed! 😄
Jouw Nederlands is prima!
Great episode guys 🙌 I love stroopwafels 😋
Thank you 🥰 we’ll bring some then when we are in Britain 😊🧇
@@EasyDutch Yes! 💪 Our plan to get free stroopwafels worked
@@EasyEnglishVideos 😂😂😂
there’s a stroopwafel factory in 🏴 since 1983, they do chocolate ones as well.
I love seeing what other people think of us
I love the Dutch.. Been over so many time and some very good friends in Almelo.. We are brothers
I lived in the Netherlands for around 4 months in my 30's. Love the people, the street food and great if you like to cycle. Epic fishing too. I only came back because my ex wife stopped communicating with me about the children. I sort of wish I'd stayed.
I love the Dutch ! lets not forget that our royal family and English history are entwined with William Orange and Mary , Hampton Court Palace the upgrade of Henry VIII/Wolsey's palace is their legacy to the nation, design by Sir Christopher Wren this Baroque addition must be worth a visit.
I have met the best English and the worst. The best in England and on vacation in Tenerife, Benidorm and Kreta. But also the very worst of them them on the same locations, being drunk as many Russians 24/7. But in all, I like them. I have had the best conversations with people from all over Great Britain. Very inviting, open and generally interested. Cheerio! The English TV series are the very best worldwide and their humour amazing. I had planned visiting Brighton and Hove (see my surname) to see Tears for Fears July 22nd, but the concert was cancelled. New chances will appear sooner or later.
I have had similar experience learning Spanish, the most helpful kind people I've ever met were from Spain but also met quite a few people there that are very cold, arrogant and xenophobic.
I love the way these guys say fish and chips 🍟 😊
Wow, I can't believe how similar the Dutch are to us! I thought they were a bit harsher and had a negative opinion. But they really come across very similar in this clip
Groetjes uit Schotland. 🏴❤️
Groetjes terug 🇳🇱😃👋🏴
Really enjoyed this video, great stuff keep it up.
I like listening to Dutch people saying Crazy Zebra Criss-Crossing the Road. Don’t ask how I know, or how much beer was drunk before our Dutch colleagues attempted it.😂
i think we need to get this video shared around as much as possible, because there's a massive British stereotype that's going to disappear when people hear the shopkeeper mention spices as an ingredient when making British food.
Let's share! 😄👍
lol
Always seen the Dutch as basically the same people with a different language. Love 'em. Hope they feel the same way as well. Let's see...
I know the Dutch through work and many visits. I like them. They are traders, inventive, entrepreneurial and easy to do business with. This trait really sets them apart from many of the European mainland nations. I don’t think one can underestimate the Dutch shared history with Great Britain of the Protestantism and Lutheran work ethic in this. Though religion is less a feature these days it was a huge influence on the way the both societies developed in terms of business, law and culture.
Ik woonde 22 jaar in Zutphen. Ik vond Arnhem gezellig en ken Hartley’s winkel heel goed.
I'm a Dutchman and - unfortunately - I've only been three times to the UK. For every one of these visits, I went to London only. I'm a bit ashamed to admit that I'm such a stereotypical tourist. I wish I had the time and the financial means to visit other cities and villages. But I haven't even seen everything in London yet and London is such a gigantic city! Certainly to me, a simple Dutchman who lives in the southern provincial town Tilburg (220.000 inhabitants), near the Belgian border. I love Westminster Cathedral, the Tower of London and the British Museum. I could spend days in that museum! Trust me, there are enough cities and towns in the UK where I'd like to go. Too many actually to list here. But I also would love to go to these smaller, very typical, British villages where you find lots of rural cottages and cosy old pubs. When I think of the UK, I think of a wonderful nation with which we share a very interesting and long history. We've been foes, we've been allies, and we've been friends. We have fought eight bloody wars at sea. We refused to take orders from the Britons to not trade with the pioneers in the New World. We sold them weapons in the ports around New York, to allow them to fight for their independence. Queen Elizabeth I aided the Low Countries while we were beset and surpressed by the Spaniards in a religious war, where they tried to eliminate Protestantism in favour of Catholicism. Many a British boy came to our shores, during the Second World War, and paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Their remains still rest in our soil to this very day and we're incredibly grateful to the Britons, among the other allies, for liberating us. My hometown was liberated in November 1944 by the Scots. Just before the harsh and deadly winter of 1944/1945, wherein thousands - North of the major rivers in the Netherlands - died a premature death due to malnutrition; that winter is called 'Hongerwinter' (Hunger Winter). There is still a statue of a bagpiper in the city centre of Tilburg to commemorate the Scots liberating the population of Tilburg. Every year there are still veterans who come to visit us on remembrance day and liberation day. Their numbers shrink every year, but as long as we can honour these heroes we will welcome them and show them our gratitude for their immense courage. I love the English language; the history of the UK; British humour; television series (especially detectives) and the attitude of the Britons. The Britons are resilient and decisive. So whenever I watch the Last Night of the Proms on video, recorded in the Royal Albert Hall and I hear "Rule Britannia" or "Land of Hope and Glory" I feel for a moment, a teeny tiny bit, British too. My dear British friends, thank you for being you. Yours faithfully, A Dutchman
I live in Fenland - which was drained by an England living Dutchman called Cornelius Vermoyden ❤👏👏👏. There are a lot of Dutch style houses here also. Oh! and I have visited their wonderful country too.
I'm English but my father's side are from the Netherlands some 200 plus years ago. They were part of 5hat influx that came over to drain the fens. They finally settled in Lincoln and the surrounding area. In the early 1970s we moved to South Africa Cape Town in fact. I remember starting school and quite a few people thought I was Dutch due to my surname.
“People say it rains all the time but it’s not actually that bad” *looks out of window- it’s raining.
I did find that comment hilarious I expect it from Americans but the weather systems of South East England and East Anglia with Belgium and Netherlands are extremely with similiar longitude. So the level of cloud coverage and rain must quite similiar.
I live in Staffordshire 💦 💦 🌧️
I took the Ferry and directly noticed the outstanding talent for binge drinking largely outperforming the Dutch. As well as was there ability to loudly misbehave; I do not count false singing-shouting of songs and exposing fat pink bellies while drilling all over the place into that. It is obviously noticeable football is an English invention. If we consider clothing alone we may conclude half of their warehouses is packed with football fan ware; when they show their pride there are no limits. And proud they are. Not only of their history in that sport. But also when it comes to their culture and cultural inheritage: universities, sciences, intelligency service, them being Islanders, their philosophers, theater play writers, writers, their traditions wether cricket, tea or vomiting drunk woman, their music, their inability not to be uptight and ashamed for God knows whatever reason or situation they manoeuvred themselves into trying to be polite, right or witty. And witty they are, they all know this and laugh about it the loudest their self’s in s mix of shame and pride -as if they can’t help it. Let’s say: complex, sofistacsted, well and I’ll mannered. A view on the world and a historical sense in it, with liaisons still all over the world via their common wealth that of course is decreasing by the year but that will never disappear out of their kitchen and cuisine and will always remain visible in the charming mix of people in the cities. Their sarcasm and cheek in tongue is worldwide appreciated and practiced on a daily basis with outmost care and appropriate effort. Of. Purse they are kind and if you like their kitchen it is good :) Typically English means Indian as well; point is, there’s so much there’s always something to like. Oh, I than drove to London and noticed they all drive on the wrong side of the road. Couldn’t be the alcohol tough, so it must be out of stubbornness. And after London I drove to Oxfordshire and the Cotswold area to plunge in classical rural England. And all was there: delicious food, hilly small roads, freshly cut hedges, grouses & foxes, houses and small churches made of natural stone as if they just grew out of nature. All lovely. Posh sometimes, honest and beautifully harmonious also. So far for now. I deeply and truly like British.
Jolly good old chap, it might be a bit more to do with being an island race that we are not like mainlanders, but we are definitely (pragmatic) European, however we do have an affinity with Japan, not with their Asian culture as such, but the island race bit, they drive on the left to, as does 61 other countries!?!
Love the attempt at British humour from the host, it's actually really good! Nice to spot the Colman's mustard in the British shop, which originates from Norwich my home city, lekker!
Every supermarket in the Netherlands has Colman's mustard because it comes forma Dutch company Unilever.
@@mbontekoe3358 oh ok that's interesting...in Norwich there are always lots of Dutch lorries dropping off flowers from the NL👍🌷
my Ex is fro. Norwich and she talked about Comans like it was their national animal or something 🤣 there again I'm from Yorkshire and Yorkshire Pudding and Yorkshire Tea is God Tier. so I can see where she's coming from
@@mbontekoe3358 Unilever is British. Headquarters are in London.
Unilever is Anglo/Dutch @@mbontekoe3358
This was recorded in ARNHEM!! I learnt about Arnhem very young and the paras that fought so hard to liberate it in such overwhelming odds. We were taught the Dutch resistance was fierce. I don’t want to talk about such events but you know us Brits.. we love to remind how decent we were 😂 The battle of Blenheim... the Dutch were with us too right? To defeat France. You’re basically family.
Loved the 'tsudl-bib!' at the end 😆
Love the Dutch great people ❤
I have been visiting The Netherlands for 30 years. I have lots of Dutch friends so have been lucky enough to stay with them and experience Dutch life. Lovely, open, hospitable people. I would encourage any Brits thinking of visiting, just go, you won’t regret it.
Nice to hear! 😊🙏
Four words only from this Englishman: ik hou van Nederland 🧡
PS - at 4:53 the guy says 'Dorking' - I'm not sure where he meant when he said 'Lens', though!
@@TCX749 I suspect he said "Lands End" & "Torquay", but it wasn't translated well.
@@RoyCousins That makes much more sense - I didn't envisage Dorking as a tourist hotspot!
The guy who kept saying that Dublin was in the UK. How many Irish have a price on his head?
In Ireland he should know better
I say of with his head lol
He did'nt. He mentioned the first time that Ireland in conection te Dublin . He knows.
@@frankaschapendonk7220 he knows it's in Ireland but the way the video is edited makes it seem like he think Ireland is part of the UK
@@frankaschapendonk7220 And yet at around 6:30 in the video he says that the people are different from "all three parts", then compares the people in London to those in Dublin. The three parts of Great Britain do not include Ireland. But they do include Wales, which did not get a single mention in the whole video.
I enjoyed my trip to the Netherlands, I don't think we're too different as people. A lot of the words I can kind of understand too.
Always liked visiting Holland and intend on doing many times to come.
I love the Dutch ! & I loved the original Van Der Valk detective series which was set in Amsterdam & starred Barry Foster !..................Ik hou van Nederlanders! & Ik hield van de originele Van Der Valk-detectiveserie die zich afspeelde in Amsterdam en met Barry Foster in de hoofdrol!
❤ 🏴 🇳🇱 🇩🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇸🇪 As an Englishman, I feel a strong bond to all Northern Europeans, especially German, Dutch, and Scandinavian people. We are Brothers of Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Frankish heritage. We mastered the art of naval warfare; we accepted protestantism/Lutheran; our food and drink is mostly the same; The world embraced our laws, industries, military, and cultural influences. But despite our wars, we still have that brotherhood.
Prima ! Gréât vidéo !
I love the Dutch people, we share many traits.❤.
Bless them lovely people❤️
and it helps that most dutch people speak very good english.
Aww the Dutch seem like lovely people & they weren't too mean about us 😀👍
4:54 I think that's supposed to be Lands End and Dorking
Ja, de UK. Ben er 3 keer geweest. 2x in Londen, 1x in de omgeving Crewe, Manchester, Blackpool. De mensen zijn er aardig, wel ietwat gereserveerd. Londen is natuurlijk een heerlijke stad. Veel te doen en zien. De noordwestelijke kant van het land is wel een tikje vergane glorie. Daar merk je wel dat het land het lastig heeft. Maar ook daar vriendelijke mensen. Alton Towers was fantastisch om geweest te zijn. Andere sfeer dan Disney en toch de Britse touch met humor, tikje horror en wederom aardige mensen. Blackpool was naar mijn smaak echt oude meuk. Dat heeft echt betere tijden gekend en dat proef je helaas wel. Heeft ook iets romantisch, maar ook treurigs. Maar ook een wil om de glorie te herstellen. Het land heeft de keus nu gemaakt uit de EU te stappen en als ik die hoek zag, kan ik dat wel begrijpen. Ik hoop dat het ze goed zal vergaan. De eigenzinnige Engelsen zijn ondanks alles goede mensen. De Schotten zien we denk ik nog wel terugkeren in de EU.
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Thank you for your words, although I think the Scots will in the end decide to stay in the UK. So many English have Scots blood (Welsh and Ulster too) and many Scots have blood from the the other nations of the Union. We are a dysfunctional family for sure but ultimately will stand together. At least I hope so.
I am Scottish and the I think the Dutch are amazing.
Love that jam made from apples,Appell ...something?Send me some please,TW uk
Appelstroop!
Simple comment…. We like the Dutch… they seem to get us. 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Dutch is very like English. Very similar words, with different pronunciations.
4:51 fout in de ondertiteling: hij heeft het over Land’s End en Torquay
Dank je! Ik heb het in de beschrijving aangepast.
4:50 He says Lands End and Torquay
have you been to GB? Yea, Ireland, Dublin XDD
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain. Im dutch too, but i think he might actually not be wrong on that one :P
@@marce4241 Dublin is in Ireland, not in Northern Ireland
@@adi24a My Bad, my bad, i checked to see if it was northern too quickly lol.
I guess it's part of the British Isles, but not GB indeed, or UK. Then again, I was thinking of when I went to the UK and my mind went to my holiday in Ireland too. Even if you know it's a different country, it feels logical to compare the two. If you then forget to say a few words, like "I know Ireland isn't in the UK, but..." then it suddenly sounds like you have no clue.