I Live in The World’s Happiest Place: 6 Unexpected Insights From a Local
Living in the world's happiest place; 6 unexpected insights From a Local. In this video I talk about Dutch Culture. Interesting video to watch if you consider travel in The Netherlands or living in The Netherlands.
The world’s happiest region: Northern Europe.
The Netherlands, Holland, my country.
Lynn Everly
Nicest cities in The Netherlands to visit (in my opinion): Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Groningen, Zwolle, Haarlem, Den Haag, Rotterdam.
Biggest Airport in The Netherlands: Schiphol.
Typical things The Netherlands is known for: Windmills, klompen, tulips, bicycles, canals, Amsterdam, stroopwafels, Gouda cheese, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt, polders, dikes, Delta Works, Dutch Design, Royal Family, Orange color, King's Day, Sinterklaas, Anne Frank, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Elfstedentocht, Erasmus, Heineken, Delftware, Frisian language, Liberation Day, Hoge Veluwe National Park,m, North Sea Jazz Festival, dutch word: gezelligheid, Edam cheese, cycling paths, Zaanse Schans.
People in the Nederlans: I hate you John. John: thats so honest man thank you
Love this 😂
@@Lynneverly it's the same in germany 🇩🇪
It is not like this extreme. But we bypass polite formulas, those little things that are a sweet nothing, and come straight to the point. And when we say "I like it", or also "I don't" then we mean it, not say something like: "There are other solutions" or such quak quak to beat around the bush.
Its True tho😂
@@roetsj327 "It is so good but we can find even better solutions" Vomit. Vooooo .... mit
Paying high taxes may actually be one of the reasons why NL is such a good place to live. We redistribute wealth while also providing a safe, well-ran place for everyone. Trains come on time, roads don't have pot holes, we have public healthcare, public and affordable universities, a social safety net and a flourishing economy. Wouldn't say dutch are very tolerant though :-)
You are definitely right about the taxes, but I just wanted to make a joke about it ;). And yes, there are intolerant people everywhere in the world. I think in general, people in The Netherlands are quiet tolerant. But at the end of the day it’s also who you surround yourself with of course 😊
Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
Het is jammer dat belastingen "belastingen" heten Het woord dekt de lading niet. Ik zou voorstellen: "gemeenschapsbijdrage". Leuke tongbreker bij de inburgeringscursus
then YOU can pay them. the rest of us think it's scam
Indeed, the taxes may be high, but you actually get what you pay for more than any other country I have spent any time in!
Randomly got recommended this video. Very interesting and well made. The Netherlands seem like a nice country. Not had the chance to go there yet unless you count Schiphol
Thank you! You should definitely visit some time. Don’t think Schiphol really shows Dutch culture, unless you count Dutch KLM planes ✈️ 😉
It is not! Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
An airport never counts as visit to a country. If that would be the case I have been to every Arabic Emirate...
One of the other things I've noticed, is how clean and well-maintained everything is, relatively speaking. When you cross the border into Belgium or Germany, you will almost immediately notice a lot more run-down buildings and streets, and usually more litter everywhere as well. This of course differs a lot for each place, but in general, everything here just seems cleaner than abroad...
Have you been to Amsterdam recently? There's quite a lot of trash
What? The Dutch are often ranked as the worst dressed and sloppy. They tend to be casual in many aspects of their lives. Look how they park facing away from traffic and how people aren't punctual.
Somehow KZhead just recommended this video to me and I'm really impressed how good the video is, as well in the storytelling as in the visual parts, even though you don't seem to be making videos for so long. Keep up the good work! 😀
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
´It´s almost impossible to have a long distance relationship here.´ 😄
Haha it is! Country is too small 😆
hahahaha as within the country yes :)
@@Lynneverlypeople socialize within cities and not all over the country at the same time. Small but not tiny. And the in comparence with the U.S. is foolish. a small state in the U.S. should compare a bit better.
Finland is supposed to be the happiest, but actually it is the least unhappy, there is a clear distinction. However, in the Netherlands we have the happiest children...
@@sakatt41UNICEF has conducted research on the matter though I believe there were a couple of research institutes as well.
But on the other hand the dutch youth has the highest diagnosis rate of mental disorders of europe?... Things don't add up
Great video. Full of important info I never knew I needed but I do. Thank you 👍
Based on this video, your channel is very underrated. Greetings from Finland
Thanks so much! 😊
Great video! As someone who just came back from a student exchange in Groningen, I can definitely agree with your points! Greetings from Sweden
You left a lot of nice comments! Thanks a lot! 😊
Amazing cinematography! Love your channel!
Thank you so much ❤️
Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
You're really good at filmmaking, keep up the good work! I bet your channel will start growing a lot soon! :D
Thank you so much! 💙
Very well said!, great edit as well. Super samengevat en mooi met die straatbeelden erbij!
Dankjewel! 😃
Sick! Liking the vibes
Thanks! 😊
good luck with your journey!
Thanks! 😊
Why are you lying Finland is the happiest country in the world for like 6 years straight
Makes sense, they use more antidepressants there than in the Netherlands ;P haha
Been living in both countries. NL is far from happy place 😂. PS: antidepressants just bc of less sun 😢
Leuke beelden van Amersfoort. Last year chosen as best City of Europe 😊
Beautiful angel in wonderful heaven
"Wonderful heaven" Hahahaha: Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
Nice video Lynn! Lucky to call the Netherlands my second home as I live very close to the Dutch border. The better Germany in my sight. Only if they wouldn't speak Dutch all day... na, just kidding. ;-) Holland, ik houd van jou ❤
Haha nice! 😂😊
You deserve more subscribers :)
Hey Lynn, thanks for this nice video. Good work. Greetings Eddy (Mechelen/Belgium) Dag Lynn, bedankt voor de leuke video. Goed werk hoor. Goeie presentatie en montage. Groetjes Eddy
Dankjewel Eddy!
Als echte en directe Nederlander heb ik natuurlijk wat commentaar: fietsen heeft niks met "Nederland is klein" te maken. Je fietst toch niet van Maastricht naar Groningen? Fietsen is voor korte afstanden, zoals je al zei: minder dan 10 km. En in 99% van alle steden in de wereld kom je met 10 km overal waar je wilt zijn. En daarnaast zijn die steden ook allemaal plat, steden ontwikkelen zich niet in de bergen, maar op platte stukken, meestal aan een rivier of zo. Er zou in de meeste steden in de wereld gewoon gefietst kunnen worden, als de gemeentebesturen daar open voor zouden staan. En daar gaat het mis: straten worden gezien als alleen voor de auto's, en de mensen willen alleen maar meer en bredere wegen voor hun auto's.
Awesome. Well edited. Thx for the insight. Criminally undersubbed =) Algo, pick her up xD xD
Haha thanks! 😊 🤞🏼
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much!
Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
En dat in Amersfoort. Wat leuk. Daar woon ik ook. En ook ik kom altijd graag thuis.
Nice Video, greetings from Germany. When I lived in Spain for studying a friend asked if she should come to Germany to live there. I proposed to go to the Netherlands because in average people seem to be more open minded and nicer. Once Austrian actor Christoph Waltz said that German are very unpolite and rude. In contrast Austrians are very polite but they don't mean it that way ;-). I travel to the Netherlands 1-2 times a year for vacation in wonderful Zealand.
Possibly nitpicking --size and density doesn't really have that much to say in determining how easy it is to get around by bike. There's plenty small and densely populated places, like the Bahamas, that are still heavily car-centric, like and there's bigger, less dense countries that still manage to have good public transit and biking infrastructure where it makes sense. Look at the neighbouring country of Belgium, which I believe is even smaller, and how car-centric it is, and how much harder and more dangerous it is to get around on a bike. Great video, though, and I think that if I was to live anywhere but in my home country (Norway, if you were wondering), it'd probably be the Netherlands 😊 .
Thank you! And I know, but explaining all of that wasn't really in line with the purpose of the video. But maybe I could have explained it a bit more. And I have never been to Norway, but it's certainly on the list to visit one day ☺
great vid, Netherlands has its negatives just like any other country. But at the end of the day its a nice place to live. Just a little too crowded for me and houses are so small :(
I agree. Would love for my apartment to be a bit bigger 😉 and thank you!
Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
And barely affordable.
On average Dutch people have much more living space per person than people in neighboring countries...
@@i.k.8868 Nope not true!! Has been debunked and a correction notice has been issued by the NL statistics office, CBS.
I love people being honest and just say what they think without a filter. It sometimes hurts a little but I rather have that then not knowing what really is going on in their mind. I would not survive in the USA for a week :) every freaking conversation people trying to be nice to each other instead of really showing their feelings and thoughts.
@computerjantje How about if someone does both - They are honest and saying what they think and still being nice at the same time. What a concept, eh?
@@Super_Chief I absolutely agree. I think it is perfectly possible to be nice respectful and honest at the same time. The only problem is that the balance is different to different people. I can only speak for the people I like to encounter. I prefer nice people as long as their trying to be be nice does not win from saying their honest thoughts and opinions.
Leuke video!
Dankjewel! 😊
Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
Goede video :)
Dankjewel! 😊
Cool, I'll visit you (:
im in my last year of cs in uni. Should i consider moving there? my options are us,japan,ireland but i could try for netherlands or germany
In my opinion The Netherlands is certainly an interesting place to live. But of course I'm biased haha. All of your options could be interesting and you should choose what's best for you and do your own research :)
Recently I learned that there is a Dutch word that describes doing nothing on purpose: Niksen. Idk whether it's real or not but I'm more Dutch than I thought
Haha you're right! That's actually a Dutch term :)
Be my tour guide when I get there in roughly 2 weeks
Never understood the "difficulty" of defining gezelligheid. For me it just means good times.
Haha maybe I’m guilty of overcomplicating things sometimes 😌
Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
conviviality
Gezellig comes from the German Gezellshaft ('community', or literally 'making together'). Germans also use it (Gesellig).
It's not that difficult defining it, but it *is* hard to find a proper translation for it, especialy in a single word.
Hej. I'm from southern Germany. There is something very unusual about me: my best friend lives in the Netherlands. I came to visit a few times now. I love it. It is more relaxed, more open, somehow you feel people are happier. For example this friday at work weekend radio thing. Unthinkable in Germany. The reason why i write a comment in the first place: i'd like to ask you if you can tell your favorite dutch joke about germans. PLEASE! lol
Thanks for sharing this! 😊 To be honest; I don’t really know any jokes about Germans 😅. So I have to disappoint you there. Dutch people usually make more jokes about Belgians and Belgians about Dutch people.
A long time ago I was in COD lobby when a American guy stated he loved to go to Europe one day and wondered what would be the best place to go to was. A Belgium guys said he had to go to Paris, it was the best city to go to by far. The American guy said he seriously considered going there and asked if anyone had any experiences going there. It was at this moment a German guy entered the chat and said in German that his grandpa was going to Paris this summer on holiday as well. His grandpa would be going to Paris be the second time aber diesemal ohne panzer XD
@@vincentblomme4171 lol
I'm Dutch and only know one joke about Germans and I don't think it's very good, but here you go: How many Germans does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, because they're efficient and not very funny.
@@lightworker2956 ok but where is the joke you wanted to tell?
How tall are you?
For all Americans who feel a little envie there is a solution, the Netherlands are for many the happiest place on Earth, but there are sort of Embassies of The Netherlands in the US, they are called Happy Homes.
Lets get together for a coffee :-)
lol here I am, a chronic depressive person who has lived most of her life in NL..
Oh. I thought this is about nemo Island. Sorry that you are wrong.
Finland, Denmark (and it is always these two on both, First and Second Place), Switzerland, Iceland, The Netherlands... Doesn't appear to be the happiest place on Earth, but close enough. Happy you like it there. 🙂 EDIT: Where did you get the idea, that Israel a month ago was a happy place ranking before The Netherlands??? It wasn't a happy place ever!
2:36 aaaw!! amersfoort!! had a long distance relationship in amersfoort :')
Thank you for sharing. I think cycling contribute to the happiness of any human being. I love visiting the Netherlands. People are friendly. My mother tongue is Afrikaans enabling me to read the language and understand parts of the language. Something on my bucket list is to bike tour the Netherlands one day
Nice! Understanding a bit of the native language definitely contributes to understanding the culture more. And you should do that biking tour for sure! 😄
0:40 ..nunber 4 really, hahahahaha!!!!
Finland number one???? Can someone explain then how the happiest country also have the highest suicide rate in the world?
did i see amersfoort :D nice video and very cute girl
Maybe you did indeed see Amersfoort ;)
hello from leusden @@Lynneverly
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are u dutch? because i can clearly see how short u are; im indonesian and i got the white skin from u guys, sad part, im not 6foot tall
Definitely Dutch by the accent. Doubt she's as short as you think though. Stuff is bigger as well here 🙃
its called sarcasm XD@@shoelacedonkey
You are explaining one by one, but the clips that you choose are not exactly related what you tell. I cannot complain to see your back side, but you should use your clips which that coming closer to camera instead of moving away.
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll try to use more relevant clips in future videos! 😃
Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
Only the nation that invented the angriest electronic music known to man could lay the claim to being the happiest
That's when Happy Hardcore was created 😄
The best city from the Netherlands is Gent* in my opinion. The soothing Dutch accent, the beers, the friendly people, not arogant at all. I see you like Rotterdam, but I can't bare it. It one big potion of stress hormones. You need one week to detox from a visit. *Irony. It is Belgium. But from my perspective, living in Brabant, Gent is closer than Amsterdam. And it feels very similar, but better. A tourist would not understand the rather arbitrary line between the Netherlands and Vlaanderen.
Haha I don't really like Rotterdam tbh. I just used some B-roll of different cities to give people an impression of The Netherlands. I also like Gent, but my favourite city in The Netherlands is probably Utrecht.
Dutch guy here. My take: Netherlands is nice when you have a lot of money so you can buy a nice house and live in a nice neighbourhood (because its relatively safe here in comparison to other countries). Also pretty nice if you have a business/are zzper. But other than that its pretty shit. Wages are low as fack. Way too low for the housing prices (yeah i am lookint at you government, you guys fcked up real bad on this one lmfao). Everybody is rude. Very hard to make friends here if you dont already have them from childhood. Also the society is very individualistic. This can be a good thing: no one will bother you. But also a bad thing if you have problems: no one will help you (this can be seen with recent events in Rotterdam). There is virtually no nature here. So if you are like me who likes hiking then you are born in the wrong place. Also, its overpopulated as fck here, so its very hard to find a place without people and relax by yourself. Furthermore, because of its densely populated areas, noise pollution is a real thing here. Also this place is contaminated with PFAS to the aboslute bone and the air quaility is also really bad. I'd rather live in the US or something, or maybe Norway.
I get what you’re saying. The Netherlands isn’t perfect. While opinions about the Netherlands may vary from person to person, for me, it's a place that I deeply cherish and love :).
@@Lynneverly He os TOTALLY right!! Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
@mauricio533 Although I can agree with the sentiment of your comment it also seems to show a lack of awareness of how life would be in other countries/cultures. Yes our governement is messing up, in some ways even more than others, but that said the social safety net in the NL is one of the better ones in the world. You say if a Dutchie has problems they won't get help; that's simply not true. It's far from ideal but it's more than possible to get the help you need. My main point; There's still much to be desired for in our tiny country but in comparison to other countries our living standards are some of the best possible ones available right now.
0:36 Israel ranks 4 because everyone is ''dying'' to be happy. ಠ_ಠ
It only rains 15% of the time. So that it rains all the time is just BS.
Last time I checked (about 30 seconds ago) the stats said it only rained 7% of the time. 😄☂
@@shoelacedonkey Well, even better. I have to admit that my data is a bit older, from before the climate change. 😉
Everything is the antithesis of the United States' cities over here.
Really want to visit the United States one day to see that for myself!
No it is not!! Netherlands NOT "happiest place in the world" at all, other countries score higher.... As a Dutchman, I also take note of the enormous polarisation (if not, total hatred) between left and right in NL. Caused amongst others by the staggering drugs-related crime! (Rotterdam in 6 months: more than 100(!!) bomb attacks on houses) as well as the gigantic problems with extremely high influx of "refugees", especially in the light of an enormous shortage of affordable housing, giving priority of "refugees" over (young) Dutch people. The Netherlands is a completely f#cked-up mess, in other words, rather than a "happy" place..
3:27 "It's like everyone's more chill" yeah off weed :D
How can you live in the world's happiest place ? You don't know my address.
I am sure the happiest place on earth list is not correct lol USA is so sad ... people are so broke compare to Asia
NO 4 ISRAEL. LOL
I didnt watch the video yet. However i have lived in seveeral countries including the NL. Several Dutch friends attempted suicide and several had bad mental breakdowns. I had horrible experiences with health care. Much better in Germany. There is no nature the taxes are high...everytbing is more expensive. There is no food culture really...well kind of but its more bland. The weather is not good. Amsterdam is a joke. Given...a lot of Dutchies seem really happy but foreigners are not included basically at all. Very minimally. The place where i lived...always under constriction. Ive been to around 100 countries and it is one of my least favorite so although this girl seems nice and genuine I wouldnt believe the hype ahout the country. I will say its nice they speak English and also the system is easy to navigate but all in all I sctually consider it to be not such a great place in most ways. Every other country I lived in I enjoyed much more and most expats said the same thing
Haha, your a troll. Have a nice day
Statistically if any unhappy people commit suicide you'd be left with the happy ones. (in all seriousness though, mental care has never been really good in the NL, but at least it's there. I hear similar to your stories of my German friends, and Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish as well actualy.) No nature : not true. Although cultivated there's still plenty of green places to go, within reach for most people. No food culture : Depending on where you live it can be bad, but generaly speaking the food culture in the NL, from local producers to more than decent restaurants is way above average. The weather : Really? Now you're just fishing for things to complain about. Amsterdam is a joke : Ah, seems like you're indeed just trolling like the above commenter mentioned.
You have lived in many countries. It seems that you are happy nowhere.
How tall are you?