Why the Dutch Travel so much: An American's Opinion

2024 ж. 18 Сәу.
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In this video, we explore why the Dutch love to travel so much out of the Netherlands (from an American's perspective).
When I traveled South East Asia, I met thousands of Nederlanders, The Dutch seemed to be everywhere. In this video I speak with my Dutch friend Derek to get to the bottom of this question.
Get us to 3000 likes and we will make it our channel's mission to meet the incredible Guus Meeuwis!

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  • Get him to GUUUUSSS en bring a worstenbroodje voor Brabant

    @leovanderzwan7986@leovanderzwan798615 күн бұрын
  • The Netherlands is a rich nation and unlike the USA it has plenty of paid days off and the culture is not inward focused nor ignorant about the larger world. There, solved it for you.

    @Ronnet@Ronnet15 күн бұрын
    • That about says it all 👍🏼😂

      @danieldegraaf1217@danieldegraaf12174 күн бұрын
  • I am Dutch. Not only the Dutch are everywhere, but also Germans. I have backpacked in 35 countries and on all continents. From Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Morocco, Southeast Asia, Australia to Japan. I have met and interacted with a German in every hostel. And the funniest thing I experienced was when I was in Hong Kong. In the hostel I met a German, he asked to be friends on FB. Until he said, hey, we have a mutual friend? So he had a friend in America who I once met in a hostel in LA. I thought what a small world.

    @parmentier7457@parmentier745717 күн бұрын
    • As a german myself I agree that we are an invasive species. Meeting germans abroad is like a given. When you travel and visit crowded places you will in 99% of cases hear some german.

      @dummyfarm@dummyfarm17 күн бұрын
    • It just there's way more Germans, and yes, they travel too.

      @KootFloris@KootFloris16 күн бұрын
    • Germany has like 84 million people and the Netherlands only 18. Still have the feeling I met as many Dutchies as germans

      @KarlMarked@KarlMarked16 күн бұрын
    • Aren't the Germans and Dutch people blood relatives? They are very similar to me.

      @ROKBUZZCUT@ROKBUZZCUT15 күн бұрын
    • @@ROKBUZZCUT Close, but according to our DNA profile we're closer to the Danes and Brits.

      @KootFloris@KootFloris15 күн бұрын
  • Disobedient boys in the US often ended up in criminality, in the Netherlands they joined 'de grote vaart', the big fleet of trading ships leaving from Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp (biggest harbors in Europe and the world), to see the world and to temper their hormones. Everyone has a grandpa, uncle or cousin who has seen the world and has beautiful stories to tell. Going on adventure starts at a young age, on a bicycle, exploring your city and surroundings. Not on the backseat of a car with black tinted windows, afraid of the outside.

    @dutchman7623@dutchman762317 күн бұрын
    • True story. My grandfather joined the big fleet in the late 40s and early 50s, but mostly to avoid conscription from being sent to Indonesia to defeat the local resistance there.

      @victorsamsung2921@victorsamsung292112 күн бұрын
    • My neighbour was a sailor on cruiseships to all continents. I am Dutch too and also the non sporty types have to travel, as long as you can fit in a car or on a train. Let's teach the world the word gezellig more yeah

      @ronanbakker@ronanbakker8 күн бұрын
    • That about wraps it up.

      @s.m.assies6448@s.m.assies6448Күн бұрын
  • I think you see Dutch people everywhere for a few reasons. First of all they stand out because they are tall, towering over the rest of the crowd. Second, it's easy to communicate with them because they are proficient in Englisch, but often speak other languages too. And last, when they meet each other abroad, they group up, but without excluding others.

    @henrischutte1968@henrischutte196817 күн бұрын
    • Germans are a social inclusive culture as well. Their conversations are often animated.

      @user-zy3zd3sx2d@user-zy3zd3sx2d4 күн бұрын
  • I met so many Dutch as well while traveling, so I married one! ❤😂

    @KC70051@KC7005117 күн бұрын
  • I am Dutch and I often meet other Dutchies on my trips. Really annoying. I leave to meet people from other cultures.

    @Dr.BenjiBuddy@Dr.BenjiBuddy18 күн бұрын
    • dan moet je naar amsterdam gaan

      @chasebliss5045@chasebliss504517 күн бұрын
    • If you want to meet people from other cultures why do you go to tourist places hahaha.

      @kekfootball@kekfootball17 күн бұрын
    • @@kekfootball because the tourist places are usually the most beautiful or historically important. Plus they offer safety and comfort? 🤷🏻‍♂️😅

      @Dr.BenjiBuddy@Dr.BenjiBuddy17 күн бұрын
    • @@Dr.BenjiBuddy Travelling and a holiday are different things. You like a holiday. Travelling is so different.

      @kekfootball@kekfootball17 күн бұрын
    • Je hoeft niet met ze te praten

      @coenvd6485@coenvd648517 күн бұрын
  • 1. Dutch travellers are relatively rich, and their passport is accepted almost everywhere 2. Lots of vacation days from work 3. Dutch travellers are often outgoing and travel to meet other cultures and other people 4. In the past two decades it has become very normal for young people to take a sabbatical year after highschool or during university to go travelling and working. This leads to a certain type of Dutch person you will always meet abroad: white, rich parents, studying at uni, extravert.

    @MartijnPennings@MartijnPennings16 күн бұрын
  • The quality of this video is amazing! I’m surprised your channel is still so small but excited to watch it grow!

    @maritje4225@maritje422517 күн бұрын
    • Thanks! We are just getting started

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow17 күн бұрын
  • I’ve traveled quite a bit and have met one or more Dutchies on literally every trip. In a rainforest in Cuba, on a small atol in the Maldives, in a local canteen on Maui or in a tiny ski resort (3 lifts) in Canada and every place less ‘remote’. Germans are a close second and I would say Americans take the third spot. Brits do tend to pop up in a lot of places too, but they usually stick to the resort they’ve booked and don’t venture out much. Considering the population size of those other countries I think we are quite well travelled. Although i have a 50+ year old cousin who went abroad only twice in her lifetime.

    @anouk6644@anouk664418 күн бұрын
  • We dutchies travel much since olden day's ! Because we are a trading country since the middle ages. We trade all over the world that's our culture. Making money we go all over the world its our culture.

    @rinynewton8297@rinynewton829717 күн бұрын
    • Lol. Trading? You mean destroying and colonizing. Also most of your tokkies have no manners when abroad.

      @apolloniusbeitsman5444@apolloniusbeitsman544415 күн бұрын
  • Great video. Sure we Dutch like to read en see everything what people from other countries write and show about us. We are a proud nation and not only "Gezellig" makes us seen in other countries but also our directness (our biggest exportproduct!) and the beautiful non-aggressive travelers!

    @fredvrijhof3870@fredvrijhof387018 күн бұрын
  • I don't agree to there's not a lot to do in NL. Im Dutch and I live jn Estonia. Here there's really not a lot to do and I love it. The country is basically empty. It's almost all nature. It's beautiful! The Netherlands is the opposite. It's overly crowded and there's a shit ton of activities to do.

    @jve89@jve8917 күн бұрын
  • It has disadvantages too. i remember our family taking a holiday in France in the '80s, and my parents getting annoyed about the Dutch cars everywhere, feeling they really hadnt left 🤣

    @weetjijwel050@weetjijwel05018 күн бұрын
    • I love how Dutch people complain about there being many Dutch people in a location while they themselves are also there.

      @aeiouaeiou100@aeiouaeiou10017 күн бұрын
    • @@aeiouaeiou100 Only on holidays. You would understand if you were Dutch 😉

      @weetjijwel050@weetjijwel05017 күн бұрын
    • @@weetjijwel050 I am Dutch

      @aeiouaeiou100@aeiouaeiou10017 күн бұрын
    • @@aeiouaeiou100 Dan zou je het moeten snappen.

      @weetjijwel050@weetjijwel05017 күн бұрын
    • Well, France was and is the most popular country for Dutch people to go on holiday. That’s why I prefer to go elsewhere.

      @anouk6644@anouk664416 күн бұрын
  • The first question I always get from an American is: "What do you do for a living?" and I always feel judged by the answer I give. In my case that is quite positive, but actually the Dutch think this is a very stupid question. We don't really brag about the kind of work we do, but in the US this seems to be quite common and it determines where you fall in the hierarchy. For Dutch people, this has nothing to do with your values in life, so this is somehow considered irrelevant. The biggest difference I noticed is that in the US you live to work and in the Netherlands you work to live. Yes; we live! And that's probably why you'll find us all over the globe.

    @misjagerrits3952@misjagerrits395215 күн бұрын
  • It's the 8% gross holiday pay we get. We are getting money to go on holiday. You need sing Guus Meeuwis - Brabant in the province Brabant to really experience singing Dutch people. That's like sweet home Alabama in Alabama.

    @Joey-ct8bm@Joey-ct8bm17 күн бұрын
    • 8,6 % and We Love N-Brabant! What else?!

      @ROKBUZZCUT@ROKBUZZCUT15 күн бұрын
  • The last 700 years we made our money with trading first in Europe, but 500 years ago with the whole world. We founded New York; Suriname; the Dutch Antilles (for example: Aruba; Curacao); South Africa and Indonesia. We had trading posts or fortresses in Japan; Taiwan; India; Thailand; Shri Lanka; Nigeria and Ghana. If you want to make your money trading, you have to travel a lot, so since 500 years we travel a lot, in the past often uninvited. I traveled a lot and I worked for half a year in Switzerland and in Portugal; for 1 year in Germany (conscript for NATO) for 15 years in Brussels (Eurocontrol). I went for weeks on business trips to Paraguay; USA West and East Coasts; Saudi Arabia and most West European countries from Norway to Italy and England to Austria. After retirement on 1-1-11 I moved with my Dominican/Belgian wife to her city Santiago de los Caballeros.

    @bertnijhof5413@bertnijhof541317 күн бұрын
    • Wow what a life, thanks for sharing your story.

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow17 күн бұрын
    • Thanks Bert!

      @ROKBUZZCUT@ROKBUZZCUT15 күн бұрын
    • Never forgetting the *Hanseatic League* and Hanseatic trade as well.

      @victorsamsung2921@victorsamsung292112 күн бұрын
  • Hi, thank you for the cool video! As a Dutchie I always come across fellow Dutchies in the most weirdest places, but I always thought it was because you recognize your ‘own’.

    @ivsportiv@ivsportiv15 күн бұрын
  • underrated channel

    @monkeywithacontroller@monkeywithacontroller19 күн бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow18 күн бұрын
  • We still have the VOC mentality and still try to conquer the world…. This time we try with smiles….

    @janjanssen9629@janjanssen962917 күн бұрын
  • Seeing this at 275 views, wondering why it doesn't have more views already. Beautiful vid and indeed, everbody loves a bit 'gezelligheid'

    @avideobydyln3646@avideobydyln364618 күн бұрын
    • bedankt that means a lot!

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow18 күн бұрын
  • I am in Ireland and I haven't heard that much Dutch here.....maybe a total of three or four times I have heard Dutch (but that makes sense because our weather is similar to Dutch weather: rainy and unpredictable so I presume it wouldn't be their top travel destination). However, there are many Germans and Spaniards in Ireland. I hear German and Spanish pretty much every day.

    @smithhbea@smithhbea8 күн бұрын
  • Speaking for myself, I've lived up the north of the Netherlands, and always was curious about other country's and their traditions. This way i could learn about how they live, the customs they have and learn a thing or two.

    @FaiT90@FaiT9016 күн бұрын
    • Friesland? Groningen? Who wouldn't want to live in Friesland - Groningen? As beautiful and pure as Friesland - Groningen is.

      @ROKBUZZCUT@ROKBUZZCUT15 күн бұрын
  • Just wait until he finds out about Joost Klein

    @Bossie420@Bossie42017 күн бұрын
  • Think there is one other reason: Where other cultures try to stamp their own morals to the forefront, the Dutch seem to go with the flow what they see. It is the reality of every day life you can't please everyone, so the Dutch don't. They tend to overlook, or maybe just accept, the differences between cultures. Work together but 'don't try to change my values'. As you know the USA prides itself as 'a christian' nation. Sadly doing that they forgot the meaning what christian actually means. That means the USA tends to have a limited view on what others deem important. Guess that is the selfish view, whereas the Dutch have a pragmatic stance: Don't have to like someone when working together, more than likely you will find out, there is more that binds you than the differences you see. Oh well, just my two cents.

    @Paul_C@Paul_C17 күн бұрын
  • Because we are historically a seafaring nation. We have traveled throughout history to Indonesia, New Zealand (hence “new”), to the America’s (New Amsterdam). We managed to do that through our sales in fuel “peat”, which made us rich, and working together, shared investments spreading risk and being able to buy / order large ships. It’s the origin of the stock market, starting in 1602.

    @hamster4618@hamster461814 күн бұрын
  • Hello, I don't follow your channel, but I happened to come across this episode. It's nice to hear that you meet so many Dutch people. You make the comment that there may be nothing to do in our small country. We have a completely different experience: We have a nice motorboat, which is very "gezellig" by the way! With this we travel through the Netherlands. That goes very slowly, because a boat does not go fast. We go to all kinds of nice places and there I make a written holiday report about what goes to about 50 friends and family. And the emails I receive are often of the nature of: "I didn't know there were so many fun things to do and see in our little country!" I like details and write about them and take photos. In short: you can easily take a tour in the Netherlands! Good luck with your channel and maybe I'll come and watch it again! Greetings from Remke (63 years old)

    @remkeveerling6108@remkeveerling610815 күн бұрын
    • Hey! Thanks for sharing! Awesome you are living your life like that :)

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow15 күн бұрын
  • haha your previous video has over 3k likes, so getting to 3k for this one should be doable. Better start stalking Guus' management to get that appointment ;-)

    @RanDMC31@RanDMC3118 күн бұрын
    • Hahahaha we are emailing his management already!

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow18 күн бұрын
  • I can confirm as a Dutchie. I started traveling 2 years ago and still didn't found my way home yet 😂

    @leonnhs@leonnhs17 күн бұрын
    • Im jealous! Where are you traveling?

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow17 күн бұрын
    • Just arrived in China ✌️​@@Thetravelingmindshow

      @leonnhs@leonnhs17 күн бұрын
    • Je had ook beter eerst bij de Padvinders moeten gaan voordat je op reis ging.

      @ROKBUZZCUT@ROKBUZZCUT15 күн бұрын
  • Its in our blood I am Dutch and I have met Dutch people in the least touristy and most remote places in the Polynesia, the Sahel, and The Caribbean.

    @Scott-tw2jn@Scott-tw2jn14 күн бұрын
  • As a Dutch person I must say this is a great video! Us Dutchies are indeed very open in general, and after getting to know you better, somehow you will be included in our activities when traveling or partying. Best way to make friends with a Dutchie, if the person is not Vegan or Vegentarian, beer and bitterballen. That usually work great !

    @insanity83NL@insanity83NL15 күн бұрын
    • Thankyou for sharing! Cannot wait for Dayton to try his first bitterbal!

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow15 күн бұрын
  • Travelling is in the nature and nature of Dutch people, because, for centuries they've been focused on and involved in international discovery and trade.

    @victorsamsung2921@victorsamsung292112 күн бұрын
  • We learned a bit of swahili and traveled trough Tanzania for a month. We found dutch people in the most random places. 😂

    @rubenvermaas2704@rubenvermaas270417 күн бұрын
  • Dutch people discover the world for a long time, see also the VOC and WIC. New York was before New Amsterdam, and a lot of borough has dutch origin like Brooklyn is named after Breukelen (check also the official seal that has dutch words, Eendraght Maeckt Maght). And also check South America with some Dutch Antilles islands (Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba), Suriname (speak still Dutch), Dutch Brazil (New Holland), Australia (also New Holland), South Afrika (language is still based on Dutch), Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), New Zealand (named after Zeeland, in the Netherlands), Dutch India (part of India), Tasmania, Mauritius, Spitsbergen, ...

    @PieterWigboldus@PieterWigboldus15 күн бұрын
  • The Dutch are everywhere in the world, because they are searching for places without any Dutch people.

    @jorrit1968@jorrit19684 күн бұрын
    • Haha! Why do you think that is? Why do we not want to meet other Dutch people outside of the Netherlands?

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow4 күн бұрын
  • We are direct and speak english and we have a opinion over everything, so they are notice us allways

    @fvantpadje@fvantpadje14 күн бұрын
  • Derek is definitely German. What an accent.😂

    @strandjutter2@strandjutter214 күн бұрын
  • bro you gotta move to the netherlands, you are more than welcome

    @VideoCraftingHD@VideoCraftingHD17 күн бұрын
  • There is a difference between traveling and go on holiday. Many east Europeans travel to the west of Europe, often to work some months here for one or two seasons. And yes what your Dutch friend on the telephone says is true. Almost every family (that have enough savings) will take their children each year on holiday. The Netherlands can be very nice too, and with global warming, the sun shines more and warmer than 30 years ago. But we do not have mountains, beautiful weather is not guaranteed, al though it is getting warmer. So travelling to a steady hot destination is a bigger chance for a good holiday. And no you do not have to apologize if you say something about the Netherlands, that might sound negative. We can take it !

    @erikabee3498@erikabee349817 күн бұрын
  • We have been in Asia since the year 1600, remember? We were the owners of Indonesia, and Ceylon, remember?

    @SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands11 күн бұрын
  • When you work you have up to 20- 25 days paid vacation. Many students are saving money to travel or take a sabbatical before going to college, travel to a country and try to earn some money and learn in the mean time about different cultures

    @kkemp221@kkemp22116 күн бұрын
  • We are a wealthy country and we love travelling

    @ericburbach632@ericburbach63215 күн бұрын
  • ===> Spoiler Alert

    @michelstroom8456@michelstroom845617 күн бұрын
  • Its quite common to have a lot of holidays in the Netherlands. 30 + 8 legal holidays is pretty standard. Especially if you work in a sector where they are constantly looking for new people. Thats almost 2 months a year!

    @Monkeytown609@Monkeytown60916 күн бұрын
  • Guus Meeuwes is very approachable. Just contact him. He lives in Tilburg in the South of the country - the province of Northern Brabant - where they practically invented the word “gezellig”. “Gezellig” means being together with other people, family, friends or strangers and having a good time by talking, dancing, doing an activity, eating etc without attitudes, ego’s, vandalism, breaking things etc. Guus Meeuwes knows about it; he is the text book example of “gezellig”.

    @Annabelledebeer@Annabelledebeer17 күн бұрын
    • What a beautiful way to put it, this helps me understand gezelig even more. Wow that is great to hear, we will begin working out a plan to meet Guus ASAP!

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow17 күн бұрын
    • Yes he is! One of my teachers is in his band and he invited some of my classmates that are from brabant to see his last concert

      @saranya9559@saranya955917 күн бұрын
    • @@saranya9559 Oh no, when is his last concert?

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow17 күн бұрын
  • the netherlands has a lot to see. but if you live here you can see it quite easily because of the small size of our country. like you can get from the south to the north in a couple hours. so you can see a lot off the country in your early life and some things you simply cant like for example mountains. a lot of us are adventurous so we want to see more and already having seen our own country we move abroad. a lot of us start with continental europe and if we have seen and experienced we go on to the next place.

    @myrkovanrenswoude7556@myrkovanrenswoude755615 күн бұрын
  • I am Dutch, I have travelled a lot and I met so many Nationalities while travelling. A lot of British people, Australians, South Africans. Not that many Dutch to be honest, but it can be related to the places I went. When I was in my twenties, Dutch people went to France or to Spain, not to India or China. Now they do and I think it has a lot to do with our standard of living. Even students are able to save up money and go on a trip to Asia.

    @maidenekker@maidenekker17 күн бұрын
  • Why did he say "Stroepwafels" instead of Stroopwafels? He is Dutch!!! ?🤔

    @MartinWebNatures@MartinWebNatures17 күн бұрын
  • Traveling is in our blood. I do several small trips a couple of days in the Netherlands by train, once a year i’Il end up in Belgium or Germany and once every year we make a big trip. We all speak English, have the money and the free time. Beter have great travelling memories instead of a big car.

    @knol1969@knol196914 күн бұрын
  • You just have the red car syndrome. You focus on the gezelligheid and you start seeing it all around you.

    @LuukVogel@LuukVogel16 күн бұрын
  • I'm am Dutch and i love my country a lot. But i'm also a truckdriver and after a while the view really gets boring. That's why i have 2/3 holidays a year

    @Jari-95@Jari-9515 күн бұрын
  • Small country , travel one year in your 20's is kind of a tradion

    @keeziwalks@keeziwalks15 күн бұрын
  • Well, when we misbehave abroad, we say we are German. The locals cannot hear the difference between Dutch or German language.

    @Andries7411@Andries741117 күн бұрын
  • I’m in Bali (Indonesia) right now with my parents swivelings nephews and niece. Off course a former Dutch colony. In sort out travelingis off course our new, more ’gezellige’ way of colonizing. Spreading the word of Guus Meeuwis, so he may preform in al continents (after great Britain new Orleans (?) and Sidney (?)..so ‘Gezellig’ might be a second word adopted worldwide after ‘apartheid’!

    @H1SCOTTY@H1SCOTTY14 күн бұрын
  • 0:44 Not again!! 🤣

    @weetjijwel050@weetjijwel05018 күн бұрын
    • I'm with you on this! haha

      @tiqo8549@tiqo854917 күн бұрын
  • yes theory is quite big here as well, people meet up a lot

    @cryosgurl@cryosgurl15 күн бұрын
  • We might not travel more, but we take longer trips. Most Germans, Slovenians and Croatians only travel to their neighbouring countries. Same goes for the rest of the top 10, except the Brits, Swedes and Danes.

    @krayzeeantix1439@krayzeeantix143917 күн бұрын
    • I would disagree about the Germans. I’ve traveled quite a bit outside of Europe and have encountered them on almost every trip, more then Brits. They travel too, but tend to stay near their resort/hotel and not venture out much.

      @anouk6644@anouk664416 күн бұрын
  • Dutch silver-spoon kids and/or in-outdoor painters, plasterers ... that have been to Ibiza and the Caribbean already ... singing karaoke ??? Are you sure to meet the person Guus Meeuwis ???

    @RAWDernison1@RAWDernison111 күн бұрын
  • As a Dutchie I can be "gezellig" also without any alcohol. 😜 I'm kidding. Nice video and you're most welcome in our country.

    @AdvdW@AdvdW17 күн бұрын
  • Interessante theorie over gezelligheid! Nooit zo over nagedacht!

    @TheBORKBOYS@TheBORKBOYS17 күн бұрын
  • As a Dutch who's traveling a lot, I always feel like wherever I go; it's the Germans that are everywhere

    @michielcu@michielcu7 күн бұрын
  • Nice video. We may not be the most travelling people, but probably by far the most adventurous. I once met a schoolmate on top of a mountain in Switzerland, a couple from my hometown in a tiny deserted village in Poland on the Belarus border, an ex-colleague on a ferry near the North cape in Norway and an acquaintance in the rainforrest in Thailand. So yes, it’s wild. I’d like to see you singing with Guus Meeuwis so here’s a like and subscribe from me.

    @carolinavanderlande4904@carolinavanderlande490418 күн бұрын
    • hahaha dank je wel it would be my dream to sing with him

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow18 күн бұрын
  • i was a bit down but after i saw your video i thougt yes... i`m going to travel to, gezellig ver weg!!!

    @user-rb8gp2rl2d@user-rb8gp2rl2d17 күн бұрын
  • Hey I never judge your haircut. I’m bald haha

    @RaymondvanGelderen@RaymondvanGelderen13 күн бұрын
  • Your stat is quite useless of course: I a Swede goes to neighbouring Norway he travels outside the EU. Travelling within the EU is very well possible too. Just like the historical perspective focusses on the tiny part of huge journeys very far away while 99% was within Europe. Gdansk, Friedrichsstadt and Gothenburg are for a large part Dutch build cities for example. NYC has a very Dutch core though, the idea of a melting pot and the upward social mobility as in the American dream came from the Dutch.

    @DenUitvreter@DenUitvreter17 күн бұрын
  • Travel so much, travel so much.... The Netherlands are so small, if you are driving your car, and don't hit the brakes in time, you already end up leaving the country....

    @reddust4632@reddust46328 күн бұрын
  • Uhm, I am Dutch and I have never been to a place in the world were I met 200 other Dutch and sang Guus Meeuwis. This culture your describing is a subculture in Dutch culture. The funny thing about them is that they don´t see a lot beyond what they are used to and long for (ze kijken niet verder dan hun neus lang is). So they barely see that there are really different other subcultures too. People who don´t like to go to too crowded places, or think not going further then Europe is actually fine and even those who never leave the NLs. Then there definitely is a hierarchy, but the communication between is different, expectations are different. Personally, I don´t even like Guus Meeuwis, I mean his music.

    @eefje6321@eefje632115 күн бұрын
  • It's often said that foreigners spend their money to acquire possessions, but Dutch people spend to have experiences!

    @antiqueinsider@antiqueinsider17 күн бұрын
  • I think we travel so much because we can, because we have the money and because you only have one life, this one. So make the most of it and see the world 🍺😊👍

    @BommeltjeNL@BommeltjeNL14 күн бұрын
  • I was travel ablot and i was always met some dutch/germans and brittisch people doesnt matter where i was even in Amazon jungle i met some dutch

    @gijsbertusvermeulen85@gijsbertusvermeulen8515 күн бұрын
  • By the way..... good video.

    @strange4you@strange4you17 күн бұрын
  • Dear Tr. Mind, there's one reason and one reason alone: we used to conquer the world and build outposts everywhere to trade with the locals. Our theme: Make trade not war! Look at the history of the VOC (lots on YT on this topic...)....i guess it's a part of our DNA. Gr. Ron

    @ronrots4423@ronrots442317 күн бұрын
    • Maybe you should read a bit more about the parts that are not in the history books, or ask yourself why "Apartheid"' is the most known Dutch word abroad. There is not so much to be proud of when it comes to the Dutch history, certainly not when it comes to the VOC...

      @swissbiggy@swissbiggy15 күн бұрын
    • @@swissbiggy That's a very woke reaction! I am talking facts, not judging what the VOC did, or the British, Portugese, Spain etc. B.t.w: i thought that "Going Dutch" was the most popular word, frase....gr. Ron

      @ronrots4423@ronrots442315 күн бұрын
    • We didn’t make war, but we ruined a lot of lives doing it. And that is not a woke reaction, but a reaction from the people who were on the other side of the Dutch trade

      @ivsportiv@ivsportiv15 күн бұрын
    • @@ivsportiv True...but what is your point. It is nothing to be proud of but you react with a 21 century mindset on something that occurred 3 - 4 centuries ago. In other words: we are not responsible for what happened then. We learned and acknowledge the pain and suffering we have caused (and try to make it up for the future). Gr. Ron

      @ronrots4423@ronrots442315 күн бұрын
    • @@ronrots4423 F*ck woke... I hate everything that is so called woke... I am just talking facts.... It is sad to hear Dutch people speak about their past as if they where the peace bringing nation that did only trade, and bringing prosperity to both sides... Because sorry that did never happen.... I lived in the Netherlands for a while and when I spoke with people about their history it was shocking to hear/witness that most do not even know that the Dutch where the biggest slave traders.... And most did not even know about the multiple commited genocides by the Dutch..... I will give you a simple example that 99.99% of the Dutch do not even know about : Back in 1621 the island of Banda did have a population of 14 thousand inhabitants. Thanks to the military actions by one of your national heroes "Jan Pieterszoon Koen" , less than 400 inhabitants were left by the time the year 1621 was over.... And this is just one of the many, many genocides commited by the 'peaceful' Dutch. Thus yes, I do react when someone says that the Dutch didn't bring war and death to their colonies. And that has nothing to do with being woke or whatever, but with simple facts. Neither has it anything to do with me being anti-Dutch or anything like that, because the Netherlands are a beautiful little country, with mostly great and fantastic people. But we should not deny what realy happened back in those days. That's all buddy ❣✌

      @swissbiggy@swissbiggy15 күн бұрын
  • I travel at leat 5 times per year outside of the Netherlands. My boss thinks it's okay, so why not ?

    @tiqo8549@tiqo854917 күн бұрын
  • No we aren't bored here, we just work to life instead of life to work. We got rediculous more free time then our american friends 2 weeks? we get 2 months each year. 6 weeks vacantion in a row during the summer time paid yes paid vacantion time is normal and you know what? end of may we get an extra month worth of salary on top. (actually it's 8%/yearsalary) That makes travelling around a lot easier now isn't it? Imagine that your boss says end may here a month worth of salary go on vacantion during the summer and i will still pay salary while you have your vacantion i think it will be some alternate universe for most americans they don't realize they get f* over by their coorporate bosses.

    @randar1969@randar196917 күн бұрын
  • Wrong title. It must be going on holiday instead of travelling, because in the usa they travel more to different states and they use the car a lot more than Dutch people do.

    @longtreecityltc9325@longtreecityltc932517 күн бұрын
  • Make it to guuus!!!

    @meessamshow@meessamshow16 күн бұрын
  • I always go abroad to escape my “we-all-know-it-better” countrymen like me !! 😂

    @j.vanderson6239@j.vanderson623914 күн бұрын
  • Just because there's so much to do (music, so many festivals, musea, amusement-parks; all among the highest density in regard to art and all styles of music within Europe) that people get spoiled. Also if one gets bored of the country-side and the cities (no one has seen them all within a life-time) one becomes a bit lazy and will spend their money by travelling around the world. Second : Of all languages Dutch is hystorically the closest to English and is easy to learn for them, Always has been. So that makes travelling also more accessable.

    @jsb7975@jsb797516 күн бұрын
  • @3:26 get that out of your system. Fast! That isn't the language we use normally.

    @whissie@whissie17 күн бұрын
  • Have you seen our country, not many options to travel to sadly 😅

    @jekoki01@jekoki0117 күн бұрын
  • We are everywhere. All secret agents

    @viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536@viderethevaccinatorfromhol753617 күн бұрын
  • the funny thing is a dutchman would see that they are dutch in an instant

    @benjik3161@benjik316115 күн бұрын
  • thank you dutch draco malfoy for the video

    @zalmonzam9629@zalmonzam96295 күн бұрын
  • We travel so much historically. To survive this small wet country we had a lot seafarers, traders, explorers and such things. Also how rich we are matters and our long holidays and love for free time help a lot. Oh, and the other countries: they're either have a way smaller, population, travel more to known destinations or indeed you aren't listening for them. Because the Germans are everywhere too in bigger numbers.

    @KootFloris@KootFloris16 күн бұрын
  • I met a jungle guide who never went outside of his town in Indonesia. Was able to sing the full song Het is een nacht with him. The only other dutch word he knew was Kankerlijer

    @KarlMarked@KarlMarked16 күн бұрын
  • Does anyone have the link to the Dutch groupchat for South East Asia

    @SuperTmfj@SuperTmfj15 күн бұрын
    • Ofcourse! Here you go! linktr.ee/dutchiestravelling

      @Thetravelingmindshow@Thetravelingmindshow15 күн бұрын
  • History: the Dutch were sailing the seas & oceans to trade with other people. As we live in a small country wehad to be able to learn foreign languages too. Last guess: we are bold and adventurous . Curious,willing to learn, get to know other cultures. Cheers!!!

    @t.t.margaux3600@t.t.margaux360016 күн бұрын
  • if you walk in the dessert, you meet a Dutchman or an inhabitant

    @h50herman@h50herman17 күн бұрын
  • Im dutch and i got sick and tired of traveling😂😂 now i live in thailand

    @PassportBroThailandSteve@PassportBroThailandSteve16 күн бұрын
  • "(Be)come Togetherish" would qualify. Yeah, it's a word no translation exists in any other language. Not even in German because, have you noted any jokes or fun with them? ;-)

    @AlexSeesing@AlexSeesing14 күн бұрын
  • So where can I find Rogers Instagram? 👀

    @dcc.videos4046@dcc.videos40464 күн бұрын
  • You hit the nail on the head for me! The Netherlands is a beautiful country, for real. But you can see everything we have to offer in about 3 days. So yeah, it's beautiful but boring af.

    @svenbruxx@svenbruxx15 күн бұрын
  • Je vraagt of ik zin heb in een sigaret 't is 2 uur 's nachts we liggen op bed in een hotel in een stad waar niemand ons hoort waar niemand ons kent en niemand ons stoort Op de vloer ligt een lege fles wijn en kledingstukken die van jou of mij kunnen zijn Een schemering de radio zacht en deze nacht heeft alles wat ik van een nacht verwacht Het is een nacht die je normaal alleen in films ziet het is een nacht die wordt bezongen in het mooiste lied het is een nacht waarvan ik dacht dat ik 'm nooit beleven zou maar vannacht beleef ik 'm met jou, oh ik ben nog wakker en ik staar naar het plafond en ik denk aan hoe de dag lang geleden begon en zomaar er vandoor gaan met jou niet wetend waar de reis eindigen zou nu lig ik hier in een wild vreemde stad en heb net de nacht van mijn leven gehad maar helaas er kom weer licht door de ramen hoewel voor ons de wereld vannacht heeft stil gestaan maar lied blijft slechts bij woorden een film is in scene gezet maar deze nacht met jou is levensecht en vannacht beleef ik 'm met jou en ik hou alleen nog maar van jou ohoho en ik hou alleen nog maar van jou

    @men-om6ue@men-om6ue17 күн бұрын
  • holy, travel to post on socials >

    @FrVitoBe@FrVitoBe17 күн бұрын
  • we are very loud

    @tonolijve4978@tonolijve497817 күн бұрын
  • ... you are right...not a boring country though...😀

    @janrobertbos@janrobertbos10 күн бұрын
  • look bad wether treu but every summer there is averyday a focking festival i cant keep up with it

    @kevineising9414@kevineising941411 күн бұрын
  • I think it is the food. Which is better everywhere else except if you end up on an island with cannibals. Maybe.

    @flitsertheo@flitsertheo15 күн бұрын
  • Hahaha, die kanker lekker. Ging stuk hiero xD

    @nicker1992@nicker199218 күн бұрын
    • "kanker" (cancer) is not fun in any way you turn it.

      @nielsdebakker3283@nielsdebakker328317 күн бұрын
  • Never ever heard of Goose Myoowes...What are you talking about?

    @SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands11 күн бұрын
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