Do you feel FREE in the NETHERLANDS?
What is FREEDOM like in the Netherlands? Do you feel FREE?
That's the question we asked to foreigners/expats in the Netherlands.
At the 5th of May (5 mei) we celebrate Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) - to mark the end of the occupation by Germany in World War II. The 4th of May (4 mei) is 'Dodenherdenking' Remembrance of the Dead - to remember those who gave their lives so we can live in freedom.
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I moved to Holland from America and never felt more free or safe to express myself. People here are generally respectful and intelligent so they don’t jump to negative conclusions so quickly. Ik hou van Holland!
Welcome here bro 🤙
Thank you Jonny, for your very kind words.
I’ve met a lot of americans because i work af a international company, i hear very often that people feel very welcome and come to rest, your comment endorses that and it makes me proud of the dutch culture. I hope you have a wonderful time here and i hope that you are now also feeling a bit dutch!
Have you ever been back the US for a culture shock? xD
Nice to know, but I would like you to not call it Holland but the Netherlands for Holland are just two provinces out of 12. I am Dutch but do not live in Holland. I am a bit touchy about that and so are many other Dutchman. It is like telling a Scotsman that he lives in England. I suggest you visit other parts of the Netherlands, like Limburg and Groningen and see that our diversity even goes further than in the Randstad. BTW. Ik hou ook van Nederland. Have a nice day.
well shit, had niet verwacht dat mijn land zo opgehemeld zou worden.
6bUt3L Ut7u7 je was me voor.
@@Quinnjjgaming In het filmpje over de "Dutch cuisine" (en terecht).
6bUt3L Ut7u7 zeer techt
@@Linda-vq8nw ik had het niet beter kunnen beschrijven. ✌🏼🙏🏼
@@Linda-vq8nw Precies dat en niet anders
"We are united in diversity" Thats a beautifull line.
It's also bullshit, we are not united in diversity, we are united by a certain set of core principles that we all, or at least the vast, vast, majority for ever and ever stand behind. If however you let in people, a whole city worth each year, who are fundamentally opposed to those core principles and think you are a vile inhuman being because of those core principles and it's just fine to terrorize and murder you because of it; and outright state in the open that they're here to destroy our countries, that diversity isn't going to bring any union, quite the contrary we'll heading toward a civil war where we'll be slaughtering each other in the streets just like Rwanda. @Mr. Bonkers >Concordia Res Parvae Crescunt / Eendracht maakt macht Eendracht/Unity is not diversity, it's in fact the bloody opposite; it's those core principles we all share, that are all the same, THAT is what makes unity, not diversity.
@@mr.bonkers2310 Which means, NOT complete diversity; some things need to be the same. It's not the diversity that produces the unity, it's the things you share that creates unity.
Nee.
Netherlands is 9th most racially homogeneous Nation on Earth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_ranked_by_ethnic_and_cultural_diversity_level
@@val-schaeffer1117 ok and?
In my opinion the Dutch are easy (I think most of us dutchies think about it this way). You are welcome and free to believe what you want as long as you dont hurt other people with your believes and dont attack anyone because YOU think it shouldnt be that way. As long as you dont cause any harm in any sort of way believe what you want to believe en be who you want to be.
Youre correct, but thats probably also where the whole discussion about "zwarte piet" blew up, because a lot of people suddenly decided that its somehoe racist,
Ik denk dat de zwarte pieten discussie zo groot is omdat het mensen wel pijn doet.
Stelletje jankers doet denken aan slavernij. Opkankeren met dat gezever. Niemand die nu leeft heeft ook maar iets gedaan tegen de mensen die toen leefden. Slavernij is nog steeds een ding als je niet rijk genoeg bent om niet mee te hoeven spelen. Maar zwarten in kettingen slaan doet niemand meer en we hoeven ons ook niet schuldig te voelen over een tijd waarin we niet geleefd hebben en we hebben geen plicht om iets recht te zetten wat wij niet fout hebben gedaan.
BakvetTeef bijzonder hoe iedereen het hierover eens is maar de fvd toch de grootste partij wordt
lakkakka Je hebt wel gelijk maar wees eerlijk zwarte Piet is toch Rasistisch? Vooral die gedrag van zwarte Piet?
I've been living in The Netherlands for almost 2 years now. I've lived in Enschede and in Rotterdam, so I've experienced 2 completely different sides of the same country. Always felt free so far. I've heard a lot that things are not really as they look, but I've never felt directly that. The Netherlands is an amazing country, and if all this emigrants feel free and safe it is also because they can compare it to their own country. Most of dutch people I hear complaining about the country never lived in other place to understand how blessed they are to live here 😊 of course not everything is perfect, but there are no perfect countries.
Thank you for your experience. People who say "things are not really as they look" are full of it. Things are exactly as they look -- Netherlands is a very free and fair country. Anyone who doubts that is living in some angry-activist fantasy world.
We do realize that we live in an amazing country and are very proud to be Dutch. It's just that us Dutch people are generally known for complaining a lot haha.
@@cosmofox Thank you Hedgerow.
Immigration is a massive problem.
Well said. You seem like a good person
The american called us the country with most freedom. Thats one thing i never expected an american to say. Its true tho.
Ik denk dat de meeste Amerikanen zullen erkennen dat onze vrijheid veel groter is...... als hier een keer zijn geweest.
MrMezmerized echt zo
@@MrMezmerized Dan ken je Amerikanen niet, want die zien vrijheid heel anders dan de gemiddelde Nederlander. De gemiddelde Amerikaan ziet Europa als niet heel vrij en vanuit hun perspectief is dat ook gewoon waar. Vrijheid word in deze video voornamelijk gezien als sociale goedkeuring voor afwijkend gedrag, Zo zien veel Nederlanders dit ook. Buiten west Europa is dit echter een heel raar beeld en word deze blik grotendeels afgewezen.
@@buttdickenz "niet heel vrij en vanuit hun perspectief is dat ook gewoon waar." -- Uh, nee dat valt vies tegen, en dat lijken Amerikanen hier ook te herkennen, vooral als ze hier wonen. YT video's en commentaren eronder zijn niet erg representatief natuurlijk, maar terugkerende thema's zijn het vrij zijn van angst op straat en angst van ziek worden (extreme kosten en wellicht ontslag), angst van baanverlies en ook het hebben van vrijheid van mobiliteit (OV, fiets). Denk aan de gigantische angst waarin vele miljoenen Amerikanen zonder baan nu leven. Wij hebben dat veeeeel minder. "en wordt deze blik grotendeels afgewezen." - Nou, vast niet door degenen die daar juist onder lijden. Oftewel het merendeel dat niet blank, man, hetero en christen is. Da's een dikke meerderheid. En tel daarbij op alle (andere) Amerikanen die wel tolerant zijn. Je hebt het vast over de American Dream, Maar die is veelal Fantasy. In realiteit is sociale en economische mobiliteit daar veel slechter. Ook over generaties heen is ontsnappen lastig. Door sociale en economische ongelijkheid, een slecht en duur educatiesysteem, en (zeer) hiërarchische bedrijfscultuur. Amerikanen vinden het heel bevrijdend dat je hier veel meer op waarde beoordeeld wordt, met de leiding kan staan lullen en dus ook veel beter kansen kunt creëren. Er is daar vaak ook veel prestatiedruk. Werk werk werk, anders ben je lui. Amerika is ook veel meer gejaagd. Amerikanen in video's voelen zich hier bevrijd van al die stress. Je mag hier gewoon genieten van dingen. Lunch, terrasje etc... dat zien toeristen ook. En dan verder bv. koken en avondeten met het gezin, wekenlang (betaalde) vakantie. En (betaald) ziek zijn kan en mag, en meer dan een paar weken (betaald) zwangerschapsverlof nemen mag hier. Dingen die expats etc. herkennen. En volgens mij heb je hier ook meer kansen als start-up met belastingvoordelen en maatschappelijke ondersteuning. Ook naar Amerikaanse maatstaven zijn wij in het algemeen (veel) vrijer. Komen Amerikanen hier, dan is dat bijna niet te missen voor ze
@@MrMezmerized " vrij zijn van angst op straat en angst van ziek worden (extreme kosten en wellicht ontslag), angst van baanverlies en ook het hebben van vrijheid van mobiliteit (OV, fiets)" Geen van deze zijn echt vrijheid in de zin van vrij zijn om te kunnen leven. Alles wat je noemt vereist wat van anderen om iets voor je te doen of juist niet te doen. wat jij als vrijheid ziet perkt weer een stuk vrijheid van een ander in. "Nou, vast niet door degenen die daar juist onder lijden." Waaronder lijden? het hebben van een andere blik op de wereld? Trouwens zijn het juist de niet blanken die het europese wereldbeeld afwijzen. Voorbeelden hiervan zijn: Chinezen, Iraniërs, Arabieren, maar ook Nigerianen en Ugandezen. Je hebt het idee dat de manier van denken die wij in Nederland hebben vanzelfsprekend is, Dit is echter niet het geval. Ik heb het niet over "the american dream". "Er is daar vaak ook veel prestatiedruk. Werk werk werk, anders ben je lui. Amerika is ook veel meer gejaagd. Amerikanen in video's voelen zich hier bevrijd van al die stress. Je mag hier gewoon genieten van dingen. Lunch, terrasje etc... dat zien toeristen ook. En dan verder bv. koken en avondeten met het gezin, wekenlang (betaalde) vakantie. En (betaald) ziek zijn kan en mag, en meer dan een paar weken (betaald) zwangerschapsverlof nemen mag hier. Dingen die expats etc. herkennen. En volgens mij heb je hier ook meer kansen als start-up met belastingvoordelen en maatschappelijke ondersteuning." Geen van deze dingen zijn vrijheid. Je moet je ook bedenken dat een expat ook al een ongewoon iemand is. Ik geloof best dat veel expats en toeristen het hier naar hun zin hebben. Dat zou ik vast ook als toerist in de VS hebben. Echter, vanuit Amerikaans perspectief zijn de dingen die jij noemt geen vrijheden. Het is prima als de gemiddelde Nederlander hier een ander beeld op heeft, maar dat maakt het beeld wat men in het buitenland heeft niet fout. Er is geen objectieve standaard voor vrijheid want dat hangt af van wat iemand precies verwacht van vrijheid. Als jij vrijheid van angst als belangrijker ziet dan vrijheid van meningsuiting is Nederland inderdaad vrijer
I'm just happy that we're giving these people the feeling that they're welcome, which they absolutely are. Thanks for these kind words.
I second that !! Live free, live life, because you've got only one shot !! ..
Don't believe non of this, behind camars is all so different and you know it, stop playing.
@@keepitreal-777 I don't know the exact context of the comment I made three years ago, but if something happened to you in the Netherlands, I'm terribly sorry. If you want to talk to someone about it, I'm all ears.
@@casperhermans if you wish to know is that I did inform all authorities about the 5 times that I have been fisicly attracted and 100 emotianly and mentally abused by 2 of my coworkers for the last 4 year. And sore they made 0 acttion of non of the situations. I all so informed a list of organizations and same answer, but your just young sweetperson and you have no ideaof all this. . Welcome to Netherlands.
@@keepitreal-777 I'm really sorry to hear this and sadly our authorities are really bad at handling this kind of thing. The best thing you can do is report it within the company to the right person and if they won't do anything, quit. I wouldn't call myself that young, but I'll just take it as a compliment.
I fell in love of how Dutch people treat others, they are so polite and friendly, always willing to help, honest and hard working people. And as a woman that lives in Spain I can definitely say that I was treated way better by Dutch males than Spanish ones.
The Spanish men I've met here in London were all great guys, respectful, friendly, warm .....no complaints from my part.
I'm so sorry for you. I'm sore you are from south America.
That's not experience at all.
*"Dat zijn de regels meneer."* LMAO
👍🏻 Mooi hè? Is wel zo... Vind deze video echt gaaf!
Mooi. Maargoed, een hoop van die regels zijn natuurlijk ook juist verzonnen om vrijheid en rechten van andere te garanderen.
After travelling a lot around the world for decades, this is the reason why I was always happy to be back in NL. Seeing this realizes me not to take the freedom we have in NL for granted. A lot of people in other countries would wish they had this freedom.
In my 53rd year of being Dutch, I am still so very grateful for having been born here.
Nederland is een land dat open staat voor iedereen, maar we willen geen geloofs oorlog.! Iedereen is hier vrij, en laten we dat zo houden.
Gerben T van de Veen Mee eens,maar we moeten die moslims wel in de gaten houden!!
We moeten de collectivisten in de gaten houden. Die maken hele groepen zwart.
@@hendrikdependrik1891 Je kunt niet ontkennen dat mensen die niet geïntegreerd zijn minder makkelijk mee kunnen in de maatschappij. Dit brengt problemen als werkeloosheid en criminaliteit met zich mee. Ik zeg niet dat je asielzoekers moet weigeren, maar als je ze gier laat blijven zorg er dan voor dat ze goed inburgeren. Je geloof mag jou gewoon houden maar je dient wel de taal te kunne spreken en te weten hou je hier met elkaar om dient te gaan.
R R Ik heb net de website van FvD gelezen (prachtige presentatie, zeer strak en overzichtelijk!), maar ik zie alleen doelen, zoals "beter asielbeleid", en geen realistische manieren waarop deze kunnen worden behaald, en dat zit mij dwars. Ik behoud namelijk dezelfde doelen, net als een groot deel van Nederland, maar ik stem niet graag op een partij waarbij ik niet eens weet hoe ze dergelijke doelen willen bereiken.
@R R Doe ik ook maar ik zodra ik dat vertel voor ik mijn punt gemaakt heb word ik al in een hookje rasisme/islamofoob geplaatst.
Most of the people in the comments saying they do not feel free have not experienced other countries... No it is not perfect, yes we are ways ahead of many countries.
We think we are ahead.. now tell me what freedom is for you... We think we are ahead because they control us everywhere... We are being controlled..
@@Akinlicious20 Sometimes I wish some people were controlled. It would keep them from doing stupid things..
@Nellie Rutten what a load of bullshit. en nee dat zeg ik niet met respect.
@@Akinlicious20 Yet you have the freedom to move to a country where you are not controlled as much. How much more freedom do you really need?
I don't want to like this, because than it is no 69 more but i want to like this because its true
What a lovely video. It is nice to hear people feel free here in the Netherlands. I am Dutch and I have lived in another country for almost 9 years and I have definitely found a whole next level of appreciation for the Netherlands. Something that hopefully never changes. There is a practicality about our freedoms too. Adults going to do this thing: let's make sure people are informed and safe. Really awesome
United in diversity, that's what I've been saying for the longest time now. Let's celebrate our differences through the things we have in common
Im Dutch... I am glad you are feeling welcome... wish it was all true if you look under the surface.
You can see it in the room rent ads: "sorry no internationals".
Its also like that under the surface... weve had our differences between different groups but its never been real serious, like de zwarte pieten discussion is someehat serious but we wouldnt wage war about it and shit like a lot of other countries
honestly, when it comes to immigrants, I would say that there are indeed quite some things boiling under the surface. but the big thing for the people in this video is that they want to learn Dutch, integrate into our society. Dutch people tend to respect that and that makes it that connecting becomes easier. We also get a lot of immigrants that bearly to not at all feel like integrating into our society, live of state money and behave as troublemakers and that is where I'd guess there are some things under the surface. I do welcome everyone into the Netherlands, as long as they want to be welcome. verder vind ik nederland zelf ook heel tof.
@@ameanoacid6176 bedankt
BizarreObscure niet zo zeuren alleen omdat de broer van je buurman op Facebook heeft geposted dat hij last had van een buitenlander betekend niet dat ze allemaal moeten opbokken
I visited Blaricum in the mid-seventies for the summer I learned how to sail and have been sailing and boating ever since I've always remembered how friendly the people were
With that background music, it doesn't seem like the creater was looking to investigate different sides of the matter, however, this topic is very important to me and I'm thinking if the mentioned freedom might be contradictory to the "just be normal" attitude which the Dutch people have, according to this channel's other videos. To me, "be normal" means you're not free to be or behave whatever you wish. I'll be thankful for more insight about this question.
Ik hou van Nederland ❤️ I'm so lucky to have the opportunity to live there sometimes. My goal is to permanently live in the Netherlands. It is a dream country.
Well, I think that the Netherlands is a free country that let you in, and I think that young people is very tolerant with other nationalities. But I also think that if someone wants to live there in a long term, they have to follow strict rules and laws. And we can't ignore that in all countries there's a bit of xenofobia and if something bad happens, foreigners are the first ones to be accused of all trash. I'm Spanish and it's similar here. It's true that we are more welcoming and that we also accept people who don't have a legal visum. We try to help them as long as we make the situation legal. Most part of them stay here forever. In the other hand, immigrants are seen as one of the causes of low salaries, because they're very poor and accept any kind of job even if it is paid very little. I'm very sorry for them. And some people see immigrants as the increase of robberies and stealing personal objects, specially money. I have never been to the Netherlands, but I guess that the situation is similar as it is a country with a high quality of life and it receives a lot of immigrants. Of course it is a tolerant country like Spain, but it is simple to ignore the complexity of reality and the thinking of people. There is a big part that accepts foreigners as long as they respect the culture of the Netherlands, but there's another part who doesn't look with good eyes to immigration. So freedom is there, but there's always a tension behind it. I can only explain my vision as a Spanish woman who has many immigrant friends.
Cristina García i think you’re right about this. As long you try to integrate into our culture and don’t try to change it people are fine with it. But there are Some dutch people Who want to change our culture so that nothing is even a little bit racist but people Get mad about that and blame the refugees. Then other people Get mad and say its not the refugees fault so the country is changing into 2 extremist sides
@@job4753 I agree with you. I think it's quite rude not to learn the lenguage of the country where one has came. It is more difficult to make friends or working. And it is important to consider that the Netherlands opened their welcoming doors to immigrants, so the culture has to be respected. There are always some "defects" in all cultures and cultures, but none of them is better than other ones. 😉 By the way, I'm learning some Dutch in this KZhead channel. I find it a beautiful language. Nederlands taal is mooi. 🇳🇱
@@dikkertjefap9709 I agree with your vision. We have the same problem here. The ultra right party increased its votes incredibly fast in a single year. Their discourse is blaming immigrants and refugees for economic crisis and insecurity, but it has nothing to do with it. We always had the same problems, but we didn't focused on them before economic crisis. And of course, if one comes to a country, one has to integrate, respect its culture and learn the language. In general, I think that Dutch are nice when they see that an immigrant, or a tourist has a real interest in the language and culture. 😊
@@dikkertjefap9709 Ik ben het geheel met je eens!
@@macxri428 mooi zo
Now and then this video pops up every quarter or so. It reminds me that we have to nurture our freedom here in the Netherlands. We actively have to protect our freedom.
I’ve never been to the Netherlands but I already fell in love with this country. Wish I could live there 🌈
With the music in the background it kind of feels like a motivational video, like: "Why should you move to the Netherlands to feel free" or smt lol
Waar een klein landje groot in kan zijn. Maar, we hebben ook veel te danken aan de Verenigde Staten die in principe, samen met de EU zorg dragen voor veiligheid en een veel kleinere kans op oorlog. Nu Rusland ook nog met ons allen scharen (vooral tegen het agressief opkomende China) dan zit het wel goed hier. En voor Nederland is het ook van belang dat we immigratie toch wel moeten minimaliseren, om onze eigen cultuur te behouden, en vooral diegene te weten die er op uit zijn om onze cultuur om zeer te helpen. De meeste immigranten burgeren goed in, Amerikanen, Canadezen, ook Chinezen, Mexicanen etc, alleen mensen van islamitische landen hebben de neiging hun cultuur aan het onze op te dringen, vandaar de opmerking dat we maar beter immigratie uit vooral die landen, inclusief zgn. "vluchtelingen" (lees: economische migranten) kunnen weren. Voor de rest gaat alles prima hier en mag je als Nederlander wel trots zijn op alles wat we hier tot dusver met zo relatief weinig mensen mensen (17 miljoen ) hebben opgebouwd, qua infrastructuur, dijken, sociale zekerheid, veiligheid en vooral openheid met de "no-nonsense approach".
Ben ik met je eens, om dit dichtbevolkte land leefbaar te houden is het noodzakelijk om de huidige hoge bevolkingsgroei (100.000 mensen per jaar door netto migratie) te verminderen
Nice that other people think about my country this way. Great! The best for you as well!
Matty Where is your " nuchterheit " ?
I feel so happy that people say these amazing thing about the Netherlands bc I'm dutch
I went there for a visit twice, I have dutch friends, I love them so so much ❤️
@1:24 In Dutch traffic there are junctions without traffic lights. One could expect that to cause chaos, but everything flows better by (non-)verbal communication.
Hilarious. You just gave way to your left so why on earth would there be chaos? Same in any country.
@@TonyFisherPuzzles you have to give way to your right.
One of the foreigners said it best: Live and let live is key here. It's all about reciprocity. I am not gonna trouble you but in return you shouldn't make a mess of it and we'll all be living happy together.
I’m in love with Holland I’m at loss of words just how much I felt there like home 🏡😊🥰
And what you think of the Netherlands?
So sweet, thank you!
Holland? North or South?
I feel free and safe in the Netherlands, that's why I always go back.
good to hear that!
Youre not good.....
I am not so sure if this is good for the Netherlands.. it's idealizing this country and many foreigners who want to immigrate to escape their own country problems want to come here and once here they struggle as here as well life is hard and difficult in some ways more than where they come from.
Freedom is good here. Its just individual freedom that gets mocked here. O you are a bit different from the crowd? You're not like the millions of other dutchies who all want to fit in and basically live the same life? or you just look different or have a disability? You have interests that don't include barhopping or partying? doe normaal! or get bullied and judged lol The societal pressure to belong and be considered ''normal'' by dutch standards is indoctrinated. I feel lucky to be born here but that doesn't mean I feel at home.
I am Dutch, and I don't have the feeling like is told in this video. For instance, the media and newspapers are closed for reactions. Everything what is against the western vision is censored. Ok, Dutch have personal freedom, but the laws the government thinks of limit your way of life. The last thing they tought of is a deposit system for used tin cans. People have to put empty tin cans to the shop, just like PET bottles, but tin cans are harder to scan. It is messy. And I have seen in my region that nothing has changed. Red Bull tin cans are number 1 in road waste.
Please don't mistake, tolerance with you can do what you want. You are free, the point is. If it doesn't bother me, i don't bother you. You can do what ever you want!
You probably mean to say "if it doesn't affect me"? If it doesn't bother you, you simply don't care...
@@Snaakie83 I still have to protect the freedom, and attack people that attack the freedom. Even if I don't agree. For example, I am not gay. But I still get angry. About attacks on gay by some people. Well if you old alright I can understand, but the new people, since born after. 1990. We the Netherlands already said it is allowed. You can not come here with your religion rules. We accept you and them. We don't accept fighting. So if this country is not for you, just leave.
Veel onderlinge verschillen zijn hier uitgevochten door de eeuwen. Wij leven met honderden verschillende nationaliteiten. Maar onze rijkdom komt ook van handel met deze verschillen. Ik zelf versta zes talen, dat is niet uitzonderlijk. Nodig voor handel is “vertrouwen” ik denk dat dit de basis is, van onze cultuur. Geniet, leer en ontdek. Ik wens u geluk. Groeten en dank voor uw openhartig deelname aan deze video’s. Uw leraar is iemand die weet wat hij/zij doet, ook mijn complimenten. Greetings from Holland
There’s an important underlying mores in the Netherlands which is to always take into account the other one. Everyone is raised with this in mind. That’s why we can balance our own drive for total freedom.
It's very interesting to see people from the USA reflect on 'freedom' in the Netherlands. The Netherlands has been known for its intellectual, political and religious freedom for centuries. Galileo, Martin Luther, Spinoza, and many other great minds came here to conduct their work and surround themselves with free thinkers. Our publishers were not run by religious or political groups (it's called 'secular') and persecution for the way you thought was very rare. There was one particular group that was not welcome in the Netherlands. They were fundamental, religious zealots that persecuted others and complained about being victims of religious persecution themselves because of their beliefs, which were xenophobic, barbaric and narrow minded. They were against freedom of thought and against freedom of religion. They were eventually kicked out of both Britain as well as the Netherlands, and then sailed across the Atlantic to start a new life. These fanatics were called the Puritans, and they are the founders of what Christianity is in the USA today. It's an interesting story, I think.
Sounds like you're describing Islam to me
Dit is de oa rede, dat ik soms boos maak om sommige Nederlanse inwoners, kamerleden en overige beperkte geesten die Nederlanders beschuldigen van discrimminatie, hetgeen trouwens veelal het gevolg is van hun eigen onwelvoegelijk gedrag. Nederland is fantastisch !
Ik vind het ironisch dat ze zeggen dat niemand je veroordeelt. Samen met een hoop negativiteit (zelfs wanneer er eindelijk eens iets positiefs gezegd wordt), is het een van de redenen dat ik elk halfjaar moet bijkomen en naar het buitenland ga. Nederland was vroeger tolerant, maar helaas vind ik dat vandaag de dag ver te zoeken. Evenals het gemis van "community" gevoel, mensen leven compleet langs elkaar heen en kijken niet meer naar elkaar om. Maar goed, blij dat deze mensen zich zo welkom voelen. 👍🏻 Dank voor de complimenten, ik denk alleen niet dat het helemaal de realiteit is.
Mensen geven ons deze complimenten vanwege de simpele reden dat het hier toch beter is dan waar zij vandaan komen. In hun ervaring is het hier zo'n utopia, omdat wij het tenminste beter doen in dit opzicht.
Merlin Gallagher wie veroordeelt je dan?
@@dikkertjefap9709 ga je ouders maar eens vertellen dat LSD je hersens reconnect "Wat feitelijk is bewezen" zal voor jou knap lastig worden om aan je pa en ma te verkopen ook al zou je er enorme benefits mee verkrijgen...je moet maar"normaal doen" en daar heb je je wijzende vingertje dan ook gelijk.. Er is wel degelijk een mainstream acceptabel plaatje waar men aan moet voldoen om mee te mogen doen in de community...een conservatieve mening op sociale media bijvoorbeeld wordt verwijdert gebanned of verstopt...daar is nu een hele Twitter heisa over
Mensen leven langs elkaar heen in de grote steden; dat klopt. Vaak weet je niet wie er onder, boven of naast je woont. Maar in veel plaatsen in Nederland kennen mensen elkaar wel goed. Ik ken mijn hele straat persoonlijk en zie ze dan ook erg vaak
MrSnorRob Rodriquez woon jij toevallig in een woonwagenkamp
Ja ik voel me vrij in Nederland
Ik ook!
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Yep
Zeker! Heb nooit het idee gehad dat ik beperkt werd door iets, en altijd de kans gehad om te doen wat ik wil of wat ik wil worden.
Ik voel me vrijer in Frankrijk...in Nederland voor iedereen een plekje, hokje, maar wel in de matrix!
As I am a Dutchman born in the Netherlands that's not the feeling I have lol. I feel like some part is taken away from those who come here to life. While I as the man struggle to get my life up and running trying to get a house or get my kids to a school for my taste. I can not. I pay bills and I get nothing than pay bills. If I ask for help I get turned away. While other new people coming from other places get all the bonuses they want while I am struggling. Perhaps the (blind) spot the governor made to shine about other people but not for the common people who are born here and live their lives.
As a Singaporean-born New Zealander who moved to the Netherlands nearly two years ago, with a view to making this my new home, let me just say how endearing the Dutch 'live and let live' way of life is. I guess this is what 'gezelligheid' is all about. :-) It's also nice not having experienced any racism yet during my time here so far (touch wood!). Can't say the same for New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the US (all Anglo-Saxon countries, incidentally), where racial abuse and discrimination is part of your everyday reality if you happen not to be white (with Australia being by far the worst, when it comes to the prevalence of white supremacist and anti-Asian sentiment). So it's a breath of fresh air - as an ethnic person - to live here in the Netherlands, where (in my experience so far) locals are generally tolerant and accepting of 'the Other'.
@R R: Exaggeration? Which part, exactly? Just out of curiosity, have you experienced what it's like to live as an Asian person in Australia, New Zealand, the US, or the UK?
Yeah there you have it friend. Asian. I doubt any Dutch person has bad feelings toward Asian people but there is enough racism to be found dont worry thats in every country. I know my fair share of white supremacists. The difference is you wont see them as much in the city, its the villages where you have to look.
Wow thanks for the compliment. Now i'm even more proud te being Dutch.
Ad They want to make you happier too in these bad times !!!
@@lotfimouelhi269 Yes indeed, they do. Unfortunately we Dutch people are used to it (it's normal), so many people in The Netherlands are still complaining about everything, even about things what's not related to them self. Why?
@@AdvdW It depends who's complaining and about what ! I say if people do complain they are not dead , i mean it's a good sign !
@@lotfimouelhi269 That's true!
0:23 "this country let's you be you" are you sure about that?
If u feel different thats your thing mate
Yes cause it is a fact
potatomarleen ik denk het wel.
@@sanserof7 Absolutely true, Amsterdam is not the same as The Dutch
@@sanserof7 A flamboyant retard is a harsh thing to say, and not something they mentioned in the video. Aside from that, from personal experience that's just the bloody Bible Belt.
We dutch have a saying, doe maar normaal dan doe je gek genoeg, it translates: just act normal that is crazy enough, but it means : just be you. because we do not have a standard for what it means to be "normal". everybody has his or her on normal.
Ja idd. Je mag opvallen hoe je wilt. Mensen die dat niet accepteren, zijn juist niet normaal.
I was going to ask about it. Does this saying means "you're never normal enough" (you always have to be more and more normal) or it means what you said? According to other videos that I've seen, it seems like to be the first one.
@@oliverkalaliTo me that means you follow your own route within the rules that are written down. And that is it. What you get in return is a place where you have the freedom to do what you want, within that set of rules. But it isn't a 'free for all', you are expected to contribute to that social structure too.
The town I live has a guy who lives and dresses like a Indian. A actual native American chief. With feathers etc.
as a Dutch person, you only start to appreciate the country once you've experienced others. I am not saying it is perfect, or necessarily the best place on earth, but we have a LOT. Most people complaining have never been somewhere else. Yes, xenophobia is on the rise and yes there are always racists. But this is a trend happening everywhere, which is caused for a large part by increasing migration all over the world and an increasingly changing world. In Amsterdam a lot of stores have personell only speaks English. These changes are increasing and it makes people scared that their living standards and their way of life will disappear. Although this is true, if you look at elections and at EVERY DAY LIFE, life is actually really good. Well organized, good wages, good educational system, tolerant society. Like I said, you start to appreciate it once you leave.
There's no xenophobia, just ignorant people who don't understand what the word means. I'd hardly say it was tolerant when you can get arrested for not carrying ID or letting off fireworks outside a tiny period time.
Tony Fisher Dude, ID rules are there for a reason. Fireworks are surprisingly dangerous and should only be used by adults who use fireworks in an adult and safe way. I bet that if The Netherlands wouldn't have such rules a lot of people would get possibly fatal injuries and have to go to the hospital. Without these rules, chaos is likely to happen. Btw, firework rules is a bout argument for fake freedom.
This video is from 4 years ago I wonder how free these people feel now with all the shootings, stabbing and explosions!
This made me so happy omg
Not saying I never looked surprised at other people, but that's not judging. Just wondering why one would choose that. Practical example from a few days ago: I saw two people riding on a bicycle wearing - I'm not even sure what's the word for it. A helmet. And they weren't riding on a mountainbike, there are not hills here. So I was surprised and I looked surprised. And then I looked 'oh well'. If they want to, sure, who am I to judge? ... Also such a Dutch example. :)
Niet zo ophemelen mensen straks komen er hier veel te veel toeristen en mensen die hier willen wonen, waardoor onze vrijheid juist beperkt wordt, gezien we niet al te groot zijn qua land(grondgebied)!!
Ik zie niet in wat dit met grondgebied te maken heeft. Het voorbeeld van vrijheid is Amsterdam. Nergens wonen mensen zo dicht op elkaar als daar. De tolerantie is een mindset. Die heeft niks met ruimte te maken. Maar, de Groot-Nederlandse gedachte moeten we maar weer eens van stal halen. Te beginnen met Jan Mayen eiland, zo brutaal door de Noren gekaapt.
I think again it depends on whether you live in a big city or a village. People do judge and NL is no different.
Where do they get all these people and are these videos sponsored by the Tourism Board? The Netherlands is a great country to live and everything. But all these people make it out to be a wonderful utopia, which it isn’t
Darragh Dunne I believe it’s a school ? Not sure. But on the other thing; sure the Netherlands isn’t perfect nor an Utopia but I feel like a lot of people take it for granted how good everything is. If you compare it to other countries, the Netherlands is really one of the most organized. And like I said, we like to complain about everything that’s wrong in our eyes, but in the end it’s pretty good.
@Steven a few of them aren't even from amsterdam i believe, they have to locations
Outsiders challenging Dutch people regarding Dutch peoples inbred racism and open discrimination. Oh, and how dare you suggest when they are openly arrogant and rude to you that they lack empathy and manners. Liberal Dutch people are the most closed, cold, arrogant people, that I have ever met. It ain't the Utopia that they like to make it out to be. The majority of expat or ethnic groups in the NL socialize with themselves, they have to.
@@MrPieeatter we hebben regels hier: eerst Nederlands leren, dan mag je klagen.
To Dutch people, sure. It isn't. But when you start looking from the perspective of other countries, you'll find countries that are less free, and it shows. Take one look at the world freedom index to get what I mean.
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Het lijkt utopia wel wat ze beschrijven. Dat is het hier zeker niet. Maar het is hier wel bijna de hemel op aarde.
And then there's Mark Rutte going like "Doe Normaal"!
Simplest rule to remember in The Netherlands: Live and let live. But don't tell us how to live because we will kick your ass regardless of where it hailed from. We don't judge. Talking about Freedom or truly experiencing Freedom is not the same. If someone has to repeat it to much obviously there is no freedom. To experience it and ask someone: "How is this possible" while being answered: "What do you mean? It has always been like this." That's Freedom. To live it without it even being Special in the first place. "This land was made by the Dutch,and we shall keep it" (Yeah i know i butchered LOTR with that one,Sue me.) The line about: "We are united in Diversity" should also be tweaked a little. Into: "We are united in respecting eachothers Diversity" I believe there is nothing that keeps anyone from respecting another. No matter how different you are. What culture you have. What religion or Faith you have. This is personal for all and when someone wants to know..they ask.
Just don't tell us what to do, to say, and what to believe. Other then that, you can do and say whatever what you want without being a racist or discriminate
Yes great country always feel safe and comfortable very liberal
I don't realy see myself as a dutch guy but as an earthling. Unless the orange team plays football. :P
Idiot.
Tony Fisher how is Jeroen Jager an idiot? It shows that he sees everyone as equals instead of different races.
I’m proud of the Netherlands we are really a country of possibility
If your white then yes indeed but if your from asian africa or middel eastern decendants your changes decline allot
davey Konijnenberg wrong.
Het werd een beetje te druk, 8 jaar geleden naar Zweden vertrokken. Hier word je écht met rust gelaten ook als je s'winters uitglijd...
Damn right. Allthough we tend to complain about everything, the Netherlands is one of the best countries in the world to live in. But please, don't tell anybody.
You have personal freedom. But I feel very controlled in regards to laws like I always have to be ingeskrijf in the gemeente. Taxing you on carbon emissions is crazy. People are easy going and yet also very set in their ways.
Well said people 😍
@2:25 Depends a bit what neighborhood / city you live. Some men have been beaten up because they were walking hand in hand, beaten up mostly by kids with an islamic background.
I like the comments of the foreigners in this video. But I moved away from the Netherlands, mainly because in my opinion there are too many rules and too many restrictions. You can say what you want in the Netherlands, but you cannot do what you want. There is too much involvement of the government in private lifes, especially the financial side. Though there is still a good social system, I always felt suffocated by the number of bills I got each month in form of taxes, insurances and so on. Where I live now, nothing of this is bothering me.
Good people greets from poland
Ik ben Nederland en those people are very nice to the Dutch
1:06 They just accept everybody..... en dat is jou juist het probleem van Nederland. Eén van de redenen dat ik Nederland voorgoed heb verlaten. Het land waar ik nu woon accepteert niet zomaar iedereen...
Lots of praise here for the freedoms in my country. Yet, homosexual people can still not walk hand in hand on the street. If you walk past a church in the Dutch Bible belt on a Sunday people actively ignore you because you have not been to church. Dutch people get super offended when pointed out that some of their traditions are a bit racist. So yeah, it pretty good here compared to mostly everywhere else. We were the first country to give people these rights by our Plakaat van Verlatinghe, we were the first to legalize prostitution, abortion and same sex marriages, but we're not perfect.
Live and let live but harm no one ❤️
Daar heb je het, nu mis ik Nederland helemaal! Woon al lange tijd in Duitsland. Eerst in Niedersachsen, vlak bij de Nederlandse grens, met aardige mensen. Nu in Nordrhein-Westfalen, waar ik een giga cultuurschok heb, omdat de mensen hier zo ontzettend ik-gericht zijn. Bijna niemand helpt elkaar en trouw zijn de mensen enkel aan hen, die ze hun hele leven al kennen. Verschrikkelijk! Objectief bekeken is dit deel van Duitsland emotioneel een erg armzalig stuk land. Begrijp nu opeens waarom ze Nederlanders allemaal zo aardig en open vinden. Zijn ze ook in vergelijking met hen.
Do you feel FREE in the NETHERLANDS? Definitively! And sometimes too free!
What I gather from this as an American: The Dutch government and media do not tell people how to live and they work to keep people united. This is the opposite of the US government.
As a Dutch, if you let us be us, you are welcome. Now, if you come here, and tell us how to or not to live, you can better stay away. That's how the Dutch are in a nutshell.
Well said
Te gek! Hier mogen we trots op zijn!!!
He Bart... Vraag deze mensen even wat "veren in je reet" betekent... Want die krijgen we , als Nederlanders, wel massaal ingebracht.. lekker bezig😜
With clothes here is it that you have to wear it so if you like it you wear it
Lekker muziekje eronder om naar boven te halen hoe mooi Nederland wel niet is (y)
I do feel free
Hahaha! Dit is wel mega simplistisch. Het lijkt wel of ze het over een Utopia hebben.
ze hebben letterlijk geen idee. ze leven hier nog geen jaar zo te horen. ze horen precies wat de politiek naar buiten brengt naar andere landen toe. geen criminaliteit geen slechte bedoelingen geen slechte dit of dat. gewoon pure utopia. is fucking stupid. maar ja dit is hoe blind ze zijn en daarom hier naar toe komen. gewoon fucked up hier. als je een geboren nederlander bent dan weet je dat. dit pure bullshit is
@@metalvideos1961 watje
En wij zijn zo onschuldig ☝️
@@metalvideos1961 ga maar een keer naar een ander land doetje
@@handdoek4442 hahaha ga janken of zo. niet leuk he feiten. ga lekker al die linkse konten maar kussen. enige waar jij goed in bent
is this a joke? this is def a Dutch channel 10/10
organized? today i learned i'm probably not dutch after all.
Proud to be a Dutchie🤘🏼
Pim And not too much i hope ! " Kopje kleiner " remember ?
The netherlands is were i wanna live. Haha en ik woon in het minden oosten van Nederland
Karin V LIVE not leave and be ready to live and die lonely !
Oh wow this was a year ago and I just see the BIG typo leave = live
@@karinv8025 Big brother is watching you , correcting , adjusting and advising ! Don't leave and live life loving ! hhhhhhh
Guys, how about muslim in Netherlands? What your opinion about hijabi girl? Dank u wel :)
2:40 But tell us how you really feel :)
yeah yeah , don't be fooled though , people are the same everywhere ... as soon as you turn your back and leave , the bad mouthing starts
Kanna40x no, they aren’t. If you are a subject of a conversation, they normally concern or think about you. Otherwise, you won’t be even mentioned in their busy scheduled lives.
I live here. I don't feel free on this planet.
I was not born an American, but I always wanted to say that an American is not born. They are made. Freedom is not a state but a state of mind. I am free to do as I please, but I also factor in the consequences of my actions and be prepared to pay the price.
en alsnog lijkt me belgië stukken leuker omdat er minder wetten en regeltjes zijn(still love you netherlands)
nope, geloof me ik heb er geleefd je zult de eerste beste trein of auto terug nemen. Je gaat de gezelligheid en de directe manier van praten missen je gaat de onbevooroordeeld manier hoe ze in NL naar mensen kijken missen je gaat een heleboel missen. ja hun hele regering en systeem is een lachertje en de regeltjes zijn wat minder bij ons maar ik verruil het in een hartslag voor NL
'This country let's you be you', except when you are gay in Amsterdam nowadays....
Blijft dit ook zo of zal de massale migratie (netto 100.000 per jaar) de Nederlandse cultuur laten verdwijnen?
2021; ask the same people the same question again.
Wij zijn er vertrokken. Waarom? Voelde mij niet meer thuis in mijn eigen land. Woonde in Almere. Als ik zat te wachten op mijn vrouw en keek rond dan was ik als oorspronkelijke Nederlander heel ver in de minderheid.
Leo en Cora Derks ik weet niet hoe het in Almere is maar waar ik leef zijn buitenlanders totaal in de minderheid en Nederlands echt ver in de meerderheid
Leo en Cora Derks Ben je nu in een andere land waar je in meerderheid bent???
20 km verder van de randstad af wonen en je was daar vanaf geweest.
Voor 2000 voelde ik me misschien nog wel vaker vrij als buitenlander in Nederland, na 2000 absoluut niet meer
Geeft toch wel een gevoel van voldoening en waardering
Haha hoe rooskleurig 😅 vraag me af of ze er nu nog zo over denken 😅