About those menu modification small adjustments are possible like something without sauce or something like that. Nothing big though.

I hope you enjoy Pride this week. :)

Instead of asking how are you? You could say good afternoon

@Rob Blokdijk huh??

The one about the coffee shop like when people aks it i would have to ask first in what way they mean it just be clear so that i don't have to question back

Or: "Oh really...have you ever been to the Red Light District?" :/

Haha, so true!!

Yeah. I'm disappointed that the questions we hate hearing most are not included in this video. All he talks about are the questions that would inconvenience Americans. Nothing about questions that insult us.

@@nonexistingvoid I think it hasn't directly something to do with questions being inconvenient for Americans, but some are just absolutely curious about hearing your view on things as a person from the country that the discussion takes place in, also because, sometimes some things come over as absolutely ridiculous when you are "an outsider". For the same reason, when people (American tourists) I helped buy a public transportation ticket when going home from work, some who noticed I am transgender (some don't ask, some do) were anxious to know still very, very carefully asked if I ever had problems with me being transgender (which I understand can be much more of a problem in the US). I must place a sidenote that I am relatively open about it so I don't really care if people ask (it depends how they ask, of course, but still), but they were simply curious to know how much of a difference something like that can be in The Netherlands. Extra sidenote: I realize The Netherlands is not free of problems surrounding this subject, but the devastating amount of negative responses I have read over the years from American teenagers, adults and basically everyone who came out, is not as big over here, though I have heard some absolute horror-stories here as well.

Of dat ze er van uit gaan, dat je óók in Amsterdam woont....

hij zal de kerstman bedoelen :)

Sinterklaas was the original version and the Dutch people that emigrated to the US took it with them. Because of the mixing with the English, French, Spanish, etc., it got thrown in with Christmas. This made them merge abroad, while they stayed seperate over here. They are two different holidays. PS: coca cola actually took sinterklaas as their inspiration for Santa Claus

Al worden ze inmiddels apart gevierd, Santa claus en sinterklaas, zijn dezelfde persoon en de Amerikaanse variant is geboren uit het Nederlandse feest.

@@jonasgraumans2034 Santa was invented by coca cola

Christmas and Sinterklaar are not the same and not even related. Although Santa the American version of Saint Nicolas (Sinterklaas). Actually Santa is a mistranslated leftover from the dutch colonists ;)

'Wat vind je van Donald Trump?'

'Dus jij hebt een vuurwapen ?'

Kunnen Amerikanen eigenlijk wel koken want fastfood halen is toch veel goedkoper?

'Waarom zijn Amerikanen zo dik?' 'Waarom hebt je voor gestemd?' 'Woon je liever hier of in Amerika'

Ich kann das fast verstehen.

Actually, no. It's a coffeeshop because no alcohol is served, because alcohol and weed don't mix well.

@@erutten2493 Gaat prima samen.

The original coffeeshop is the Bulldog in Amsterdam

@@TheDreamtheaterlover worst coffeeshop ever lmao

I’m sure that @jepso is right about the history of the name coffeeshop but we always say that the coffee can be served when people are too stoned to get off chairs so an upper like caffeine will make it possible for you to stand up..😅

Dym Fan Ik weet van Groningen. Ik heb daar een keer geweest (ik ben Amerikaan). Hele mooie stad met veel mooie mensen. Ik hou ook van jullie accenten. Sorry voor mijn foute Nederlands. Ik leer nog steeds. 😊

Ja dat klopt maar is het ook niet zo dat als je zelf aan andere landen denkt, je ook niet alle delen/steden kent en je ook in een beetje aan stereotype denkt? Of niet? X

Grunnn!

Student city, average age in groningen is like 33 or something. Twenty-something people dominate the city. Makes for a very vibrant little town i think.

I lovee Grunn😍

but than how do you know if someone at the same position as you has better pay so you should ask for a rise? or is that acceptable in workplace just not outside of work?

Julian de Jonge haha. Jij werkt denk ik nog niet?

Nee maar het is wel de realiteit in Nederland

Nederland is raar, ja. In Nederland doen we heel geheimzinnig over onze loon, maar in Duitsland praten ze er voluit en zonder schaamte over xD Ik vraag wel eens aan collega's hoeveel ze die maand hebben verdiend en op mijn werk doet niemand er gek over gelukkig 😂.

Yea same

Yeah. if its (sort of) fresh made they almost always can leave something out. I am vegetarian and i have never had something fresh and that they didnt want to left out a meat thingie like spekjes of ham

Doornroosje exactly! Felt like it might be important to point this out, it’s not like we are a bunch of stuck up barbarians that refuse to adapt to people with allergies etc haha.

What if you are allergic to something in the food?

I don't know how it is in Amsterdam but here in Limburg you can have anything with your meal as long as it is on the menu. And it is not much trouble to walk to the kitchen and tell the chef. And we even will defy the angry swearing🤣🤣🤣🤣. Love when that happens.

I'm a Dutch person with a bowel disease, so I got quite some experience with needing modifications in a restaurant. My experience is that it varies wildly. In most places they don't like to just randomly mix stuff up (though, as mentioned, leaving something out is usually fine), but if you mention that you have a medical reason, they'll often try to work something out for you. Then the question is what the options are. In my experience, often (with some exceptions) the rule is: The more expensive the restaurant, the more options you got. Cheap restaurants tend to make a lot premade, which causes a lot to also be premixed. For example, I can't digest plant fibre, but a lot of pastas, soups and ragouts come with vegetables premixed in. So I can't ask for them to be left out, no matter how much they would like to help me. Because of the same reason I can't eat whole wheat bread, but a lot of restaurants try to serve more fibres, causing them to throw out white bread. I obviously can't ask for what's not there. The more expensive restaurants tend to make things fresh per person, per dish, which opens up more options. They often also have a more expensive payment system with more options. Then, basically the whole menu turns into an ingredients list. I can just mix and match however I want. I had a very posh restaurant in a 4 star hotel once send their chef to me, and make up a whole menu on the spot for me. Not that I would ever ask that of a restaurant. They were kind enough to offer that. Best meal I ever had. Then there's knowledge. A colleague of mine has a nightshade allergy and a lactose allergy. Not a lot of people know what things contain nightshade. She has to be on top of what they serve her. Even if they get the dish right, they might garnish it with nightshade containing vegetables. It's hard to be the person to have a fully customised plate, only to have to send it back because it was garnished with nightshade containing vegetables, or because the chef thought she would like a creamy sauce with it. These kind of things can make for a lot of sighs, awkwardness and annoyances, but that really differentiates per restaurant.

Ik weet niet eens m’n exacte uurloon, alleen dat t minimumloon is 😅😅, plus t varieert per maand...

My friends and I have talked about it. I'm just bad at remembering. But I do know roughly who earns more and who earns less than me. Then again, my friends and I talk about EVERYTHING

I don't know why anybody would even want to know somebody else's salary.

Just like Janneke I know roughly who earns more and who earns less. It's handy to know when organising a get together. I know who might need some help paying for transport/food, who owns a car, who can maybe chip in a bit more for the other, etc. But I wouldn't demand anything from anyone, and I don't need to know exact numbers. I don't even know my best friend's exact salary, while we've been best friends for 12 years now. He would probably tell me if I asked, but I have no reason to ask. That's his business.

Yvonne Winters hou bij hoeveel uur je werkt in een maand, als je dan je maandloon gedeeld door je aantal uren doet, weet je t

Really? I've studied some Turkish, and "Nasılsınız?" (literally, "How are you?") is a greeting (for which you'd typically respond, "İyiyim" (I am well)).

I totally get what you're saying about saying "how are you" as a greeting, it's just that I would be genuinely interested in how the person is doing if I'd ask that question.

I had an awkward moment like this with my American neighbor once. We met in the hallway. And I said 'Hi'. He said 'Hi, how are you doing?' while passing me and walking away. He seemed to be in a hurry, which is fine. But I was like 'Why are you asking how I am if you don't even wait for me to answer?' lol

But what do americans respond when someone says hi, how are you? Do they not respond with good how are you?

Jose Peters usually they respond with “Fine. And you?” ... and the response to that is something along the lines of “Good”. It’s just considered a polite greeting. Same thing in the UK. Ages ago I studied in the UK for a year and I have to admit it took me several weeks to realise they didn’t actually want a real answer to that question lol ... as a Dutch person I don’t like this way of greeting all 😁 ... if you don’t want a real response ... don’t ask me at all ... wat een gedoe hè?

it’s up to him if he does but he should be very prepared for a lot of backlash and fights in the comments of he does film and post it

I also think he should keep this a non political channel

Nevertheless this a shame because we do have freedom of speech and now we censor ourselves. O dear, I am going political already.

@@jbird4478 The majority of Dutch people are pro-piet, so if he would make a too harsh of a video, he will lose the Dutch viewer, which would be a shame. If he would make a pro-piet video, he would lose viewers that don't understand the Dutch culture. Aaargh, a Piet video is never a win in any way

But that's what we want right

True. I do that a lot. I really dislike onions, so I always ask for them to be left out. This has never been an issue.

True ,its normal to ask, and what about People who are allergic ?

True, my brother is forbidden to eat salt. In good restaurants that is no problem.

exactly leaving out if fine, but for the love of god don't create your own dish. Just take it as it is x'D

@@shasita3361 Same here! I say things like, let me have the hamburger with the jalapeno peppers and the extra cheese and the salad and the guacamole, but please leave out the onions!

okay true

N I N A almost the same tho

The true capital

N I N A nee, hilversum mr dat kent natuurlijk niemand

Lekkahhhh

The money question is a bit awkward actually. And direct doesn't mean snoopy.

shersmk90 i think people generally only ask you how much they make if they want to have the same job as you?

in my experience at least

@@maratjet that's one of the few exceptions to the rule yea, and even then it can be frowned upon.

True, we be like: if you don't like the food, just go to another friggin' restaurant🤣🤣

Dutch people: Germans in disguise

Or we say no Germany is actually a state of us but they don't know that 😬🤣

It depends. If they are in the Netherlands and ask if we are German, yes, we are offended. But when I was in the USA and they asked me, I was glad they got the general area correct.

jessie hoogers whahaha preciess😂🌸

The Netherlands is so much more than Amsterdam

I used to reply "hahaha no, I live on the other side of the country", until I realized how silly that sounds to Americans/Canadians/Australians/etc., because "the other side of the country" is only a couple hours away which to them is similar to "it's the next town over" :')

Well, I don't know about that guy, but it is even rude to ask how much you will earn when you apply for a job here, let alone on a first date😅

Here, if someone asks that on your first date, he is either a snob who thinks he's better then most people because he has rich parents, or he's looking for a sugar-mom/dad. Either way, not a good thing.

I actually liked this angle, but I see what you mean about the light.

Fine thank you and how are you?

@@mariequin5141 how can you expect us to say the one thing that confuses us? We cannot say that to an unknown person. To a Dutch person that is so rude it feels like uttering an insult. Because we don't want to know and we don't want to lie about it pretending we do. I now say "fine and you?" bc I can't get the other thing off my lips.

@Manuel Rot. I always answer that it is none of their business. Fortunately i don't get that question very often.

I heard that Americans don't actually want to hear an honest answer just 'fine how are you' so it confuses me 😂 in England the equivalent is 'alright?' and you just reply 'alright.' but I would say 'how are you' is reserved for people you know personally in England.

Grace in des Woods - Yesss! This is often said in northern England, finally a continential European that gets it! We say ‘alright’ to each other bc we aren’t really asking a question, it’s a modified question turned into a greeting.

Yes, could you please do that? That is a great idea.

Oh hello Army !

Heey army😉

Hahaahah me papa zegt azo “Santa Claus” je moe da e x snel na elkaar zeggen, dat lijkt op sinterklaas

@@lindsayvancompernolle9674 dat komt omdat het letterlijk overgenomen is van het Nederlandse Sinterklaasfeest met wat veranderingen (Spanje veranderd naar Noordpool, zwarte piet naar elfjes, paard naar rendieren). Sinterklaas is not the Dutch version of Christmas. Maar andersom is wel het geval, Santa Claus in het kerstfeest is de Amerikaanse versie van Sinterklaas. Santa Claus wordt ook wel Saint Nickolas genoemd. Wat de Engelse benaming is voor Sint Nicolaas, die bisschop die eeuwen geleden in Mira woonde in het huidige Turkije. Dus in principe zijn Sinterklaas en Santa Claus wel een en dezelfde. Alleen vieren de Amerikanen het gecombineerd met Kerstmis en wij op 5 december.

Sinterklaas is de originele kerstmis dus dat is het wel zeker. Wij hebben alleen kerstmis als apparte feestdag weer terug overgenomen uit Amerika want een Nederlander zal nooit een kans op een feestje afslaan en de detailhandel had natuurlijk ook geen bezwaren met nog meer omzet in de maand voor de jaarbonusen worden uitgekeerd.

Eigenlijk soort van wel, maar ook weer niet lmao

Saint Nicolaas

Funny Americans worry about black Pete when they are incarcerating the majority of blacks and brown people. Seems a bit hypocritical

Mobile Android - When their police officers regularly and unjustly shoot unarmed (often times non-criminal) black people.

In my opinion it doesn't really matter in the Netherlands which skin colour someone has. In the USA it is an issue, that's why there is a lot of political correctness around skin colours. Black facing was never a thing in the Netherlands, until some people got aware of that phenomenon. Then it started here too. Lots of coloured people that were raised in the Netherlands didn't care about Zwarte Piet, they even dressed up their kids, and painted their faces for the celebration of the holiday. Recently there seems to be an urge for that same (false) political correctness in our country. Racism and discrimination are wrong, but i still cannot understand any relation to Zwarte Piet.

What a lot of people forget is: Black Pete doesn't have to be a black person, in fact skin colour doesn't matter because of the soot.

Ik vind het ook leuk

@Péé Déé because people feel offended by it. When people just stayed in their own cultures, this would not have been a problem. But since people come all around the world and mix. All kinds of traditions are under fire because someone does not like it.

His colour still doesn't have anything to do with his race. That is the thing, because of the soot you don't know what colour his skin is.

I only recently revealed my salary because I got sick and tired of my fiance's homecare organization we pay for not being able to stick to the agreed schedule they themselves suggested. So this week I had enough and was like if you can't get your shit straight I'll do it for you myself but I'm gonna charge you back at .

Yeah!! same here!! I go to Germany almost every week. Regular question at parties, do you have something to smoke with you? No? Really? (no man I dont smoke anything :-/ )

What I thought what Joey ment is that when you walk into a store and say to the people who work there: Hey, how are you!... Bc I dont think we dutch people do that... We just say: Hey! Of Goedemiddag! But never followed by: Hoe is het/gaat het met je? We do say that to friends or family. X

I think it's ridiculous to ask because you're practically obliged to say you're doing well even if you're not.

Yeah, you probably only know after they have passed away and you have to manage the testament. Even among siblings you do not know what their earnings are.

Actually the same in China,my parents never let me know that!!

What country are you from Amanda?

Nah we Dutch people like discussions, and even if it gets heated, we don't hold grudges

Oh those things are both akward and rude >~>

Ja dat herken ik 😂

Yes, that is the problem with being secretive about it! I know that. Toch....Ik vind het moeilijk.

Inside 200 km is close ;)

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@@lennardoosterom6141 het is toch al wel weer 100 keer beter dan het was! Daar mag hij echt wel trots op zijn!