Een leugentje om bestwil? Als iemand een kledingstuk draagt waar hij of zij heel blij mee is, en jij vindt het lelijk. Wat zeg jij dan? Ik zeg of niets, of ik zeg dat het leuk of apart of zoiets. Of je krijgt een cadeau wat je niet leuk vindt. Ik bedank dan netjes

Ja, daar heb je wel een goed punt. Privé is inderdaad iets anders dan zakelijk. Ik heb veel zakelijke gesprekken met met name Engelsen gehad en die zeiden dan dat iets “interesting” was of “potential” had. Later hoorde ik dan dat ze het helemaal niks vonden. Dat was toen erg verwarrend voor mij. Wellicht zijn Amerikanen wel wat directer. Leuk KZfaq kanaal heb je overigens. En dat meen ik 😀!

Good point

@@flower_power Ik kwam Henk tegen die had een nieuw pak aan. Ik zei,goh Henk wat een mooi pak heb je aan,alleen jammer dat het je niet staat. Dat is helemaal eerlijk en netjes hoor.

Thank you!

The Dutch do give alot to charities and the 555 funds, etc....

You can see he’s having a blast. He’s not embarrassed at all. Unless you lived here awhile you could have the feeling that he’s not aware that people might be making fun of him. Like Borat did with the American “simpleton”. But in reality, that wasn’t the case at all.

@@ACwebseries Exactly , He was actualy quite a public favorite , A nice gentleman that loves to sing . There is a youtube channel called Mingfang Wang Tijgerkop : Meneer Cheung maakt gefrituurde hele kip I would recomend watching it as hes an amazing cook . The whole foreigners/tourist reading a dutch text is not new , it has been around for a while ,in other shows . Its quite a postive thing as dutch people will actualy make an effort to listen to what is said. We have over 300 different dialects and belgian dutch speaking part about the same , And it forcses us to actualy listen and learn how to interpret variations of what is spoken . So if some one speaks dutch but is still learning or is not as fluent . people still understand what is said and often give some advice on pronunciations . And for dutch people the effort of trying or learning , is good enough . some one living here and not bothered learning or trying to speak dutch after many years living here , that is a true sin .

Dank je wel!!!

Why thank you! It’s almost time for some new ones!

That’s an interesting point. But aren’t many Dutch Amsterdammers from smaller towns originally?

As a Dutch contryboy i am not willing to live in the Randstad. I like my peace and quiet. People with ghetto blasters do ruin that (the beach scene). Noise polution is a real thing in rural the Netherlands.

@@ACwebseriesThose are the worse if they act like they finally are in the big league (capitol city) instead of little league (countryside/small town). Sadly a lot of them do.

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I grew up in/around Amsterdam and I moved outside the Randstad. I think there is some sort of natural selection. If you don't fit in the randstad, you probably leave or not going to live there.

Dank je wel for your nice words. Yes, I watch some other expat KZfaq channels. I have also worked with a few of them…

Dank je Arjen!

Thank you for your note. There are certainly exceptions, like my Dutch husband puts others before himself… some things are incongrous, like the Dutch donate to causes and charities… 555, etc.

Why did KZfaq put your video in my list… you are completely ignorant. Try to get out of Amsterdam and live a proper Dutch life.

When. When do "we" do that. I see rather the reverse.

Great question. As I’ve never been a politically correct person, the one thing I would try to do more is be more direct and put more priority on pleasing myself. But that might be difficult as that isn’t in my DNA and in the US that is less accepted.

makes sense now. thanks.@@ACwebseries

Mr Chung is just golden, we love him even if he doesn't speak Dutch. Also, isn't everyone essentially "used" in a quiz show? The end-goal is to make a profit after all 😅

natuurljk wel

Thank you for your thoughts. Certainly some rules are needed to keep some order. But I was at the beach last weekend and there were plenty of dogs. So maybe some people aren't following the rules. In LA, the police enforce, so people heed the Draconian laws. I wish you can post photos in the comments, I would post a sign from an LA beach. Certainly there are Nederlanders who think about others...my husband does... and as one commenter noted, maybe it's less common in urban areas and more common in smaller towns. Americans are definitely conflicted and they don't realize how tiring it is or how it limits their freedom.

Loud music isn’t restricted, but I used that as an example of what certain people might do or what some find annoying. Unfortunately lots of restrictions at beaches and don’t get me started about parking. You need a lawyer to go thru all of those!

The worst was the lady who sued Mc Donalds because she burned her lip while drinking hot coffee. She won and now every coffee to-go comes with a warning. Recently a woman sued Burger King because her baby burned itself with a chicken nugget. She won $800K. Embarrassing indeed.

Having 4 times as many lawyers per capita in the US says it all.

They’re always exceptions! Nothing wrong with that! 🇺🇸🇳🇱

That’s me… original gangster… lol. 😂. Slang meaning “old school”

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@@pipperikThanks. I really didn't know.

No. The US is a car driving country. Public transportation and bike riding like in the Netherlands is not a common good over there Because of the 2008 crisis and covid 19 economic crisis in the US more people are started to use a bike to go to work. Even if the supermarket is around the corner so to speak. You can't get there by bike or walk Only in big cities and still it is difficult. As soon as you get outside a suburb or neighborhood the road are designed foe cars only. A bike is a cars enemy in the US If you right your bike on the road anyway you have to watch out that cars try to drive you of the road. Bike riders have rights what so ever and bike on their own responsibility. Cars are king in the US. Pedestrians and bikers walk and bike on their own risk on roads ment for cars and will have a hard time getting any money in case of an accident

the fenced in swimming pools is a great example. Did you see the last season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm? It's a major issue and plot point that is hilarious.

@@Bruintjebeer6 agreed. My Dutch husband laughed at me that I drove one block to the grocery store. Although the younger generations are biking more, most don't even think about cyclists when they are driving. One of the worst hazards for a cyclist is having a parked driver opening their door as your biking by. Ouch. Also roads aren't constantly being upgraded in LA... no money..... that is a topic in my part 2 video coming up

@@Bruintjebeer6 you might be right, it looks like the US government want to protect everyone against everything except guns and cars.

@@ACwebseries I think the car door issue is overexaggerated, never happend to me, never seen it happen and never heard about it. 99% of the time people get out of their car right after they arrive and you have seen them parking, if not you see them sitting in a car. Also people don't swing their door all the way open at once, they open a bit put a feet on the ground and open the rest. More than enough time to react. I drive a motorbike, if you are lane splitting on the highway some people do it on purpose and nobody managed to hit me (yet). ps. lane splitting is legal in the Netherlands but not everyone knows as it used to be illigal.

Exactly!!! And I like that….

Echt waar. Nieuwe bril is erg nodig! 😂

It’s definitely under the influence of other world countries thru social media etc… But if you think the Netherlands is woke, don’t live in the US, lol

Oh and these were only 3 things. I’ve already filmed another 3 and more are coming… plenty more time for you to 🙄…. 😂

@@ACwebseries Love it. Thanks !😎👍

You reaction is so woke.

@@janvandoren8910 are you ?

You must be american. Individualism is definately not a negative word. It doesn’t mean that you are not social. But you take care of ypurself. Be responsible for your own actions and understand that it means, you have to be tolerant to someone else. Treat someone else as you want to be treated yourself. No judgement.

You're welcome to think that way and contribute way more to our society than the rest of us. I enjoy having to only take responsibility for my own problems and leave the rest to their own. If everybody looks after themselves, everyone is being looked after - as close to a translation I can come to for "Als iedereen aan zichzelf denkt, wordt er aan iedereen gedacht."

@@pipperik nope. Born and raised in The Hague. Tolerance has nothing to do with individualism but everything with having consideration for others.

Also Dutch here and totally agree!

@@darkjannn yes we saw that during COVID. I want this, I want that. Me, me, me and f**k the rest. If you lose your job you expect society to pay your bills. As you have every right to. If you would be left to your own devices, you would end up in the gutter. That’s why society will take care of you and your family.

Is dual citizen less pretentious? 😉😂

It isn’t pretentious if you know the meaning. An expatriate is someone who temporarily or permanently lives in a country other then the one they where born and grew up.

🤠 Meaning? Can you explain that to a Dutch moron using words that are actually part of the English Dictionary? Not some stupid newly thought of word that is invented by politicians to explain the (by definition) unexplainable? Thank you.

Zeg me dat je FvD stemt, zonder te zeggen dat je FvD stemt:

​@@WeasolVonDiesel nouja woke is er wel en het loopt wel een beetje uit de hand helaas. Dat staat los van fvd. Ik heb daar nooit op gestemd. Grappig zelfs want ik heb juist links gestemd. Ik ben er pas onlangs achtergekomen dat woke echt bestaat 😂

​@@-_YouMayFind_-klopt hoor, links en rechts gaan steeds verder uit elkaar.

@@jdj8168 Ja, we willen allemaal zo graag lijken op het perfecte America waar alles werkt en waar iedereen van elkaar houdt. Daar waar huidskleur nooit enige rol heeft gespeeld en waar alle bedrijven een gezond verantwoordelijksgevoel hebben tegenover het land dat hun bestaan en groei mogelijk maakte. Hiervoor dragen ze met liefde financieel bij aan het welzijn van _alle_ Amerikanen, zodat ook de minderbedeelden een kans krijgen om The American Dream voor zichzelf en hun families te realiseren. Ik moet er bijna om huilen, zo erg vind ik het om in een derdewereldgat als Nederland geboren te zijn. Heeft iemand misschien even een zakdoek voor me? (snik..)