Adjusting to Dutch living: My top Home cultural Shocks

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Gina Vargas

Gina Vargas

Ай бұрын

Welcome to another episode of my life!
Today I want to share with you the cultural shocks that I had when I moved to The Netherlands, especially home related. But I have to say that now I am used to and don't find them weird anymore, maybe a little incovenient especially the one to do my hair but besides that I am very happy with my life in The Netherlands and I am actually very proud of myself that I can adjust easily to different ways of living.
Thank you for being here and for watching my videos.
Have a wonderful day and I will see you in my next video!
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@IesKorpershoek
@IesKorpershoek 8 күн бұрын
A 'Hoeslaken', 'Dekbed en Dekbed overtrek' is a way to do your bed. But I can ashore you can buy 'normal' bedsheets like you were thinking about. Older houses don't have power sockets in the bathroom for security reasons. Sometimes you find a socket like in a hotel just for a men's electric razor or electric toothbrush. Modern houses have a new electric setup and have 1 or 2 sockets in the bathroom. We are very lucky with our drinking water. Many European countries have drinkable tap water.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 8 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for your input 🤗 and you are right we are very lucky to have tap water that we can drink 😊
@Treinbouwer
@Treinbouwer 7 күн бұрын
Het zou nogal een schokkende ervaring zijn als die stopcontacten er wel zouden zitten.😂
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 7 күн бұрын
@@Treinbouwer😂😂😂 that’s for sure
@mavadelo
@mavadelo Күн бұрын
Bedding. Remember these words if you want what we would call "the old way". Hoeslaken: The bedsheet that goes over the matras. usually has elastic edges to keep it on. (Plural Hoeslakens) Laken: the bedsheet that makes your bedsheet sandwich complete. (plural Lakens) Deken: a blanket, you want them in winter epsecially. There are summer and winter blankets. (Plural Dekens) Kussensloop: what goes around your pillow. (plural Kussenslopen) As others mentioned, Hema is an excellent place for old style bedding. But yes, I would say most people here use a "dekbed" with a "dekbedovertrek", much easier to make up.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial Күн бұрын
Wowww Thank you so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 this is really helpful and believe me I will remember these words for sure 😅❤️
@goodidea3970
@goodidea3970 2 күн бұрын
I think the bedsheet you are looking for is called “laken”. A “hoeslaken” has curved edges with elastic to fold around the mattress. A “laken” is just a straight sheet of fabric to put in your bed. Hema has “lakens”. Ikea has only 1 type called Dvala laken.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial Күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏽 I will check in Hema 🤗
@marcelrombouts8607
@marcelrombouts8607 6 күн бұрын
Checks bathroom: yup there it is. A power outlet. Next to the sink. It does have a lid to close it off with (spatwaterveilig), but it's there. So you will find Dutch homes with a power outlet in the bathroom as well.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 5 күн бұрын
New homes or renovated homes have power outlet, we were just not lucky in our home☺️
@frankteunissen6118
@frankteunissen6118 5 күн бұрын
@@ginavargasofficialgetting a qualified electrician to install a contact box next to the washbasin isn’t going to be all that difficult or expensive. I’d get a properly qualified electrician, though, because you don’t want to mess with electrics and water.
@dirkalbrodt
@dirkalbrodt 5 күн бұрын
@@frankteunissen6118 I asked an electrician to fit a socket in my bathroom, but he refused because the wiring was not earthed. I could be electrocuted while showering.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 5 күн бұрын
⁠​⁠@@dirkalbrodt😮 we never asked someone to install an electrical socket in our bathroom because literally just use it for my hair once in a while but that is good information to know
@bendunselman
@bendunselman 4 күн бұрын
It actually presents a somewhat increased risk of electrocution to use an appliance without ground (randaarde) like your hairdryer with an extension cord in a wet space like the bathroom.
@knol1969
@knol1969 8 күн бұрын
A good investment are a few snelbinders. Your groceries will be more secure on your bike.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for you advice. I will get one ❤
@Firise
@Firise Күн бұрын
My bathroom has outlet sockets. My parent's house doesn't, but that has vanity with a sink and mirror in every bedroom.
@mavadelo
@mavadelo Күн бұрын
It is not ne size fits all. Older houses didn't have them originaly. Of course over the years many home owners or rental organisation have added them later. But in an unaltered 1960's era home you won't find them. If they are there, someone put them there later "themselves" (the electrician probably but still)
@adopstap
@adopstap 6 күн бұрын
Just visit any bicycle-repair shop, they'll help you find a nice bag, snelbinders or rush basket for your bike. And what about a basket on the front wheel? Much safer than bags on your steering wheel. For bedsheets; even hospitals use duvet and sheets with elastic bands nowadays.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 5 күн бұрын
I honestly think I need to update my bike 🙈 This is a small bike because I am short and also the bags are little bit small. But now we just got a bakfiets and doing the groceries now is heaven 🥰 thank you so much for your advice 🤗
@silviaabrilmelendezruz8305
@silviaabrilmelendezruz8305 Ай бұрын
I felt like a daypass with u❤
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial Ай бұрын
Yayyyyyyy 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
@conniemendeszoon9789
@conniemendeszoon9789 6 күн бұрын
Yes there plenty single linnen to find in the Netherlands, most are use by older people, the rest of us like to make life easy so we use the bedsheet...
@williamgeardener2509
@williamgeardener2509 6 күн бұрын
Even the old people have discarded their sheets in favor of the much more comfortable duvets.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 5 күн бұрын
I think I am becoming more Ducth because I actually find the Dutch way more comfortable and easy way to do your bed. So yes this is a win for me ❤
@patrickd9551
@patrickd9551 3 күн бұрын
Lol, yes, bike, mom, 2 children and a ton of bags filled to the brim with groceries. That was basically my youth. You laugh how full your bike was, that was my moms bike every saturday, but instead two large bags hung from the handlebars, me sitting on the rack and my sister in a baby chair in front. 🤣
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial Күн бұрын
Really doing groceries and biking is another lever of skills in here 😅 now we just got a bakfiest and doing groceries is heaven 🙌🏽✨
@patrickd9551
@patrickd9551 Күн бұрын
@@ginavargasofficial if you follow Dutch logic, then a bakfiets would mean more space for more and heavier groceries. I know people who stuff the contents of an entire shopping cart into one.
@karinlammertsma9408
@karinlammertsma9408 6 күн бұрын
Most old houses do have power outleds in bathrooms. Its strange your house doesn’t.
@williamgeardener2509
@williamgeardener2509 6 күн бұрын
Depends on the age of the building. When we moved into our house that was built in 1933, there weren't very much power outlets in the house. 4 in the livingroom, 2 in the kitchen and 2 in every bedroom. None in the bathroom. I guess back in those days people didn't need as many power outlets.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 5 күн бұрын
I think my house was also around the year 1930’s because also in the whole house we don’t have a lot of power outlet and most of them are made in recently years. But I guess your are right, we were just not lucky with that feature in the house 😅
@williamgeardener2509
@williamgeardener2509 5 күн бұрын
@@ginavargasofficial There's always the option of having them installed. They can add outlets by using cable trays so the mess they'll make is very limited. Any decent electrician can fix that for you.
@maximusmalodorus
@maximusmalodorus 4 күн бұрын
There are bathroom cabinets and lamps with built-in sockets. The downside is that you need to switch on the lights when you want to dry your hair. Go to your local DIY store.
@AnD-1999
@AnD-1999 4 күн бұрын
Hema also has normal bed sheets 😉 like you're taking about.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 3 күн бұрын
Really??? I have never seen it. Thank you so much 😃 I will check it out
@addictedmusic070jkn5
@addictedmusic070jkn5 6 күн бұрын
wow you really have beautiful hair
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much 🥰
@addictedmusic070jkn5
@addictedmusic070jkn5 5 күн бұрын
You're welcome. You deserve it.with such a beautiful head of hair.🥰. I love that so much
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 5 күн бұрын
@@addictedmusic070jkn5 🙏🏽❤️
@addictedmusic070jkn5
@addictedmusic070jkn5 5 күн бұрын
@@ginavargasofficial I hope you have already found your way in the Netherlands together with your daughter.
@jayroc305
@jayroc305 Ай бұрын
Did you move there from the USA?
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial Ай бұрын
Yes, I moved to The Netherlands from the USA but I am mexican so that's why I make the comparison with Mexico
@dianavanleeuwen8830
@dianavanleeuwen8830 9 күн бұрын
put your groceries in a bag and let the bag drop down in your bicyclebag. Much easier....
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 8 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for the tip 🤗❤️
@bendunselman
@bendunselman 4 күн бұрын
​@@ginavargasofficialyou could also have an additional crate (krat) mounted above the front wheel.
@abelfaber4457
@abelfaber4457 3 күн бұрын
i would say get a bakfiets, a lot more room for groceries and children.
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 3 күн бұрын
@@abelfaber4457 We just got one few weeks ago and doing groceries now is heaven 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
@Marionrocknroses
@Marionrocknroses 4 күн бұрын
In most of the Dutch houses there is electricity in the bathroom. Period.
@abelfaber4457
@abelfaber4457 3 күн бұрын
70's house here, and no outlets in the bathroom, only lightswitch one with a rope on it. there is even a house here for sale now that is late 60's that does not have a washbasin in the toilet.
@Marionrocknroses
@Marionrocknroses 3 күн бұрын
@@abelfaber4457 yes. Ofcourse there are older houses without any. But It is not ‘typical dutch’.
@miss55apple
@miss55apple 2 күн бұрын
lol are you for real houses you guys didn’t even had showers in most homes 🙄! Back in the 60’s my family couldn’t even find toothpaste, soap, body wash, deodorant it had to be shipped to them from North America or South America and you could go to a bathhouses if you were lucky in the big cities like The Hague or Amsterdam and does places were either build by Turkish and Moroccan folks cause they had trouble finding proper showers or supplies 🙃… hehehe most houses in Africa, Asia, South and North America had showers! My grandparents build many houses and we had a minimum of 2 bathrooms and 2 wc! My mom bought a house from the 70’s and it had no shower in it and. This was in 2002 those people just didn’t shower my mom redid the whole house and put in 2 🚾 and a bathroom! She renewed her bathroom again after 5 years and sold the house… and omg the homes here are lacking power outlets it’s just insane! I d k whenever I’m in Asia, north or South America I feel like it’s so much more luxurious to live there cause you really get a house 🏡 not a weird house where you can hear your neighbors breathing! Last 15 years I’ve lived in 5 new builds and the quality is just terrible but I think building your own house here is just way better… anyways a girl who’s family is in real estate and grew up living it is giving her opinion based upon on her experience so don’t come at me ✌🏻
@Marionrocknroses
@Marionrocknroses 2 күн бұрын
@@miss55apple Thank you for your story and share your experience with us.
@johnveerkamp1501
@johnveerkamp1501 8 күн бұрын
Dat is niet voor niets,dat er geen stopcontact in de bedroom is. [ gevaar ]
@ginavargasofficial
@ginavargasofficial 8 күн бұрын
It is totally understandable that houses don’t have sockets in the bathroom because it is more safe, it is just that I was used to have one before when I was living in Mexico 😅
@josgulikers3104
@josgulikers3104 7 күн бұрын
@@ginavargasofficial Well, with an earth leakage circuit breaker it is certainly allowed to have sockets in the bathroom.
@gert-janvanderlee5307
@gert-janvanderlee5307 6 күн бұрын
Wij hebben gewoon een stopcontact naast de wastafel. Niks aan het handje zolang je er geen straal water in spuit.
@BobWitlox
@BobWitlox 6 күн бұрын
Most houses have a socket in the bathroom
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