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It's really a testament to your American friendly and extraverted nature that you pulled this of. As a Dutch person I worked with Urkers in shipbuilding and they are a close knit community who will not interact with people from other places that easily. So well done, you should get a tv program, this is your calling. ❤

Man man man.. jij krijgt zaken voor elkaar die maar weinig mensen voor elkaar krijgen. Ik heb genoten van deze reportage. Topklasse.

Man, I loved this video! You did such a great job capturing the genuine humanity of the people there! And to be honest, it's great to see something positive about Urk, because almost every time I've asked people about it I get those same responses you showed on Reddit. Your Dutch is so good, too. I feel like I speak it pretty well, but as soon as I get into a "bar" situation like 14:55 my comprehension goes out the window. Thanks so much for making this video.

Ik HOUD echt van jouw persoonlijkheid. Zo respectvol, uitnodigend en toegankelijk. Helemaal omdat je zo goed Nederlands spreekt. Top content man!

As a dutch person this gives me a much better sight of Urk! I love your content

the fact you speak dutch makes you a better reporter on this country as an outsider than any other, keep it going!!

You are a very likeable person with strong social skills, and these character traits allow you access to social environments that otherwise are quite closed off. You really have the right personality to be a successful documentarymaker or journalist, I think. I really enjoyed the video :)

Your presentation of Urk was for me, a Dutch guy, PERFECT, and again you speak Dutch......... Gozer... heel goed... daar houden wij van.

As an Urker, I enjoyed watching this. You have neatly shown what the population is like on our former island. we are a little different and a little apart. but we are not what is often portrayed in the media. thank you for your positive story.

The quality of these vlogs/minidocs surpassed the crap on regular Dutch TV some time ago and getting better still.

As a Dutch person it's really cool to hear you speak Dutch! You rock man. keep doing you

Was great talking to you man. Greatings from the security,loved the video💪💪

cool idee om daar heen te gaan, en met jouw superpositieve benadering kwam Urk echt leuk uit de verf, goed gedaan!

Je Nederlands word echt goed! Knap werk En een top video weer!

My Baby!!!!!!! I don’t know what I love more the knowledge I gain about the Netherlands watching your videos, or just looking at your handsome face😍🥰😘😍😘🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Persoonlijk heb ik alleen maar goede ervaringen met Urkers (en ik kom daar niet vandaan). Zeer vriendelijke mensen, werd uitgenodigd bij mensen thuis en kreeg een rondleiding door de stad. Heerlijke vis gegeten, en ik lust niet eens vis. Fijn dat deze video de positieve kanten van Urk laat zien die ik zelf ook ervaren heb.

I got rid of my tv over 10 years go and just started watching youtube instead. Channels like yours is what made that decision more than worth it. Way better than any dutch tv program. Keep it up man. I’m always excited when I see you uploaded a video.

I usually dont comment but i really appreciate this video. I was raised an ''Urker'', my family lives there, i speak the dialect and its a huge part of who i am. I moved to another place in the Netherlands because of my studies and i often get confronted with people that have lots of prejudices about Urk. I started to feel isolated and often had to defend my village, i still have to. Sadly they dont know how special it is to me and many people from there. Its such a great, warm and unique place despite the bad reputation it has in the media, which is often not justified in my opinion. Of course it has its issues but despite that, its always great coming back there to see my friends and family and speak the language which makes it so fun to be there. Ive lived outside of Urk for almost 8 years now and i cant wait to move back there someday soon. Thank you for this video!!

12:49 I think I understand what he's saying. Urk has been presented in bad light so often by people with cameras that whenever the locals see someone with a camera like that, they have a good reason to assume that there is another person that is going to show Urk in bad light. And obviously looking different because of your skin color would make you stand out even more.

Translation for the Urk dialect bit on the boat at 4:22 "I am now speaking in dialect. I can tell you something about this boat. We have had this boat for twelve years and we go with it to Amsterdam. We sail with it to Vlieland. We were planning to sail to England for five year, but that got canceled."

Interesting choice of subject. The Urk vibe is definitely a part of Dutch culture and actually resembles many US communities based on religion.

Topvideo man, wow! De meeste Nederlandse interviewers worden letterlijk Urk uit gemept maar jij krijgt hier hier echt dingen voor elkaar. Zo mooi!

Your Dutch is so good! And what an amazing video, such great quality production. And props to you for putting yourself out there. Your videos are getting better and better 🔥

Hi Sam, You did a great job editing the footage about our nice village. Thanks so much for this nice piece over the most beautiful place in the world 😊

Good video! You were right when you told me (We met in the tram last Sunday in Amsterdam) I'd like this one, it definitely shows a side of Urk that you dont hear about often. Keep it up! KR Tom

Your smile and attitude are contagious it kept me watching the whole thing and with a big smile on my face. I love the fact you strike up conversations with the people in their native language. Bedankt voor het leuke filmpje

I've lived in the NL for 25 and I've never done the kind of deep dive you've done into places like Urk. This is a brilliant video. i learned lots of interesting things about the town and its history. I love the golden earrings on those guys!

That is a mix of low Saxon and Frisian, easy to understand.

Dit kanaal verdient het om veel groter te worden dan het nu is. Dit is topkwaliteit!

Geweldig man, bravo. Urk is niet de makkelijkste plek om in jouw eentje rond te dwalen. Zeker in de avond, de kroeg in, buiten seizoen. Je verdient de complimenten die je hier krijgt.

Love this video! so great to see how you are open to things most Dutch people take for granted or already have a preconceived disdain for. My grandpa is from Urk so I've always had mixed feelings when it got to be in the national news but specifically love how you also showed Urk's unique characteristics and what makes it special.

Het is echt een goede insteek om mensen te willen benaderen en geinteresseerd te zijn in hun dagelijks leven! Het is goed om niet alleen Amsterdam te laten zien (de meeste toeristen willen alleen de stereotypes zien..) Heel goed ook om onze (moeilijke) taal te leren om zo dichterbij te komen. Urk is volgens mij niet zo heel erg anders dan religieuze dorpen of kleine stadjes in the USA. Vasthoudend aan hun eigen versie van een geloof en met hun eigen levensregels. Nederland is niet zo tolerant als de meeste mensen denken. Maar dat is OK als je vriendelijk blijft !!

another lovely video!! You're living the life man, exploring new cultures and connecting with people from all over. Hope this journey takes you far and you can explore everywhere you desire!

As someone who is from another well known Bible belt/fishing town I really appreciate this video and your honest and open attitude. People really are quite prejudiced against towns like these and people from there, and yes, some of that prejudice is based in facts/truth but a lot of it is also not understanding what it's like growing up in a tight-knit community like that.

Excellent video, Sam, a very comprehensive overview of Urk and the people of Urk. You were very well received there by everyone you met which must have been so heart-warming. Really well done, such compelling, informative viewing. Your Dutch is also very fluent.

Dit heeft mijn beeld van Urk wel verbeterd =) Ziet er hartstikke leuk en gezellig uit! Tja, ik had zelf ook wel kunnen bedenken dat het maar een paar rotte appels waren. Dat is eigenlijk altijd zo. Van de zomer vaar ik weer langs en kom ik een lekker visje eten! Prachtig stadje! Prachtig volk!

Your video’s are getting better and better. Well done. I really enjoyed it.

Another great video! I think nobody did such a comprehensive video series of the Netherlands so far. Good job. I think the dialect threw you off a bit at first, but after a while it's pretty understandable.

Ha Sam, cool video! I don't suppose you remember me from the Language Cafe back in June, but I grew up in this town so you already met one of those friendly folks 😉

heel hard genoten van deze docu maat! super goed gedaan

Dit was echt interessant om te zien. Ik denk dat je hier als voordeel had dat je een zichtbare (en vriendelijke) buitenstaander was.

Really great stuff, can't wait to see where this is channel is going

Wat een leuke video, hopelijk heb je genoten van ons mooie dorp! 👍🏻

The main thing I know about Urk is that Appie Baantjer was born there, and his main figure de Cock was also born there. In his books he often talks about what his mother said to him when he was a child. (I use his audio books to fall asleep for some years now. Because they are pretty predictable in their language, and not very exciting)

Wat een leuke video! Ik denk dat ik ook maar eens de VVV tour ga nemen. Valt nog heel veel te leren over Urk.

Ik had niet verwacht dat ze je zo vriendelijk tewoord zouden staan, mooi gedaan!

wow, i am from the netherlands, and i never ever been to urk, or even searched what Urk look like, but i want to thank you for your great video about Urk it learned me alot! i subscribed!

Here from Not Just Bikes. Big up ya self family! Great video

this video was so much fun. people are really inviting when you treat others as you would like to be treated

You have such a friendly and positive personality, it makes watching your videos even better! God bless and keep up the good work:)

Your laugh is so genuine and you're really polite. I'm glad you could do what Dutch media couldn't. I am from a different part of the Netherlands so I had all the preconceptions about Urk as well, the negative ones but you showed their real side. I think if people are polite towards the people they interview and show a genuine effort to interact and listen to people as you did we would a very different type of view of a lot of places. Thanks man!

Funny fact. Urk the town even has its own reality serie with the same name😂😂😂 Urk is also the oldest town in the Province Flevoland cuz it was allready inhabited before Flevoland was build

Woah man, I've seen some videos of yours a while ago, but your Dutch has improved so much man! Actual proper conversations, really impressive!

Really nice video! The pacing was especially well done. It was constantly interesting throughout the whole video, and showing Urk from various sides while overall maintaining a positive spirit is probably the best approach to maintain a certain neutrality.

I really enjoyed this video man! And props to you for your dutch, it's such a hard language to learn

Amazing video as always Sam!

Ik ben er es een weekendje geweest : top-ervaring! Heel lieve mensen ontmoet, lekker gegeten, en mooi gewandeld.

Zo leuk en fijn dat je naar plekken gaat als deze. Je bent ook naar Spakenburg geweest, daar kom ik vandaan. Dat is een soort 'light' versie van Urk. Zo leuk om te zien dat er eens positief wordt gekeken naar deze dorpen!

Echt hardstikke leuke video weer sam. Nooit in urk geweest maar het heeft wel een goede indruk achter gelaten

This was such an enjoyable video! I can guarantee you when you come back alot of people will recognize you for this video. You should definitely visit at Urkerdag :)

Really enjoyed this video !!

This video was really great and I loved how you went about it.

Loved the video, very informative.

Editing is getting good !

Hey Sam, cool video! As some one from Urk and who wore 'kotteroorbellen' (Urker earrings) for 30 years. Did you know if you drown, the first that a body loses are the earlobes. So who told that story about paying the burial? :)

Super goed gedaan! Met veel respect. ❤

Another great video!

Great video! I think it would be nice to make another video like this about Volendam!

Als een Nederlander is dit echt super interessant om te kijken! You are doing a great job making videos❤

Beste Sam, opnieuw bedankt voor een leuke en informatieve video. Het is goed dat Urk ook op een positieve manier benaderd wordt want het is maar een klein groepje dat het voor de rest verpest. Ik verheug me al op jouw volgende reportage!

We love everyone that learns and adapts the culture we harbor.

Fantastische video. Heel goed gedaan!

Lekker man! Goeie objectieve rapportage van Urk. Mooi gedaan kerel.

I never leave comments, also i dont know you, but what an awesome video, as a native dutchman i really love this insight. You are awesome and so respectfull. Love it! 10/10

Grew up next to Urk in a town called Emmeloord, had guys in my class from urk in highschool and collage. Worked in urk for a few years during collage. If they like you they let you know and if they dont they also really let you know. Different type of folk but if you find your way with them they truly are very loving.

This just shows if your intentions are good and you are respectful towards "their" believe and way of living then you won't run into much problems. Urk is a beautiful place and the people are nice and hardworking. Respect for making the documentary and nice to see how well received you were in Urk! God bless

Nice that you’re learning Dutch man, keep it up!

Super. Ik herken zo de down-to-earth mentaliteit die je hier ziet. Kom zelf uit Groningen-stad, maar woon in Londen nu, en dat verschil is enorm, en ik denk dat het verschil dat jij ziet wellicht van eenzelfde orde is. Maar inderdaad, in de media wordt zo snel geoordeeld als het niet is wat men zelf tot standaard heeft gedefinieerd.

Hey man kijk al een tijdje en je Nederlands begint echt heel goed te worden top man!!!

Love your videos man,, you have such a positive vibe

Super leuke video!

Leuke video zo kom ik ook eens wat te weten over Urk 👍🏻 en je Nederlands is super goed mijn complimenten topper

Heel indrukwekkend hoe jij dit doet. Wat een openheid en vriendelijkheid toon je man. Kunnen veel mensen nog iets van leren. Ik ben het eens met de persoon die zei dat dit je roeping is!

Bro, je Nederands is echt heel snel heel goed geworden!!! Love it! Grts Timmi3v4per

Last summer I spent only half day in Urk. I was surprised how beautiful the entire village is. Sadly I did not manage to have any contact with people from there because I was there for super short period of time. All the people in the video seem super fun to hang out with. One day I will go back and I hope I will manage to make friends like you did so easily and I also wanna party like a local too😁

I've been to Urk once and that was to eat at a fish restaurant which was actually pretty good. We were in Schokland so it wasn't far by. I tell my dutch colleagues I've been there and they look at me like I went to another planet.

Thank you for being such a great inspiration and ambassador to our country. Netherlands is in your debt ❤

Nicely done! If there will be a next time then you should try to visit a practice session of one of Urk's fisherman's choirs.

Leuk om een keer wat leuks over Urk te horen!

bro I'm reading the interview you did with DeStentor right now, what a nice surprise!

Great video. Informative and entertaining. We'll done 🙂👍

This video put a smile on my fase Well done

Another great video Sam! 👏🤗

Fantastische reportage en een leuk concept. We zien je graag terug in andere bijzondere dorpen.

You are so awesome Sam! I wish you could broadcast this on travel channel.

Accidentaly drove my car into Staphorst on a sunday, got a lot of weird looks. Might also be one to check out.

People always hate on Urk, but during the 'Watersnoodramp', the disastrous flood in 1953, they were amongst the first to help the people in Zeeland out. On a sunday, nonetheless. Bedankt, Urkers!

Hi Sam, As an Urker, in my opinion this is actually the best report of Urk out there. Unlike the books and tv shows and online articles and social media posts that only show the bad side, you have a positive outlook. Thank you for the lovely personality you have. I love that you met those nice people who welcomed you. THAT is what Urk is like. I hope you had a great time! God bless!

Great video!