Mostly the tourists are the ones smoking weed

"Doe maar gewoon, dan doe je al gek genoeg!" One phrase description of the Dutch

He should interview the south parts of the Netherlands, they will answer differently.

Hey from Germany! I think the dutch people are one of the nicest and funniest people here in europe. Always polite... many countries can learn from them... :)

As a German, who lived in the Netherlands for a few month I can say that I really learned to love the Dutch people. I don't want to crawl them to much, but in general you really can say they are really nice people. On my first day I moved to Nijmegen without knowing anybody I got invited to one of my neighbours birthday party. I met a lot of nice open minded people. I'm in touch with some of them even almost four years after. Maybe I just got luck with the people I met - I don`t know... Hopefully my work takes me back to you - and who knows, maybe I'll move there once again to stay.

You do a really good job with these Yafa. Well done.

There's more to the Netherlands than just weed, cheese, and the wooden shoes.

The Calvinistic Judgment comment was spot on. I'm from Dutch heritage and I agree!

I'm Dutch and i consider Amsterdam a foreign country. Don't even want to be buried there.

OMFG I SAW MY TEACHER WALKING BY!!! she is every were..... help :(

not everyone smokes weed, and walks on wooden shoes.

The guy with the manbun knows his shit

This is more like Amsterdammers view Amsterdammers. The Netherlands is more than just Amsterdam, much more. I think people will be telling different things in Groningen, Arnhem, Rotterdam or Maastricht. Lots of people you interview aren´t even Dutch. I think in Amsterdam people really think they are the centre of the world, while in the rest of the country people work hard, do their own thing and don´t pretend to much. What is even more funny is the stereotypes foreigners have, like everyone is smoking weed, riding a bicycle, living in a mill, wearing wooden shoes and every weekend visit either a coffee shop or go to the red light district. I think it is a bit chidlish when you see the world or a country like that.

Recently visited Netherlands for the first time. As an American I enjoyed them probably more than most other countries I’ve visited. Smart as hell, confident-without the German arrogance-fairly conservative and friendly. I’ve visited roughly 40 countries or so and felt a kinship with the Netherlands. Art, way of life, etc. I’ve encouraged my friends to change their bucket list and put the Netherlands at or near the top. We are returning!

As a Dutch person I can confirm that we aren't as open-minded as we think we are. Just ask people about immigrants, people from Turkey or Morocco and Zwarte Piet/Black Pete and you will notice (:

I was in Amsterdam and the rest of The Netherlands two years ago.The Dutch are amazing.I found them friendly,helpful and professional!Can’t wait to go back again!❤️❤️❤️

Yafa, your show is really great, especially how "Dutch view Dutch." I lived in Utrecht for 5 years and was married to a somewhat high-profile Dutch lady, although she would never say such a thing. Her sister hated me, primarily because I was an American. I'm not exaggerating. When my soon-to-be Dutch wife brought me to her sister's home (sister was rich), even with my at the time-limited understanding of Dutch, I could understand much of what she stated about "buitenlanders", especially about Americans. Throughout my life in Holland, it seemed that Dutch culture was divided between Dutch who accepted people from other countries and people who hated people from other countries. You've got to remember the "Splender of the Riches"(great book), as the Dutch as a very small country, were the top traders and were at one time, one of the richest countries in the world back in the 1600s and 1700s. I love the young blonde lady who commented about one of the most important traits of Dutch, "you don't want to stand out"! Early in my marriage to my Dutch wife, she explained it like cutting grass (and I don't mean the wonderful smoke), but a blade of grass that was taller because it would eventually get cut down to size. In the arts(I've been a filmmaker for 40 years), Dutch artists of all types basically have to move to another country to become famous. That's easy to discover when looking at Dutch artists (including filmmakers), they move to the US, France, Germany, etc., and become famous. If I went to a bar in Utrecht, especially after living several years in Holland, Utrecht being a college town, young Dutch at the bar would ask where I come from. I would tell them in Dutch that I was from Utrecht. They would laugh, and again ask me where I came from. After living legally for 2 years in Holland, I became a "Dutch element" regarding my position in how European films are funded. During those early 2 years, I made what was referred to as "black money", money paid under the table. The little I did make (I lived in Utrecht from 1990-1995) was from taking an old program called "Movie Master" and re-formatting Dutch writer's screenplays correctly so they could then be submitted to the European Script Fund in London. Europe (at least during those years) had a major public funding effort called the European Media Fund (hopefully my memory serves me the correct name of the programme), which invested $5 billion in movies over each 5 year period to time as a "fist" up against American movies that at that time had taken over 95% of most of Europe's theaters. Part of the reason for this was that the "powers that be" were concerned about how this was affecting the cultural aspect of Europe. I became a Dutch qualified element after the mandatory 2-year mark and now being an official "Dutch" cultural element (which is funny as I'm a loudmouth Texan). Yet, I still faced the harsh scrutiny placed especially against in particular, Americans, and especially, in my opinion, against someone who looked like they sounded and had just stepped out of the TV series "Dallas". My being an "American" was most difficult for me and the discrimination continued and even got worse, especially during the period of the O. J. Simpson trial. Every time I went to a party, many people would immediately jump on the bandwagon of what a joke "trial by jury" was in America. Holland doesn't have jury's, they have a group of judges who decide a "perf's" future. In order to survive at the parties, I started studying the absurdities of the Dutch legal system so I would have decent "comebacks" to the hilarious attacks on the American judicial system (and rightfully correct). After 5 years, my life ended in Holland. I was so depressed I even tried to kill myself which was also hilarious as a friend of mine saw thru my window that half the ceiling had fallen on my head. The worse thing about most of this, and I'm not sure it's simply a "Dutch" thing, is that when I left Holland after years of my investment in striving to find my place in Dutch society, I felt forcibly exiled. In the end, you have to be "Dutch". I'm sure that plenty of other people have somehow had good experiences with their life in Holland. I came back to DFW (Dallas Ft. Worth Airport) in tears and standing on the curb at the airport next to most of the Lufthansa flight attendants who had been on my flight. So, there was my next unsuccessful marriage. Just kidding!

She was looking for the word 'Blunt'. She said lomp, a dutch word.

I live in the Netherlands, im 50% African and I can definately tell you that what that girl said about being normal, is a 100% true. If you do something different with your hair, and it's kind of edgy, you will immediately get side eyed and people will tell you things like "Ohw. Well it IS very different huh..?" Instead of being more like hey awesome that youre trying new things

Wow, that woman with a child explained so much to me

"There is this Calvinistic stamp in them which is judgmental to what is different, to what is rising up from the average" "You're welcome, but you have to do it on your own - it's pretty individualistic as a country". That woman is the most articulate of the bunch and seems to have a great sense of humor! I love her!

Good work Yafa! I have always been a slight bit of an outsider in the US, I was born here in the US, my mother was German though, and I see from your video's that my personality is 100% German in every detail.

I, as a Dutchman, always like to compare ourselves to a small community. The Netherlands has quite a large and diverse population, yet we all feel like we're all pretty down to earth and just a big family. Especially during football (or soccer) games of the national team the cohesion (idk if this is the right word) is literally unbelievable. Another thing that you must experience when visiting the Netherlands is Kingsday. On Kingsday you can see exactly what the Dutch are like. However, the stereotype of the Dutch being greedy is in many cases true, and I view this as a problem. Sure, people can be nice and there are exceptions, but many people will find it weird if you take more than one cookie when you come over for coffee. This is just because it's a sort of unwritten rule. Also, the Dutch are indeed very direct people (I'm an example) and that can be quite annoying. But hey, in the end we are just pretty cool people so come over and smoke a couple a blunts :p

Dutch can seem to be distant when you meet them for the first time, but once you get really close friends with them, you couldn´t have a better friend!

I'm gonna study in Amsterdam for university ! Can't wait to ride my bike everyday :D

"We have the weed... the cheese... and the wooden shoes" What more could a people want.

I'm a tall european from Amsterdam that rides a bike with joints in my hand. The stereotype is very true 😂

Dutch humor is better. And the commercials are funnier than other countries.

The guy at 6:20 hits the nail on the head.

Even in The Netherlands there are different ways of thinking. I am from the eastern part of the country myself, and after hanging out with people from Holland(west) all day, I can tell we differ a lot...

I have been to Amsterdam 3 times, and will be there again in May. I have managed to never smoke weed, take mushrooms, or wear wooden shoes while there. I did, however, consume a great quantity of good beer and outstanding crepes.

We have a loud lanquage, but we're not loud people. We're open in the way your able to speak about everything. But we don't talk about everything. we're quite private. But if you want, you can definitely talk about anything without being judged. We're proud of our country, but only patriotic when there is some big Soccer match. We're open to influenses from other cultures but we don't want to change our culture. That's conflicting. We're to small to do everything by ourselfs, so we need other countries. But these influenses are not allways welcomed. We're quite healthy? Dinner is cooked by ourselfs and an important moment in the day to come together with the household/family. I don't think we like normal. It's just so you have to put yourself out there or excell in something to be more than normal. And often this is seen as selfish and egocentric...

Ik dacht dat mijn Engelse uitspraak verrot was, maar die vrouw met dat kindje is 10 keer zo erg lol

I myself have been living in The Hague for about 4 years now moving here when i was 17 i'd have to say that the dutch like for people to think that they're "liberals, super nice, funny, and really open people overall" but, coming from a latin country i have to say that they're rather nice to people or friends that just come to visit. but if you're staying to live here you'll see how they really are (not in a completely bad way) but they're rather closed to new people they all have their certain group of friends and little circles so they're not as welcoming and as warm as you might think. they're very formal about everything and everything is planned out in advance, there's no spontaneity in that sense. In a much broader view it seems like life here is very systematic and everyone follows the same path through life (with some exceptions).

we are also learn to speak al lot of other languages and the school system is very good

I mean this is how Amsterdammers think about Amsterdammers, especially the part about the congeniality (Or rather lack thereof) of Dutch people when introducing themselves. When you go further south people tend to be a lot more congenial and open.

Hi i’m mexican, i think i can call myself a bilingual, because i can speak spanish and english, right now i’m learning dutch, i just wanted you to know that in Mexico less than a 15% of the population is bilingual, so it’s kinda sad, we have no good schools and neither good students.

I agree the Dutch are blunt and direct, & I love that about them ❤️ from 🇺🇸

so many bikes! lol I'll love to visit though

The most interesting comments come from the outsider, the woman with the baby.

Could you please visit the north of holland? Than you see a big switch when you are in Amsterdam🤔😂

There is so much difference between the north of netherlands and the South because of the spanish occupation. And Amsterdam is just an Island of weirdness. Half of these people weren't even Dutch.

Just realized the dude is wearing an Oakland A's baseball cap. haha. I thought baseball caps weren't a Euro thing

Man i've been slacking watching your videos. Great content in this episode by the way. Keep it up! :)

May I point out that "American" is one thing and "citizens of the United States" another? Anyway we (in Europe, i am italian) are so opinionated when it comes to the USA... which is weird because in the end if there is a puzzle country that is indeed a collection of very different people out there this is the US. This is eventually why tradition, religion and conservatism in the US is so key compared to basically anywhere in Europe? Maybe...

From living in The Netherlands for almost a year, I can say the following about dutch people. They're not so open-minded, they stick within their comfort zones and the community overall in Amsterdam seems segregated. Dutch people, aren't so helpful and don't provide an explanation even when asked to. Dutch people, are frugal with their money and lack ambition, so yes being content with being 'average' is true.

*My honest opinion based on my 5 year experience in The Netherlands with Dutch people:* *Positives:* - Dutch people are very trustworthy. If they say they will do something, you can usually count on them because they do. - They tend to be quite humble and down to earth in their society. Not everyone is, but in general, people will not show off too much if they have money. You won't see huge inequality like in American cities for example. For them, it is considered tacky to show off and they prefer to have equal treatment for all when it comes to wealth. There are of course exceptions. - Dutch people speak English very well, and sometimes even more languages. Even elderly people! - People tend to be fit and good looking. They often bike to work/school. You rarely see obese people. In the cities there's a big trend about eating healthy and vegan. *Negatives:* - Dutch people are not very social. They tend to be quite cold and distant and tend to talk only to people they know. It's really hard to break the ice with them and you have to put a lot of work, but also, don't invest too much otherwise they will get scared away. Sometimes its worth to put the effort, but sometimes you do put the effort to break the ice and you just don't get anything back. - Dutch people can be very judgmental indeed. Sometimes they will stop whatever they are doing just to prove a point to you because they don't agree with what you are doing. They even have a saying that says: "Be normal, that's crazy enough." So if you don't act according to what they think is the norm, you will be constantly judged in Dutch society. Specially as a foreigner. - The Dutch, nowadays, are not as liberal as they once were. They think they are more open minded than they actually are. In Amsterdam or Rotterdam people tend to be a little more liberal than other areas, but anywhere else people are actually very conservative. Its not uncommon to hear racist jokes when you are in a group of only Dutch people. - Dutch people are not very good when it comes to express emotions, or feelings. They might be direct when it comes to say something about work or if you bike in the red light but when it comes to express their feelings or emotions in a relationship, you will probably hear crickets most of the time.

I love how much they use the bicycle in Amsterdam!

Rude, blunt, genuine, what you see what you get, open minded and liberal. The woman with the Spanish (?) accent had good points as well I think. There are a lot of differences between the south (brabant and limburg) and the rest of NL imho.

Heey, im over here in Germany and learn your language. So at least one person :D

Everything is well organized, but the weather. However wet and windy can be cool :) lol

Great work Yafa. I lived in Germany for 6 years, and had the opportunity to do a lot of travelling throughout Europe, and I was married to a German woman for several years. It's funny how stereotyped you become, just by being a US citizen. I like the fact that you get a view of their culture as seen by themselves. It helps visitors to understand them. I know, "we", as in US citizens can be pretty clueless, obnoxious, and in my case drink a lot. I am trying not to repeat my past stereotypical behavior when I retire, and do the Eurorail thing. Thank you for helping me along brother. Luckily for me, I have 2 adult daughters living in Germany to help school me too, and as dual citizens, they get the American perception as well. I was never able to visit Amsterdam although I lived 2 hours away in Germany. I was in the US Army, and I never went, because I like weed too much. Soldiers always got a urine test for thc when they got back from Amsterdam.

Most inportant one was mostly forgotten, we are most of all direct and to the point. If we are not open minded or anything along those lines, you can still count on us being honest about our viewpoints. So a fair warning, if your skin is made of paper. And you handle the truth coming in like a freighttrain, worse then a paper towel handles a high pressure water jet. Then stay clear of your average Dutch person. It is usually nothing personal, but it will be honest, direct and time effecient. P.S. being "open minded" can be taken way to far, there has to be a point where you say fuck this shit, I will take care of my own first for example.

0:23 Lovely lady on the left, I disagree with you. Actually, Americans like to keep their distance just as much as you said the Dutch do. The Dutch on the other hand even kiss on the cheek when greeting people, whereas Americans definitely don't. Anyway, it's nice to hear your point. And you're such a cutie too!

Having lived in Holland I can tell you as an American Amsterdam is not like the rest of the country. I agree that the Dutch are a little stand offish but in general I like the country a lot. My SIL had dual citizenship and I visited her family and my brother when I was in eastern Holland. They lived in a suburb of Amsterdam and it was just 1 1/2 hour drive to get there. Appreciate you doing this vid Yafa.....

I love how I agree with all these people. On one hand we are very free and allow things like legal drugs etc. but on the other hand we can have a Calvinistic mindset. Also the compromise in everything is so typical, that is also why the "going Dutch" is such a strong true stereotype.

It really depends on were you hold the interview. As a Frisian i would say most of us are pretty proud and like to distinguish ourselves from the Dutch (even though we are a part of the Netherlands). Also in Leeuwarden i've heard from exchange students that when they were lost and ask someone on the street to help them they would help them straight away. Ofcourse this depends on the persons you meet. But to get a better view on the Netherlands and different cultures you should have gone to other places in the Netherlands as well. Since the views all of the Netherlands are different especially comparing with Amsterdam. Just as a extra note: if you go to a bigger city such as Amsterdam things are more rushed while in the smaller cities things are more relax. Love your videos btw :P.

4:40 She sounds Spanish (Hispanic) of course she is going to speak shit about Calvinists.

Your videos are great. Keep it up!

Love from India. I loved dutch culture and dutch people. They can be funny and somewhat clumsy. I also had heard about the dutch being direct and blunt. I used to admire that quality about the duch because its opposite to Indians who can be very non-confrontational and jump around bushes while dealing with others, until I met a stranger dutch guy in a London flat Elevator. Buoy was he direct to my flatmate who was an American! Of course, the two had a go at each other as Americans don't let a fight go that easily. Hehehe. But the dutch guy started it and man It really came off as rude and arrogant. I think Indians would run away with that kind of directness and wrongly cry racism. But overall I feel the Dutch are very liberal, just and good people who can bring order to this world. Maybe if a million dutch people migrated to India it would bring India lot of good. Viva La Netherlands.

That wonen with the baby is definitely not dutch

omg these people embarrass me as a dutch person so much hahahaha, they are typical dutch people tho

The Dutch did a tremendous aid work in Mongu, Zambia and this Legacy always reminds me of them .If you want to come and see the Legacy you are welcome

very intelligent question to ask people how they see themself bravo

please make a video on WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ARABS ?

+TheYafaShow Did you know that The Netherlands, the country where the Dutch live, is larger then Amsterdam? Going to Amsterdam, putting Amsterdam in your starting titles is stereotyping also.

The lady with the baby was right about everything

there is absolutely no such thing as a person who is absolutely and 100 percent open minded and tolerant. if that were true, we'd be perfect and unjudging as human beings. anyone who believed complete openness is possible is a child....

The dutch guy with the black trenchcoat, is he hot or what? And the guy with the denim jacket too

The Dutch started the stock exchange in the 16th century and they're amazing engineers. They should be more proud.

Looking at distribution in a fair way , nether extreme riches nor ectreme poverty. Quality education and everything is well kept, I hope America will resemble more the Dutch way in the future.🕊️🌄🕊️

“Hoe zeg je lomp” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂😂

although the Dutch colonized Indonesia for 350 years . we never hate them .

Opinionated and blunt to the point of distraction, more like. Everyday is an assault on your senses. Lol and their meetings at work last an eternity because they have to sit there and mindfuck every topic and still not arrive at a decision three hours later.

Been to Amsterdam 3 times, I’ll probably go back a few more times

The guy with the green hat 😍😍😍

Got to love Italian women. ;-)

We are always really agressive inthe traffic.

Guy is knocking the U.S and he was wearing an Oakland A's hat. F 'd up.

Your video is so good! Congrats!

Jou should make a video "What does Dutch people think about Belgians" should be hilarious and just a little bit racist.

6:44 Pretty sure that gentleman is talking about Islamification.

Dutch have a good sense of humor! They are straight which I like. 👍👍👍👍

Weed? I’m dutch and i’ve never heard of a dutch stereo type smoking weed, going dutch or something like that... maybe that’s more something of the cities, i’m growing up in a small village in the north (friesland)

"If you drive on the wrong side with the bike they say you're not doing it right" *complains about dutch people not being helpful 5 seconds after*

Always been a proud Dutchie, even though I lived in New Zealand since 1960. Am considered blunt and tactless hahaha, better than English, behind your back they slag you off. Am considered honest with a heart of gold

I my opinion we are always busy and every person has like two bikes. We also like to travel all over the world, when you go to French or Spain the chance is about 90% that you ser a dutchman. Like we say in Holland, "Groetjes" from East-Holland :-)

The guy with the bun and denim jacket is so right

Love the Dutch

I'm Dutch myself, and I find it fascinating that I didn't hear that we're cheap. (What a lot of Dutch people are).

Asking people to stereotype themselves in a city like Amsterdam will reap you stereotypes of Amsterdammers and not Dutch people in general. Apart from very basic similarities it will be imposible to stereotype the Dutch. Travel 10KM outside the city and people will no longer recognize any of it. Basic similarities that *used* to count through Dutch history are sayings like: "Act normal, thats crazy enough". Yet all these slowly dissipate as culture evolves and new trends arrive.

I want to move to Amsterdam 🙈☺️ don't destroy my plans..

Land of the immigrants.. dutch people are very direct but not cold at all.. Dutch attitude is all over the place they see everyone so equal it mind be consider rude if your an italian ;)

Speaking from experience after having lived there for 6 years, dutch are generally kind and helpful, however slightly on the stingy, racist, conservative side for some reason. I still like the NL, just not a big fan of the hypocritical culture.

4:40 Dutchman here, she nailed it. I feel the same about it as her. About most things. WE CAN FLIRT AND DANCE!! I like Italian women by the way.

When I think of dutch, I think of my neigborhood and the people close to me 🤗❤

4:28 *That lady is not raised in The Netherlands.* She may have migrated to Amsterdam or married a Dutch guy. But she has no Dutch accent while speaking English. Her accent is similar to that of South America, Spanish and Italian. My point is what she says is not from a true Dutch perspective.

4:40 pretty sure she isn't dutch xD

The funny thing is the foreign born woman gives the most fair judgement she was spot on @4:32

A Dutch saying is: Wie het hoofd boven het maaiveld uitsteekt, wordt zijn kop eraf gehakt. Translated as Who sticks his head above the 'mowing field', his head will be chopped off.