Whenever I see this video of this woman, I just get angry at how incredibly entitled she's acting. She came to the Netherlands, without a work visa, with a child, without knowing anything about the country or speak any of our official and recognised languages (including English,) thinking she could find a handsome guy who'd give her handouts, thinking any company would risk being completely destroyed for allowing illegal workers, claims we're unfriendly for not walking up to random strangers, thinks it's rude to warn people who are putting themselves into danger by standing in the bike lane, thinks bikes are something horrible, claims this is a car free country, while also complaining about cars, hates the canals the country is famous for, thinks the ENTIRE country is super expensive, but seems to have only been to central Amsterdam, and to top it all off, she doesn't like the fact that it snow during winter. She came unprepared and put her child at risk in her selfishness, but blames it on the Netherlands. So I hope that kid ends up growing up to be a much better person, because if he turns out to be only slightly like her, I wouldn't want to meet him as an adult ever.

She arrived on the only day it snowed in years lol. I haven't seen that much snow in a while haha. I love this reaction video.

You know what the most hilarious part is? That her original Spanish video (I speak Spanish so I wanted to compare both videos) sounds very different from the English video. She complains in the English video that people in the Netherlands speak very broken English yet the English video wasn’t recorded by her.. you can tell that she had someone else record it in English because she herself most likely doesn’t speak English.. the irony

She expected a job within a week without speaking Dutch or English?! This lady made me so angry. She wants us to be social but than hates it when people greet her!! Thank you for talking about this video❤. Always love watching your videos

If you read between the lines, she showed up illegal (from an unspecified Non-EU country), with her son, hoping for an attractive man who would be generous and do handouts. Also, the fact that she's dubbed in the video, implies she doesn't speak English, which is the main way Dutch communicate to non-dutch. If you take that in to account, she's perfectly right, the Netherlands is a horrible place.... and Amsterdam is really expensive, that's facts. Darned Dutch, with their bicycles, winter, and canals!

That original video could also be called "Karen visits Amsterdam" get me the manager... But Josephine, great video, love your indignation, Hi from a fellow ' Delftenaar' (near the big blue store)

Officially a foreign woman, but also a new and very welcome Dutchy, taking it upon herself to defend our country from absurd statements makes me proud haha. Thank you! 💪🏼 I'm happy to follow your journey, and super glad you've had a great experience thusfar! I hope you feel welcome and the country treats you well 😄

Pfff girl you’re so beautiful!!! I’m already inlove with your channel. I’m South African living in the Netherlands and you make me appreciate it more! Thank you for spreading positivity beautiful

Yea girl, you starting to become a real Dutchie, defending our little country🥰

Her: They are very cold and don’t socialize. Also her: They said “hello” and I hated it so much. This is either a joke or this lady is on something.

you seem fully integrated here, giving the same commentary as i would🤣

I am a Dutch-Surinamese and West-African who lives in the south of Amsterdam and its a fine country! Thank you for you explaining. What she said its not true. I know

Apart from you’re content, love! You,ve got such a calming voice, love listening!

Good video !!🤗🤗 I'm glad you answered, and I left a long comment on that video, there are a lot of lies there. Thank you!🤗😘

I just subscribed to your channel! Keep up the good work! ❤️

You are amazing woman, gave us much info...at 18:25 I thought you're going to say "my child has a job"...you are funny and smart...keep up the good work.

Thanks for your great reaction. I have seen this video several times and it makes me angry everytime. She is just a troll. If she really wanted go to The Netherlands she was not prepared (which is normal if you travel) or she didn’t do her homework. She is just so ignorant and bittered and really doesnt know how we are. Your reaction is really great without an filter. Love it! Have a nice weekend!!

Thank you so much for all these information and please yes! do vidéos about these extra information/ tips ❤️

I've seen this video several times before and I really enjoyed your reactions!

9:40 "I suffered so much, I became depressed" 😂😂😂

Josephine, thankyou for posting this. I like your charismatic personality. You are so much joy and beautiful to look at. I hope you and your husband and kids will continue having a greet time in The Netherlands. Big kiss from a dutchie. x

You are amazing! I love how you stand up for our tiny but great country. We're lucky to have you and your family here.

Thank you for this video. All her complaints were so absurd that I had to laugh a lot during this video. I also feel kind of sad for her. If you go to a country and you expect that everyone does and everything is exactly as you want it in that instant, without taking responsibility yourself, life is very very hard.

Hi Josphine, who brought her here in the first place?, anyway I love the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I even live here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I love how they ride their bikes 🚲 . That’s how I bought my bike. Beautiful interiors. The Netherlands may be small, but it’s full of fresh opportunities. There’s something special in the open way Dutch people listen to you when you talk about yourself. Self-deprecation and belittling oneself are uncommon. They have very good organisation and more. That’s why I love the Netherlands. 🇳🇱 Love From 🇳🇬🇳🇱😇🤎

Your sense of humor is great! African women always seem so positive and happy. I really hope to visit Nigeria in the future when I am no longer a broke student :). Groetjes from Leiden!

This lady only went to the Leidsestraat and thought that was The Netherlands?

I love your Channel, please keep it up.

Hi, I love your videos and positivity, I will love to get more information about relocating to Netherland from Nigeria

I like how she said she found out about the Netherlands on the internet and showed sone examples which had pictures of the Netherlands and most of the pictures were of canals, then complained about the canals after she went. She called them cold…. THEN she complained about them saying hi and smiling. ???

Lol Amsterdam expensive? Nooooo! 😂 I wonder what the online add said.... Come to the Netherlands! We will love you, give you a diploma so you can be a top salary doctor and if you send us a message saying what language you want us to speak, we will make sure we will learn it especially for you. 😆 Great reaction!

i love how positive you are!

Always welcoming us with your beautiful smile and eyelooks 😍 jij bent mooi

Your positivity is so infectious. If anybody had that same vibe this world would truly be a better place. Keep spreading your positivity........

Girl you are so likeable💗 please stay as long here as you would like. We love having you in this country🥰

Thank you so much for this, I've seen that video pop-up here and there - but never fully watched it (also, immediately regretting giving her a view.) Always want to go agaist it - but I don't want to go into discussion in the comments on those videos, it seems pointless and it's mostly frustrating. It's annoying and unfair that people blame others for their own mistakes, and post that as truth. But you gave a very fair reaction, if only all people were so respectful and smart about things. (Also it was very funny to see your reactions :D) P.S. In the end it will only portrait her in a bad light

I mean, us Dutch people always complain about the weather. when it's raining, snowing, windy or when it's too hot. we always complain so she would fit right in hahahah. but everything else is just weird...

I respect you you actually give thoughtful valid reasons Wich makes for a good argument

Im watching you since the video of eating typical Dutch food with your hubby. I didn’t know you live in Delft. It’s next to my place, Rijswijk. I’d love to see you once. Laughed so hard because of this video.

I guess the "hallo hallo" that annoyed her was the sarcastic/annoyed hallo that you get when walking on the bicycle path.

Thank you Josphine. Can you please make a video of how you cut down on your expenses next week 🤗?

The opening of this video is PERFECT!

The first time I saw her video I missed the fact that she brought her child along. Now I find the video even more upsetting. She clearly came over looking for a handsome sugar daddy, with nothing to offer and a child to care for, doing 0 research and blaming it all on others. What a winner

Omg you are such a queen. I dont think Ive been to Delft before. Love from Apeldoorn!

What a woman! Fortunately I think most people will see through her and not take her seriously. I came to NL from UK and LOVE it here. I thought it was going to be more expensive than UK, but it isn't.

Hallo, and thank you for this so much. We will be there in June for vacation and to plan our WELL RESEARCHED move. I'm still shakey on how it all works but we'll get there. I will be applying for DAFT as my visa. I'm very glad that you covered racism because it is very bad here and we really can't move somewhere that has that problem in good conscience. I did watch her video and as another person said I'm sad I even gave it a click because it is just click bait. She didn't get around to the no gun part either which, honestly is like my number three reason to move there.

I've seen this video featured before, it doesn't upset me at all, it's actually rather amusing. :D

Dear Josephine! I really, really love to see you offended by this video. You stand up for us! Thank you!! (I am Dutch). And I love your personality on KZfaq! ❤️

You are so sweet and have so much understanding for the ladies ignorance🤣❤️

I agree with her 100%, born and raised in the Netherlands 🙋🏻‍♂️, she was actually spot on, bit excaggerated perhaps but spot on.

It's a big joke. I laughed the whole video. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Anyways good job sis. Keep up the good work. I just stumbled upon ur video, I will watch the previous videos as well.

I've visited Amsterdam twice. Once in 2003, and again in 2019. It was better the first time, fewer tourists, but I love the city, and the people are great. I want to return in the summer, and visit other cities.

Josphine: very enjoyable video to watch, like all your youtube productions. Thanks for that. There is no doubt though that you have been fooled by the complaining lady. Josefa actually LOVES the Netherlands, and Amsterdam in particular. Her vlog should considered as highly satirical in order to be able to enjoy it. There are some moments which show that it's all a big joke, like where Josefa complains about the canals of Amsterdam, while at the same time praising the city's beauty. Happily, Amsterdam is also a relatively tolerant city. Humorous people like Josefa are always welcome!

Thanks, Josphine! It's so sweet of you to take the trouble of refuting that silly video of a bit deranged lady. I was very touched by your cordial, warm, loyal, and intelligent response. The woman in question is quite gloomy, mean-spirited and plagued by a petit-bourgeois variant of narcissism. I lived in Amsterdam for 40 years and in Apeldoorn for 10 years and for some time in Naarden, Leiden, and in a small hamlet near Alkmaar. So I know the whole country pretty well. And although our small country also has its idiosyncrasies and drawbacks, it is still the better climate in every respect compared to Canada (Montreal) where I now reside. You say you live and study in Delft, which probably means you have a technical, engineering discipline? Can you say something about your PHD thesis? Well, anyway, thanks again!

Whahaha I had to laugh sooo hard on you're reaction to this women, you rock lady !

A lot of times people hear fantasy stories of how a place is, and then when they get hit with the reality that they're not going to be treated like Gods, they get salty.

Imagine moving to a different country with no preparation whatso ever.

I love you so much! 😃😃

You are doing great, love your videos, please what handwork can someone before coming to the Netherlands.

This is the 1st time somebody calls us ‘unorganized’ - but attractive :) and cold (must be the snow). And then all these darn canals. That’s what you get when you’re living at (or even below) sealevel: there is water. Thank you Josephine, I laughed throughout the whole thing. Good she left - and especially good you yourself choose to live here ❤️🤍💙

I like your videos thanks for sharing

Love you,good job.

The part of work: She was here on a tourist visa. You can't work on a tourist visa. Nowhere. Not a single country in Europe allows this. And most of the "western" countries don't.

As someone who has travelled Europe pretty extensively often relying on the hospitality of complete strangers for a night to sleep and a meal. I think they way you are treated is based on what you put out into the world. I'm currently living in Belgium and it is said they'll treat you nice to your face but talk behind your back. Of the french that they are pretentious and won't speak English. I could go on but those have never been my experiences. I,m open and direct and this is how I'm treated. If I'm in a bar and hear an interesting conversation I'll interject and ask if they mind if I join the table. People as a general rule are nice and understanding. Yes there are toxic ones but they are the minority. Culture and heritage are beautiful if you show the same tolerance to each one you have for your own. And try not to be offended when other critise yours there's always room for growth. Thanks for the video. Thet are so interesting. So much I take for granted and it's like experiencing the Dutch culture for the first time.

I spent the summer in the Netherlands a few years ago. I would like to know more about how to relocate there. I tried doing the graduate school route but it didn't work out. I know there are a lot of tech jobs but I don't have that kind of skill set. I would just like to know more other opportunities if there are some.

That lady came to the Netherlands and of all places Amsterdam with almost no money and expected to find a job and a cheap place to live in the city center :D , she has minimal language skills for her video she rented someone to do the English, yes it is dubbed over, in Amsterdam you can manage very well with only English, but Spanish? that will be hard. So instead of learning of that experience that she had better prepared herself she decided that it is not her fault and started to whine about it.

14:19 Germany here. Yes, if you spend a lot of money for hotels and going out, you definaty SPEND a lot of money. Sweet Amsterdam. But therefore the language is very funny.

Omg! I absolutely LOVE the video you made i agree it's absolutely disgusting that she called the dutch is the worst country in europe I live in the dutch and the people there are very kind

Josphine i'm so on your side with your reaction to this video. My boyfriend lives in the Netherlands and he's a native Dutchman, I did my research before traveling over to visiting him for the first time. This lady did not do ANY research on the Netherlands before her visit and shouldnt be blaming the country or the residents of the country for her lack of preparation before her trip.

I love your opinion, because I feel like you broke down my general thought of all of this. Which is, this person would probably hate moving anywhere because clearly she does not know how to research a country, culture and how to make a moving plan.

Thank you for your video

Heey love, if you ever visit Amsterdam again. And if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, you have to go north with the ferry. It's also cheaper there than in the city ❤️

this is hilarious, nice find Josphine... this almost looks like the new promo from our government to stop people from all over the world to come to our tiny nation for settling. After all, until now, to us it always looked like our little country is promoted to come, get free money, provided work, shelter immediate housing.... your comments are indeed spot on.

The whole video you covered smells like purposely and paid for anti-dutch propaganda or a bad aprils fool joke :) But it was nice to see you talking about the Netherlands and basically countering everything she said, with your own experiences.

Hi can you suggest some places to stay please,I'm from the Bahamas and would like to move there thanking you so much and thanks for the video

Hello, I'm from Amsterdam and the video from the lady just made me laugh, she knows nothing from foreign country's, especially not from the Netherlands. Indeed what you said: why did she came here in the first place!?!

Hi, cool nice to see a "stadsgenoot!" I don't think I ever saw a video of someone from Delft

I have not watched the source video other than the clips played in this video, however I get a feeling that it is an attempt at sarcasm or satire or maybe an attempt to troll. And I will not watch the video as I do not want to give her more clicks. However, I really enjoy your videos Josphine. In most of them you are so brilliantly joyful.

If you come to the netherlands, you get a house you get a job, and when you dont have a job, you get money to pay your rent and food and you get help to get a job. People that sleep on the street do this by choise ore refuse help.

Maybe you want to react to this video too: Geography Now - The Netherlands.

It sounds like someone read 2 articles about how perfect a country is, did 0 research on language, culture, laws, climate, cheap/expensive area’s, the jobmarket and so on. If she planned to move here, she would have been better off visiting once or twice (and not just Amsterdam), looking into affordable hotels and requirements for jobs etc.

Hallo Josphine (oops... sorry, I said Hallo. Hope you're not offended). Lol. It cracks me up, every time I see another reaction to this video. For that, kuddos to this lady, who doesnt have a job, but gets a lot of youtube views. What can you say..../ how do you react to ignorance? You said it well in your closing statement. If you go somewhere, especially if you decide to live there, go and arrive prepared!! If you decide you want to go live somewhere, whether it's a new city/province or country, go visit that part of the world. Look around, see if it's what you thought it would be. As a Dutchy, that actually left The Netherlands/Holland (lived in RIjswijk/Voorburg/DH area, very close to Delft, for over 35 years), I can LOL about this video. Then again, we had our reasons to leave Holland/The Netherlands and start anew. We decided to move to Canada. We did prep for our move and it took us 9 years to finally obtain all legal docs and paperwork to make the final move. We visited the country and places where we thought we would start to settle. And still, even after 9 years of prep, the real thing is different then what you prepped for. It is tough to move, let alone to another country/continent (she never says where she moved from). But at the very least you have been to the country you want to live in. You've heard the language/ seen some cities or areas where you think you can settle. It's not the 1800s or early 1900s where Europeans left for the 'American dream', without any notion of what it looks like. I really like your side of the story, given that you, like me and her, went through the initial "move to another country". I am glad that you and I both are able to settle in and get a good start. This lady on the other hand... Prep/prep/prep. IE don't like snow? Don't go in winter time (spoiler: winters in Dutchyland are not that cold. Don't ever think of moving to the Great White North!). Research the language they speak, maybe try to get a basic language course, before moving (by listening to the computer voice, I reckon she doesnt speak English??). Don't like bicycles? Don't go to The Netherlands (or, like me, Leave!). Get your paperwork in order, before moving. Maybe apply online to find a job (or make more silly youtube vids where people can react to). All in all, thank you for your reaction. It's great to see the familiar sites of Delft, on you channel. Please keep adding to your content.

I just feel bad for this person. She is clearly struggling. The fact that she claims that there are only Burger Kings and McDonald's shows that she never made it out of the tourist traps. This is sadly the experience of many (admittedly gullible and poorly prepared) foreigners. But I find it completely believable that she had a mostly negative experience. While she had no basis to judge from, it can be hard for foreigners to make friends, the Dutch typically have an established friend group since high school. I say this as a Dutch person living in Amsterdam. The cost of living in Amsterdam is high, this is a real issue for people without advanced degrees. Realistically the Netherlands is one of the best countries to live in for the majority of people, but it is not perfect.

There is another video by a guy from las vegas, who keeps going on about the weather in the netherlands. If you don't do your research, if you don't like it, don't go there or leave. Some of these videos are not made to be accurate, they are just made for negative people.

Dear Josephina, I like your comment, I been born and raised in the Netherlands, and been a lot of times to Thailand where ordinary people are the same as the ordinary people as in the Netherlands. She is comparing the money she needs to stay an a Hotel opposite of her home in her native country. And yes it is cold in the winter. And no cars... where did she get all the information. To get benifits you need to work in the Netherlands. So she knows nothing. Greetings, Roelof

I am Dutch and my bf is American, we are having a difficult time with his paperwork but that is all to do with the US embassy, and none with the Dutch system for foreigners, it's actually easy to navigate and get his paperwork here, we just need all his stuff from the US... (Long story but he has a lot of exceptions to regular US citizens due to being adopted and a lot of other things)

When you mentioned “she just wanted free hand outs” I felt that you were going to throw a shoe at her for her nonsense 🤣😂

I've been born in the Netherlands and therefor lived there my whole life. I've only been in the city of Amsterdam 1ce. What did shock me the most was how many drug stores there were. In my city there aren't that many. She probably thought that because she had a bad experience in 1 city of the Netherlands it speaks for the whole country. She also was complaining that Amsterdam was so small. The Netherlands is small, of course the city is going to be small. Like how big did you expect Amsterdam to be? The size of the whole country?

I was ready to start defending the Netherlands but after a few minutes of watching her video all i could do was laugh. No sensible person could take her seriously. Thank you so much for pointing out all her b.s. Damn us Dutchies for not providing her with plenty of seating opportunities.

You are such a fantastic gorgeous smart woman. Love your content! You rock!! Anyhow, I do not feel offended by this woman. If that is her experience or perhaps she felt she needed to bash I am cool with it. Perhaps she should give it second try and learn how to manage expectations and being more prepared in life. That will do.

Dear Josphine, The part with people sleeping on the streets are not even from Amsterdam nor from any other place in The Netherlands. If you expect to get free hand outs... nope no free hand outs. But there are a lot of facilities that LEGAL inhabitants of the Netherlands can apply for. Is The Netherlands a paradise? Nope. Is it a good country to live ? Pretty much for the ambitious persons that are motivated to fit in it is a good place to live. You have noticed this already :-) This lady did not even a bit of effort to fit in. If you like to live in the Netherlands you have to come prepared. :-) Josephine - If you ever feel you need a friend ... I am here and so are many other people that are curious for other cultures :-) Keep making videos about your experiences here and keep commenting your view on things you come across :-)

The original video has amassed almost 600K views in the 2 years since it has been posted. I think this is a case of successful trolling during the crazy period of lockdown 2020. Not one clip she used showed she was ever in the Netherlands and all her arguments were stereotypically ignorant... like the American who goes to Italy and wants a big mac. I think we all got suckered and she's still making money of this clickbait gem to this very day.

I guess NL is not for everyone. I actually wanted to respond to 10 things I learned... Can you do something like 10 things the Dutch can learn from Nigerian culture? Btw love the vlogs! Am totally hooked was looking for an West african perspective on the country!

I love your makeaup, you look gorgous!!

Whish we could see the credit roll on this video , for I feel it would say something along the lines of : " This video was brought to you by FVD and PVV , a Netherlands First Production " 😆

I love how you take offense at her not properly explaining the cycling situation haha. Love your videos, you seem like a very kind person. Wishing you and your family all the best in Nederland!

This woman _publicises_ her un self-aware entitlement for all to see. It shows how disconnected some people are.

Excuse me to say this, but I don't know why everyone thinks when they visited Amsterdam, that the rest of the Netherlands is like that😅. I am a native Dutchie, and I felt as if I was in another country when I visited. It's totally different then other places in the rest of the Netherlands. And I don't know why she is complaining about broken English, just be happy the people are trying to understand you and communicate with you. Also, Amsterdam is a tourist place. So of course itt is expensive. As a Dutchie, I noticed it's more expensive then the rest of the Netherlands. We aren't a car free country at all 😅🤣. But Amsterdam is 1. Expensive with parking and 2. The roads are so little in the central city, that it isn't possible to drive your car everywhere. Sorry for my rant, but I'm moving on bc I'm pissed 🤣😅. Working two jobs, and not getting by doesn't add up to me. We have welfare by the government which provides a minimal income for every citizen of the Netherlands. So either you are here illegally, or your not signed in as a Dutch citizen. There is only burger King and KFC? Really? 😅🤣. There are a lot of bars, cafés etc especially in the Netherlands. I am still wondering where the (...) she has been bc everything she said I don't recognize as a dutchie.

Josphine, don't take the clip serious , it's the perfect example of dutch humor. Many dutchies love to mock themselves and others . I have seen that clip a few times before , and it's great . But I do love to see & hear the reactions of others , bcoz it's also hilarious to see how serious they take this clip . Like you did , Josphine , but it also shows how much you like to live here , by defending this little country .

I think the reason that she probably couldn't get a job is because she was on a tourist visa and if you don't speak Dutch or English it isn't very likely that you would be able to live in the Netherlands comfortably without having a support network.

I love you so much you’re such an queen