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This Bizarre Town is Stuck in 2 Countries! 🇳🇱🇧🇪
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Welcome to BAARLE, a unique and fascinating village located on the border of the Netherlands and Belgium. In this video, my local friend Bram and I take you on a journey through the streets of Baarle, exploring its rich history, culture, and unique characteristics.
As we walk through the village, you'll notice that the border between the two countries is not always clear, with some houses and even streets divided between the Netherlands and Belgium. This is due to a series of land disputes and treaties dating back to the Middle Ages, which have resulted in the unusual configuration of Baarle.
But Baarle is not just about its border and history, the village offers a wonderful array of cultural experiences from live music, theater and art events. Some of the local festivals and events you can expect to find include the annual cherry blossom festival, where you can enjoy live music, food and activities for the whole family, and the Christmas market, which is a perfect place to find unique gifts and enjoy the festive atmosphere.
We also take you to some of the most beautiful and interesting places in and around Baarle. From the St. Willibrordus church, which dates back to the 11th century, to the nearby nature reserve, where you can enjoy a peaceful stroll or bike ride.
This video is a must-see for anyone interested in history, culture, and unique experiences. So hit the subscribe button and join us as we discover the hidden gems of Baarle, a village like no other.
PS - The highlight of the story was visiting 97-year-old bartender, Nel, who has been working at the same bar for over 70 years! Can you believe that? If you ever visit Baarle, please visit her and tell her that I say hi!
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@drewbinsky Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! This video was less of an adventure but more of a really interesting corner of the world that I wanted to share with you. I’m just curious - do you prefer seeing more adventures/challenges or more educational pieces like this? Or maybe a hybrid of both? Have a great weekend!
@alexanderwikle3005 Жыл бұрын
Hybrid of both!
@jefrosiers8880 Жыл бұрын
thanks for visiting my country (Belgium) and our northern neighbours of the Netherlands.
@aliyorxonrashidov1460 Жыл бұрын
Hello bro, I'm from Uzbekistan, I'm a big fan of your videos, I'm really enjoy when I follow your adventures, so i have a question, can I able to visit Jordan, Petra for five-day trip for only 500$, if so is Jordan travel visa easy to get or not, I'm looking forward to get an answer from you, thanks
@entertainment4kids1 Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard of this town and really want to visit!! 🇳🇱🇧🇪🇪🇺
@beagle9662 Жыл бұрын
this felt like a good hybrid anyways, you still explored a bit while it was still educational. just as fascinating/interesting to me, i didn’t even know about this!
@michelleken. Жыл бұрын
As a Fleming/Belgian, to me this town represents the love and close friendship between Flanders/Belgium and the Netherlands. BE ❤NL
@Cerbyz1 Жыл бұрын
There's a reason we don't have any enclaves with the French xD
@michelleken. Жыл бұрын
@@Cerbyz1 Couldn't agree more ;)) lmao
@pinda0783 Жыл бұрын
Ondanks alle Belgen grappen houden we wel van jullie hoor ❤
@FG_Dakota Жыл бұрын
@@pinda0783 nou dat vind ik niet 😉
@michelleken. Жыл бұрын
@@pinda0783 Insgelijks! :) ;)
@MotoRuse Жыл бұрын
This is amazing, the 2 kids you interviewed at the 8:10 mark are my kids. Ian and Ayden. They came home running telling me they have seen you in town. I just woke them up and showed them this video! Thnx for making my kids day 😁👍
@nanda28cc Жыл бұрын
Yo that’s epic
@crownny88 Жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow 💖 kind of love this.
@maiskorrel Жыл бұрын
their english is great!
@shoxruxrozimurodov757 Жыл бұрын
@@maiskorrel they don't know other Languages except English 😄😄
@yengaming4630 Жыл бұрын
I'm called aydin!
@mbontekoe3358 Жыл бұрын
During Covid restrictions when the Dutch and Belgian restrictions were different many interesting complications occurred - like shops having to shut half of their counters.
@miovicdina7706 Жыл бұрын
Wow! 🤯
@polartist Жыл бұрын
Ha ha that’s funny 😂 must have bin very interesting!
@bss239 Жыл бұрын
it was no much difference (im belgian )
@davidmaat658 Жыл бұрын
I live there, this is untrue....
@tinamartina1801 Жыл бұрын
Really?😃
@miovicdina7706 Жыл бұрын
That lady is indestructible! No war, no Covid, can stir her. God bless her. Greetings from Serbia. 💞
@BradleyCoopertest Жыл бұрын
She sure is, her name is Nel Peeters. She has wonderful stories to tell. I've had a couple of drinks there in 2018 when I dated a Romanian girl who lived in Baarle Hertog, I used to park my car in Belgium and the Netherlands simultaneously.
@marcsc8570 Жыл бұрын
She passed today away due to corona, but thank you for your support.
@passais Жыл бұрын
I'm Dutch and actually visited Baarle this summer for the first time in my 50 year life-span. Really unique. It breathes history. Because what you did not touch up on was the unique role it played during both WW's. It was a relay hub for mail, a place of contact and smugglers abused it's unique properties. You love borders, but IMO it shows the rediculousness of borders. BTW: You reaching out to the eldery lady really moved me!
@lahaya237 Жыл бұрын
I used to come there at least once a year. but in recent years it has become less attractive for fireworks. half of the Netherlands is coming.
@polartist Жыл бұрын
I’m Belgium and I heard of the name but didn’t know about the enclaves and that it’s part Belgium until this video, but now I want en go visit it aswell
@Jaylin23 Жыл бұрын
Hallo mensen 9:21
@arne4736 Жыл бұрын
@@Jaylin23 wat bedoel je met hallo mensen?
@luckyfart_1 Жыл бұрын
I’m dutch too!
@phoenix5054 Жыл бұрын
“The Dutch gave a larger tip than the Belgians.” My perception of the world is falling apart.
@CasGroenigen Жыл бұрын
dit klopt niet
@bramvanbeurden731 Жыл бұрын
Ik was ook mindblown toen ze dat zei hahaha
@henkoosterink8744 Жыл бұрын
@@CasGroenigen Toch wel.
@arthurwanderstheworld Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's the flemish but the Walloons will give more tips than the Dutch for sure. As I'm from Wallonia we always notice Dutch almost never give tips.^^ It might be a cliche but Dutch is quite stingy^^
@henkoosterink8744 Жыл бұрын
@@arthurwanderstheworld You only get tips if you deserve it.....
@jimnirvana5841 Жыл бұрын
95 jaar oud, respect voor deze hardwerkende vrouw!!
@kniffol Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing this. As a Dutch person I can say proudly that even if we joke about each other a lot, we see the Belgians as our little brother that we like to bully every now and then haha. Dutch and Flemish are basically the same language and people with a different dialect. Proud of my Belgian bros and hope to have a lekker biertje with you guys! Love from the Netherlands!
@realtalk675 Жыл бұрын
Exactly❤
@darius524 Жыл бұрын
vlaams is geen taal, in belgië spreken we nederlands. vlaams is dialect
@dutchcrossouters Жыл бұрын
Ik heb ook een dialect flakkees maar t is best makkelijk te begrijpen haha :D
@roanoord6436 Жыл бұрын
Ik kan niets anders zeggen dat ik het hier mee eens ben hahaha, ‘t is ook wel grappig om te zien hoe noordelijker je in Nederland gaat hoe anders je bepaalde letters uitsrpeekt in vergelijking met het zuidelijke deel van vlaanderen, maar toch blijft het “dezelfde” taal :) Translation: i can’t say anything more but that i fully agree on that, also it’s funny the further you go up in the Netherlands the different you say some letters in comparison to the southern part of Flanders, even though it’s the “same” language :)
@Dutch_gigachad Жыл бұрын
Dankje! Ik ben belgisch. Als ik je ooit zie bij de grens, doen we zeker een biertje! 😂
@sophiaisabelle0227 Жыл бұрын
We appreciate Drew’s consistency and dedication throughout the years. May God bless him.
@drewbinsky Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! It’s hard to be consistent on KZfaq !
@starwarsnerd47484 Жыл бұрын
"He is a Jew, saying god is so discriminating!" -Emily Wokerson, professionally offended I hope you get this was a joke
@herman65 Жыл бұрын
Hello? Why do I see your comments everywhere? Do you watch youtube 24/7 or something? Or are you a bot? a cyborg? a superhuman? It kind of freaks me out
@epicarnoldtravels Жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree Drew is a hardworking KZfaqr!
@EuropeanQoheleth 11 ай бұрын
@@starwarsnerd47484 The joke is that Jews don't say the name of God, they say HaShem or abbreviate it to G-d. Yeah I get it but it's not funny and I don't see why bashing social liberals has to come into this.
@unicorntrash5965 Жыл бұрын
Dutchie that lived in Belgium here. This little village shows the bond Belgians/Flemish people and us Dutch people have w one another :)
@ggbel3320 Жыл бұрын
Op elke vakantie dat ik ooit geweest ben altijd direct bevriend met Nederlanders dus klopt als een bus. 🇳🇱♥️🇧🇪
@dutchman7623 4 сағат бұрын
Verschillende paspoorten, maar allemaal Brabanders... Antwerpen, Noord Brabant en Vlaams Brabant delen veel meer dan Friesland en Twente.
@ScotlandBallYT Жыл бұрын
Im suprised theres a 95 year old women how not only is almost the age Of Queen Elizibeth The II But She ran a Bar for over 60 Year’s! Respect to this lady. (Edit: thanks guys ive never had this many likes before!)
@kaixeditzz1 Жыл бұрын
Can we just appreciate how much work drew does just for us?
@HogRidda Жыл бұрын
Pork ridda
@user-nv4uu1dk8l Жыл бұрын
He works for money not you lol
@DAG00f Жыл бұрын
Yeah I’d say it’s both
@douglasnewman2299 Жыл бұрын
He says that while it's unbelievably cool, it's also a 16+-hour day every day.
@SuperKanuuna Жыл бұрын
He does the work so we dont need to (travel) lol
@marcello7781 Жыл бұрын
It must be a truly unique experience growing up in such town. Also, the old lady was very inspiring. I wish I could be a frequent customer at her bar and listen to all her stories of the past. Thanks for these great videos, Drew!
@yvonnebirch6026 Жыл бұрын
Belgium is a lovely country to visit and I say that as a Dutch woman. Some wonderful historic towns ! Indeed great chocolate, the best waffles, good fries with Mayo !
@010Rotterdamm0 Жыл бұрын
Fries with frietsaus
@demar1612 Жыл бұрын
We love you too!
@dcbaars Жыл бұрын
I was touched by the older lady….what a travel highlight. The girl from the snackbar was also very kind and humble nice vid I know we make jokes about each other sometimes but it’s mutual love imo. The same as I do with my friends. I think the Belgian and Dutch people both have things we envy from each other and our history goes way back that the bond we have is so deep.
@realtalk675 Жыл бұрын
For real
@basilvanderelst128 Жыл бұрын
Wat voor grapjes maken Nederlanders over Belgen?
@soulangela7154 Жыл бұрын
@@basilvanderelst128 Dat als je slechte wegen tegenkomt weet je dat je in België bent aangekomen
@phoenix2.020 Жыл бұрын
Wow Drew, that's awesome! It's so cool that you could be in the Netherlands and Belgium at the same time. I love both countries. Maybe I'll come here to try out this experience! Hopefully one day I will. 😄 🇳🇱 🇧🇪
@drewbinsky Жыл бұрын
Yeah it was so fascinating!
@flitsertheo Жыл бұрын
Note that both nationalities can live together but the Belgian enclaves - even without the agreement - never would consider becoming Dutch territory.
@nomadgigi4051 Жыл бұрын
Interesting, I was never taught about Baarle at school in the Netherlands. Looks like a confusing but fun place, good thing you don't need a passport to get around it. Imagine all the border checkpoints you'd need! I grew up Dutch but have been Australian for over 50 years now, nice to learn something new.
@19382q Жыл бұрын
Why'd you go to Australia
@MotoRuse Жыл бұрын
We actually had border checks during Covid. I work in Belgium (Turnhout) so to travel there from (baarle) I had to go trough the checkpoint all the time. The checkpoint was set up in the next town over into belgium, because like u said, it would be chaos if they would do it in town. lol.
@tristandunn4628 Жыл бұрын
I remember planning a trip from work here in the UK to our office in the Netherlands and seeing all these crazy section of borders just on the Dutch side of the Netherlands/Belgium border. Zooming in I saw enclave within enclave. Being from an island, where you don't really see much difference without crossing a body of water, this really blew my mind. Knowing how lovely the Dutch and Belgian people are, this is definitely worth a detour to check out. Thanks for the insight
@thodarundhupayanam5423 Жыл бұрын
India and Bangladesh had this kinda very complex borders (involving exclaves and enclaves of each other's country)...But then both countries came together and exchanged these territories to resolve this complex situations
@anonymous47111 Жыл бұрын
Still have problems, from Indian security guards
@thodarundhupayanam5423 Жыл бұрын
@@anonymous47111 yeah bcuz illegal immigration into India is rampant from Bangladesh side.
@hendrikvanderwiel5525 Жыл бұрын
They basicly not fix the situation because they would loose the status as tourist atraction.
@JG-bf7gs Жыл бұрын
@@hendrikvanderwiel5525 And I think it's not necessary here - the same language and currency, EU, Schengen Area but also (as you said) a tourist atraction + I think that people living there don't really want any changes here because they're just used to that situation and they are happy with ✨their small tradition✨
@L-mo Жыл бұрын
Imagine in Belgium or Netherlands did a Brexit?!?
@garvani Жыл бұрын
I was very touched because my father was born same year with the fine old lady, he too, was telling me so many stories about the German occupation in Greece... He also got pneumonia last February, but unfortunately didn't make it. Wishing her to be healthy and strong.
@kbytes92 Жыл бұрын
Dankjewel for making this video! It was fun to hear my native language in your video once 🤣. And so nice of you to call Nel! ❤ And yes, visiting Belgian and/or Netherlands and not eating fries is a crime!
@minsky482 Жыл бұрын
dude, im belgian and i was reading subtitles when the old bar lady was explaining her war stories... why do i not just listen why am i like this
@Davidsbeenhere Жыл бұрын
love this video! Going to visit this town when I go to Belgium! Thank you Drew!!
@priyenswiss2002 Жыл бұрын
u mean Netherlands too
@sofienummers Жыл бұрын
I've seen many videos about this theme/special place, but never with more personal stories like the woman behind the bar!! She looks so good and fit for her age, wow impressive!
@niranjannaulakha11 Жыл бұрын
Grandma from bar was the best thing. I love the way old people pour out their heart. Would definitely be there one day. Also, such a beautiful video :)
@Beun007 Жыл бұрын
What strikes me the most is the respect you put video together! Dankjewel for it!
@petrbohacik5361 Жыл бұрын
Really cool, I lived in Antwerp 2 months and in Rotterdam for 2 months too.. Both countries have very friendly people and good english speakers. I am excited about both countries🙂
@nickxplore4265 Жыл бұрын
Drew is so pure man....What a treasure of a human being. Thank you so much Drew for staying consistent, true to yourself and educating the whole world with cultures, geography and landscapes. Wish we had more people like you, I truly, convincingly believe you make the world a better place. Education and knowledge is key to breaking down borders and ignorance! If you ever plan on passing by Barcelona, please say in advance and I'd love to give you a tour! I'm born in Uruguay, raised in Norway and worked in every continent apart from Africa for the past 7 years, permanently settled in Barcelona, there's truly nowhere better in my opinion!
@ElsBels25 Жыл бұрын
Barcelona is my fAve place ever! And Cadaques, Girona erc + landscapes :-p
@lindamaes6454 Жыл бұрын
The biggest benefit my Belgian father had, 35 years ago, was that diabetic products like jam were free and cheap available in the Netherlands but expensive and only available in the pharmacy in Belgium. We lived near Baarle and grocery shopping was cheaper in the Dutch stores because of the lower taxes, clothing sales were also cheaper because in the Netherlands shops are allowed to sell at the wholesale price, in Belgium you always need to sell with a profit.
@SabiaCDO Жыл бұрын
I was born and raised here (Belgium); I turned 41 last week... and it is THE FIRST TIME I HEAR ABOUT THIS TOWN! Dankjewel!
@polartist Жыл бұрын
I’m also 40 and didn’t know about this eather, ok I heard the name Baarle-Hertog en Baarle-Nassau before but I thought they were just 2 Dutch towns
@SabiaCDO Жыл бұрын
@@polartist Mauve Theo dont want us to know that we can live together in a situation that is way worse than Belgium already is 😅.
@polartist Жыл бұрын
Mauve Theo!?
@SabiaCDO Жыл бұрын
@@polartist I don’t know what the spelling corrector tried to “correct”. Mauve Theo sounds like an RSCA fanboy. I meant” Because they don’t want us”.
@Jothamvvw Жыл бұрын
Amazing to see my cousin Bram on such a big channel. Can't wait to see you again. (maybe with your birthday?) Looking forward to sharing travel stories with each other.
@bramvanbeurden731 Жыл бұрын
Ooh wat leuk! Jaa zeker snel weer eens langskomen 😁
@flawyerlawyertv7454 3 ай бұрын
Nice
@voodooguy2 Жыл бұрын
I went to this town a few years back. Absolutely fascinating. Love to Belgium and the Netherlands from England.
@SadCoresad Жыл бұрын
love back
@leonardowynnwidodo9704 Жыл бұрын
You’re in the Netherlands Drew? Come visit Groningen up north. This city is a student city since about a quarter of the population are students, some are international. On top of that, the city is not a tourist hotspot so if you want to be away from the hustle and bustle, Groningen city is the place to be. Finding a hotel would be difficult though, so I strongly recommend finding one in nearby Leeuwarden.
@ibraheemjuma8763 Жыл бұрын
Actually hes in Belgium, no wait hes in Netherland, nvm hes in Belgium. Just forget it
@menalikechildren8836 Жыл бұрын
I am Tanzanian but I wish someday to visit Arnhem and Eindhoven
@highbury1972 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video!! Bram is fantastic and wearing a Brighton & Hove Albion FC T-shirt! I didn’t expect that as I’m a BHA FC myself!! I live in Aachen Germany that borders The Netherlands and Belgium! Vaalserberg also has three borders in one place. 🇩🇪🇧🇪🇳🇱🇪🇺
@bramvanbeurden731 Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! :)
@doccolour Жыл бұрын
That was really sweet of you to follow up and share the video with that amazing lady who got sick... very touching to see. Glad she's doing good:)
@j.s.1700 Жыл бұрын
It’s terrific how well those kids are educated. Dutchies (and Belgians) between 10-12 years old speak English flawlessly, that’s stunning, they must have a very high (but difficult) level of education.
@blueeyeassasin Жыл бұрын
The 2 boys are my kids. They are American and we live abroad. The English they learned is from me. They only speak Dutch in school and learn france since they go to a Belgian school. I am proud of my boys English for having no teacher teach them. In our house it is dutch and English.
@simonh6371 Жыл бұрын
One important factor is that like in Scandinavia, in NL and Flanders TV programmes for all ages are shown in the original language so they watch a lot of US and British content in the original language, with subtitles in Dutch. Whereas in countries where the language is French, German, Spanish or Italian they don't as programmes and films are dubbed in the language of that country, so speakers of those languages tend not to have that advantage and their English is as a rule not as good as in Flanders, NL and Scandinavia. I'm pretty sure that in the French speaking part of Belgium they watch English language programmes on TV dubbed in French, hence you will meet francophone Belgians who don't speak English whereas pretty much all Flemish Belgians do speak English.
@yt-nx1qm Жыл бұрын
@@simonh6371 its true, but for childeren non-Dutch programs/movies actually are dubbed in Dutch in the Netherlands and Belgium. For Scandinavia I don't know.
@TheXshot Жыл бұрын
@@blueeyeassasin lies.
@blueeyeassasin Жыл бұрын
@@TheXshot what are lies?
@krisztianjozsefolah1455 Жыл бұрын
It was a really nice video! Baarle is surely one of the most interesting places in Europe. Keep up the great work! Greetings from Hungary! 🙂🇭🇺
@nmummau Жыл бұрын
I've only watched a few of your videos now, just came across your channel tonight! But I can tell how much you appreciate the older generation and I really really appreciate the sincere interviews you are able to conduct with those people with a camera faced at them.
@ivansonI71 Жыл бұрын
I was there two years ago, during the corona pandemic and it was really funny because Belgium and the Netherlands had quite different protection measures. Anyway, I enjoyed my time there. :)
@victorsamsung2921 9 ай бұрын
Yuge confusion.
@kristinaarceyow Жыл бұрын
Been there last 2019. Imagine yourself waking up in your bed in the Netherlands and taking a shower in Belgium then proceed to have your breakfast back again in the Netherlands and finally go to work in Belgium.
@dukoo81 Жыл бұрын
you know what i like the most from the video ? How tou treaded the people, the end was hartbreaking with nel, what a wonderful person she is. Thank you for sharing this amazing content.
@guybristow7472 Жыл бұрын
I love quirky places like Baarle, the king/queen of enclaves. There are lots of them in Europe, like Büsingen (Germany inside Switzerland), Campione d'Italia (Italy inside Switzerland), Llivia (Spain inside France), five German enclaves caused by the Belgian Vennbahn and a piece of Bosnia inside Serbia. There is even one here in Slovenia, a small piece of Croatia inside a Slovene village.
@dancingdoggo4292 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad he gave a travel tip containing: "Don't call them French fries", since it triggers me a lot as a Belgian haha
@rb3872 Жыл бұрын
French Fries are ok to order right? Only most vendors (snackbars) in both the Netherlands or Belgium don't actually have them. (French Fries are here in the Netherlands those very thin hardly baked fries you receive at some fast food restaurants).
@MaDDeX93 Жыл бұрын
American says like that. In United Kingdom - Chips.
@Snaakie83 Жыл бұрын
They aren't called French fries...but french fries. Frenching is the way of cutting, not where they're from.
@ThatDamnPandaKai Жыл бұрын
@@MaDDeX93 Chips and "Fries" are different in the UK though. In general Chips are thick-cut, whereas "fries" are thin, American-style
@FenceThis Жыл бұрын
but if fries could talk they’d speak French, right ?
@littleprincess8526 Жыл бұрын
Imagine to have borders like the US and Mexico between them 😂. These kind of videos give me a warm feeling and should be an example for the rest of the world. How amazing is it to have such a great friendship between countries ❤
@SuperMistertoast Жыл бұрын
If you have the right surrounding conditions borders really don’t matter. You can live or work in any of the countries, pay with the same money regardless of your nationality, like the bar owner said, she doesn’t even know who is Belgian or Dutch. Since they speak the same language, the country you live is even more irrelevant, it only defines where you have to pay your taxes
@tharran7627 Жыл бұрын
@@SuperMistertoast Belgian Dutch and Netherlands Dutch is quite different though. Any Dutch and any Belgian will know within a second which country you're from.
@tharran7627 Жыл бұрын
@@SuperMistertoast Although to be honest, living in a place like that might blur the lines between the two dialects a bit lol
@NanobanaKinako 11 ай бұрын
Imagine if North and South Korea has a border like this 💀
@lynavervest2756 Жыл бұрын
When the gas prices were really high in the Netherlands. People that would live close to Baarle-Hertog would fill up their gas there since it would save you like €0,60 per liter, compared to Baarle-Nassau. Love from Brabant, the Netherlands!❤️
@blueeyeassasin Жыл бұрын
They still do this here.
@tessavdveer3934 Жыл бұрын
Hi Drew! Great video!! And so funny that you stayed over at my place (with Bram) without me being there. Next time i'll be there for sure!👍👍
@drewbinsky Жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you anyways for amazing hospitality!!
@gandalfthehipster5993 Жыл бұрын
Drew, your videos are always so well edited, both informative, funny, touching, political when needed. And you have such a friendly and open way of handling the locals and people you meet. I'm a Belgian guy who met you in Prague this summer. I was kinda shy and didn't want to bother you, so I didn't keep you longer then a short chat and a selfie. But I was amazed by how friendly you were. Many thanks for visiting Baarle, greetings from Ghent! And lots of love to the dutch! 🇳🇱 🇧🇪
@user-oc8zn7xx5c Жыл бұрын
I remember driving in this town and I received like 10 text messages from my provider; welcome to Belgium!
@polartist Жыл бұрын
🤣
@mikeernest5747 Жыл бұрын
For anyone wondering why the majority of the Dutch and Belgian ppl speak very good English, it's because they get their first English lessons in kindergarten. The Netherlands is number 1 on speaking English for a country that don't have English as a native language. I believe Belgium is 3rd of 4rd on the list worldwide.
@rogerthegamer2719 Жыл бұрын
Ik denk 4de omdat noorwegen en zweden hoger zijn volgens mij
@oliveranderson7264 Жыл бұрын
Also because Dutch is very close to English making it an easy language to learn. Dutch and Belgian people don't usually dub foreign movies so that helps too
@ihakker1416 Жыл бұрын
Belgium as a whole is not so high up, but flanders is pretty much on par with the netherlands It's just that all the french-speakers drag the average level down a lot, french-speaking people are notoriously bad at english
@BH4x0r Жыл бұрын
@@ihakker1416 that's because Dutch and English are both Germanic languages, it's hard to learn when your main language is French as thats a Roman language (i think that's pretty obvious tho) another thing is, that Flemish people get pretty much forced to learn French in school, while the people in Wallonia get to choose wether they want to learn Dutch or not, if they also learned Dutch in kindergarten or elementary school they'd probably be much better at English aswell
@glitchinthematrix9306 Жыл бұрын
not in kindergarten. don't overexxagerate lol
@obscureorca Жыл бұрын
You make such wholesome content Drew! Thank you very much for this! I love both Netherlands and Belgium a lot, such awesome people. Greetings from Serbia!
@bramvanbeurden731 Жыл бұрын
It was great showing you around mate! Untill next time!
@xavierlauzac5922 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Would love to visit both Belgium and the Netherlands someday, but this is something else entirely.
@bramvanbeurden731 Жыл бұрын
@@xavierlauzac5922 you should definitely!😁
@xavierlauzac5922 Жыл бұрын
@@bramvanbeurden731 by the way, I am curious to know how much Belgian and Dutch culture overlap at the border. What do you think?
@bramvanbeurden731 Жыл бұрын
@@xavierlauzac5922 there is a lot of overlap indeed, Belgian and Dutch culture arent that different anyway. Historically speaking it was one big 'country'. The southern provinces of the Netherlands are jokingly named 'the bufferzone' between Netherlands and Belgium hahahah
@1964mother 11 ай бұрын
I just love this vlog. I’m so impressed on how clean that bar was! Love the old gal, thanks for sharing Drew.
@brightfaith8403 Жыл бұрын
7:08 “Work hard like i have since I was 13, and you will live to grow old.” Bless her heart!
@m.a.3324 Жыл бұрын
We love our Dutch brothers and sisters ! grtz from Antwerp, Belgium
@timbabila Жыл бұрын
We love your fries too.🤣🤣🤣
@Hittmane995 Ай бұрын
Mobile Legend MA wassup
@slvrstar4070 Жыл бұрын
I've always been so fascinated with Baarle, and I am so happy you've finally made a video on it! You made my day!
@chrislucero1072 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Cebu, Philippines! This particular video fascinated me so much! Thanks Drew for bringing geography, culture, geo-politics etc. into social media! I admire your bravery when you stayed in dangerous places! Stay safe always.
@Dutch_gigachad Жыл бұрын
As a dutchman, i can stronly agree, that i love belgium and that our border is amazing
@demar1612 Жыл бұрын
We love you too!
@richkroberts Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video Drew. How fascinating. I’m so glad the bartender is doing better. Thanks for taking us along.
@Ranshi200 Жыл бұрын
The people still got their own accent. The cheese seller has a dutch accent, the 96 yr old has a belgium accent
@Newaccont829 Жыл бұрын
Stop bot
@Herrworth Жыл бұрын
The 96 does not have a Belgium accent, she has a Brabantian one.
@hansd3295 Жыл бұрын
thats not true
@PH61a Жыл бұрын
@@hansd3295 That is true!
@44hp90 Жыл бұрын
@@Herrworth Ye I can confirm, its Brabantian, since I have the almost the same accent. Although the accents also vary a bit between towns.
@daanpauwels2280 Жыл бұрын
I'm Belgian. What a great video! Baarle-Hertog is indeed a unique place on the map, but it shows that Belgians and Dutch people are really quite similar. Keep up the good video's, man!
@mattd5312 10 ай бұрын
This was real nice Drew especially connecting back with the bartender.
@JustADuck66 Жыл бұрын
There is actually a point in the world where you can be in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands at the same time.
@JustADuck66 Жыл бұрын
@luio4909 OH NO NOT THIS TELEGRAM THING AGAIN
@randomstuff7668 Жыл бұрын
The "3 countries point" yes i was there a few times
@JustADuck66 Жыл бұрын
@@randomstuff7668 me too
@dutchdykefinger Жыл бұрын
that would be Vaals
@BradleyCoopertest Жыл бұрын
Drielandenpunt
@rikknaepen2938 Жыл бұрын
This was really a big surprise seeing a video from you about Baarle nassau / hertog. keep up the good work !
@Gamingfighter0 Жыл бұрын
So this is what my parents meant when they said they had to walk a whole country to get to school 😂
@littleprincess8526 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@Alessaria Жыл бұрын
Drinking age in Belgium for wine, beer is 16 while stronger alcohol like vodka is 18. In the Netherlands the drinking age is 18 (everything). But if you are a person living in Baarle Nassau, just cross the street to Belgian side and you can already drink at 16.
@rowiefaminholland Жыл бұрын
I'm from The Netherlands and I love the way you vlog this it's awesome vey interesting. We also have a place with 3 lands point The Netherlands, Belguim and Germany. Hope you can visit that too. Love you Drew and your Filipina gf and your little puppy♥️♥️♥️
@pipfield1901 Жыл бұрын
I visited this spot standing in 3 countries at one was a fun experience.
@rowiefaminholland Жыл бұрын
@@pipfield1901 nice :) youve been 3 different countries in just one step.
@Redranger877 Жыл бұрын
Vaalst
@rasikasampath1453 Жыл бұрын
What is the 3 location name?
@Redranger877 Жыл бұрын
@@rasikasampath1453 see my answer above
@elisabettai2053 Жыл бұрын
Just wow! And the most amazing segment was the one on which you encounter that nearly 96 years old rocking Lady at bar. She rocks💓
@cjbrunet8663 Жыл бұрын
I live on the border of the Netherlands and Germany in glanerbrug(Nederland) right next to gronau(duitsland) and the way the Belgians Co exists is so different to how we do it
@yt-nx1qm Жыл бұрын
O dat wist ik niet.. Hoe gaat het daar?
@HelloOnepiece Жыл бұрын
Im amazed by the english spoken by the children,. Also, the EU surely made this whole ordeal much easier to manage
@valbhion Жыл бұрын
The Benelux is kinda the model the EU was built upon, so even before, these 3 countries had some rules for themselves.
@ryonnl Жыл бұрын
The Netherlands is the best non-native English speaking country in the world 😁👏
@Marcel-xq9yi Жыл бұрын
@@ryonnl Yeah but these 2 boys are from Belgium not from the netherlands as mentioned in this video
@alyssavannasse1783 Жыл бұрын
@@ryonnl but dont let them try to speak French xd
@thomas17375 Жыл бұрын
@@alyssavannasse1783 Well French isn't a native language to us, it's the same like saying "dont let the French try to speak Dutch", they wouldn't get a word out
@BradaskiYT Жыл бұрын
You are an amazing youtuber, it has been my dream to travel to every country! (i have already been to Ireland)
@flitsertheo Жыл бұрын
That leaves about 194 countries (besides your own an Ireland) to visit.
@BradaskiYT Жыл бұрын
@@flitsertheo yup! Planning to visit Canada
@HuzefaMughal Жыл бұрын
Wow!! What a video! Amazing Video. Absolutely loved it. Thanks for bringing amazing stories for us Drew . This was a story which I would have probably never known if you hadn't uploaded this video. Thanks for the Amazing Content Drew.
@blueeyeassasin Жыл бұрын
My kids made it on your video! They searched almost every day since they met you that day.
@linaindriksone851 Жыл бұрын
We also have one town in two countries - Latvia and Estonia. The town is called Valka in Latvian and Valga in Estonian.
@anuskas9244 Жыл бұрын
On the border of Poland and Czech Republic, we have also town located in two countries. It is Cieszyn
@fin-ed6oj Жыл бұрын
It must be so fun to watch Netherlands vs Belgium football matches in the bars there! And I wonder if some of the people born in Baarle support Netherlands and Belgium?
@littleprincess8526 Жыл бұрын
Both I think. There are a lot of Belgians who support the Dutch team too. Fun thing when they lost against Czechia in the Euros, Belgians were screaming come on vuile Hollandse hoeren which means dirty Holland whores 😂 There is a lot of teasing like this going on but Dutch can take a joke like we take their jokes
@Tattitoot Жыл бұрын
These kids english is impressive! Looks like a great place for families and older people
@blueeyeassasin Жыл бұрын
These boys are my kids (Americans) They have only learned English from me at home. They go to a Belgian school and learn dutch and france. Thanks for the nice compliment to my kids.
@Shanz_3 Жыл бұрын
Recently visited the Netherlands and stayed in Amsterdam but we made it our mission to go to Baarle after watching this video! 2 hour trip from Amsterdam but it was so worth it to visit somewhere so unique and we even found Disco Nels bar!
@juluismaatubang682 Жыл бұрын
I hope I am not late knowing you Drew. I am a fan for a month now and I am following you to all media. You are my inspiration. Ive watched like 200 plus videos of yours for a month now. Thank you! I want to travel the world too!
@mcfly2410 Жыл бұрын
I was there once with my Belgian relatives who live 30km from these two towns. They were nonchalant about this. I wished I knew how complicated their borders was. Many years later, I asked them to take me there again, they asked WHY?? For them there's nothing to see or do because they're like any other Belgian and Dutch towns. 😔
@19382q Жыл бұрын
It's the same since the northern part of Belgium speaks dutch
@davidjordan7823 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ! Cheers From Laeken audherghem brussels Belgium.
@DoubleUProds Жыл бұрын
My grandparents live here, I'm 50% dutch, 50% belgian, mom is belgian, dad was dutch. story checks out. I owe my life thanks to little Baarle.
@5th_sept728 11 ай бұрын
As a Flemish guy living near the Netherlands, I didn't even know about this town. Great episode!
@ralph7349 Жыл бұрын
I remember that during corona the Zeeman there could only sell shirts in a specific size because the other sizes were in the Belgian part and there the stores were closed due to covid
@Sageofcooking Жыл бұрын
as someone who is half Dutch half Belgian i love the existence of this place is just fun
@BrianDickens4 Жыл бұрын
I'm in Baarle-Nassau a few times each month for work. Sometimes I'm driving in both countries at the same time because the border splits the road in half. :) And as you have seen yourself, no issues with border crossings. Which would basically be impossible to guard anyway because there's so much border there. :P
@nissifarms Жыл бұрын
Amazing story.....the highlight for me is that the old woman got better from her illness. I wish her many more years on earth with good health.
@RunaVanBeeck Жыл бұрын
It's quite striking to me that the way you say Baarle, kind of sounds like parley.Couldn't be more fitting! I'm proud of my country (BE) and I have always lived close to the Dutch border. We tease each other, but in a way that family does. Never with ill intent, always with love
@timmiekat6072 Жыл бұрын
Was there recently for the fireworks. When Autumn comes arround its nothing but queue's of people trynna buy fireworks. Fireworks arn't illegal in the Netherlands contrary to what your buddy said but Belgium's rules are way less strict so that is why that town is essentially known for its fireworks and nothing else to the people here. Thing is for us being in the EU we rarely cross real borders anyway so its kinda whatever since a border doesn't mean a lot to us anymore
@quinlanwconley4010 Жыл бұрын
This is a great story and video and I’m glad that 96 year old bartender is doing well best wishes to her
@dahemper Жыл бұрын
A town in quantum state. It's Dutch, it's Belgian, and both, at the same time! Divided together.
@jhomerlaurencio1975 Жыл бұрын
Imagine if Belgium and Netherlands faced in World Cup
@reinjansens2379 Жыл бұрын
I life in this town and it already happend, it was kind of war here hahah.
@bobschoute2784 Жыл бұрын
Not going to happen this year 😉
@Anja-LeonaLouise Жыл бұрын
They have in the past 😊
@Elloguys390 Жыл бұрын
@@reinjansens2379 can you explain more?
@BradleyCoopertest Жыл бұрын
Belgium won in 1994, but they both advanced to the knockout stage.
@Larzh220469 Жыл бұрын
I was there back in 2010, and sure, it's a fascinating place for us geonerds! On the other hand, it's really just another small, sleepy town in the border region, without much to do... I think there would have been a realignment of the border a long time ago, were it not for the tourism revenue created by this weird situation - as the elderly gentleman in the street cafe correctly pointed out.
@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 Жыл бұрын
I live in another border place. One village two countries. Netherlands/Belgium also.
@jacquesmertens3369 Жыл бұрын
The Zeeman shop was in the news during the pandemic because the Dutch part of the shop was allowed to open whereas the Belgian law forced the shop to close. So, if you wanted to buy socks and they happened to be in the Dutch part of the shop, you could buy them. But if you also needed underwear, across the border, that was off limit.
@lunarsoul1737 Жыл бұрын
I am unnecessarily excited that I can understand some of the Dutch in this video now that I started learning it.
@pyroprutser4877 Жыл бұрын
That's cool, keep it up! Us Dutch folks find it heartwarming to see foreigners learn our language :)
@sid86588 Жыл бұрын
Geweldig!! (Amazing!)
@lunarsoul1737 Жыл бұрын
@@pyroprutser4877 Ay, your country is my favourite. I am hoping to move somewhere in the northwest Netherlands when I am older and have the money.
@bpdbhp1632 Жыл бұрын
@@lunarsoul1737 where are you from? And can i ask why you want to move here?
@lunarsoul1737 Жыл бұрын
@@bpdbhp1632 I am from the USA and I want to move to the Netherlands just because it looks really nice the history is interesting and the people seem friendly, and also your government is more left-leaning than America which would be better for me.
@everythingdutch3121 Жыл бұрын
Drew, this was so cool that you spended time in the south of Netherlands. Most people don't come there. First whit our red hair festival (I'm a dutch red one to) and now at Baarle Nassau. I see you had fun and was amazed by how things work there
@strangeorange477 Жыл бұрын
Just imagine if Netherlands and Belgium use different currencies. Just imagine.
@collectioneur Жыл бұрын
You do realize they did before the Euro, right?
@bingo-iq5vm Жыл бұрын
“Hey where r u from?” “Well, it’s complicated…”
@mn9129 Жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention Sebta (Ceuta) and Melilla in Morocco.
@Ozymandias1 Жыл бұрын
There’s no language barrier as people in the north of Belgium (Flanders) speak Dutch. However both people talk in a different way and use some different words, like an Englishman and an American speak English a bit differently. So you can usually tell who is from which country.
@cat5636 Жыл бұрын
Try living as a Flemish/Dutch couple. Yes, there is a language barrier sometimes 😂 like "een tas" in the Netherlands is a bag, in Flanders it's a cup. "Give me my tas please" gave a lot of funny and confusing situations in the beginning! But we reached some sort of agreement (read: we live in Flanders so you switch to the Flemish my dear)
@maxbosboom Жыл бұрын
In the border area most people dont hear the difference. As the dialect is the same. In this specific area the Belgians often only see it when I pay by bank card. Mine is Dutch as i’m Dutch.
@RinkieGeintie Жыл бұрын
bro wrote a whole paragraph just to say they have a different accent
@oohahh Жыл бұрын
@@RinkieGeintie if you consider this a paragraph you're in second grade
@bramvanbeurden731 Жыл бұрын
And in the town of Baarle the dialect is not different for people with a Belgian passport to the Dutch ones, except some kids go to highschool over in the border in Belgium, and some in the Netherlands, as Baarle doesn't have a highschool
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