The biggest danger is a tourist on a bike 🤣

Indonesia is a former colony of the Netherlands and the Dutch love Indonesian food. Many Indonesians settled in The Netherlands and some of them started restaurants. The same goes for people from Surinam. You are spot-on for the stairs and the old people. We build (subsidised) stairlifts when granny loses the ninja-stairclimbing skills. Some people in the building industry nick-name the less steeper stairs "lazy stairs". Best to go for a ground floor apartment or a hotel with a lift if you are planning to drink or get high.

American Mayonnaise and Dutch Mayonnaise are totally different. The Dutch one is great!

Those steep stairs are only in the really old houses in bigger cities. Also: Indonesia used to be a colony of The Netherlands untill 1949, and during the colonisation period many Indonesians came to The Netherlands.

If you keep this up Highly we might have to start a GoFundMe getting Highly to take a trip to the Netherlands

Tough luck avoiding stairs with accommodation on the first floor because here, the ground floor is numbered 0 :)

The "Keukenhof" is a huge flower garden-park, famous for it's well designed flower beds, and showing flowers of all sorts. "Keukenhof" literally translates to 'Kitchen Court' but probably comes from "Kuikenhof" = 'Chicken Yard'.

I like to point out that IN the Netherlands they use 230 volt on their power grid, so do not plug 110 volt products in !! ⚠️

Keukenhof is the world's largest flower garden btw.

I would suggest to not stay in Amsterdam, but to book a hotel in Utrecht or Amersfoort. Those cities are in the middle of the country so it is easy to visit other cities from there and they have amazing architecture and history. And they are not that big of a tourist hotspot as Amsterdam. You definitely should visit Maastricht as well!

Those ”tiny little pancakes” are called poffertjes 🤪

I went to Nijmegen a few days ago, which is the oldest city in the Netherlands, located in the east of the Netherlands. It was absolutely gorgeous, so much history, lots of buildings that are 500 year old or older, great atmosphere, lots of students, cute independent shops. Definitely one of my favourite cities in the Netherlands.

Others: The Netherlands is completely flat People living in Limburg: Are we a joke to you? 😂

In all those Netherlands films its always about Amsterdam. Thats a pitty because the Netherlands is so much more. We have a lot of beautiful places to discover when you come over to visit our country. Maybe at that time we can help you and give some nice suggestions 😃

If you want to learn more about The Netherlands, watch the clips of "Learn Dutch with Bart de Pau." He teaches Expats everything about The Netherlands and they comment on that. It's really funny.

NOTE: 1. The beggars are usually (illegal) from the Baltic countries 2. The steep stairs you will (only) find in old houses/buildings (pre-war). 3. The "kroket" he's eating comes "out of the wall", which is typical Dutch and called "Automatic". (put some money in a vending machine (automatiek) and you can enjoy your (usual warm) snack. 4. "Pricy" is what (as in many tourist cities in the world) common for these cities. Places such as Amsterdam etc. are prizier than less turist cities. CONCLUSION: this video is far from representing the Netherlands and to much Amsterdam related.

I live in Drenthe and it’s so disappointing that there isn’t much attention for the Dutch Dolens bicycle route. This is a combination of one of the few provinces who really invest in nature, an interesting history about the dolens and being able to do this in the very traditional Dutch way; riding a bicycle. Most of the videos talk about the big cities and provinces of Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland and Flevoland. But the top and the bottom of the country are so beautiful and way more idyllic. Love all the attention for our beautiful country, it helps some Dutchies to regain more respect for their own country. 😂

Thanks for showing your love for The Netherlands!

At 13:34 , The explanation: For several hundreds of years Indonesia was a Dutch colony. That is why over time we started to appreciate, and adopted their food. This also goes for Surinam food. It's a bit like why people in the UK love curry's (from India).

Don't ask for a first floor room. In the netherlands the first floor is 1 level up.

Tip, Watch: How to survive Dutch new year's eve. Really funny, but also a reality check to the Dutch.

Also our mayonais is totaly different then your kind of mayonais

When you travel to the north of the Netherlands, you're more than welcome to spend a few nights in our farmhouse! I'm happy to show you the north of our country!

The stairs are not allways like that. We call those old stairs “ benenbreektrap” or break your legs stairs 😂.

When you get tips from dutchies we'll often say the canal tour is hokey.. but we're wrong. Plan it in the middle of your day as a break, and it is a marvelous experience. I do it with all international friends in Utrecht but if you ask me it's a must in Amsterdam too. Specially for weekend trips and the like.

We colonised Indonesia for 350 years! 😬😉 Keukenhof is the biggest flower garden in the world! 🏵🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷⚘✌🏼

whenever a kid here falls off the stairs we tell them 'and now you know *why* you have to be careful on the stairs'

I love how the dude explains that one of the dangerous things in The Netherlands is getting run over by a bicycle

He meant Keukenhof, only open in those spring months (exhibition of flowers).

The East and West Indies were colonies of the Netherlands. Which is also how a lot of spices got introduced in Europe and later in in the US.

The small Dutch pancakes are called poffertjes. From the Dutch verb poffen (English: to puff or roast in open fire, like marshmallows or potatoes). For our international friends we call them pufflings (a non existing word). The batter is made of buckwheat flower, wheat flower, yeast, salt, eggs and milk, very easy to make. It is traditionally eaten with cream butter and powdered sugar, but for tourists they started to sell varieties with honey, syrup, chocolate, fruits etc.

A few tips for when you visit: 1. If you just want to just visit the Netherlands find accomodation in Utrecht. It is in the middle of the Netherlands and a central point from where you can take a train or car to almost any destination in the Netherlands. 2. If you also want to see some really old history I recommend finding accomodation in Zwolle its a smaller city but also a central point where trains and highways meet. It is also near the German border. So It is less then an hours drive to some beautifull german castles (I like bad bentheim beautifull castle town 10/10) and it is near Drenthe where we have pre-historic buriel sites which date to over 10.000 years ago. 3. Visit more than just Amsterdam. 4. Go walking or biking in the Veluwe, it where the sand drifts are from the geography now video.

If you want to see the history of the Netherlands you should go to The Open Air museum in Arnhem.

Check how we celebrate new years Eve..... ))) Most dangerous on the planet but fun as hell

Haha the stairs from hell as my hubby calls them, he was traumatized by them, I on the other hand loved walking upstairs on hands and feet since it was a straight-up climb 😜 and yes best time to visit is late April, to see the 'keukenhof' (biggest flowerparc in the world) but also to participate on the kings day activities (27 of april). 😉

For info on Keukenhof: How 7 Million Flowers Are Planted At Keukenhof Every Year or Keukenhof Gardens

The main reason almost all Dutch people speak English is the fact that we watch all movies and tv shows in their original language with subtitles. In most other European countries they dub them in their language. I live in Austria now and never watch tv because everything is dubbed in German. Another great safety tip if you are walking the streets of Amsterdam and enjoying the scenery. If your hear a loud DINGDINGDING sound. Look at your feet and see of you are are standing on the tram rails. If you are get off fast ;-)

The Netherlands has the cleanest water ever, I love it so much lmao. Especially when I go to other countries and it tastes weird or you have to buy water from shops

It's Keukenhof. Near Hillegom and Lisse (there was a commercial song everybody knew at one point. "Ga naar de Keukenhof bij Hillegom en Lisse ") It's where you can see millions of blooming flowers. Beware it's only cool when all the flowers are in bloom though.

I think I speak for all your Dutch followers, I (born and raised in Amsterdam) would gladly show you around. So if we al do a day in a different city showing you around, you’re gonna have an amazing time here😜

Go to Dordrecht, the oldest city of the 2 provinces "Holland". 😊🌷

thank you very much! As a Dutchman I found this incredibly hilarious! don't forget to visit maastricht

The "Little pancakes" are called "Poffertjes" in The Netherlands. 😁

Firstfloor + Groundfloor in the Netherlands. A firstfloor room, you will have to climb the stairs.

first floor isn't ground level here ,lol.. 0=ground level the B in elevators here doesn't stand for Basement , it stands for Begane grond (ground level)

i love all these dutch reactions!! i’m from the netherlands myself and it’s so fun to see you react to dutch things :) also, please react to more little mix!

1:24 that's so so true, we dutchies are sarcastic as hell and we love to screw around with everyone we come by. foreign or not.

that was nice to watch, but there is so much more than just the big cities. i live in the province of overijssel in the East of the Netherlands. 2 hours drive from the big city. here you can relax and enjoy green landscapes, wide forests and lakes. Here too you have large cities such as Zwolle, the capital of Overijssel. where you can also admire beautiful historic buildings and canals. and so much more 😃

Hahahaha, I have a painful jaw now from laughing. I'd seen Wolters' video some years back and laughed then too. Seeing this reaction makes me laugh even harder. "The bike paths", "The stairs", hahaha. I live in Haarlem, near Amsterdam, and some of the city footage is from Haarlem. Please relax, take it easy. You are welcome and safe here.

Just put your feet a little sideways on the stairs when descending and use your toes going upstairs. They have a railing, no big deal. They're not ladders.

If you book a hotel in a building from 1700....dont expect space. Thats Where tou find these stairs. Just book a normal hotel

You said you’re a history man. In that case, when you are in the Netherlands, I’ll recommend a visit to westerbork. It is in the North of the country. It was the place where the jews where put on the train in the second world war. It is a place full of history. Maybe you can react on a vid of westerbork. Not one vid in particulair, just type in Westerbork and become emotional because of the history

So as a Person from the Netherlands.. I would love to mention that the steep stairs are more common in Amsterdam and other big cities than in the rest of Holland. This is mostly because of the smaller apartment houses he mentioned.. yes as a Dutch person I am lazy and just call it Holland 😂 to reply to your question about the older people, we have very many houses made for the elderly which have everything on 1 floor. They look bigger since they commonly have some sort of attic above to store things. Some people that live in normal houses would install a stairlift in the stairway if someone has trouble with stairs. Then, the mayonaise… it might actually taste a lot different than it does in the US so I would advice to really try the fries with mayo like us Dutch peeps do and definitely do not forget to taste the kroket 😉 we don’t usually eat ketchup with our fries actually, and most of us also do not consider ketchup to be a veggie replacement like that guy from the video… 🤔 if you have any more questions let me know 😁

Also: tourists (and you) should visit the old hanseatic towns like Kampen, Deventer, Zutphen, Doesburg etc. Great history. Hanseatic trade was there loooong before the Dutch Golden age. Also something to explore on your channel maybe.

Oh and our hasj is indeed strong! Be carefull!

This was a lot of fun, I enjoyed it!

Shocker: Amsterdam is not pronounced Èmsturdèm. The a is pronounced as in "yacht" and the e as in "to let". Most images in this video were from Haarlem (where I was born and raised). Other beautiful cities near Schiphol airport are Delft, Leiden and Gouda (from the cheese, pronounced with a hard G and ou as in "loud".

4:47 When people ask me where in The Netherlands I live, I usually respond like "Near Amsterdam". Their response is usually "Well, everything in The Netherlands is near Amsterdam" True... true...

If you like history, come to Arnhem 17 - 25 September. It's the anniversary of Airborne/Operation Market Garden and there's great stuff. Veterans who actually fought here walk around the city, there is a memorial service, there is a walk from Oosterbeek (landing place) to Arnhem, and a big celebration. My favourite part is definitely seeing those old people walking around in their uniforms and the respect they get. I hope it will last at least a little longer. It's been 77 years this year, so those guys are around 100 years old.

Luckily the stairs are only an issue in those specific buildings. Most regular houses have normal stairs.

Indonesia used to be a Dutch colonie, and lot's of Indonesians moved here and introduced us to their food. Fun fact: A Chinese restaurant in The Netherlands is pretty much a Indonesian restaurant but run by Chinese people. All the dishes on the menu have Indonesian names. And those stairs? if they weren't going up I would think they are the stairs to hell! That is not common in most Dutch houses.

Keukenhof is a huge flowerpark about 40 minutes by car from Haarlem. Haarlem is Amsterdam before tourists and has the oldest museum in the country f.e. Most pictures he is showing are Haarlem (capital of North Holland), not Amsterdam . Plus I live there...

Thanks fore this film, you are learning from my country. So thanks. and great reaction

Fun fact: the building in the background is the Rijksmuseum, which houses Rembrand's most famous painting de Nachtwacht (the Nightwatch )...

Brother, I understand you said "Nooooo" when you saw him eating the herring, but trust me, just try it. It looks disgusting, it tastes like heaven. I've had several friends over from Cyprus who reacted in the exact same way. I convinced them to try it and I just saw their eyes glow up when they ate it and they instantly wanted more. The herring with onions is SO GOOD. I prefer it on a white bun with onions, but it's also nice to just eat like that.

The steep stairs are typical for older houses. Since like the 80's (or maybe earlier, I don't know) houses were build with less steep stairs. The stairs in my house for example are exactly on a 45° angle (the steps are 20 cm (about 8") up, 20 cm forward, 20 cm up 20 cm forward).

Like the love you have on the Netherlands! Such a great place to be in!

Keukenhof Flower garden in the Netherlands Keukenhof (English: "Kitchen garden"; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkøːkə(n)ˌɦɔf]), also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands. According to the official website, Keukenhof Park covers an area of 32 hectares (79 acres) and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually. Keukenhof is widely known for its tulips, it also features numerous other flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, roses, carnations and irises.

Truely you can’t compare American mayonaise with the mayonaise here though.

Indonesia was our cololny, some fought with us. Some against, the ones that chose our side would have been killed If they stayed behind, so they imigrated to the Netherlands.

Love it.. He shows the old buildings in Haarlem. I live right next to Haarlem.. I always pass it by boat. If you like history, ancient buildings, it's everywhere.

Keep it up ! Love your reactions on our little country and music🎶

Haarlem is a town nearby Amsterdam. It's a nice and good looking town with also old bouldings. And with the train you'r in 15 minutes in Amsterdam. My son lives in Haarlem. Haarlem is a lovely town with good shops, musea etc. I recommend you a bus and traincard. So you can travel easy. Haarlem is nearby the sea. With many lovely old towns: like Zandvoort en Bloemendaal. Rent a appartement nearby Amsterdam without those stairs. I live in Zaandam. An hotel in Zaandam is always cheaper than in Amsterdam and with the train you are in 10 minutes in Amsterdam.

Groningen!! Student city, has canals but less crowded the Amsterdam. 😍😍 Poor HxC I can only imagine what them Dutchies on Discord been saying and telling ya 🤣🤣😂😂

keukenhof is een really big garden full of flowers.

He said KEUKENHOF (cookunhoff :) - that's where all the flowers are. Fields full of tulips and all that :)

Talking about history. Amersfoort (city next to my village), has a beautiful old city centre. The city wall that is still standing in large parts dates back to 1450. An other interesting thing is it's nickname keienstad or bouldercity. It is where the ice age stopped and you can still find many off the boulder that where pushed there by the ice today.

The best way to get a good sense of The Netherlands: visit in May and take your time (2 weeks), tour the country as every province, province capital and major city has it's own distinct history (occupied/not occupied during the centuries) and make sure you do NOT spend more than 3 days in Amsterdam. Do a few museums for a day, stroll around a day and relax a day. Then get out as you are wasting your time by not seeing the rest. The country is full of forts, castles, bunker systems and even other cultural sites even taking you back to the stone age. Also, be sure to visit Scheveningen where you will find a nice beach which is part of our beautiful political capital The Hague.

Indeed the elderly people gets some kind of lift on the side of the stairs where they can dit on 😋

It would be awsome having you visit the Netherlands. Can't wait😃 Greeting from The Netherlands-Rotterdam 🌷😊

Some houses and buildings actually do have a lift that takes old people up the stairs 😂 it’s like a chair that goes up on the side of the stairs… I was laughing so much when you said it as a joke

Bike lanes are red. They're for bikes, so stay off them if you're walking, lol. Those steep stairs are only found in old 'herenhuizen' (gentlemen's houses). In modern houses you won't find them anymore.

your eyes when you saw them stairs was hilarious lol

He talks about Keukenhof in Lisse and is known for all the flowers, tulips etc. Much loved by the Dutch and the tourists.

Indonesia used to be a colony of the Netherlands. This may explain the popularity of Indonesian cuisine in our country. My favorite meal is babi pangang. This is a dish with roasted pork.

Just a fun fact about those steep stairs: remember that Amsterdam is a Seaport (for literally ages), and has limited landspace. Many houses in the center were built for the richer people who made their money with import and export (shipping), and had their houses designed and built by the same guys that built their ships. So, efficient but steep, like on their ships, sometimes even with the same materials...

The stairs are bit straight on the older houses in cities like Amsterdam but the new homes the stairs are just normal.. and for older ppl they build a stairs elevator

Reason for al the Indonesian food, is the fact that Indonesia has been een kolonie of the Netherlands (VOC), just like New Zealand and Australia etc.

Citytrip tips….Maastricht…..The Hague….Zaanstad…….Haarlem…….Utrecht is fun by the canals they have a lot of restaurants……Keukenhof is a place where they show all the flowers it is in a small town called Lisse……plus they have a lot of flowerfields in the area……..march/april is the best time to visit……but still depends on how the weather was before the colder weather the longer it takes for the flowers to bloom…….I used to live there……

Do you have a PO Box or something like that so people can sent you stuff? Like Dutch candy/snacks…

De keukenhof is a place full of flowers, it's so nice to see...

Indonesië was a colony of The Netherlands, in the old days.. a lot of dutch indonesian people came to the Netherlands in 60's.

nothing can happen on the stairs if you just hold the railing :) Indonesia has been a dutch colony for a long time.

He made a good point about not staying in Amsterdam when visiting the Netherlands, and it's what I've always told my foreign friends: Go to Haarlem. It's just as much fun, but without the annoying tourists 😂😂 Seriously though, your stay can be a lot cheaper, public transportation is just as easily accessible to take you anywhere and it's a lot more relaxed.

So funny to see how far you’ve come in 2 years 😊

My mother is almost 90 and this is her stairs, keeps young

Euro bills go up to €500. I don't know what you know or don't know about the Euro, but I'm gonna list them all down here. Coins: 1 cent (not returned, but you can still pay with it) 2 cent (same rule as 1 cent) 5 cent 10 cent 20 cent 50 cent 1 Euro 2 Euro Bills: 5 Euro 10 Euro 20 Euro 50 Euro 100 Euro (Not accepted in most places) 200 Euro (Not accepted, basically everywhere) 500 Euro (Not accepted, basically everywhere)

Keukenhof is the big tulip and flower garden that has millions of visitors. New York was New Amsterdam. Suriname was a colony. Aruba Curacau Bonaire still within the kingdom. Indonesia was a former colony till the Japanese invasion at worldwar 2. After the war NL wanted to take the lead back again. Soekarno stopped that. Mollucas helped NL. They are Christian. They went to the Netherlands as refugees. They hoped to go back one day and be independant. It never happened. Thats a big group and also half dutch half indonesian people. My mother is Mollucas my dad was dutch. Also good to know dont call Mollucas Indonesian then they get upset. 😉 Thats a bit the history NL Indonesia. I recommand too to book outside Amsterdam and just take the train for a day out. The train is fast and easy. I am in the eastern part Apeldoorn. I go to the central station of my hometown. Take the train and am at Amsterdam central station in an hour.

the Netherlands is not only Amsterdam or any other big tourist city . The netherlands also has a big part that is inland , the real Netherlands so to speak .

Bike accidents are mainly comedic to watch. It's like a crash, in slow motion. While people to try stop and help each other while falling and pulling the other down with them. It's brilliant, as long as the damage is limited