Out of 17.7 million people you manage to find the only one who doesn't speak sarcasm, that's very impressive!
@hunchbackaudio
5 ай бұрын
Poes has a double meaning in Dutch too, but we don't make a big deal out of it. Because it doesn't sound foul to us in any way. Never new it is perceived like that in Afrikaans. And for the sarcasm, I think you didn't encounter the right people yet, Dutch people can be pretty sarcastic, it's just not for everyone.
@martebarnard
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the insight! Overall the Dutch I’ve met have a great sense of humor, so hopefully I’ll encounter some who are sarcastic too 😜
@hunchbackaudio
5 ай бұрын
@@martebarnard Dutch humor is very comparable to Britsh humor, we love under statements and reversed statements, it can also be pretty dark sometimes. And complaining is our national sport as you probably already noticed.
@SwordOfHeimdall
5 ай бұрын
@@hunchbackaudio so true. The Dutch are very much like the Brits and the Irish in our love for banter, slagging and sarcasm.But I guess it works a bit differently than in SA. I've noticed this before in interactions.
@longbow857
5 ай бұрын
@@martebarnard I liked you video and I would like to think I like sarcasm too, but I have to say that with your example I couldn't see the funny side of it. Maybe saying no when you are really into it is perhaps a bit too.. simple? A good example of sarcasm I like is the way the character House is represented in the same named series. If you have seen it you probably know what I mean, and if not: give it a try for sure. The sarcasm is just too funny.
@martebarnard
5 ай бұрын
@@longbow857 Hello! I can certainly understand where you're coming from. For the length of the video I didn't mention our entire conversation; within the scenario it was pretty obvious that I was being sarcastic as I had praised the shop assistant for finding the perfect pair and that I loved them. Maybe not the best example without giving full context! Also, I love House :D
@daluzsoares
5 ай бұрын
With the curtains open you can see from the room who is stealing your bike.🧐
@Mutation80
5 ай бұрын
Bicycles don't get stolen in the netherlands, everybody just lends them out to everybody!
@jacquelineb3475
5 ай бұрын
@@Mutation80 Best answer!
@rebekkavandenbrink8273
5 ай бұрын
😂
@kissakiza
4 ай бұрын
You joke, but this literally happened to me. Luckily I got the bike back, because my South African sense made me run outside and chase him down!
@y.v.l.
5 ай бұрын
When I walk around in other countries and find every house firmly locked often including metal safety curtains (France, Germany) in front of the windows I feel very unsafe on the streets. Being able to see people whilst your out on the streets especially at night gives me assurence.
@JulesStoop
5 ай бұрын
7:27 There’s also the reverse of the cause and effect that’s usually mentioned. The dutch transparency between inside and outside spaces, also means that people inside are aware of what happens outside and those with ill intent will know themselves observed. In this way Dutch streets are an extension of people’s living rooms. More so than in most other places I have been to. In other words: being safe outside in the Netherlands is partly a result of people not keeping everything shut and themselves invisible.
@daluzsoares
3 ай бұрын
this is the best explanation i have seen!!
@OBolk
5 ай бұрын
Sarcasm, we love it. You just bumped into a grumpy guy.
@EdwinRiem
4 ай бұрын
Agree
@robinjansen6891
5 ай бұрын
Hearing the Afrikaans language is like music to my ears. Keep talking it. Very nice video. Thanks for sharing your experiences here.
@marjoleinrijtma3617
5 ай бұрын
Het lekker gelag want dis so herkenbaar. Wat my na 20 jaar nog steeds 'surprise' is dat mensen hulle groente/eiers/fruit langs die pad sit met n potjie waar jy geld in gooi en vat/koop wat jy nodig het. In die aand kom hul dan die geld en oorgeblewe goed weer vat tot die volgende keer. So nice.
@RustyBumbleBee
5 ай бұрын
Wij doen dat zelf met eieren en er wordt eigenlijk nooit iets gestolen.
@plofkraak6536
5 ай бұрын
Dat kun je ook veel zien in Scandinavië. Geniet ervan zolang het duurt, want tijden veranderen (sommigen noemen het: "cultural enrichment").
@maxw7118
5 ай бұрын
Het kan hier in het oosten nog steeds behalve tijdens de zomer vakantie want dan blijven de eieren staan en verdwijnt het geldpotje naar een andere eigenaar . Jammer is dat dus geen local eieren in de zomer vakantie.
@jaysimoes3705
2 ай бұрын
Ja hier in Zeeland ook in steden als Middelburg zag ik het ook. Maar in de stad waren het boeken met het verzoek er niet meer boeken in te doen dan je eruit neemt (dus een ruilhandel).
@janjanssen9629
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing out the normal things we almost take for granted… we should appreciate them (more)… and very nice you ended in Afrikaans… wouldn’t mind if you share some live experiences from South Africa… always nice to hear what happens in other parts of the world.
@UnusSedLeo-w5l
5 ай бұрын
Living in Brabant is a good life. More relaxed than in the busy Randstad. Yes, the Dutch are happy to show their interiors, but if you want to visit the people living there, you need to make an appointment two months in advance.😂 Directness... coconut culture! Enjoy the Netherlands🎉
@harriependers9171
5 ай бұрын
Heb zelf in mijn jeugd in Zuid/Afrika met plezier gewoond...prachtig land en jammer van de onveiligheid. Heb ook nog de Tafelberg beklommen op me 12ejaar....Zeeland heeft het meeste zonuren van Nederland....fijne dag
@jaysimoes3705
2 ай бұрын
De Wadden zijn echt het zonnigst, Zeeland scoort ook goed. Hoe verder landinwaarts, hoe meer bewolking.
@hansutrecht6555
5 ай бұрын
Hey Marté, enjoying your vlogs very much. You’ll get used to the Dutch ways and in the long run you’ll adapt. In fact language wise we’re not that different, but cultural we are. I have no problems understanding the Africaan language which is pretty much old Dutch😊
@renevaanhold
5 ай бұрын
Beste Marté, Dat was een hele leuke culture shock video. Je hebt al meer dan 300 likes dus ik ben benieuwd naar de volgende video! Vriendelike groete, René
@henksanders6621
3 ай бұрын
Hello Marté, thank you so much for this video. Good to hear you like it that much. I really hope it'll stay like that, because of being Dutch and having lived my whole life here, todays Netherlands isn't anymore as it used to be. But for you coming from South Africa I can imaginaire it's a huge difference, for instantie the feeling of walging alinea in a park. I rally hope both of you are gonna like it overhere. And now, up to learning Dutch. Maybe it shouldn't be that difficult because you speak Afrikaans. Have a nice day. Een fijne dag. Groeten Henk. P.S. I also luve in Brabant. Lovely province .
@FrankHeuvelman
4 ай бұрын
That's a lot of shocks, miss Barnard. A shocking amount.
@RAMDH
5 ай бұрын
Dan zou ik maar geen tompoes (tompouce) eten 😂
@martebarnard
5 ай бұрын
HAHAHA no!! (Cries in Afrikaans) that is too funny 🤣
@jellemb3603
5 ай бұрын
Interesting you found the Dutch weather better than expected, since we just had the most rain in history from sep 23 to march 24 :) this wasn't normal even for Dutch standards
@martebarnard
5 ай бұрын
I moved at the beginning of this year, so perhaps missed the worst of it! :)
@PrinceWalacra
5 ай бұрын
The most sunny region in the Netherlands is the southwest (Zeeland), it gets approximately 2050 sun hours a year, whereas the east of the country gets like 1750 hours a year.
@ralphbehouden
5 ай бұрын
😄 leuke video. Mooi om te horen hoe je tegen Nederland en de Nederlanders aankijkt.
@drerri
5 ай бұрын
poes is actually sometimes used with a bit of the same meaning here, but seen as more old fashioned and not as vulgar.
@dykam
5 ай бұрын
Specific execution of sarcasm seems to be fairly culturally grounded, and especially when using second languages it is lesser perceived. But many people do love sarcasm (of course many also don't). I'm sure you'll get plenty of fun moments in the future, I'd just be careful initially. Dutch sarcasm I think is very tone based, rather than a deadpan delivery.
@joopdesmit
5 ай бұрын
Quite counterintuitively, the driest and sunniest places in NL, are directly at the coast. Clouds collect and rain out after that. Say some 10 -50 kms inland. There can be huge daily differences, but on a whole I'd say that the similar North to South is more or less similar. There is a distinct difference between coast and the East. That said, it has been raining mostly non-stop from last October until a few weeks ago. Exceptional. We have weather. Not climate.
@gerbentvandeveen
5 ай бұрын
Ik heb op mijn navigatie ook de taal op zuid Afrikaans staan. Het is echt een mooie taal. Neem op de cirkel de tweede afdraai. En aan het van die pad draai rechts. Groetjes uit Spakenburg, Nederland
@carpor911
5 ай бұрын
When I hear the word SHOCKS I aways thing it is negatief ....... But I am glad that they almost all of them are positive,
@TheBorgfelder
5 ай бұрын
I like the Dutch directness - perhaps, because I am from neighboring Germany 😀.
@2684dennis
3 ай бұрын
You should do a tutorial speaking african for dutchies, sounds awsome african 😁
@hondaryder3779
3 ай бұрын
Moenie worry nie alles sal reg kom is het enige SA dat ik nog spreek. 47 jaar geleden terug verhuist en ik ga nooit meer terug, zelfs niet op vakantie! Leuke video.
@erikpooters8834
4 ай бұрын
Like your video! Have some SA friends and co-workers and they feel mostly the same about our country.... I especially like the parts spoken in Afrikaans, as I really like the similarity to our dutch laguage but more authentic!
@lindaraterink6451
5 ай бұрын
lol imagine hearing the neighbour calling the cat to come home. Poes, poes, poes, poes, poes! Poes is also a word for lady parts in the Netherlands. fyi.
@Bruintjebeer6
5 ай бұрын
You are right. I live on the north west coast and we get a lot of rain
@johndoidge5191
5 ай бұрын
Regarding Dutch thrift, the former CEO of one South Africa's banks, a Dutch citizen, 9ne described Dutch people as being like a Scotsmen with his generosity removed.
@leoStouthart
4 ай бұрын
Its very simple,as your bike is stolen, you steel also a bike back .😅
@TravelFilming
5 ай бұрын
On the topic of words I was surprised that the word ‘kaffer’ is seen as such a foul word in ZA (and could even get you into legal trouble) whereas here if someone really messes up big time it is not unheard of to say ‘What een kaffer!’.
@jelle_smid
5 ай бұрын
From experience, expats and energy bills are an unfortunate combination. Most in the world are unable to fathom how high energy costs are in The Netherlands, not adjusting their usage habits, resulting to massive massive annual bills.
@_JoyceArt
4 ай бұрын
Ah, that leaving that phone in the aisle, don't try to replicate it. We absolutely have opportunistic thieves here was well. I once forgot my handbag on a shopping cart. When I got back to the store, my bag was handed over to the supermarket staff, but not before taking out my wallet and phone. And the weather, I have decided recently to go against the grain, and love our ever changing weather. I got so sick of the constant complaints, in particular on social media. Historically it is indeed to show you have nothing to hide, but it certainly also has to do with wanting as much as possible natural light in our houses. Sarcasm is certainly a dialect here as well, but probably it might be that your sarcasm just didn't land with him.
@hippopotoftea
5 ай бұрын
just wait until someone says someone was ´poeslief´
@berryrijnbeek5938
5 ай бұрын
Sarcasm is mostly done (A LOT) between friends, not a lot to a stranger..... because you might not know/like the reaction....
@willemdederde6669
5 ай бұрын
ok . baaie dankie voor de complimenten . . . Ik ben Hollander dus ik ben ook 'direct'. . . . : Noem in een volgende video a.u.b. alleen negatieve kanten van ons land zodat de stroom (werk, school, politieke, etc ) immigranten, een klein beetje gaat afnemen zodat de 6 hierboven genoemde punten in stand kunnen blijven . . .
@klementerwin
4 ай бұрын
Go out fot a bike ride on Ameland, Terschelling etc.. by nice weather.
@meticulousgeek
5 ай бұрын
Congrats on getting a bike stoien, you are now officially Dutch! And don't worry about peeking into homes, the curtains are open for a reason after all!
@realpirate
5 ай бұрын
The poes thing took some getting used to 🙂
@realpirate
5 ай бұрын
and ja, no sarcasm, grin
@ikkezelfdoemaar
5 ай бұрын
A "poes" is a female cat, Its also the female part of a women. You know, down there!
@mvdh877
5 ай бұрын
the female part down there have alot of names here,not only poes lol
@ikkezelfdoemaar
5 ай бұрын
@@mvdh877 tja, het ging om het woord poes. Niet over mossel, oester, kut, spleet, naaigat, zijkgat, neukgat, pisgat, frunnike, uitgestoken koeien oog, foef, muffe sloot, baby fabriek, potje, pruim, gratige vis, naakt kat, haring, makreel, natte sloot, fluit, goudmijntje, enz enz enz. Het ging over het woord poes!
@mvdh877
5 ай бұрын
@@ikkezelfdoemaar ja hahaha dat weet ik ook wel
@robgerhardterellen1488
5 ай бұрын
Hoekom word Engels gepraat en nie in mooie Suid Afrikaans nie?
@theglanconer6463
4 ай бұрын
Aha a new Brabander, welcome !!!
@BELOR_BSD
3 ай бұрын
I am form Indonesia ❤ Nederland
@AlbertZonneveld
5 ай бұрын
The Netherlands had and Russian caused energy crisis in 2022 with energy prizes quadrupeling and some people in poorly insulated house actually needing to sit with blankets in the winter because they could not heat their house over 15 or 16 degrees celsius. Prizes have dropped back most of the way but the goverment has increased energy taxes on gas so that stays very expensive (at 1.25 euro/ m3) . So saving on energy is really a big thing since 2022.
@margreetanceaux3906
5 ай бұрын
Like your sarcasm - I presume the shop assistant just had an off day.
@martebarnard
5 ай бұрын
Ouch 🤣 hahaha
@giselavaleazar8768
5 ай бұрын
I guess it didn't come across in the way it was used . I think we Dutch have some particular intonations in our speech when we use sarcasm.
@_PJW_
Ай бұрын
5:07 : The Dutch are not stingy. Far from it. We are thrifty. 'Waste not, want not'. And we love the best bang for our buck. Overspending raises eyebrows. 6:59 : as for lack of curtains, we like to let as much light in as possible. And the windows are for us to look outside, not for passers by to look inside. It's none of your business that we my have nothing to hide. Conspicuously looking inside, or even pressing you nose against the window pane like some tourists are apt to do, may get you in trouble in a hurry. There is a fine line between sarcasm and rudeness. The Dutch are often accused of being rude, when in fact being sarcastic. As for the climbing shoes your best response might have been "Meh!" followed by a quick sly smile. The Dutch love pulling each others legs. As for 'poes', it is one of the oldest Dutch words. Meaning 'something soft and fluffy hairy'.
@freudsigmund72
5 ай бұрын
Poes in Dutch means (among other things) female cat Poes in Afrikaans means teef in Dutch (according to google translate) Teef in Dutch means female dog in English strange it goes from female cat to female dog in two translations?
@jaapfolmer7791
5 ай бұрын
😁 Have you gone sailing yet? Learned what a jib is in Dutch?
@00wheelie00
5 ай бұрын
Afrikaans voor knipperlicht is flikkerlig, erg onfortuinlijk voor Nederlanders :D
@ralphvercauteren9267
5 ай бұрын
😀 A lot of Dutch are sarcastic also, but when you do business thenat we tend to be more serious. I think that happened to you in that time. Money is a serious business. 😉 "Poes" has a double meaning, but we tend to use different words to swear. Also, different regions in the Netherlands have different swearwords.
@mormacil
5 ай бұрын
About the open curtains, a common explanation goes back to our calvenist past. Showing off wealth was vain and a sin, you're not supposed to do that. But other people looking into your home and see your wealth? That's on them, not on you. It was a way to show off wealth and feel spiritually pure. It certainly had tracking in the northwest, the Randstad region for example. Undoubtedly there other factors at play, good natural light, the idea of having nothing to hide, low crime, etc. But I do think the theory of showing off wealth is credible. Sarcasm though, we're pretty fluent in. But perhaps the social rules differ a bit of when it's appropriate. Or perhaps there was a mismatch between your delivery and their mindset, who knows. Humor can be hard to parse at the best of times. But sarcastic routines is 100% a known commodity in Dutch humor.
@nlbergsma
5 ай бұрын
I also leave the curtains open, in the summer at least, but there is little wealth to bee seen.....😔
@joren7653
5 ай бұрын
Im 33, and I never had my bike stolen (even though I have lived in Eindhoven, Amersfoort and Utrecht and only the last five years in a smaller village). I didnt know I wasnt really living in the Netherlands all this time ;).
@mvdh877
5 ай бұрын
i'm almost 52 and had my bike stolen 3 times...From now on I will always keep it in the storage room. because I now have an expensive electric bicycle
@wowsephirothwow
5 ай бұрын
😁
@henkvisscher4379
5 ай бұрын
What do you think of the Dutch word; ledikant?
@martebarnard
5 ай бұрын
Haha I think it sounds similar to a dangerous word! Or, in the alternative, sounds like the Afrikaans “predikant” (minister). ☺️
@loonyjax
5 ай бұрын
@@martebarnardpredikant is also the Dutch word for minister (no big surprise there I guess)
@henkvisscher4379
5 ай бұрын
Predikant as a connection with the English word predicament. The problem (predicament) more or less which is foresaid (predikant). Ha,ha😂
@henkvisscher4379
5 ай бұрын
Ledikant is a crib or a (baby)bed
@jeroenvanzwam6991
5 ай бұрын
The dutch do not appreciate sarcasm? Interesting 🤔.... I thought we did....
@robertrijkers4923
5 ай бұрын
sarcasm abundant here.... just depends on who you met probably.
@hanskleinjan
5 ай бұрын
🌹🥰👌🏻🍀🍀🍀
@youtubeurevil
5 ай бұрын
Dont worry about your voice it sounds sexy... I left over organised Netherlands 20 years ago Of course Compared to SA it`s an organised paradise but you will get stifled by it too.. Greetings from a dutch man in the Czech republic... (Lots of bombings going on in Netherlands at the moment be carefull)
@woutvanostaden1299
5 ай бұрын
Ja, als Afrikaans praat is het soms "redelijk" te volgen. Hoe makkelijk is het voor jou om Nederlands te verstaan? Sarcasme can wel werken en er zijn ook zeker wel mensen die het snappen (en die het niet snappen), maar het ligt er ook een beetje aan hoe je het zegt brengt. Met der tijd zul je vanzelf een stijl onwikkelen die wel vaker aanslaat.
@victorvanest8177
5 ай бұрын
TOP
@aadbb9319
4 ай бұрын
😂
@Teslacoil333
5 ай бұрын
💯 💯 💯 😎😎😎
@RustyBumbleBee
5 ай бұрын
Most sun you’ll get in Zeeland, but that’s next to Brabant. Also een Nederlander versta Ek net genoeg afrikaans om jou te verstaan. So 😊❤
@hermenw.huiskamp8555
5 ай бұрын
😊
@SonOftheForest
5 ай бұрын
No the Netherlands is to small to make a difference if you are in the south or the north for more sunshine, it can be some what warmer land inward because of less wind and the coast has the most heavy storms because of being next to the north sea. And i really like sarcasm and i am as Dutch as Dutch gets, so niet iedereen over een kam scheren he 😘
@renekuipers4563
5 ай бұрын
Not true Aardig verschil .hoor.
@ralphm8088
5 ай бұрын
Calvinisten… Study it a bit and you will know the Dutch. Explains the curtains and directness;)
@jaapfolmer7791
5 ай бұрын
Afrikaners are more Calvinist than we Dutch
@gerrylanter8109
4 ай бұрын
I'm Dutch, lived here all my life, and absolutely don't understand this strange habit to leave the curtains open; I doubt there is a rational explanation other than that it is part of Dutch culture (which isn't an explanation, but just an observation). I don't know where it comes from, and it will probably suprise me till the day I die.
@jaapfolmer7791
4 ай бұрын
@@gerrylanter8109 As far as I know it is a hangover from WWII in which people were forced to blind all their windows with black curtains. If any light escaped you could get in trouble with the Nazis and their helpers After the liberation opening the curtains was a sign of freedom
@gerrylanter8109
4 ай бұрын
Might be the reason. But should't that be true for other countries as well?
@Stijn-cm
5 ай бұрын
😀
@ikkedus6255
5 ай бұрын
😄
@paulmertens5522
5 ай бұрын
You posted this 4 days ago. If you're comfortable with the weather we've had, you need not worry at all. The last six months have been the worst 6 months I can remember. It should not be this bad each yar..
@mvdh877
5 ай бұрын
let's hope not I was tired of all that rain after 2 weeks
I always thought people in South Africa speak Dutch
@jbird4478
5 ай бұрын
They speak Afrikaans, which is closely related to Dutch. It's doable to have a conversation with one person speaking Afrikaans and the other Dutch, but it's not like we can fully understand each other when speaking normally.
@AsscherMazzelaar
5 ай бұрын
Of course, its Dutch. that is the origin of the Zuid Afrikaans language
@marcelschellekens6386
5 ай бұрын
wel, sarcasm is spoken in my family, but sarcasm doesn't translate very well.
@MarceldeJong
5 ай бұрын
🙃
@KimberlysYT
4 ай бұрын
I can be quite sarcastic too as a Dutch person but yeah it definitely doesn't land with some people, even though I was obviously joking about it
@kubrabenelli9117
5 ай бұрын
Its funny how most of your positive culture shocks are things dutchies complain about the most
@malvolio01
Ай бұрын
No one stole bikes in the Netherlands until that wonderful “multi-culturalism” took hold.
@1walkgirl
5 ай бұрын
try ledikant😁🤐
@ZoriGraf
2 ай бұрын
So the antiart and money mcd to the art to parties noone
@ypey1
5 ай бұрын
heb je een poes?!
@dutchman7623
5 ай бұрын
Mevrouw, wat heeft U een mooie poes, maar haart ze veel? Vaak borstelen zeker...
@ZoriGraf
2 ай бұрын
So no trust in mulitary politicians no side. No parties no lawyers no police. We xo sumed all 2 month we went damcing but wlse you just reslize it by news and resdonh or sometimed get asked if ypu wamt to buy whiöe worlinh honest
@hfokker9562
5 ай бұрын
sarcasm is spoken a lot but just another way, dus niet zo kattig meer praten over de poes alstublieft 🙂
@Daniel-o7s1f
3 ай бұрын
Did you live in a 3rd world country to, your litteraly from a gated community😂
@martebarnard
3 ай бұрын
One gated community in a country doesn’t make it first world 😉
@Flowerkool
5 ай бұрын
Everything incorrect, but the money. I dislike this characteristic of the Dutch in general, so greedy. By the way, throw that umbrella in the bin. It makes one look like a fool. Water vaporates.
@schiffelers3944
5 ай бұрын
Het kinderliedje: Poesje mauw, is met een puberaal brein zeer dubbel. Poesje mauw, kom eens gauw. Ik heb lekkere melk voor jou.
@Tentoooooo
5 ай бұрын
Donders, ben 49 maar zo had ik het liedje nog niet "eerder bekeken" haha dussss
@cynthiadonkers3709
5 ай бұрын
😊
@silv3rlinE
5 ай бұрын
😁
@vboy63
5 ай бұрын
😄
@888records
5 ай бұрын
If going for a walk during the day surprises you, you will be surprised how many women walk or bike around at night.
@dutchman7623
5 ай бұрын
Yes, especially in student cities. It is safe, but a little bit awareness is advised. And when something happens, it will be on the national news, everyone talks about it, everyone gets angry, though it happens only once or twice a year, over the entire country. So enjoy freedom, but stay safe!
@jsb7975
5 ай бұрын
Maar droge humor en sarcasme zijn nou net twee vaste ingrediënten in Nederland ! 😊❤
@lindaraterink6451
5 ай бұрын
I think she used it in the wrong setting. The salesman was being serious, so he got caught off guard.
@willemdederde6669
5 ай бұрын
Kijk . . . Wat een moed om hier in het Nederlands te schrijven . . . werkelijk een verademing tussen al dat Nodeloze engels.
@doctorjoost
5 ай бұрын
You should watch 'Jiskefet' (meaning 'garbage bin' in Friesian) if you're interested in Dutch humour, whatever that may mean. A couple of my favourite Jiskefet sketches are 'Prostitutie op het platteland', 'Humor op het platteland', and 'Ons genoegen'. Great video by the way. You've given me some interesting insights!
@Guuskje
4 ай бұрын
Loved this video! As a Dutchie it makes me realize (again) that being safe is such a privilege. It gives as the space and time to actually think about mundane things or other priviliged things such as how to spend/to save our money best. Also, loved Zuid Afrika, such a beautiful country.
@FacelessJanus
5 ай бұрын
There is another saying "Trust in God, but lock your bike." (Vertrouw op God, maar zet je fiets op slot.)
@martebarnard
5 ай бұрын
Hahaha I’ll certainly remember that one 😁 (wise words!)
@rgfrank1668
5 ай бұрын
2nd point (Safety), has a lot to do with community or sense of belonging. There are parts of the Netherlands that are less safe than others but as a whole people aren't trying to better themselves at the cost of others. Also I know that there is a lot of talk about bike theft online, but I was born and raised in the Netherlands. Have never lived anywhere else longer than 6 months and never lost my bike.... This most likely also is related to the community u live in. Sarcasm is used often but much, much more between family member, friends, acquittances and colleagues. As for language, I was curious if it would pop-up. Afrikaans is a derivative of Dutch so many words/sounds should be familiar to u. Poes = cat but indeed also vagina or pussy, it all depends on context. I hope u are settling in nicely in this beautiful little country
@victorvanest8177
5 ай бұрын
12p joost klein Nederlandse ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@jackvandersluis1723
5 ай бұрын
Like your video very much, and poes 😂😂
@orangeguppie6897
5 ай бұрын
Double meanings, well, if you are not carefull you can't stop laughing because you say something, normally quite innocent, it can have a double meaning, you can have so much fun with it!!!over nothing strange, just an innocent sentence. 😂😂😂😂. Thanks, i loved your reaction! Tot ziens en groetjes vanuit het dorp Klaaswaal in de Hoeksche waard, niet zo ver weg van Brabant, de provincie Zuid Holland. Bye!!!
@hansblom5881
5 ай бұрын
welkom to the Netherlands how you have a good life here oo and dont worry we do have sarcasm here :P
@raffaguitars
5 ай бұрын
I think you are wrong on the sarcasm part, you will find out once you live here a bit longer. Sarcasm is bigger in the north..
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