Not downplaying this man’s experience, but my family never experienced any racial issues in Belgium and we’ve been there quite a few times since we are from the Netherlands the Northern neighbors. The Danes I would describe as reserved, not the same as unfriendly. I can see how they come across like that from an American perspective. The Dutch are seen as direct, but that doesn’t mean they are out to insult everyone. These countries are among the most safe in the world, so don’t let these videos discourage you to see for yourself.
There are quite some more astrixes to the Dutch directness, things like the traditionally protestant areas being more direct than the traditionally Catholic areas, the cities being preserved as rude by the rest of the country too and people being rather reserved regarding bragging and showing off.
Lots of people outside North America dont really like Americans. Mainly as Americans are known to be annoying and loud, and most countries he's talked about in the video are very reserved same as most of Europe and Asia.
Exactly, he's speaking as an American tourist. I'm Scottish and have visited most of these places and have found the people very welcoming and excited to meet me as a Scottish person. The same does not hold true for Americans, most people have had their fill of them before theyve ever met them due to their government's overreach and the fact that their pop culture permeates everywhere whether we want it to or not
Argentina is the friendliest place I have ever travelled to. Genuinely kind and helpful people, I was shocked how amazing they were. We were at a winebar and a beggar came to ask us for money, after we said no the bartender walked over and gave him a bowl of food for him to take with him. Highly compassionate and educated people on average, they do not deserve their economic situation it makes me sad honestly.
Yeah, what he said about China is quite accurate from my experiences as well 😢 What he said about Danes is very common opinion, especially among Danes. It becomes a very big hurdle when trying to integrate permanently, since while it is apparently very easy to make good-day friends and drinking buddies, it is next to impossible to break into their already established inner circles of true friendships. This is not just for foreigners, but for other Danes as well An important point about the Nordic countries to know, is that while it is absolutely not common for people to strike up smalltalk, greet strangers or talk loudly in public spaces you are absolutely allowed and expected to do it with people you actually know and are friends with! Some Finns for example are super chatty, "bubbly", touchy (hugs etc) and will talk your ears off if you allow them to, however, they will limit it to people they know, regular customers, workmates etc However, even with them, they usually talk about something relevant and interesting to both, not just repeating empty phrases just for the sake of talking
This man is so annoying, 3 countries he mentioned are extremely rich so they dont care about tourists (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg) and yes reserved but they are not racist... maybe the students where too loud in expressing themself or whatever... something Belgians dont like. I've seen this guy bullying Belgium for some time now and other traveling channels are picking it up becouse hey "why do the work yourself if you can copy from an other channel" and that is a shame becouse Belgium is such a lovely country to visit.
Luxemburg is so rich that all restaurants and bars are run by personnel, mainly Portuguese. But I don't think it's because they are Portuguese, just that they are doing a working job and that is different if the owners themselves run the business. Same for the tourist center of Brussels. They are most middle-eastern , Romanian and Bulgarian personnel working there. If you want to know more about the people from any country, you have to get out of your comfort zone and visit random places. Even small towns in Belgium have cosy market places, medieval towers and old City halls. And very relaxing café's on walking and biking routes. You will soon find out how different the people are than what this guy is talking about.
Whatever Wolter says tek it with a huge huge pinch of salt, usually you cannot stereotype a countries inhabitants on one or two interactions, just met the wrong people at the wrong time in the wrong place. But hey that's life.
As a polite, 1.9m tall US type, I have never encountered anyone, anywhere, who treated me in an unfriendly fashion. Japan was a bit weird, but I'm not sure either we, or the Japanese, can help it.
The local populations in Spanish tourist locations are becoming negative to tourists. They find it hard to find places to live as property owners make more money for tourists forcing locals to find homes further away and then having large travel expenses themselves. What were nice quiet nice places to live are now filled with thousands of people, mostly foreign.
I think this dude has experienced what most of the world thinks about specifically American tourists and not their general issues Also Germany is a very friendly place in my (Scottish) experience
I don't agree about Denmark. I am Swedish and I have been in Denmark a couple of times and in my experience the Danish people is generally happy and friendly. I cannot say anything about the other countries mentioned here because I have never been there.
I don't agree with his list. Belgium, esp. Brussels have a very high rate of POC and different cultures, So racism is very unlikely. there. Really dangerous for foreigners is Eastern Germany (except Berlin), we made bad experiences in Rostock (at the Baltic Sea). In general the people in northern Europe don't like small talk as much as the Americans, they could feel annoyed.
Belgium is quite reserved and the service in places like restaurants can be received as a bit unfriendly, but rasist attacks are not a thing. I expect there are two possible reasons for the experience, either his students were rude/loud, to which Belgians tent to react with being unfriendly too, or he mistook certain cultural fenomena, either the humor or them more frequently using the equivalent of negro in Dutch due to the word for black meaning nazi in Flemish.
I was in Fulda in Hessen Germany on a conference and I stopped a young woman to ask in english how to go to a certain place but she just whent around me with no answer. That happend with a couple of more people. My guess was that they didn't speak english. Back at the conference I asked one of our german hosts and got the answer that everybody learn english in school and that the problem was me. She said I talked too good english so they was afraid to answer and expose they didn't. I was told to speak very poor english next time I had to ask for directions and it really did. I got answers.
@@bjorreb7487 A month is a long time, the basics could have been learnt. The bare minimum could have been done, I don't wish to argue though so have a wonderful day and God bless you and yours.
Good to see you back, hope you are well : ) Yeah, China is like the US "every man for themselves" on steroids. Granted, I haven't been there for ten years, but it's anarchy. People literally stepping over each other.
Denmark? From a Swedish perspective, they seem more open more caring and more friendly. So I was suprised. Maybe he never been in Norway, Sweden or Finland. We are way more reserved and less caring to strangers imo. Now, I will say my experience with Americans are they are very friendly and open, but way too loud for a Swede and way too open. They also seem very ignorant about the world, and other cultures. This is cultural differences, thats all. In america maybe its common to scream half your words or to not know the capital of Germany, in Europe, in Northern europe, its not common. So I think there are no unfriendly countries just cultural differences.
As a Swede myself I disagree and second the video. It's true that Danes are open and friendly but only to the in-group. Like the video says they aren't actively unfriendly.. they just don't care unless you are in their inner circle. BTW I know he's been to all the Nordic countries.. the video was even shot from Finland.
@@jonasfermefors My experience is different from his, been to Denmark many times, most of the time I have not been in their circle. Still they have been very friendly and open. Compared that to when I go to Finland and everyone gives you that bad look, and you feel not welcomed and think that they dislike you because you’re swedish. Thats my experience.
@@33d672 🤣OK, I'll give you that the Finns aren't all that easy. I don't feel I get a "bad look" but getting them to say more than yes or no is a battle.. unless they are drunk.
@@herrbonk3635have you never heard the phrase "One man's meat is another man's poison", if not look it up, if I use a word that in your culture is offensive, does not mean such word is offensive in another culture.
@@Tony-c7z9t If you don't care about other people (say like our neighbours, the Danes, are portrayed here), that's per definition being unfriendly to them. I.e. not wanting to be (like) friends.
This guy's been so desperate for clicks on his stale UA-cam Travel channel that he's been trolling with his negative clickbatey videos for a while now...
Not downplaying this man’s experience, but my family never experienced any racial issues in Belgium and we’ve been there quite a few times since we are from the Netherlands the Northern neighbors. The Danes I would describe as reserved, not the same as unfriendly. I can see how they come across like that from an American perspective. The Dutch are seen as direct, but that doesn’t mean they are out to insult everyone. These countries are among the most safe in the world, so don’t let these videos discourage you to see for yourself.
There are quite some more astrixes to the Dutch directness, things like the traditionally protestant areas being more direct than the traditionally Catholic areas, the cities being preserved as rude by the rest of the country too and people being rather reserved regarding bragging and showing off.
Volgens mij hadden we al last van overtoerisme, dus je hoeft het ook weer niet aan te moedigen.😂
Lots of people outside North America dont really like Americans. Mainly as Americans are known to be annoying and loud, and most countries he's talked about in the video are very reserved same as most of Europe and Asia.
Exactly, he's speaking as an American tourist. I'm Scottish and have visited most of these places and have found the people very welcoming and excited to meet me as a Scottish person. The same does not hold true for Americans, most people have had their fill of them before theyve ever met them due to their government's overreach and the fact that their pop culture permeates everywhere whether we want it to or not
Argentina is the friendliest place I have ever travelled to. Genuinely kind and helpful people, I was shocked how amazing they were. We were at a winebar and a beggar came to ask us for money, after we said no the bartender walked over and gave him a bowl of food for him to take with him. Highly compassionate and educated people on average, they do not deserve their economic situation it makes me sad honestly.
Yeah, what he said about China is quite accurate from my experiences as well 😢
What he said about Danes is very common opinion, especially among Danes. It becomes a very big hurdle when trying to integrate permanently, since while it is apparently very easy to make good-day friends and drinking buddies, it is next to impossible to break into their already established inner circles of true friendships. This is not just for foreigners, but for other Danes as well
An important point about the Nordic countries to know, is that while it is absolutely not common for people to strike up smalltalk, greet strangers or talk loudly in public spaces you are absolutely allowed and expected to do it with people you actually know and are friends with!
Some Finns for example are super chatty, "bubbly", touchy (hugs etc) and will talk your ears off if you allow them to, however, they will limit it to people they know, regular customers, workmates etc
However, even with them, they usually talk about something relevant and interesting to both, not just repeating empty phrases just for the sake of talking
This man is so annoying, 3 countries he mentioned are extremely rich so they dont care about tourists (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg) and yes reserved but they are not racist... maybe the students where too loud in expressing themself or whatever... something Belgians dont like. I've seen this guy
bullying Belgium for some time now and other traveling channels are picking it up becouse hey "why do the work yourself if you can copy from an other channel" and that is a shame becouse Belgium is such a lovely country to visit.
Luxemburg is so rich that all restaurants and bars are run by personnel, mainly Portuguese. But I don't think it's because they are Portuguese, just that they are doing a working job and that is different if the owners themselves run the business.
Same for the tourist center of Brussels. They are most middle-eastern , Romanian and Bulgarian personnel working there.
If you want to know more about the people from any country, you have to get out of your comfort zone and visit random places.
Even small towns in Belgium have cosy market places, medieval towers and old City halls. And very relaxing café's on walking and biking routes.
You will soon find out how different the people are than what this guy is talking about.
To be honest I think his experience is that of an American tourist, largely considered to be amongst the worst tourists in the world.
@@RockinDave1 Maybe not just him. But Americans think that a fake smile and fake interest (hello, how are you...) is more friendly.
Whatever Wolter says tek it with a huge huge pinch of salt, usually you cannot stereotype a countries inhabitants on one or two interactions, just met the wrong people at the wrong time in the wrong place. But hey that's life.
As a polite, 1.9m tall US type, I have never encountered anyone, anywhere, who treated me in an unfriendly fashion. Japan was a bit weird, but I'm not sure either we, or the Japanese, can help it.
every country have all sorts of people , it depends to whom you are talking to , racism you can find everywhere in the world , in every country ,
The local populations in Spanish tourist locations are becoming negative to tourists. They find it hard to find places to live as property owners make more money for tourists forcing locals to find homes further away and then having large travel expenses themselves. What were nice quiet nice places to live are now filled with thousands of people, mostly foreign.
I think this dude has experienced what most of the world thinks about specifically American tourists and not their general issues
Also Germany is a very friendly place in my (Scottish) experience
Your most welcome here in Denmark, don`t listing to this Man, he seems like a half empty guy.
It's not "unfriendly" to be reserved and to not jump at the neck of perfect strangers!
I live in Denmark and it's just fine with friendly people
I don't agree about Denmark. I am Swedish and I have been in Denmark a couple of times and in my experience the Danish people is generally happy and friendly. I cannot say anything about the other countries mentioned here because I have never been there.
I don't agree with his list. Belgium, esp. Brussels have a very high rate of POC and different cultures, So racism is very unlikely. there. Really dangerous for foreigners is Eastern Germany (except Berlin), we made bad experiences in Rostock (at the Baltic Sea). In general the people in northern Europe don't like small talk as much as the Americans, they could feel annoyed.
That man what a total bullshit
Belgium is quite reserved and the service in places like restaurants can be received as a bit unfriendly, but rasist attacks are not a thing. I expect there are two possible reasons for the experience, either his students were rude/loud, to which Belgians tent to react with being unfriendly too, or he mistook certain cultural fenomena, either the humor or them more frequently using the equivalent of negro in Dutch due to the word for black meaning nazi in Flemish.
I was in Fulda in Hessen Germany on a conference and I stopped a young woman to ask in english how to go to a certain place but she just whent around me with no answer. That happend with a couple of more people. My guess was that they didn't speak english. Back at the conference I asked one of our german hosts and got the answer that everybody learn english in school and that the problem was me. She said I talked too good english so they was afraid to answer and expose they didn't. I was told to speak very poor english next time I had to ask for directions and it really did. I got answers.
Speaking/ learning a little of the language of the country you're visiting helps. It's basic respect for the people of said country.
@@SophieMitchell-b24 I didn't have the time. 4 weeks before they told me we was going there to have our conference.
@@bjorreb7487 A month is a long time, the basics could have been learnt. The bare minimum could have been done, I don't wish to argue though so have a wonderful day and God bless you and yours.
This guy is so annoying that I would be unfriendly too.
Haha! Why? Because he tends to end every sentence with "okey"?
Good to see you back, hope you are well : ) Yeah, China is like the US "every man for themselves" on steroids. Granted, I haven't been there for ten years, but it's anarchy. People literally stepping over each other.
Thank You 😍
As long as you pay your Danegeld in Denmark everything will be fine.
Denmark? From a Swedish perspective, they seem more open more caring and more friendly. So I was suprised. Maybe he never been in Norway, Sweden or Finland. We are way more reserved and less caring to strangers imo.
Now, I will say my experience with Americans are they are very friendly and open, but way too loud for a Swede and way too open. They also seem very ignorant about the world, and other cultures. This is cultural differences, thats all. In america maybe its common to scream half your words or to not know the capital of Germany, in Europe, in Northern europe, its not common. So I think there are no unfriendly countries just cultural differences.
As a Swede myself I disagree and second the video. It's true that Danes are open and friendly but only to the in-group. Like the video says they aren't actively unfriendly.. they just don't care unless you are in their inner circle. BTW I know he's been to all the Nordic countries.. the video was even shot from Finland.
@@jonasfermefors My experience is different from his, been to Denmark many times, most of the time I have not been in their circle. Still they have been very friendly and open. Compared that to when I go to Finland and everyone gives you that bad look, and you feel not welcomed and think that they dislike you because you’re swedish. Thats my experience.
@@33d672 🤣OK, I'll give you that the Finns aren't all that easy. I don't feel I get a "bad look" but getting them to say more than yes or no is a battle.. unless they are drunk.
You are welcom in my dream in Denmark, and we are not racists.
Maybe in your past life you were from Denmark at least thats what i think when u feel an attachement with a place you have never been to 🤷🏻♀️
Hi from Denmark 🇩🇰😁👋
This is cultural differences not unfrendly. Wtf
So if I call you something rude, that's just personal differences, not being unfriendly.
@@herrbonk3635have you never heard the phrase "One man's meat is another man's poison", if not look it up, if I use a word that in your culture is offensive, does not mean such word is offensive in another culture.
@@Tony-c7z9t If you don't care about other people (say like our neighbours, the Danes, are portrayed here), that's per definition being unfriendly to them. I.e. not wanting to be (like) friends.
Please come visit us in Denmark.
I promise you that we'll be a friendly and welcoming people.
This guy's been so desperate for clicks on his stale UA-cam Travel channel that he's been trolling with his negative clickbatey videos for a while now...
Odd that number 2 is rated #2 despite the fact that China banned black people from Mc Donald's during covid.
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