The Dutch concept the world NEEDS to know about.

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  • As an American living in the Netherlands, I can say with confidence that this one Dutch concept has changed my life in small and big ways. It is one of my favorite things about Dutch culture.
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  • @Whistler4u
    @Whistler4u 9 місяців тому +1

    It's usually already too late if someone says "Laten we het wel gezellig houden".

  • @andyhorvath6630
    @andyhorvath6630 9 місяців тому +49

    Gezellig can refer to two major factors, the people you are with and having a good time with, and the surroundings, the furnishings of a café or a home can also be gezellig. As half Dutch/Hungarian I can speak nine languages but the only language I know has an equivalent for the word “gezellig” is Hungarian: “hangulatos”. It’s all about atmosphere and feeling good, cozy and happy 😊

    • @okkietrooy6841
      @okkietrooy6841 9 місяців тому +6

      If for example furniture is called gezellig, it is about the furniture is inviting nice interactions.
      Furniture in a fast food restaurant is not gezellig. The meeting with friends in a fast food restaurant can be gezellig. Super modern, design furniture made from glass and metal, coloured white does not look gezellig.
      A room looks gezellig if for example thers are warm colors, cushions, plants, wooden furniture. All giving you a feeling if cozyness, being hugged, comfortable

    • @phaelox
      @phaelox 9 місяців тому +5

      The Danish also have a word for "gezellig", it's hygge/hyggelig. I thought it was just the Danish, I didn't know about the Hungarian version, that's interesting!
      Edit: I commented before watching, hygge was already mentioned (:

    • @treintje1001
      @treintje1001 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes, but the key factor is interaction with others. The environmental surroundings can be cosy and warm, and that helps a lot, but it will never be 'gezellig' when you are alone. On the other hand a bunch of friends can have a real 'gezellig' time even when the environment is cold and sterile. So yes, there are two factors, but one only supports the other. The key ingredient is enjoying the company of the people you are with and enjoying the athmosphere that is created by being together.

    • @coraschaos1
      @coraschaos1 9 місяців тому +3

      @@treintje1001 I totally disagree with you ;) When I'm alone at home with a table lamp, a book and a cup of coffee, I can enjoy it intensely! Supergezellig! As an introvert I avoid people as much as possible because company wears me out. For me, contrary to how you experience it, gezelligheid takes place indoors without other people.

  • @MarcovanderDrift1
    @MarcovanderDrift1 8 місяців тому +1

    Ik vond het een gezellige aflevering en je kijkt er ook zo gezellig bij :)

  • @kleinemonnik
    @kleinemonnik 9 місяців тому

    Imagine a big storm. Dikes break, the land is flooded. You managed together with your wife and the neighbors to get to the roof. You managed to get a flask of coffee with you, a neighbor brought a big blanket, your wife managed to get a few cookies and another neighbor brought a kazoo. Lightning strikes at a nearby tree, and while the bottom is underwater, the top lights up. The rain is still pooring, there is loud noise from the storm, there is the risk of the entire building burning down due to that tree on fire and the streets are deep below the water level. But you four are sitting on the roof, under a blanket, with coffee and cookies, and even some music. This is totally gezellig.

  • @Cazlo
    @Cazlo 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid basically boils down to mutually shared coziness.

  • @tonyoffermans3676
    @tonyoffermans3676 8 місяців тому +4

    "Sweep under the rug" = "Onder het tapijt vegen" I love how expressions in Dutch and English survived the ages and are literally still the same. There are 1000 examples.

  • @wingedyera
    @wingedyera 7 місяців тому

    For me, the epitomy of Gezelligheid is the celebration of Sinterklaas evening. The gathering of friends or family, snacking on seasonal food while the weather outside sucks, having a drink and a laugh at a good natured ribbing in some kind of poem or surprise. It represents love to me in a funky kind of way.

  • @AlexK-yr2th
    @AlexK-yr2th 9 місяців тому +1

    Nice video and a nice positive vibe on things. Please keep that up, that is why I started following you.

  • @bobosims1848
    @bobosims1848 9 місяців тому +47

    Hi Ava, I think you got what gezelligheid means to us. And from the way you so easily integrate a word as Dutch as 'gezelligheid' in your English speech, I suspect that your mastery of the Dutch language is absolutely phenomenal, because you pronounce it very naturally.
    The Dutch word 'asociaal', by the way, is much closer to the English concept of 'anti-social' than it is to 'asocial'. What we call 'asociaal', is usually more like an active attempt to break with social behavior, to deliberately tick people off because you just don't frigging care about what they think or feel.

  • @WilliamsWorldView
    @WilliamsWorldView 9 місяців тому +78

    Well, "gezellig" is kinda easy to break down. A "gezel" is a companion. And words ending on "lig" describe something that is "like something, but not the same" Like, "borstelig", which means "like a brush, or brushy". So, if you'd literally translate "gezellig" I'd say its "companionny.. It's the feeling you have, like you would have when you're spending time with a companion/friend/family.

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 9 місяців тому +7

      Geselligkeit
      in Deutsch.
      Gemütlichkeit.

    • @jasper221176
      @jasper221176 9 місяців тому

      Almost...we also say , that looks Gezellig.

    • @jasper221176
      @jasper221176 9 місяців тому

      And a other strange saying....the weather was not so Gezellig..Way of saying sarcastic, the weather was Sh!t😅

    • @christianyepme7527
      @christianyepme7527 9 місяців тому

      Eva you are a gezellige babbelkous.(i can imagine your wife/girlfriend likes that ,but maybe not while having breakfast😅)
      I noticed you speak some Dutch and i didn't hear any accent ,impresief 👀

  • @reiniervanderwal2223
    @reiniervanderwal2223 9 місяців тому +11

    Klopt helemaal, Ava. Het gevoel op je gemak, ontspannen, tussen andere mensen te zijn die ook relaxen, met geen andere bedoeling dat vriendelijk en leuk samen de tijd door te brengen. Echt gezellig!

  • @MasticinaAkicta
    @MasticinaAkicta 9 місяців тому +1

    Yup, dutch here, sometimes you don't need a reason. You just go out, drink some coffee or tea with a friend. Talk about small stuff, then go home. Has it changed the world or created huge movements? No! But, it is a small nice moment to be together.
    And the best part, you can do anything with this. Because it is just a small being together. "Lets go have a drink" ... sure. No need to stay for super long, plan a whole night/day around this. No, this just happens.

  • @esiebring7436
    @esiebring7436 9 місяців тому +5

    I think the petunia's on the bridge add to gezelligheid on the streets. They weren't put in a fancy basket or anything, they're basically just cheap and durable flowers, but they make you wanna hang out on the street and make you smile more readily.

    • @dustylong
      @dustylong 9 місяців тому

      I was searching for this comment 😅 If you, or anyone, wouldn't have made it, I would have 😁

  • @ruudvanwuyckhuise6519
    @ruudvanwuyckhuise6519 9 місяців тому +26

    We are proud to have a person like you around us. xx

  • @nightgoblin29
    @nightgoblin29 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid for me means "a fun time"

  • @LaReganto
    @LaReganto 9 місяців тому

    Watching tv on the couch can be really gezellig. Depens with who you're watching tv.

  • @liesbethdevries4986
    @liesbethdevries4986 9 місяців тому

    Born and raised Dutch, I have a theory: the German verb "gesellen" means "to join" that neologized into the Dutch adjective "gezellig" 😊

  • @mountainmarc1972
    @mountainmarc1972 9 місяців тому +101

    I am dutch and like gezelligheid but when I go to Greece and see big families dining together and having a lot of fun I think, wat gezellig. I think gezelligheid exists in all of Europe and all of the world, but maybe we just have a special word for it

    • @lucashouben6081
      @lucashouben6081 9 місяців тому +12

      Yeah that’s exactly what I thought! The rest of the world just doesn’t have a word for it. Maar gezelligheid is met vrienden chillen maar gezelligheid is ook op volle terassen zitten en mensen kijken en gewoon gezellig kletsen en luisteren naar de mensen om je heen.

    • @lucashouben6081
      @lucashouben6081 9 місяців тому +11

      I don’t know why I went from english to dutch.

    • @Anoalekontrieger
      @Anoalekontrieger 9 місяців тому +12

      ​@@lucashouben6081ik had eerst niet in de gaten waarom ik zo raar tegen jouw reactie aan keek haha. Maar nice sometimes you automatically switch between Engels en Nederlands and you have it niet in de gaten 😂

    • @lucashouben6081
      @lucashouben6081 9 місяців тому +8

      @@Anoalekontrieger Ja my answer was a bit crazy henkie en liep completely in de soep!😂

    • @paulbeaucuse2092
      @paulbeaucuse2092 9 місяців тому +1

      @@lucashouben6081 Yeah, you have it everywhere in Europe, but I just love to all those young people drinking bottles of beers, wine or shots, bluetooth loudspeakers or their own guitars and partying nearly every night in Maastricht, also during the week. The Dutch seem to always be partying, taking their lives easy, takes it by the day. Sometimes, early morning we really smell the alcohol at work, but since phones don't spread smell, nobody cares. That is why I prefer the Netherlands over the Scandinavian countries, there everything was more strict and stiff.

  • @RichardJucewicz
    @RichardJucewicz 2 місяці тому

    "gezellig" is the adjective of "gezel" which means companion. so you could say it is the experience of making the most out of being in company with someone or a group.

  • @michelrosier468
    @michelrosier468 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid is when you are in a situation when there's a overal good positive atmospfere .. that, captured in 1 word.

  • @QuartzNL
    @QuartzNL 9 місяців тому

    The keyword is, of course "gezel", or "metgezel" - which means companion. So "gezelligheid" is intertwined with "companionship". "Cuddle up with friends", basically.

  • @Natascha1979
    @Natascha1979 9 місяців тому +1

    This makes me miss the Netherlands so much…

  • @BrianDickens4
    @BrianDickens4 9 місяців тому +1

    Without seeing the video or reading the reactions, I knew it would be about "gezelligheid". 😄

  • @Hadewijch_
    @Hadewijch_ Місяць тому

    Gezelligheid is a relaxed and warm feeling you get in a surrounding or an experience or a group with a pleasant atmosphere or good vibe where everything feels right” It comes with a sense of belonging, right there right then, which you don’t want to leave.
    It could be all by yourself at home reading a good book with your cat on your lap and drinking tea. It could be a walk with a loved one in nature. It could be with friends having a drink in the pub. It could be with 70,000 people on a music festival in summer. There are countless times to use the word gezellig.
    Gezelligheid is quite simmilar to hygge. But “uhyggelig” does not directly translate into “ongezellig”. “Uhyggelig” means something like creepy or scary. “Ongezellig” just means the absence of “gezelligheid” and not necessarily something awful.

  • @micheltibon6552
    @micheltibon6552 9 місяців тому

    Come visit the Borneo tuin on the Java-eiland during a sunny day. You will get the concept "gezellig' on one of Amsterdam's gezelligste plekjes.

  • @alettejurgens2883
    @alettejurgens2883 9 місяців тому

    Heel leuk blog!! ❤

  • @stephenkurz4869
    @stephenkurz4869 5 місяців тому

    "Pick a restaurant with half decent food..." Haha! In my experience that's a challenge in itself!

  • @tonyoffermans3676
    @tonyoffermans3676 8 місяців тому

    Spot on, gezellig to me means having a good time with people having a good time. That basically covers it.

  • @jeannettevandelft3021
    @jeannettevandelft3021 9 місяців тому

    Warm and cozy winter is called “knus” and indeed, gezellig is way more than that. Compliments on your pronunciation ❤

  • @saranbhatia8809
    @saranbhatia8809 9 місяців тому

    We are social beings and that's a good thing which keeps us vibrant and adding delight to the city ....and the city responds accordingly!

  • @vlndfee6481
    @vlndfee6481 9 місяців тому

    Gezellig.... it is always ..
    Being together with others
    And the atmosfere is harmonisch,
    Happy, relaxt.

  • @DreadX10
    @DreadX10 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid = a relaxed good time shared with others

  • @BlueStarDragon
    @BlueStarDragon 9 місяців тому

    So glad to hear your life has improved. 😇
    En je klinkt echt als een Nederlandse. Zonder accent!👍🏻

  • @nelsvantoor5159
    @nelsvantoor5159 9 місяців тому

    "Cozy Companionship" Would be a nice translation of the concept, I think.

  • @elzinga87
    @elzinga87 9 місяців тому +1

    the videoclip of Wham with last christmas is the embodiment of ''gezeligheid''

  • @BrazenNL
    @BrazenNL 9 місяців тому +13

    A couple of days ago, I was outside and the weather was beautiful. I was walking the dog and decided to sit down on the grassy area next to a ditch, enjoying the sun. Didn't take long before someone asked me if she could join me. She gave me an iced coffee as she'd just been to the grocery store. We ended up talking a bit, and after a while she stood up and said: thanks, that was gezellig. Never met her before, and I'm not sure I'll ever see her again.
    I think we like to enjoy the little things, like that. It doesn't have to be with a group. One other person can make it gezellig.
    E: What the heck? I didn't watch your video yet and I see people doing exactly that! 🤣

    • @DutchAmericano
      @DutchAmericano  9 місяців тому

      What a lovely story! Sounds wonderful

  • @ricardoebbers5154
    @ricardoebbers5154 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣəˈzɛləxɛit] ( listen)) is a Dutch word which, depending on context, can be translated as 'conviviality', 'coziness', 'fun'.

  • @Crespwnian
    @Crespwnian Місяць тому

    haha funny to see you walking around my neighborhood in the opening segment of the video, i agree with how you explained the word and general concept of "gezellig/gezelligheid".
    Which is often indeed reduced to people simply calling it cozy which just doesn't encompass the full scope of the word, as for example a venue/location of a get together might not be generally very cozy at all in it's setting or look... but it most definitely could still be....GEZELLIG

  • @DanMarksman
    @DanMarksman 9 місяців тому

    Your pronaunciation of "hygge" was spot on. 100% like a native dane.

  • @Jacques.dAnjou
    @Jacques.dAnjou 9 місяців тому +14

    You pronounce it so well! It's basically a one word for: relaxing and enjoying each other's company. Right?

    • @astridbrouwer3465
      @astridbrouwer3465 9 місяців тому +3

      There's more then that. Coming in a room or even a cafe or restaurant it can look ' gezellig' too! An overall sensor of well-being... In Dutch, beetje ouderwets: een algeheel gevoel van welbehagen.

    • @Jacques.dAnjou
      @Jacques.dAnjou 9 місяців тому

      @@astridbrouwer3465 true, yes.

  • @treintje1001
    @treintje1001 9 місяців тому

    People always seem to have difficuties in explaining wat "gezellig" means or how it translates. I think it is not that difficult at all. The word "gezellig" contains the word "gezel", which translates to "companion". So that already gives away what it is all about: enjoying each other's companionship. So yes, basically it means something like "having a nice time together". And yes, a cosy athmosphere does contribute a lot, but the basic meaning is more about companionship and socializing than cosyness. I think you explained it well.

  • @BobWitlox
    @BobWitlox 9 місяців тому +8

    Gezelligheid is more of a mood, a state of mind. Maybe hygge is more related to knus in Dutch. Anyway, you seem to grasp gezelligheid perfectly.

  • @jannetteberends8730
    @jannetteberends8730 9 місяців тому +31

    From the beginning you were intrigued by gezelligheid. It’s difficult to pin it down. But all the comments together may deliver a proxy. Here’s my first thoughts about gezelligheid:
    Gezellig implies others. Most of the time people, but cats are also great. And it’s feeling safe, feeling no pressure, and lighthearted. And sometimes also a physique well being.
    Maybe you can write a book about it.
    Edit: just thought about the paintings, on lot of old dutch paintings people are doing something gezellig. So it’s old.

  • @1957mattes
    @1957mattes 9 місяців тому

    It's nice to follow you again. And that is what the word conviviality exactly means. Companions(gezellen) is an old word for I'm going with you. I vergezel( accompany) you means I go with you. And that is fun. We are on the same page. Fun can also be during work or during a flight with strangers (new acquaintances). Conviviality is where there are pleasant companions (accommodating).

  • @Siranoxz
    @Siranoxz 9 місяців тому

    Gezellig / having a good time

  • @italorossid
    @italorossid 9 місяців тому +3

    "Acogedor" is an adjective in Spanish that gets close to the idea the way the Dutch use gezelligheid. Applies not just to the atmosphere, but people and activities.

  • @viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536
    @viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 9 місяців тому +2

    I don't need people around me to feel gezellig. A good glass of scotch, my pets around me, listening to my records and burning some candles. Gezellig!!

    • @BrianDickens4
      @BrianDickens4 9 місяців тому

      Often it feels even more "gezellig" when it's a typical Dutch rainy day in the fall and you're "gezellig" at home relaxing. 🙂

  • @johnalexander8682
    @johnalexander8682 9 місяців тому

    Chapeau: the words you pronounce in Dutch sound Dutch without an accent. Do you dare to do a video entirely in Dutch?

  • @hannekezijlmans6578
    @hannekezijlmans6578 9 місяців тому +2

    You got it quite right!
    One thing to add which some people wouldn't get from this video, gezelligheid isn't necessarily an extravert thing. Introverts could for instance have a very 'gezellig' afternoon by sitting besides eachother and reading books. Having tea and cookies (one cookie if you're really doing the Dutch thing), not talking much, just enjoying eachothers company.
    To the introvert, that feels just as 'gezellig' as a loud party would to the extravert.
    I love how this 'gezelligheid' thing is open to anyone, no matter their personal preferences. Everyone can have a 'gezellig' time in their own way and most people make an effort to be 'gezellig' towards other people around them. It's tuning in to what the people who are with you enjoy and enjoying it together. ❤

  • @belgiansurealism5865
    @belgiansurealism5865 9 місяців тому

    Dat was gezellig!

  • @ewoutbuhler5217
    @ewoutbuhler5217 9 місяців тому

    I think you got it. Gezelligheid is not the environment, gezelligheid is like a communal state of mind. Sure we do all kinds of tweaks to get a supportive environment, but it's all about the community. It's about being inclusive and respectful and tolerant. Any group of friends, coworkers or whatever will have a set or more that would never get along just as a set, but as a group you keep it gezellig. You do not act, but simply put the group spirit above your own tiny issues you might have with one or two in the group. It's not hypocritical, it's being able to get over yourself and just have a good time. I think the one thing that might stop many US people from that gezelligheid is the overly present competitiveness. As a social construct, gezelligheid and competitiveness could be considered opposites. But having said this, we can have a very good time, very gezellig, just playing board games. And if we play board games we love to win! So it's never black and white, it's nuanced, but we don't go overboard, we keep it... gezellig!
    And the notion of gezellig is certainly not the same for every Dutch person. Take the concept of Carnaval, mainly done in the South. Many people consider this the ultimate gezelligheid while others perceive this as horrific. It's also part of gezelligheid: live and let live.
    BTW: if you want to compare gezellig to something Scandinavian, try the Swedish concept of Fika. Fika usually is afternoon drinks and sweets, but the social function of Fika, being out there with friends, much more resembles the concept of gezellig that hygge, the Danish act referring to a smaller group or family having a cozy, more enclosed time. But I could be wrong there as I have never consciously shared any Hygge activity.

  • @flederflick
    @flederflick 8 місяців тому +1

    The way you discribe Hygge is more like the dutch "knus" it think. Like your videos a lot.

  • @dickbruinsma
    @dickbruinsma 9 місяців тому

    Maybe somebody already said this, but the word gezelligheid has the word 'gezel' in it, which is an old word for friend, or moren in general someone you're together with.

  • @SwirlingSoul
    @SwirlingSoul 9 місяців тому +1

    Gezellig comes from old dutch. Gezel, means partner or companion. So partnerish or companionish... comes close to companionship. Happy companionship is gezellig.
    I am old. ;-))

  • @RFGfotografie
    @RFGfotografie 9 місяців тому

    I LOVE Gezelligheid!

  • @lilly6766
    @lilly6766 9 місяців тому +6

    Hi fromDenmark
    "Hygge" was spot on!!! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @InfiniteCyclus
    @InfiniteCyclus 9 місяців тому +29

    Gezelligheid is the feeling of coziness, not only on the couch, but also in public. It's the feeling you have when you're having a nice get-together with friends and you feel appreciated and comradery. It's an expression of friendship for that moment.

    • @floriskoot4210
      @floriskoot4210 9 місяців тому +1

      well said.

    • @InfiniteCyclus
      @InfiniteCyclus 9 місяців тому +2

      @@floriskoot4210 I also like the explanation I saw someone else give in the comments on this video, and that was that 'gezel' or 'metgezel' are old-fashioned words for companion or partner.

    • @floriskoot4210
      @floriskoot4210 9 місяців тому

      @@InfiniteCyclus Your tagname suits you. ;) That adds depth.

    • @SUMERUP
      @SUMERUP 9 місяців тому +1

      You forget the time.. isn't that great?! ! You feel enriched afterwards.. it's like having time entirely for yourself with others.. and then you've forgotten all the problems in the world.. amazing.. no psychiatric talk can beat that😅 13:32 at😅

  • @fritskoning9927
    @fritskoning9927 9 місяців тому

    Nou ik zo zeggen de spijker op zijn kop of anders gezegd You nailed it

  • @frankgeurts3912
    @frankgeurts3912 9 місяців тому

    Actually the sitcom Friends was a very gezellige sitcom

  • @frdml01
    @frdml01 9 місяців тому

    And then you have your "bruine cafétjes", (little brown café's).
    Traditonal "gezellige" café's with an authentic dark, Dutch interior, wooden furniture and bar, cloths on small tables, lights low, smell of coffee.

  • @donaldmeulemans6458
    @donaldmeulemans6458 9 місяців тому

    Your dutch pronunciation is simply fantastic!

  • @ericodijk
    @ericodijk 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid... you pronounced it right

  • @nicoledb341
    @nicoledb341 8 місяців тому

    In the Netherlands we want gezellige restaurants. With dimmed light😊 i love the canals in Utrecht and the werfkelders. Where you can eat and drink in gezelligheid. Also borrelen is gezellig. But a person can also wear a gezellige sweater 😂 or you have a gezellige mood.

  • @formula1maximal917
    @formula1maximal917 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid is een leuke avond met eten drinken en een tuin vuurtje met vrienden en familie 😎😇 of op een plek waar dit alles mogelijk is!

  • @erikmulder2574
    @erikmulder2574 9 місяців тому

    Dat was gezellig ❤

  • @Wendy-bd9zu
    @Wendy-bd9zu 9 місяців тому

    Haha so nice to hear you talk about Nederland, im appreciating my own country more because of you. 💋

  • @eddys.3524
    @eddys.3524 9 місяців тому

    Hallo Ava, Altijd leuk een video van je te zien..
    Gezellig in Dutch usually is hard to translate into other languages. Trying to give a description it's not only "Cozy" but it's also "Intimate" and "Casual".. Gezellig in Dutch usually isn't superficial.
    BTW.. you mentioning the Danish word Hygge remined me of the Eastern Dutch (Neder-Saksisch) word "heuke(n)" which almost sounds similar and is also related to Gezelligheid.
    Well, your video's are always too short and too infrequent ( I 💗them so much ) I'm craving for the next one... 😎

  • @gordonwallin2368
    @gordonwallin2368 9 місяців тому +2

    Yay, you're back. I know this, from growing up in a Dutch community, who all imigrated in the 1950's. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

  • @honduraswalks
    @honduraswalks 9 місяців тому

    Very insightful thank you Dutch lady

  • @Wendy-bd9zu
    @Wendy-bd9zu 9 місяців тому

    Or when you are at home alone and the kids come home and the house is alive again with people talking and you have company again. That's gezellig to! Or you meet a friend in the bus that you havent seen for a while that is like hey gezellig come sit next to me.

  • @lani2023
    @lani2023 7 місяців тому

    So my question is, if the Dutch don't make spontaneous plans as much as other cultures and have friends penciled in on their calendar, how do they take full advantage of an unexpectedly beautiful day?
    Love these videos and your channel btw. You do a great job of painting a picture of life in Utretch.
    Thank you!

  • @om4313284
    @om4313284 8 місяців тому

    I am living in the Netherlands for about two years and I am leaning from your channel more than the Dutch socity 😂

  • @paulbeaucuse2092
    @paulbeaucuse2092 9 місяців тому +1

    I live since 2018 in Maastricht and I love the concept of all those people drinking bottles of beer in the park together, nearly every day when it is warm enough.

  • @umitdolap1733
    @umitdolap1733 7 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid is when thirteen dwarves and a wizard knock on your door, eat your food, do your dishes, tell stories of ages ago, make music, and bring you along for an adventure... :P

  • @Kelsea-2002
    @Kelsea-2002 9 місяців тому +4

    Hygge is often equated with cosiness, but it goes far beyond that. It includes a feeling of security and also being together with people who are dear to you. Satisfaction is also an important part of hygge.

  • @manicantsettleonausername6789
    @manicantsettleonausername6789 9 місяців тому +8

    Like you said, I think a room can also be 'gezellig', like it's cosy and it just looks like a nice place to chill and have a good time, either by yourself or with others, it's a place that actively brings you joy for life. It's about connection. I also want to say I really enjoy this style of video that's part sit down part vlog, it keeps the attention a lot more than just a simple sit down would.

  • @nickybookz222
    @nickybookz222 9 місяців тому +1

    A big part of making a cozy space is the light. Yellow light for indoors, blue light for outdoors. In work areas blue light (daylight lamps) and at home or in a cozy cafe yellow light (think candlelight is yellow in color).

  • @TheEvertw
    @TheEvertw 9 місяців тому +11

    Sounds to me like this Danish word Hygge and the English concept of Cozy translate to the Dutch "knus". You can not be "gezellig" by yourself. Or even with those living in your house. Anything that invites warm & lively conversation among people who are close (friends, family, colleagues) but don't get to relax together all the time is gezellig.
    So you seem to have the concept down pretty well!

    • @dustylong
      @dustylong 9 місяців тому +7

      Why wouldn't you be able to have it "gezellig" with the people you're living with? Of course you can!

    • @fafaenmiel
      @fafaenmiel 9 місяців тому +2

      Hahaha, you must have very ongezellige people living in your house then 😅
      If I'm having a fun boardgame evening or whatever with my family (partner & children), that's definitely gezellig.

    • @lolalilolily
      @lolalilolily 8 місяців тому +3

      I'm by myself a lot as I'm ill. My home is gezellig en I can be gezellig to hang out with by myself too.
      It's a feeling which can escape surroundings or company

  • @T.O.P.
    @T.O.P. 9 місяців тому +4

    Gezelligheid kent geen tijd. The saying ''Gezelligheid kent geen tijd.'' (Sociability knows no time/time flies when you're having fun) has the meaning that if it's fun, it's okay if it gets a little later. And before you know it, it's already late. @ Ava, well said! As a Dutchman I totally agree with your concept of Gezellig(heid). You totally nailed it! My compliments.

  • @KnoakLIfe
    @KnoakLIfe 9 місяців тому

    Its the same as you say we had a lot of fun you can apply that to a lot of things great video eva 🤗

  • @estereotipo20
    @estereotipo20 3 місяці тому

    you should find someone who does not like the netherlands at all and have a conversation with this person. It would be really interesting to see this. Nice videos by the way!

  • @gitmoholliday5764
    @gitmoholliday5764 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid is afhankelijk van de groep en zelfs regio waar je je bevind, in Apeldoorn is het misschien 4 mensen aan de koffie
    met een Frou Frou wafeltje of godbetere een Bastogne koek,
    en in Limburg is het misschien half dronken van de ene kroeg
    naar de andere vallen en schuine liedjes zingen..en thuisgebracht worden door de Politie.

  • @pdutchie4924
    @pdutchie4924 9 місяців тому +2

    The positive atmosphere, energy and vibe between people coming together

    • @Georgeth-kb6rg
      @Georgeth-kb6rg 9 місяців тому +1

      Deze woorden zocht ik eigenlijk in mijn commentaar :))

  • @kostasprass1473
    @kostasprass1473 9 місяців тому

    New video yeah, I saw all your videos🖤🖤

  • @chrislaarman7532
    @chrislaarman7532 9 місяців тому

    (Matters of opinion)
    1) Yes, experiencing "gezelligheid" is about conversation, and a place may be considered "gezellig" when it invites people to behave in a "gezellig" way. To be "gezellig", a conversation requires all present to participate (which limits the number of participants). Not necessarily by talking, but by body language at least. I don't see limits to the topics. I remember several "gezellige" conversations with bus and tram drivers (when appropriate!), just showing an interest in details of their job. (Like comparing driving this new stock to the old stock.) I'd even consider "gezellig" that bicycle tour when a boy (16-ish) joined me out of the blue and started some rather religious conversation. It lasted some kilometers. - Which reminds me of another property of "gezelligheid": conversations should be of the "you may be right" type, rather than of the "let me tell you something" type. Which is how I approached that young missionary.
    2) Americans may need to adapt to "gezelligheid" by adjusting their privacy filters from rather opaque to rather transparent. And they may need to value others' personalities more than their jobs.

  • @HammAlexander
    @HammAlexander 4 місяці тому

    You are making many many friends....

  • @TTTzzzz
    @TTTzzzz 9 місяців тому

    'Gezellig zijn' can be very rowdy. Try shoelbakken after too much gluhwein!

  • @VeryFastRodi
    @VeryFastRodi 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid to me can also be getting strangled and choked out by other people during Jiu-Jitsu

  • @michielseugling7023
    @michielseugling7023 9 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid kent geen tijd :)

  • @RFGfotografie
    @RFGfotografie 9 місяців тому

    Your Dutch sounds so good.

  • @VulcanOnWheels
    @VulcanOnWheels 8 місяців тому +1

    0:55 As a native speaker of the Dutch language, I can confirm that you're pronouncing the word "gezelligheid" flawlessly.

  • @StoffyToffeePudding
    @StoffyToffeePudding 9 місяців тому

    I think asocial is distinct from antisocial - it’s possible that the Dutch translation is closer to the latter rather than the former.

  • @MrLittle3vil
    @MrLittle3vil 9 місяців тому +3

    Funny, I was just thinking about how there's not really an English word that gezelligheid translates to and how I would be able to explain it.
    It can be enjoying eachothers presence but also a beautifully decorated street around Christmas time that gives you that warm feeling inside.

  • @AnnekeOosterink
    @AnnekeOosterink 9 місяців тому

    The English word that comes close to being "asociaal" isn't so much asocial, but antisocial, which does have strong connotations with disordered behaviour etc, but also going against social norms.

  • @george46light
    @george46light 4 місяці тому

    Gezelligheid kent geen tijd 😃

  • @ronaldderooij1774
    @ronaldderooij1774 9 місяців тому +1

    I think you are right. The word gezelligheid, has a stem "de gezel" which is old Dutch for "the companion, or travel companion". For the nerds, it was also used for an apprentice in a craft in the middle ages.

    • @RealConstructor
      @RealConstructor 9 місяців тому +1

      The ranks (and the diplomas) meester-gezel-leerling (master-journeyman-apprentice) are still used in construction, for carpenters, painters etc.

  • @YLi-bu3kj
    @YLi-bu3kj 9 місяців тому

    Gezellige video 👍🏼

  • @kcvriess
    @kcvriess 8 місяців тому

    Gezelligheid, or by extension "coziness" isn't limited to the individual. It's also taking care of your surroundings making other people feel nice and comfortable. Which invites them to do the same in return. Call it good neighborship. But this shouldn't be reserved to any nationality and just be international common courtesy. My French neighbor and I cut each other's shared lawn regularly. And if one of us forgets to put the trash bins at the side of the road, the other one wil. The feeling that creates is somewhat "gezellig" also.

  • @TheSimArchitect
    @TheSimArchitect 9 місяців тому

    Cozy leisure time? Maybe social?

  • @anthonmessing3353
    @anthonmessing3353 8 місяців тому

    You’ll love London too!❤