So, I was today years old when I found out they do not use a "washandje" everywhere around the world And I realized that a "washandje" is multifunctional
It never even crossed my mind to use a washandje to clean the surface of your kitchen table or something :D Like in the shower, it's way more useful to be able to put your hand in it as opposed to using just a loose cloth.
@@genericlozfan9862 Ik heb gewoon n heel aan stereotype dingen en zo, verder stoort de titel me al, washandjes gebruik in Nederland is denk 50-50 was n keer op de radio ook gezegd dat veel mensen t zelfs vies vinden.
I'm from Belgium and I use this. I didn't know this was a typical think haha. My Spanish family in Spain don't use this .. so when we go there we have to take some for there 😂
with your hands or with just squares you don't put your hand in. my husband thought I was disgusting for not knowing what one was so I'm glad to see other people in the same boat.
I'm Dutch and the only way I use a washand is when I clean my face in the morning or maybe my armpits and privates when I didn't have time to take a shower. You can't possible have a hard time understanding using your hands instead of a washandje.
@@yessir.7937, washand is zo veel makkelijker en praktischer dan je handen. Dus, jawel, ik vind het moeilijk om te begrijpen dat iemand zich wast met blote handen i.p.v. washand.
@@ysbrandd These things don't change in Belgium. Belgium has a shared culture. The border between Flanders and Wallonia was only invented 50 years ago because of the aftermath of the world wars.
@@JBinero isn't it a border that also has to do with the 80 years war where the south of belgium helped the spanish and the north didn't because the south was catholic and the north protestant. the south is also french speaking and the north dutch speaking? that makes differences not huge differences but it is like saying people from friesland are the same as people from limburg.
The most frustrating thing about het washandje is the fact that, when you go to a hotel in the Netherlands, you have to bring your own. Because they never give you washandjes, only towels. #typicaldutchproblems
@Moshe Natsarim Don't they have washing machines where you come from? As a B&B owner I assure you, all towels and washcloths are washed on high temperatures.
@Moshe Natsarim Well, I guess nobody would be offended if you bring your own stuff. But don't you have the same problem with putting a cloth to your face, that was used on your butt before? Or do you have a system in place of several different kinds or colors of washcloths for different areas? Whatever works for you, is fine.
Garden Joy I mean I wouldn’t want to wear anyone else’s underwear either, even if it’s been through the washing machine thrice. It’s just the idea of the cloth having been in someone else’s private area
@@johnvanegmond1812 Indeed. Especially in earlier times when few people had a shower, it was and still is a very useful tool, with which you can soap and rub in better than with the bare hand. So you can see how the current generation is spoiled. They take a shower for granted.
well it's good as an extra but you can't just skip showering, but another use is if you have a device playing a netflix show and your hands get soapy and so gets your screen use a washandje.
My boyfriend is Flemish, I am South American, and I can confirm that, at least that in the dutch speaking part of Belgium, people use these. Quite a useful little gadget.
I’m Flemish and I grew up with this, but I stopped using it at my 12 y/o or something. Cause I didn’t see the utility of it. I’m the only one in the family who doesn’t use it. They find it weird. I’m glad now that I found out that, globally speaking, I’m on track with the majority haha.
I use a “washandje” (washcloth) every day and have never realized that this was typically Dutch. I always take my own “washandje” (washcloths) with me so I have never realized abroad that it was not there.
They also sell this everywhere in Germany, in every shop that sells towels. The German name is "Waschhandschuh". So not so very specific to the NL only.
Haha dit filmpje is ook weer erg leuk. Er is een tijdje een discussie geweest wat is nou de Nederlandse identiteit, of wie is een echte Nederlander. Die moeten dit kanaal bekijken. Allemaal zo herkenbaar 😁
Zoveel hints en dan nog... Haha, hij “was” weer vermakelijk! Nog een kleine opmerking voor degene achter de camera: probeer wat meer toelichting/uitleg te geven, over het waarom, hoe, wat en waar. Iets meer context aan het eind laat wellicht het kwartje beter vallen. Soms laat je mensen nog met een groot vraagteken achter.
I actually liked the concept of a washandje because it is ribbed so you can clean your deadskin off better than just regular hand that has no ribs on it. pretty genius who invented this little handje.
@@MissyWatson heb engelse vrienden en dat lijkt me zo onhandig! Vooral omdat ik als verpleegkundige patiënten moet wassen in bed of aan wasbak, denk ik dan: hoe doe je dat fatsoenlijk met zo een doekje?? Dat
Not only we have the same thing in Iran, but we went a bit further and have them in different materials. So you have the soft ones for kids, the normal ones for grown ups and there’s another kind that’s a bit tough and you use it for scrubbing. But you don’t do that one very often. So for me as an Iranian who lives in the Netherlands it was never a question or confusion! But I’m really surprised that no one on the video had a clue! 😄
Fedoua Frikel i also find it easier to wash with one than without.. because without you lose at least half of your shower gel trough your fingers without one
@@fadwasabani8764 i've tried because i had moments where there were no washandjes so i would have to make do.. but half of the shower gel just slips trough your fingers and half of it is wasted.. and i just don't like the way it feels to use your fingers to wash yourself.. it just feels wrong i guess
I never did that. I asked my mom to sow a bag for it, Two pieces of scrapfabric about the same size as a washandje maybe a little bit bigger and a shoelace through a tunnel on the top to pull it tight.
@Gerard Rietdijk My pepernoten and easter-eggs were usually gathered in washandjes untill my mom sewed my personalized tiny pepernoten-bag. Slightly smaller than a washandje xD
I recognize this as “waslap”. My parents used this to bathe my baby brothers but also to “bathe” me when I was sick and couldn’t make it to the bathroom. Maybe the concept came from the Dutch as well since I live in Indonesia and the Dutch inherited some stuffs here 😁
Right?! Before I lived on my own, I never wanted to use one at my parents' house. Don't know why, maybey because my father and brothers also used them and had parts I didn't have and I didn't like the idea ;). But living on my own also meant buying my own shower supplies. Buying washclothes was in the end so much cheaper than all the soap I had been buying!
I'm Belgian, so little neighbour of the Netherlands 😉 I remember traveling to different places & having to use such a inpractical mini-towel to wash myself, going from face all the way down2the feet. It was ok, but I must admit I can't travel anymore without having at least 6 washcloths with me, so I can wash the first 2 after use, drying, then up2next 2😄 cause I mean COMMON it is so much móre practical than a mini-towel that falls out of your hand & just "flies allóver the place"😅. The washcloth (washandje) stáys on your hand + when you've done a lót of work, sport, activities & what have u, u sée how dirty light grey the water is when u rince the washandje. I don't understand how maybe some people can't understand that it's súch a great natural (cotton) way 2gently expoliate your skin. I believe every1 needs at least a few washandjes!😄😉 CAN YOU FÉEL THE ... [No, not the 'bern' or burn...ouch😅] ... CLEAN BODYYYYY ALREADYYYYYY...?!😂 (I'm sérious though)🙂 Have a great scrubdown y'all! EUH...I mean... lockdown 😕🤷🏼♀️ A clean1!😉
Holy hahah! I am from holland and I use a "washandje" everyday!! I tought they would know it everywere! It actually cleans way better than only using your hands!!
Hahaha i,m a dutchie but at our house we say al the time waslap😂😂 And I use them for my kids when they where little. My mom in law ask me hé is there a different between washandje or waslap. Nope hahaha only the name. And the ones that iused for the babies where from a other fabric.
Hello, my family also calls it 'waslap'. Especially my grandmother. She is 82 years old. I think it is old-Dutch. I almost only hear the word 'waslap' from older people. Somewhere in her age. Greetings from The Netherlands. 🙋
I’m living in the U.K. and my “washandjes” were getting old.. so I needed to buy new ones, but couldn’t find them anywhere! I was so confused. How do British people even wash themselves? Then I worked in a residential home for a while and saw all these people use “flannels” for this. which are tiny square towels. They’re really similar but just not as practical, because can’t stick your hand in it 😂. Nothing beats washandjes
It is very handy when you wash yourself on the sink. There was a time people only took a bath once a week, but still cleaned themselves on the sink daily. It saves water and makes sure the whole area at the sink is not flooded. Still remember my mom washing me as a kid with it. And getting my face scrubbed.
@@johnvanegmond1812 I'm 66 and still scrub my face with it. That's how I got used to it, LOL. By the way, I am Belgian and my parents and grandparents also used it, so it doesn't seem to be that typical Dutch.
"Wash gloves" are also known in Germany ... Funny for kids in the bathtub ... you fill it with soapy water, keep it closed, and when you crush it, foam comes out. A bit like a hamam (Turkish bathhouse) ... only in small!
We also use it in Belgium Personally I use it at the sink for washing some parts really quickly without having to get in the shower (like my armpits for example, just wash em quickly without getting everything wet) In the shower I usually just use my hands unless I am dirty from working, in which case it will help scrub the dirt off (works better than just your hands with soap) Honestly you can go days without showering if u use this correctly
I'm Belgian, we also use washandjes. We use them once, per shower, leave them dry and then toss them into the towel bin. They come in different textures, some a bit more luxurious than others. I prefer a washandje over a loofah, because they generally feel a bit more gentle to the skin and allow to spread soap or foam a bit more easily. Since I use and then toss them to be washed, I find washandjes a bit more hygienic than bare hands or a loofah. We generally replace washandjes every year or so, they cost absolutely nothing. Like others already mentioned, they work great for a "kattenwasje" (literally "catwash"), which is when you don't take a shower, but just freshen up at a faucet, with some water and some soap. A washandje is great to freshen up. Is amazing in summer, coming home from work, a cold washandje in the more intimate spots is a pretty great way from developing acute swamp-ass. Another thing we used to do is when we would get sunburnt, my mom soaked up a few washandjes with cold water and left them in the freezer for about 15 minutes. They'd come out nice 'n frosty and really helped alleviate sunburn. As for the routine, yes, obviously, I wash my face first, and work my way down the body and leave the intimate parts for last. I rince the soap from the washandje so I'm only using warm water and not irritating my tender parts. Never thought I'd talk this much about something I've been using absentmindedly for me entire life :D
Een van de beste uitvindingen is echt het washandje!Op vakantie gezocht, en ze keken me aan alsof ik niet goed bij mijn hoofd was.Zou er niet zonder kunnen.
Why? Because it's very soapy and stays soapy a long time when u shower.. And u don't need as mutch soap then with the hands, just a little drop is enough. Try it😉✌️
These guys actually just gave us some smart ideas how else to use it!!!! 👍✅ I might keep apart a pair for pot holding 😎 haha but for real - why not use your hands for washing??!;
Ow and for people wearing (waterproof) makeup, this works waaaay better than any wipe or cotton pad. It's cost efficient and better for the environment, cause you don't throw something away everytime. Use a "washandje" make it wet with warm water and put baby oil on it. Here is how I use it: I use my hands to rub some warm watter on my face, to soften the mascara and everything, then I rub babyoil over my face. Optional I then use some warm water again, also making the "washandje" wet, then wipe my face with the "washandje" often making a couple of circular movements in/around the eye area. I then wash my face with soap, but you can also just dry your face.
Seriously? We're the only country in the world that: - knows what a flessenlikker is - knows what a roe is - knows what gourmetten is - likes raw herring - likes salty liquorice (If you don't like it, your taste buds are just underdeveloped) - knows about koekhappen - knows how to make a Frikandel Speciaal - knows what spijkerpoepen is - eats hagelslag on bread And now you're telling me that we're the only country in the world that uses this type of washcloths? Man...
Nee hoor, althans niet voor de zoute drop ( alhoewel ik waarschijnlijk de enige vlaming ben die ze lekker vindt), de roe, het gourmetten, de maatjes, de frikandel speciaal (alleen noemen wij die curryworst speciaal) en de hagelslag. Maar wat is in godsnaam een flessenlikker en spijkerpoepen??
@@barbaraleenen4157 Spijkerpoepen is naast koekhappen één van de oudste Nederlandse spellen die er bestaan, en wordt gespeeld met een stuk touw, een spijker en een glazen fles. De spijker wordt aan het touw vastgebonden, waarna het touw aan de broek van de speler wordt vastgemaakt. Het doel van het spel is de spijker in de fles te krijgen, zonder gebruik te maken van iets anders dan heup-, middel- en bovenbeenbewegingen. En een flessenlikker is een langwerpig stuk keukengerei waarmee je de laatste resten van een dikke vloeistof, zoals yoghurt, vla of Heinz Tomatenketchup uit een fles kunt krijgen. De halfronde kant is bedoeld voor ronde flessen en de platte kant voor kartonnen pakken. Dit kanaal heeft ook al een video gemaakt over de flessenlikker. Ze verzinnen de meest gestoorde dingen, maar waar die daadwerkelijk voor bedoeld is, kunnen ze niet op komen.
It’s just a washcloth and it’s used in many other countries, including Germany. It’s far more effective than soap alone because it functions as a gentle scrubber. It’s more practical than a simple washcloth because it stays in your hand and doesn’t constantly slip off. And it’s far more hygienic than a sponge because it can be washed in a washing machine. BTW, it can also be used to wash dishes.
Belg hier. Washandjes zijn heel gewoon bij ons. Ik werk als verpleegkundige en als ik buitenlandse series of films zie waarin ze iemand een bedbad geven met zo een doekje.... zo onhandig!
I don't know why the indonesian guy had no idea about it. I'm Indonesian and I am very familiar with that thing, my family always have it in home. We called it "waslap" and only use it with hot water, when you feel too sick or unwell to take a bath with cold water... And also by this video I was surprised that it is originally a Dutch heritage.
The washcloth is originally from Flanders. Apart from clogs, the Netherlands has made little contribution to European society. In the late Middle Ages, the Netherlands was the china of Europe that mainly copied from the great cultures that surrounded Holland.
I saw this quite often in Indonesia and I thought this was common everywhere... usually we use this towel to refresh ourselves if we’re feeling unwell or sick. We call this “waslap”.
Een washandje houdt ook langer zeep vast onder de douche. Zeep in jouw handen is bij de eerste douchestraal al van de handen afgespoeld. Dus als je wast zonder washandje heb je heel wat meer zeep nodig. Een washandje spaart geld (vroeger erg belangrijk) en milieu (tegenwoordig heel belangrijk).
@@ThisIsMe... Wat een onzin, dode huidcellen verdwijnen vanzelf hoor, je kan je prima wassen zonder. Soms is een washandje wel handig, maar zeker niet nodig onder de douche of in bad.
So, I was today years old when I found out they do not use a "washandje" everywhere around the world
And I realized that a "washandje" is multifunctional
Haha same here 😅😅
Exactly same here 😂
Seriously. They just gave some twenty new ways to use a ‘washand’. I'm impressed.
Same
It never even crossed my mind to use a washandje to clean the surface of your kitchen table or something :D Like in the shower, it's way more useful to be able to put your hand in it as opposed to using just a loose cloth.
As a Dutch person, I learned a lot of new uses for my washcloths after seeing this video.
Fruit wassen, genius
Ja lol inderdaad....
Haha mee eens!
Zeker wel
Inderdaad
I never realized that this was something specifically Dutch.
For sure I'm going to store some chocolate letters in it when the time comes 😂🤣🤪
In Spanje hebben ze het ook.
GuidoK yeah but really it So normal for me so whattt
In Duitsland hebben vi dat ook :)
We also use it in France.
Those would melt though
It's not only used in the Netherlands, it's also used in France, Belgium, Germany and a lot of other countries.
Thank you, peeps acting like this is 'new' or high-tech 🤣🤣🤣🥇
@@genericlozfan9862 Ik heb gewoon n heel aan stereotype dingen en zo, verder stoort de titel me al, washandjes gebruik in Nederland is denk 50-50 was n keer op de radio ook gezegd dat veel mensen t zelfs vies vinden.
General Gru Mensen die een washandje vies vinden? Dan ben je echt niet goed in je boven knikker.
@@Melvin420x12 helemaal eens, de discussie "gezicht of kont eerst wassen" 🤣🤣🤣 duh
I'm from Belgium and I use this. I didn't know this was a typical think haha.
My Spanish family in Spain don't use this .. so when we go there we have to take some for there 😂
The dude who asked if you wash your fruit in there is a genius.
You could....
New ideas😂
Im Dutch and ive done that. Its a multi purpose device and pretty was-handy
@@StofStuiver die naam😂😂
@@rafaelesmeijer343 hehe ;p
Okay, after watching this... I have to ask: How do you non-Dutch peeps even wash yourselves then?!
with your hands or with just squares you don't put your hand in. my husband thought I was disgusting for not knowing what one was so I'm glad to see other people in the same boat.
Don't know why the swiss was so confused. I've seen and used those in the whole german speaking part of Europe.
I'm Dutch and the only way I use a washand is when I clean my face in the morning or maybe my armpits and privates when I didn't have time to take a shower. You can't possible have a hard time understanding using your hands instead of a washandje.
with loofahs :)
@@yessir.7937, washand is zo veel makkelijker en praktischer dan je handen. Dus, jawel, ik vind het moeilijk om te begrijpen dat iemand zich wast met blote handen i.p.v. washand.
It's used in Belgium too. Thought it was used everywhere.
Beglium, you mean vlaanderen or wallonien because it makes a difference tbh.
@@ysbrandd These things don't change in Belgium. Belgium has a shared culture. The border between Flanders and Wallonia was only invented 50 years ago because of the aftermath of the world wars.
@@JBinero isn't it a border that also has to do with the 80 years war where the south of belgium helped the spanish and the north didn't because the south was catholic and the north protestant. the south is also french speaking and the north dutch speaking? that makes differences not huge differences but it is like saying people from friesland are the same as people from limburg.
@@ysbrandd No. That's the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
@@JBinero so now you're saying that vlaanderen is french speaking...
5:14 haar uitspraak is echt perfect. Klinkt gewoon NL lol
Volgens mij is Eline idd van origine van Nederlandse afkomst
Haha ik was aan het zoeken naar Nederlandse comment eindelijk gevonden
Ze ziet er ook typisch Nederlands uit.
Ja inderdaad, haha
@@sinki19841984 haha ja
The most frustrating thing about het washandje is the fact that, when you go to a hotel in the Netherlands, you have to bring your own. Because they never give you washandjes, only towels. #typicaldutchproblems
In Belgium, they do! (At least in Novotel Brugge Centrum.)
@Moshe Natsarim Don't they have washing machines where you come from? As a B&B owner I assure you, all towels and washcloths are washed on high temperatures.
@Moshe Natsarim Well, I guess nobody would be offended if you bring your own stuff. But don't you have the same problem with putting a cloth to your face, that was used on your butt before? Or do you have a system in place of several different kinds or colors of washcloths for different areas? Whatever works for you, is fine.
Haha ja altijd een gemis 😆
Garden Joy I mean I wouldn’t want to wear anyone else’s underwear either, even if it’s been through the washing machine thrice. It’s just the idea of the cloth having been in someone else’s private area
Oh man - de chocolade letter is echt een goeie inval haha! Jammer dat t niet klopt, maar die vind ik wel echt prachtig.
lannydragonlover ik lachte daar ook al om😅
Inderdaad, perfecte maat.
Victor Wassink ok
I liked the idea to wash fruits with it more
Nieuwe traditie, wat amerikanen doen met sokken doen wij met het washandje, en dan een chocolade letter erin 😂 dag schoentje hallo washandje
"Only old people use washcloths."
Me: *That face when you use washcloths but your parents don't*
I use a 'washandje' not under the shower but instead of a shower. You can wash yourself properly and fast without taking a full shower.
Also very useful when bathing with a bowl and a bucket of water.
@@johnvanegmond1812
Indeed.
Especially in earlier times when few people had a shower, it was and still is a very useful tool, with which you can soap and rub in better than with the bare hand.
So you can see how the current generation is spoiled.
They take a shower for granted.
That's the original use for it
well it's good as an extra but you can't just skip showering, but another use is if you have a device playing a netflix show and your hands get soapy and so gets your screen use a washandje.
And that made me puke
My boyfriend is Flemish, I am South American, and I can confirm that, at least that in the dutch speaking part of Belgium, people use these. Quite a useful little gadget.
Ja zeker en vast !
i was mad confused when my boyfriend (who is also flemish) gave it to me when i moved to belgium lol
I’m Flemish and I grew up with this, but I stopped using it at my 12 y/o or something. Cause I didn’t see the utility of it. I’m the only one in the family who doesn’t use it. They find it weird. I’m glad now that I found out that, globally speaking, I’m on track with the majority haha.
Yes I am flemish and I use them. My husband is a foreigner and he never saw them before we moved in together. I like them lol
When I was little I used it, but actually when I was around 8 I stopped usinh it
(I'm from the netherlands btw)
I use a “washandje” (washcloth) every day and have never realized that this was typically Dutch. I always take my own “washandje” (washcloths) with me so I have never realized abroad that it was not there.
Plural for ''washandje'' is ''washandjes'' :P
It isn’t just Dutch. I used to live in the U.K. and we used them there. This video is just stupid
... Wait ... I've used this my whole life, never knew other countries didn't have these... What do they use to wash their face with in the morning?
Torbax probaby just their hands. Weird to think about it tho almost every dutch person including myself uses it haha
Your hands 👐
A shower?
@@evangeliamintzai6302 that doesn't nearly clean it as much as using a mit though.. There's no friction
I'm Dutch and don't use it, I take two short showers a day
Think archeologists trying to determine the use of an object... kinda makes you wonder.
Yeah, makes me wonder what we interpreted the wrong way.
@@cheristina
Pretty sure those arrows were never used for hunting, just fashionable earrings for the stylish Neanderthal.
In 400 years the appelboor is meants for cutting holes in cheese and sell them to the Swiss 😅 (another Bart the Pau vid)
Bart de Pau: the reason how every Dutch people learn something is typical Dutch, because before Bart de Pau we wouldn’t know
Just learned a dozen new ways of using them! Thank you, guys. I'm inspired. Am going to try some of those.
as a dutch person, i realised just today that my precious *washandje* does not get used everywhere around the world
Belgie ook !
In north china we use this too
Also in japan and south korea
In Iran too
France as well.
They also sell this everywhere in Germany, in every shop that sells towels. The German name is "Waschhandschuh". So not so very specific to the NL only.
Ok, you got Hitler. We have washandjes.
@@Ayoub-fj9zu I don't understand your comment. I am actually a Dutch national (living currently in Germany). In what way "have I got Hitler" ?
@@mmneander1316 ik probeer gewoon grappig te zijn, laat me
@Douwe Bloot did you just assume my religion? En het antwoord is nee. Ik snap niet precies wat dat ermee te maken zou hebben
We also have "washandjes" in Spain, called "manoplas".
Do you know how this is called in the Netherlands?
Indian guy: “Handdruk”
Goud 🤣👌
“Handklootje”
Washing yourself without a washandje takes so much more soap! It's not only a "handy" thing, it also saves money. Clever!
'it also saves money' and there you have the real reason, Dutch people are using this.
@@Psilocybism 😂😂😂
@@Psilocybism Saving money!! We need everything in the aanbieding!!
@@gruisman there is no happy life without 'aanbieding' XD
@@Psilocybism hamstereeeeeen
5:15 that was so smooth! Damn, she almost sounds dutch XD
We call it in Indonesia waslap.. And I'm surprised the Indonesian guy didnt know it.. 😯
In belgium we call it also a waslap
My mom used to call it waslap. I am from the east of the Netherlands.
Yes, I am Indonesian and my mom always use it for me during bath when I was baby
They say it like that in the north of netherlands too.
@@imke7976 Perhaps in some region, never heard it in central Limburg. Klinkt eerder Oost/West Vlaams, mocht ik gokken?
Haha dit filmpje is ook weer erg leuk. Er is een tijdje een discussie geweest wat is nou de Nederlandse identiteit, of wie is een echte Nederlander. Die moeten dit kanaal bekijken. Allemaal zo herkenbaar 😁
How do they wash people in the hospital, when they don't have this?
Zoveel hints en dan nog... Haha, hij “was” weer vermakelijk! Nog een kleine opmerking voor degene achter de camera: probeer wat meer toelichting/uitleg te geven, over het waarom, hoe, wat en waar. Iets meer context aan het eind laat wellicht het kwartje beter vallen. Soms laat je mensen nog met een groot vraagteken achter.
I actually liked the concept of a washandje because it is ribbed so you can clean your deadskin off better than just regular hand that has no ribs on it.
pretty genius who invented this little handje.
Handje means little hand
5:15 that was a really good Dutch accent :O
I don't think this is typically Dutch. I don't know why these people did not know it.
Now I believe all these clips are scripted.
I grew up in Iowa, USA. My parents were from the Netherlands. We used this in my home but I have never seen one in another home. I am 55 years old.
Ze kennen ook geen washandjes in Engeland. Hier heb je kleine vierkanten doekjes maar geen washandje te bekennen.
I'm from Belgium and we use it too
@@MissyWatson heb engelse vrienden en dat lijkt me zo onhandig! Vooral omdat ik als verpleegkundige patiënten moet wassen in bed of aan wasbak, denk ik dan: hoe doe je dat fatsoenlijk met zo een doekje?? Dat
Not only we have the same thing in Iran, but we went a bit further and have them in different materials. So you have the soft ones for kids, the normal ones for grown ups and there’s another kind that’s a bit tough and you use it for scrubbing. But you don’t do that one very often. So for me as an Iranian who lives in the Netherlands it was never a question or confusion! But I’m really surprised that no one on the video had a clue! 😄
In morocco we use the rough ones to exfoliate and the soft ones for shower gels, I can't believe people don't use them, they make your skin baby soft.
Fedoua Frikel i also find it easier to wash with one than without.. because without you lose at least half of your shower gel trough your fingers without one
@@litchtheshinigami8936 I didn't even know people use shower gels with their hands, the thought of it is disturbing and scary.
@@fadwasabani8764 You frighten easily at the thought of wasting shower gel. :)
@@johnvanegmond1812 lol not wasting it but applying it alone won't make the foam is what scares me hehe.
@@fadwasabani8764 i've tried because i had moments where there were no washandjes so i would have to make do.. but half of the shower gel just slips trough your fingers and half of it is wasted.. and i just don't like the way it feels to use your fingers to wash yourself.. it just feels wrong i guess
Fantastisch! 😂😂 En dan het antwoord "wasklootje"! 😂😂 Nieuwe creatieve manieren voor het gebruik van het washandje!!
Om je kloten mee te wassen natuurlijk! 😂
Oooh ik kom niet meer bij van het lachen!!!
5:15 wow this girl pronounced it REALLY good!
Canadian, so probably quite a bit of Dutch blood flowing through her veins. She looks very Dutch too.
The French and Swiss guys should have known 🙄
In fact I'm surprised that the other ones don't know what it is lol
When I was a kid, children would ask their mother for an old one to take their marbles in it to school.
I didn't. Maybe that is why I have lost my marbles. ;)
@@johnvanegmond1812 LOL
I never did that. I asked my mom to sow a bag for it, Two pieces of scrapfabric about the same size as a washandje maybe a little bit bigger and a shoelace through a tunnel on the top to pull it tight.
@Gerard Rietdijk
My pepernoten and easter-eggs were usually gathered in washandjes untill my mom sewed my personalized tiny pepernoten-bag. Slightly smaller than a washandje xD
We always bring our own washandjes when we travel, because we are so used to it haha
A whole video of people being confused about washandjes...
Love it
(Ps in Belgium we use it to)
I can confirm that they are used in Belgium aswell.
I recognize this as “waslap”. My parents used this to bathe my baby brothers but also to “bathe” me when I was sick and couldn’t make it to the bathroom.
Maybe the concept came from the Dutch as well since I live in Indonesia and the Dutch inherited some stuffs here 😁
Exfoliating properties aside, it saves heaps of soap when you want to lather up. #frugal
Right?! Before I lived on my own, I never wanted to use one at my parents' house. Don't know why, maybey because my father and brothers also used them and had parts I didn't have and I didn't like the idea ;). But living on my own also meant buying my own shower supplies. Buying washclothes was in the end so much cheaper than all the soap I had been buying!
I'm Belgian, so little neighbour of the Netherlands 😉 I remember traveling to different places & having to use such a inpractical mini-towel to wash myself, going from face all the way down2the feet.
It was ok, but I must admit I can't travel anymore without having at least 6 washcloths with me, so I can wash the first 2 after use, drying, then up2next 2😄 cause I mean COMMON it is so much móre practical than a mini-towel that falls out of your hand & just "flies allóver the place"😅. The washcloth (washandje) stáys on your hand + when you've done a lót of work, sport, activities & what have u, u sée how dirty light grey the water is when u rince the washandje.
I don't understand how maybe some people can't understand that it's súch a great natural (cotton) way 2gently expoliate your skin. I believe every1 needs at least a few washandjes!😄😉
CAN YOU FÉEL THE ...
[No, not the 'bern' or burn...ouch😅]
... CLEAN BODYYYYY
ALREADYYYYYY...?!😂
(I'm sérious though)🙂
Have a great scrubdown y'all! EUH...I mean... lockdown 😕🤷🏼♀️
A clean1!😉
How is this just a Dutch thing xd. I can't even imagine life without my washandje.
Life without my washandje 😂😂😂
@@whocaresudo hehe
dirty man ;p
they are so creative with a washandje! Especially for Christmas, putting chocolate in it or to wash vegetables. I love it
I've used this in Belgium and it was so funny coz at first I heard them calling it "wastansha". 😆 after a few months, I realized it's washandje. 😆😆😆
Eerlijk is eerlijk, de dingen die ze zeggen zijn oprecht goede ideeën
Also in Germany this is used, mainly for the face.
Holy hahah! I am from holland and I use a "washandje" everyday!! I tought they would know it everywere!
It actually cleans way better than only using your hands!!
It's pretty widespread in Europe. It's also used in Belgium, France, Germany, etc. It is apperantly a Belgian thing that spread to the Netherlands.
@@JBinero Isn't Belgium, France and Germany - Europe too?
I’m Indonesian and we Still use that stuff especially for baby. And we called it “waslap”.
Trueee
Hahaha i,m a dutchie but at our house we say al the time waslap😂😂
And I use them for my kids when they where little.
My mom in law ask me hé is there a different between washandje or waslap.
Nope hahaha only the name.
And the ones that iused for the babies where from a other fabric.
Im going to call it waslap now 😂👌🏻
@@fabiandezeeuw6110 😂🤣😂
Sounds more fancy then washandje😋
Hello, my family also calls it 'waslap'. Especially my grandmother. She is 82 years old. I think it is old-Dutch. I almost only hear the word 'waslap' from older people. Somewhere in her age.
Greetings from The Netherlands.
🙋
In Belgium as well 😉
Wij gebruiken het ook veel in Tunesië 🇹🇳🇹🇳😜😜
Meriem Balegh Aouadi spreken ze in Tunesië Nederlands of heb je Nederlandse ouders?
@@verogroenewoud9681 in Tunesië spreken we Arabisch maar ik woon in Nederland
Soap adverts are used universally aired, it was always weird that they never just pulled out a washandje and washed themselves with it:3
Washandje? That is "waslap" in Indonesia! That's for bathing, especially for babies. I used it often myself.
You type very well for a baby. :)
I’m living in the U.K. and my “washandjes” were getting old.. so I needed to buy new ones, but couldn’t find them anywhere! I was so confused. How do British people even wash themselves? Then I worked in a residential home for a while and saw all these people use “flannels” for this. which are tiny square towels. They’re really similar but just not as practical, because can’t stick your hand in it 😂. Nothing beats washandjes
Yeah but British like inconvenient stuff, as long as they themselves have invented it.
It is very handy when you wash yourself on the sink. There was a time people only took a bath once a week, but still cleaned themselves on the sink daily. It saves water and makes sure the whole area at the sink is not flooded.
Still remember my mom washing me as a kid with it. And getting my face scrubbed.
And what a good face scrubbing it was! I'm 55 and can still feel my face getting pushed in all directions. :)
@@johnvanegmond1812
I'm 66 and still scrub my face with it.
That's how I got used to it, LOL.
By the way, I am Belgian and my parents and grandparents also used it, so it doesn't seem to be that typical Dutch.
Very “handy” indeed 😉
@@rvdb8876 to be honest, I always thought it was a very common appliance. Kinda amazed that the people in the clip did not know about it.
I grew up calling that a doekje, Or klein doekje as they were smaller. Father was Indonesian born- Dutch.
I never new the spelling. We called it the same in my house. Iowa, USA, both parents from the Netherlands.
5:13 lol handklootje
Seriously, rest of the world, get on board with this. Washandjes are amazing and you're missing out.
In belgie gebruiken ze dat ook hoor /in belgium we does also always use it
Toweltje.
I love the mixture of English and Dutch here. Very creative. 😁
ik heb weer genoten, veel gelachen hahaha
"Wash gloves" are also known in Germany ...
Funny for kids in the bathtub ... you fill it with soapy water, keep it closed, and when you crush it, foam comes out.
A bit like a hamam (Turkish bathhouse) ... only in small!
We also use it in Belgium
Personally I use it at the sink for washing some parts really quickly without having to get in the shower (like my armpits for example, just wash em quickly without getting everything wet)
In the shower I usually just use my hands unless I am dirty from working, in which case it will help scrub the dirt off (works better than just your hands with soap)
Honestly you can go days without showering if u use this correctly
I saw a washcloth on sitcom "the Neighbourhood" this week. Cultural difference between black and white people in USA apparantly.
Chocolade letter was geweldig idee (zou echt iets nederlands zijn dan ^^) En de opmerking: "Who knows what they do!" (2:11) xD
You can also put Rummikub pieces in it to blindly grab a new piece when you have to pass the turn.
Handklootje had me rolling 😂
Of wasklootje!! 😂😂
Ik had geen idee dat een washandje zo typisch Nederlands was XD Haha wat leuk!
If you make your “washandje” soapy and then blow in it, you can make bubbles 😀
Eline heeft echt een hele goede uitspraak. Complimenten!
I really thought this was a universal thing but no apperantly only we use it
Het is hilarisch om hier naar te kijken als je weet wat het is en Nederlands bent
How do they wash them self, with their hands?
Ik heb letterlijk nooit een washandje gebruikt het douchen...
I am Dutch and i have never used a washandje🤷🏽♀️. Yes, i use my hands
@@vanessarijnders5448 spons is meer van deze tijd
@@norine3409 maar wat als je niet doucht? Was je nooit snel je oksels aan de wasbak? Om op te frissen?
Ben Bakker ook dat gebruik ik niet. Mijn handen werken prima! 😁
I'm Belgian, we also use washandjes. We use them once, per shower, leave them dry and then toss them into the towel bin.
They come in different textures, some a bit more luxurious than others. I prefer a washandje over a loofah, because they generally feel a bit more gentle to the skin and allow to spread soap or foam a bit more easily. Since I use and then toss them to be washed, I find washandjes a bit more hygienic than bare hands or a loofah. We generally replace washandjes every year or so, they cost absolutely nothing. Like others already mentioned, they work great for a "kattenwasje" (literally "catwash"), which is when you don't take a shower, but just freshen up at a faucet, with some water and some soap. A washandje is great to freshen up. Is amazing in summer, coming home from work, a cold washandje in the more intimate spots is a pretty great way from developing acute swamp-ass. Another thing we used to do is when we would get sunburnt, my mom soaked up a few washandjes with cold water and left them in the freezer for about 15 minutes. They'd come out nice 'n frosty and really helped alleviate sunburn.
As for the routine, yes, obviously, I wash my face first, and work my way down the body and leave the intimate parts for last. I rince the soap from the washandje so I'm only using warm water and not irritating my tender parts.
Never thought I'd talk this much about something I've been using absentmindedly for me entire life :D
5:32 MAASKANTJE!
Hahaha ik wou net gaan zeggen XD
KUT!
@@aerodaan WOENSEL!!
Zat echt te scrollen zoekend naar de Maaskantje refs 😂
Hey Paul jonge kut gooi die turbo er eens in dan
We use it in China too, but it looks like a glove so that it’ll be easier too hold
You find them in France as well.
Germany too!
In Belgium too
Tunisia also
On Mars too
xllab1 same for Romulus
Een van de beste uitvindingen is echt het washandje!Op vakantie gezocht, en ze keken me aan alsof ik niet goed bij mijn hoofd was.Zou er niet zonder kunnen.
I knew right away. It's a shower mit.
Alessandro is really good at guessing the idea behind dutch words
Why?
Because it's very soapy and stays soapy a long time when u shower..
And u don't need as mutch soap then with the hands, just a little drop is enough. Try it😉✌️
5:13 she said it perfectly without any accent
These guys actually just gave us some smart ideas how else to use it!!!! 👍✅ I might keep apart a pair for pot holding 😎 haha but for real - why not use your hands for washing??!;
Kind of along the same why people will use a loofa. Get it all sudsy and give yourself a good scrubbing. Feels great!
Ow and for people wearing (waterproof) makeup, this works waaaay better than any wipe or cotton pad. It's cost efficient and better for the environment, cause you don't throw something away everytime. Use a "washandje" make it wet with warm water and put baby oil on it.
Here is how I use it:
I use my hands to rub some warm watter on my face, to soften the mascara and everything, then I rub babyoil over my face. Optional I then use some warm water again, also making the "washandje" wet, then wipe my face with the "washandje" often making a couple of circular movements in/around the eye area. I then wash my face with soap, but you can also just dry your face.
Seriously? We're the only country in the world that:
- knows what a flessenlikker is
- knows what a roe is
- knows what gourmetten is
- likes raw herring
- likes salty liquorice (If you don't like it, your taste buds are just underdeveloped)
- knows about koekhappen
- knows how to make a Frikandel Speciaal
- knows what spijkerpoepen is
- eats hagelslag on bread
And now you're telling me that we're the only country in the world that uses this type of washcloths? Man...
Nee hoor, althans niet voor de zoute drop ( alhoewel ik waarschijnlijk de enige vlaming ben die ze lekker vindt), de roe, het gourmetten, de maatjes, de frikandel speciaal (alleen noemen wij die curryworst speciaal) en de hagelslag.
Maar wat is in godsnaam een flessenlikker en spijkerpoepen??
Ps: en wij belgen hebben washandjes!
@@barbaraleenen4157 Spijkerpoepen is naast koekhappen één van de oudste Nederlandse spellen die er bestaan, en wordt gespeeld met een stuk touw, een spijker en een glazen fles. De spijker wordt aan het touw vastgebonden, waarna het touw aan de broek van de speler wordt vastgemaakt. Het doel van het spel is de spijker in de fles te krijgen, zonder gebruik te maken van iets anders dan heup-, middel- en bovenbeenbewegingen. En een flessenlikker is een langwerpig stuk keukengerei waarmee je de laatste resten van een dikke vloeistof, zoals yoghurt, vla of Heinz Tomatenketchup uit een fles kunt krijgen. De halfronde kant is bedoeld voor ronde flessen en de platte kant voor kartonnen pakken. Dit kanaal heeft ook al een video gemaakt over de flessenlikker. Ze verzinnen de meest gestoorde dingen, maar waar die daadwerkelijk voor bedoeld is, kunnen ze niet op komen.
@@LeonKerkdijk aha! Flessenlikker noemen wij een pannenlikker 😊 van dat spel had ik inderdaad nog niet gehoord.
@@barbaraleenen4157 Echt een keer proberen, is hartstikke lachen!
I like those 2 who were just laughing and having fun hahah
How are you gonna wash yourself properly without using a “washandje” ?? With your hands you can’t get dead skin off sooo...?
Hands 😃
Use scrub for dead skin 😝
Rik van der Bruggen ye but thats just more expensive than soap with a washandje. Its way better
In France we do have it too and there always sold with your towels so they are alike and we call it “Un gant de toilette”
As a dutch person i laughed so hard
It’s just a washcloth and it’s used in many other countries, including Germany. It’s far more effective than soap alone because it functions as a gentle scrubber. It’s more practical than a simple washcloth because it stays in your hand and doesn’t constantly slip off. And it’s far more hygienic than a sponge because it can be washed in a washing machine. BTW, it can also be used to wash dishes.
Nooit geweten dat een washandje 'typisch Nederlands' is.
Weer iets geleerd!
It's not. Germans, Austrians, Belgians and northern French use it as well.
@@TeylaDex
Ah, oke, thanks 👍🏻
Belg hier. Washandjes zijn heel gewoon bij ons. Ik werk als verpleegkundige en als ik buitenlandse series of films zie waarin ze iemand een bedbad geven met zo een doekje.... zo onhandig!
I don't know why the indonesian guy had no idea about it. I'm Indonesian and I am very familiar with that thing, my family always have it in home. We called it "waslap" and only use it with hot water, when you feel too sick or unwell to take a bath with cold water... And also by this video I was surprised that it is originally a Dutch heritage.
yaas. indo here, i recognize it as "waslap" too. I think younger generation never use waslap anymore,hence they don't know
The washcloth is originally from Flanders. Apart from clogs, the Netherlands has made little contribution to European society. In the late Middle Ages, the Netherlands was the china of Europe that mainly copied from the great cultures that surrounded Holland.
I saw this quite often in Indonesia and I thought this was common everywhere... usually we use this towel to refresh ourselves if we’re feeling unwell or sick. We call this “waslap”.
They also use "washandjes" in Belgium.
And also in Suriname
There are also disposable washandjes. useful for when you travel
Belgium, Germany, France, South Africa and Iran uses 'washandjes' too, so it ain't' not only used in the Netherlands.
Zo Nederlands is dit toch niet haha? Ik kocht er een in Duitsland en België heeft t vast ook :D
Ja...wij Belgen vinden dít héél normaal.
I didn't realise that it was such a Dutch thing. Really handy especially on festival campings where the showers are well....iffy.
Ja ik heb washandjes nooit begrepen, maar kan iemand mij misschien uitleggen waarom het beter is als je handen?
Regular Human Robert hebben jouw handen een ruw oppervlak? Ps. Als verpleegkundige zou ik patiënten niet graag met de blote hand wassen.
Omdat je dan meer kan scrubben, dode huidcellen weghalen
Ik begrijp juist niet dat je je kunt wassen zonder! Met je handen kun je jezelf alleen aaien, daar gaan geen dode huidcellen of vuil mee vanaf hoor..
Een washandje houdt ook langer zeep vast onder de douche. Zeep in jouw handen is bij de eerste douchestraal al van de handen afgespoeld. Dus als je wast zonder washandje heb je heel wat meer zeep nodig. Een washandje spaart geld (vroeger erg belangrijk) en milieu (tegenwoordig heel belangrijk).
@@ThisIsMe...
Wat een onzin, dode huidcellen verdwijnen vanzelf hoor, je kan je prima wassen zonder. Soms is een washandje wel handig, maar zeker niet nodig onder de douche of in bad.
It's like the classic Budweiser ad "WAZZHAAAAND"!