Ik kom uit Holland, Michigan en er is een grote tulpenfestival dat Tulip Time genoemd wordt. Bijna iedereen heeft Nederlandse afkomst (net zoals Nederlandse achternamen) en er zijn veel Nederlandse plaatsnamen bijvoorbeeld Holland, Zeeland, Groeningen, Drenthe, Vriesland, Overijssel, enzovoort. Tot voor kort werd er Nederlands nog gesproken, maar helaas niet meer, wat ik heel jammer vind. De oudere mensen zeggen altijd - in tegenstelling tot wat de Nederlander in deze video heeft gezegd - “if you ain’t Dutch you ain’t much”. Als kind dacht ik dat we Nederlanders waren, maar dat is helemaal niet waar. We waren waarschijnlijk de enige kinderen op school die geen Nederlandse achternaam hadden. Toch wilde ik nog steeds Nederlands leren. Ik vind het gewoon een geweldige taal. Bedankt voor de videos!
Leon.... This has to be one of your best videos. Only you have the gift of getting strangers to share very good stories/ impressions. 🙏 As a current Californian who will be setting up a home in the Netherlands in a few years, I found the episode hilarious and 100% accurate. There were light-hearted responses and sobering ones as well. A few observations: 1) Pleasantries and superficiality are baked into American culture. As a 'global citizen', very few Americans today understand the difference between acquaintances vs friends. Friends requires a deep investment in the other person while acquaintances are generally 'low investment relationships - in large part' 2) @3:18 Absolutely, most Americans in business lack humility and rarely look outward to learn from others or other countries (former Fortune 500 director). Thereby, Americans tend to be very wasteful of resources and 'reinvent the wheel.' @3:36 That is ignorance masquerading as confidence/arrogance. 3) @8:14 In America, everything feels fleeting as the societal pace is fast/aggressive. @11:24 This moment really got to me. When I was at university with many international students, we gathered and met socially (not about school) but to get to know about one another on a personal level. No politics, no competition, but an opportunity to socialize (a skill many Americans don't understand in the true sense). I miss that cultural norm quite a bit and wonder is this sort of thing considered quaint or still part of Dutch culture. Thank you Leon and Mario for letting me experience this from California.
I am also a Californian, and yes I found those bits very personal and real to my own experiences here. It is true that friendships start easily, but hardly ever get beyond surface level, it's very unfortunate. Also the fake niceness I've never been a fan of. Hoping to move to the Netherlands at some point in the future :)
you cant really categorize america as standard, because every place in america is so big and different and diverse, i am dutch but deeply interested in america i actually want to eventually move to texas but it'll take a bit
As a new yorker and as someone originally from Brooklyn, it's cool to know that Brooklyn came from Breukelen. I already knew this used to be New Amsterdam lol. ✌
the netherlands bought new amsterdam from the natives, who didnt actually own the land, we figured it out so we sold it to england and they named it new york so we swindeled england, but dont tell them
I live in, as I found it translated, Australië. My Grandpa is from Amsterdam but he doesnt speak Dutch, and the people who do, in my family, are sadly dead. I didnt know much of Dutch culture. And I dont want it to be completely erased from our family. So I will learn the language. Thabk you for this channel and good luck to everyone else on their endeavours.
Hmm.... Ik erger me een beetje aan deze opmerkingen. Ik woon en werk al 24 jaar in Nederland en kwam hier als internationale docent die later met een Nederlander trouwde en zich vestigde in een van de zuidelijke provincies, hoewel ik nog steeds veel in het noorden werk. Ik heb altijd van mijn land gehouden en ben diep geworteld in mijn land, onze voorvaderen en moeders die veel hebben opgeofferd voor ons welzijn, voor het welzijn van degenen die na hen zijn geboren. En daarom ben ik DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). Mijn zesvoudig overgrootvader is John Adams, tweede president van de VS en eerste ambassadeur in Nederland. Gedurende mijn hele leven heb ik veel dierbare Amerikaanse vrienden en familie gehad die niets neps hebben over hen, hun overtuigingen of levensstijlen. En ze hebben leuke dingen gedaan voor hun gemeenschappen met zorgzame en gulle harten. De stereotypen die je hier hoort door commentaren van Nederlanders die in Amerika op vakantie zijn geweest, hebben gewoond en gewerkt, zijn interessant, maar alleen omdat ze voortkomen uit persoonlijke opvattingen en ervaringen in wat ze gelijk hebben over Amerika als een enorm land... dat wil zeggen, het is een slakom met veel verschillende opvattingen, culturen en gemeenschappen. [vertaald in het Engels] ... I'm a bit annoyed by these comments. I have been living and working in the Netherlands for 24 years and came here as an international teacher who later married a Dutchman and settled in one of the southern provinces, although I still work a lot in the north. I have always loved and am deeply rooted in my country, our forefathers and mothers who sacrificed much for our good, for the benefit of those born after them. And that's why I'm DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). My six-time great-grandfather is John Adams, second president of the US and first ambassador to the Netherlands. Throughout my life I have had many dear American friends and family who have nothing fake about them, their beliefs or lifestyles. And they have done nice things for their communities with caring and generous hearts. The stereotypes you hear here through comments from Dutch people who have vacationed, lived and worked in America are interesting, but only because they stem from personal views and experiences in what they are right about America as being a huge country... that is, it being a salad bowl of many different views, cultures and communities.
I have just discovered this wonderful channel. I am Afrikaans speaking from South Africa and have mostly Dutch ancestors. I can read and understand Dutch easily, no problem, but I find it difficult to follow spoken Dutch. I think it is the accent, I want to listen and get used to it. Thank you
I'm also a native Afrikaans speaker. After about a year of learning, I can understand the spoken Dutch at the speed seen in this video with about 80% comprehension. Once you get used to the sound changes, its relatively easy to follow. Understanding Dutch, however, is 100x easier than producing it since there are so many small differences that are irrelevant to the comprehension but critical to the production of the language.
From Idaho here, we do have a lot of extremes but not as bad generally as the man made it out to be but true to an extent. It is very diverse however, state to state or even city to city in my area. Definitely more emphasis on moving around and rather than family and commitment. Vegetables and fruit are so expensive comparatively to processed foods which sucks.
Ik kom uit Mongolië. Ik voel me thuis in NL. USA is erg duur & mensen zijn vals. Ik ben al drie keer daar geweest & rond gereisd. NY, Washington, Lasvegas, LA, Grand canon, Californa etc.....! Bijv. Erg duur & eten was ongezond & groot size...Ben paar kilo aangekomen.
America is about 50 years behind Europe culturally, and when it comes to basic human rights, healthcare health etc, education... For it's a nice village to go visit..
Indeed,in Europe we see the US as somewhat primitive. Gun culture for example would leave most Europeans cold. Europeans has much of the old still but is generally! progressive
I’m from America and I love The Nederlands, we’ve been visiting since 1989. The USA is a giant diverse country that has many goods and bads, with 50 states we will never be on the same page. The people are mostly good but the government sucks, my family and myself are just fine normal human beings that just so happen to be American. Can’t we all just get along😎👊
Wellicht kan hij meer doen met de Nederlandse Taal. Surinaamse accent, Antiliaanse accent benoemen. Zo ziet/hoort men verschillende landen die OOK NOG NEDERLANDS spreken!! Doe er wat mee
@CacalacaCuManera klopt vandaar dat Suriname het enige land buiten Nederland het Nederlands als enige officiële taal hebben, Belgie heeft ook Frans en Duits, en jullie de ABC eilanden spreken gewoon papiamentu op scholen een overheidsgebouwen. In Suriname is Sranan tongo dus de Surinaamse tong verboden op scholen en overheidsinstanties. Alleen het Nederlands wordt toegepast. Ook boeken en brieven die men thuis ontvangt , alleen in het NL Maar op straat en ik winkels is sranan tongo vaker gesproken. Vandaar dat ik aangeef dat ik graag een video wil zien waarin de Surinaamse accent voornamelijk wordt besproken, Gr uit Paramaribo
The video is nice 👌 And it would be nice to watch the same video about Ukraine and people from there. I’m Ukrainian and I would like to know the honest Dutch opinion about us. Thank you!
Ik denk dat er heel weinig Nederlandse mensen zijn, die in Ukraine zijn geweest. Dus hebben ze ook geen echt meening over Ukraine. Dat klopt ook voor ons Duitsers. Ukraine was nooit enn vakantiebestemming voor ons.
Ik wou dat de Amerikanen zich wat minder met Nederland zouden bemoeien. Dan hadden we minder polarisatie gehad, had ik in het Nederlands kunnen studeren, met veel minder klimaatprotesten en nog rustig sinterklaas kunnenvieren ook. Helaas denkt de Nederlandse bovenklasse daar anders over. Amerikanen die naar Nederland komen passen zich vaak ook weinig aan, waardoor ze vaak luidruchtig en opdringerig overkomen en niet of nauwelijks Nederlands spreken. De Amerikanen en de Nederlandse internationale positie hebben veel opgeleverd, maar de Amerikanisering gaat nu wel echt te ver.
Mijn ervaring met Amerikanen is dat ze zich juist heel goed aanpassen. Ze hebben de stap om naar hier te komen heel bewust genomen. Natuurlijk hebben ze hun opvattingen over Nederland die ons niet bevallen maar dat is ook logisch.
When in the Netherlands I encountered too many guys that wanted to talk about politics. As someone who is neutral or apolitic and atheist it was a turn off. Still love the culture though and love learning the language. It would have been nice to have met a guy that wanted to get to know me than rant open the big orange bastard that was our president.
Better then that of the U.S thats for sure. Mostly the stereotype idea, that you are overly friendly people and way less arrogant then people from the U.S. So the idea of Americans is they always shout that they are number one, USA USA, even tho everyone in the world knows they suck at so many levels. You dont hear that from Canadians and we like that about you.
Slightly less obnoxious than Americans (Canada's Worst Drivers' TV series), generic fashion sense, and beaver tails (sounds like a red light district DVD) 🙈🙉🙊
@@alecmather-shapiro7403 Just came back from Victoria and Vancouver. Vancouver reminds me of Hong Kong running at 20%. Can't deny the beauty of Coal Harbour but expect Trudeau to rebrand it to something more 'eco-sounding'. 'Sunshine Harbour'?
11:22 Echte Nederlanders ja die Amerikanen hadden van te voren gehoord dat ze toch stipt uit huis zouden worden gezet als het dichtbij etenstijd was. Koffie is maar koffie je krijgt niets te eten.
Indeed! I thought I'd accidentally stumbled across a "Super Easy Dutch" video at first. Hopefully more natural talking speed returns for the next video. But always appreciate the content no matter what. :) Interviews on the street were great (and natural speech, "zoals het Nederlands echt gesproken wordt"), as always!
As someone who is taking courses in Dutch, I can say the slower speed by Leon helped. I am considering an immersion course because as a beginner the speed can make comprehension harder. Hard to sign contracts if you don't understand Dutch.
@@chrispnw2547 FYI, you always have the option to slow down the playback speed in the settings if you find the pace of natural speech too fast. Then play it again at normal speed to help you acclimate to it. I find this helpful whenever anyone's spoken Dutch is a bit too fast, as occasionally happens with people they interview for the channel. 😁
4:05 He says "en dat (en het feit dat) New York van Nieuw Amsterdam komt" Translate "and that (or the fact that) New York comes from New Amsterdam" This is untrue: England bombed The Netherlands in a war and forced to submit New Amsterdam to England, who then promptly changed the name to New York, referring to the city in England. Both the English (and Dutch translations) in the subtitles are correct though
Never been in the U.S. and I like to keep it that way! Personally I see it as a country that's way to proud on itself while failing in almost every aspects. Having to learn children what to do when there;s a school shooting, people have to choose between medical help or buying food, failing infrastructure, calling themselves world champions in a competition they where the only contestant in.. and the list keeps going on and on.. IF you ask me, nothing to be proud of.
Americans do have another fault and that is taking so much pride in you not speaking Russian. In hindsight the enormous amount of money the people in America donate to that cause could have been put to better use on failing infrastructure, health care and sports. Inventing a sport at a time when travel to Europe was weeks by boat and not including those countries in your unknown sport and yet hyping up the Championship by calling it the World Series is enough to make anyone's butt hurt. You are totally justified to feel as you do and deserve a safe space to cope.
@TheMVCoho The only reason why the US "helps" other countries is so that they can control those countries. Besides that, just because the US was one of the many countries that deliberate Europe from a war decades ago doesn't mean I have to approve on everything that the US does and thinks. And to end with, restrict your guns. The money you save on mass shooting problems you can use on affordable health care 😉
Ik kom uit de VS maar woon nu anderhalve jaar in Nederland. Ik geef helemaal niet om de Kardashians. Maar ik vind de beelden van sommige mensen heel ..... anders. Uberhaupt die van de "Boomer" man. Hij zei dat in Amerika is alles "Amerikaans eerst" - maar in de VS zijn alle banen naar het buitenland geweest - en in Nederland, als je naar een baan soliciteert, hoor je altijd "Ja, nee, wij willen een echt Nederlander, sorry." Hij vond het ook heel anders dat mensen zo vaak verhuizen in de VS, maar in Nederland (tot juli) moest je elke twee jaar verhuizen. Dus is het echt "the pot calling the kettle black". Hij zei ook dat in Nederland blijft iedereen bij hetzelfde baan hun hele leven werken - maar dat is ook a think of the past - wereldwijd. Eigenlijk, is het een beetje hetzelfde tussen de VS en Nederland - er zijn mensen die hadden wat ....voorechten.... en weten helemaal niet hoe de reste van de mensen leven. Maar ze hebben allemaal gelijk over het eten, het is bijna onmogelijk in de VS gezonder te eten! Maar niemand zei iets over alle schietpartijen ..... dat is een echte ding in de VS.
I don't think that is a common expression at all. Most Americans would have a positive or no opinion about the Netherlands. A fewer still would know the Dutch, Holland and The Netherlands could describe the same thing. There is similar expression used by dutch-americans living in places like Holland, MI it goes like this..."if you're not dutch, you're not much".
I don't think the Dutch people hate America as such, but the politics of the USA have been quite contoversial in the last couple of decades. They have destroyed too much in too many countries. This is not to say that other countries are doing better.
Dis n groot aanpassing om van afrikaans tot Nederlands te leer praat, ek kan goed wel verstaan, en saam gesels, maar om self konfident saam te gesels is maar moeilik. partykeer.
The land of unwalkable cities where everyone drives everywhere because there is no alternative and where the people who get no excersize are as big as the car parks and massive roads they have constructed- where you can drive through an ATM to get money for your McDonalds and you can go through your entire day while spending less than 10 minutes a day outside! And here I am using my legs like a sucker! I imagine being in Florida a finding it very empty! Just massive roads everywhere, nowhere to walk- nothing interesting outside the parks a car can take you too. Boring streets and neighbourhoods with no amenities!
Kind of funny listening to- should take care of making too many generalizations of Americans - so of us are fit, well educated, well read, well travelled and love to learn languages 🎉
@@HolgerJakobs ok, if I ever encounter just 1 bad habit from YOUR home country then I will bring down the entire population with you and say they all are same as you. Same thing
But if you attempt to criticize them, their own pretentious and bias will show. It's easier to insult the whole than give grace to the few as the previous commenter as shown.
:( lame, maar typische opmerkingen. Hoewel ik ook grappen over mijn land en cultuur genieten, is het toch treurig om te bedenken dat dit de standaard mening is over mensen vanuit de VS (dus de achtergrond voor mij als ik nieuwe mensen in Nederland ontmoet). Klinkt gewoon als received opinion, met weinig kritische inzicht daarachter. Jammer.
My favorite line about Americans - 'Hamburgers and Robust People'. As a Californian, the In-N-Out Burger drive-through window will never be the same. Order Speaker: 'What would you like today???' Me: LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL. Order Speaker: Will you let me in on the joke? Me: 'It is a Dutch thing!'
Everything was spot on about most ppl in California, fake ppl. Each State is quite different. Southern States r more friendly ppl. NYC ppl will help u but they’re always in a rush. The lady that said someone in the Mall looked at her strangely when she asked for help. I’ll guarantee it was California. In NYC we have too much diversity to act that way. Also, NY’ers are more conservative than California. California ppl r superficial & NY’ers don’t really like them. Most Dutch speak English very well, so I’m not sure why she had a problem? Unless, the ppl she asked for help were kids. Adults here don’t act like that. Also, the guy that made the remark about the KKK no we don’t have those hooded guys walking around anymore since early 1980’s They wear regular clothes now & are called skinheads. Those kinds of ppl r mostly in the Mid-West or southern parts of U. S. The States have always had xenophobic issues with any outsider even white foreigners. Now it’s more Mexicans coming into the U. S. They’re fighting against. However, in past history Europe also had issues w/blacks , Indigenous Indians & Spanish. Europe just dropped the mistreatment of Africans sooner than the U. S. The U. S is still a young infant country. Why would you mimic a baby. I like the Dutch, not every American thinks the same. We’re raised by our parents & takes on their views.
LOL I currently live in CA but have a home in southern USA. Southerners appear friendly BUT they are too friendly. They don't respect property boundaries and if they believe you are not using something, it will mysteriously wind up missing from your property. Most importantly, I have found most who speak about religion and their church are the ones who violate scripture most often and will lie when caught. Invest in video surveillance at your property and don't announce it. You will be surprised by what you see.
Wow. The generalizations and stereotyping in this were fascinating. Especially the lady who was critical of the meal portions. What about value for money? I thought the Dutch were known for being cheap, heh heh. Anyway, I’m tired of all this “Hello, how are you?” BS which Europeans in particular spread about us. It’s called “politeness.” I’ll take that over Dutch directness/rudeness anytime.
@@greenytaddictum, theyre criticizing the surface level relationships that people have in the US, but theyre old people and theyre Also somewhat detached from reality
Nederland, dat kleine landje is de grootste vlees exporteur van Europa! Wij, de Nederlander hebben die boeren die onze aarde onevenredig vervuilen helemaal niet nodig! Laten ze naar America gaan waar voldoende grond en afzetmarkt is. Of naar Rusland; Putin haalt ze met alle liefde binnen!
Eerlijk gezegd hen ik verschillende channels gezien (easy german, easy italian enzovoort) en ik moet bekennen dat Easy Dutch heel saai is. Er is geen kreativiteit en de filmpjes zijn keidroog.
Ik kom uit Holland, Michigan en er is een grote tulpenfestival dat Tulip Time genoemd wordt. Bijna iedereen heeft Nederlandse afkomst (net zoals Nederlandse achternamen) en er zijn veel Nederlandse plaatsnamen bijvoorbeeld Holland, Zeeland, Groeningen, Drenthe, Vriesland, Overijssel, enzovoort. Tot voor kort werd er Nederlands nog gesproken, maar helaas niet meer, wat ik heel jammer vind. De oudere mensen zeggen altijd - in tegenstelling tot wat de Nederlander in deze video heeft gezegd - “if you ain’t Dutch you ain’t much”. Als kind dacht ik dat we Nederlanders waren, maar dat is helemaal niet waar. We waren waarschijnlijk de enige kinderen op school die geen Nederlandse achternaam hadden. Toch wilde ik nog steeds Nederlands leren. Ik vind het gewoon een geweldige taal. Bedankt voor de videos!
dont forget theres a place in texas called nederland which is made by dutch people who immigrated to the great lone star state
Much love from the US to Netherlands!
Leon.... This has to be one of your best videos. Only you have the gift of getting strangers to share very good stories/ impressions. 🙏
As a current Californian who will be setting up a home in the Netherlands in a few years, I found the episode hilarious and 100% accurate. There were light-hearted responses and sobering ones as well. A few observations:
1) Pleasantries and superficiality are baked into American culture. As a 'global citizen', very few Americans today understand the difference between acquaintances vs friends. Friends requires a deep investment in the other person while acquaintances are generally 'low investment relationships - in large part'
2) @3:18 Absolutely, most Americans in business lack humility and rarely look outward to learn from others or other countries (former Fortune 500 director). Thereby, Americans tend to be very wasteful of resources and 'reinvent the wheel.' @3:36 That is ignorance masquerading as confidence/arrogance.
3) @8:14 In America, everything feels fleeting as the societal pace is fast/aggressive. @11:24 This moment really got to me. When I was at university with many international students, we gathered and met socially (not about school) but to get to know about one another on a personal level. No politics, no competition, but an opportunity to socialize (a skill many Americans don't understand in the true sense). I miss that cultural norm quite a bit and wonder is this sort of thing considered quaint or still part of Dutch culture.
Thank you Leon and Mario for letting me experience this from California.
@chrispnw2547, I am a Californian who is hoping to move to the Netherlands in a few years! Let me know if you ever need a language practice buddy!
I am also a Californian, and yes I found those bits very personal and real to my own experiences here. It is true that friendships start easily, but hardly ever get beyond surface level, it's very unfortunate. Also the fake niceness I've never been a fan of. Hoping to move to the Netherlands at some point in the future :)
you cant really categorize america as standard, because every place in america is so big and different and diverse, i am dutch but deeply interested in america i actually want to eventually move to texas but it'll take a bit
Currently in TX, specifically Houston. And learning Dutch.
Poor of you
As a new yorker and as someone originally from Brooklyn, it's cool to know that Brooklyn came from Breukelen. I already knew this used to be New Amsterdam lol. ✌
Coney Island was "konijn eiland"!
@@vattenflickthat actually makes More Sense but i didnt know that Coney island was old enough to be a thing during the times of dutch settlements
the netherlands bought new amsterdam from the natives, who didnt actually own the land, we figured it out so we sold it to england and they named it new york so we swindeled england, but dont tell them
Harlem is also a Dutch neighborhood from the 1600s named after the Nederlands city Haarlem.
I live in, as I found it translated, Australië. My Grandpa is from Amsterdam but he doesnt speak Dutch, and the people who do, in my family, are sadly dead. I didnt know much of Dutch culture. And I dont want it to be completely erased from our family. So I will learn the language.
Thabk you for this channel and good luck to everyone else on their endeavours.
Bedankt voor de video. Ik wens dat ik de snelle stemmen van het publiek zou kunnen volgen zo makkelijk als de stem van jou. Ik werk erop! 😉
Hmm.... Ik erger me een beetje aan deze opmerkingen. Ik woon en werk al 24 jaar in Nederland en kwam hier als internationale docent die later met een Nederlander trouwde en zich vestigde in een van de zuidelijke provincies, hoewel ik nog steeds veel in het noorden werk. Ik heb altijd van mijn land gehouden en ben diep geworteld in mijn land, onze voorvaderen en moeders die veel hebben opgeofferd voor ons welzijn, voor het welzijn van degenen die na hen zijn geboren. En daarom ben ik DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). Mijn zesvoudig overgrootvader is John Adams, tweede president van de VS en eerste ambassadeur in Nederland.
Gedurende mijn hele leven heb ik veel dierbare Amerikaanse vrienden en familie gehad die niets neps hebben over hen, hun overtuigingen of levensstijlen. En ze hebben leuke dingen gedaan voor hun gemeenschappen met zorgzame en gulle harten. De stereotypen die je hier hoort door commentaren van Nederlanders die in Amerika op vakantie zijn geweest, hebben gewoond en gewerkt, zijn interessant, maar alleen omdat ze voortkomen uit persoonlijke opvattingen en ervaringen in wat ze gelijk hebben over Amerika als een enorm land... dat wil zeggen, het is een slakom met veel verschillende opvattingen, culturen en gemeenschappen.
[vertaald in het Engels] ... I'm a bit annoyed by these comments. I have been living and working in the Netherlands for 24 years and came here as an international teacher who later married a Dutchman and settled in one of the southern provinces, although I still work a lot in the north. I have always loved and am deeply rooted in my country, our forefathers and mothers who sacrificed much for our good, for the benefit of those born after them. And that's why I'm DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). My six-time great-grandfather is John Adams, second president of the US and first ambassador to the Netherlands.
Throughout my life I have had many dear American friends and family who have nothing fake about them, their beliefs or lifestyles. And they have done nice things for their communities with caring and generous hearts. The stereotypes you hear here through comments from Dutch people who have vacationed, lived and worked in America are interesting, but only because they stem from personal views and experiences in what they are right about America as being a huge country... that is, it being a salad bowl of many different views, cultures and communities.
I have just discovered this wonderful channel. I am Afrikaans speaking from South Africa and have mostly Dutch ancestors. I can read and understand Dutch easily, no problem, but I find it difficult to follow spoken Dutch. I think it is the accent, I want to listen and get used to it. Thank you
Ik benijd je. Ik wil zoveel Zuid afrkka bezoeken
@@Thefutureis96 Mijn Oupa kwam van Amsterdam naar Zuid Afrika als jonge.
I'm also a native Afrikaans speaker. After about a year of learning, I can understand the spoken Dutch at the speed seen in this video with about 80% comprehension. Once you get used to the sound changes, its relatively easy to follow. Understanding Dutch, however, is 100x easier than producing it since there are so many small differences that are irrelevant to the comprehension but critical to the production of the language.
After 3 months of consuming dutch content, I could understand and even speak it as an afrikaans speaker
Baie dankie Leon, jy is n ster! Ik is mal oor julle program en leer baie! Ik wil leer vlot praat!
Heyy die man op 2:20 ken ik! Echt een toffe gast
From Idaho here, we do have a lot of extremes but not as bad generally as the man made it out to be but true to an extent. It is very diverse however, state to state or even city to city in my area. Definitely more emphasis on moving around and rather than family and commitment. Vegetables and fruit are so expensive comparatively to processed foods which sucks.
Wellicht is het leuk eens een aflevering te weiden aan de klassieke kibderboeken zoaks Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje en de Kameleon.
Kent je Holland Michigan? Dat is mijn thuis! Veel Nederlanders vestigden zich daar. Momenteel leer ik Nederlands.
The pink sweater man was spot-on. That is someone who knows Americans, certainly Californians.
Wie in godsnaam maakt een transit in ver van elkaar plekken in de VS zoals Texas Chicago en Idaho, om naar Buenos Aires heen te kunnen?
Maybe he was on a super value low cost airline?
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hij is een goedkope Arabische man...misschien een arm persoon uit Syrië haha
to the Arab guy @8:19 , Americans are not really fake,..they are just JOLLY. Jolly or upbeat is the right word
Ik kom uit Mongolië. Ik voel me thuis in NL. USA is erg duur & mensen zijn vals. Ik ben al drie keer daar geweest & rond gereisd. NY, Washington, Lasvegas, LA, Grand canon, Californa etc.....! Bijv. Erg duur & eten was ongezond & groot size...Ben paar kilo aangekomen.
America is about 50 years behind Europe culturally, and when it comes to basic human rights, healthcare health etc, education... For it's a nice village to go visit..
Indeed,in Europe we see the US as somewhat primitive.
Gun culture for example would leave most Europeans cold.
Europeans has much of the old still but is generally! progressive
First of all Europe is not 1 country. To which "basic human rights" r u referring to?
@@Thefutureis96 Healthcare, housing, racism, access to public transport (freedom of movement) for starters.
@@gurrierpl Zwarte Piet - Case Closed! The whole world is watching and judging.
@@gardenjoy5223 Almost three paragraphs but the word sarcasm eluded you.
I’m from America and I love The Nederlands, we’ve been visiting since 1989. The USA is a giant diverse country that has many goods and bads, with 50 states we will never be on the same page. The people are mostly good but the government sucks, my family and myself are just fine normal human beings that just so happen to be American. Can’t we all just get along😎👊
Wellicht kan hij meer doen met de Nederlandse Taal. Surinaamse accent, Antiliaanse accent benoemen. Zo ziet/hoort men verschillende landen die OOK NOG NEDERLANDS spreken!! Doe er wat mee
Daar zit wat in. Om te laten zien dat er meerdere vormen van het Nederlands zijn.
@@tomm4073 en met name de Surinaamse accent. Oud Nederlands wordt vaak nog toegepast
@CacalacaCuManera klopt vandaar dat Suriname het enige land buiten Nederland het Nederlands als enige officiële taal hebben, Belgie heeft ook Frans en Duits, en jullie de ABC eilanden spreken gewoon papiamentu op scholen een overheidsgebouwen.
In Suriname is Sranan tongo dus de Surinaamse tong verboden op scholen en overheidsinstanties. Alleen het Nederlands wordt toegepast. Ook boeken en brieven die men thuis ontvangt , alleen in het NL
Maar op straat en ik winkels is sranan tongo vaker gesproken.
Vandaar dat ik aangeef dat ik graag een video wil zien waarin de Surinaamse accent voornamelijk wordt besproken, Gr uit Paramaribo
The video is nice 👌
And it would be nice to watch the same video about Ukraine and people from there. I’m Ukrainian and I would like to know the honest Dutch opinion about us. Thank you!
Ik ook ben benieuwd
Inderdaad heel interessant 👍🏼
Ik denk dat er heel weinig Nederlandse mensen zijn, die in Ukraine zijn geweest. Dus hebben ze ook geen echt meening over Ukraine. Dat klopt ook voor ons Duitsers. Ukraine was nooit enn vakantiebestemming voor ons.
Ik wou dat de Amerikanen zich wat minder met Nederland zouden bemoeien. Dan hadden we minder polarisatie gehad, had ik in het Nederlands kunnen studeren, met veel minder klimaatprotesten en nog rustig sinterklaas kunnenvieren ook. Helaas denkt de Nederlandse bovenklasse daar anders over.
Amerikanen die naar Nederland komen passen zich vaak ook weinig aan, waardoor ze vaak luidruchtig en opdringerig overkomen en niet of nauwelijks Nederlands spreken.
De Amerikanen en de Nederlandse internationale positie hebben veel opgeleverd, maar de Amerikanisering gaat nu wel echt te ver.
Mijn ervaring met Amerikanen is dat ze zich juist heel goed aanpassen. Ze hebben de stap om naar hier te komen heel bewust genomen. Natuurlijk hebben ze hun opvattingen over Nederland die ons niet bevallen maar dat is ook logisch.
a bunch of good looking people
When in the Netherlands I encountered too many guys that wanted to talk about politics. As someone who is neutral or apolitic and atheist it was a turn off. Still love the culture though and love learning the language. It would have been nice to have met a guy that wanted to get to know me than rant open the big orange bastard that was our president.
Dat had ik ook in Florida gevonden, Amerikanen zijn heel bang voor vreemde mensen.
As a Candian, I wonder what the opinions about Canada are
Better then that of the U.S thats for sure. Mostly the stereotype idea, that you are overly friendly people and way less arrogant then people from the U.S. So the idea of Americans is they always shout that they are number one, USA USA, even tho everyone in the world knows they suck at so many levels. You dont hear that from Canadians and we like that about you.
Slightly less obnoxious than Americans (Canada's Worst Drivers' TV series), generic fashion sense, and beaver tails (sounds like a red light district DVD) 🙈🙉🙊
@@chrispnw2547 we do have generic fashion sense. That made me chuckle
@@alecmather-shapiro7403 Just came back from Victoria and Vancouver. Vancouver reminds me of Hong Kong running at 20%. Can't deny the beauty of Coal Harbour but expect Trudeau to rebrand it to something more 'eco-sounding'. 'Sunshine Harbour'?
To the lady in the thumbnail, it’s not only better that bigger, it’s bigger than better
11:22 Echte Nederlanders ja die Amerikanen hadden van te voren gehoord dat ze toch stipt uit huis zouden worden gezet als het dichtbij etenstijd was. Koffie is maar koffie je krijgt niets te eten.
Extra slow Dutch 😊
Indeed! I thought I'd accidentally stumbled across a "Super Easy Dutch" video at first. Hopefully more natural talking speed returns for the next video. But always appreciate the content no matter what. :) Interviews on the street were great (and natural speech, "zoals het Nederlands echt gesproken wordt"), as always!
As someone who is taking courses in Dutch, I can say the slower speed by Leon helped. I am considering an immersion course because as a beginner the speed can make comprehension harder. Hard to sign contracts if you don't understand Dutch.
@@chrispnw2547 FYI, you always have the option to slow down the playback speed in the settings if you find the pace of natural speech too fast. Then play it again at normal speed to help you acclimate to it. I find this helpful whenever anyone's spoken Dutch is a bit too fast, as occasionally happens with people they interview for the channel. 😁
4:05 He says "en dat (en het feit dat) New York van Nieuw Amsterdam komt" Translate "and that (or the fact that) New York comes from New Amsterdam" This is untrue: England bombed The Netherlands in a war and forced to submit New Amsterdam to England, who then promptly changed the name to New York, referring to the city in England. Both the English (and Dutch translations) in the subtitles are correct though
@@gardenjoy5223 incorrect, read again
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I try to listen to Arjan Lubach on d'ArvontShow but it sounds like Donald Duck at least I can understand these people in Eindhoven
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Never been in the U.S. and I like to keep it that way! Personally I see it as a country that's way to proud on itself while failing in almost every aspects. Having to learn children what to do when there;s a school shooting, people have to choose between medical help or buying food, failing infrastructure, calling themselves world champions in a competition they where the only contestant in.. and the list keeps going on and on.. IF you ask me, nothing to be proud of.
Failing on almost everything? What cocaine are you on overdosing yourself with so much propaganda?
Americans do have another fault and that is taking so much pride in you not speaking Russian. In hindsight the enormous amount of money the people in America donate to that cause could have been put to better use on failing infrastructure, health care and sports. Inventing a sport at a time when travel to Europe was weeks by boat and not including those countries in your unknown sport and yet hyping up the Championship by calling it the World Series is enough to make anyone's butt hurt. You are totally justified to feel as you do and deserve a safe space to cope.
@TheMVCoho The only reason why the US "helps" other countries is so that they can control those countries. Besides that, just because the US was one of the many countries that deliberate Europe from a war decades ago doesn't mean I have to approve on everything that the US does and thinks.
And to end with, restrict your guns. The money you save on mass shooting problems you can use on affordable health care 😉
You watch too much propaganda news man. Pipe down.
Ik kom uit de VS maar woon nu anderhalve jaar in Nederland. Ik geef helemaal niet om de Kardashians. Maar ik vind de beelden van sommige mensen heel ..... anders. Uberhaupt die van de "Boomer" man. Hij zei dat in Amerika is alles "Amerikaans eerst" - maar in de VS zijn alle banen naar het buitenland geweest - en in Nederland, als je naar een baan soliciteert, hoor je altijd "Ja, nee, wij willen een echt Nederlander, sorry." Hij vond het ook heel anders dat mensen zo vaak verhuizen in de VS, maar in Nederland (tot juli) moest je elke twee jaar verhuizen. Dus is het echt "the pot calling the kettle black". Hij zei ook dat in Nederland blijft iedereen bij hetzelfde baan hun hele leven werken - maar dat is ook a think of the past - wereldwijd. Eigenlijk, is het een beetje hetzelfde tussen de VS en Nederland - er zijn mensen die hadden wat ....voorechten.... en weten helemaal niet hoe de reste van de mensen leven. Maar ze hebben allemaal gelijk over het eten, het is bijna onmogelijk in de VS gezonder te eten! Maar niemand zei iets over alle schietpartijen ..... dat is een echte ding in de VS.
hi, leon, kom je uit C hina , heb je in Nederland gestudeerd? of ben je in Nederland geboren? jouw Nederlands is zeker goed!
Hij komt uit Nederland. 😄
@@EasyDutch maar zijn achternaam komt uit het Chinese, en hij lijkt op Chinese
@@sophiez7952 He looks Chinese to you? What qualities?
@@sophiez7952 Is dat zo? "Van Wijk" komt uit het Chinees? :)
@@EasyDutch LOL.
"If you are Dutch, you are not much , out of touch" nice expression
I don't think that is a common expression at all. Most Americans would have a positive or no opinion about the Netherlands. A fewer still would know the Dutch, Holland and The Netherlands could describe the same thing. There is similar expression used by dutch-americans living in places like Holland, MI it goes like this..."if you're not dutch, you're not much".
Mevrouw die van Amerikaaans in de Markt gebullied heeft haat hun :)
Not first
Even tho they hate America I’ll always love Netherlands unconditionally
I don't think the Dutch people hate America as such, but the politics of the USA have been quite contoversial in the last couple of decades. They have destroyed too much in too many countries. This is not to say that other countries are doing better.
Dis n groot aanpassing om van afrikaans tot Nederlands te leer praat, ek kan goed wel verstaan, en saam gesels, maar om self konfident saam te gesels is maar moeilik. partykeer.
The land of unwalkable cities where everyone drives everywhere because there is no alternative and where the people who get no excersize are as big as the car parks and massive roads they have constructed- where you can drive through an ATM to get money for your McDonalds and you can go through your entire day while spending less than 10 minutes a day outside! And here I am using my legs like a sucker!
I imagine being in Florida a finding it very empty! Just massive roads everywhere, nowhere to walk- nothing interesting outside the parks a car can take you too. Boring streets and neighbourhoods with no amenities!
Kind of funny listening to- should take care of making too many generalizations of Americans - so of us are fit, well educated, well read, well travelled and love to learn languages 🎉
Why can’t I ever find a positive video of Americans? It’s always negative ….this is how stereotypes are created because the good sides are not shown
Maybe there is a reason to it. Behaving like an elephant in a china store, which the USA have done in many countries, may leave a certain impression.
@@HolgerJakobs ok, if I ever encounter just 1 bad habit from YOUR home country then I will bring down the entire population with you and say they all are same as you.
Same thing
don't worry. it's just your government & your media misrepresents its citizens
But if you attempt to criticize them, their own pretentious and bias will show. It's easier to insult the whole than give grace to the few as the previous commenter as shown.
Because many Europeans watch the propaganda news. 😂
In Nederland ben je een eikel als je veel geld hebt. Zo handig is er voor overheid en bedrijfsleven, ze moeten niemand hoge salaris betalen...
:( lame, maar typische opmerkingen. Hoewel ik ook grappen over mijn land en cultuur genieten, is het toch treurig om te bedenken dat dit de standaard mening is over mensen vanuit de VS (dus de achtergrond voor mij als ik nieuwe mensen in Nederland ontmoet). Klinkt gewoon als received opinion, met weinig kritische inzicht daarachter. Jammer.
My favorite line about Americans - 'Hamburgers and Robust People'. As a Californian, the In-N-Out Burger drive-through window will never be the same.
Order Speaker: 'What would you like today???' Me: LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL. Order Speaker: Will you let me in on the joke? Me: 'It is a Dutch thing!'
Everything was spot on about most ppl in California, fake ppl. Each State is quite different.
Southern States r more friendly ppl. NYC ppl will help u but they’re always in a rush. The lady that said someone in the Mall looked at her strangely when she asked for help.
I’ll guarantee it was California. In NYC we have too much diversity to act that way. Also, NY’ers are more conservative than California. California ppl r superficial & NY’ers don’t really like them.
Most Dutch speak English very well, so I’m not sure why she had a problem?
Unless, the ppl she asked for help were kids. Adults here don’t act like that.
Also, the guy that made the remark about the KKK no we don’t have those hooded guys walking around anymore since early 1980’s
They wear regular clothes now & are called skinheads. Those kinds of ppl r mostly in the Mid-West or southern parts of U. S.
The States have always had xenophobic issues with any outsider even white foreigners.
Now it’s more Mexicans coming into the U. S. They’re fighting against.
However, in past history Europe also had issues w/blacks , Indigenous Indians & Spanish. Europe just dropped the mistreatment of Africans sooner than the U. S.
The U. S is still a young infant country. Why would you mimic a baby.
I like the Dutch, not every American thinks the same. We’re raised by our parents & takes on their views.
LOL I currently live in CA but have a home in southern USA. Southerners appear friendly BUT they are too friendly. They don't respect property boundaries and if they believe you are not using something, it will mysteriously wind up missing from your property. Most importantly, I have found most who speak about religion and their church are the ones who violate scripture most often and will lie when caught. Invest in video surveillance at your property and don't announce it. You will be surprised by what you see.
@@chrispnw2547 hahaha 😝.
@@chrispnw2547You caught a million of them dont you?
Souther parts? KKK? You mean the Democrats? 😂
KKK in the south? You mean the Democrats? lol
That comment "ben je automatisch de baas, want je bent wit" in Ghana is quite problematic, ja? :) :) de diepe wortels van het racisme
Hoi! Ik heet Shr3xy, aangenhaam!
haha grappig
Ik kom uit Indonesië. Vind ik VS als een land van vrijheid. Minder discriminaties als in Nederland.
Zie ik geen reacties.
Ben je in de VS en in Nederland geweest? Of zijn dat alleen vooroordelen?
Wow. The generalizations and stereotyping in this were fascinating. Especially the lady who was critical of the meal portions. What about value for money? I thought the Dutch were known for being cheap, heh heh. Anyway, I’m tired of all this “Hello, how are you?” BS which Europeans in particular spread about us. It’s called “politeness.” I’ll take that over Dutch directness/rudeness anytime.
I'm from Texas and like that southerns are known to have southern hospitality. Never thought I would hear people turn it into a negative trait.🥴🤣
if you cant tolerate foreign cultures then its a you problem
@@greenytaddictum, theyre criticizing the surface level relationships that people have in the US, but theyre old people and theyre Also somewhat detached from reality
Maybe the Dutch should be concerned more about what their PM and government is doing to destroy Dutch farmers and their farms?
The dutch should be concerned about the farmers that destroy their country.
Laten de Amerikanen zich maar meer zorgen maken over al die oorlogen die ze voeren.
Well Said.
Nederland, dat kleine landje is de grootste vlees exporteur van Europa! Wij, de Nederlander hebben die boeren die onze aarde onevenredig vervuilen helemaal niet nodig! Laten ze naar America gaan waar voldoende grond en afzetmarkt is. Of naar Rusland; Putin haalt ze met alle liefde binnen!
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Half the population is a religious fanatic.
Something which is really bad in many countries, and with various religions.
You mean the whole population. The other is a new "religion".
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Eerlijk gezegd hen ik verschillende channels gezien (easy german, easy italian enzovoort) en ik moet bekennen dat Easy Dutch heel saai is. Er is geen kreativiteit en de filmpjes zijn keidroog.
Dan houd je toch op met kijken.
@@alfonsmelenhorst9672 Dank je voor jouw "infornatie"
@@gardenjoy5223 Je leert Nederlands, toch?
Wellicht kan hij meer doen met de Nederlandse Taal. Surinaamse accent, Antiliaanse accent benoemen.