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As a Dutchie from the south of the Netherlands, I can only say I love both countries. I love it that both countries (and regions within them) have their own character and culture. Each with their own pros and cons … Both are/have very attractive and interesting places and placing one above the other on different aspects depends so much on personal views and opinions. Both countries are much more alike than they differ … but it’s the differences I like.
I'm Dutch and lived and worked in Belgium for a while. roads are terrible but the people are amazing. Love them as my close neighbours. Just sucks they're too dumb to understand our jokes, but it is what it is..
Yup, the people are amazing, and so is the food.❤
Lmao
As a Belgian I take offense to your comment you greedy money grubbing dutchie! ;)
😂
Maybe your jokes just aren't that good 😉
Bruxelles is it's own district, just like D.C. not part of either Flandres or Wallonia
That ''hill'' is a bridge over a canal :D
Numbers(2021): Michelinstar restaurants per capita: 1.Japan, 2. Luxemburg, 3. Switserland, 4. Belgium, 5. Malta, 6. France, 7. Singapore, 8. Netherlands
Like they serve nice food over there.
When you drive from Antwerp to Breda and you cross the border, it's like you're on a snooker sheet, so smooth and quiet, no noise.
als ik op de parking van warenhuizen kom in Belgiè haal ik ollandse rucksack autoo s er zo uit , BTW de raods in Hallond are super small , de dutch cars also
Roads aren't meant to play snooker though.
Do you even language bro? Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this xD @@robertoneven2803
Yeah, it's a hill. We build them to cross the water, make 'm hollow for you to skate under and call 'm bridges.
Nobody builds better hills than we do.
Close to where my mother lives in Flanders there was a motorway bridge, all alone, standing in the middle of a field for years. It may still be there for all I know. I don't remember the exact story but according to my mum it was to do with local corruption; a road was supposed to be built and then the route was changed, but someone still built the bridge and someone still got paid, whatever. And it just stood there, decaying slowly in a field, while cows grazed around it. It felt like a metaphor for something profound and depressing, but I never worked out what.
"Belgian chocolate, best chocolate on earth!"
me, being swiss: must... stay... neutral...
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😂😂😂😂
I agree stay neutral instead of embarrassing your self…Swiss second best in 🍫 but still worldclass
To be fair, both are shyte.
They have too many loopholes in rules, allowing them to put any vegetable oil and way too much sugar.
French cocoa is just superior in every way.
@@etienne8110 actually the Nederlands won “best chocolate competition” using chocolate from Belgium🤣 … France was not even close, mais mon grand if you like our chocolate enjoy! 😉 i like it too
It wasn't chocolat slaves in the Congo! The King of Belgium and a select few got rich on rubber, gold, silver... chocolate was not why they were in the Congo.
The reason the motorways are worse in Belgium than in The Netherlands is that our motorways have very heavy truck traffic from all the surrounding countries because we are a transit country for trucks. And it's not everywhere in Belgium that the roads are so bad, it's mainly around Antwerpen and Brussel because that's where most truck traffic is. The rings around those 2 cities are full of potholes. I live on the coast of Belgium and our roads are good here.
The guy making the video is really biased because you have as much congestion around Amsterdam as you have around Brussels.
the roads are geting better in Belgium
Come on Netherlands you love your little brother, Belgium. Yes our roads are not that great but at least they take you and your caravans to France. You must appreciate us somewhere, because when I visit the Netherlands I see signs of flemish fries and Jupiler,stella or leffe everywhere. In Belgium Heiniken not that much. But we love your open mindedness. Thats why some of us visit you weekly for resupplying their stash!
Tuurlijk Danny, wij zijn blij dat jullie ons buurland zijn:))
19:15 Contrary to what the video says, Belgium has some great food dishes:
Mussels with fries in all kinds of varieties, Flemish stew made with Belgian beer, a Flemish fish stew called Waterzooi, Rabbit with prunes, Eel in green sauce, Witloof (andives) ham rolls in cheese sauce, tomates crevettes (tomatoes stuffed with grey shrimp), garnaalkroketten (croquettes stuffed with creamy filling and grey shrimp), Americain préparé (a ground raw beef or tartare mixed with sauce and spices used as a bread spread or eaten with a salad), and so on.
Seems like the guy never actually ate in Belgium. When it comes to food, imho Belgium is second to none, on par with France. Even most Dutch people will admit that when it comes to food, Belgium has the dutch beat by a long shot.
Fully agree. Irony is that most mussels consumed in Belgium are from Zeeland 🙃
Except the university mensa. The one in the Maastricht is 10 times better than the one in Louvain la Neuve.
The mussels may come from Zeeland, I don't know. I guess they have them at the Flemish coast as well. Anyway, they prepare mussels a little differently, I think.
So, the Belgians call it 'americain préparé'? If it is what I think it is, we have it in the Netherlands as well, but here it's called 'filet americain'. It may be produced somewhat differently in the US. It's said to be more spicy there. And if I remember it correctly, they call it 'sloppy Joe' in the US.
@@ComradeAart wij hebben ook mosselen hoor pff of denk je alles te weten
There are a load of Dutchman living in Belgium and they seem to like it. I live on the good side of the border, Flanders thus. but I hardly know or notice the difference. We are good neighbors. And we had our golden century as well, 100 years before the Dutch. But then came the Spanish and ruined it all, as usual.
As a Belgian I can confirm that our roads suck. It's one of the first things other europeans think of when Belgium is mentioned and it's for good reason. No idea why the roads are like that, but the fact we have so many different parliaments might complicate matters a lot. Only good thing I can imagine is it being nearly impossible to accidentally fall asleep behind the wheel lol
Also, I wouldn't say either country is superior to the other. Both have their strong suits and their weaknesses. The Netherlands definitely has better infrastructure and a better economy. But in the case of food and beer, I'd say Belgium prevails. Tho much respect to y'all dutchies for stroopwafels. Those are amazing.
Well it saves alot of money , we spend so much tax money on our roads its not even funny anymore.
Everybody drives trough Belgium. Busiest roads in Europe and nobody but us pays for that infrastructure, courtisy of the Belgian taxpayer. As a foodie you better go to Belgium. 😂 I vacation in the Netherlands from time to time but that is not for their food or beer 😂
As a Dutchman, nobody,and I mean nobody, can challenge the Belgium beers!!!
05:28 "ce plat pays qui est le mien 🎶" 05:45 : it's a little more complicated. You have several layers of power in Belgium. The Provinces (Liège, Namur,etc.), the Region (Wallonia, German, Flanders) and linguistic communities ; French composed by Wallonia AND Brussels, Dutch with Flanders and German. Brussels is an independant region but is part of the French community ..... It's complicated.... 06:18 hooo I know this place ! It's the "trou du diable" ("Devil's hole") near Rochehaut ! 09:15 this disperancy goes back to the aftermath of WWII. Flanders had taken the brunt of destruction and benefited more of the reconstruction, renewing and modernizing its industry while Wallonia, more rural and depending on the coal exploitation kept its old obsolete factories. When coal stopped being the main combustible, the economy dived. Same with the steel industry who moved out from Belgium. Arcelor Mital did a lot of damage, re-opening the furnaces to better kill the sector and relocating in cheaper countries........ I'm from Liège..... Witness the social slaughter first hand when I was at uni.... 19:20 My dear Sir I need to protest. In term of dishes, you have the Carbonades, a bear beef stew. The Waterzooi. We have the "potée" similar to the stoemp but with carrots. Boulet à la liègeoise, meatballs with a sweet savory sauce, etc. In terms of sweets, we have the cuberdon. I won't blame you for not knowing it. It's exportation is nearly impossible (don't start me on the cheap industrial copies those are NOT cuberdons !) because it's so fragile. For the waffles, which one do you want ? The dense moist Liège Waffles ? or the crunchy light Brussels Waffles ? What topping ? May I suggest some Sirop de Liège (peer apple dense sirup) ? Would you like some speculoos ? (arf I wish I could send you some real speculoos Charlie those you are eating are far too sweet but I don't think they would survive the travel ^^' if you drop by one day, try the Maison Dandoy ;) )
In the Netherlands we have a saying about comparing based an opinion. The Dutch saying: Over smaak valt niet te twisten. literally translated: There is no accounting for taste.
I love our southern neighbors. But the Flamish more than the Walloons.
I like the dutch too. A lot more than those Walloons.
Baarle isn't the only place where the borders cross in the middle of a village. I live in Woensdrecht and Putte is also half Dutch half Belgian. Nispen Essen, etc etc
I do live in Baarle
The islands are at the coast of Dubai. My wifes cousin works with that company and it was a real challange to build 2 palmtree looking islands in the sea.
Not those islands but the waddeneilanden the ones at the top of the netherlands above noord holland, friesland and groningen
Yes nice palmtree island made by firm. Jan DeNul (Belgium not Dutch)
Kinda interesting thing about Dutch Milionairs/people overal.
As soon as they get allot of money dutch milionairs are most gonna settle right on the Dutch Belgian border on the belgian side.
Cuz in Belgium you pay less tax on your house while they can still do their normal things like groceries, work etc in Netherlands.
Also about the people.
Belgium also has lower gas prices so they also drive to Belgium to tank.
Btw only most people in southern Netherlands does that.
Same with Germany btw.
People who live in East Netherlands very often go to Germany to fill up their car and groceries cuz its 2-3 times cheaper there.
Limburg is the best because it connects Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium 😎
inderdaad limburg is the best
Brussel is its own area in terms of reign
Basically its Flanders and Wallonia but Brussels also has different voting system with election,
As a Dutchman I disagree about the food. Our Belgian friends are certainly superior to us in that respect.
Numbers: 151 000 Dutch live in Belgium, 45 000 Belgians live in the Netherlands.
Because the Dutch need help.
@@flitsertheo Yes, the rich in Brasschaat and through agreements we can't kick em out.
I love my cultural neighbours to the south. As a matter of fact I'm sippin on a Leffe Blond while watching (not on purpose)
I am a Dutch Moroccan living 6 years in Belgium. I am born and raised in small city called Weert that is in north Dutch Limburg. South Dutch Limburg from Sittard to Maastricht there is hill terrain everything North of Sittard is flat. The infrastructure in Flanders is an A however the Dutch infrastructure is a tripple A. Still infrastructure of Flanders is great from Belgium Limburg (east Flanders) all the way to Brugge/Knokke (west Flanders) its a pleasent drive. When you go into Wallonië then the infrastructure gets bad. Brussel is a state apart just like Flanders and Wallonië so Belgium is three states as 1 country similar like USA only USA have 52 states if i am correct. In Belgium just like USA we have also a federal goverment/system. Tilburg by the way is in the Dutch Brabant Between Eindhoven and Breda.
There's an interesting British documentary series about (the history of) spice that you may want to react to, given that the spice trade was pretty much the raison d'etre of the Dutch VOC, which conquered all of what is nowadays Indonesia. (When the VOC went bankrupt, these islands became part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands.)
This episode is about two of those spices, nutmeg and cloves, and about the role the British played in Indonesia at the time, a history that I think most Dutch are not aware of.
So, here's the link:
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Basically speaking, I think both countries are roughly on the same level in the average, what makes one better than the other depends on what you likes and dislike the most and what you expect to have or like to see...
7:15 You've been fooled Charlie. That isn't a hill, that's a bridge! In Utrecht if I'm not mistaken? If you look closely to the left side of the image, you see the guard rail that keeps you from falling into the canal below.
Very American / touristy non informed comparison. And I am a Dutch guy living in Belgium. The Netherlands is not everywhere pancake flat! Indeed no mountains but there are definately hills here and there. Also Belgium has more hillscapes than just the Ardennes. And also the food has more than the touristic wellknown items both in the Netherlands and in Belgium. If bland is not using rediculous hotsauces... (Just wonder why American food needs hot sauces to be tasty??? Could it be the inferior ingredients? )
Both countries have numerous Michelin star restaurants. Antwerp (my hometown) has 25 Michelin star restaurants among which two 2 star and one 3 star venues!
Giving Belgium a 7 for food almost made me call the police.
nah its not that bad
I agree. Coming from Belgium, visiting Netherlands often...if Netherlands get 6, I would give Belgium an 8 for food.
But as a whole, love the Netherlands more; their infrastructure, nature, water, the open people
They eat rats and organs😮
@@temp5782 rats?
@@temp5782 Lol, we don't eat rats. Just rabbits.
Hey Charlie, to answer your question, Tilburg is a city in Noord Brabant and in the south of the country is as you saw Limbug.
On vacation I went out for dinner several times in France and the food was really bad.
The Dutch are constantly complaining about belgian roads, because the worst road in the whole of Belgium, is the one leading from the Netherlands into Belgium. We do it on purpose to try to keep the Dutch away! 😉
Belgium have more than 1600 different beers
Brussels is not part of Wallonia. What you see on the map is the Brussels-Capital Region. It is composed of the city of Brussels and 18 other municipalities, each with their own local goverment (mayor, city hall,...)
It is an independent region, not belonging to either Flanders, nor Wallonia. (Brussels is still the capital of Flanders though, while the capital of Wallonia is Namur.)
Also, Dutch and French are both the official language in the Brussels-Capital Region.
@jpfoto64
Voting is also compusory in Australia for all jurisdictions: federally, state/territory and municipal.
BTW technically , the Brussels Capital region is cemented in Dutch speaking territory and has only become a majority French speaking province because of the prestige of French v Dutch over the last hundreds of years. French prominence in government, army , education. It's time for the Dutch speakers to reclaim Brussel! Waterloo was majority Dutch speaking a long time ago but is now majority French speaking. name is a Dutch place name like Brussel.
Dutch speakers of the world unite!
There are some many wrong things in this video. We do not have any Dutch influence on our food. There are many more old cities in Belgium then Netherlands.(what you mean by the 2000 old city, maybe Maastricht, but Tongeren was bigger). Healthcare in Holland has become a disaster compared to Belgium (Dutch pensioners move to Belgium). Dutch have now voted very right wing very anti immigration. In Congo there were rubber slaves, not cacao. But the country at that time was run as a private property by the king Leopold 2, but not Belgium. Schools in Belgium also are of higher quality (many Dutch in border areas sent children to Belgian schools. Housing in the Netherlands is far more expensive then Belgium. So I have no clue why the Netherlands would be better.
@@exitspree You got that off your chest now? 🤣🤣🤣Don't let your e-P***n slap you in the face. I'll give you a number one though. You're the best and loudest in proclaiming your the best in everything. Your PR is top notch ... Belgian short trackers prohibited to train with the NL-team ... oops, we're getting too good ... your (and I'm speaking to you) sense of superiority is why Flanders and NL will never ever be a match. You should take an example of the reactions by your compatriots posted below and get off your high horse.
Today's Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg AND even a part of modern day Northern France, AND a part of modern day Germany.... All of it was called: the Low Countries. Because most of the part are flat and some even are below sea level. All of it because of the delta region.
u forgot to mension Drenthe with De Hondsrug. just saying ;- )
the problem whif higways is al trafic most go via Antwerp
Brussels is a region like Flanders and Wallonia. Belgium has a lot less bikes. Where I live near Brussels the land is very hilly with steep hills. So steep they grow wine on the southern slopes here. And Brussels has one of the most beautiful town squares in the world, the grand place.
I live in Belgium and it's treu about the roads the road in the netherlands are way better! But the beer is way better in Belgium! and I think the food is verry similar but also here are some differents. We visit the netherlands often. so we love both.
Seriously?
You can hardly call candy and snacks out of a wall, food.
The food in Belgium is 100 times better than in Holland.
Belgium has 139 restaurants with at least one Michelin star, while the Netherlands has 125 restaurants with at least one Michelin star.
139 against 125 ain't a big difference you would think, but be aware that there are 6 million fewer Belgians than Dutch.
And economically, if a Belgian company has no work like in a economic crisis, Belgians can go in economic unemployment, the boss will pay a part of the wage and the state pay's the other part of the wage of that person who's economic unemployed.
This system is created to keep high skilled people in the company if a economic crisis is over.
In the Netherlands, you will be fired because they don't have such back up system.
About housing...
In Holland you have a lot of residential areas that looks all the same!
The only way to be sure your not passing that house for the 3th time is to look at the curtains or a different painted fence.
@@exitspree That's because Belgians are addicted on pills and alcohol, also the reason that each weekend, a ton of Dutch teenagers crossing the border to get wasted on alcohol, because here you can drink at any age.
If Belgians could, they put beer in a baby bottle to feed their baby's.
There is even a family show FC De Kampioenen (FC the Champions) targeting kids and teenagers, that promote alcohol as the 'daily special' who's is indispensable in life.
That's also the reason they don't care if we rank 27th in the quality of life index.
But on good tasteful food, you can't beat us.
the belgian cuisine has the quality of the french cuisine but in German portion sizes
Brussels isn´t part of Wallonia. They made it into its own region.
Long time ago, when Dutch people talked about their summer holiday in the South of France, someone would always ask, "did they finish that bridge already?" The others then asked "what bridge?" The answer would be "the one across Belgium, from the Dutch to the French border." Somewhere in the past 60 or so years, Belgium improved important roads and the joke got forgotten. Looking at the comments, here it is again.
No, Tilburg is in North Brabant!
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Food in both countrys are great.
Tilburg is In Brabant Nord-Brabant, the rest of Brabant is in Belgium. And Brussels is in the south of Brabant
the Palm Island in Dubay is what you referring to...
The brands of beer you named.... WOW........ and you like them 👍👍👍👍
No hill, bridge, how else can you use your boat & car?
Cellphone signal SUCKS if you live near the border!
Great vid
Which is better? Above or below the Mason-Dixon line?
Wesfleeteren from Belgium. Wins every year the contest Best beer in the world
11:00 the problem there is Brussels The Netherlands doesnt have such a big city like Brussels 1.222mil people against Amsterdam its 922k. There are also more people on the road to Brussel from all sides of Europe for it institutions.
The agglomeration of Amsterdam has 1,4 mil. inhabitants tho, the metropolitan area an estimated 2 mil. inhabitants.
Brussels City merely has 194,291 people where the agglomeration has indeed 1,2 mil. and the metrpolitan of Brussels has 1,8 mil. inhabitants.
Bur Brussel is an ugly dirty place
I'm Dutch and I like Belgium, just those damn Belgians though 🤣
Dude nice videos you are turning more and more into a Dutch. I'm living in Zeeland, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. That is the last island of the Netherlands, from me to the Belgium border is 15 minutes. And yes the roads are terrible there, not all they are working on but some roads yes. If you want to know more about Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, here we call ourselves "Reserve Belgium's", just contact me, I can give you some tips and points for a video about Zeeland.
I have a question. Do people in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen feel Flemish too even though they are Dutch? Would be cool if there is a thing like a Flemish Belgian and a Flemish Dutchman.
@@DJChappie001yes there are, here a lot of Belgium's living here and a lot of Dutch living in Vlaanderen
@@DannyGloudemans But I mean, do the Dutch people there feel Flemish?
@@DJChappie001they feel more Flemish then Dutch
@@DannyGloudemans I did not know that, that is awesome!
Speaking of Belgium, it depends on where you are, some places have nice roads, some don't.
One of the main reason it's like that is because Belgium is a small country and the majority of traffic crossing the country comes from trucks in transit between its neighboring countries such as Germany, France and the Netherlands because it is the shortest and most direct route.
Another reason is that the use of roads and highways is also free, including non-Belgians passing through the country, which is not the case when driving in France, Switzerland, Italy and some others countries.
In reality, roads are paid for by taxes that only Belgian citizens and companies pay for vehicles registered in the country. Unfortunately, many international companies purchase and register their vehicles in other countries even if they are used here to avoid paying these taxes.
We also have a relatively dense road infrastructure compared to the size of the country, maintaining all of this is expensive and the portion of taxes that are allocated to this is relatively small.
Charlie, get your facts straight: The French Revolutionary wars led to Belgium becoming part of France in 1795.
After the defeat of the French in 1814, the Congress of Vienna created two new states, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which were placed in dynastic union under the House of Orange-Nassau.
The Southern Netherlands rebelled during the 1830 Belgian Revolution, establishing the modern Belgian state, officially recognized at the London Conference of 1830. The first King of Belgium, Leopold I, assumed the throne in 1831.
The word "nether" meaning "low lying position", the netherlands were (and still are) the north-western region of Europe where the land is ... lying low before it meets the North Sea.
So, the North-western part of Belgium and The Netherlands have always been - geographically a "low lying land".
The Netherlands (as a country) was formed in 1579 and it ruled over Belgium from 1815 to 1830 when Belgium gained its independance.
NB: The French translation of "The Netherlands" is "Les Pays-Bas" = The Low Countries.
you also had german chocolate !!!
Brussels 24 hours a day is constant spits of niet?
In belgium there are 4 regions, flanders, walonie, brussels gewest and the german speaking region.
All these regions have goverments and also there is the national goverment.
So in total 5 governents.
So getting anything done is a pain in the🍑.
Also belgium is the only country in the world were voting is obligiatoty.
So not voting can get you a fine
As soon as you get into belgium, even if you're sleeping, you'll know.
Lmao facts
I'm 63 now but when I was a kid that was a game we played. Keep your eyes closed and guess when we cross the border. That hasn't changed, the roads are still crap or even worse.
You are able to sleep while crossing the border?!😮
@@Linda-hs1lk and the dutch car s are crab, evrey dutch drive a rucksack car this why they dont like the raod s in Belguim BT W the dutch can t going to the Belgain Ardennes, the hills in Tilf Liege are to heavy
@@robertoneven2803not everyone drives 1liter 3cilinders😂
There is an American Trappist from Spencer Massachusetts. It is as good as the Belgian kind.
Never ever think of going to Baarle (Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog) because there is noting special to see there. Either beautiful nor special. Borders every where but they are invisible. So why go there ..?
they build they palm tree islands in dubai and more, maybe thats what you mean?
NO they didn't, it was actually done by an American company, and did a poor job, if the DUtch did it (speaking as Belgian) it would have been done correctly.
I'm just curious why you do so much reactions about The Netherlands. I love it though as a Dutchy
Charlie has long been dreaming of visiting, if not emigrating to The Netherlands.
Because a large part of his viewers are dutch, and the main people who watch video's about a country... ironically enough... are its citizens.
Charlie you're almost ambassador for the Netherlands🇳🇱😊 it's not totally Fairplay in video. The netherlanders is concentrated to Amsterdam and Belgium they mentioned Bruges, Antwerp, Brussels. Also infrastructure Belgium vs the Netherlands not agreed. Tax, yes high but as said about Belgium, we also get something back to the people.
Belgian governance is complicated. Don't try to understand it. Brussels is its own entity, like Washington DC, but.... it is also the capital of Flanders. As I said, don't try to understand it.
Nobody ever talks about amazing belgian cheeses! Forget gouda! You gotta taste passendale or chimay... Or stinky Brussels cheese!
Often overlooked is Belgium’s and The Netherland’s shared history fighting the Spanish during the Eighty Years War. It’s kinda important because it’s foundational understanding the bond between Belgium and The Netherlands to begin with.
Nowadays Flanders had been a late medieval/ Renaissance powerhouse but was occupied, most notably the city of Antwerp, by the Spanish, which resulted in an exodus in skilled labor and capital towards the north, generating a boom in the Netherlands we refer to now as our golden age.
Who the hell told you that, sleeping through history class? Our bond? Never heard of the "why?" of the 80 year war? Maybe protestantisme ring a bell? Yes the riots started here in Flanders( and French Flanders) Alva ? Yes the rich fled and layed the foundation of y'all golden age, but Flanders remained Catholic LIKE the Spaniards. Later "the foundational understanding the bond" man, thats why we started our revolution against y'all in 1830.(again, part of it, cath. prot.)
My comment appears to have triggered a random internet person into a condescending rage. Be nicer, Lmao!
@@thomastoadie9006Well maybe stop talking nonsense on the net. If you find this rage i do apologise.
You appear to focus on the religion side, I focus on the economic side. Nothing I said was factually wrong.
@@thomastoadie9006Maybe, but like i told you "a history fighting thogether" the "occupation of Antwerp", the history doesn't start there, first we had Brugge, venice of the north (not by water, but by wealth, some mistake that fact by saying Giethoorn, yes by water) Gent 3 th biggest city in that time later became Antwerp in the picture BUT. The Habsburgs (Charles v) occupied your country, it was of no significance that days, and inherit Spain (extremely catholic, this IS the economics ! of that time!) There was no "bond" in that time until Luther, and the start of the riots ( i don't know to translate "the smashing of the statutes in the churches" ) Nobody ! worked together, the rich fled, the Spanish came to set order! They owned the "country" not we. Get my point now.The real big economic trade started afther ww1.
There is something you must not forget,Belgium and the Netherlands were one country in the past!!!So there is a lot that is the same in Belgian as in the Netherlands..Belgian has great beers,the Netherlands has great beers etc.etc..The Dutch were the first county to go anywhere on the planet if possible..Most of these countries they landed on are now of course not Dutch anymore except a view islands.Chocolat slaves???I dont think so,it was the gold and silver they let the people of Oeganda dig up for them..And yes,the catacory off mastering of building dykes and other skills about water managing!!Over the whole world!!
Nederland en Belgie hebben maar 15 jaar samen geweest,er is niets in Belgie dat aan Nederland kan linken
08:20 Youre welcome :P
Brussels is considered its own thing and is not connected to either flanders or wallonia. They're technically multilingual but yeah its french
Brussels is not part of Flanders, but it is the capital of Flanders (Belgium is famous for its surrealism)!!! Brussels isn't part of Wallonia either, but it's part of the French speaking community of Belgium. In practice Brussels is French speaking.
@@RobM.-dx8tl You're technically correct since brussels is the capital of belgium and therefore indirectly flanders. But i meant like state wise
Brussels stand on his own. Not a part of Flanders nor Wallonia. It is a region on his own.
yes limburg i am from limburg
Go for Baltic states different. Sorry for broken english
America is in Limburg.
The great Dutch painters lived 200 years before van Gogh....
c'mon.
To avoid the questionable state of Belgian roads and highways, just travel on Belgian trains. The railways are
1st class!
Gonna respond to this, whilst I'm watching: the roads are not terrible in Belgium. The fact is, the roads in the Netherlands are superior. But compared, to France, Spain and Italy, we are doing just fine :p That being said "driving from the Netherlands to Belgium?" There is a definate "bump" :p Close to were I live :-)
about the speculoos : 1 for Belgium, yeah, that's a statement, try the spread on a "boke" flemish for "slice of bread" , I mean, we're done 20 secs into comparison
The Dutch ARE firends, and I personally have several, I consider close. They are superior in water-management, logistics (warehouses, distribution) , keeping agreements, it helps if you are "honest", not hiding anything. Sometimes I (as a flemish person) consider some of them rude; but they are not. They are just open, and I appreciate it. And you just came to Brussels
Brussels we consider a seperate region, but mainly it is located in Flanders; and being flemish, I consider it a part of flanders. (Broekzele) Seen that most of the population speaks french, they advocate it to exterior as being a part of wallonia, but it is definately NOT! (not historically, not ever) Broekzele (region with a forest) -> Brux - elle (french) -> Brussels (english). But it IS Flemish and totally in Flanders region. But we consider it seperate as to avoid "conflicts" You could argue that before it all was french, but that is false.
I lived in Amsterdam (yep as expat working for Greenpeace), definately a bridge above one of the many canals. Definately a go to place, if you want charm, and cosyness. But I might add we have that in Belgium too.
scandanavian countries are definately more expensive on the taxes side, but you shouldn't compare apples with oranges, they get totally different benefits as well.
one thing has to be said+ Belgium CUisine is far better than the Dutch one ... everybody knows and says that , even the Dutch ;-)
This narrator needs to work on his dutch words pronunciation 😂
And how's Indiana? Cool?
It was a big mistake splitting those two countries. Imagine having a country with both the best bears and the best roads.
The Netherland
Too bad that this guy thinks that the Netherlands and tourism is just Holland and not the whole of the Netherlands. Groningen, Drenthe and Limburg are worth at least 2 points extra. You mis a lot if you only stay in the west.
I've lived in both, and it's a lot easier to get a smoke in The Netherlands. That might not be on everyone's metric, but it's on mine. I remember when I first went to Amsterdam in the 1980s; we found a cafe with different sorts of hash on the menu, by which I mean actual samples of old-style Moroccan and Afghan hashish sellotaped to the actual menu. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven, and by achievable human standards I guess I had. The Dam is a lot skeevier now (apologies to Dutch viewers, but it really is, and I'm skeevy myself so I know what I'm talking about), and Afghanistan no longer exports that beautiful oily gold-wrapped black hash, on account of being invaded by the US. I do wish you guys would put things back the way you found them when you go home!
They went home and Afghanistan had a rebel uprising that toke over and kicked everybody out, a few years ago.
Probably the real reason why it's not exported anymore.
Basically, the folks they went to fight, survived, waited till they where gone and then toke over.
Only real product, you can now expect, is drugs.
Belgium only exceeds the Netherlands in (arguably) nature and cuisine.
Wrong, the state deficiency also.
Belgium has more governments too.
@@flitsertheo That's the opposite of exceeding. So is state deficiency.
When you go to Belgium don't bring your new car😂😂😂. I love the people there.
1. Problems with water? Call Hans Brinker. 2. Tulip fields? Only in the west, not in the east. 3. Tilburg is in Brabant, not in Limburg. 4. Driving over the border, poles with cables start to sprout. In The Netherlands almost all utilities are underground. 5. Strange, we don't eat stroopwafels... 6. Dutch immigration isn't going to ask you to pronounce "Gouda" and "stroopwafels" but "Scheveningen". That's how German spies were identified. 7. Food? Belgium slaps us around the ears, always. Van Gogh? Just call him Vincent. 8. Yeah, I also have a Dutch flag WITH ORANGE WIMPEL.
A major point in difference for both countries I would say is a commission overseeing the placement and design of buildings and their appearance in the overall visual aspect of a street or neighborhood. The Netherlands has some pretty solid urban planning and design while Belgium seems to be completely lacking that department. there it seems like home builders can build pretty much anything they like, resulting in some very ugly street scenarios
I disagree with all the points we should win with 10 points 🤣
STOP SAYING BISCOFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This Dutch guy still thinks the Flemish part of Belgium should be part of the Netherlands
Belgium roads are garbage 😂
They could be better
mooie naam heb je ...tof
find a falt on the fries part. it's a Brabant invention, Belgium and Netherlands. And Sinterklaas (stanta claus) is Belgium and Netherlans, and nothing to do whif slavery
Regarding the roads, absolutely true. I am Belgian.