The Town In Two Countries

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  • Опубліковано 18 лис 2018
  • If you want to visit the town of Baarle, head on over to northern Belgium … or the southern tip of the Netherlands. The town straddles an international border, with half of it belonging to the Dutch and the other half to the Belgians. With dozens of border crossings throughout town, many houses, shops and even roads are split in two. And with two countries comes two sets everything-two mayors, two flags, two council and even two sets of laws. This can make things tricky, but Baarle is setting an example of how two societies can come together and live harmoniously … even in the weirdest of circumstances.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 7 тис.

  • @Cynder757
    @Cynder757 4 роки тому +6556

    "May I use your bathroom?"
    "Sure, it's just down the hall and into Belgium"

    • @Cynder757
      @Cynder757 4 роки тому +135

      @Zainab Hashmi nah
      Just several people happen to have the same sense of humour

    • @Cynder757
      @Cynder757 4 роки тому +68

      @Zainab Hashmi Heh, tbh you can never really be sure who's joking or not anymore xD

    • @altostarphase9412
      @altostarphase9412 4 роки тому +45

      You technically need to go abroad just to use bathroom.

    • @Cynder757
      @Cynder757 4 роки тому +44

      @@altostarphase9412 Imagine having to go through border control just to pee

    • @joaovitor10yearsago
      @joaovitor10yearsago 4 роки тому +2

      @Zainab Hashmi after r/wooosh was invented no one can know who is joking and who is not anymore lol

  • @lukaswilliam97
    @lukaswilliam97 4 роки тому +8503

    Friend: Do you live in Belgium?
    Resident: Yesn’t

  • @gmb4825
    @gmb4825 4 роки тому +4491

    Imagine crossing borders 100 times a day and each time getting a text from your mobile provider
    “welcome to belgium”
    “welcome to the Netherlands”

    • @asher-360
      @asher-360 4 роки тому +312

      oh god i just remembered... HOW DO THEIR SIM CARDS WORK??

    • @danieljosephausten2662
      @danieljosephausten2662 3 роки тому +99

      @@asher-360 oh wait yeah
      you're right lmao
      BRUH

    • @IAmTheBeckett
      @IAmTheBeckett 3 роки тому +255

      @@asher-360 in Europe we have Europe wide roaming for no extra cost to help solve this. So a Belgian could go to Bulgaria and they would be able to use their phone for no extra cost.

    • @basharbadwan2915
      @basharbadwan2915 3 роки тому +58

      That could actually happen hahahaha. I live in Mauritania and I used to work in a village at the South that is on the Senegal river ( which counts as the border between Mauritania and Senegal ). And sometimes when I go to swim at the river my phone just becomes this confused mess of welcome to Senegal we hope you enjoy your stay/ welcome to Mauritania we hope you enjoy your stay.

    • @ratelslangen
      @ratelslangen 3 роки тому +52

      @@asher-360 Luckily sim cards are one system with no additional costs in the EU. So your SIM will work anywhere within Schengen (i think all of europe)

  • @audrey1792
    @audrey1792 4 роки тому +2888

    “Let’s travel to Belgium”
    *Walks across living room*

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому +13

      idk why i don't get these joke lol

    • @nigerianman8700
      @nigerianman8700 3 роки тому +66

      @@CharleyCheno so you didn’t watch the video? Maybe try that first 🙂

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому +5

      @@nigerianman8700 i watched this video 3 times lol

    • @nigerianman8700
      @nigerianman8700 3 роки тому +38

      @@CharleyCheno well maybe try opening your eyes next time? If it doesn’t work then just tell me 😄

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому

      @@nigerianman8700 it's patched

  • @mena1432
    @mena1432 5 років тому +5237

    "Where'd you go for vacation?"
    "Belgium."
    "Oh, cool. How was the plane flight?"
    "What do you mean?"

    • @IAm-zo1bo
      @IAm-zo1bo 5 років тому +143

      *i dOn't Get iT*

    • @sirmonke4243
      @sirmonke4243 5 років тому +102

      Bee Phenix woooosshhh

    • @sayiaro
      @sayiaro 5 років тому +70

      Bee Phenix r/woooooosh

    • @mena1432
      @mena1432 5 років тому +60

      @@squippites7356 r/whoooooosh

    • @-_chira_-
      @-_chira_- 5 років тому +32

      Bee Phenix R/wooosh

  • @kitcat1113
    @kitcat1113 4 роки тому +5177

    "Wanna drink?"
    "Dude we are 16 thats illegal"
    "Just go to Belgium"

  • @Maxime_K-G
    @Maxime_K-G 3 роки тому +1873

    Yes, even two Coronavirus-rulebooks. For example: shopping was briefly forbidden in Belgium but still allowed in the Netherlands, so they had to close off half of the store. It was an inconvenience for shoppers who needed something from that side of the store.

    • @primus3217
      @primus3217 3 роки тому +78

      Bruh hahahhahaha

    • @orangesnowman7137
      @orangesnowman7137 3 роки тому +38

      Wow that really hit home

    • @angryfishstick1
      @angryfishstick1 3 роки тому +8

      bruh i remember you from the replies section of that spain-morocco video lol hi

    • @ksorabbit
      @ksorabbit 3 роки тому +5

      YOOOO HAHAHAHA

    • @ksorabbit
      @ksorabbit 3 роки тому +1

      idk y im laughing during a fricking pandemic

  • @mrc4770
    @mrc4770 3 роки тому +439

    “So do you live in Belgium or the Netherlands?”
    Resident: yes

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому +14

      i live in the netherlands in belgium in the netherlands!

    • @SergamingPlayz
      @SergamingPlayz 2 роки тому

      @Marc Carran serious guy who cant take a joke goes to you

  • @hussey4826
    @hussey4826 4 роки тому +7894

    Grandparents: In our days we had to travel to another country for going to school
    Also grandparents:

    • @user-47000
      @user-47000 4 роки тому +233

      Also grandparents: walks one step to the other county to step into school

    • @hussey4826
      @hussey4826 4 роки тому +33

      @Jewel Rose Lim Someone didn't watch Lelouch of the Resurrection

    • @hussey4826
      @hussey4826 4 роки тому +1

      @Nom Nom Well now you know

    • @ziviah.1599
      @ziviah.1599 4 роки тому +3

      Technically they're not lying tho-

    • @magicalwizard9539
      @magicalwizard9539 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @mondaymotivator_
    @mondaymotivator_ 5 років тому +4844

    Do you want to build your town in Belgium or Netherlands?
    Construction company: yes.

    • @RealGoldenQuotes
      @RealGoldenQuotes 5 років тому +31

      You the only comment ik that use yes good

    • @essayedgar
      @essayedgar 5 років тому +15

      Cause construction companies build towns right?

    • @Okwardi
      @Okwardi 5 років тому +11

      John Doe {Protects you from the dumb Reddit woooshers} thank me later.

    • @LittleHomieLightningtech
      @LittleHomieLightningtech 5 років тому +1

      Stealer

    • @oblivion2755
      @oblivion2755 4 роки тому +1

      construction company builds village with enclaves, circa 1100

  • @Leon-mq8lj
    @Leon-mq8lj 4 роки тому +648

    We Dutch people go to Baarle-Hertog to get fireworks that are illegal in the Netherlands.

    • @owkay_4917
      @owkay_4917 3 роки тому +10

      Yes but u probably have to travel long to get there, i could be there in 10 minutes

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 3 роки тому +1

      I didn't know fireworks were illegal in the Netherlands. Here in England we can buy them whenever we want.

    • @owkay_4917
      @owkay_4917 3 роки тому +32

      @@ajs41 well, in the netherlands we have 2 categories of fireworks. Theres F1 which you light all year. And F2 which you can only buy and on 29,30 and 31 and legally light on 31st of december after 6pm until 2am. this year because of the pandemic F2 isnt allowed bc some people get injured with it, and they need all the space for critical covid patients. Of course other sick people and people that are giving birth can be taken into the hospital.

    • @Temo990
      @Temo990 3 роки тому +2

      ​@@owkay_4917 In Germany some people cross the border to Poland to purchase fireworks there. However the problem is that freedom of transportation of EU doesn't mean that everything that is legal in one country is legal in the other.
      So if you buy fireworks that is for example stronger than permitted in Germany you might face criminal charges for possession of explosives. Or if you purchase weed in the netherlands and cross the border you can get in trouble as well.
      Did they actually prohibit ignition of firework in the Netherlands on last 31th December or just selling?
      In Germany they just banned selling firworks nationwide but not ignition. Some cities banned ignition at public sides though. But you could still ignite fireworks on private property if anything was left from the previous year.

    • @owkay_4917
      @owkay_4917 3 роки тому

      @@Temo990 supermarkets stayed open, some supermarkets like aldi and lidl have fireworks so we could buy them from those stores. I still had some fireworks from the year before so i used that aswell. If they caught u lighting fireworks c2 and above you would get in troubke

  • @go4dpl8yer88
    @go4dpl8yer88 3 роки тому +366

    Me: "Excuse me, but where do i find this the mustard?"
    Cashier: "in the other country sir"

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому +6

      that happend to me yesterday...

    • @Simulation101YT
      @Simulation101YT 3 роки тому +7

      But cos of corona the other country is in lockdown and shops r closed so that means that half the shop is closed so you can't get the mustard

  • @Abby-pb1kf
    @Abby-pb1kf 5 років тому +3845

    Orders drink
    “You not the legal age yet”
    Goes to other side of the bar
    “Three whiskeys coming up for the legal aged sir”

    • @Abby-pb1kf
      @Abby-pb1kf 5 років тому +41

      bo devrnt In NewZealand you can’t order any beer or wine but when your 18 you can get anything

    • @suupre
      @suupre 4 роки тому +96

      Whiskey isnt allowed under 18 in Belgium, only beer and wine are allowed from 16-18

    • @Njx063
      @Njx063 4 роки тому +1

      Abby G in Holland too

    • @blakey5376
      @blakey5376 4 роки тому +19

      @@Njx063 not anymore, got changed to everything is 18 a few years back

    • @saraneves5704
      @saraneves5704 4 роки тому +5

      I live in Luxembourg 🇱🇺 and the legal drinking age is 16 here and you can buy any alcohol you want, I bought vodka when I was 16 and many other drinks. I just don’t know how it is in bars cause I’ve never been in one.

  • @bojangoranovic4309
    @bojangoranovic4309 5 років тому +3421

    Friend: "Hey dude you wanna hang out?"
    Me (just stepped into kitchen) :"Nah dude I'm not in the country"

  • @itsohaya4096
    @itsohaya4096 4 роки тому +305

    16 year old: Yo barkeep gimme a pint
    Bartender: Sorry ma'am I can't serve anyone under 18.
    16 year old: *moves a step to the left*
    Bartender: Certainly! Right away

    • @Simulation101YT
      @Simulation101YT 3 роки тому +6

      that will be 2,99

    • @danieldaniels7571
      @danieldaniels7571 3 роки тому +4

      20 year old Americans will find your comment painful.

    • @n3bu14
      @n3bu14 2 роки тому +6

      @@Simulation101YT Then you move over to the dutch side and then it is 5,60

    • @ronnyvanturnhout1419
      @ronnyvanturnhout1419 2 роки тому +1

      @@danieldaniels7571 well, it doesn't make it less true. Sorry to all Americans. Anyway, we can only start driving at the age of 18, in America that's the age of 16...

    • @danieldaniels7571
      @danieldaniels7571 2 роки тому +2

      @@ronnyvanturnhout1419 where I grew up in America there was an exception where I was able to start driving at 14

  • @powerpuff_avenger
    @powerpuff_avenger 3 роки тому +110

    When a Dutch/Flemish town has a better relationship with each other being from 2 seperate countries than Flanders/Wallonia within Belgium itself...

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 2 роки тому +18

      To be honest, it feels like Belgium really isn't a country, more like a loose union of 2-3 microstates under one crown. The cultures in the regions are just too different (French, Dutch and even German).

    • @robfinlay8058
      @robfinlay8058 Рік тому +6

      One of the main differences is that historically the Flemish are Catholic and the Dutch Protestant. There isn't really much difference between the Walloons and the people of Northern France.

    • @powerpuff_avenger
      @powerpuff_avenger Рік тому +1

      @@robfinlay8058 Funnily enough, the south of NL is considered mostly catholic due to their celebration of carnaval, leaving Flanders in between...

    • @Ozymandias1
      @Ozymandias1 Рік тому +3

      @@robfinlay8058 Catholicism is the main religion in the South of the Netherlands and in the Northern regions of Belgium people speak Dutch. So there are not many cultural problems.

    • @hannofranz7973
      @hannofranz7973 8 місяців тому

      It's not a matter of religions in Belgium. It's rather a different approach to the way of doing things in Germanic and Romance cultures and it's a row between languages. Hard to solve with a majority of 60 to 40 per cent in favour of Dutch/Flemish when the dominating language of wider international acknowledgement is actually French. People from abroad rather tend to be familiar with French and consider it more important, too. So it's tricky.

  • @silverfox6797
    @silverfox6797 5 років тому +5294

    Visitors: May i ask where the toillet is?
    Me: In Belgium

    • @Scazoid
      @Scazoid 5 років тому +205

      My house is half belgium and half netherlands

    • @Scazoid
      @Scazoid 5 років тому +80

      Imagine saying that

    • @aemberrain1385
      @aemberrain1385 4 роки тому +6

      Silverfox Epic!!

    • @ninasapple
      @ninasapple 4 роки тому +5

      😅😂

    • @namjoonsoldmyjamsfor3dolla119
      @namjoonsoldmyjamsfor3dolla119 4 роки тому +3

      @@Scazoid Me : *Bish WTF how , that don't make no sense how , I DONT BELIEVE YOU*

  • @RadionYT
    @RadionYT 4 роки тому +2188

    I'm so rich I wake up in Belgium, have breakfast in Netherlands, and evening coffee back in Belgium

  • @napoleonbonaparte7172
    @napoleonbonaparte7172 3 роки тому +689

    "Were going on a holiday to another country!"
    "Hooray!"
    *few seconds later*
    "But dad this is our neighbor's house!"
    "At least we're in another country!"

  • @_0_restart_0_
    @_0_restart_0_ 3 роки тому +76

    Imagine playing chess here. The white pieces are in Netherlands and the black pieces are in Belgium. Whenever their pieces move to the other side of the board , they are invading each other.

    • @albumkosong
      @albumkosong 3 роки тому +5

      Damn that sound cool, I definitely do that if I ever go to this (or those) towns

    • @galyxi3497
      @galyxi3497 2 роки тому

      @@albumkosong I had a stroke reading that

    • @albumkosong
      @albumkosong 2 роки тому

      @@galyxi3497 sorry autocorrect

  • @hetlingerr
    @hetlingerr 5 років тому +2562

    *Border goes through house*
    "Mom where are the scissors?"
    "In Belgium."

  • @jeromefitzroy
    @jeromefitzroy 5 років тому +3280

    I parked in the Netherlands, had lunch in Belgium.

  • @JoshayXdanton
    @JoshayXdanton 3 роки тому +533

    Normal schools: needs a hall pass to go down the hall
    Schools in this town: needs a hall pass and a passport

    • @nivlemvanviersen8524
      @nivlemvanviersen8524 3 роки тому +6

      did you even see the vid?

    • @gembly3237
      @gembly3237 3 роки тому +44

      imagine if Schengen was a thing

    • @nivlemvanviersen8524
      @nivlemvanviersen8524 3 роки тому +3

      @@gembly3237 exectly lol 😂

    • @ppslayergod69xd96
      @ppslayergod69xd96 3 роки тому +30

      Man, I wish there was a thing like, y'know, something where you can travel freely between country to country
      *LIKE THE SCHENGEN AREA*

    • @gembly3237
      @gembly3237 3 роки тому +3

      @@ppslayergod69xd96 i literally said that 2 days ago

  • @danieljosephausten2662
    @danieljosephausten2662 3 роки тому +1319

    Me: goes into bar
    Bartender: Oh, I’m sorry, you’re too young to drink.
    Me: *walks 20 metres to Belgium*
    EDIT: thank you all for the input that I should've put meters/metres instead of feet, since Belgium is in Europe. I've fixed the wording now

    • @ailinos
      @ailinos 3 роки тому +54

      20 metres ✌️

    • @timschuit2057
      @timschuit2057 3 роки тому +7

      Makes no sence, in the netherlands you can drink when ur underaged too

    • @Fragum19
      @Fragum19 3 роки тому +24

      @@timschuit2057 The legal drinking age in the Netherlands is indeed 18, so no you can't.

    • @timschuit2057
      @timschuit2057 3 роки тому +2

      @@Fragum19 everyone does :P

    • @svnflqwer
      @svnflqwer 3 роки тому +1

      @@Fragum19 yes you can

  • @butterflies8447
    @butterflies8447 5 років тому +3265

    “You have to be 18 to drink Kyle. You’re only 16.”
    *Kyle proceeds to walk over the border 2 feet away*
    “Now I can.”

    • @gustavvenoch9648
      @gustavvenoch9648 5 років тому +199

      **pulls him back** *NO YOU CANNOT*

    • @ganyu5718
      @ganyu5718 5 років тому +195

      **runs to the other side** *YES I CAN*

    • @HaXD1209
      @HaXD1209 5 років тому +87

      *Pikachu supriced face*

    • @localextremist2839
      @localextremist2839 5 років тому +12

      You need to be a citizen to do that

    • @jogon206
      @jogon206 5 років тому +46

      Papa Joseph Stalin Nope, as the laws of a country apply to you if you visit it. So you can be held in prison for murder in e.g. germany, but they won't execute you even if you're from texas, because there's no law for execution there.
      Apply this to other laws... et voilà.
      Just the way you have to obey the law of the country you're visiting, the freedoms of those laws also apply to you.
      One could get their drivers license at age 16 in the US, but wouldn't be allowed to drive in the EU until age 17.
      Etc.

  • @desu38
    @desu38 5 років тому +5170

    Customer: One beer please!
    Bartender: Can I see your ID? ...I don't think so. Not eighteen, not a drop.
    Customer: [sits in next chair]
    Customer: One beer please!
    Bartender: Coming right up!

    • @noots4587
      @noots4587 5 років тому +504

      @MaximusStars it means that if the bar is cut halfway, the person who wants to drink a beer and is 16+ but not 18 yet can just switch to the other seat where it is legal for people to drink if they are 16+

    • @HaXD1209
      @HaXD1209 5 років тому +316

      *Illusion 100*
      *Speech 100*

    • @Louis-mt7cg
      @Louis-mt7cg 5 років тому +45

      Nguyen Duc Hung movement 100

    • @kyrylo31
      @kyrylo31 5 років тому +47

      In reality you cant beacuse you have to choose between being from the netherlands or the belgium side

    • @kyrylo31
      @kyrylo31 5 років тому +14

      @@ictoan5966 thats why i said in reality

  • @TheHollandHS
    @TheHollandHS 3 роки тому +288

    Coronavirus :
    Belgium: shops will close!
    Netherlands : let them open!
    Shop between border: you can buy socks in Holland here but not the underpants in Belgium

    • @kets4443
      @kets4443 3 роки тому +2

      North Brabant*
      Baarle-Nassau is not in Holland

    • @TheHollandHS
      @TheHollandHS 2 роки тому

      @@kets4443 I know but the vital province of holland is accepted as short for the Netherlands in the English language.

  • @_11HS
    @_11HS 4 роки тому +702

    Dad: Pack your bags Son we are going on holiday to the Netherlands
    Son: But dad I hate planes
    Dad: Who said anything about a plane

    • @silbakker3770
      @silbakker3770 4 роки тому +61

      Nobody really travels by plane between Belgium and The Netherlands. We mainly go by train or car

    • @tomato._.4528
      @tomato._.4528 3 роки тому +7

      @@silbakker3770 that's what it meant.

    • @Tristanimator_
      @Tristanimator_ 3 роки тому +28

      Real dutchmen go with the bicycle

    • @silbakker3770
      @silbakker3770 3 роки тому +6

      @@Tristanimator_ Ligt eraan hoe dicht je bij de grens woont
      Depends how close you live to the border

    • @Tristanimator_
      @Tristanimator_ 3 роки тому +4

      Ik woon vlakbij breda, dus het is maar 20 km naar belgië vanaf hier

  • @intreoo
    @intreoo 4 роки тому +5818

    Imagine if there was a village like this between North and South Korea

    • @azureeall
      @azureeall 4 роки тому +270

      Well I can't imagine that :v

    • @robezy0
      @robezy0 4 роки тому +354

      That's not gonna happen but there are conference rooms on the border with two doors each leading to another country

    • @syncies
      @syncies 4 роки тому +31

      I doubt that

    • @joehoe222
      @joehoe222 4 роки тому +48

      Well then it will be a film set of a western in the east.

    • @z_mgaming8427
      @z_mgaming8427 4 роки тому +14

      Oof

  • @bakbakbakduck
    @bakbakbakduck 5 років тому +5441

    *friend* : So when was the last time you travelled to another country?
    *me* : just 1 minute ago.

    • @coolguyx14
      @coolguyx14 5 років тому +26

      Nice user name

    • @Okwardi
      @Okwardi 5 років тому +19

      Bruh that’s an offensive and edgy profile picture to us Arabs lmfao

    • @peaceman5783
      @peaceman5783 4 роки тому +1

      1 minute XD

    • @amangod2504
      @amangod2504 4 роки тому

      M

    • @madzac6978
      @madzac6978 4 роки тому

      2 sec ago

  • @MarinelliBrosPodcast
    @MarinelliBrosPodcast 3 роки тому +191

    Me: Kicks a soccer ball.
    Netherlands: GET THAT FORIGEN OBJECT, OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!

  • @zievc
    @zievc 3 роки тому +119

    my brother: sis i’m moving to the Netherlands
    me: no brother i will miss you please don’t go!
    my brother: * moves to the other side of the room *
    me: oh ok

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому

      dat is heel grappig?

    • @zievc
      @zievc 3 роки тому

      @@CharleyCheno Ik vermoed

    • @ir0ngamer393
      @ir0ngamer393 3 роки тому +1

      If you would genuinely miss your brother I can tell you don’t actually have one, my sister would kill to ship me to another country 😂

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому

      @@ir0ngamer393 why commit murder to ship you?

    • @leobragaurbe
      @leobragaurbe 3 роки тому

      Are you dutch? I have a uncle that lives in the Netherlands

  • @tysonferris1437
    @tysonferris1437 4 роки тому +4447

    Mum: Honey come downstairs
    Me: but I don’t have my passport

    • @FailTorrent
      @FailTorrent 4 роки тому +230

      Laughs in Schengen.
      When I took a flight from Amsterdam (in The Netherlands) to Nice (in France), I didn't even have to show my passport.

    • @strider029
      @strider029 4 роки тому +135

      I know this is a joke but this joke is a fail for EU.

    • @danielmalipaard4830
      @danielmalipaard4830 4 роки тому +32

      Zapyr in the eu you dont have to show you passport

    • @vincent5880
      @vincent5880 4 роки тому +4

      This is gonna get weird because nexit is becoming serious😂

    • @1313eable
      @1313eable 4 роки тому +8

      @@vincent5880 We would still be part of the Schengen area. Plus, I am pretty sure that Belgium would be an exception to any border checks, regardless of what happens.

  • @CharlotteKos
    @CharlotteKos 5 років тому +1656

    I remember driving through here on my way to Belgium. (I am Dutch). Google maps gave me a warning that I was about to cross 17 borders hahaha

  • @midnighthamilton7380
    @midnighthamilton7380 3 роки тому +11

    it’s weird that in fifty years, when we’re all old, this is gonna be a historic video that we can look back onto, and see a blast of our generation it’s truly beautiful knowing that we can hand all the people that come after us these wonderful videos.

  • @erimationss
    @erimationss 3 роки тому +52

    Me: *Drives*
    My cousin: Go back to Belgium you mistake.

    • @CharleyCheno
      @CharleyCheno 3 роки тому

      lol why do i not understand most of these jokes

  • @kokonana4086
    @kokonana4086 5 років тому +1556

    Imagine...waking up in Belgium, taking a shower in the Netherlands, having a breakfast on a little bit of both sides of the countries. That's what I call "living on edge"^-^

    • @sock3963
      @sock3963 5 років тому +26

      LIVIN' ON THE EDGE!
      ok I'll stop now

    • @gentlebabarian
      @gentlebabarian 5 років тому +51

      And you'd have borderline depression

    • @samhero6258
      @samhero6258 5 років тому +18

      Pretty edgy

    • @victorguillen2909
      @victorguillen2909 5 років тому +4

      *cue sonic adventure 2 music: on the edge for crazy gadget*

    • @cleanmudkip
      @cleanmudkip 5 років тому +4

      Dancing in the netherland to music all the way from belgium.

  • @anggahartoto
    @anggahartoto 5 років тому +1610

    1:49 her leg crossed a country

    • @fz7091
      @fz7091 5 років тому +102

      Petrol Key Planet a military invasion staged by the dutch

    • @xcittyx7636
      @xcittyx7636 5 років тому +46

      FBI OPEN UP

    • @LexlutherVII
      @LexlutherVII 5 років тому +7

      i am joe dead!!😂🤣

    • @octo4650
      @octo4650 5 років тому +2

      eXeCuTe HeR

    • @ottonone1332
      @ottonone1332 5 років тому +6

      WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

  • @pedrosalazar6310
    @pedrosalazar6310 3 роки тому +26

    Kid to parents: I hate you, I’m packing my bags and leaving to Belgium
    (Goes from one side of the house to the other)

  • @fakename2336
    @fakename2336 3 роки тому +12

    "We have a new foreign exchange student!"
    "Cool, where are they from?"
    "Just across the street."

  • @pizzazpaz822
    @pizzazpaz822 5 років тому +930

    When you have to walk all the way to Belgium to reach the bathroom:

    • @dailyyy_
      @dailyyy_ 4 роки тому

      😂😂

    • @erolzurnaci3370
      @erolzurnaci3370 4 роки тому

      Ai ai veel te lang
      In België e Nederland
      Zin er nie al te veel WC

  • @an.9614
    @an.9614 5 років тому +1740

    The lady is sitting in Netherlands but her one leg is in Belgium

    • @mezeemeza1632
      @mezeemeza1632 5 років тому +28

      Mukayezu Angelique yes but her front door is in the netherlands

    • @an.9614
      @an.9614 5 років тому +8

      @@mezeemeza1632 I think they came from Belgian side towards their sits

    • @bentenv7524
      @bentenv7524 5 років тому +6

      @@mezeemeza1632 I don't know if this was on purpose but your comment is hilarious

    • @an.9614
      @an.9614 5 років тому +4

      @@whannabi you're in a place called nowhere

    • @an.9614
      @an.9614 5 років тому

      @La Vie En Rose emm nawww

  • @CindyDijkema
    @CindyDijkema 3 роки тому +188

    **in bar**
    Me: give a drink bartender
    Bartender: your 16
    Me: **sits 3 meter further**
    Bartender: listen here you little shi-

  • @TreinspotterDDL
    @TreinspotterDDL 3 роки тому +55

    “Speaks foreign language” it’s dutch lol, what did you expect

    • @BritishRepublicsn
      @BritishRepublicsn 3 роки тому +7

      I know It’s a joke but the people in this town speak the same language

    • @TreinspotterDDL
      @TreinspotterDDL 3 роки тому +1

      @@BritishRepublicsn i know that lol

    • @BritishRepublicsn
      @BritishRepublicsn 3 роки тому +1

      @@TreinspotterDDL oh I misunderstood your comment sorry

  • @nightxmared9380
    @nightxmared9380 5 років тому +740

    When i sleep on the left, i'm in Belgium
    When i sleep on the right, i'm in the netherlands

    • @joshuasooklal2200
      @joshuasooklal2200 4 роки тому +3

      LMAO

    • @aawqaq620
      @aawqaq620 4 роки тому +22

      When you sleep for 8 hours and you go to netherland and Belgium 20 times

    • @siopao8137
      @siopao8137 4 роки тому +1

      What if ya in the mid?

    • @0kitkats
      @0kitkats 4 роки тому

      @@siopao8137 you would be split in half

  • @kforkrusty
    @kforkrusty 5 років тому +2420

    -Just imagine having your house on that border you can eat in Belgium and poop in the Netherlands lmao-

    • @mechaapple7552
      @mechaapple7552 5 років тому +276

      Yeah, _you shop in Belgium and pay Dutch water bills_

    • @maarten4504
      @maarten4504 5 років тому +5

      @@Sophie-hi9wz got evidence?

    • @joostvanderlee9569
      @joostvanderlee9569 5 років тому +4

      ja man how can you show evidence on YT

    • @maarten4504
      @maarten4504 5 років тому +2

      A video or your instaname and send/make a shot

    • @imstupidbut1356
      @imstupidbut1356 5 років тому +12

      @@maarten4504 why in the fuck would you need evidense?

  • @gurkis.
    @gurkis. 3 роки тому +4

    There's a town like this on the Latvia-Estonia border as well. Its called Valka/Valga

  • @rezkydonnyputranto4232
    @rezkydonnyputranto4232 3 роки тому

    After going through 2020, why do this place feel so calming...

  • @cancerino666
    @cancerino666 4 роки тому +1555

    "Me and my wife fell so apart"
    "What do you mean?"
    "I sleep in Belgium, she sleeps in the Netherlands"
    "That's though"
    "Nah, we even fall asleep hugging"

  • @ricoh9558
    @ricoh9558 4 роки тому +921

    Borders inside houses?
    “Son, can you walk over to Belgium and get me a drink please”

    • @_im_stupid_
      @_im_stupid_ 4 роки тому +6

      You just had to make a dad joke didn't you?

    • @starrykailani
      @starrykailani 4 роки тому +8

      I want my house to have borders from every country. That way I can walk to the restroom while crossing 10 countries

    • @MazaAzi
      @MazaAzi 4 роки тому +2

      @@_im_stupid_
      Dad: I'm moving away son
      Son: WHAT! WHY?
      Dad: I'm sorry, it's just something I have to do
      Son: NO DAD *DON'T LEAVE!*
      Dad: *goes to the toilet*
      Son: i.imgflip.com/2hwufo.jpg
      Dad: *exits the toilet* Son I'm BACK!
      Son: i.imgflip.com/3apw27.png

    • @Amghannam
      @Amghannam 4 роки тому +1

      @@starrykailani Just make sure you don't accidentally drink you beer in Saudi Arabia, or you might get executed in France by Iranian forces.

  • @marmalade4010
    @marmalade4010 3 роки тому +10

    16 yr old me walks into bar
    Bartender “sorry your to young”
    Me: walks 2 steps left
    Bartender: so what do you like to drink

  • @TedBackus
    @TedBackus 2 роки тому +1

    theres a US Canada border where one side of the street is canada, & the other side is America. In Amherst MA, there is a town border, that actually runs right through a grocery store, & the line is actually installed in the floor of the grocery store, its a metal strip that runs right down an aisle.

  • @mangomanlassi7779
    @mangomanlassi7779 4 роки тому +1243

    Mum: Honey, I'm going abroad for two minutes
    Me: Where to?
    Mum: Just downstairs to Netherlands

    • @Amghannam
      @Amghannam 4 роки тому +10

      The borders are not up and down, they are left and right, lol.

    • @silbakker3770
      @silbakker3770 4 роки тому +65

      @@Amghannam stairs don't go straight down

    • @Ebizzill
      @Ebizzill 3 роки тому +3

      not if you live in a two story building and the stairs lead you to the other country. lol.

    • @welshiteTF2
      @welshiteTF2 3 роки тому +6

      @@Amghannam you have some weird stairs

    • @ipadair7345
      @ipadair7345 3 роки тому +1

      @@welshiteTF2 Stairs are usually curvy in all places to conserve space.

  • @ggarzagarcia
    @ggarzagarcia 5 років тому +3279

    Now I'm gonna be a criminal. Fleeing to another country has never been easier.

    • @ggarzagarcia
      @ggarzagarcia 5 років тому +197

      @Mr. Van Dyck ever heard of sarcasm?
      M8 I'm way ahead of ya. Laugh a little.

    • @ivannovotny4552
      @ivannovotny4552 5 років тому +19

      Gerardo, no place to hide.

    • @grasshopperchick374
      @grasshopperchick374 5 років тому +3

      Gerardo Garza García Shanghai is a great place. Go though Baarle and head towards there.

    • @thebestofnothing8405
      @thebestofnothing8405 5 років тому +10

      Mr. Van Dyck R/wooosh

    • @ggarzagarcia
      @ggarzagarcia 5 років тому +2

      @@grasshopperchick374 Shanghai...? Really? You even know where that is and the place you say?...
      You go there, to your imagined Shanghai. No thanks for the jebait. Now be nice.

  • @w.k.7277
    @w.k.7277 4 роки тому +2

    My brother lives there and it's a cool place to visit. The Dutch and Belgians really like each other, speak the same language and live in peace. Sure, food is slightly different but delicious on each side.

  • @Nye234
    @Nye234 3 роки тому +8

    When they say it’s impossible to be at 2 places at once

  • @scfog90
    @scfog90 4 роки тому +1095

    Imagine beeing in a bar:
    "Hey man give me a beer please!"
    "You`re 18 already?"
    "No, 17..."
    "Then sit on the chair next to you please"
    "Why?"
    "Beacuse this one you`re sitting on is in the Netherlands..."

    • @woooooooooooooooooooooooo
      @woooooooooooooooooooooooo 4 роки тому +15

      Okay this is the only comment that made me laugh.

    • @davidc1821
      @davidc1821 4 роки тому +1

      Luxembourg

    • @lukex
      @lukex 4 роки тому +3

      Imagine not being able to spell a simple word.

    • @ahmadwhocos
      @ahmadwhocos 4 роки тому +1

      Legal drinking age is 16 in Netherlands?

    • @thibos3967
      @thibos3967 4 роки тому +3

      @@ahmadwhocos no in Belgium

  • @k444ng
    @k444ng 5 років тому +770

    Post office
    "Country?"
    "Belgium and Netherlands"
    "Pardon?"
    "Belgium and Netherlands"
    "Please choose a single address"

    • @RealGoldenQuotes
      @RealGoldenQuotes 5 років тому +9

      Yes

    • @Saul30119
      @Saul30119 5 років тому +1

      Hotel? Trivago

    • @k444ng
      @k444ng 5 років тому

      @@Saul30119 we am so happy about this joke, wait

    • @soldierunit6623
      @soldierunit6623 5 років тому +1

      The front door rule - the front door is where the country is

  • @Katwithan.C
    @Katwithan.C 3 роки тому +30

    Netherland and Belgium have a enclaves problem.
    Bangladesh(°_°)and india(0_0)

    • @ducovanderwoude6971
      @ducovanderwoude6971 3 роки тому +4

      Belgium and The Netherlands do indeed have enclaves, a problem not so much, as you see in the vid there is absolutely no problem.

    • @Katwithan.C
      @Katwithan.C 3 роки тому +2

      @@ducovanderwoude6971 compared to Bangladesh and India its nothing. Cause Bangladesh and India have the Most weirdest enclaves.and the worlds only 3 level enclaves

    • @speerboom
      @speerboom 3 роки тому +1

      @@Katwithan.C Actually no. Not anymore. A few years back most of the enclaves switched hands and it’s a whole lot less messy now.

    • @Katwithan.C
      @Katwithan.C 3 роки тому +1

      @@speerboom believe me its only in paper cause i know.(not to mentione i live in one of that country. And u cant even imagine how those people feel when they have no nationality even though they live in those countries for centuries

    • @speerboom
      @speerboom 3 роки тому

      @@Katwithan.C Oh I believe you. The brorders have been fixed (more or less) but what about the people living there? How about infrastucture that couldn’t be built before? Those weren’t sorted out over night and need to be addressed. However the actual border itself - including the 3rd order enclave - has been dealt with.

  • @miikop
    @miikop 3 роки тому

    Great job, Sofia. I will miss Great Big Story

  • @BlurShadez
    @BlurShadez 4 роки тому +1137

    Friend: where's your bathroom?
    Me: in another country

    • @djlawlz4041
      @djlawlz4041 3 роки тому

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    • @GardenData61371
      @GardenData61371 3 роки тому +9

      @@djlawlz4041 No

    • @Noname-wc9vo
      @Noname-wc9vo 3 роки тому +3

      @@djlawlz4041 nope

    • @angie0430
      @angie0430 3 роки тому +4

      DJ Lawlz plz don’t self promote

    • @xynZ824
      @xynZ824 3 роки тому +1

      @@djlawlz4041. I sub

  • @FeynoordLeNnArTT97
    @FeynoordLeNnArTT97 4 роки тому +829

    Phone provider: Welcome to netherlands!
    Me: *steps over border*
    Phone provider: Welcome to Belgium!
    Me: *proceeds to do the same again*
    Phone provider: ... You're really doing this?

    • @itslentastic432
      @itslentastic432 4 роки тому +8

      Lmao 😂

    • @rudaleru
      @rudaleru 4 роки тому +1

      Lennart jou me: NOW IT’S TIME TO GET FUNKY

    • @jessboo173
      @jessboo173 4 роки тому

      Oof can't imagine the phone bill with all those roamings

    • @MtJochem
      @MtJochem 4 роки тому +3

      @@jessboo173 There is free roaming (pun intended) throughout the EU countries.

  • @S3T_10
    @S3T_10 3 роки тому +6

    Holidays must be pretty easy
    Takes one step and your in a different country!

  • @tgonhistoriankid6095
    @tgonhistoriankid6095 2 роки тому +1

    Such a beautiful and loving town to live! 😍😍

  • @dunkyt
    @dunkyt 4 роки тому +1331

    "We have a new foreign exchange student!"
    "Cool! Which country is he from?"
    "well. Umm-"

  • @eliegbert8121
    @eliegbert8121 5 років тому +1417

    Belgian police: We have a warrant for your arrest!
    Dude: sprints five feet to the netherlands

    • @StratosTitan
      @StratosTitan 5 років тому +9

      Yellow Penguin officially possible, i speak from experience when I say that Belgian or Dutch police would detain you on either side of the border since long before the treaty.

    • @justincase490
      @justincase490 5 років тому +3

      well this used to be a real issue in these towns. Most famous is the old bank that had sort of a sliding vault door. when Belgian cops came they simply moved the door to the dutch part and vice versa. That way they never got to check the vault and the finances of their clients. Nowadays the Police forces work together so things like that cant really happen annymore.

    • @hikari_no_yume
      @hikari_no_yume 5 років тому +1

      That's why there's the European Arrest Warrant!

    • @maatwerkengineering3398
      @maatwerkengineering3398 5 років тому +1

      there used to be smugglers that had the traditional Dutch wooden shoes, but with the bottom mounted backwards, so that the police followed the track to the wrong country.

    • @bravosava
      @bravosava 5 років тому +2

      i asked this to my friend, he is a officer in the netherlands. He said till some years ago it was possible. People always tried to escape to Germany or belgium. The police couldnt do anything. Now they allowed to keep following you, but they not allowed to arrest you (But they can get permision to arrest you, on the official police forum it says they can arrest up to 5-10km from the border. They have to wait for the police from the other country do to that. There are a lot of storys with people that escaped. i have a friend who did it 4 months ago, drived without car plate. and in germany he parked somewhere put on his plates back and so on.
      Dont ask me why cuz idk lol.
      But yes its possible

  • @WouterPlanet
    @WouterPlanet 3 роки тому +11

    This town has a store that is situated in two countries.
    Part of the store had to be closed during the corona pandemic because the building was located in the Belgian part and the law said that stores in Belgium had to close during the pandemic. So they hang a huge safety ribbon so people couldn't "access" that part of the Building.

    • @DarkDutch007
      @DarkDutch007 3 роки тому

      @Elijah Edric Guinto because the Dutch side was already filled with other stuff?

  • @robbevevo1381
    @robbevevo1381 3 роки тому +4

    I'm Belgian and we are big friends with the Netherlands due to our similar language so I already assumed this wouldn't be a problem. We kinda have a friendly rivalry tho

  • @DeerArmy
    @DeerArmy 5 років тому +2348

    Wait wait wait, daddy chill

  • @keithhusain2141
    @keithhusain2141 4 роки тому +1630

    Officer: Hey your can’t drink your underage!
    Me: walks to Belgium
    Officer: Have a nice day sir!

    • @c.arlynx
      @c.arlynx 4 роки тому +35

      My underage?

    • @fuckbrawadis2844
      @fuckbrawadis2844 4 роки тому +6

      Keith Husain won’t work cause you already did it

    • @chanceencounter176
      @chanceencounter176 3 роки тому +16

      Smuggling alcohol across the border, then

    • @2teethPogZa
      @2teethPogZa 3 роки тому +6

      *understandable have a nice day*

    • @Vomm4445
      @Vomm4445 3 роки тому +2

      Its acutely legal to drink under 18 you just cant buy it.

  • @justdream2468
    @justdream2468 4 роки тому +1

    0:31 imagine someone asking u where did you buy that and you're like from the Belgium side of the store...

  • @milf69
    @milf69 3 роки тому

    my oma (grandma) lives in a similar situation and she couldn’t go to her local grocery store because she wasn’t allowed to cross the border to Belgium in quarantine

  • @ImEazyE
    @ImEazyE 4 роки тому +2722

    me: *goes in a bar* a beer please
    bartender: that's 2 Euro
    me: *crosses the border*
    bartender: that's 1.70 Euro

  • @amna4106
    @amna4106 5 років тому +854

    When it rains in Belgium and is sunny in Netherlands

    • @sophhaugh6329
      @sophhaugh6329 5 років тому +10

      Amna A That isn’t true 😂💀

    • @nctsgrass
      @nctsgrass 5 років тому +31

      That's what I used to think about a lot as a child. But in reality that isn't how weather works at all lmao.

    • @keesvanasten7054
      @keesvanasten7054 5 років тому +11

      But in the Netherlands rains it always

    • @lizzied0ll_
      @lizzied0ll_ 5 років тому +7

      NCT's grass hello fellow nctzen!!

    • @zainab07
      @zainab07 5 років тому +7

      Its always raining in the Netherlands sadly

  • @RafaelCardoso299
    @RafaelCardoso299 Рік тому

    This is pretty interesting !

  • @corginzer6139
    @corginzer6139 3 роки тому +18

    Teacher: Explain your life.
    Student: Uhh... I sleep in Belgium and Bathe in Netherlands. I eat in both countries depends on where I sit.
    Others: Oh, Intresting

  • @harkmovies7368
    @harkmovies7368 5 років тому +397

    Friend: What’s your girfriends name?
    Me: You wouldn’t know her, she lives in another country.

  • @bluzshadez
    @bluzshadez 5 років тому +5435

    The Dutch and the Belgians can coexist. Why can't the rest of the World?

    • @mertn2126
      @mertn2126 5 років тому +67

      God bless

    • @bluzshadez
      @bluzshadez 5 років тому +15

      @@mertn2126 God bless you too! May God bless the rest of the World. The Leader of the Free World is the exact opposite of this story.

    • @bluzshadez
      @bluzshadez 5 років тому +6

      @@gradprutsers7467 Yup! And those other nations that conquered other countries.

    • @gradprutsers7467
      @gradprutsers7467 5 років тому +9

      bluzshadez no, just England

    • @kylem1112
      @kylem1112 5 років тому +188

      both speak dutch, both are in the european union both have similar cultures and values. it's not always like that with other countries.

  • @arianeclarke3706
    @arianeclarke3706 3 роки тому +1

    I actually went to this town, I live in Noord-Holland! Really cool.

  • @JBBrickman
    @JBBrickman 4 роки тому +1402

    Just think of how big of a mess this would be if they weren’t both in the European Union. They would have to have border guards everywhere and show identification

    • @abrahamaguilar2299
      @abrahamaguilar2299 4 роки тому +96

      Imagine that in homes

    • @gamercoolcraft4208
      @gamercoolcraft4208 4 роки тому +74

      Imagine that between north and South Korea.
      You don’t have to imagine because it’s there.

    • @alexanderchristopher6237
      @alexanderchristopher6237 4 роки тому +28

      Coolcraftplaysroblox 11 it’s gonna be more like East and West Berlin. There’s still some considerable traffic between East and West Berlin at the time, unlike the DMZ that’s basically a frontline for a war.

    • @Ricky911_
      @Ricky911_ 4 роки тому +12

      Nah, they'd probably have international borders anyway. It doesn't matter whether they're in the EU or not

    • @jip5844
      @jip5844 4 роки тому +59

      No Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands form a union which is even closer tied together than the EU.

  • @tbhidkfr
    @tbhidkfr 5 років тому +397

    Stranger: So where do you live?
    Me: Well it’s a bit complicated...

    • @supersaood
      @supersaood 5 років тому +8

      Why would a stranger ask where you live in the first place

    • @Bamiyanbigasf
      @Bamiyanbigasf 4 роки тому

      SuperSaood if you play games and chat or are social in general online people usually ask where you’re from this isn’t uncommon at all people ask me all the time

    • @oxpx9776
      @oxpx9776 4 роки тому

      @@placeholder29 Thats saying the person is a kid

    • @placeholder29
      @placeholder29 4 роки тому

      @@oxpx9776 Then...stalker?

    • @oxpx9776
      @oxpx9776 4 роки тому

      @@placeholder29 Or a job interview like that guy said also it isnt a stalker just a person trying to socialize

  • @godofwarsyth9788
    @godofwarsyth9788 3 роки тому

    Mapapa sana all ka na lang

  • @Jasonbyrne28
    @Jasonbyrne28 3 роки тому +1

    I love the love story analogy

  • @Lukeluzier86
    @Lukeluzier86 5 років тому +1170

    I would love having my house split by a border I could yell at my brother “get back to your country

    • @bilalyoussefconaboy
      @bilalyoussefconaboy 4 роки тому +5

      country

    • @Lukeluzier86
      @Lukeluzier86 4 роки тому +7

      Bilal Conaboy yah thanks just relised that I will fix that

    • @potatogg440
      @potatogg440 4 роки тому +1

      SoccerBROS 86 “relished”

    • @Lukeluzier86
      @Lukeluzier86 4 роки тому +5

      Potato Gacha Grapes stupid autocorrect (or it’s just me being a bad typer

    • @clau9689
      @clau9689 4 роки тому

      Omg-

  • @dailyminuteofmemes7688
    @dailyminuteofmemes7688 5 років тому +1009

    *16 year old andrew drinking on couch*
    *mom comes in*
    Mom: Andrew! What are you doing?
    Andrew: I'm just drinking, mom.
    Mom: You're not allowed to!
    Andrew: *proceeds to move 2 feet to the left*
    Andrew: You were saying?

  • @brostrod
    @brostrod 3 роки тому +62

    Imagine ur at the store and you need eggs but you forgot to bring your passport

    • @jamie_.b4042
      @jamie_.b4042 3 роки тому +24

      u dont have to show ur passport cuz netherlands and belgium are both in the europian union. So you can just cross the border like its nothing

    • @blauwbeer556
      @blauwbeer556 3 роки тому +14

      @@jamie_.b4042 you forgot the obligatory "foolish American" joke

    • @diverdhal4013
      @diverdhal4013 3 роки тому +1

      @@jamie_.b4042 yeay Schengen

    • @Simulation101YT
      @Simulation101YT 3 роки тому

      imagine if Schengen was a thing

  • @unrelated1034
    @unrelated1034 3 роки тому +5

    This should be everywhere in the world

  • @alexia3729
    @alexia3729 4 роки тому +583

    If you want a drink but your not 18
    just walk over the border into Belgium

  • @aeriumsoft
    @aeriumsoft 5 років тому +500

    why does this place feel so cozy

    • @mikagiraf9306
      @mikagiraf9306 5 років тому +85

      the netherlands and belgium are both very cozy. its mostly small towns like this hahah

    • @hidde228
      @hidde228 5 років тому +44

      You mean 'gezellig'?

    • @iamk4474
      @iamk4474 5 років тому +18

      It is. The fries are good. CHOOSE DUTCH SAUCE THOOO

    • @iamk4474
      @iamk4474 5 років тому +3

      @Felix kattenvoer Dutch sauce is made for FRIES. It's called FRIETJES SAUS.

    • @Mr.melteds
      @Mr.melteds 5 років тому

      IamK froetjes means fries

  • @roxannemarie7859
    @roxannemarie7859 3 роки тому

    *been there, it's so cool. There's a cafe right onto the border cross with the border inside lol*

  • @ponimemoci2793
    @ponimemoci2793 4 роки тому

    How interesting!
    A must visit after covid

  • @richmondjay8614
    @richmondjay8614 4 роки тому +639

    Me: Siri where’s the nearest bar
    Siri: Go to belgium

  • @deketk5227
    @deketk5227 5 років тому +290

    It's easy for these two sides to coexist because they are both part of the EU, they both use the euro, they both speak Dutch as this Belgian side speaks Dutch and they both have friendly relations

    • @GadAnimations
      @GadAnimations 5 років тому +19

      I’d say it’s important for others to make the effort to unite such things, then.

    • @johanneswk
      @johanneswk 5 років тому +40

      Right however you forgot one thing. Both of the countries are in the Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg) and that makes us an even closer union then Europe. For example: the Dutch police is permitted to perform an arrest in Belgium. If we're both at war the Dutch and Belgian navy will be under one and the same command and we're even talking about combining our military completely. So it's way more then the Euro, it's the Benelux

    • @tomsan589
      @tomsan589 5 років тому

      It's easy because they are both EU countries. That's an insightful statement. Do you know the African Union? It's easy because they both use the euro. I have no idea what you are trying to say. So what? Pesos dollars fkkn yens.. money is money. They do speak the same language and they are friendly towards eachother but that is the fkkn point u nimwit!

    • @tomsan589
      @tomsan589 5 років тому

      @@johanneswk never heard of this. You got a link? Belgian navy being absorbed? Also the Benelux pact was a cold war thing, it doesn't really exist anymore. If it does it's just some economical agreements. The Dutch police can also enter German space.. so that argument is also void. Being neighbours is just that, it's a 2streak relationship

    • @Roeckx
      @Roeckx 5 років тому +6

      @@tomsan589
      Benelux was started as an economic union between Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg. The union was an inspiration for the European Coal and Steel Community, which eventually grew into the European Union. Eventually the union also included a political and military (Navy) portion.
      The combined operation of our navies is just one example. Another is the fact that there is only one trademarks office for the Benelux.
      Today with the talks in Europe about choosing to keep either summer or winter time, our governments have decided that whatever happens in europe, the Benelux will use the same timezone.
      We're a little more than just neighbours.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelux
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeNeSam

  • @zommy5re77
    @zommy5re77 3 роки тому

    ive actually been here on my way back to UK after visiting wassennar!

  • @ReichX1000
    @ReichX1000 3 роки тому +6

    Imagine being a 16 year old Netherlands person living in this town

    • @kets4443
      @kets4443 3 роки тому

      @@OLIVERJACK. maybe they're Dutch themselves. Dutch in Dutch is "nederlands"

  • @spookyubers1202
    @spookyubers1202 5 років тому +779

    At least you go to a different country for free.

    • @erentoraman2663
      @erentoraman2663 5 років тому +136

      In the European union you can walk over any border you want without paying anyway.

    • @localextremist2839
      @localextremist2839 5 років тому +10

      @@erentoraman2663 not same for immigrants
      ua-cam.com/video/uFMSw_IvmX4/v-deo.html

    • @panderman447
      @panderman447 5 років тому +7

      I can litterly walk to the other side without any registration

    • @kevinTG554
      @kevinTG554 5 років тому +3

      @@panderman447 ik hou wel van eekhoorns

    • @mataharinatal
      @mataharinatal 5 років тому +1

      Its europe, i live in the netherlands and i can just walk to germany i guess, or belgium they have open borders

  • @sourlemon360
    @sourlemon360 5 років тому +1186

    HONEY FIND THE PASSPORT IM GONNA TAKE A DUMP!

    • @hanshasntshoweredsince8590
      @hanshasntshoweredsince8590 5 років тому +12

      Lol +1

    • @sourlemon360
      @sourlemon360 5 років тому +141

      sounds like someone's boutta get r/wooosh

    • @sviererblx4171
      @sviererblx4171 5 років тому +39

      no really, the schengen zone allows anyone in the area of which country to simply walk freely into other borders

    • @fv3385
      @fv3385 5 років тому +9

      @@Demetttttt if you live in EU (European Union) you mean 🇪🇺🇬🇷🇩🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹🇨🇿🇦🇹

    • @AllSigmasLetItCrust
      @AllSigmasLetItCrust 5 років тому +27

      🇧🇪 and 🇳🇱 are in the European Union so you don’t need a passport to take a shit

  • @selmasaa
    @selmasaa 3 роки тому +1

    In switzerland and Italia theres also a border that looks like that ive been there and it pretty cool

  • @koronevirus1979
    @koronevirus1979 3 роки тому +26

    Bar: youre not at the right age
    Goes to Belgium
    Bar: understandable have a nice day

  • @WRDN__
    @WRDN__ 5 років тому +247

    Architect: do you want your town in Belgium or The Netherlands?
    Baarle: *yes.*