Dutch habits versus French ones : point of view of an Expat, back in the Netherlands...

when you - being Dutch - have been living abroad - in France - for years and you have (almost) forgotten what it is like, living in the Netherlands: the habits, behavior and singularities

[ForeignerInFrance]

After giving a big 'bisou' at the end of my video, I realised I can also do a video about the weird French habits! That's for a next time... 😉

[HarietBloem]

Haha..nu ben ik toch benieuwd naar die caissière..leuk om te kijken naar je belevingen!!

[pumpjackpiddlewick]

Such fun! And so glad to have found you (subscribed). Half my family is Dutch (Dutch mother / American father) living in France. I see a number of America vs France, but a first to see Nederlands vs France. And agree with it all! 🙂 And love that you nibble on all that life has to offer.

[Ash-lkg]

I think Dutch people are unapologetically themselves, and maybe that can come across as obtrusive in other cultures. I admire the freedom you give your children, your sociability and openness. Moved from New Zealand to Poland and then to Finland, I found Polish culture to fit my personality the most, surprisingly. I'm pretty stereotypical though, introverted, but then I found the withdrawn misanthropic Finns a bit too much. There's a nice middleground somewhere inbetween all of this.

[Be-Es---___]

Where in the Netherlands are you from?
I didn't recognise any of it after 50+ years in the Netherlands.

[geameesterberends]

Leuk onze conversations samengevat in deze clip🤣🧡

[anon_hummus]

France has a lot of very bad flaws but amongst the great qualities I really love that French people are more discreet. I do my life, you do yours, as long as you don't invade my space it's great.
We won't often go and talk to a stranger randomly because that can be perceived as invading but we are quieter in public spaces (and someone loud would immediately be frowned upon and everyone around would find them annoying).
Same with the garden. My garden is my garden, your garden is yours. I'll look at someone's house and make comments about their lawn and stuff.

[hirsch]

A French would never even say “that must have been so hard” even if there were no people listening . It sounds very blunt and a bit obvious. I mean I get that you were old friends, but in France they would show sympathy without being so blunt. Maybe even just say “ca me fait vraiment plaisir de te voir” etc .