Visit The Netherlands - The Don'ts of The Netherlands

Whether Heading to Amsterdam for a Crazy Night in the Red Light District, or to Haarlem for an architecture and art rendezvouses or to Rotterdam the Netherlands has a lot for people to do when they visit. This video goes over some things you shouldn't do when you go to The Netherlands.
The Don'ts of Visiting The Netherlands. Things Tourists Shouldn't Do in The Netherlands or Holland.
Filmed in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Copyright Mark Wolters 2017

Don't #1. Don't Call The Netherlands, Holland. Holland is actually only two of the twelve counties in The Netherlands.
Don't #2. Don't Think the Netherlands is Just Amsterdam. There are tons of other towns, cities and villages to visit. From the flowers in Keukenhof to the Beauty of Groningen.
Don't #3. Don't Be stupid with Drugs or Alcohol when you visit. The coffeeshops are world famous and you should never buy drugs off the street.
Don't #4. Don't just bite into hot food. The Dutch like their fried food hot as can be, so make sure you take a second to blow on it or else you might lose a few skin cells.
Don't #5. Don't Wander into the Bike Lanes in The Netherlands. Those bikes will get you.
Don't #6, Don't Take the Dutch Attitude Personally. The Dutch are very straightforward and will ask you anything. So don't be upset, just know that is just how they are.
Don't #7. Don't Forget to Bring a chip card with a PIN number for purchasing from person-less kiosks & shops.
Don't #8. Have coins with you so you can pick up a snack on the go.
Don't #9. Don't Be Surprised if you see all the Dutch Tourism Stereotypes when you visit. From wooden shoes to windmills to cheese to really tall people on bikes, you will see them.
Don't #10. Don't forget to buzz your train ticket card when you enter and exit the platforms/stations.
Don't #11. Don't Take pictures of the girls in the windows in the Red Light District.
Don't #12. Don't Take the Hop On Hop Off Bus in Amsterdam. The bus cannot go a lot of places in the historic center. You would be better off on the hop on hop off canal boat.
Don't #13. Don't think that Amsterdam is just the red light district. It is so much more with culture, food, art.
Don't #14. Don't forget to Bring a jacket. It will rain while you are there, even if it says sunny.

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[Dylan-dwon]

The dutch love it when YouTubers talk about them.

[manofmorbihan]

I am Dutch, I am direct, but I will never ask a big person why he or she is fat.
We are direct but educated also.

Thanks for the video.

[knappedennis]

Top 10 Most dangerous places in the Netherlands. 1. A vmbo school.

[capitanjingoist]

The views on this video:
10% foreigners who want to know more about Netherlands
90% Dutch people who want to know what foreigners say about them

[Hassan-fcts]

Heads-up :While in Netherlands, The cars will stop for you, the bicycles won't.

[Nowaynoway]

‘I’m from the Netherlands’

‘OMG, I love Amsterdam’

DON’T

[riverdaleeditsxxcoleee]

Fun fact: when someone is speaking english, dutch people know exactly if that person is dutch or not.

[Jannekeve]

“Where you from?”

“From the Netherlands.”
....

*”Oh you from Amsterdam?”*


😩

[seph]

Zet Nederland in je titel en alle nederlanders komen dr bij

[XLRATEable]

I've lived here for the past 18 years, why am I even watching this

[psychwolf]

Don't: the Dutch can read people. That means you should not be fakely nice because we can tell when you are, and it's fround upon.

[woltersworld]

Apologies for listing Haarlem in the wrong province. I had a correction on there but sadly it isn't showing up anymore. For those of you who are watching Haarlem is the capital of NORTH Holland. My bad and my apologies. Hope everyone is well and can get out and enjoy all the incredible cities and towns all over The Netherlands. Its an incredible country.

[gustacular]

Additional Don't: DON'T feel obliged to leave a tip if you thought the service was terrible. Unlike in the US waiting staff in The Netherlands actually earns a living wage and is not dependent on tips. My rule (and I'm Dutch) is that a tip has to be earned, it's an honest expression of appreciation for a job well done.

[ToroSAS]

I think a lot of other Amsterdammers would agree: Please don't rent a bike in Amsterdam if you're are going to use it for sightseeing. Because sightseeing requires a slow pace to take in all the sights. And we do NOT cylce in a slow pace. For us it's to get from point A to point B. So please sightsee by foot, boat or maybe tram. Also, if you get drunk or stoned, DO NOT RIDE A BIKE! You are severely endangering yourself and others!
Sidewalks in Amsterdam can cause confusion. Because a lot of times they're very narrow but crowded. So a lot of tourists turn to walking in the road or bike lanes. This is very dangerous as was stated in the video. If ever you're in doubt about where the sidewalk ends and the bike lane begins: if you can touch a building, you're probably on the sidewalk. If you can't, you're probably not.

[naturesatan]

most important don't: if you're in Amsterdam, don't talk about Feyenoord you will get into a argument.

[Suzumi-kun]

"Don't walk in the bike lane"


so basically my route to school is a tourist attraction?

[joliekelugt]

I'm Dutch and if somebody has said to you 'you are fat' you've met the wrong people. And also, the cheese shops which are meant for tourists to buy cheese are mostly in just Amsterdam. I honestly think they are a rip-off and cheeseshops in other towns which are not meant for tourists have waaay more delicious cheese! I would suggest to tourists to not only go to Amsterdam, because Amsterdam does not represent the rest of the Netherlands!

[carelvandenhoven]

i'm dutch and i still burn my mouth on fried food but it's worth it

[chrisschene]

I visited The Netherlands on a business trip and they people at the local Honeywell business office did an unbelievably courteous thing for me: In the office of around of around 100 people they were all instructed to stop speaking Dutch and speak English as a courtesy for me as long as I was there. I mean, everyone in the office spoke English even in their side conversations.

I was overwhelmed by their kindness.

[isabelleebeling]

Fun fact: if there's only the word: "Dutch" in the title, all the dutch people will colonize the comment section