Do the DUTCH Prefer Dating Foreigners?

I asked Dutch on the streets of the Netherlands whether they would prefer someone from the Netherlands or a foreigner. Here is what they had to say.

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CREW:
Marina Iakovleva (directing)
Sahra Abreu (video)
Oleh Voitovych (editing)

Filmed in:
Amsterdam and Utrecht, Netherlands

[mohanedmamdouh]

"If I live in Dutch, I would speak Netherlands" they got him nervous 💀

[QWERTY-hlwm]

You have to speak nearly fluent Dutch to get into their social circles, it is when they start approaching you, because you are part of their world, then it is easy to date them, you meet their families and distant friends too, get invited to bbqs and dinners. They do not bother with foreigners that leave in 1 year and treat them as a hookup. I grew up there as a foreigner, so I have an inside info :)

[Noah_ol]

-The two Dutch ladies : "we love Dutch guys, tall, blonde and handsome" - also the two dutch ladies : "what's wrong with Dutch men ? They never approach us" 😂 a country with many Chads

[youdj_app]

I lived in the Netherland, and if you are from a latin country like me, feeling emotions and stuff, be prepared to have your heart a bit scratched by the "coldness" of the dutch women, or the culture in general :D. That's being said, dutch people are very friendly at first, but if you want to connect deeper, they start to be very cautious ;). If you love electronic music, that's the country for you tho. Thanks for the video Marina!

[LunaVioletta]

"If I live in India, I would speak Indian. If I live in Dutch, I would speak Netherlands" LOL bless that man

[Ron-pmqk]

The Dutch guy who's with his gf trying hard not to really speak his mind out

[Joey-ctbm]

Definitely foreign for me. They are just more exciting to me. I wanna learn their culture and want them to learn mine.

[victoroliveira]

Surprising that many of them mentioned the language barrier. Dutch people are usually really good speaking English 😅

[karinelvis]

You nailed it with the Dutch prefer dating the Dutch

[JackyNickelson]

Next time if you visit the Netherlands. Please do visit outside the Holland provinces. There is more then only cities or Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Then Hague.
In the east we got like Veluwe or the North... Fryslân boppe. Hollân in de groppe

[andrejgrupkovic]

Mediterranean Guy living in Netherlands here, totally can relate. I notice Dutch Girls tend to not like guys that are not Dutch, unless the girl has some ethnic background other than Dutch. I'm a tall guy, but with darker hair and darker skin complexion. I tend to have more success with girls from Spain, Italy, Greece or France. Its just a cultural thing I think. But yeah definitely notice i have less success with Dutch Girls.

[Realjjjjjjjjj]

When we say they’re direct and it’s rude, we mean they’re direct passive aggressive and this is RUDE😀

[zlam]

The reason why People want to date someone from their own culture is because they prefer to stay in their comfort zone

[GiblixStudio]

As a 40 year old dutch dude I personally don't care about foreign or not. Met many women from various backgrounds and as long as the attraction and interest is there it'll work. For the past 8 years I've been married to a woman from Paraguay. She traveled around and ended up in the Netherlands and stayed. So I didn't even have to go abroad :D

as for cultures I wouldn't date. most likely best too avoid american women.

My personal preference is the more "mysterious" looking women with darker hair. So South Americans and Asians works for me. Especially since I also love their cuisine compared to boring dutch. I hit the jackpot there ;)

In the northern part of Europe we men do approach women. We are just way more private and we also are more critical on who we want to approach. It isn't just being single so I approach everybody. We got standards and patience.

[JaeJae]

If I would live in Dutch I would speak Netherlands. Ah yes! My dutch brother on point with that one

[AllisonCD]

I live in Amsterdam and I am happy to be surrounded by Dutch people who have or had foreign partners, they are a different type of people, those who have no problem speaking another language and dealing with another culture at home, they are very curious to learn new things and get out of their comfort zone. ❤ 🙌🏻🇳🇱

[slavianalbanovich]

What people don't understand is that dating a girl is HARD EVERYWHERE, unless you're beautiful or go to a poor country, but in the latter case it's not that people are hitting on you because they're in love, but because they see in you a way to escape poverty.

[ThatGuy]

lol. I’ve noticed a lot of Dutch people seem to “think” they don’t like traditional gender roles, but really they just mean countries with people who look and act radically different from them, AKA Asians and black people. The obsession with Italians, Spanish, Latin Americans (who are SUPER macho/traditional) etc. that I see in a lot of these vids seem to confirm that. Either they have no idea what people from Latin America are like, or when they say gender roles, they only think of stuff like hijabs and forced marriages.

[adaflorea]

It's funny cause I went to Amsterdam just once in my life and the only night I went out, I had like 6 different Dutch guys come up to me to ask me for my number and a possible date, even though I went there prepared to not be approached by anyone. I actually went on a date with one of them and turned out to be the sweetest date I've ever had in my entire life followed by an even sweeter one. I think I just got incredibly lucky.

[lendondain]

After your last video featuring Dutch people and their rude opinions about other cultures, I think many of us are happy for the tall, attractive Dutch to stick to dating each other.