Geography Now! Netherlands REACTION

#GeographyNow #Netherlands

Jodi and Nick react to another episode of Geography Now. This time, once again, it’s ladies choice and we are learning about the Netherlands. This video is fascinating. It gives so many amazing facts about the clever country of Netherlands and it’s people.

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[s.b.]

In a few hours the Dutch will be flocking in …😂

[marcusfranconium]

The Dutch are the worlds best cept secret, you will notice them when you take all their achiefements out of your daily life. .

[Belfastchild]

I was in Upstate New York a couple of weeks ago, and noticed that apart from that there are a lot of places with Dutch names (or based on Dutch names like Brooklyn is based on the Dutch town of Breukelen), there are also a lot of Dutch flags hanging outside houses and shops. So there are definitely still large numbers of people with Dutch heritage in that area.

[ImCorran]

@Nick: I liked your comment on the Dutch being prepared for the water, and the dikes have certainly been around for several centuries now to keep it at bay (for the most part). I should point out though, that the creation of the Delta Works and the Afsluitdijk were actually a reaction to a horrendous calamity that befell the Netherlands in February of 1953, when a tremendous storm hit the country and caused massive flooding in large parts of Zeeland and South-Holland. Part of the reason of this flooding, also had to do with the bad condition of the Dutch dikes at the time (which since then have been upgraded tremendously and have been kept in much better state of repair than was previously the case).

[dennishendrikx]

You guys would love the story, of our, and maybe even the world's, baddest admiral ; Michiel de Ruyter.
He was leading is so many battles, against all other sea fairing countries in Europe. Also against combined enemies.
In his free time, he just went to the Caribbean, to hunt pirates. No biggy.
Got caught once, escaped, just walked back to The Netherlands, for southern France.
The ingenuity this man showed, was insane. He never gets the respect outside The Netherlands. Next to him, sir Drake is a fisherman.

[jeff_de_zebra]

interesting inventions from the Netherlands you migth not know about. the Dutch ar responsible for the invention of: the microscope, the telescope, the submarine, WIFI & Bluetooth. really ground breaking inventions that have had a lot of impact on the world also the dutch played a big role in America's fight for independents. so there is a lot to learn from and about the Netherlands if you guys are interested i definetly suggest more vid about the country if you guys wanna learn more. btw great reaction loved the video

[rmyikzelf]

William of Orange (16th century) was not the first king of the Netherlands. In fact, the Netherlands was a republic for over two centuries before a distant relative of William of Orange was made king in 1814/1815.

[mourlyvold]

For everyone who is so astonished by the "Tulip Mania": You all do realize that bulbs can be propagated, don't you?
Some people just had the foresight of an industry based on the starter stock of certain tulips and invested their capital
for that purpose. In other words, it wasn't about the particular single bulb but rather about the genetic information
contained within that carefully selected and high quality bulb.
Consider the astronomic prices payed for particular bulls and cows or stallions and mares:
It's not about the individual animal but rather about it's offspring, and the same thing goes for vegetal stock.
Breeding for desired characteristics lies at the basis of whole agricultural industries, like those of the Netherlands.
Investments made in the era of the Tulip Mania sure proved their worth...

[dawnmaster]

To a Dutchie the water is the ultimate frenemy. it will give as much as it will take. And it does not ask what is acceptable. Ultimately it will always win ... the best you can do is NOT lose.

[pietergreveling]

Great reaction, thanks! 👍🏻
Here are some great videos about the influence of the Dutch on U.S. history, that you probably didn't know about, and also how we can help you with flood damage, were she was talking about! 😁✌🏼
Geography Geek.
What's Left of New Amsterdam? (And the Origins of the USA)
Geography Geek.
Why Doesn't the U.S. Know About its Own Dutch Origins?
Geography Geek.
How the Netherlands Helped America Gain Independence (And How it Cost Them)
60 Minutes
Earth Day: A Dutch solution may mitigate flood damage
Megaprojects
Delta Works: An Example for the Rest of Us

[adz_b]

1st time seeing this series, thanks for posting/reacting…have a great weekend 👍👏🏻🇬🇧

[metalvideos]

They literally sold a complete house for 1 tulip boll. thats how much they where worth. hence the reason why the tulip mania happened. it was literally the worlds first economic bubble on the planet. people who study economy learn about this as well. its pretty famous by economist all over the world.

[Blackadder]

We had our natural disaster in 1953 when a flood killed 1835 people and made 70, 000 homeless. In reaction to that the government took all those extra steps to secure the whole country.
Before that event, we were also protecting against the water, but we were not amazing at it. But now we are much better and indeed world leaders in water management.
I think it's written in law that the protection systems have to protect us against once in 1000 year storms.... So when the scientist say that with climate change the chances have changed, the government bodies responsible for the water systems are obligated to increase the defense standards.

[jaccovermeulen]

on the thumbnail there is a part of the Netherlands missing, just below the Westerschelde Zeeuws-Vlaanderen is mssing.

[daniellecool]

I am dutch but moved lastt year to Belgium for my boyfriend. One thing for me now, i dont need to worry about floading. It didnt happen in my life but with water rising i was sure in my life time it will happen. i am now 26 btw.

[Hammsterofficial]

Her shirt is more University of Texas orange, than Netherlands soccer orange.

[StevenQ]

The Dutch are actualy helping with water projects in the US, like in New Orleans and New York

[sretePtraB]

Anne Frank wasn't actually Dutch. She was German, born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

[RuiCBGLima]

New Amsterdam:
by Moondog (offcourse)

[renevw]

Nowadays we have Around 19 mil people living here. If you compare how the density is. Denmark en a little bit bigger and has between 5.5 and 5.8 mil people. And the drugs thing, i never had any drugs, but legalizing means taxes.