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I love this video. I am an Asian who will graduate in the U.S.. I feel really exhausted. I really want to move to the Netherlands.

I was driving around France and got into a car crash and broke my leg. A doctor ran up and healed me for free instantly. Afterwards I was in the US and broke my leg again , A doctor threw a tomato at me !! and charged me for it !

This is a treasure of a video. It's totally well explained. I'm using the tools you mentioned to search for housing in Tilburg, gonna start a master's program. Thank you for this!

Foreigners that lived in Amsterdam and think they know Dutch cuisine. Bizar

Nr 1. Learn the language in the country you are living in. Nr 2. Learn the language in the country you are living in. Helps you a lot when you come in that shitty situation in search of a new job. All in all our social securiaty system is not that bad, most of the time.

Errr..... Most companies in the Netherlands provide health care, but you have to the premium? Is that something for expats? Because normally, YOU yourself are the one getting your health care insurance from health care insurance companies. It has nothing to do with the company you actually work for. Base health care is the same for everyone, and extra packages depend on the health care insurance companies. Discounts based on large groups/organisations are not allowed anymore, IIRC. Or did I understand you incorrectly at 7:46? Also, unemployment max time is NOT 38 months. It's 24 months. No matter how long you worked. This is the same if you're laid off because you've been ill for 2 years, or if you're fired because of other reasons.

I think it is accustomed to wear shoes inside because of the clean streets together with the frequent raining to drain out the majority of the dust and dirt. That said, I grew up in a home where we take our shoes off when entering the house, I also believe it is very respectful to do so.

Ive lived in Spain for 10 years and I can say, YES the variety of stuff (even things like toilet paper) in US supermarkets never ceases to amaze me

Rudeness is in the ear of the receiver. The Dutch are very rude. You cant say it wasn't rude if people hear it as rude, and are hurt and offended by it.

It is funny to see videos like this, as a Dutch guy that moved to Portugal for the same reasons as you moved to the Netherlands.

I do not agree that it is hard to get a job in one European contry because of someones background, the most common reason is language barrier. It is mostly preferred people know the local language and not just English. Also Many European CEOs do work during vacations, maybe less but still not only in emergencies.

1800 euro's for a 1 room appartement in Amsterdam..wtf! Be real dutch and move further from Amsterdam and take the ebike to work 😉

Hey David, Really sad to hear about your situation. Keep up the good work and you will get through this. Although there is some benefit for people coming from the most developed countries for job in Netherlands and off course working for 5 years in a permanent job, this privilege is not available for many people. I am personally badly impacted by the complex “employer” friendly rules. I had worked in a temporary contract where i was assured for 10 months that i was performing well, until when time came for renewal of my contract after an year, I had been kicked out with only 2 months to find a new job coz my visa was tied with my employment. There is no law to protect people in one year contract to stay and get a job with sponsor in Netherlands and its a sad reality that people in such situations have to crush their dreams and goals and leave the Netherlands. With that all the hopes of feeling the Netherlands as home also crashes badly. David, if you ever get a time, please research and make a video to protect people who go to Netherlands with one year contract job and their contract are not renewed for some reason of the employers. I wish that noone goes through the pain that i had to face & protect many future souls having beautiful dreams in their eyes to live their lives and make it big in the Netherlands.❤

I'm a Dutch woman, and moved to Asia as an expat. I wanted to return back home and I failed. As a single woman with a below average salary ( social worker) you can't simply afford the Netherlands. So I had to move back to Asia. Its insanity

Hey David, your video is helpful! How did you get residency in the Netherlands as a US citizen?

I'm Dutch, and your videos really help me to appreciate my own country more. I know Dutch people who want to leave because they think it's "boring" here. I'm not sure if most Dutch people know how good we have it here, we're a people who love to whine and complain.

Keep in mind you are in California which can be very very different from the rest of the US. The things I hear about California I have never experienced in my city at all. America is about the size of Europe with each state having different cultures and laws. You'd honestly have to visit and live in many different states to draw a conclusion about the whole country

my health insurance = nacetyl cysteine 2 times per day. stop taking meds

Public transport here in NL is for rich people!

When visiting the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the guide told us that the directness also comes from the fact that the Netherlands was created and therefor there weren't any nobles back in the day like in the UK. This adds to the hierachy point you made, because there was less of it back in the day.

Insane video! Makes me appreciate my country more and more. Thank you for that.

Everybody thinking we eat bread(slices) with hagelslag: 😭 We have this thing called broodbeleg 🥲👍: Kaas, ham, (helaas)🥜pindakaas, appelstroop, chocopasta, hagelslag, honing, (gestampten) muisjes, and so much more. (The kroket is just a streched out bitterbal.)

Great video 🙌

Great video, I just did a similar thing and can relate to a lot of the things you said! I made a short 5 min video on my (trippy) experience too! Keep up the good work!

I want to move to amsterdam ....doing a minimum wage job...living on rent ...i m single......is it a good move. i m from india .......please share your opinions ?

work with your hands....problem solved

Ukranian girl is very lovely.

Something very random, do you have a good barber recommendation for Asian guy’s hair in Amsterdam? Thanks!

When I saw this mass shooting map, I was horrified. And you guys still want your guns in your cold dead hand.

Hey David, thank you so much for this video. I'm also part of the LGBTQ+ comunity and lived in the Netherlands (Utrecht) for 1 year and a half for my 2nd master's degree. I was deeply amazed about how safe it was for me to just be myself, especially about the fact that I could marry and/or adopt without any issues. There are so many things we take for granted, and when I came back to my home country, Italy - where LGBTQ+ marriage, adoption, and law protection are still illegal - I realized that I missed that freedom. That is, being treated as a human being, and having the chance of building a future family without the fear of getting harassed because of... existing. I really can't wait to come back in the NL or just move to any other country with better human rights. Meantime, please keep it up with this kind content and topics. We should never take anything for granted, and surely need more awareness on this matter. So... thank you again! Hope to see more videos like this in the future ❤

My niece is 25, lives in Nashville and is making over $150,000 annually with her STEM degree and that’s not even including her comprehensive medical coverage benefits. She still has time for a boyfriend and he’s making some serious $$$ in STEM too. No way does she have any desire to leave the USA. Nada. Zilch. Nope!!

As australian we do the same if something needs to be fixed we say it its normal for us to be straight forward😅

Just wondering, as an expat you don’t pay income taxes like the rest in the Netherlands correct? If so, I feel it’s a bit unfair that an expat would benefit from the certain (not all of them) social benefits if you get laid off just like the people do that do pay all of the income tax. Since it’s tax money that pays for that.

You should go back to Europe. These are all cliches and not true for all Americans. You lived and went to school in a competitive area.

I recently moved to the Netherlands from Italy and I'm loving it. I am fully in line with what you say, and this is why I am glad and feel lucky to be in the Netherlands. There is work-life balance, a lot of vacation days, egalitarian job places, support and rights, and compared to Italy also higher salary and even though life is a little bit more expensive, in my experience purchase power is still higher! Thank you for the interesting video!

Very well put together video. I have traveled Asia and I always miss the peace in my soul when I return to the USA. I look forward to seeing more of your introspective work.

Yup US company was going under. Companies come and go. Every year it's like ticking time bomb of bankruptsy.

Such a great video, thank you.

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what a nice video :)

Life is the same in the Deep South of the US - but better weather!

Ik vind dat we moeten stoppen met het spreken van Engels. Waarom moeten we de landen die niet massaal Engels spreken arrogant noemen.

I worked in a Hospital lab for 28 years in several states in the US and MANY people would NOT take vacations to get that time paid instead, or towards retirement. Some people died of heart attacks at work or right after retirement... I never did that. I took my time to travel. Some people in Miami had three jobs or two and a half... Crazy. Some others continue to work to their age 80's... I retired last year at 61, ALWAYS took my vacations to travel, and this August 2024 I am MOVING to France to study French, and truly doubt I would EVER come back to live here. Right now I live in Los Angeles, the MOST expensive city in the US. This is it... Enough abuse...

Who is paying for your safety net? Where does the money come from? Dutch are very productive people, they should not be taxed for one's safety net because one decides to be unproductive.

Also fell victim to a restructuring in Germany. Notice periods there are more generous with 6 months after 15 years worked. Health insurance the same as in NL (actually the Dutch system was introduced during the German occupation in the 1940s. After the war the Dutch simply kept it). One thimg one had to be cautious was the severance package. If one opts for more money instead of garden leave then unemployment benefits will not be paid during the time of the legal notice period and also reduces the months of benefit payments.

As a foreigner who has lived in the NEtherlands for many, many years, I ABSOLUTELY agree with everything you have said!

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workers council isn't something that can decide on the decisions of how and why letting people go. its more on an advise basis rather than a deciding factor.

I lived/worked for a summer/early fallin San Francisco back in 2008. I, as a Gay American, feel that San Francisco and California as a whole are over-rated, too expensive and no where near as open minded as they're portrayed. I've lived in Québec for over 18 years, and even though were in New York and New England's sphere of influence, life is different. We actually take our 2 weeks off, we have legally mandated paid days off. As a diabetic, our National Healthcare Insurance (RAMQ- Régime d'Assurance Maladie du Québec) covers my insulin and ozympic. I would prefer medically assisted suicide over having to use for profit American "healthcare". I feel guilty sometimes because while the majority of Americans want Medicare for All, most Americans will never benefit from a system like we have in Québec. In 2000, I almost moved to the Netherlands. Ik spreek een bietje Nederlands. In 2006, I considered doing a trilingual Nederlands, Deutsch & Français immersion in Bruxelles. I ended up at Université de Montréal and finished my bachelors online with UMass Boston. Yadda yadda. Nederland is erg cool en Ik houw van Nederdutchies

Good day if you immigrate into the Netherlands and you're from another country besides the United States can you convert the Netherlands money to create a business in your home country that you're from?