Everyday Dutch things that stand out to me as an American living in the Netherlands!

What stood out to me is that you automatically used: ''30 degrees'' Celsius! Instead of (86 degrees) Fahrenheit. Well done, Ava. 🧡

Groningen, Leeuwarden, Zwolle, Kampen, Deventer, Zutphen, Nijmegen, Amersfoort, Haarlem, Alkmaar, Hoorn, Leiden, Delft, Gouda, Dordrecht, Middelburg, Bergen op Zoom, Breda, Den Bosch, Maastricht (might have forgotten a few) are all really beautiful! Not to mention all the small historic cities, like the Frisian Cities, Doesburg, Enkhuizen, Zierikzee and many more.

When it comes to trees, most cities follow the 3-30-300 rules: from your house you can see (at least) three trees. Roughly 30% of the space is covered by the canopy of the trees. And every house is a maximum of 300 meters away from a park, tiny forest etc.

i salute you for blurring the people and that you're considering others their privacy this should be the norm and standard for everyone who's using any type of camera. these days people just record and shoot everything and anyone without any consent i hate that, so thank you eva

Twenty five years ago I was in Orlando at a McDonalds. It was 34°C and a bit humid, like in The Netherlands when it is that warm. I wanted a big coca cola and sit on the terrace, but my hotel had no restaurant and no terrace. McDonalds has and was nearby and they had a sign that the terrace was at the back. It was a bummer to see they had it covered with glass, it was an airconditioned greenhouse. And aircos in the US are always on north pole temperature stand, not fine at all. I decided to sit outside on the curb at the front of McDonalds where cars raced by. Americans don’t know how to enjoy life and sit at a terrace in the sun (or shade) enjoying a drink. You hardly see a terrace at a restaurant or cafe. By the way, I had a medium size coke and it was huge, bigger than the biggest one I had ever had in The Netherlands and it was filled to the rim with ice cubes. You had to drink fast or you had a watered down lemonade instead of a nice coke.

Hey Ava, have you noticed that you're smiling all the time now..? And your appearance is so relaxed now... and altough you speak your "old" language you do seem to be a true Dutchy...I therefor think it is safe to say that you are happy in a Dutch way to be in The Netherlands amongst fellow Dutchies and of couse to be with your wife and soon kid; so integration wise spoken you're an success and an example for many USAmericans whom have chosen to go live in The Netherlands. It is an honor to have you here as a fellow Dutchy, and yet still claiming to be an USAmerican... --> you may want to change that somehow maybe in; "used to be American" ;-)

Under Dutch law, you don't need to blur people that accidentally (as by catch) come into view and nothing of note happens to them (for example they are in an intimate situation). The rules for fixed camera's are stricter, but you film handheld so those do not apply. People can make a problem while you are filming for commercial purposes (for example a company advertisement), and then you must ask permission in writing, but for youtube vloggers that is a stretch and that never happens. If they don't give permission they must have a good reason not to give that permission (your freedom of information gathering by you is strong). Beware that in Germany the privacy protection rules are much stricter.

Regarding the 'being on time', I realised pretty soon when I started travelling most warm countries are different. I started giving a window when to expect me. And that works pretty well, even when I know I will arrive at the middle of that window. 😂

Very nice to hear you talk about our architecture, streets, habits etc. A fresh perspective on the familiar! You could be a unique tour guide for the Dutch visiting Dutch cities!

Hey Ava! It's nice to see you do a full vlog outdoors, I would love too see these more often! And Heineken Brewery really isn't worth it, it's just one of the hundreds of tourist traps basically :) And I can relate to you not really liking the warmer temperatures. I can recommend some places to check out when it's warm outside (in Utrecht). Wilhelminapark in the shade by the water, you occasionally get some runaway spray from the fountain (not sure about how clean that is though haha). On Neude in summer some terraces have inflated kiddie pools with water under the table to dip your feet in (at least Le Journal had that last time I was there). The locks near the Munt have shaded spots to throw down your towel and swim. Enjoy the summer!

I have only seen like 5 of your video’s but I like the the fact that you also spend time in Utrecht. Much less tourisme, really relaxt vibe. Keep it coming!

Where I work, we get 32 vacation days per year. In such cases it is a lot easier to 'take a random day off' 🙂 I myself use these days to do home improvement: 'klussen'

Hi Ava, it was indeed nice meeting you in person!

Hele leuke video! Zoals altijd, eigenlijk!

Well done, I enjoyed watching and learning a bit more of the Netherlands

I bumped into you a couple of weeks ago, in Utrecht. I was the guy with the picknictable! It was so cool to meet you in person, keep on the good work!!! ❤

Greetings from Overijssel. I’m really pleased that you’re enjoying living in the Netherlands! You talked about visiting nice cities. My recommendation would be that you tour the 12 provinces. Every province is uniquely different. My two top recommendations would be Zeeland and the Waddeneilanden

Hi Ava, thanks for vlogging outside, 😊

Nice video! You also should visit cities outside the Randstad. Like Arnhem, Nijmegen or Breda. :)

Keep looking up to the facades of buildings! I do too and it drives my other half crazy ;-) Even in the city I live close by and visit regularly, I just have to look up and admire the craftmanship and beautiful "unneccesary" decorations. It often is nicer to look at than the same old shopsigns...