What Russians Think About the Netherlands and Dutch People | Easy Russian 46

Hello everyone and welcome to a new episode of Easy Russian from Moscow. Today's episode we are recording in partnership with our Dutch colleagues. Or Dutch, as it's more correct to say now. We ask the question, what do Moscow passers-by think and know about Holland and the Dutch? And be sure to look at how the residents of Amsterdam answered the question about the Russians. We will leave a link to that episode in the description. And now let's go and talk to people. Tell me please, what do you associate Holland and the Dutch with? With marijuana. With marijuana, and what else? With folklore, with their folk. Can you give a couple of examples? Well, they have very beautiful clothes, I just saw beautiful dances. These wooden boots? Yes, wooden boots. With drugs. Why? I don't know, because there are a lot of party areas. And there are often people who sell drugs. And in general, it is legalized there. Therefore, this is the first association that arises in Holland. First of all, with shoes. Tell me, I guess what you are talking about. I forgot what they are called correctly. Clumps. Yes, clumps. Can you describe? Well, it looks like our ... What are they called? Kalosh? No, not Kalosh, something like that in the Middle Ages. With cold. Why? North country. North, but there it is warmer than in the Middle Ages. I haven't been there, I won't tell you. Well, probably with channels. I was in Amsterdam and saw these channels, they were the most memorable to me. In addition to the specific smell that is also present everywhere on the streets. Well, this smell of drugs, which I did not feel before, and now I learned what it is. Tulips. Amsterdam. Beautiful country. Channels. Have you been there? Many times. Of course, with the channels of Amsterdam, for example. With the area of ​​red lanterns. Well, it's your turn. For some reason, with a ship with wings. For some reason, a flying Dutchman imagined a ship with wings. Holland. Free country. Homosexuality, prostitution, drugs. The street of red lanterns. One of the symbols. With flowers. Tulips. Narcissus. Probably with drugs. Tell me a few words. Why? Well, because on YouTube, probably, when you come across something, with bloggers, they all talk about legalization. Well, with Europe, first of all. Europeans. And something special about Holland? This is one of the most famous countries in Europe, for the rest of the world, in my opinion. With Vikings. Well, of course, it is associated with the street of broken, not broken lanterns, the street of red lanterns and legalization. I think more about the red quarter. The street of red lanterns. There girls and women of indecent behavior earn a living, which is called people of the ancient profession. Prostitution, yes, a complete set. Very famous images, of course. Again, maybe this image is actually imposed, and the Dutch themselves do not consider themselves first of all a country of drug trafficking. We specially went to look at these girls in the shop windows. Such unhappy girls are considered sad. I thought that's all. I just wanted to tick it off that we saw it, but I was not very impressed. Holland and Dutch artists, first of all. Well, a lot of people, probably, yes. Well, it starts in its own way, and so on. Van Gogh. Yes, Van Gogh, of course. Oh, Van Gogh. By the way, somewhere there is an exhibition of his reproductions. The neighbor sent it to me. Van Gogh. Well, everything I know about Dutch artists is still the 17th century, Rembrandt and everything else, modern Dutch artists. It's probably like installations and everything else. We are also interested in this story. Can you name a few names, if you don't mind? Well, there are Flemish and Dutch, they are different, yes. That is, the question is still geographical, what to do with Holland, what century, yes. But these are, of course, all sorts of Rubens, the same with them. I like Peter van Gogh there. These are the pictures, yes. Well, there are a lot of them written in such pictures, small pictures. They really admire, so to speak, the Dutch, the peculiarity of Holland, it is conveyed very subtly there. Holland is also associated this is the homeland of tulips. The country of bicycles, too, and, in my opinion, tulips. Yes, of course. Of course, yes. It was a shame to start with this, that the festival of tulips is the most magnificent, of course, in Holland. Bicycles, tulips, and how are they all, red? Red, yes, that's right. Cheese, maybe. There are villages near Amsterdam where you can see fish. Well, a simple answer, I just came from a store with Dutch cheese. Can you imagine? Is it real Dutch cheese? Here? No, of course not. I think it's a sanction now. Maybe you have some football associations with Holland? Yes, Guus Hiddink, victory over Holland, coach of the Russian national team, years, I don't remember what. Eighth. Eighth, yes. Such a charismatic coach. Mark Van Basten, you probably wanted to remind. This is the only one who is well, to say the least, impressed in the history of Dutch football. The rest is about him. Verhoeven, this club. As far as I know, our Dutch colleagues have one of the most frequent answers about matryoshka. Today I will be the matryoshka who will ask questions to Moscow passers-by about what they know and think about the Dutch. Friends, our Patreon is like a matryoshka, there are new pleasant surprises Here you will find full text of the video, audio and version without subtitles. Great exercises, crosswords, tests and dictionaries based on our issues. Come to support us, be closer to us. Right now we have a joint project, our Dutch colleagues ask the same question only about Russians in Holland. What do you think the Dutch will answer about their perception of the Russian man? It seems to me that these are harsh people, as well as the standard vodka of the bear Lapte. Yes, of course, if they have tulips, then we have lalaika and bears, and if it is a more interested person, then I think in the first place he will remember Putin, because perhaps if we talk about modern Russia, this is the brightest image of Russia in the world now. We still have such a historical background, yes, Peter I went to study in Holland, breaking through the window to Europe began through Holland. Do you feel that there is a special connection between Russia and Holland? Well, it's hard for me to say, although, of course, historically it affects, that is, when you get there, you still keep this historical part in your head, that something connects, that Peter was studying shipbuilding there. I associate Peter I more with Russian hard life, with his hard life, how he lived with his children, how many children he had died, how St. Petersburg was built on bones and blood. I am from St. Petersburg, and there is a very big echo that Peter brought to our city. It is very visible there, and we even have a new island in Holland, you probably know about it. Well, when I was there, I remembered Peter I the least. All the cultural objects that we visited had nothing to do with Peter I. And in general, I was so traditionally conscious that I broke through the window to Europe. Yes, I remember now that the fleet was being built and training was taking place there, but ... Peter I brought potatoes from there. Or Peter I, who broke through the window to Europe in Holland. Well, yes, I studied shipbuilding there, built a new Holland in St. Petersburg. Have you been to Holland? No. Would you like to visit? I don't think so. But I have never been abroad, so I can't say what kind of people are there. I have only been outside Russia. But I have always been interested in going abroad, that is, to rest not on the seas, but to walk along the streets, to talk to people, to look at their mentality. Yes, I was in Amsterdam. What did the Dutch seem to you after visiting Amsterdam? It seemed to me that the city center is mainly tourist business employees, and I don't think I saw the Dutch themselves, but I was also asked about their yards, their houses, all this urbanism, and I was surprised that when you go into the yard, it seems that everything is done for you, specifically for me, although I am a completely different person there. I would go to Italy from Portugal. I don't know about Spain. I would go to Rome, and to another Italy, to the islands. I haven't been there. But when there is a lot of money and there is someone to go with, then you can go to Holland. I would take an excursion around the city, and then I would decide to visit some theaters, museums. Would you like to visit Holland? No. I don't want to go anywhere, only home. What kind of people do you think the Dutch are? Ordinary Europeans. Women are not very pretty. They are cheerful people. Their life is like a tulip. They are quite free-loving, I think. I know that they go to the sauna together like Austrians. Women and men. They like to drink beer. They like to talk about free things. Polite. They like fish and beer, probably. Well, gallant, probably. I would like to see it that way. I don't know, I think all people are good and kind. What else can they be? Typical Europeans. I haven't seen any serious difference. Everyone is kind in their own way. We talked in the bar in English with some Dutch people, but I don't know what you expect from me. In general, the whole Europe is very similar. Amsterdam is not very different. I think that there is no typical Dutchman European cultures are so mixed that any typical Dutchman, Frenchman, German, is like a Russian in a cocoon. Hypothetically, he is, but no one has seen him. I think they are so cold, closed, not funny. I don't have any special feelings, no stereotypes. Every nationality has its own color. I don't know. They say that you are the highest nation in Europe. Yes, I think so. You shouldn't have started talking about Russia. I recommend everyone to visit Holland. Here, against the background of Bulat Shalovich, we finish the shooting of our wonderful episode. I was very surprised, although sometimes not very surprised, by the answers of Moscow passers-by about associations with the Dutch. Stay with us, subscribe to our channel, put likes, there will be a lot of interesting things. And I will sing to you The hours of love are standing on the Volkhonka. I don't remember the rest. See you soon!