I'm Dutch and I don't think you can hate on David Sedaris. This essay was actually spot-on, I absolutely loved it. En alle Nederlanders, hou op met zeuren, het is gewoon een geweldige essay, zie de humor er van in! Trouwens Sinterklaas en de Kerstman zijn afgeleid van dezelfde persoon. (Translation: And to all the Dutch, quit whining, it is just a great essay, recognize the humor! By the way Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus are in fact both descendants of the same person.)
This is extra nice with the YouTube Snow. Sitting by the television fire with a mug of warm cocoa and being regaled with the Story of the Spanish living former bishop of Turkey. A holiday tradition.
@aphotog24 David Sedaris' story is not only funny, it is spot-on. Any Dutch person with half a brain and a sense of humor gets this, and believe me, my tribespeople are generally very able to laugh at themselves - the ocassional cro-magnon leftover not withstanding. "Six to Eight Black Men" should be required listening for anyone wanting to understand the Dutch.
We listen to this clip every year on Sinterklaas Eve. Together with Toon Hermans' Sinterklaas... Heerlijk! I am baking speculaasjes, making a Banketstaaf and borstplaat!!
I am Dutch (born and raised) and I think this is the funniest thing! Well done, David Sedaris. I had tears running down my cheeks and my face hurts...GREAT STUFF! Een fijne Sinterklaasavond toegewenst!!
I think you guys are missing the point of the essay. The whole idea behind it is exposing the silly intricacies behind societies. I find it funny, for example, that no one is trying to fire back against Michigan's gun laws, which are just as ridiculous.
It's the idea that some pieces of society are ludicrous. Every part of the world has their own stupid way that they do some things. He's not ripping on the Netherlands by any means, I don't think.
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Saint Nicholas is not the onlything in december in the netherlands!!!! David you got a elderly womanvoice and you suck you even don't know what you're talking about. You even don't know a part of The netherlands... In the netherlands everybody celebrates christmas!!! Saint Nicholas is only for the younger children. The teenagers do not believe in it. You suck!! i hate you. if i saw you in real life. i had rip your head off. and i had totaly killed you! fuck u
@Cefiay the violence in your words...no wonder the tradition of Santa and his 6 to 8 black men stuffing bad little Dutch children in a sack and then beat them appears to be wildly popular in the Netherlands. Calm down, Sedaris is a satirist...which is a type of humor...and what is so appealing about him (except apparently not by the Dutch) is that he is wonderfully able to make fun of himself...there was no slamming of your traditions, he was slamming his own ignorance and pomposity.
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@aphotog24 you are a fucking dumbfuckaidshead, It's not Santa and his 6 to 8 black man, It's even not 6 to 8!! it's about a greater number then 100, Dutch people have christmas too, with santa like other countrys dumbass! On saint nicholasday, (Sinterklaas) we have SAINT NICHOLAS, NOT SANTA. you are dumb fuck off dumb ass bitch. It was a old tradition to say to the little child, if they beheave badly, to put them in a sack, so they will be brave. In the modern days they even don't to that...
I'm Dutch, and I've never seen the "funny" (or at least, what he and some others may find funny) side of "Sinterklaas" (as we call it). I've never heard that Sinterklaas beats and kicks children. That's just nonsense, Also, the "6 to 8" black men are not so few. There are hundreds of them.
So, part of this is just great bullshit. Nevertheless, it's great.
@bvvelzen Santa Claus is a combination of different European traditions, mainly the Northern European Saint Nicholas (Dutch "Sinterklaas") and the British Father Christmas. So Sinterklaas and Santa Claus are in fact partially the same.
@RoboticPrism That explains why your English is terrible. Is there any reason for you to not capitalize or use punctuation with your onomatopoeia? For a person in AP English there is no excuse. Your teacher needs to do a better job, or you need to start paying attention.
English professor played this and I struggled not to laugh load like an idiot
asantoline 1 week ago
He is so brilliant, I LOVE the fact that he is so young and is already being studied in schools. Well done David!!! xoxoxox
orsetto81utube 1 week ago
I'm Dutch and I don't think you can hate on David Sedaris. This essay was actually spot-on, I absolutely loved it. En alle Nederlanders, hou op met zeuren, het is gewoon een geweldige essay, zie de humor er van in! Trouwens Sinterklaas en de Kerstman zijn afgeleid van dezelfde persoon. (Translation: And to all the Dutch, quit whining, it is just a great essay, recognize the humor! By the way Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus are in fact both descendants of the same person.)
Love your work David!
MirkZwart 1 month ago
My english teacher introduced this video to me too! Is it me or do English teachers have such an amazing since of humor!
trisha610 1 month ago
i also heard it in my ap english class today!! i love it!!
mashtv95 2 months ago
Listened to this in my AP U.S. History class. It made my entire day.
xXangedelamorteXx 2 months ago
This is extra nice with the YouTube Snow. Sitting by the television fire with a mug of warm cocoa and being regaled with the Story of the Spanish living former bishop of Turkey. A holiday tradition.
sigiltempus 2 months ago
I just want to add ... ( weak adding ) the 6 to 8 black guys are white and they clime into the chimey's to drop the presents ...
really .. thats why they are black ... really .. ;) yeah really !
MrRizikoo 2 months ago
How come I'm proud of the Netherlands??
MissCocoChanel95 2 months ago 2
The Dutch Santa Claus rant is the funniest thing ever.
Vidsfromgreg 2 months ago 3
I heard this in my Acc. English class on Friday. BEST. CLASS. EVAR.
1995awesomesauce 2 months ago
I 1st heard this in choir xD I love my choir director
HanakoYasu 2 months ago
@aphotog24 David Sedaris' story is not only funny, it is spot-on. Any Dutch person with half a brain and a sense of humor gets this, and believe me, my tribespeople are generally very able to laugh at themselves - the ocassional cro-magnon leftover not withstanding. "Six to Eight Black Men" should be required listening for anyone wanting to understand the Dutch.
lajaos 2 months ago
Amazing, I was almost crying with laughter when I saw this earlier today. Made my day.
PanndaKat 3 months ago
We listen to this clip every year on Sinterklaas Eve. Together with Toon Hermans' Sinterklaas... Heerlijk! I am baking speculaasjes, making a Banketstaaf and borstplaat!!
BigLeidenDog 3 months ago 16
I am Dutch (born and raised) and I think this is the funniest thing! Well done, David Sedaris. I had tears running down my cheeks and my face hurts...GREAT STUFF! Een fijne Sinterklaasavond toegewenst!!
BigLeidenDog 3 months ago 3
Elves are unrealistic!
poetje1988 3 months ago
I think you guys are missing the point of the essay. The whole idea behind it is exposing the silly intricacies behind societies. I find it funny, for example, that no one is trying to fire back against Michigan's gun laws, which are just as ridiculous.
It's the idea that some pieces of society are ludicrous. Every part of the world has their own stupid way that they do some things. He's not ripping on the Netherlands by any means, I don't think.
kolinwalker 3 months ago
Woah, why are all the Dutch people hating on this guy? I thought it was hilarious! :D
Loved the "Elves are unrealstic" part XD
VinceHaaz 3 months ago
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Saint Nicholas is not the onlything in december in the netherlands!!!! David you got a elderly womanvoice and you suck you even don't know what you're talking about. You even don't know a part of The netherlands... In the netherlands everybody celebrates christmas!!! Saint Nicholas is only for the younger children. The teenagers do not believe in it. You suck!! i hate you. if i saw you in real life. i had rip your head off. and i had totaly killed you! fuck u
Cefiay 3 months ago
@Cefiay the violence in your words...no wonder the tradition of Santa and his 6 to 8 black men stuffing bad little Dutch children in a sack and then beat them appears to be wildly popular in the Netherlands. Calm down, Sedaris is a satirist...which is a type of humor...and what is so appealing about him (except apparently not by the Dutch) is that he is wonderfully able to make fun of himself...there was no slamming of your traditions, he was slamming his own ignorance and pomposity.
aphotog24 3 months ago
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@aphotog24 you are a fucking dumbfuckaidshead, It's not Santa and his 6 to 8 black man, It's even not 6 to 8!! it's about a greater number then 100, Dutch people have christmas too, with santa like other countrys dumbass! On saint nicholasday, (Sinterklaas) we have SAINT NICHOLAS, NOT SANTA. you are dumb fuck off dumb ass bitch. It was a old tradition to say to the little child, if they beheave badly, to put them in a sack, so they will be brave. In the modern days they even don't to that...
Cefiay 3 months ago
@Cefiay zwarte piet has something for you.
tuberculin 3 months ago
@tuberculin i know, i already got it trolled out
Cefiay 2 months ago
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I'm Dutch, and I've never seen the "funny" (or at least, what he and some others may find funny) side of "Sinterklaas" (as we call it). I've never heard that Sinterklaas beats and kicks children. That's just nonsense, Also, the "6 to 8" black men are not so few. There are hundreds of them.
So, part of this is just great bullshit. Nevertheless, it's great.
thesuperwillem 3 months ago
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thesuperwillem 3 months ago
Sinterklaas and Santa Claus ARE the same . It is a proven FACT. Look into the "History of European Culture".
rfsalter1 3 months ago
@rfsalter1 No, they are not. They are fictional characters.
TheFreshBattery 3 months ago
@TheFreshBattery yeah, that's what poetje 1988 was saying. Unrealistic and fictional pretty much mean the same thing.
aphotog24 3 months ago
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sinterklaas and santa claus are NOT the same. do your research dumb fuck.
bvvelzen 3 months ago
@bvvelzen shut up and enjoy the comedy, dumb loser!
funnnnnnnnnnnnny 3 months ago
@bvvelzen Nope, but one is at least partially derived from the other. Do yours.
Egregius 3 months ago 2
@bvvelzen Santa Claus is a combination of different European traditions, mainly the Northern European Saint Nicholas (Dutch "Sinterklaas") and the British Father Christmas. So Sinterklaas and Santa Claus are in fact partially the same.
CestSiSiBon 3 months ago
haha i heard this in my AP english class today. i found it amazingly funny XD
RoboticPrism 5 months ago 17
@RoboticPrism that is also how i discovered David Sedaris!
kutcharaninfan 3 months ago
@RoboticPrism do you have caughey?
gudivningvarun555 3 months ago
@RoboticPrism That explains why your English is terrible. Is there any reason for you to not capitalize or use punctuation with your onomatopoeia? For a person in AP English there is no excuse. Your teacher needs to do a better job, or you need to start paying attention.
TrusVruntros 2 months ago
@RoboticPrism Lol my english 3 ap teacher did exactly the same thing!! I love this video
frankjarquin 2 months ago
@RoboticPrism as did I...
DRBiblicalMD 3 weeks ago
I love David Sedaris.. and this is especially wonderful..
bizakis9 6 months ago
So true!
MulleimerNL 9 months ago