Trading Underwear for Rice Crispy Treats: Queens Day in Amsterdam (Thoughts from Places)

[mywonderwall27]

Underwear for Rice Crispy Treats, that's cool. I've seen weed traded for coffee in SF though so I think I win.

[KuramaZeyurai]

photo bomb guy is awesome

[acidxbel]

Aww Henry got so big :3

[awesomeDJisme]

I WANNA BE IN A BUBBLE!!!!

[StylesSwag4ever]

:54 omg! i wanna do that bubble thing!

[LunaAumento]

1:21

That guy is not wearing orange.

[cocaotheobromida]

1:53 It's egg. Smashed, raw egg. I cook a lot, I know an egg when I see one.

[lionos2]

1:43 lol

[lfstaib91]

I like how the guy who was clearly dutch was slurring his dutch...

[slashfilledmind]

I'm Dutch. Which makes this one of the most amusing video's i've ever seen. Also, the photobombing guy was in my year at high school...

[thejonusvlog]

Good government regulation at work.....LOL

[IvarHuisman]

Think its flea not free market, You must've misheard =) Im pretty sure I wrote this comment before too.

[NoPunchIntended]

@IvarHuisman "vrijmarkt" :p I had to think about it too.

[jengasfrerer]

i remember watching this video when you made it and thought, "why on earth would john be in Amsterdam...."

loved the fault in our stars, i honestly couldn't put it down and feel quite depressed about it being over (you're probably very sick of hearing that, but it's so unbelievably true that i had to say it) DFTBA

[ElectricMudPuppy]

After reading tfios I am going back to these vlogs to get perspective on the book XD

[LivFenton96]

isn't it flea market?

[RainbowDinosaurx]

1:20... he's not wearing orange. [:

[Willandacamera]

1:44 is the single greatest photo/videobomb I have ever seen. XD

[MajesticTOASTER]

John looks so different without his glasses (at 2:20ish). Damn. :)

[Celestion321]

...This is the first time I've ever seen this one, and I've been a Nerdfighter since October of '07. Damn you, then-and-possibly-still-unreli­able youtube subscription box!

[TheHaberdasherie]

1:49 He said "in re". He really did. That boy.

[getalife768]

@TheHaberdasherie Am I crazy or is that a TFIOS quote?

[TheHaberdasherie]

@getalife768 It sure is!

[uiruu]

@TheHaberdasherie Damn you. I was about to say that :)

[BooksAreMyBlood]

Please don't judge The Netherlands from this! It's only once a year!!! And, honestly, I heard stories of people that were drunk by 9 am... True story!!

And it's called free market, or I only have heard called 'rommelmarkt' or flea market, because you don't have to pay to have a stall. My sister (also a nerdfighter) and my mother think the tradition originated from the middle ages when it was allowed to place a stall on the market without taxes for the Queens (or kings but really) birthday.

[ButWhyNot23]

if I was going to break out of jau=il in the Netherlands, THIS would be the best day to do it on

[twiekje]

@ButWhyNot23 so treu 

[taliby13]

KONINGINNEDAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[michygirl555]

1:42 that was awesome :D

[michygirl555]

that photo(video)bomb was hilarious :D

[DeSmurfen125]

It's called the fleamarket XD and it doesn't matter that you can't say koninginnedag. I'm dutch and I can't spell it or say it correctly :$

[toripup1]

I just realized John always has a particular tone of voice when he does thoughts from places.

[CARSflyLiKEVR00M]

Perhaps it's meant to be "flee market" but was misspoken at some point along the way until "free market" was taken to be the correct translation.

[Plyrx08]

Those bubbles... they're... genius.

[cynthiayl12]

the photo bomber has very pretty eyes.

[GrayStudios]

That photo bomber, and the moment that you froze the frame, may be the funniest thing on the internet.

[Avalongaurdian]

... Henry is starting a hell of a promising puff there...

[divicool72]

JOHN

Did you go to the netherlands because tfios involves some form of euthanasia? I just did an assignment on this, which is why it occurred to me.

*shrug*

Just a guess.

[HoliHallow]

watching this makes me miss the netherlands :( I miss my home.

[StarryCastastrophe]

Those bubbles trigger my claustrophobia just looking at them. What parent would put their child in those things guuuhuhuhklafjlssja.

[TheMidnightSymphony]

I LOVE HENRY OMG

[gladrial89]

@TheMaver100 My colleges colors are orange and black, I was born in the month of November (orange), and my favorite fruit is an orange. And yet, the color orange still makes me feel anxious. I understand why.

[mueslily]

Ohhh this makes me so proud of my country.

Note the sarcasm here.

[acousticsmilesession]

Another reason why Purple is better than Orange; Orange makes John anxious

[sexygeeky]

is it just me or is john EXTREMELY handsome and sexy with his glasses off?!?!

[Lokifan13]

@sexygeeky It's not just you.

[sexygeeky]

@Lokifan13 good to know. ;)

[milkyway531]

@sexygeeky Uh how old are you?

[sexygeeky]

@milkyway531 i am 27 ;)

[milkyway531]

@sexygeeky Okay, that makes more sense :p

[MissMeggie2804]

Henry has got some serious puff

[HollieBelleAK]

2:10-2:21, hottest part.... :)

[HarvestMoonGirl567]

lol @ photo bomber

[mpark526]

Henry's puff is quite impressive

[ichiukia]

wow this was the first vlogbrothers video I saw. After viewing it I went back and watched them all from the beginning. In these short few months these two nerdy brothers have changed my whole outlook on life and changed me in ways my former self could never have imagined. Thank you and DFTBA!

[maggie2941]

@ichiukia Welcome to nerdfighting, grass hopper

[ChipNick87]

@ichiukia Unless you actually watched 2 1/2 days worth of videos (or 64 hours) i kinda doubt that's true.

[ichiukia]

@ChipNick87 um yeah actually I did watch all those videos. Not sure why you think I lied?

[sgtfwoods]

@ichiukia Same for me too, except my first video was 31 jokes for nerds video

[Imallwrite212]

@sgtfwoods that was my first video too :D

[rethinkOURreality]

I just realized that you made a Dos Equios (sp) joke about Henry at the beginning of this video, lol.

[ninjanerd98]

Lol, "by law the party ended at 9 o clock"

[MaddieMusic42]

You are the epitomy of awesome

[Ab5597]

KONINGINNEN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG!

[rachelsaunicorn]

adfevgerfwcdin HENRY :D

[Puddingcistern]

0:59-1:01 Henry is sooo cute!

[TheTechnoPotato]

1:43 ... Just say no.

[iisaustinp]

KONINGINNEN DAG!!!!

[didinultien]

This video makes me both proud and ashamed to be Dutch xD

[MarionPappilon]

Either i live under a rock, or we don't have this holliday in Australia. I hope to dear GOD we have this holliday in australia!

[ikillall37]

he looks like the bottem sid of my dick butt he is funny

[princessyrandom1214]

when john says that Tobias is the only person not wearing orange there are two people immediately behind them not wearing orange.

[gothsesshomaru01]

yey government regulation ^^

[tiendadelagricultor]

I love how in the close captioning it says John, Tobias, and Photobomber.

[markissomindful]

"That's just good government regulation Hank. I'll see you on Wednesday." Chuckling and laughing ensues.

[BoxioBrowz]

At 2:27, you look like Rhett.

[AnAmazingJane]

At 2:20, you look... predatory. It's like you become your evil twin when you take off your glasses. Cool trick.

[scholar5212]

press 7. nuf said.

[Koppella]

Henry is growing up so fast! When did this happen??

[hurleyc2007]

good memories of staying in Museumplein for many many days!

[TheGeorgieEm]

why among the similar sugggestions for this video to the right is Judas by Lady Gaga and Puppy vs. turtle?

[kitykk26]

Henry is so adorableeee!!!

[AnnabelLloyd]

Henry is so cute :)

[Sorb0]

I'm Dutch and it's really cool to hear about holland from an objective, foreign view. Good job John!

[mekarangman03]

The photobomber was kinda cute....

[jellostormcaller]

@ButterFingers7924 right, but im saying that here in north america, st. patricks day somehow manages to unite us to parade the streets all in one colour... lol

[Waterflame]

To anyone who was trying to find the video I mentioned, where the look on John's face when Sarah touches his cheek is the most adorable thing ever, here it is! watch?v=mNZnOXU-8pA&feature=mf­u_in_order&list=UL March 26, 2007 0:36 - 0:44

[drewrydays]

I would have a panic attack in those bubbles.

[ItisTheOMG]

I couldn't go to Amsterdam at Queen's day ):

[browneyedjane11]

Please use this joke in your next nerd jokes video: What do you get when you take a room full of lumberjacks & mathematicians to see "Riverdance"? Logger-Rhthym-dancing!!! :D

[Drumlind11]

I never noticed this until now, but Henry has your hair, John.

[kimleyendeckers]

Sigh. I love my country :)

[Lavendermc]

P.S. Please don't forget to floss! :)

[Lavendermc]

Good evening John (same name as MY brother: WOOT!), I'm a new nerdfighter; I love the videos, each one brings new facts/perspective for me to absorb and that's very inspiring! Just a reminder from a future nerfighting dentist: please bring Henry to the dentist around the time his first teeth teeth come out (6-12 months old)! Although they may be deemed temporary, they do need to stay good and healthy until his permanent ones set in (6-10 years old depending on the tooth).

Smile and DFTBA! :)

[kimthepersonwholoves]

SO MUCH ORANGE BEST COLOR

[TheEL337dude]

you look awesome w/o glasses. lose them.

[CyraEm]

From what I've heard, Donald Duck comics are weirdly popular in Eastern Europe.

[izzyqueens]

adorable baby is adorable :)

[Waterflame]

@chesecakeMW Because she is often talked about, but rarely seen.

[MolinMUSE]

I love how he pronounces Dirk Kuyt :D

[ilikchoclate]

all of Amsterdam loves Clemson University!! (our main colour is orange if you couldn't figure that out :P) GO TIGERS!!

[Puddingcistern]

Henry is so cute when he plays in the sand. :D

[TheVozderazon]

that word sounds like a drunk person stuttering and attempting to say the word "Canada."

[TheAglover26]

John,You are much better then ghost hunters.They sared the crap out of me.That show is like this doctor who episodes-Blink and sliten in the libary toghther.Sorry that I spell thens wrong.

[BeatrixNemesis]

There are like a million other people not wearing orange...

I want a video with all of the photobombs!!!

[TMParrish2011]

You wouldn't like it at my university (Tennessee) if you don't like wearing orange.

Also...

I really want to travel to Europe, dang it!

[ilikchoclate]

@TMParrish2011 or Clemson university...you will be beaten for not wearing orange on a Friday or gamedays :]

[TheMeowmuffins]

I know where I'm going this summer~

[FlurpzZ]

i demand a video showing all the other photobombs! i want to see them all! if they were even remotely as funny as this one, i'm in for one hell of a humorous day

[ossian1977]

Hey maybe you felt tired as hell at the end of the video, but I gotta admit that at 2'20" you channelled a very respectable amount of badass :)

[minkiyellow]

John's offspring is adorable.

[onthatthought]

Henry, with his blonde hair is starting to look a little like hank, though, everybody says that small children look just like their family members. Just the same, you and the Yeti made a beautiful child.

[ineliciousmonteyne]

I want a photobomb vid! Would be sooooooo funny!

[TheAqui1a]

Dirk Kuyt lol pffffft

[TheLeatherJacket]

That dutch photobombguy cracks me up everytime!

Watched it five times in a row now.. it doesn't stop! xD

Also, hooray for John in the Netherlands. I'll be there in Bruges this weekend! B)

[ineliciousmonteyne]

@TheLeatherJacket Jealous, can't make it to Bruges this weekend, mimimimi :(

[leftovercheesecake]

oh my GOD henry is soooo cute in orange !

and i LOVE koninginnedag, ive been back to amsterdam twice to be a part of it and i saw rice crispy treats being traded for chldren's toy plastic hamburgers !!! not quite as good as underwear, but your story is funnier john !

[OriginalCrappyDemo]

haha 1:41!!

[iSeaSweeneyTodd]

Looks like a bunch of prisoners.

And HOLY CRAP PHOTOBOMB.

[ineliciousmonteyne]

21st May, you're in Bruges? :o Nooooooo, I can't come that day :( I hate my thesis more then I did before

[ineliciousmonteyne]

Nooooooo 21st May you're in Bruges, I can't come :( stupiud thesis

[EmilyKatt97]

Dear Mr. John Green,

I was recently in my local public library and what do you think might have been the first thing to catch my eye? "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" andddddd "Paper Towns". I got the books on Saturday, it is now Tuesday and I am currently 253 pages in to "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" and 105 pages into "Paper Towns". May I just say that these are two fabulous books. It's been a while since I've read a really good book. Just wanted to tell you that.

Emily :)

[mikapikaxxx]

I WAS THERE AND I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[chrismen28]

qday ftw!! 

[jollyrainbowsheep]

The still of the photobomb look remarkably like charlie. As in charlieissocoollike. Or is that just me?

[SumireIsrafel]

That seems like the most random festival. Celebrate a birthday, get drunk and sell things? lol

[damrak1969]

I wish America was more like Holland.

[markel129]

not gonna lie, i definitely watched this at least five times just for the photobomb...

[SumireIsrafel]

@markel129 yes! me too!

[ItsthatEringirl]

I wish techno rattled my apartment...

[SweetBitterTruth]

Please let that photobomber be the next great internet meme. . .

[SHALYN8]

The guy behind John at 1:16 wasn't wearing orange.

[watevur125]

He wasn't the only person not wearing orange... In that same shot a couple people back there was another person not wearing orange... That random guy was wearing blue

[FlurpzZ]

that photobomber was the best thing that happened to me in weeks.

[FlurpzZ]

i am so happy that i was able to witness that photobomb. it made my day.

[alicethebunbun]

I keep watchign this for the photobomb! it's sooo great!

[PrinceOfDarkness2k7]

John Green is a marvelous human being. And on the sad day in which he would pass away I would be honoured to be Henry and I would be insanely proud of what my dad had acomplished. The amount of children who live their lives with only a photograph of their father and not even a memory of their dads. I wait for the day that henry realises what his father does on youtube, the day that he can watch all of John's videos. The day he can laugh, be inspired, be mindblown and feel absolute happyness.

[vlogbrothers]

@PrinceOfDarkness2k7 wait, I'm gonna DIE? -John

[Drumlind11]

@vlogbrothers No John, you will NOT die. You will live forever in the hearts of every Nerdfighter in existence.

[TheGeorgieEm]

@vlogbrothers i smell a plot...

[Shawngetsinfo]

@vlogbrothers nope, your a god..so you can't die, yeah?

[imakethomasvideos]

@vlogbrothers COME ON JOHN! You made that video!

[Dramaismyife]

@vlogbrothers Your awesomeness will keep you alive, don't worry.

[rethinkOURreality]

@vlogbrothers You never know, you could be raptured up first :)

[XxXHatterchanXxX]

@vlogbrothers you will never die its not a possible thing for you.

[BoxioBrowz]

@PrinceOfDarkness2k7 What's up with the run-on? The amount of children who live their lives with only a photograph of their father and not even a memory of their dads?

[PrinceOfDarkness2k7]

@BoxioBrowz Youtube charecter limit, I would have loved to write a whole funeral style speech in admiration of John but charecter limits always limits what you want to say. I cut a lot out so.. That part was just about how Henry would have this HUGE database of John and he could see how he and his Uncle Hank has changed since the channel started.

[ramonsmind]

john sounds sad when he says "see u on Wednesday"

[totalelmofreak]

Cutest.

Photobomber.

EVER.

[CrazyxRandomxGirl]

John should take his glasses off more often. :D

[Exarian]

look at all the hipsters...

[AAAHeavy]

When he says that Toby was the only one not wearing orange, you can see a guy walk behind them not wearing orange. :)

[TWIB627]

@AAAHeavy hehehehe, Toby

[itokro]

@TWIB627 He used to go by Tobey. With an "e" for reasons I never quite understood, although I think it had something to do with the actor from spiderman spelling his the same way...

[Haydeez64]

In The Netherlands, photobombers photobomb the foreground instead of the background. Another reason why The Netherlands are awesome.

[teddymeerkat]

i have a free inflatable hat... and a crown

[smithereens64]

That photobomb is brilliant! XD Especially when you're Dutch yourself.

[YouGottaBeJokingz]

12 people don't celebrate Koninginnedag.

[RepublicofTim]

1:16 creepy dude in a DEEP VEE!

[andrew49247]

@RepublicofTim think that's a deep vee? try visiting clubs in a'dam

[GLBTQcommunity]

omg i had henry's shoes when i was a baby!

[saravog]

I like how you were talking about how terrible it was that he wasn't wearing orange when there was a guy right behind you guys in a striped v-neck that wasn't orange.