Watch: Netherlands PM Spills Coffee, But Cleans It Right Up

Video Editor: Abhishek Sharma

What would you expect to happen when the Prime Minister of the Netherlands spills coffee in the lobby of the Dutch Parliament? A hasty clean-up crew? No chance. This Dutch leader wasted no time in acquiring a mop from the cleaning staff and cleaning it up himself!

While it may well have been a publicity stunt, the casualness displayed is still a welcome change from the imperious manner of too many politicians and leaders. And it seemed like the cleaning staff were happy about the role reversal, clapping and cheering for the PM as he toiled.

Since being shot on 4 June, the video has gone viral worldwide.

#whatsappwonderbox Apparently this is the Dutch PM cleaning up his own coffee spill..👏👏👏 I bow low to you Sir. And a great symbolic message on #WorldEnvironmentDay2018 We messed up this planet...let’s clean up our own mess... pic.twitter.com/fQauNeVPki

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 5, 2018

10/10 for wiping down the coffee on the walls as well. Very thorough. https://t.co/3nUbQmXE5D #MarkRutte #PMNetherlands @MinPres pic.twitter.com/BTXx9THOsQ

— Mia (@miagracekwok) June 7, 2018

When a politician cleans up his mess :) #TheNetherlands Prime Minister @markrutte spills his coffee in parliament and picks up a mop to clean it up pic.twitter.com/groj2jWJYB

— Arunoday Mukharji (@ArunodayM) June 6, 2018

The Dutch Prime Minister #MarkRutte accidentally dropped his coffee inside the parliament buildings, he picked up a mop and cleaned up the mess himself...#Netherlands pic.twitter.com/shRzsiBXSV

— Bernard Ndong (@BernardNdong) June 5, 2018