LET'S TALK - BEING BLACK IN BELGIUM
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2020
- Living in Belgium as a Black person lets talk!!! life as an international student in Leuven. let's talk experiences, racism, dating and the downright ugly. Hi Loves,
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- Ethnicity: Zimbabwean
- I live in Belgium, Europe
- I speak English, Shona , Ndebele
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You lowkey make me wanna move to Belgium
You should come ☺
Me too
@@Miss_Michelle_ Hi Michelle please how can I contact you?
@@asma1405 No, not at all, we have pharmacists of all colours here. But if the idea of moving to Belgium is running into your head, be certain that your degree is recognized according to EU rules.
@@PVMe1967 Are you flemish? If so, I have a question for you.
I'm black American and have been in Belgium for 16yrs. I love it here, but I live in Brussels which is very multi cultural.
In the same time, you had more chace to face racism than outside brussels, when i say racism, it's not necessery coming from belgian people, we have white people from every east country, I leaved Brussels 15 jears ago, I live now in extreme south of Belgium, there is one algirien family, without them, the village would be dead, when they go to vacancion, everybody is complaining case our neberhood is too calm. To be racist, there is one condition, you absolutly need to be stupid, and I believe that belgian people are not😉
@@thierryroberfroid9400 Indeed, I lived in the South for 2yrs. I was the only black resident. The neighbors were more curious than anything else. I dare say that it would be different in Flanders. They do tend to be more racist, and anti Francophone.
@@Lepewhi You quite right on that point, I don't know why but the flemish seems more suspicious, I have a theory for that, in the bigining Belgium; the south was rich because they had mines, industry and the agriculture, the flamish had nothing, they had no other choice than come to Wallonia to work in the fields, we dont have coton but potatos but the analogic is eazy...now they developed the tecnoligy industry and the south lost the old industry and the mines are closed. The flamish cultive a kind of bitterness but its a verry tiny shielding, most of the time, you make one step to them by trying to speek tere langage and they get open like Oysters. I lived in flander for 10 years, once you get in they circle, they adorable. Ok there are some morron too but wich country doen't have some...😅
Along with Brussels, are there any other regions in Belgium that are tolerant or is it just Brussels? Belgium has grabbed my interest for visiting
@@Lepewhi As a flemish guy, i disagree.
I enjoyed your video. I live in the US, and traveled to Belgium in December 2019. As a black person I was a little nervous at first but my experience there was very positive. Best chocolates in the world.I wish you well!
Thank you for spreading positivity :-)
I moved to Spain from the US. For the most part I liked it. I had a few encounters with racism but nothing like being back home. I’ll be moving to Belgium next year to study, so thanks for this video. We need more Black in Belgium content.
What a lovely girl you are. Welcome in Belgium darling ❤️
Thank you for sharing your experiences about our country. :)
Hey girl i am a cameroonian youtuber in belgium i am so happy seeing you looking forward to meeting up with you
Heyy me too give me your insta
@@Miss_Michelle_ seddy'sworld
Nice video ! Keep it up!
So happy you feel at home in my (our ;) country. 🙂
I'm hoping to come there after my master's. I am currently in India; I'll be looking at your content to see of ways of moving there and how much money it would cost me while still looking for a job.
Great video. Lol at the story about the old man running out of the train. Some of the locals are really xenophobic! I think it's due to lack of exposure and upbringing. I have had both good and bad experiences with them. I agree with you on how safe Vlaanders is. I didn't feel scared walking home alone very late at night. Too bad I left; I would have loved to meet you. I also love traveling and learning about cultures. Stay safe! Sending love from the Caribbean!
Sending you lots of love as well would love to hear about the Caribbean
Zimbabwe Belgium ♥️🇧🇪🇿🇼
english is not a part of the 3 languages,it is french ,flemmish ,german.
A wow and a thank u
This is amazing
My fiancé is Belgian and I visit a lot
The people here are amazing 🤩
I was also scared before but nope
My experience is amazing
Where are you in Belgium?
Kortrijk
keep on keeping on
Thank you 😊
I'm morrocan of origins i was born in belgium, i love my country and even if its not thé same kind of racism than african racism i really never encounter anybody trully racist. Sometimes its the elder ones who will say things a bit "inapropriate" but they just have been rased diferently than younger people they dont really réalise or understand what is wrong in what they say
Anyways, come visit our beautiful country you wont regret it ❤
Thank you 😊
There are far right groups in South Africa and Belgium. But like she stated, there are many good people as well. No matter what you country you are in, be careful at night. I had idea Belgium is that small.
How can I come to Belgium different with education level
I hope to study in Belgium this year. Fingers crossed ☺️
If you come let me know
@@Miss_Michelle_ Sure!
@@Miss_Michelle_ what about me? :)
Yes sure
@@Miss_Michelle_ Me too I will be travelling to Belgium for my studies in september how do I get in touch with you?
Great staff❤️would love to know if it’s possible to study n get part time jobs in Belgium
Its possible l think it was 20hrs a week part time job
miss the time in Belgium now😭
Haha when are you coming back
I like your videos good job. I recently got Erasmus scholarship and I am expected to select between Belgium, Poland, Italy and France .Based on your experience as a black woman and job opportunities what do you suggest?
Avoid Poland where racism is rampant, especially outside of the big cities.
Belgium is a great choice, the environlent is international. Walking down our streets, you can hear people talking in ten different languages in just a few hundreds meters. And we are very friendly.
Poland od fascist country . Half od poles arę rascists , rude , xenophobic .
1:11 ... Luxembourg never gets any love
re the staring ... you should see how many people stare at my kids in southern Europe ... and that's just because they're 'light haired' not actually blonde, just 'light haired'.
Hi Miss Melisa. You made it simple. Thanks so much. I'm from Nigeria, how can I relocate to Belgium?
relocate? are you a student?
@@bandeano3870 would love to study for masters degree in Belgium.
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@@rejoiceudu8802 you have to understand that they will only accept you if you are a real student. not someone who just wants to relocate to Belgium and pretend to be a student, if you know what I mean
Don t walk home too late eh
Say it s relatively safer
Be careful anyway
I'm a high school teacher in South Africa, I'd love to move there but I don't know if I have enough money to do so, and I don't know what I'd do there, but I'd just love to
I miss South Africa used to live there in my next video l will explain the different ways of coming to Belgium
@@Miss_Michelle_ I too want to move to Belgium
It depends on what subjects you can offer, STEM teachers are in high demand.
I live in Belgium too. What qualifications do you have?
I got off a Flixbus at Brussels. and I felt like I was in Africa!
Haha 😂
Michelle, am moving to Belgium on 1/10/2021 but am looking for apartment in Ghent. Any idea ?
Hahahah the war of apartment again in Belgium omg,very very hard to get apartment in Belgium esp when you are back
Did you get it?
Hello mam
enjoyed your video, i will be in enjoy soon. How can i get to talk to you or meet u. thank you
was it hard to get in your university?
No it wasn't hard at all :)
@@Miss_Michelle_ thank you
What school do you go to?
Ucll -www.ucll.be/international
i think u are holding back, i think u say things as they really are?
Very true
bro I'm happy someone spotted it... it's horrible here.. I'm from S.A. Too but I was born here..
let me tell you that racism is well alive here and people are miserable as fuck... nvm greeting strangers...
nope that's wierd and creepy.. here you have to explain why blackface is racist... I mean it's very oldskool if ya know what I mean... :s yes financially you are kinda safe... but morally treated like shit...
I worked in an interim as a student and they told me to not let anyone in (foreigners)... until a belgain showed up then he got V.I.P. treatment...
Are people accepting to blk people?
Some are ,some are not
It has nothing to do with being black or not. if you come to Belgium, adapt yourself to local culture, get a job and pay taxes.. You will be accepted in no time!
I am a white Belgian myself, so I have never encountered racism towards me and can only speak for my observations as a white person born and raised in Belgium. In my expierence a lot of people are very accepting, but not all. It also depends on the region a lot. In rural areas you have way more conservative people, who kinda are against anything that is different, be it you are black, from an Arabic country, or just not what they see as "normal". In cities the majority is very open minded, mainly due to them growing up surrounded by a more diverse population, and to them people of other colour, religion and other things are also considered "normal". Of course it is not that black and white, you have conservative people in cities too, and open-minded in rural areas. Apart from rural versus urban, the place in the country also has to do with it (provinces etc), but to a less extent.
People that are racist here admit that they are, and are very open they like people to stay where they are from (at least they are open about this amongst other white Belgians), but they won't *do* anything towards you physically. Of course there are exceptions, but there are no more physical harassments towards black people than there are towards anyone else, to my knowledge.
If you respect our rules and values you're good with most people. I myself am a gay person and I must admit that I have a bad view of younger Muslim men (women rarely) because I see a lot of them disrespecting out rules and human rights. So being scared of them threatening my personal safety gives me a bad view about them.
But I only judge a person after I know them and I'll never judge someone about skin color or religion beforehand. But I do admit that after seeing one group of people being 'again rude' or 'bashing gays or girls again' I'm more prone to say things like '' shocking, it's a group Muslim boys beating a gay again ''.
I know this is not good but fear brings out the worse in all of us.
But if I see a Muslim man for the first time and he's nice then I won't judge him but I treat him like he treats me and I would not mind being friends with him then. 😊
@@MrJhuxley This very much! Adapt and we accept! Some of us might say things or jokes that are shocking or sound rude but that's without the intention of meaning it to harm you. Just say you don't like they say the N word for example and they make the click that they should look out what they say.
Please come back to Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe 😂
@@lakhsiv6231 he’s dead
Zimbabwe is dead
Hey l am also in Belgium can l get in touch with you?
For what?
Lol😂
What’s your ig handle
@miss_michelle_m
Ok so I live in Belgium and they do not speak English I moved here from the United states.
We can speak English but it is not one of our official languages
@@dollface842 lol you can and a small few can but not everyone it's hard to get someone to teach me. I am in Jemappes I have not been very far out of jemappes.
@@RAMPAGEGamingshow trust me I go to school here and I can assure you that they teach the students English at least 2 hours a week.
@@dollface842 I am not saying they don't in school I have kids here I am not trying to get shit started I am just talking I have sub to you and so you know it not a racist thing I am married to a black woman. And the school do not know how to speak English properly 🇺🇸🇧🇪😉
Flanders is better versed in English than Wallonia. The French prefer to dub English media while in Flanders it gets subtitled, giving people the advantage of knowing basic English before they even learn it at school. Belgium and Europe in general has quite a history of linguistic strife so some people can be really stubborn if you speak the wrong language. Especially when you speak English in French communes or French in Dutch communes. If you make an effort to show you want to learn the language, most people will accomodate towards you though.
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english is not a part of the 3 languages,it is french ,flemmish ,german.
Flemish is not a language