![]() But I think it’s important to not fall in paranoia. Many of them are fetishized while traveling abroad, especially in areas with very few black people. ![]() Black women have to take even more precautions. Not only you have to deal with potential racism, but also with street harassment. I completely understand the fears, and it’s even worse when you’re a black woman. I also heard “All Romanian people are thiefs!” Human folly… This is Bucharest, Romania Fear and racism I think it’s a bit inappropriate to call an entire 50+ million people country racist, and it’s even worse when you never set foot in the country in question. I met so many kind people from those countries, and that’s what I remember above all. I’ve been to India, Italy, Spain, countries known for having racism issues… There were a few incidents but nothing serious. I never set foot in Russia (known for being racists), but I’ll go if I have the opportunity. To this day, I never decided not to go to a country because I heard people in that country were racists. It was in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Destination chosen depending on the potential racism I could have missed this because of unfounded fears. With all the messages I received, I realized the potential racism in a country is a selection criterion of many black people, when it comes to choose a destination to go to on vacation. ![]() The more you travel, the more you realize it. I said it before and I’m repeating myself, most human beings are good. But at the same time… Why look for racism everywhere? In 95% of my travels, I had no problems related to racism and everything went smoothly. I mean… Assuring someone that racism doesn’t exist anymore is wrong and utopian. Honestly, everytime I get a message like this one, I don’t really know what to say. Not only about those areas, but also regarding other countries “ I’m going to Spain/Cambodia/Argentina/Australia/any country, I really want to go but I’m black so I don’t really know… Have you been? Are they racists? Are you sure they like black people over there?” Traveling while black doesn’t seem to be easy… “Don’t go to Eastern Europe, it’s dangerous for black people!” People were already asking me those kind of questions after my trip in Eastern Europe, and again after my stay in India, and those messages keep coming on a regular basis. Destination chosen depending on the potential racism.More and more often, I get messages asking for tips, itineraries, etc… But the questions I get asked the most, usually from black people, are “ Are they racists in this area of the world/in that country? Do they like black people? Did you have any problems there… because of the color of your skin? No seriously there’s racism towards black people over there huh?“ “They’re racists huh?” If you look for racism, you’ll find it everywhere. But with this blog -which is growing month after month- my wanderings around the world are now public (I’m not complaining!). You could ask my friends and colleagues : I was known for being that guy always going to different areas of the world, and sometimes to remote places far from mass tourism. Visiting new countries, discovering new places, talking with the locals, etc… Before launching this blog, I was already traveling a lot, and I visited many countries (Brazil, Tunisia, the Bahamas, United Arab Emirates, Montenegro, Australia…). Some links are affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase through these links, I earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.īefore reading the article, be aware that I wrote a 200+ pages book about traveling as a black person.
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