Paris is my second favorite city in the world after Lisbon.

Welcome, my guys Greetings from Madrid 🇪🇸

I don't blame African Americans were fled the National Socialist states of, after all why stay on a country that despised, didn't want, excluded, persecuted and turned its back on you. Posted from Britain

As a (white) french, I find this video very interesting. But also frustrating. There is so much to tell ! Did I miss it or didn't you even speak about JAZZ ?! From the 40's to the 60's, a bunch of american jazzmen loved to come to Paris 'cause they were loved, admired and respected here while being segregated and despised in their own country. Some settled in France. Dr. Wells is right to point that the French do not live up to the ideals of France. Most of them struggle against their "natural" or cultural deeply rooted racism. You know, the old idea (from the XVIIIe century to the 1960's) that France, "pays des Droits de l'Homme" had to "bring the light to the World", civilize the savage countries and help them to develop ...🤣 Well... To be honest, it's more paternalism and national pride than real racism. But sadly, more and more europeans don't struggle anymore against their racism, as the last elections showed us.😭

If you don't know him, I can't advice you enough to learn about Eugene Bullard, who flew to France and became the first African-American pilot in History. His life deserves to be a movie.

While I'm a mixed African American, I was treated 85 times better in France in General. It had nothing to do with me being American as most Americans tell the big lie stating that the French are rude. Not a rude sole when I went. My grandmother went too. She's darker skin. Still same treatment. I also had a few African colleagues who lived in France. They too, agree with me. To further clarify the truth of the matter, we need to differentiate the difference between De Jure (government imposed) and De Facto racism. France doesn't have and never had "de jure" racism. They never had disenfranchisement (i.e. literacy tests at polls). They never had laws like "Jim Crow". In other words, France never directly infringed/oppressed the civil and human rights of their civilians in the form of legislation; however, De Facto discrimination exists more globally, including in France. Unlike the US, however, their De Facto discrimination is not and was never influenced by any past events of De Jure discrimination. It more has to do with individual personality. In the US, most acts of racism came about as slavery was being dissolved an abolished. This is because the slaves were no longer in their government defined place and the fact that it was ultra race based. Also, French colonialism is very irrelevant in this context as I'm primarily discussing mainland France. Victims of colonialism were never allowed to be trafficked into the mainland. Also, France more so owned up to their wrongs and granted most of their colonies their independence. Lastly, victims of French colonialism were not French citizens. In the US, the situation is almost opposite. We have to understand that American racism was not legalized, but mandated. Legal just means, no laws against the act. Mandate means that the act in question is enforced by an individual against his/her will be a person/authority regardless of the legal state of the act. Secondly, laws like Jim Crow were not targeting slaves as slavery had already been abolished. Unlike the French, the US never gave it's freed slaves any self-governing independence. Instead they made them citizens and their descendants citizenship at birth. This was not actually a good idea. This is because Lincoln didn't actually free the slaves. If it was him, there wouldn't have been an underground railroad. In other words, the slaves freed themselves, bankrupting their masters. So, instead of freeing them, they made them citizens, using their newly granted freedom against them (i.e Vagrancy laws). This is how mass imprisonment began. Don't forget the 13th Amendement doesn't protect prisoners from Slavery in the US. It was also done to make leaving the country difficult. All Blacks in Mainland France self migrated there; so, if they didn't like it, all they had to do is head for the exit. Racist laws in the US and South Africa were unique among other democratized nation with racist laws as they infringed essentials to life, such as freedom of movement, voting,, public accommodation, freedom of assembly (interracial marriages), privacy rights (Loving v. VA), and freedom from bodily harm. France also lacks racist organizations like the KKK. There was never a time in Mainland France where the government imposed racism akin to the US against their own citizens. Fun fact. During the worst days of Jim Crow. African Americans who were more fortunate enough to leave to country, fled to France to escape racism. I would recommend reading about James Baldwin.

Jeremy, you do NOT belong in Spain, let alone EUROPE.

Where are the cheapest motels in Madrid? Near the Retiro area hopefully...

I love to hear about biracial children in Madrid. This is beautiful.

Why did you stop making videos

Loved this

Glad to find your channel. Spain is high on our list to move in 2024.

Madrid is a near perfect city

Brown "black" folks are LOST!!! We need to get found all around the world

Michel Fabre was a scholar who wrote about African-Americans in Paris, he also wrote a biography of Richard Wright. Patricia Laplante-Collins was one of his students at the Sorbonne.

Hi Man, I did not understand you. when you said ,there are over 350 sunny days per year in Madrid.

Thanks for sharing, looking at coming to Dubai and Spain in a few months, would love to connect if we are nearby, stay blessed and enjoy! Let's go! 👪👪👪👪👪👪

Great comparison! We're Americans who lived in Spain for a year teaching English, but struggled to find a long-term way to live there. Now, we're living in Germany, but would absolutely LOVE to get back to Spain. What visa did you use to live in Spain if you don't mind sharing?

Why did you stop making videos!??? Such good content and quality videos, keep sharing please. Just landed on your channel and am your new subscriber.

Awesome interview!

Thanks for the video. I live with my family in Valencia. Currently we’ve been living here for four years now and we have three kids two years old six years old and eight years old and after four years living here we feel that it’s a small city our even call it a town probably Has the seat but we don’t use it that much. Nobody does here and just this small town mentality and basically there’s nothing to do so we were thinking about moving to Madrid and I can relate to you guys so it would be awesome to hear your opinion about living in Madrid with kids from the perspective of parents, so where do you take them? How do you entertain them, just you know the overall like are you if you’re an active family like us then where do you guys go with kids and so on so forth so if you can share that they’ll be amazing thanks

inspiring!

Louisiana Creoles are Louisiana Creoles not African Americans

I have to disagree but no there is not a lot of African American I Paris

thanks for sharing

Thank you for your video about our city, Jeremy. I hope you and your wife enjoy Madrid for good😊

I'm going to text this video to my wife every single day until she agrees to move to Madrid.

How about summers with 90+ degrees but no AC? Or is there a way to get AC?

Another youtuber who's not able to keep the damn music volume at the same level as his voice. Just unwatchable

beautiful couple....fenomenal el video enhorabuena a los dos

WE ONLY WANT PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE US.

You do not have the right to tell anyone to move to our country, that is a right reserved for the Spaniards, who are clear about what we want and of course we do not want people like you or who look like you.

Great video! I would love if you made a video comparing NYC to Madrid. My Spanish husband and I are planning to move to Spain (likely Madrid) in the next few years, so hearing an American's perspective, especially as someone who used to live in NYC, would be great. Though I have visited Madrid, it seems to me that the everyday lifestyle would be similar to mine in Brooklyn with some additional perks.

Otro negro empotrador de blancas, está demostrado que a los negros no les gustan las negras, ni a los blancos tampoco, los negros siempre que pueden se aparean con blancas y los blancos nos apareamos con negras solamente si no podemos aparearnos con una blanca. Esto igual merece un estudio sociologico, o biogenetico, pero es para hacerselo mirar...

Loved the conversation brother. I will be in Paris for a brief moment in June for an art show. Can you give me an idea what would you do if you only have about 20 hours in Paris? Restaurant? Music? Art? Thank you again...

30 to 40 eur for breakfast, im good.

I'm originally from Madrid and moved to New York with my husband who is from NYC. We lived in NY for 27 years and retired early 6 months ago and moved back to Madrid. We couldn't be happier and wouldn't have retired anywhere else. I also love NYC, however Madrid is much safer and in my opinion the infrastructure is more modern. I'm glad that you and your wife are happy here.

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Hi, what Is the name of your gym in Madrid?

Beautiful family!

Thank you for such a wonderful recap of your Greek adventure. I was just watching your Parisian vid featuring your interview with Dr. Monique Y. Wells when this recent offer of yours popped up 💯💯💯 Can't wait for the next trip 😃

Awesome! I’m looking forward to going on a tour in Oct when I go to Paris🤗

You LITERALLY said the key mantra that resonates with me when it comes to quality of live. “Work to live, not live to work!” I am definitely thinking about moving to Madrid now. 🙌🏽

In Spain the police treat you with respect, they wont stop you just because you are black or any other race for that matter. The food is great and the night life in Spain in second to none. Enjoy Spain !!

Bienvenidos a España. Deseo que todo os vaya muy bien. Un afectuoso saludo.

Thank you for the encouragement, and your commitment to Black culture in France.

I loved this video!. I had missed the first part and landed on the part where you said you were not a typical couple. I was completely puzzled and wondering if you had married someone from outer space or something. Then I realized what you were talking about. I am sorry you felt you had to make that distinction. I am not quite sure how or why things work the way they do in your country but please don't think you are not a typical couple, you are two beautiful human beings, just like anyone else. So you are as typical as two human beings that love each other and decide spend part of your lifes together. And you have bonus points for marrying a chilanga ;-). Full disclosure: I am a chilango myself 🙂 Cheers!

I live in montreal and want to move to madrid . Many jobs for trilingual people . French english and spanish?

WoW definitely following you my brother. I have lived in nyc for 10 years now and served in the navy for a few years prior to moving here. Hearing you as a black man myself speak so highly of Madrid is really awesome. ✊🏽✊🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Felicidades por el video. Espero que tu y tu bonita familia disfrutéis de la vida en Madrid. Mis mejores deseos.