BEING BLACK IN AUSTRIA PT.1│MOST RACIST COUNTRY FOR POC?

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[@markosarcev3023]

I'm a good looking white man from eastern Europe and I worked as a construction worker across entire Austria. Never in my life have I experienced so much racism and chauvinism like I did in Austria especially the lower parts like Graz and Klagenfurt. I can't even imagine how hard is for black women to be there. Non white people should definitely avoid Austria at all costs.

[@antonnuschin7580]

I myself am from Russia and have never heard a negative in my address, while my friends, a Syrian Christian, a Moroccan and an Iranian, faced discrimination in Vienna and this despite the fact that both I and they are Foreigners and, from the point of view of anthropology, Caucasians and decent citizens, I very much doubt that any Spaniard, Portuguese, Greek, Italian or Southern Frenchman has ever experienced sidelong glances at his address in differences from my friends despite the fact that they all belong from the point of view of anthropology to a single Southern European race

[@thamieklybodonmi]

Avoid Europe in general. There are a lot of other continents you can whine about how you are being treated. Try another one. And then another one. Until you find the one that feels like home. And stay there.

[@antonnuschin7580]

@@thamieklybodonmi Russland ist ein Teil Europas wovon redest du an Wen deine Botschaft gerichtet ist, Europa zu meiden

[@antonnuschin7580]

@@thamieklybodonmi Russia is my part of Europass what are you dreaming about When the embassy addressed east, Europe to mean

[@deevee8595]

So sad

[@swanj.2743]

As a POC living in Vienna and working with kids from different cultural backgrounds, I am just grateful that I didn't grow up here. It's sad that " Where are you from"? Is still one of the first questions but also the amazement in their voices when they state "But you speak German pretty well", almost like they wait for a thank you. It's almost like the most people can't understand that a brown person who didn't grow up in Austria still can fluently speak German with a Viennese accent. Unfortunately, many children grew up here, are here for the 3rd generation but are still seen as the " Turkish/ Serbian/ Bosnian" kid. Even though they grew up here, have an Austrian passport and speak the language fluently. I can say that the representation of POC in media particularly, has improved in the past 10 years. Still people like us need more role models. And also true, people randomly touch your hair as if you're a dog.

[@ArianeL]

Yes it seems like it they don’t expect a brown/black child to be well spoken. It’s sad. I’m an adult and I regularly get this question. You constantly feel like "the other". As I said I’m an adult I can cope with it now but for children it can be very hard constantly feeling like you don’t belong. Growing up here definitely left some scars. Your work sounds very interesting, if you don’t mind sharing I'd love to hear more. 😊

[@thamieklybodonmi]

You two do understand that Austria is a white country? And that white people owe you nothing? Not hair products, explanations or pretending you just blend right in their societies. You don't. You stand out just like whites stand out in Africa and Asia. People in Africa touch blonde people's hair all the fucking time and we don't whine about it. It's called being curious. Blonde women have been kidnapped and sold as exotic sex slaves in Africa and parts of Asia for centuries and you don't hear us whining. All you do is whine about how awful Europe is and yet you never leave. How so? Both of you have an entire continent where you would fit in just fine. I'm fraking white and people are surprised when I speak a language that my ethnicity doesn't normally speak. Again, normal. In Japan people almost cheer when you speak decent Japanese. Same in China with Mandarin. You are not Europeans, you don't look European and it's normal for Europeans to assume you are not from here. Being born in Europe doesn't make any of you Europeans. Being born in Austria doesn't magically make you Germanic. Don't know if you are too stupid to understand such a simple fact or you are whoring for attention playing victims.

[@AN-no4zk]

@@thamieklybodonmi bro no one said white people owed them anything.. they are allowed to share their experiences

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

That is also the case in America, the hair touching.

[@DoughyBread--]

I'm a white g8ld who grew up here and i have very curly hair, I also got the hair touching treatment and" where are you / your parents from" Tho all old people. The young ones are much more accepting, girls atleast. I'm not around a lot of guys

[@jacu89]

Most racist country for everyone. I'm Sardinian,I live in wien and I've already witnessed racist behaviours multiple times. If you're a foreigner born abroad life is even worse, as a foreigner you'll have the hardest time ever in finding a job, especially if you come from a poor background and country as me. Even with 2 degrees in science, several international experiences, knowledge of 6 languages,they don't even hire me for a part-time minimum salary job. I'm here because my partner got a decent job, but I hope we will leave soon. And it will be forever, I never want to step back in Austria in my entire life

[@ArianeL]

I'm sorry to hear that!! Wishing you best of luck hopefully you find a job soon

[@empok2104]

You speak the truth. Austria is a horrific country and super racist. I left and will never return.

[@alexg4711]

than go back from where you came from. its not that hard, we are not forcing you to stay here.

[@alffuergregor]

@@alexg4711 people come to Austria and Germany and expect a hand out. When they realize they have to work for it … they call them racist 🤣🤣🤣.

[@telormiller2446]

@@alffuergregor you just missed the whole entire point of the person was stating . Shut up . No one asked for handout . Just say you can’t relate because your own the other side of the spectrum…

[@peterinnehson1]

I'm a black Swedish. I understand what you girls are talking about. I avoid people who think they are better than me. You girls are very beautiful just love your selves

[@ArianeL]

peter Innehson Wow black swedish that’s so cool..thank you so much! 😊

[@peterinnehson1]

Check my video: peter Innehson title traveling to Serbia. Let's stay in touch sister

[@christopherandersson2496]

Try to be white in africa

[@timmymannies6888]

Wait your not originally from sweden right? Your just born and raised there

[@kenfernanadez3110]

Ask the Beitish-descended Vice President of Zambia, or the racist Klaus of Namibia who owns land (stolen by his great grandfather during the first German-led genocide) that is the size of 11 football fields in that country, where every year Germans living there, to this day, sport nazi insignia openly during oktoberfest - a criminal act in their native Germany.

[@MRStik-px2ye]

Im half Austrian and half Egyptian, my Austrian Grandmother never leted me to visite them, because my father is Egyptian. Im 34 years old now.

[@ArianeL]

wow I'm really sorry to hear this!

[@ColinYapp]

I really hate to stereotype one group or country of people but I have been to just about every western European country and Austria was absolutely the worst when it came to racism. I am from Jamaica and I stayed in the Marriott in Vienna, next to a huge park. The first day I was eating in a restaurant and experienced a white woman glaring at me with disdain from another table. I also experienced people putting a large amount of distance while I walked through the city. The worst experience was during a drive to Prague, I had to stop to get a tag to cross the border and also to purchase some drinks and snacks, when I asked for a bag the clerk barked at me and told me to wait till she was finished with everyone else. This was after I paid a little over 100 Euros for the tag and refreshments. I never plan on going back to that country again. Germany was far far better.

[@em4703]

I wish people would mind their own business, just don't let these events influence your opinion of those entire nations, as that mentality is no different than that of the people that judged you based on how you look instead of an individual. This primitive side of humans will be something hard to get rid of... Black people in Europe, Asians in Africa, Native A in x and y and z. Ignorant people will always see you based on stereotypes, less important etc if you look different than what they see as "their own" or whatever other bullshit. Stay safe!

[@ColinYapp]

@@em4703 Trust me I understand exactly what you are talking about which is why I said I hate to stereotype an entire nation. However, it was shocking as to the volume of events I experienced in Austria and it was every single day that I experienced multiple events. I never came across that in other European countries except Austria. It is very easy to say that it should be ignored but when you are the target and it is consistent, it is exhausting.

[@thenman23]

why are you surprised though lol?

[@kaycampbell364]

How do you travel from Jamaica to Germany do you need a visa ….do you know any migration links please

[@arubaroy8365]

@@kaycampbell364 yes I do believe that you need a visa if you're from Jamaica to travel to Europe

[@liamhorne399]

I was in Austria for 5 days and experienced racism more than 5 times

[@mikhailabunidal9146]

As an Arab🇮🇱 Israeli 🇸🇨Druze I faced alot of racism in the hands of Germans one lady wanted to have my then six year old self arrested and the German authorities looked at this lady as if she's lost her mind.

[@antonnuschin7580]

@@mikhailabunidal9146 It is wrong to refer Muslims to colored people from the point of view of anthropology because physical anthropology has always referred them to southern Caucasians. I myself am from Russia and have never heard a negative in my address, while my friends, a Syrian Christian, a Moroccan and an Iranian, faced discrimination in Vienna and this despite the fact that both I and they are Foreigners and, from the point of view of anthropology, Caucasians and decent citizens, I very much doubt that any Spaniard, Portuguese, Greek, Italian or Southern Frenchman has ever experienced sidelong glances at his address in differences from my friends despite the fact that they all belong from the point of view of anthropology to a single Southern European race

[@iesroo]

Countries like Bulgaria Romania and Serbia aren't much better Macedonia too

[@mrgetiton123]

I met a black man in Seattle a few of months ago who is from Switzerland and talks about how beautiful it is and the black women there are even more beautiful, he didn't lie 😍 great video keep them coming, and heads-up

[@Khem_Negus]

Switzerland isn't Austria. Much less racism there...

[@lAmWrath]

​@@Khem_Negus 💀 The just built different... Essentially if you aren't "pure" Austrian you'll face racism. Which is crazy for a country w 25.4% immigrants

[@joemcsilver8098]

​@@lAmWrathStupid comment. There is no "pure" austrian. If you ever saw the typical austrian names, then you'll realise that they are the descentants of czechs, croats, ukrainians and turks. The "blonde germanic austrian" you see in your Hollywood movies less exist. Also Hitler wasn't that human type.

[@Србомбоница86]

​@@joemcsilver8098ukrainians ???I only know Serbs in austria lol

[@paulyb7267]

​@@Khem_NegusThat's because Austria was never de-nazified and it escaped punishment after 1945.

[@arkoisagoodboy]

I always joke with my Austrian friend that there are only two black people in Austria. Here you two are. 🤣😂🤣😂 Seriously though, this video opened my eyes to the reality of Austria's demographic and the relationship between differing cultures.

[@richie9878]

Lol

[@brittsworldofasmrbeauty2772]

@Diversity is their strength shut up and go back to the 1800. You sound so dumb and racist!

[@jimmyneutron9529]

That's that .... Ppl shit 😂😂

[@shebacynn1320]

@Diversity is their strength Not anymore! 😂

[@Oida-Voda]

3! I know also one, from a few 10.000 thousand people here in Mühlviertl. 😅

[@TheF22Craft]

I know how you feel, or somewhat? I'm a Mexican American, and people always ask me where I'm from in my university. I don't find it annoying to be honest, well anyways I've lived in Vienna for a year and had a girlfriend, people would always ask her "Ist das dein Freund" in a shocking way. They would say it in German, because they assumed that I didn't speak any German. Also in the metro(U3) people would always look at me ugly. So my experience in Austria wasn't the best.

[@ArianeL]

TheF22Craft wow that’s so rude! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Leo-uu8du]

It could just be the viennese accent, that makes it a "shocking" way. The viennese accent sounds always like the people there have something against you. If you are mexican american you probably look pretty much the same as most Austrians (especially in the west and south, where most people have mediterranean ancestors)

[@freak_5451]

Look at you while they don't understand their language. And when you don't understand its disrespectful.

[@gonza8824]

@@Leo-uu8du NO, NOT MEXICANS LOOK MEDITERRANEAN SOME OF THEM CAN LOOK LIKE INDIANS...

[@clasche6749]

Well.... That could just be us😅. Not many Vieannese are nice. They don't mean to be, its just common that you talk like that to everyone and the looks.... Well, many Americans say Austria is unfriendly... We are just very direct and don't smile all the time😅❤️

[@mignonwaller6568]

My daughter and granddaughters live in Austria 🇦🇹. They go to a private school up in the mountains, but will start public is September. So far they like where they live in GloWilberdoft area. They attend a church where the people are wonderful . Thank you for sharing. I know what you are saying and I was concerned about what they would face. You learned early that you have to grow some wisdom and a strong backbone. You are lovely ladies, I am soooo proud of you. God Bless you both!!!

[@ArianeL]

Wishing them all the best 🤍 and thank you so much.

[@alexvrc5039]

Lots of love to you guys ! I was in Vienna for a few days and an old lady barked at me and my family in the street saying random stuff about Burkina Faso ! That never happened to me during the 18 years I’ve lived in France 😂 It was quite funny to be honest, don’t mind prejudiced people and stay proud !

[@DoughyBread--]

I'm from Vienna and yeah, old people are mostly ugh here.

[@PeppaPig-rs8yj]

Being in the Men's Room, a guy turned his head to me while at the urinal, I was at the sink and he asked me "So where are you from?" It is so comedic looking back. It was also in Austria. Might be an "Ice breaker" question

[@tysan2808]

I like that u guys are cool about it and laughing about it despite the situations been a life long daily struggle. U guys are super gorgeous. Love both your skin tone.

[@shanesavier586]

nah i live in italy but i think austria is better compared to italy because in italy every part you go you can find many racist people and 95% of Italians are racist.

[@ArianeL]

Yeah I heard that about Italy..must be hard as a black person

[@bumbaclott5732]

Nope Wait shut up

[@timmymannies6888]

Italians are not racist at all, they are friendly to everyone equally. I'm portuguese and I can say they are like the best people ever.

[@TashaShaMus]

@hunchoz hunchoz you have a very warped view of the world. So what, they are the ones in the wrong and not the people hating them purely because they are black? How can you be so hateful and lacking in compassion? Why would you think it is ok for a human to treat another human being in such a disgusting manner? Do you know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of discrimination? Let me tell you, it's heartbreaking and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I'll pray for you to stop hating and find empathy. God bless.

[@T--ce3yb]

@@timmymannies6888 "they are friendly to everyone equally" It's not absolutely true.

[@kajron]

I live in Austria since years, I find Austrians on average racists and selfish, but luckily not everyone. If you come from abroad it is very difficult to progress in a job career unless you are good friend of someone and it is not easy to make austrian friends. I am white skin, also for the race I see problems, if I go out with some friends from Africa on average people look at my friends bad or disappointed, they don't say, but they don't like non-white people. I hope these things change. However it is not only Austria and in the countries next to Austre it is even worse. There is a lot of ignorance and sometimes hate unfortunately.

[@kajron]

@Christian 74 as I said I hope the things change because I have also very good friends here, so we have to fight to change this mentality. Then, the country where I come from the situation is even worse now. It is not so easy to leave a country then, there are several issues. U

[@kajron]

@Christian 74 then the city where I leave, luckily it is very different from the rest of Austria, this saves my conditions. Everyvcountry should be tolerant and black people should consider equal, no race is better than other

[@piricarmen6726]

Is she kidding??? She is BEAUTIFUL! STUNNING!

[@supperdopplereffect]

Some people just see skin color instead of objective beauty.

[@Србомбоница86]

Beauty is not relevant in Austria

[@bb-gr8393]

Idk if you’ll read this, because you posted this video a while ago, but reading so many racist comments is truly disgusting. The people who say such horrible things are trash. It breaks my heart that you have to experience this constantly. I’m so thankful that you two are sharing your experiences, because discussing racism here in Austria is long-overdue and should really be talked about more.

[@ArianeL]

bb-gr8 thank you so much! ❤️ very much appreciated. I also think racism needs to be talked about!! Closing eyes won't help 🤗

[@bb-gr8393]

Ari delicieusee Exactly! Also racism is so normalized that people don’t even think that what they’re saying is racist and that’s incredibly concerning.

[@Србомбоница86]

​@@bb-gr8393just leave austria if you dont like it

[@lastdance2006]

5 years later, and some folks still do not understand. You gals are amazing. Thank you.

[@ArianeL]

Right?! 🫠 thank you 🙏🏾

[@adriangraeme7704]

This video is amazing. The hosts are very positive, optimistic and they have both inner and outer beauty. Thank you ladies, great job!

[@ArianeL]

Adrian Graeme thank you 🙏🏿

[@DJGerryfromStarlightMusic]

I can't stand those racists. You are awesome. People need to view people as humans, not colors and religions.

[@ArianeL]

exactly ✨😊

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

If you want to protect your country, heritage, and people, then sorry, but you have to be prejudice. The west tried not being prejudice and look what happened. Taking notes from japan, korea, china, india, middle eastern countries, etc.

[@shebacynn1320]

@@-xnnybimb-9398 You’re wasting your time if you think your protecting anything-It’s called migration. Europeans are also locating to Africa and Middle East for work and that’s having an effect on the culture too so accept the reality.

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

@@shebacynn1320 1 european moves to Africa and you’re talking about it as if it’s the same as millions of Africans pouring to Europe. No shit it’s called migration, I know English (quite unlike most migrants), but migration doesn’t have to be a positive or negative word. Y’know, Europeans moving to America was also called migration, you think the native Americans appreciated that? You think they wanted immigration because of their “lack of diversity?”

[@shebacynn1320]

@@-xnnybimb-9398 “I know English quite unlike most migrants” superiority complex right there.None cares. Wether you like migration or not -think it’s positive or not, It’s happening and governments are allowing it and unless you are living in your own box, Europeans are very much pouring into MiddleEast and Africa in these recent years, before they just visited but now they are settling down.Funny enough some of them take the wives and husbands back to Europe so get with the times. Some of us don’t like your culture either but rarely will you hear people being nasty to Europeans when they travel.

[@imeldamayer-taylor2783]

I can imagine , the difference between the capital city and smaller city life regarding skin colour . I was born in South Africa ,married to an Austrian . These questions can be annoying , I know these annoying aspects from my daughter nevertheless I 'm happy here and as an adult just ignore these ignorant people , I challenge these people with the same questions regarding my natural hair , they have curly perms ! It is different for children , self confidence have to be developed and children can be brutal . It also depends on how one approaches others , I'm just as good as they are , I do not need to be loved by them , not dependant on others for approval . I went through the process , it was hard and lessons learnt , lessons gained. Thanks for your video , lovely young ladies. All the best , you are special.🌹🌹

[@ArianeL]

Imelda Mayer-Taylor thank you so much for telling your story and for your positivity 🌹

[@imeldamayer-taylor2783]

You are welcome , take care.🙋🌸😊

[@Flex2212]

Hello Imelda. It makes me happy everytime sb without my priviliges as a white male says she is still able to be happy here. I really hope we are making a big step into the right diretion as a society now regarding racism. May I ask how you feel about what is happening atm? Do you see people around you getting more aware?

[@lilondon2213]

Well done for speaking about your experiences! It's so important we share our experiences as Black people in the diaspora. You're both gorgeous!

[@ArianeL]

Lili Beyene thank u so much!!

[@andymilstenmusic8520]

These videos are very, very interesting to me because I like coming to these videos in order to hear different cultural experiences in different countries that have very little black/African American population. People need to grow up and move forward which means they need to stop staring at people who look different, make them feel welcome, and just all of that because people regardless of race, religion, etc. are allowed to live anywhere they want and deserve to feel safe and happy wherever that place is. Europe is a great place, and all people are welcome! Danke Schön for making this🙏🙏🙏

[@ArianeL]

Exactly people should be allowed to live anywhere they want. Earth is for all of us. Thank you so much for your comment 😊

[@andymilstenmusic8520]

Ari delicieusee Absolutely girl you’re welcome🥰🥰🥰💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@davidcooper177]

If EUROPEAN LIKE TO LIVE IN AFRICA, THEY SHOULD.

[@andymilstenmusic8520]

@@davidcooper177 That’s exactly what I said lol why are you yelling?

[@Србомбоница86]

​@andymilstenmusic8520 blacks dont like whites in africa ,stop lying

[@cc123xx]

I’m disappointed to see how ignorant people in the comments are. Great video! It’s so important to share these experiences ❤️

[@ML-ls8pi]

Well I'm Austrian, and white.I hate people who are racists, not everyone is like that. The young people are not as racist as the old ones.

[@mememoni8558]

Caucasians visit the Motherland, Jamaica, Barbados, etc and We do not treat them badly smh.

[@Србомбоница86]

Yes you do

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

@@Србомбоница86has it occurred to you that the reason people treat you badly specifically is because you're maybe rude?

[@Kima-e1b]

Hi! Thanks for this video, and kudos to you two for speaking up. I’m sorry but My experience given it’s been a short period spent in Vienna, I personally can already tell that the country is riddled with prejudice, ignorance and xenophobia. I’m black and grew up in Ireland but let me just say that all that I’ve uncounted here is passive aggressive licks that makes an immigrant of colour feel out of place. There are many racists countries but for my personal experience Vienna has been the worst. It’s sad as my wife is from Austria and she didn’t even know how (silent)oppression is still a massive thing here. I guess like many other Caucasian Austrian I’ve spoken to about my experiences. They didn’t realize how different of an experience it is if you’re not Caucasian. I know other white folks from other Eastern European countries that experience some discrimination but apparently not to the extent of non-Caucasians do. The “get out of here” looks, the resentment in the people that don’t even want to listen to your opinion on how dated the mentality and how xenophobia is sadly part of the culture. I’m not blaming every single Austrian of course but if the majority takes the cake then the rest have no voice, and clearly the majority is on the wrong side of history and again in my opinion. I’m just saying that allowing little things that people here have accepted as normal isn’t the best way to live. It’s 2019 people, countless people just brush it off and say “a this is Vienna/Austria you will get used to it, just ignore it all, you’ll be fine”, or some other generic dismissive comment but I’m sorry many other countries in Europe are past that and xenophobia isn’t a thing you can just ignore or/and get used to. Here is an example: You wouldn’t say to someone who is going through abuse (no matter how, physical/emotional) that confided in you after they opened up about how destructive the abuser is to just “get used to it. Or just ignore it” ?? I am educated with a great job and I am comfortable because I achieved everything I achieved somewhere where I wasn’t made feel different, or not like my peers, i had equal opportunities and race or nationality was never a topic and if it was, it’ll only happened in a context where it wasn’t to make me feel like an outsider .I always felt equal even though I came from somewhere else, I wouldn’t have the fear of police cause of my colour, I wouldn’t fear for my son’s future, I wouldn’t fear that he feels like he is half black and hence will feel excluded to some extend, if this was all ok to live with. Like you ladies in your video said, unfortunately the media doesn’t acknowledge other races & nationalities. For me that’s sad as a father that knows the importance of equality and see that this can ruin ones self image to a certain extent. I say equality not just in the law, but in the way people treats him on a day to day basis. It also certainly has a terrible psychological hold on those people that actually don’t want to raise attention to what they are going through. Cause it’s like if you chose to come to Austria you gotta respect our culture, let me say something, the culture is respected when it’s reciprocated. Most immigrants here are active member of the society bringing a lot to share but it’s sad to feel shut off and patronized as stereotypes seems to be facts in Austria. One of the worst experiences I’ve encountered is being followed in the train station to the toilets cause I’ve been waiting too long on the train platform, I was threaten with calling the police, for sitting down and waiting for 20mins on the bench. What had happened was that I forgot my wallet and my travel ticket at home and I was waiting for my wife to come drop it. So sitting and waiting on a bench in the train station was a threat apparently???on that particular occasion I was wearing a casual outfit not my business one. I’ve met 3 separate black men that chose to dress formal every time they leave the house as they got tired of being treated like scum and found that it’s an effective way to dress in a business attire as a way of getting less racism. Unfortunately still to this day I can’t even take a public transport commute without having at least one bad experience.Whether if it’s the looks or out straight racist comments. Again as In every country you may find people that act xenophobic and sadly it’s their right to believe in what they want but my concern is the frequency of a xenophobic act happening in Austria. funny enough i tried out the formal attire experiment, and seen the reception I get in public, one word “unbelievable” so if I’m wearing a suit and carrying my laptop and wearing my reading glasses, I get less demeaning looks and i might even have a xenophobia free commute if I’m lucky it’s a little less. I guess the formal attire works. But still not what I should resolve to. I can’t be part of the issue by finding ways of not being a victim of abuse I should report the abuser. Prejudice and xenophobia isn’t the known face of the Austrian culture to the world but I’m sorry to say that it’s sadly the case. I know I come out a bit strong to some about the subject but this is some of my opinion and personal experiences here in Austria. I don’t mean to cause any sort of revolution but I felt need to share with you guys. Thanks for reading and Thanks again for the video.

[@urban_rose4096]

I'm 16 and a black south african women(well, a girl) ...and am contemplating a foreign exchange program to Australia.... Any tips for a student/teen. Do you have any places in mind that might be less racial insensitive or were racial and ethical conflict isn't as frequent :-)

[@Kima-e1b]

Urban_ Rose don’t know about Australia, I’m talking about Austria (Europe) where hitler was born.

[@urban_rose4096]

@@Kima-e1b oh.... Sorry that was a mistake, I'm actually comtempelating three places which are new zealand, Australia AND Austria.... I actually meant to type Austria in that sentence

[@urban_rose4096]

Sorry for the mixup😂... I guess I wasn't paying attention

[@jacu89]

True. I'm from south Mediterranean and im living in Vienna, I agree on everything. I did witness all these things. Even if I'm not black, we are poor and as such we are discriminated even more.

[@azirec1678]

I was thinking about moving to Austria or Germany for my second year of university. I'm going to avoid Austria. I've dealt with racism before but most people don't give me a second glance on the street. It would be horrible to move somewhere that has racist people just staring at me eating in a restaurant or strolling down the street. Staring too long at people is considered assualt in court for the non informed people (country dependent). Also, I'm use to good grades in an anonymous marking system. If Austrians don't have that, a racist professor could mark me down a few points for no reason. It's so difficult to find a country that has people that will just treat you like everyone else. No staring, no snarky remarks, no violence, no threats. Like life is difficult as it is; do you have to treat me badly because of my skin colour? No.

[@ArianeL]

Azire C couldn't agree more with all of your points! Felt completely understood with this one! Kudos to you! Do your research on Berlin, it’s a pretty open minded city with lots of different cultures 😊

[@elahalilovic1954]

Im a student of the university in vienna and i had a dark skinned friend, he has fantastic grades and studies nutritional science, hes also trying for the medicine exam which is the hardest entrance exam of all studies and i think he is more than competent for that. Viennese people are just naturally angry i would have to add tho. I got spitted at because i drove my bike on the pedestrian walk and im pale.

[@Oriental_orthopedia]

Come to czech republic its awesome

[@ΧΧΤ]

Go to the UK

[@emmanuelnzeh2914]

Well, I‘m Black and I was born in Vienna and nothing like this ever happened to me:/

[@ArianeL]

Emmanuel Nzeh I'm happy for you that something like that never happened to you 😊

[@melissa.tmordi7767]

Everyone's experience is different.

[@MARIOdeANGOLA]

@@ArianeL I would like to apply for a PhD studies in Vienna. Could you please share a video about the lifestyle of an international student from Africa in Vienna or in Austria in general, trying to explain more things in terms of studies at University (cost of accomodation, part-time job for students, how to get part-time job, tuition fees, standard of living, how austrians interact with black international students, especially from Africa etc. etc.), please it will be very helpful.

[@Leo-uu8du]

@Liobi I live in a small village and we have two dark skinned people here, but no one ever was mean to them. On the other hand the people of this village (also these two dark skinned people) were very mean to me. They discriminated me because I spoke austrian German instead of my austro-bavarian dialect (I did this because the upper austrian people wouldn't understand me with my strong west-tyrolean dialect). And of course they always asked me if I am from Germany.

[@keithhainzl8813]

Emmanuel Nzeh Doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. Most Americans hate Mexicans, doesn't mean that they spit on each and everyone of them lol

[@lugovoiarena]

I spent 3 months in 2005 interning at an international organisation in Vienna. It was not the most pleasant experience, although I think it is a very beautiful city.

[@raptorexo5029]

Vienna is the worst Place to stay probably in all of Austria. People there are different from the Rest. I'm from Austria myself (Lower Austria) and even I don't have the most pleasant Experiences in Vienna. People are just arrogant and weird there.

[@leslieshortey8456]

Sex and human trafficking is very High in Austria - Please BE CAREFUL and PARTNER UP ! Be blessed Beautiful Queens.... Thanks for the encouragement of our younger ladies going through the same treatment around the World

[@marleymarsss]

2 beautiful Queens ❤️❤️✨✨ I love seeing videos like this, just to understand our ppl experiences in other countries, it’s sad that all over the world black people are treated like this. I don’t know you guys but I’m sending my love to you, all the way from the states 🙏🏾❤️

[@thegiantpaperpanda]

Thank you for sharing. I'm very sad to hear that. Travelled in Austria a lot in the 90s and did not have any issues. But it's good to hear from a different point of view.

[@livvyrae7669]

Thank you or your video beautiful black queens. 😍 I'm Kenyan applying to study in Vienna. It's good to know safety isn't an issue. 🙂 If anybody asks me where I'm from I'll say Planet Earth. 😅

[@ArianeL]

thank you for watching queen 🤍 that’s an nice answer haha 😘😘

[@kikidynmatemba-belli7838]

Good answer always 👏🏾 see where they will go with that!!❤

[@frantisekcsoka3803]

I think the ´where are you from´ is a kind of icebreaker specially in Vienna as the half of the population is coming from abroad or other parts of Austria. My experience is even Austrians in bigger cities are asking each other when they met as 1st question where are you from. If they see some physical difference like skin color ect or they hear an accent they are then asking about the origin of your family. I would not consider it offensive or so, it´s they way to start a conversation I think. Due to my accent I get the question all the time and my Austrian friends are getting the question as well even those who were born in Vienna. Even in Austria born other nationalities like Turkish ect are asking me as 1st question where are u from :-D However I am not black and a woman so I will be never able to understand the struggles what you folks have to deal with but I do believe its happening so lets try to change it together ;-) and I have to say I am happy how you shared with us the positives and the negatives as well. ;-) Liebe Grüsse P.S. I dont understand how this nice video shifted the comments to two extremes, 1 Austria is racist, 2 Austria is absolutely not racist. The real situation is, yes there can be racist people in Austria as everywhere but in general the people are nice. The country is in general very open minded towards minorities (cultural, sexual....) . We have to mention as well that the so called ´illegal´ immigration specially during the last decades, the problems between minorities and with groups of people who do not want to integrate to the society(I saw a lot of such people even coming from my country after 5 years not speaking a word of German, there is a group of my countrymen screaming on the Mariahilferstrasse in my language taking drugs living from Austrian social money and not speaking a word German) are not helping too but if the Austrians will see you are a good person who shows interest for their culture and language you will have definitely a great time here people.

[@londonesque1]

Im american and black living in Germany and i was look for another place in europe to move to but after watching this i think i will stay here or go back to the states. Its already frustrating when germans be unwelcoming but i be damned if my children have to face this. At least in the states you know where u stand in these situations. Europe is one big microaggression when it comes to dealing with ppl of color.and in 2020 who got time for that??

[@nevertiii]

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

[@ArianeL]

thank you so much sis..really appreciated ❤️

[@florianmeier3186]

Never herd of Arabella Kiesbauer? OK, she was the only one for quite some time. In Germany it was similar: The only famous PoC member was Charles M. Huber playing a police detective in "Der Alte" and later becoming polititian. Recently it changed a bit, but what to expect from countries after most intense rassistic genocide in history. Till 1990 there have been just almost none except families from GIs. Also the fact that colonialism ended somehow already in 1918 in Germany and Austria made PoC a very small group in these countries. Its changing now, but slowly. I wonder when we will see first PoC skiing racer or ski jumper from Austria at the Olympics. If Glaciers survive long enough this might happen within our lifetime.

[@DJGerryfromStarlightMusic]

Thank you for speaking the truth!!

[@theinternetweirdo7426]

Aww I feel for you I really do I never thought they would be racism in Austria till I realised oh there’s not a person of colour in sight like you know sorry no offence you should come to England it’s very multicultural and great place to live someday but I’ve always wanted to go to a small town in Austria idk lol it’s like u know you’re beautiful just the way you are id rather be me than be “caucasian”. Funny you were born there and you are don’t let anyone think of yourself as different you’re amazing.

[@rainfinger]

Al Amerikaner, war Ich ein schwarzer Student in Salzburg in 1970. Ich verstehe, aber trotz dem waren die Leute sehr nett zu mir.

[@ΧΧΤ]

If you're American, speak english.

[@schoolingdiana9086]

I’m mixed race (Swiss heritage, 3 Native American tribes, and Ghanaian ancestry), so I definitely want to see the video on curly hair products.

[@RyGil91]

This is so interesting 🇦🇹! Much love from the US 🇺🇸

[@olumideiluyomade7613]

I got a lucky tip for you young ladies. Saw your video from Nigeria and made a few enquiries from friends about a local Nigerian store in Vienna. Nigeria stores often spring up in places where foreign food and commodities are needed. Such stores always sell African foodstuff, essential commodities and hair products for Africans. You can be rest assured that such a store will carry black hair products. The address of the store is; Burggasse 113/1 A-1070 Vienna, Austria

[@davidcooper177]

I think when you are so different from the majority, it is human nature for people to notice you. Also, people in Europe were saying to me things that are racially and ethnically inappropriate things which is born out of lack of sensitivity training. The white in USA are trained not to express racially insensitive information because of education that they received. But, in Europe it is anything goes!

[@stepheng5866]

I’m a black American who wants to learn German because I like to read. But damn racism sucks.

[@joemcsilver8098]

Believe it or not. But as a POC you'll live much safer in austria than in the USA. In every country there are racists. But in all countries in this world, the people pay more attention to your behaviour, than your skin colour.

[@justinphillip403]

You two are stunning. Just letting you know. Do you have a video yet on dating in Austria?

[@kfelix2934]

I like Germany for many reason. For central Europe, it's ideal for a lot of foreigners and easier to travel and meet people with ease and openess. It has the most diversity and connectivity to all of Europe as far as I'm concern.

[@lizvlx]

nobody talking bout germany here

[@linajurgensen4698]

Why do you think the question „where are you originally from?“ is a challenge for you?? It’s just a question out of curiosity.

[@ArianeL]

If you can clearly hear that I speak perfect German why would you feel the need to ask me where I‘m from before asking me anything else? It’s just irritating

[@ΜΝΜ]

@@ArianeL but its not racism :/

[@Србомбоница86]

Exactly, it's not racism at all​@@ΜΝΜ

[@ΧΧΤ]

because black people get offended by everything.

[@arcanjocesario5986]

@@ArianeL Why is it irritating?? You're in a white country so of course people are going to be curious about someone who looks different. Are you ashamed of being of African descent or do you actually not know what your ethnic background is? If your ancestors migrated from America, I can understand you not knowing, but if they were African migrants, you most certainly know. There's no reason for anyone to pretend that Austria is a multiethnic country because it isn't.

[@halo171999]

Vielen Dank für euer Video! Es ist schön zu sehen, dass sich immer mehr POC äußern und ihre Erfahrungen teilen. Es ist so wichtig, sich als Teil einer Community fühlen zu können, das gibt Kraft den Alltagsrassismus zu überstehen. Also teile ich hier auch einen Teil meiner Geschichte.. vielleicht hilft es ja jemandem :) Ich selbst bin auch als Schwarze in Österreich aufgewachsen.. in einem kleinen Dorf mitten am Land. Andere Schwarze gab es nicht, und auch niemanden der mir gesagt hat, dass ich schön bin. Die Haare wurden mir als Kind abrasiert, weil keiner mit Afrohaaren umgehen konnte. In der Schule wurde ich (meist von Jungen) beschimpft und ausgegrenzt.. und ja, mein Selbstbewusstsein ging immer weiter den Bach runter. Von den Eltern von Freundinnen erfuhr ich teilweise auch Rassismus.. als ich einmal bei meiner besten Freundin übernachten wollte, verbot mir ihre Mutter im Bett zu schlafen und ich musste auf dem Boden schlafen, weil sie mich für zu "dreckig" hielt. Als ich mir ein paar Jahre später in London das erste Mal Braids flechten ließ und sah wie Schwarze Frauen dort angenommen wurden, änderte sich alles für mich. Ich begann stolz auf meine afrikanischen Wurzeln zu sein. Der offenkundige Rassismus wurde weniger, weil ich innerlich stärker wurde und sich die Leute sich nicht mehr trauten mir etwas ins Gesicht zu sagen. Seit drei Jahren lebe ich jetzt in Wien und habe diese Struggles hinter mir gelassen. Die Blicke usw. gibt es hier auch, das ist leider die Realität in Österreich, aber mittlerweile gibt es eine ganze Community Schwarzer Menschen und wir lassen uns nicht mehr unterkriegen!

[@ArianeL]

Wow wie schlimm!!😳 Danke das du deine Erfahrungen geteilt hast!! Hilft bestimmt vielen weiter. Hab auch für kurze Zeit mal in Wien gelebt und ich kann aus Erfahrung sagen das es viel angenehmer ist für POC, in Wien fühlt man sich nicht so ausgegrenzt und willkommener. Freut mich das du confidence und self love gefunden hast! As it should be 🤗 much love ✨✨

[@halo171999]

@@ArianeL thanks ❤️

[@ΧΧΤ]

You are a black boy, but your best friend was an austrian girl?

[@KeyserSoze23]

I never heard of anybody racist coming out of Austria.

[@shizumaakiyama3129]

That is the same in any white predominate country… sad sad sad.

[@Passes]

i feel so sorry for the experience in kindergarten...You seem to be luckily have grown over it, but Hearing You Talking About this to me sounds like a crime...so cruel....both of Your childhoods must have been really hard (i am from Austria....so many People who think, they are entitled to give a stupid judging ) i have to smile at how strong and happy You seem...that speaks for You being strong :)

[@ArianeL]

Passes thank you 🌹

[@xquantex]

From a Bolivian living in Florida, congrats girls! Very well done.

[@alicegoldenvalley]

So sad the racism there. I’m definitely not going back to Austria. You girls are beautiful ❤

[@Afanottrippin]

I will move to there for college and I’m brownskin African Iranian and I’ve heard that folks there are so racist to mixed and black or any African blood people, is it right?plz answer

[@ArianeL]

AMF Flight hey that’s so cool :) there are definitely racists but not all are!! You'll enjoy it here all Americans I met here really like Austria

[@preciousoullove50]

@Paddy O oh so sensitive,take a chill pill

[@bigmoviestar]

I am JAMAICAN are there any JAMAICANS living there

[@oOoACFREEMANoOo]

Thank you for posting this.

[@thegoddessdiana9185]

Thank you for the video, Ariane. I think that if I had seen it exactly a year ago I would have really had a larger bout of "stress obsess" than I did prior to my trip to Vienna from California last January. I was only in town for six days as the purpose of my trip was to attend the Ärzteball and the Jägerball and I am a woc. I 'd been doing Viennese Waltz for about a year prior and I wanted to attend a Viennese ball, having followed them on KZbin. I learned the whole Fledermaus Quadrille, including the chant they sing in Part 6 and the Galopp on KZbin as well. I chose Ärzteball because I'd seen Black debutantes in the 2013 and 2014 balls, and chose Jägerball because I needed a second ball to attend as my flight home was leaving the following morning. I had a Viennese dance partner courtesy of a taxi dance service as I have no acquaintances or friends in Austria, and he was a very cool person who was an SPÖ member (I was able to relax immediately after hearing that). I had been following Austrian politics ever since that Dec. 4, 2016 election when Van der Bellen defeated Hofer and I saw the big crowds in the Heldenplatz with signs reading, "Kein Nazis in Hofburg" and ""Gott sei dank". I wasn't thinking about the October, 2017 election in Austria, and when Kurz won and stated his intention of forming a government with the FPÖ I began to panic. I began to worry that my dance partner might also be FPÖ and racist, etc. After arriving in Vienna and walking around the First District I had noted some anti-FPÖ and pro-Antifa graffiti on the buildings between my hotel on Parkring and Stefansplatz, and I didn't see any racist graffiti. Fortunately nothing negative happened to me during my six day stay, and as I said before my dance partner was an SPÖ member and progressive. Kurz, Strache, and Kickl were at the Jägerball and they exited the Festsaal past where my partner and I were standing, but fortunately they probably couldn't see me because I'm short and there were many tall people standing in front of me. At both balls, but especially Ärzteball, I saw poc who were mostly Black/bi-racial women and Asians; fewer Black women at Jägerball.What I wanted to ask you about was a story I saw in an on-line journal called, "The Local" which prints Austrian news stories, and those from other EU countries as well, for an American audience. The story concerned ORF's decision to pull a TV documentary on Vienna's Black population and the discrimination they faced for reworking, replacing it with a documentary on wine taverns. Has the reworked documentary been shown yet? I'd love to know what was in it. BTW, I consider both of you ladies to be Austrian. Stay strong and continue to walk in beauty.

[@idnwiw]

So, how did you like the balls?

[@Flex2212]

Interesting and funny that you chose the Jägerball. It does not get more conservative I guess. Is it ok to ask why you are so interested in Austria? Greetings!

[@thegoddessdiana9185]

@@idnwiw :I apologize for the very late reply. I really enjoyed the balls and I did dance until dawn. The entire experience I will count as one of the high points of my life because it was something that I had wanted to do for decades before I saw the real thing on KZbin. Pre-KZbin I had only seen still photos or scenes from movies. I also had to wait for retirement to make the trip in January as I was a teacher in a large American school district. There would have been serious issues about my taking a week off almost immediately after returning from Christmas/Winter Break.

[@thegoddessdiana9185]

@@Flex2212: Regarding Jägerball, I was searching for a ball that would present a different cultural focus with everyone wearing trachten, and that would be held before my departure date which was later the same morning after the ball had ended (yes, I stayed for the final Viennese waltz to, "Blue Danube", a Polka to, "Radetzsky March", and the down-tempo waltz to, "Brüderlein Fein", at both balls). I had also seen (KZbin) the 2017 Jägerball's break-dancing troupe in Lederhosen and it was wild, but that was before the advent of the new government. In 2018 I sensed that there were a lot of FPÖ types present, but I reasoned after awhile that they probably knew that I was an American tourist and wouldn't bother me in an aggressive way, if at all. Also, I had my dance partner who was explaining the goings on, the hunter's jewelry worn by the women, the apparent hunting calls being played on those horns, and the regionalism extant in some of the trachten, etc. Interest in Austria had been there for some time. I'm a consumer of classical music and used to play cello when I was in school. I also had some training in ballet as a child. Before the pandemic I used to annually attend opera performances, not only in my home city but occasionally in others around the U.S., including the Met in NYC. I also enjoyed watching foreign language films and used to attend film festivals in the 1970's. Fortunately I live in a large city with several cinemas that show independent and foreign language films, but they are now victims of the pandemic. I'd visited Austria twice: 1974 during my first real trip abroad as part of a multi-country tour, and again in 2001 on a day trip to Salzburg from Munich. Each time I was in a different part of the country. 2018 was my first trip to the eastern part of the country with my visit to Vienna.

[@majamoore6209]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am planning to visit for an extended stay. I am a brown female from the U.S. & I was wondering what I could possibly expect to experience.

[@kentaroyamaguchi7519]

Behave normal and you get treated normal. 90% of the people will ignore you anyways. Thats part of central European mentality;)

[@supperdopplereffect]

That’s a good answer. Most people will ignore you. Don’t have high expectations over Autrians (they’re ice cold) so you will no be disappointed.

[@Flex2212]

@@supperdopplereffect Maybe cold on the surface, but Austrian friends are real friends. They stick to their word also.

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

I’m very interested in this. It’s strange because they’ve just elected nazis in government (which is disgusting), but before that they accepted more than 1% of their population in refugees (between 90-150,000 for a country of 8 million) from middle eastern and muslim backgrounds which is amazing and very kind of them. Do you see a lot of Syrian, Kurdish, Iraqi, Iranian, Turkish, indian people in Austria?

[@Leo-uu8du]

The turkish people in Austria outnumber the official austrian minorities (slovenes, slovakians, czech, burgenlandcroatians, hungarians) by far. The problem with them (and not with the syrians, kurdish,...) is that they tend to create "slums". They only settle at places where large amounts of turkish already live and most of them can't or barely speak German. One of my "turkish" friends said, that he always thought he lives in Turkey and not in Austria, because his neighbors where Turks, the shops in his block where all Turkish, his family watched just Turkish TV,...There are even more muslim people in Austria nowadays than e.g. lutherian protestants, even though the lutherian religious group has a longer history in Austria. I work in a hospital and like 40% of the patients here can't speak German at all and another 20% can speak it a little bit. When a new patient arrives, we try to figure out if he/she can speak German and if he/she doesn't (and obviously speaks turkish), we put him/her in a room, where at least one patient can speak a little bit of German (and is a turk), so we can communicate with all of them (and no, most of them aren't able to speak english either). The worst situation I can remember was when there were a turkish woman (only turkish), a serbian woman (only serbo-croatian and a little bit of turkish) and a slovene woman (Slovene and German, both very well) in one room and we had to communicate with the slovene woman, who tried to communicate with the serbian woman (which wasn't easy because slovene and serbian are related, but not the same language), who tried to communicate with the turkish woman. I am a male nurse and therefore I was afraid to enter the room, because when the Turkish wife's husband was there, he was always very aggressive towards me and the communication took a while. One day the slovene woman wanted to talk to me in private. She said that the Turkish woman can speak German, but she just doesn't want it, because she feels superior to the Austrians. The refugees aren't the problem, many of them are very nice and polite. Even though I hate our right-wing government, I do not agree with the term nazi. Nazism is illegal in Austria and if they were nazis, they would have been arrested. Our government is right wing, they try to destroy our beloved social-state to help the rich. They are just dirty capitalists like the Americans.

[@Leo-uu8du]

@@who511 yea, could've been. Nevertheless it shows some everyday problems nurses have in Austria.

[@lailaplaysdbd4004]

My college is having a study abroad trip there during spring break. I really want to go, but I'm not sure how my experience would be since I have brown skin.

[@jonathanisraeljohnson9021]

Just think to be only black person in whole small town. That was my experience from the age of four to twenty in Serbia.

[@ArianeL]

Serbia? WOW how did you get there? Must have been super though growing up

[@amonduul2154]

Are you croate?

[@willionunkwo4274]

Also ich finde echt gut das du dieses Video gemacht. Ich weiß nicht wie alt du bist aber ich bin auch in Wien aufgewachsen. Vielleicht haben sich die Zeiten geändert aber bei mir war das aufwachsen ganz normal ich wurde ganz normal behandelt. Es kann auch daran liegen das mein Stiefvater weiß war. Aber ich finde man wird akzeptiert. Ich finde als schwarze Person kann man super in Wien leben.

[@ArianeL]

Willi Onunkwo Schön zu hören Willi :) der Unterschied ist vl auch du lebst in der Hauptstadt ich nicht. Klar gibts Menschen die dich so akzeptieren wie du bist dennoch finde ich wird man nur bis zu einem gewissen Grad akzeptiert

[@ArianeL]

Hey Wilhelm, erst einmal möchte ich dir danken das du dich nicht sofort persönlich angegriffen gefühlt hast durch mein Video! (nicht selbstverständlich hier auf KZbin) Deinen Bezug zu diesem Thema ist finde ich sehr interessant, dass du als weißer Österreicher es schwer hättest in die Wiener high Society rein zukommen oder generell in einen gewissen Kreis, hätte ich mir so nicht vorstellen können, da man als "normal weißer Österreicher" in Österreich eh privilegierter gegenüber Menschen stärkerer Pigmentierung bzw. Menschen mit anderen Wurzeln ist, dachte ich sowas sei selbstverständlich... Dein Kommentar hat mir definitiv eine andere Perspektive zu diesem Thema gezeigt! :) Danke und dir auch alles Gute für die Zukunft :)

[@keithhainzl8813]

Willi Onunkwo Die politische Entwicklung, immer mehr nach rechts zu tendieren spielt dabei natürlich eine wichtige Rolle

[@emmasblog3478]

Oh das freut mich für dich ich habe auch eine weiße Stiefvater und deswegen war für uns auch leicht hier in Deutschland 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 kzbin.info/door/eAiZmUBSa9a7seQbf54pxQ

[@8Lucila8]

My husband is Austrian and Austrians are racists to him as well... just because of a dark hair color :S I'm a Mexican living my dream HA HA HA... btw you both are gorgeous :) nice channel, a new follower :D

[@touchofgrey5372]

... and for good reason...!

[@karinr8460]

Just so you know: Austria is a very beautiful country, with a long history, good food and mainly kind people. Pls don't judge it,before you were there at least one time!

[@poshimosh3875]

haha Austria is a country

[@karinr8460]

@@poshimosh3875 that's what I meant xD

[@ghhh34540]

I was born here and experience racism every day

[@naturallyunique80]

Hi! This video is very interesting. I will be traveling to Feldkirch in June 2019 and trying to prepare myself after watching this video. You ladies are beautiful.

[@brigetteuili2391]

What does POC stand for? Not familiar with the acronym.

[@SparklyFairytale]

Brigette Uili people of color

[@florencengeleka1240]

It’s true very racist, l tried to rent an hotel room and was refused

[@shebacynn1320]

Omggg was that this year?

[@TZiko-pu2gj]

Thank you for posting this video. I am from the USA and I have dark skin and I have been living in Vienna for less than a year, I am very surprised how awful people can be in Austria. The looks and the comments. The first questions is always “Where are you from?” And when I say USA, they look confused then they ask me “But where originally are you from?” WHAT? I have never had any one asked me that question. Also, why are there no black people on TV? Scratch that, all other ethnicities are not represented any where. Which is very strange for such a big city in Europe. Seriously! What is wrong with Austrians?

[@ArianeL]

T. Ziko thank you for sharing your experience! 🙏🏾 They ask this question bc for a lot of them think you can’t be "Austrian" or in your case "American" when you have dark skin you have to be from Africa...this mindset is disturbing. Oh yeah no representation AT ALL! It’s sad but it already starts with like the local beauty pageants you would never see a asian, black or arab woman win this type of contest and it follows with the Austrian media. The beauty standard here is blonde hair and blue eyes.. What has brought you here, if I may ask?

[@tashizzle2004]

Oh shit, and my black self is visiting there next week.

[@j.l.cooper70]

@@tashizzle2004 how was it?

[@karinr8460]

I'm living in austria for 14 years now and I never felt that way. There are black people in the austrian media.

[@Maenfy]

Well there aren't many black people living in Austria so it's kinda obvious that you won't find many black people on TV.

[@BlackAcePlays]

Well, beauty products where not much liked by teachers (in the 90ies at least). In 6th grade we had girls that used some make up to cover up some pimples and the teacher yelled at them: "Wipe that shit off the face, you look like road-side-hookers." The girls where around 12 years old...

[@sammyiyi7136]

How is "where you from" strange??? Come to Africa and see the same thing! Many people are very selfish! How do you expect someone who doesn't know u from Adam, who has not seen your type b4 in his/her life to welcome u immediately with open arms???? Even among ourselves blacks, this is not possible! We need to earn their love and respect, working our way into their hearts! How? love the people, learn and speak their language, adapt, accept and respect their culture, be kind and respectful, and realize that earning their trust and love is a slow process, so be patient! After all these, will there still be bad people behaving badly to you? yes! just like in every other place on earth! But most hearts will have melted towards you by the time you apply these steps!

[@michelecasagranda2446]

is asking where your parents are from so offensive? I ask it many times but i'm just curious, as there aren't many immigrants in my country

[@DCfan6767]

Michele Casagranda it is because ur trying to displace their national identity. I’m black American and my family has been in the USA for 6 generations and when I was asked that question growing up I was confused why I had to identify with an African country instead of the USA. If you are born in that county that’s where you are from and no one has the right to question that or push u to claim another country that you’ve never been to as your own.

[@Kobeee24BRyant]

@@DCfan6767 America was built by white people and is made for white people

[@rafiqderafew2136]

@@Kobeee24BRyant: Americans got killed by white people. White people robbed their land you uneducated dickhead.

[@jiminsforehead8570]

@@Kobeee24BRyant bur your username is the name of a black man who prospered in america. Keep crying

[@Србомбоница86]

@@DCfan6767 usa is different,Austria is first country of Austrians ,it's normal to ask that

[@Gjaku]

Im albanian who lived in austria for more than 10 years and i never exp. Anything bad i had a lot of austrian friends .

[@ArianeL]

Thank god you didn’t experience stuff like that 👏🏾 wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy

[@ΧΧΤ]

because shes lying. dont listen

[@yohighness]

It's weird to hear Black people speaking English in such a strong German accent! 😂 That aside, you ladies are gorgeous!

[@ArianeL]

ahaha then you never heard black people in a french accent 😛 thank you! ✨

[@naythanyel777]

Austrians can keep Austria. I was there twice for a fly over and people were giving evil looks with no justification or provocation at all. I could understand if i was loud and being obnoxious, but that was not the case at all. Not to mention every black person I saw there, which was no more than 5 in total, looked genuinely concerned that I was there at all. (P.S. I only visited the Airport and the large mall in Vienna, I wouldn’t dare venture any further in a place that made me feel that uncomfortable) I hate to write off an entire country cause only half the people I encountered seemed bothered by me, but c’mon man that’s a lot.

[@lindalemoni5428]

Austrian here, and you’re right, it’s really not nice here. My husband is black, our children biracial and we are looking to leave cause it seems like people will never get smarter here. Right now we have a right wing fascist leading the polls for elections next year. Just one thing: the bad looks are a general thing. We have mean faces and rarely smile. Lovey, I know… no wonder we are all depressed

[@naythanyel777]

@@lindalemoni5428 Really sad you and your family have had that experience, I was only their for a couple hours, couldn’t imagine having to live their at all.

[@ΧΧΤ]

@@lindalemoni5428 maybe you shouldve not married a black person

[@ΧΧΤ]

thats you in your profile, and you came here?

[@zareplemo]

Im roma gypsy from serbia immigrant in Austria since 1990 i was the only POC for a long time in school i have similar experiences as the two girls you do not need to be black its if you are POC

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

Good comment Mortimer.

[@zareplemo]

That people give me stares and ask where im from and that i was the only brown kid for a long time i do not perceive as racist i live here as brown but i doubt its fair that austrians need to be forced to have more brown and black people i saw this video i had similar experiences as the women in the Video but i do not perceive it as racist because Austria is a small homogenous tribal white country because they do not have historical minorities like the USA and are not a immigrant nation so you can not apply the same logic

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

​@@zareplemoIt be the same for Tooting Carmen aka Oliver Tooth aka Oliver 109 as a Columbian living in the UK probably has experienced similar situation in the UK. That's why he users the Apritranny aka Apricity forum to put down other European nationalities and uplift others to feel like being an equal. However end of the day, he is looked down as somebody different. Same with many other Apritranny members.

[@geo6577]

I,am native Austrian and no racist ❤😂❤

[@ΧΧΤ]

good for you.

[@geo6577]

​@@ΧΧΤ Yes, feel good with that 😊

[@alirashada2006]

You to sisters take good care of yourselves, peace and love Bro. Ali.

[@Tuetenbratwurst]

I think these are some misunderstandings we are generally quite direct and have no bad intentions asking where you're from. My Little sister has a strict teacher who tried to Tell her what she should wear there are a few old people with outdated mindset left. I live the Dorf life But grew up with People from all over Europe so it has changed over Time although there are still very few Black People.

[@ArianeL]

Tütenbratwurst I grew up with those kind of people of course there are some who ask just out of curiosity but a lot of them ask because the simply answer that I'm Austrian is not enough for them..that’s my experience growing up as a black female here in Austria

[@Leo-uu8du]

@@ArianeL why is being a female important in this answer? Austrians always ask were someone else comes from, it has nothing to do with being black or a female (or a black female, I guess). They usually ask that question if you speak with an accent or too close too standard German (Viennese is just standard German with accent). The austrians love their own language and when they hear you speak in perfect dialect, they know that you are one of them. I think the whole "ask somebody where he/she is from, even though he/she already said he/she is from austria" is a relict of the old monarchy. Austria was huge and everyone was alowed to settle everywhere in the empire. It was important to the people to know if somebody is a slovakian viennese, a czech upper austrian, a "german" czech... People were proud of their heritage and it was normal to ask other people about theirs. I am always getting asked if I am a German and my usual answer is: "no, I am Tyrolean, but I have roots in Poland and Scandinavia". After that, most people are very impressed and start to talk about their family history, job, hobbies,... It's just a normal way to start a conversation in Austria and has nothing to do with racism. (Not wanting to talk to you would be racist)

[@Leo-uu8du]

@The Slavic World of Weles from Navia Poland once was a very multi-cultural and forward country. There were not just slavs before let's say "things" happened. They had Slavs, Baltics, Jews, Germans, etc.

[@Leo-uu8du]

@The Slavic World of Weles from Navia As indo-european is just a language group, Germans and Baltics are indo-european, as well as I am. The girls in the video are from Vienna, where German is spoken, so they are also indo-european. The world is small, isn't it? 💚

[@Leo-uu8du]

@The Slavic World of Weles from Navia Indo-European is just a linguistic term. It's an artificial language that might or might not be spoken by some farmers in Asia thousands of years ago. Indo btw. stands for the Indian-peninsula, because those languages are spread from India to Europe. Indians are neither culturally nor genetically closer to Europeans than Semites or others (Persian, which is spoken in Iran, is also a Indo-European language and those people have a very arabic influenced culture and also the other way round) Also most Europeans are heavily mixed with other people around the world and most Jewish lived in Europe for a long time and even developed their own indo-european languages like Yiddish (which is German based) and it would be arrogant to say that they didn't mix genetically either.

[@Damdetend-xb5yd]

This country can be incredibly cruel to those that it considers "Outsiders". I am admittedly a white austrian man, but for some reason god hates me so he gave me autism. Gave me years of severe childhood bullying, both in school but even from relatives. I have always been the weird kid who didn't really have any friends until high school. Ok, I was weird, but still... even at the age of 21 years I am still often the odd one out. Now I am not trying to compare black people to autistic people so please don't take this as some form of insult. I am just trying to relate the experience. Because I know that a lot of people will say that "Oh racism doesn't exist in Austria, everyone is so nice to each other!" And like...I have seen the cruel side of this society. People can be sooo evil when they want to. And sure most people are nice, or at least try to be. But there are some really messed up things about our society that need to be addressed more and not always swept under the rug, because it hurts some people's pride.

[@ΧΧΤ]

then go and make friends yourself. go out and meet people... too late, youre old now. my best friend is a BLACK austrian who's AUTISTIC. met eachother in primary school at the age of 7, and now 11 years later we're still friends.

[@jdlc903]

Why did your parents put you through this? I think Austria is fine being mostly white. My God you two are just soo beautiful though,amazing smiles.

[@angellovehealing81]

Next time if they asked you can said, I was born here and my parents are from India

[@ExploringUmbria]

Ciao Damen! Thanks for your video!

[@tobigyrados916]

Estimated there are 90,000 to 100,000 blacks and some aren't even registered, most of them live in Vienna

[@mai0033]

Is the girl in the floral top Sudanese or eritrean?

[@vanessapettigrew3416]

Her Dad is Sudanese and her Mom is Sri Lankan.

[@hledejaliku]

She is austrian. You have missed the main message of this video 🤦🏻

[@ΧΧΤ]

​@@hledejalikuSHES NOT

[@Србомбоница86]

​@@hledejalikushe isnt austrian

[@biggiedii4889]

I'm Asian Australian (AUSTRALIAN NOT AUSTRIAN) and did a semester abroad in Austria and to date Austria is the most racist country I've ever set foot in. I experienced more racism in that semester than my entire life in Australia, and to add to that a lot of Austrians are straight up rude, they're just nasty to you for no reason. What I found funny though was all the advertisements about Austria said that it was a diverse and multicultural society. I didn't really see that. There was a lot of other Europeans (Serbians, Croatians etc.) and Turks but not many Asians, Africans and other ethnic groups. In fact, the diversity and Asian food in Australia was one of the things I missed most when I was away.

[@fhughes5405]

I have the highest admiration I have for both of you. Bless you both and shame on those who should know better but fall back on age old prejudice. I would propose to change the flag for a picture of both of you ))

[@sarahk4830]

Hi gals, I just visited Vienna, Austria. Austrian younsters are really nice:) thx for the sharing!

[@AaaBbb-ff1pn]

hitler was austrian,just saying... the apple doesn't fall far from the tree :D

[@ΧΧΤ]

And so are the ladies in the video.... so are they hlers??

[@ΧΧΤ]

And so are the ladies in the video.... so are they hitlers?

[@yssispatterson6879]

Cool video! I have a 15 hour layover in Vienna (I’m a black American) in a few months. I land at 7:15 pm. Any recommendations on places to go at that time?

[@ArianeL]

Yssis Patterson thank you! Depends are you staying in a hotel ? The airport is little bit far away from the city center..Nonetheless I would recommend you to go to Stephansplatz it’s in the first district of Vienna you when you start there you can see one of the main sights. Also you have some good dining options in the first district

[@yssispatterson6879]

Ariane delicieusee the hotel we are staying at says its a 10 minutes walk from the opera house. Does stores generally stay open late or close early on weekdays?

[@ArianeL]

Yssis Patterson that’s perfect! The opera is in the first district. Shops usually close at 7pm on weekdays and Saturdays at 6 pm the only stores that are open a lil longer are the ones in the Main Stations like Westbahnhof or Hauptbahnhof

[@yssispatterson6879]

Ariane delicieusee Thanks so much for your help!! :)

[@ArianeL]

You're very welcome! :) also feel free to dm me on IG if you have any more questions @delicieusee

[@Hei_hey]

Very interesting, I grew up not knowing my grandmother had Austrian ancestry. They left Europe because of political beliefs about absolute monarchs or got swept by power seeking individuals to make money out of colony resources in America. Ended up losing cultural identity to assimilate as English in 1717 Virginia Colony. I lived close to Mexico with a majority Latino population and just had one African American girl in class when I was kindergartener to 3rd grade. Unfortunately she has since died when she was in her twenties from an infection caught at a spa. Very vibrant person and will be missed. She had unique hair products to others but I assumed being very small that was her cultural heritage. As an adult, that Austrian teacher was missing some vitality or life to address concern to you without first asking another teacher or parent. Too much war can affect countries. Shocked to learn Arnold Schwarzenegger say they had only a small wash vanity that was filled for his parents and himself and brother by the kids of the family each day back in 1950s. In Roman times they had "plumbing" via aquaducts. Lot of energy for cleanliness and styling was lost. I read that South African countries would trade with Europe and they had great metal working skills to produce Renaissance style bronze statues. Hope Austrian people can connect with guardian angels to not work so hard on own power. Best wishes on your channel and friendships.

[@nadine7327]

Ari you are so gorgeous. You should really consider modeling.

[@longview1987]

i can't imagine living somewhere with so few black people, you guys don't want to move somewhere else? and why would your parents want you to be in a school where you're the ONLY black person? that seems painful

[@ArianeL]

I know right! When I visit family and friends that live in other countries and tell them about my experiences they say the exact same thing. Back then my parents didn’t really had much options they had to stay here in Austria..but of course I already considered moving somewhere else

[@longview1987]

x XKL4UD1OX x so leave then u neanderthal

[@ArianeL]

x XKL4UD1OX x wow big mad huuh? 😂😂

[@ArianeL]

x XKL4UD1OX x I'm staying as long as I want to 🙃🙃😀

[@ArianeL]

x XKL4UD1OX x stay mad bro 😏

[@ilcapitanoalexandr8698]

*Beautiful women..* ♥️♥️♥️

[@tizian3707]

The comments are sad. Everywhere only people who complain and say that they do not like Austria because of racism (which is not stronger in comparison to other countries)

[@ArianeL]

Nastyy In my opinion it is not complaining it is just stating your point of view 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@maryxcx]

Hey echt mega das du auch solche Themen auf deinen KZbin Channel bringst👍🏽 Das mit den Haaren kann ich auch so gut nachvollziehen, ich wollte um jeden Preis glatte und blonde Haare 😂 leider ist das nicht nur in Österreich so aber ich kann mir gut vorstellen das es dort viel schlimmer ist 😕

[@ArianeL]

Mary xcx danke Mary ich denke es ist wichtig drüber zu reden vor allem für die jüngere Generation es wird zwar besser dennoch ist es noch sehr hart wenn man nicht weiß ist und blonde Haare hat :) 😩😩 das mit den haaren war glaub ich struggle thema nummer 1 😂

[@majam575]

Echt tolles Video Ariane! 😘😘

[@ArianeL]

Daaaanke Maja! Freut mich echt sehr zu hören 😘