Brussels: A city of contrasts between rich and poor | Focus on Europe

[@dirmanbw336]

Molenbeek is NOT multicultural. It's mostly north African

[@petepotr4078]

Some do not want to learn to be European…are we seeing the best students or the lazy ones… the ones that did not put effort during elementary and high school?

[@St-lan]

Bull.

[@phillustrator]

​@petepotr4078 It's nice to see the Belgian racism on display. Much easier to point out when it's in the open like this

[@osis3694]

It's european problem because they voted liberal politicians in

[@ammkr2757]

What exactly do you think multiculturalism means?

[@iesroo]

I was in Brussels today and the area I was at today was fine... I suppose with only a few small papers and cigarettes on the ground everywhere... But as I went to a neighbourhood that had steep roads... I was absolutely mind-boggled. There were rubbish bag piles almost everywhere on the ground you could land your eyes on, hundreds of cigarettes scattered everywhere on the ground, there was graffiti all over the walls of the buildings and the poles and the shops were in very poor condition.

[@stefanhaeussler821]

I think you got there in a trash collection day or afternoon, however you can ser the difference between neighborhoods very clearly

[@samyaddahri8869]

You're talking about Quartier du Nord, Schaerbeek, Brussels Region. It's truly a different world sometimes. There has been longstanding issues in that neighbourhood. VRT NWS has an interesting documentary on the area.

[@1112viggo]

Every time media talk of "multiculturalism" and "diversity" you see those pictures that looks like they could have been from Baghdad or central Africa. No Asians, no South Americans, no Latino, no western Europeans or even native Belgians in sight. It seems to me like a single culture is still dominating the others in our little diverse utopia, its just no longer the native peoples culture.

[@622PSS]

Standard genre of western MSMs.

[@acans7958]

Price of colonialism.

[@1112viggo]

@@acans7958 How so? We did not see a street full of angry Congolese people demanding reoperations from king Leopold´s descendants. We saw middle eastern people milling about what looked like a bazar. I fail to see the connection.

[@acans7958]

@@1112viggo Who have mentioned people from central Africa (Baghdad too) in the first place? Me or you?

[@1112viggo]

@@acans7958 Sure i mentioned those are the people you generally see in "multicultural" societies, but i still don´t understand what that have to do with paying the price of Colonialism? Most European countries never even had a colony in Africa or anywhere else for that matter.

[@nogablg]

Leftist nonsense. There is no lack of opportunities in Molenbeek and Brussels in general. There are options for excellent free education and cultural and sports events, etc. The issue is that the Molenbeek community (mostly immigrants from certain countries) does not fully understand the importance of education and European values.

[@CuracaoRevisited]

speaking only French and having no interest in either Dutch or English does not help either (unemployment in Flanders is on a record low)

[@timchromecast]

Indeed, there's tons of job opportunities in Flanders for those people (no higher education needed) but they refuse to work. Companies need to hire people from North of France and eastern Europe, while there are so many unemployed in Brussels, Charleroi & Liège!

[@Valfars]

For that we need to have a better system for teaching us dutch, i remember my teacher in school for dutch was not good, we just received a list of word, the only instruction was read and remember but how do we say these word ? the teacher pick up the old radio from the 70's/80's with a speaker broken and play a old tape try to learn something with that all i know in dutch is from the primary school where i had a great teacher after that it was awful. So is not that we are not motivated to learn it, is that we don't received the correct tools for learning it .

[@onikamaraj1239]

@@timchromecastNo that’s not true, it’s simple because if you don’t speak Dutch you don’t get the job so stop lying

[@timchromecast]

@@onikamaraj1239 for many jobs you don't have to be fluent in dutch, just some basic knowledge of the language.

[@jme104]

@@timchromecast Maybe people don't want to go to Flanders. I can understand because Flanders is of course full of Flemings . Those people have a bad pangermanist mentality and despise non germanic people .

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

'The lack of opportunities in Molenbeek'. Molenbeek is contrasted here with the European quarter. The creators fail to mention that to get from Molenbeek to the European quarter takes literally 10 minutes (!) by metro. We are not talking about worlds apart here. You can go work there and have a commute of about 15 minutes.

It’s Dw don’t take it serious

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

I like DW.

[@noelmaher4633]

Molenbeek, famous for its lively multiculturalism, and other famous actions...

[@mariamelnitskaya4493]

Underfunded schools is a shame for such a developed nation as Belgium. A that there’s a chance for an adult not to receive a school diploma…. just terrible. We’ll never solve poverty without a good school system

[@civilization57]

Here in the USA, we spend more per capita on education and rank #39 worldwide. Vietnam has now surpassed us. Education is far more about student character than student funding.

[@MrWhitmen1981]

Not underfunded more like over crowded with mass migration.

[@jorik41]

My sister works in a school that is Flemish on the edge of Brussel 90% of the students are from Brussels, Because the quality of the school are just better in flanders. The problem is that having the ability to move your child every day out and into the city for education requires more flexible hours and typically a car. So this is mostly done by the more wealthy families. The problem is not Belgium the problem is Brussels things like education and welfare programs are run by the region and Brussels is its own region separated from Flanders and Wallonië.

[@Broodplank86]

@@civilization57 I think taking the US education system as an example and blaming bad results on mentality of the students is extremely short sighted. The issues of the US system are notorious, where examples such as decreased access to good public education on basis of geography, overall decreased effectiveness of the public system due to underpaid teachers and understaffed schools, poor metrics to measure success of students with linked unmatched prescribed federal curriculum, and overall a 'pay-to-win' mentality seeping through it all having obviously much higher consequences than 'student mentality'. Just have a few looks at countries that can get proper results (sometimes even with less costs), and you'll see that it is a structural and not a mentality problem.

[@civilization57]

@@Broodplank86 How many years have you taught in public schools? I'd guess zero. 12 for me. Taxpayers spend a fortune on schools, more now than ever, and yet learning has collapsed. Here in Oregon, only 25% of our students can pass a math test and only 35% can pass a science test. Yes, the teachers union is a HUGE reason for this but mainly it is a collapse of the American family and, thus, student character.

[@duncansmith7562]

The Mollenbeek crowd just need to observe how Asian immigrants do it, with their work ethic and stable family backgrounds and dedication to learning,

[@joejohnson6327]

Why would they do that when they can drop out of high school & live on welfare?

[@nvmtt]

to be fair, very few europeans are willing to put in as much effort as an indian or chinese. They want the results but not willing to accept the culture and mentality that comes with it. Despite seeing the results, the first thing they do when it comes to geopolitics is try to conform these nations to their model.

[@apoplast3885]

Duncansmith = Russian Bot - 1k + comments in a year lol. Mostly on the ukraine war...

[@duncansmith7562]

@@apoplast3885 you wouldn't be able to spot a "russian bot" if a russian bot came sprinting up to you, slapped you in the face and shrieked "i'm a russian bot", BTW, were the emergency services ever able to extract your member from so deep inside the rectum of Denis Nikitin?

[@Julle399]

IQ is heritable

[@mike.B.1]

This huge gap between rich and poor is everywhere in Europe. Both in West and East. Wild capitalism with no regard for merits. Just urge for money

[@dibble2005]

Agreed . Its called aggressive neoliberalism.

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

Many prisoners of the welfare state as well. Why work if you can get benefits and be better off? You will however stay in Molenbeek forever and so will your kids.

[@drakenkraken8455]

Two Belgiums - one is European, one belongs in African Union.

[@BLACKSTA361]

Morocco and Congo will take over Belgium and Bruxelles. Keep crying 😂😂

[@Byley-e7h]

@@Lorenzo-wh4wcIt’s true so what’s racist about that you 🤡

[@sidious36]

@@BLACKSTA361 not where it matters 😂😂😂

[@JelloShots-wg6tz]

All of Europe has been reverse colonized. Sounds like justice.

[@xxvxxv5588]

​@@chishiochishio8031 They may be born in the EU but their hearts and souls are more connected to other lands and countries.

[@vishalgupta7522]

I visited brussels recently i could find 90 Percent foreigner mostly arabs and then native population they may be also mixed sad state of Belgium who was once a very good country when i visited several years before with my faimily

[@taq85]

Molenbeek is so lively and multicultural that's it's a real EXPLOSION.

[@aiai-j7i]

Multi-culturalism, lol!!! Mono-culture, that is...look at all the covered women.

[@mrg4388]

It's all you see because it's all you want to see.

[@SeeLasSee]

DW titled this video Poorly.

[@Hoppenoffer]

These news articles about poverty are missing the commentary of the rich who are causing the poverty.

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

The rich (meaning the Flemish )are paying their welfare benefits. Nowhere in Europe you will find so many people on welfare as in Brussels and Wallonia.

[@harrycallahan6623]

Same as Johannesburg. The ANC guys live in homes with corrugated iron roofs. A City in a Failed State with massive crime and corruption.

[@immaterialimmaterial5195]

Rich or poor, Brussels is a dump, a lost cause, somewhere to avoid. It's been that way for decades.

[@mrg4388]

Nah it's a great city to live in. I have lived all over the place in the world and I chose to stay in Brussels. You just like to see only what bothers you, it's your negativity speaking.

[@immaterialimmaterial5195]

@@mrg4388 yeah, man

[@victusraiton]

@@immaterialimmaterial5195agreed but not like you think not all Brussels cities are bad , there are only Tree dump cities Ik since I was there , Molenbeek and Etterbeek and Schaerbeek avoid them , live their at your own risk, the other parts of Brussels are genuinely fascinating to visit except those 3

[@NataliaBazj]

Emigrate from Brussels to New York!

[@merlinjoy1776]

I am a Student. Through this Video I can learn English

[@barriewatson]

You probably mean between the Belgians and the others , Belgium is a reason not to embrace multiculturalism and Britain is going down the same road.

[@dibble2005]

Its not the individual. Its the system that creates these conditions. Its structural injustice not the individual. We have these abusive employment programs in Ireland too and all they do is exploit people and leave as they found them.

[@schlammkanister2654]

If only there would be a way to focus on education and search for jobs outside the 100m radius of your home base...

[@Maruwasa]

I find it surprising that so many don't finish school - that's incredible!

[@mgithaiga1]

My sister has been to Belgium

[@edwinhuang803]

Why the families didn't let their children finish high school? DW News should ask questions about the girl's mom why did that happen to her daugher and what does she view parents' responsibilities.

[@CoffeenSpice]

Exactly! How is it that some children are "forced" to be the best version of themselves while others are "let" to do whatever they want without consequences.

[@duncan.o-vic]

again blaming the poor for being poor

[@hst2476]

No,blaming the rich for overestimating their integration capabilities. Look at the Asian communities here in California, educated and clean.

[@duncan.o-vic]

@@hst2476 what are you even talking about?

[@Julle399]

Poor for a reason.

[@duncan.o-vic]

@@Julle399 and the reason is so that the rich can get richer.

[@personalemail9329]

​@@duncan.o-vic plenty of opportunities out there for jobs, you online keyboard warriors maybe should for once stop crying and go outside and stop deluding yourself that you can live on government handouts.

[@davidjackson4181]

A wonderful programme - wishing Hinder and Hyat every success 👏

[@nathancortes3722]

The problem is the beer. Belgians will never beat the Bavarian breweries.

[@Synathidy]

Monks brew tons of beer in Belgium. And you can't stop monks. Who can tell a monk to stop brewing beer in their monasteries? No one. No one would even want to. And that's why they've been able to keep brewing Belgian beer for centuries.

[@severusrogue259]

Agree to disagree haha. Belgian beers rocks 🇧🇪❤️

[@nathancortes3722]

@@severusrogue259 I can respect that, and agreed

[@Metonymy1979]

Most people just need the opportunity and will succeed.

[@duncansmith7562]

nonsense. the same opportunities are present to Asian immigrants and to North African immigrants that come to Europe. One of those groups seizes the opportunities Europe offers with open arms and dedication to succeed. The other doesn't and moans endlessly about racism, poverty and being disadvantaged.

[@Someoneorother123]

​@@chishiochishio8031"science and data". Appealing to authoritative disciplines and buzzwords does little to make your case. The fact is that Asian and Indian immigrants in west Europe, Oceania and north America Ara all more successful by all metrics than the majority of their native populations. Africans and parts of the middle east can be there for generations and still be hopeless.

[@Someoneorother123]

@@chishiochishio8031 I think a lot of what you say has merit. I agree mostly. I was just stating this thinking that in context of the video you meant that it's a racial thing. But yeah you're right that there is still a significant class rift which pushes a lot of people to the point of desperation.

[@dan7582]

And she also want to be a civil worker haha In Brussels everyone works for the government, don't know how that is sustainable, that is the reason for the crazy high taxes..

[@mrg4388]

Yeah as opposed to countries with very limited government support and investment, where everything is awesome. Wait, how come the golden years of the Western world were the 3 decades after world war 2, during the welfare state era ? How come things started going downhill in the 80s when Western governments started privatizing large portions of their infrastructure and services and introduced austerity policies ? Hm...

[@dan7582]

@@mrg4388 Yes a huge State and high taxes is a lot better. That is why the US is always behind EU. Wait a second, the US is miles ahead of EU, I wonder why..

[@maxs5685]

What do you expect? In order to score good job you need education and the only fault for that is the person who does not want to graduate.

[@themanwnoname3454]

Education has a vital roll to play. I wouldn’t teach in the USA for all the money in the world. I’d teach in Europe for free 🥂♥️

[@edmerc92]

Lol, the spelling mistake...

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[@TheHandThatBites]

The way the world is going. The haves and have nots.

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[@Traveljetsetter954]

Same as in united states but worse

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[@CoffeenSpice]

Hinder wants to "make it big"? But wants to be a social worker? Darling you need to choose one 😂

[@CoffeenSpice]

@@Cocoisagordonsetter I understand I just wanted to say that social workers don't make that much money so she would need to choose which one she wanted more...

[@Driziationz1]

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[@Alex-pr6zv]

Success is borne out of wherewithawal and desire. You have create your own opportunities. The rest is just bs and excuses.

[@manatee2500]

They could learn Dutch instead of only speaking French.

[@gigachadsitler]

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[@prajwalkannadiga8737]

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[@dirmanbw336]

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[@gigachadsitler]

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[@prajwalkannadiga8737]

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[@civilization57]

Easy. Get a skilled job. Get a husband. Combine your incomes, live with thrift, and buy a house!

[@willberry6434]

Way too many immigrants

[@ARYAN-jn4dk]

Why germans not giving them jobs

[@zbynekII]

They don't want jobs, working is bellow them, yet they want money.

[@filippo.diberardino2863]

@@zbynekII is welfare very strong in Belgium? that's why taxes are very high right?

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