GROWING UP BLACK IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 ft Valentina

[@seds94]

Im a white guy. Dont let the world be the judge of your value or beauty. Both of you are shining light on the world. God got you

[@follyrhymo9082]

Gonna be hard not to fall in love with Geneva with the so much love you beautiful ladies described it. I'm sure will be visiting from LA soon

[@GyasiLinje]

This is a great perspective I visited Geneva not too long ago and it’s a beautiful place!

[@NKKLive]

Gyasi Linje it truly is!

[@Amand4bee]

I’m doing Communication and it’s good to hear you guys talking about the availability of jobs that side! It would be a dream come true to get a job in Geneva

[@namastewellness]

Thank you for making this video ladies 😊I’ve always wanted to live in France... that's until I visited Switzerland. There's something that feels so right to me in Geneva. Maybe it's the swans? Lol. It’s definitely expensive (I live in L.A which is expensive city for US standards) but my ❤️ wants what it wants😍.

[@NKKLive]

Saimazing Life it’s a wonderful place to live

[@namastewellness]

@@NKKLive I'll be visiting Germany next summer and will take another trip to Geneva for sure. Deloitte, my dream company, is located there and the UN is also an option. There walking distance from each other so I take that as a very good sign TBD🙏🏾🧡😊

[@LaronandAngel]

We are definitely interested in taking a family trip out there one day. We will see! Thanks for the info

[@coolnassa1420]

I’m from Ethiopia,I was studying and work in Geneva before corona and I finished my study and now move to Canada as a skilled immigrant….

[@susanakinyindolo]

Beautiful girls.....

[@romandarius6041]

Go to Africa

[@a_surrendered_daughter]

I am so glad I saw this video. Currently applying for PhD in Geneva, and was looking for content from blacks. This was helpful. Hopefully, I get to meet you guys next year. 🤗

[@skytrotter6144]

tomi olominu hope you will succeed and that you’ll have some fun 😃

[@jameelahedwards8550]

You both seem lovely and it was great hearing your experiences :)

[@Spamsational]

I am a 30 year old white Australian man, why am I watching this? haha. You guys are fun to watch.

[@patriciaa593]

Girrrl, I just stumbled on your page trying to find more information about living in Geneva. You have a beautiful complexion.

[@109717muriel]

YAAYYYY 1st to comment!!1 love and enjoyed this!!!!1

[@nondumisogasser7155]

Where do you do your hair? I am currently moving there and would like to know...

[@miriamandtwins7747]

Gorgeous ladies, love your content ❤ love to hear all these stories, know that am not alone

[@franciscocevallos5084]

Switzerland-expensive lifestyle,banking secrecy,the Alps,high class people,special chocolates,wines

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

?

[@compteprivefr]

Cool video! And interesting to see what the experience was like in international school. I'm a black New Yorker but moved to Geneva when I was 5, moved back to New York when I was 14. This was in the 90's. I went to regular public schools (a lot of them). Kids were curious and I got some racist kids saying stupid things but generally it was great, I was automatically "cool" because I was black. I've returned to Geneva as an adult and I must say I was a bit shocked to see the slightly different attitudes. I would get asked where in Africa I'm from, and there was some slight hostility. Sad.

[@autumn_b905]

Do people generally get married at younger ages like in their 20s? Here, in NYC, people get married older, like up to their 30s and 40s.

[@shz972]

Thanks for your smiles, ladies...I'm in Switzerland since 14y now, but on the German side: quite different, but still a lovely place to be 👍🏾 Cheers from St Gall 😎

[@jainajuma8488]

My dear show me how I can get there to switzerland

[@zenzenyokunai]

Geneva is definitely completely different to the rest of the country. I am positive someone in Basel or Zurich or Lugano would have a completely different (and probably far worse if I'm being honest) experience. It's nice to know Geneva exists as an exception!

[@tantradossantos4501]

Thank goodness for la Romande !

[@superyarotv413]

You guys are looking great , nana our own gh queen

[@franciscocevallos5084]

BIG IN JAPAN may be difficult to achieve,but if you are BIG IN SWITZERLAND,they say is more difficult,but truly wonderful

[@Haiirrrr]

The Swiss love chocolate! LMAO

[@kimjanina]

i laughed out loud!! it‘s true though!! we love all the chocolate🥺😍

[@levisarice5307]

very sweet and informational....thanks for sharing ladies

[@nondumisogasser7155]

Where do you do your hair there?

[@stevemorse108]

Hello ladies thanks for your friendly video....I went to the International School in Geneva and am originally from New York...I have lived here for many years and although I am missing something (being white) it seems to me that Switzerland is one of the least racist countries on the European continent..one sees inter racial couple all over the place....I think that money is more of a criteria on which one can be judged...have you noticed that around Balexert and Avanchet seems to have a high proportion of black people and I wonder why....any ideas? I have also noticed that demographics of Geneva have changed a lot in recent years and one sees more black people from modest backgrounds...I suppose from north Africa but I am not sure.

[@deannepayne5670]

This video is great. Will have a long layover in Geneva!!!!

I went to CDL as well, and I am currently at the LSE (I have a YT channel too ^^)! Crazy ahah!

[@NKKLive]

Amélie Ducobu ayeeee 🎉😄

[@sumit7119]

Hi

[@StevoH1982]

I'm headed to Geneva on a work trip the week of Sept 13th. Any advice on night life or cool places to check out?

[@trevorcunningham8687]

This was interesting. I'm from The Bronx but I went to Ecolint! Dont ask! Lol

[@bizzybgful]

Any where you go in the world , talented very articulate in the representation of oneself this set the tone of a environment. Switzerland, I coming!

[@dikeleditlou2763]

Hi ladies... how about media and advertising industry , do they take English speakers?

[@ChikaW]

Hey, great video. I’ve been to Geneva once, I went skiing in Verbier. It was quite an experience and the people are really welcoming.Which companies are interested in hiring for Comms?

[@NKKLive]

Chika W Hey you can check out comms jobs here genevacom.org/careers/

[@tomt7079]

Chika W why can’t you stay in your own damn countries??????

[@ViewsOn05]

@@tomt7079 fuck off

[@skytrotter6144]

Tom T because we (open minded Swiss) are happy to have them here if you are not happy about that we’ll then tough !!! 😉

[@debsmaeva3455]

Love this ❤️❤️

[@autumn_b905]

What about religion? Are there more Christians or catholics?

[@adrien7343]

Germany, my sister and i were longtime the only Black kids in School, now there are 3 Other younger Black kids... Bad im the only in my year

[@MrClaudiuzz9]

Yes. Germany is not a Black Country. Why are you surprised???

[@sherryburton7644]

Thank you for sharing. I am smiling.

[@e.s.1114]

Any advice for an American trying to relocate to Geneva in regard to finding a job?

[@unodoscuatro_8138]

Maybe you should distinguish between ur experience and the one of lower class black people in Geneva or Switzerland...and there are obviously differences within the different areas...

[@debsmaeva3455]

Love this ❤️ smart ladies.

[@JuneJeffries]

I’m reading this in 2024. Interesting.

[@8Jud3]

Drinking age is 16?!...What about the driving age?

[@katjaw3562]

18

[@suhailshuaib8092]

I know, right.

[@tantradossantos4501]

Very nicely done. I am a fan ! ❤ #TCK

[@franciscocevallos5084]

I suggest you go to Southeast Asia and invest on real estate,Phillippines,Thailand,Myanmar,Vietnam

[@SHAUL-HAYIM-YIRAH-MAAMIN]

Hay que Linda. My favorite is the Lady on the right. Cutie...

[@2020-u8v]

You ladies got it going on. 😘 😘

[@maks2772]

Are you guys from Nigerian Parents?? No one spoke the Swidz language.

[@jeanportas7713]

I went to la chate to cdl and grande Boissière

[@West-moran]

Awesome love the info.

[@ninaa.m2623]

i went to CDL last year and it was great!!

[@annaciatachepchirchir6639]

Its my dream to study in shg Geneva you guys are cool love from kenya

[@TotallyAwwwesome]

Are there churches in Switzerland?

[@williamg.copway7486]

Geneva is Jean Calvin's city

[@Kanatshi]

Yes lol

[@skytrotter6144]

There are Anglican churches, Catholic Churches, Mormons as well and many different Protestant ones as it is where the reformed churches by Jean Calvin happened so you have some such as baptist as well etc...basically you got some choice ! But still wondering, did you doubt there would be any !? 😳

[@monaDJ139]

Omg how did u afford to go college in the us?

[@NKKLive]

Private funding and scholarships

[@skytrotter6144]

NKK LIVE Yep UNHCR and other international school are pretty helpful for that when you have a or both parents working there otherwise the US is a bit expensive when you have to finance it by yourself which is what I did back in the 90’s ! 😱😉

[@realtalktina]

Thank you for this video! I have a ticket to move to Geneva long story but I’m researching places to live how to rent an apartment and how does real estate work there this was the first video in my journey. I’m down with the swirl but good to know the Swiss love chocolate 🍫 I love my EDM and rachett music and Drake!!! anything you can share I’m open! Thank you Tina

[@healed2011]

Real Talk with Tina Have you moved? I am possibly relocating there.

[@skytrotter6144]

Hi Tina...I don’t know if you have moved to Switzerland but if you did I hope that you are enjoying it ! 😊😉 And yes I am Swiss and I love chocolate ! 😱

[@nubiandoll7]

Greetings from London 🇬🇧

[@ryangemellaro2856]

Greetings From Long Island,New York

[@kadijakallon2533]

One a million change to find my sister on a video 🤔

[@stop3094]

I am Swiss, speaking Swiss German, “High German” French, english and some Italian. I lived in Geneva for a while and loved it. But it seems, that, when ever I listen to people on the Internet talking about Switzerland, there is soooo much “different” about my country and sooo many things, that “should be different”, that I am asking myself, why are all these people coming and living in Switzerland????? WE are happy the way we live. The more I read about my country, the more I find, that mostly Americans seem the need to change Switzerland.

[@kevinikeonu3844]

what's their IG?

[@larrydenedo805]

Beautiful people...

[@lexphae1135]

Hi Nana! Thank you for the delightful upload - it was wonderful listening to your experiences in Geneva. I plan on working with an international school in Switzerland in coming up with effective ways of tackling racism (including prevention at primary sch level) in school. Since your experience at CDL was a positive one, I was wondering if you could share with me what you think CDL or ECOLINT did correctly in ensuring that you never felt marginalized? We will of course reach out to CDL and other schools directly but I feel it would be more beneficial to hear from someone like you. Hope this is not too much trouble. Stay blessed!:-)

[@Visionary_of_Love]

It is nice to see you and so many other foreigners felt nice and welcome in Switzerland and enjoying it so much, taking opportunities. I am am a Swiss, married with a Gambian and we live in Zürich. Me myselve don't have any issues with racism ofcourse. My husband works in two jobs and he says he doesen't feel racism. Black people are maybe more cathering together, but thats normal I think. Gambia was like that too. I was there several time.I love Gambia and the natives too much and still thinking of moving to Gambia with him later. NOW, whats happening NOW??: A hugh bunch of African Americans who want to suddenly move to Africa now, lets say, as "retourners to their homeland", are now vlogging around in KZbin and promoting Africa to their black community in America. BUT: AFRICA ONLY FOR BLACK PEOPLE, not even mixed... Commenters in their vloggs just name us whites collectively "evil devils, supressors, enemies" and else.... (Imagine opposite, whites doing that 😱) They are promoting only the worst about the west, about their suffering and getting sick "under the suppressor" as blacks in America and Europa, as they say. To tell the truth, what I read there and HOW they answer whites; I DIDEN'T personally experience a WORSE racism than that. They express their racism, hate snd toxic mindset openly and without shame in KZbin. They promote complete division of races and don't accept even mixed couples! , They want a Continent without any whites! Here we, white and black people promote unity and in Africa this kind of Diaspora (NOTthe natives!) promotes separation and division??? They want to build up hotels and communities only for blacks, buy only from blacks etc. and best for them, seeing no white there at all. If locals are defending whites, as they have white wifes, friends or tourist who helped them, they are called them sleeping, ignorants and "brainwashed" by whites. So, they drag even conflict between locals and african Americans. In plus some natives feel, those AA feel superiour to the natives, talking to them like that, not better than they want to promote, we whites are feeling superiour. I can understand that some AAs are traumatized by what they experience in Anerica. But please, NOT every black person is maltrated and suffering by whites in the West, as we would see in many exemples! (thats why I found this vlogg, looking for positive stuff, than only the negative.There is MUCH MORE positivity, but not everybody records it, specially not the happy ones! 😄). If we have racism here, we talk about it and white journslists publish in in TV! Our police doesent beat nobody without the other diden't start the fight! THIS racism really worries me a lot, because first it is disgusting snd backwards and secondly they are dragging a very negative attitude and mindset to those peaceful westafrican countries. They point out only the bad from whites to black people and slavery topics. Bad and violence happens between the black community in America AND Africa too. For me, I even don't want to compare such! I recognize this is a very dangerous trend. They don't want to tell and see the fact, that maaaany black people enjoy and BENEFIT from and in Europa aswell (in America I don't know, think yes??). If they want to come and just float their favourite african countries with hate and racism, practice their Panafricanism and chase all the whites out, guess what would be the theoretic, logic consequences??? Me, I LOVE DIVERSITY, as long everybody comes with respect, and Switzerland is one of the most human, tolerant, respectful countries, and Gambia is very respectful and friendly to everyone too. But as I discovered those disrespectful and ugly speaches of this sort of african Americsns moving to peaceful Gambia, Ghana etc., I would appreciate very much, if the diaspora and African American people who don't share and experienc their mindset could argument and speak up against THIS racism aswell. They will have to listen to you more, than to a whites, as they see us anyway ALL as their "evil enemy and suppresor" and the natives as "brainwashed". Sorry for mentioning, but this is very current and important aswel,, and if we speak about what concerns all the immigrants and foreigners here, where we are slready very OPEN, peasceful and tolerant, no violence etc, ...This concerns me too and we have to speak about this radical, racist movement (against whites) aswell. It affects me and one dsy maybe all of us!

[@healheartandmind]

Lovely.

[@x24_rs21]

The Eatery in the top floor of La Praille is amazing.

[@Haiirrrr]

OMG not the edm music lmao

[@cheerjax26]

Hello. Does Switzerland have an urban area kinda like Brixton in England ??! I’m coming in April of next yr and I want to knw where my people are 😂✊🏾

[@skytrotter6144]

cheerjax26 well communautarianism is not what we are preaching in Geneva or Switzerland although and it is unfortunate expats are staying with expats most of the time building their own communautarianism...but yes there are some nice and fun spots in Geneva you should come and find out although this April sounds compromised because of the corona virus ! 🤷🏼‍♂️😱 But hopefully soon over...😉

[@tshidimonatsi8754]

@Zenbun Katatakala wishing you lots of peace & light, you really need it!

[@skytrotter6144]

Zenbun Katatakala not happy with the consequences actions of our ancestors as we should have not gone there and ruin their continent first of all, they have as much legitimacy as you to be where they are. Also people having the same spirit as you will also go the same way as per finding where your own people are because as I said earlier expats, many travelers and people like you are mostly staying among yourselves and not blending with locals so do not criticizing what you would most likely do !!!

[@debsmaeva3455]

Zenbun Katatakala don’t be racist please ignorant bustard!

[@debsmaeva3455]

@cheerjax26 yes there do places like plain palais and carouge!! I think you will enjoy the places.

[@nathand.schwarzchild1513]

In the sea of vanilla 😂😂😂❤️

[@williamg.copway7486]

Congolese women has a good joke about dating in Switzerland: "with African men first it's hot, because they approach women easily , but than it becomes cold, with Swiss men it's the opposite, because they are shy but than...".Out of it you're a very cool young woman, but you should get out of this typical American autism about the "swirl" thing, I mean I had a black American girlfriend, and even I was "clear for landing" when we first met, I had to come through a kind of "chromatic autism" that I met many times in US as a "dirty white redskin". Maybe you could make a trip to the Narragansett reservation at Rhode Island and learn from them.

[@ambp245]

I went to International School in Geneva :* Miss those days!

[@mcc6904]

ambp245 I did too. I also worked at the UN. My parents still live in bordering France. Did you go to La Grande Boissière?

[@andrewsansong720]

nice video.how easy is it to move to geneva from london if you dont speak french or german but just speak english

[@NKKLive]

It is possible but I think it would benefit you greatly to have a basic level of French.

[@ebenadark2966]

Are you Nigerian

[@superyarotv413]

Nana are u married ?

[@abalamdepaimon6891]

Just gotta say, love your hair and that you keep it natural instead of the hairhats a lot of afro american women put on. Just be yourselves, you both look absolutely beautiful. Vanilla Swiss guy btw.

[@tonyonyia7357]

It is easier for u to get a good job because u grew up there Switzerland is home for u ,that was why u used ur network and got a job but for African immigrants is all sad stories,heard professionals doing cleaning jobs,there is a lot of racism in that country I'm surprised this ladies never mentioned it...........forget about the beautiful country,the high paying jobs, ur mental health matters ,if u are a black immigrant I do not think Switzerland is a sweet spot for u .Look elsewhere

[@tavehawkins7005]

Great video lovely ladies. When this old man makes it to Geneva I want the both of you as my tour guides. Ok?

[@HDStylezs]

Do you guys speak German?

[@skytrotter6144]

Infinity Stylez well unless it is an option in the school I doubt they do as it is a mandatory course given in Public school and they went to private international ones !

[@objekmaticom]

Sometime african ethnicity become europian just funny

[@MrClaudiuzz9]

Yeah. Haha

[@mohamedaboalkasem3522]

Sweet lovely

[@obindim3828]

24, wow I’m old asf

[@objekmaticom]

You move whit boats wkwkkw

[@cinefil620]

Being black is not the same as being an Arab in Geneva

[@couroos7541]

WHATS the difference ?

[@cinefil620]

@@couroos7541 what is it like being white in geneva

[@tantradossantos4501]

True.

[@elinamwinuka8912]

Tanzania in the building

[@mccarthy86]

Black this, white that, women this, men that. We’re all human, enough of this divisive talk.

[@you5692]

The thing is not everyone realizes that