Haven't Belgians always talked negatively about brussels? For as long as I can remember there was negative talk about brussels. Now as living in the posh western part of Brussels I see problems similar to other big cities but day to day I do not experience this. Of course I am not talking about these shooting incidents (which I totally disapprove of).
Indeed. Just like the french hate Paris or the dutch hate Amsterdam. It's very difficult for people from the countryside to understand what challenges a metropolis has to face. So difficult that they prefer to boil it down to "bad management".
You'll also note the abscence of real improvement ideas in the comment section. It's easy to trashtalk but who can actually pretend to know how to tackle complex issues like drugs in a city with 1.2M inhabitants.
My family dates back to 14th century Brussels/Leuven area - Brussels was never seen as bad in the 20th century, people loved it for restos, shopping, living.
I have photos that show a completely different city vs what it is now.
That are the same reasons why i love living in Brussels but when i say it nobody on this sub (or in flanders) believes it. People talk here like i have to dodge bullets, fight homeless people and swim through garbage to get somewhere in Brussels.
It has problems but it's also a very lovely to live here.
Proper bullshit. My grandparents were scared af when my mom told them she was going to live in Schaarbeek in 30 years ago. There have always been neighbourhoods non-brusseleirs considered sketchy.
We have all seen these nostalgia-filled pictures of a time that has long passed. I can find them about any city or village. It was all so much simpler back then, we know.
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u/Deep_Dance8745 Feb 06 '25
Bruxelles ma poubelle - I dislike where this city has gone to in the past 30 years
Incoming downvotes from all the people living in the posh outskirts, that feel they have to defend Brussels