This perspective on living in Panama as an African American/Foundational Black American expat is both powerful and inspiring! It’s amazing to see how culture, community, and new opportunities come together in such a vibrant country. Thank you for sharing your unique journey and shedding light on life abroad!
I remember on an extended trip I would be harassed by security until I responded to their questions. They froze in their spots. I suspect Black Panamanians aren't treated very well in certain places. I'm sure they can handle it. Foreigners will business bust our chops in the US. I would never do that to people in their own land. Spanish is the other slave language. But the longer I stayed there, the more I saw and knew I should leave. There's no place like home.
I was surprised how cooperative and understanding the police were in Panama City and at the ferry port in Tabago. I had a bottle of vodka and you couldn't bring glass bottles on the island. The police suggested I go purchase a bottle of water, drink it then transfer the vodka to the empty water bottle. I was dumbfounded, in New York the police would have confiscated that vodka then drink it later. I've been back yearly since 2017 and I'm seriously considering relocating there for a few years after I retire.
Been here since 2012. Love it! Panama has “stations”…regardless of your shade. Being brown I am often mistaken as Panamanian until I open my Southern Black mouth😂😂 Planning visits back to the US makes my head hurt.
@@seanin1990I agree with what you say. I applied and now have a Panamanian visa (having applied without ever visiting the country!). Presently, I still live in the U.K, because I have to look after my elderly parent, and if the good Lord decides to take my father to heaven, my intention to is then move to Panama for good
Is being black in the USA such a BIG deal? I'm a black man born in the UK (Caribbean descent) , now living in the Netherlands and it rarely comes into my head I'm black
Well half of my family now live in the USA - We're Jamaicans by heritage. I have never lived in the USA. My cousins and others tell me this about black America. Yes, they are grateful to 'native' US blacks for the struggles and pains they went through to better their lives and in doing so opening up a world of opportunity for say Caribbean blacks. BUT they also say black Americans seriously think the world owes them something and that everyone is against them. Perhaps, just perhaps black US people should look in the mirror and ask who exactly is the problem?
Dear FBA family, don't let anyone tell you to flee from a problem, you should always stay and fight the problem (just like our ancestors, they didn't flee) to make it better for future generations.
Another thing, getting the world particularly the U.S. to recognize us as "FBA" and not "African American " is paramount for generations to come besides, we can't recieve reparations unless we link the term "FBA" to our lineage.
@sonofgodNIV2600 This will not work. Other nations will not come to our rescue because of who we are (God-chosen people), and some of us keep thinking these nations will help us (Zephariah 2:1-3). 99% of our people disagree with this because they don't know who they are and therefore follow other nations to their destruction.
@ I understand what you are saying and agree at some points. But do you do you really think staying in the modern equivalent of Sodom and Gomorrah will solve any thing? If no one will help us then why is it such a big deal to leave the US? You contradict your own statement. What is so special about America so that everyone of us should stay there? I also didn’t mention nations helping us, I said we establish our own roots internationally, meaning we help ourselves.
Why is this "pro-black" video narrated by some random midwestern white dude?
I said the same thing.
Lame
It's the info that matters
@sunnymagneti We don't need this type of information coming from non African person.
@@sunnymagneti Some of us get diverted too easily from the bigger picture of things.
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Great presentation. Appreciate getting the real pros and cons specific to black people.
This perspective on living in Panama as an African American/Foundational Black American expat is both powerful and inspiring! It’s amazing to see how culture, community, and new opportunities come together in such a vibrant country. Thank you for sharing your unique journey and shedding light on life abroad!
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I remember on an extended trip I would be harassed by security until I responded to their questions. They froze in their spots. I suspect Black Panamanians aren't treated very well in certain places. I'm sure they can handle it. Foreigners will business bust our chops in the US. I would never do that to people in their own land. Spanish is the other slave language. But the longer I stayed there, the more I saw and knew I should leave. There's no place like home.
I was surprised how cooperative and understanding the police were in Panama City and at the ferry port in Tabago. I had a bottle of vodka and you couldn't bring glass bottles on the island. The police suggested I go purchase a bottle of water, drink it then transfer the vodka to the empty water bottle. I was dumbfounded, in New York the police would have confiscated that vodka then drink it later. I've been back yearly since 2017 and I'm seriously considering relocating there for a few years after I retire.
Been here since 2012. Love it! Panama has “stations”…regardless of your shade. Being brown I am often mistaken as Panamanian until I open my Southern Black mouth😂😂 Planning visits back to the US makes my head hurt.
@@seanin1990I agree with what you say. I applied and now have a Panamanian visa (having applied without ever visiting the country!). Presently, I still live in the U.K, because I have to look after my elderly parent, and if the good Lord decides to take my father to heaven, my intention to is then move to Panama for good
@1 :56 Dark skinned black girls with natural hair..Yes please!
Is being black in the USA such a BIG deal? I'm a black man born in the UK (Caribbean descent) , now living in the Netherlands and it rarely comes into my head I'm black
Live in the US…then write a comment.
Well half of my family now live in the USA - We're Jamaicans by heritage. I have never lived in the USA. My cousins and others tell me this about black America. Yes, they are grateful to 'native' US blacks for the struggles and pains they went through to better their lives and in doing so opening up a world of opportunity for say Caribbean blacks. BUT they also say black Americans seriously think the world owes them something and that everyone is against them. Perhaps, just perhaps black US people should look in the mirror and ask who exactly is the problem?
Dear FBA family, don't let anyone tell you to flee from a problem, you should always stay and fight the problem (just like our ancestors, they didn't flee) to make it better for future generations.
Another thing, getting the world particularly the U.S. to recognize us as "FBA" and not "African American " is paramount for generations to come besides, we can't recieve reparations unless we link the term "FBA" to our lineage.
Great migration north and to Liberia says differently.
Some problems can be fixed by finding new solutions somewhere else. Building infrastructure internationally is not a con at all.
@sonofgodNIV2600 This will not work. Other nations will not come to our rescue because of who we are (God-chosen people), and some of us keep thinking these nations will help us (Zephariah 2:1-3). 99% of our people disagree with this because they don't know who they are and therefore follow other nations to their destruction.
@ I understand what you are saying and agree at some points. But do you do you really think staying in the modern equivalent of Sodom and Gomorrah will solve any thing? If no one will help us then why is it such a big deal to leave the US? You contradict your own statement. What is so special about America so that everyone of us should stay there? I also didn’t mention nations helping us, I said we establish our own roots internationally, meaning we help ourselves.