Greetings from Haiti Part 1 - Port-au-Prince

[adoriblegirl]

my bestfriend who I met in Kentucky is from & lived in Port au prince ,

the earthquake killed me , because he had family and friends who still lived there..

[TheJennie2011]

nice se vraiment jolie ce que vous fetes

[mcobinad]

Am a Nigerian born in France but i live in the UK. My parents are from the Igbo tribe in Nigeria. They told me that alot of Igbo's were deported to Haiti during slavery. They always pray for their brothers in Haiti. During the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the Igbo community here in the UK made contributions for their Haitian brothers. I love Haiti so much. In France, Haitians are not arrogant like people from Guadeloupe & Martinique. We love Haiti Kompa music, Carimi & Sweet Mickey. Nice people!

[EsClayWilson]

Worst country in the western hemisphere, founded by blacks over 200 years ago.

[srdarline1]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOOD TO WACH HAITI AFTER A LONG TIME I LEFT THERE.

[GmanZouk]

@srdarline1 I am Haitian. It has been 8 months since the earthquake. People around the world sent money for Haiti. We have 8 million unemployed people. Those people could have helped cleaning the debris. It is a crime and a shame. I am not talking about reconstruction. I am talking about cleaning. Is it the Haitian government or the World Bank who does not want to release the funds? Someone, please explain.

[Angrygumballl]

4.35 not for long, it will be more like .25 in 10 years.

[HaitiXchange]

@Angrygumballl You think? Will oil be found underneath Haiti? And if so, will Haitians benefit?

[Angrygumballl]

@HaitiXchange There is and always has been oil in Haiti. It'll come down to who will contol the oil. There maybe alot of blood and there may not. We'll see.

[LABERDUDOLE101]

jealous its ok if you dont like Haiti why are you watching the video i dont know what Haiti did to you or all those people who said they dont like haiti for no reason lol but its life

[SUZUKIGSXR100047]

LABERDUMBASSDOODLE@ jealous? are you that dumb ? not one person on this page is jealous of haiti.. dam your stupid..

fuck haiti dont donate anything to these usless animals

[LABERDUDOLE101]

then stop talking all this trash ass hole and lol everyone already donated to late know for you to start cursing people out and why i said jealous is because the way people are calling them animals for no reason at all its funny how people hate Haitians for no reason but hatians dont care about them so funny hahaha ass holes these days get a life

[Ayisiens]

@SUZUKIGSXR100047 aaww your bitch left you for a Haitian cuz she wanted something BIG to handle her ;).haha i know its not your fault. xD

[GmanZouk]

@SUZUKIGSXR100047 Calling us Haitians animals. Very nice. Thank God there is a God who will judge everyone soon including you my friend.

[SUZUKIGSXR100047]

YOUR DUMB

[LABERDUDOLE101]

was that suppose to hurt me wow you must be in kindergarten.

[redbulljustice99]

fuck that

[papsou]

Delmas 33 koté'm téyé bel bagay!

[papsou]

thanks haitiXchange for the video. it really show what the laid back attitude you get when you chill in haiti . I went there and spent also 3 days in Dr for the holidays and had a blast. port-au-prince and gonaives was sick. I don't listen to people who dont travel to the country and talk about it like they know things but you realised that they just say what they medias teach them!

[HaitiXchange]

EARTHQUAKE UPDATE:

Many of the buildings you see in this video are no longer standing. HaitianCreation and his son Junior) are fine 0:34 . Unfortunately Naika, the girl sitting in the back of the car when we were drinking the Haitian icees 2:16 was crushed in her home during the quake.

You can watch an interview I did with HaitianCreation here by searching for "Haiti Earthquake Interview"

[ladydipset88]

Wow that is so sad...

[kathaiti]

Oh, look at how beautiful Haiti was....now its in crumbles...

[2blakandbold]

People don't realize the totality of this!It could happen anywhere!Whose to say how safe "One" would be!I grew up with Haitians and I must say "they are a strong people!I have seen first hand.This is so over whelming. Although, I dis agree with the palace and a few other things that are cultural to Haiti. I believe God still loves the Haitian people.

[Kittycathaiti]

(Fawk2099) if you keep talking like that u shouldn't let Haiti help U.S.A fight in the first place fat ass

[Fawk2099]

lol how the fuck am i a fatass? Im a personal trainer I have a degree in physical therapy so YES im educated and fuck you and haiti

[HaitiXchange]

EARTHQUAKE UPDATE:

Many of the buildings you see in this video are no longer standing. HaitianCreation and his son Junior) are fine 0:34 . Unfortunately Naika, the girl sitting in the back of the car when we were drinking the Haitian icees 2:16 was crushed in her home during the quake.

You can watch an interview I did with HaitianCreation here by searching for "Haiti Earthquake Interview"

[panchitoturbo]

I sincerely hope that the quake is the beginning of a better time for Haiti. People, your country is in ruins. Germany, Japan,... where in ruins 60 years ago and are now prosperous countries! This is your opportunity Haiti !!! Go for it! Good luck!

[kathaiti]

Thank you for your words of kindness. Haiti has NEVER experienced this kind of disaster, but think u for giving me hope for a better future for my country

[Fawk2099]

haha they wont prosper.. they've gotten plenty of help and money from us and other countries and they're still a shithole just like africa.

[hthegreat78]

Shows how uneducated and ignorant you are. For 150 years Haiti paid France what is equal to 8 billion dollars in today's money for their freedom. Meaning they paid to end slavery for every person. So no wonder they are poor. Get education before you start talking senseless bullshit. Also Nigeria is building a city from land rec. Eko Island. Look it up. Accra Ghana is the third strongest economy behind S. Africa, and Nigeria.

[hthegreat78]

Educate yourself so you don't breed more ignorance and pathetic waste of life such as yourself.

[Fawk2099]

lol how the fuck am i a waste of life? Im a personal trainer I have a degree in physical therapy so YES im educated and fuck you and haiti

[000cacarr]

You write like a 12 year old.

[Fawk2099]

Because I cuss? Heaven forbid I type a cussword on a website. Fuck you?

[md991free]

I wonder where you want to school Fawk2099. As a personal trainer, you should have learned compassion, humility and a sense of history.

Be hold, your words will follow you for the rest of your life.

[obstaclewon]

may our brothers and sisters rest in peace

[dollurdollur]

god bless haiti

[motorkilli]

May god be with you haitti.loves and prayers from turkey

[findtruth247]

thanks for this video alot of people can see how Haiti looked before the earthquake

[Universaloneness1]

@findtruth247 Haiti still looks good. Only the city was affected

[jsamc]

it was a very nice structure

[eicebleu]

How much of this stuff is still standing?

[PerlitaHabanera]

This is interesting !!. What is weird is that even in africa you see white people, and I didn't see one white there.

[murdaAftaMidnight]

@PerlitaHabanera not only are there many whites. there are many Americans and mixed Haitians. ur on YouTube, look around.

[PerlitaHabanera]

yeah, did I was watching other videos right after I saw this one, and I did see some.

[juanlmesl]

hey im curios about that boy at first did you ask him to say hi! in creole and he did not understand or wat!

[HaitiXchange]

I asked him to say hello to the people who would be watching the video on the HaitiXchange webs site. He understood me fine, but was just playing "shy" since the camera was on. He's a very intelligent young fellow.

[juanlmesl]

hi did you know that music yo have on the background sounds alot like a music call gaga in dominican republic you should check that out! to see if is the same

[HaitiXchange]

The music is called Ra Ra and originates from Haiti. The genre was imported to the Dominican Republic and is now an integral part of the Afro-Dominican music scene, where it is known colloquially as Gaga.

For more info, search for a video called "RARA PANOU EAST ORANGE NJ SOCCER GAME Sunday Oct. 11th 2009"

[kalimbaGARCIA1234]

haitians are more african then they want to think, which should be something to be proud of , not like many of your neighbors..DR!

[juanlmesl]

shut up its not true wat you say about dr

[Olav1983]

I loooooove the music!!!!!!! Please tell me the song and name of the singer!!! Going to Haiti in a few weeks!! Cant wait!!!!!

[klyde122]

cool port au prince or abricot?

[gilgabe]

I really like the video, it's really simple and true without the negativity that tends to associate when showing Haiti. It shows the country for what it is and what it has to offer which are pure laid back adventures without the disney airbrush that is associated with most Cariibean Islands not to say that Haiti doesn't need some good airbrushes but not with the expenses of loosing its authenticity.

[HaitiXchange]

Gilgabe, I'm glad that you enjoy the video. I travel to Haiti often, and for me this is an average trip without all the danger and drama that people think accompanies trips to Haiti.

I've received many comments regarding how comfortable I look. I guess many people expected me to to have a frightened look and be running from corner to corner. I'm always comfortable in Haiti.

[kathaiti]

They need to burn down that HIDEOUS Bicentennial monument...it just ruins the appeal of Shanmas

[SOUNA2010]

i miss home... mwen sonje lakay...

[fapplejuice]

Yeah.. I agree withh GWOZ0Z0.. Love the narration.. love the feel of this video.. I never been to haiti but this video makes it so appealing.. Please make this a regular feature of HaitiXchange...

[HaitiXchange]

Thanks. The response for these videos have been overwhelming. People seem to like the informal, exploratory nature of simple every-day place and life. We're going to ty to bring you more of this type of video in an effort to dimystify Haiti and make it less intimidating.

[MichG60]

Oh My God I feel HORRIBLE! I haven't been to The Iron Market since 1984 or 85 and I've lived in Haiti all my life till 1995 and plan on moving back before the year is over. I have to take a trip there....

[PainMamba]

Oh, how i miss back home

[clnmike]

Great vid.

[GWOZ0Z0]

Great shots and even better narating. Thanks for sharing

[lovecarlaa18]

I'm missing Haiti so bad!

LOL anyen ou pa gen pou'w fe` ki fe` w'ap mache filme menm mache...

[Allflavorgurl]

Nice!