Although borders within Europe have been opened up, each country and region has its very own culture and traditions. To a newcomer, these habits may seem strange, amusing or even annoying. It is possible that different backgrounds clash when they meet each other.
Turid from the Netherlands fell in love with Moussé from Senegal when she was staying in Senegal. She went back, but realized that Moussé was the one: ‘I called him and said: 'I am coming to Senegal next month and I want to marry you.' He replied: 'Can I call you back tomorrow?’
‘What is happening, are they trying to kill me with tomatoes?’ Baba from Ghana is not sure what’s going on in Buñol, Spain. One of the biggest food figts in the world takes place in this small city: every August, people throw about 150.000 kilos of tomatoes at each other during one hour, turning the small town into a sea of tomato juice.
‘I beat my chest I made it in Europe, so if I did you can do it too, let’s go!’ In his track ‘Surprising Europe’ K-Nel tells how he feels about surviving in Europe. We asked African artists to express their feelings about living in Europe in a song. What is their message?
