I experienced racism in Beirut – Tobi

Tobi, the Big Brother Naija housemate who shared his Beirut experience with a Punch’s correspondent, disclosed that he experienced racism in Beirut.

The reality show star who went on Beirut tour with Play Network Africa and other professionals from different spheres, disclosed that he had no idea what Beirut was going to look like but liked the sound of it and it turned out to be an interesting experience.

Recounting how he experienced Racism in Beirut, Tobi said;

We spent about four days. We had our activities planned for the period we were there. There was a boat cruise, night clubbing, shopping and a few other activities for the period. Although it was short, it was very impactful and everyday was filled with activities. I stayed in a hotel. It had an ocean view. It also had an underground which is the road. You go through the road and come out at the beach front. That alone was pretty fascinating.

I was recognised by a few people. There were moments at the mall where people would stop me and say that they knew me from the Big Brother Nigeria Show. That was interesting because I didn’t know there were Nigerians in Beirut but it turns out that Nigerians are everywhere. Africans generally are everywhere.

There weren’t many black people, at least not too many that I saw. There were many Arabs and a diversity of other people. Something funny that happened was a semblance of racism; although I would rather not use that exact word. We had reserved a club prior to the trip and when we got there, they tried to separate us from the crowd for whatever the reason was. We left because it felt disrespectful. It was like they put us in a corner. Aside that, the people of Beirut are relaxed and cheerful.