Kinshasa: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Wary · 42Thin, mostly travel-vlog content with warnings about corruption, infrastructure and safety for solo travellers; the only lived-experience voices are a few Congolese commenters and one Tanzanian-Indian memory.
- hospitality
- friendly locals
- music and culture
- positive vibe of local people
- corruption
- safety for solo travellers
- poor infrastructure
- wealth gap
- historical scar of violence against foreigners
- Locals are welcoming, but travelling alone feels risky.
- Corruption and bureaucracy show up repeatedly in accounts.
- Infrastructure lags far behind, a frequent caveat.
- Commenters argue the Indian-Congolese tension video misrepresents daily life.
- Little reliable long-term remote-worker experience is available here.
Read from 3 videos, 30 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Why Congolese Hate Indians? | Kinshasa, Africa 🇨🇩
Wandering With Paint · 654K views · 2023
What viewers said
“One Congolese student was killed in India like 3 years ago and this incident left a scar in many people in Congo ( it was a like a mob attack)”
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“India me ladkiya darti lekin bhai ye bandi ki himmat next level hai ❤❤❤”
♥ 304 likes
“he was saying they face discrimination when they come to india... but for inidians there is no problem in congo... koi nafrat nahi bola isne...good man!”
♥ 6 likes
“May lord Ganesha protect and guide you on all of your journey”
♥ 5 likes
“Take care dear travelling alone not safe but Jonas very good man helping you”
♥ 7 likes
“@7:42 I think you misunderstood the guy Garima. I believe he was saying there’s no problem for you to roam about in Congo. He said he wanted to go to India but in India there’s problem for the Congolese. 😞”
♥ 22 likes
“This is some ground reality I have never heard.... Thanks Garima to let us know the facts as well along with vlogs and entertaining contents.”
♥ 20 likes
“Garima.. The bravest Girl I have seen in the internet.. Bandi mein ky dum hai. Very courageous💪💪 Take care yourself Garima. We love you and Solute”
♥ 8 likes
“Indians and africans are harmonious together at college institutions. Ive worked with indians they have a lot of wisdom due to their faith.”
♥ 3 likes
“As a person of indian descent, I grew up in local African neighborhood in Tanzania and I agree with what Jonas was saying. Most indians lived in affluent indian neighborhood at that time and they would be scared to come to our neighborhood ”
♥ 109 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.