why doesn't anyone like haiti?

Question

i went ther and just got back and it was so beautiful. Everyone has such a distorted view of it even though they've never been. I mean under the carribean i don't see Haiti but I see the Dominican Republic, and if you take a carribean cruise, when it gets to Haiti, they don't say Haiti(Labadee), they say "Hispaniola", which no longer even exists. When you hear news about Haiti, you hear it's dangerous and blah blah blah. Everywhere has at least one spot that dangerous. In Haiti there's just one small town that's dangerous. That's it. One spot. I had the best vacation of my life in Haiti, but why does everyone hate the country and its people?

I AM 100% HAITIAN AND I KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY EVERYONE HATE MY COUNRTY AND MY PEOPLE.

Answer 1

I think the Haitian community is to blame. Where in this world will you ever see people destroying their own race stealing from their brothers and sisters. Only in Africa and Haiti. To be appreciated in this world you first have to be appreciated of who you are. To be respected by others you must first respect yourself. What countries you ever hear destroying their own intuitions such as schools, public places and stealing your country's fund? Haitians have to take the first steps of getting the country popular through positive action not negative action negative action will not taking them anywhere such as of what is going on now is only destroying the country reputation. This was once the richest country in the Caribbean. The first black nations and second independent country in the Americas.This is a country that was once send professor to US when US had a teacher shortage. Haitians need to look back and remember who there are and retake their title. That is when other will like Haiti and will travel. This is from a Haitian girl with no bias, but just would love Haiti to regain his name "La Pelle des Antilles."

Answer 2

Obviously, you are the typical American who goes to a foreign country for a few days or less, then is an expert on an entire country.

I lived in Haiti for 2 years and I was told to get out because it was becoming too dangerous for me to stay.. it is no safer there now and, in fact, it's much more dangerous now than it was then.

Haiti is a beautiful Island... but it would be a lot prettier if the Haitians hadn't stripped the land of it's trees to make charbon and the denuded hills lost all their top soil.

Haitians are their own worst enemy. This will never change because they are on a downward spiral that can only end with the entire destruction of the country.

Hispanola is the name of the entire ISLAND... and included both Haiti and the DR

AND... after 2 years there... I can speak Haitian Creole, so I can actually talk to the people on the street and not just the Matre'd Hotel or the purser on the cruise ship.

Answer 3

Haiti, is different. .It's only intellectuals, that appreciate Hait.
Yes, it's a little dangerous now, especially the Capital, because of kidnappings, but Haiti, has ART, HISTORY and Vodoun.
Vivre La diference


Port-au-Prince
The capital is a bustling city with a population of almost 1 million. Places to visit include the busy Iron Market, the two cathedrals, the Museum of Haitian Art, the Statue of the Unknown Slave, the Gingerbread Houses and the Defly Mansion. The hillside suburb of Pétionville offers a calmer respite and some of the city’s best dining, gallery-hopping and nightlife. For views over Port-au-Prince and the Gulf of Gonâve, visitors should head for the suburb of Boutillier, high in the mountains.

Cap-Haïtien and the North coast
On Christmas Eve
1492, Columbus ran aground on the north coast of Hispaniola near the present-day site of Cap-Haïtien. The wreck of the Santa Maria lies nearby. Today, communications in the region are more convenient, and Cap-Haïtien is only 40 minutes by plane from the capital. Nestling at the foot of lush green mountains and surrounded by several fine beaches, the town has a more laid-back air than the capital and features many fine Spanish-style buildings. Haiti’s beautiful Citadelle, built by Henri Christophe after the French were overthrown, is not to be missed – a remarkable fortress in the mountains, 40km (25 miles) south of Cap-Haïtien, and the nearby ruins of Sans Souci Palace. A half-hour drive leads to the village of Milot, gateway to the Citadelle and site of the palace ruins. Versailles was the model for Sans Souci, and the ruins still suggest a link.

Jacmel and the South coast
Since the completion of the well-marked road over the mountains, the drive to Jacmel is a pleasant two hours or less through spectacular scenery. Jacmel itself is an elegant town of Victorian stuccoed palaces adorned with filigree balconies. It is an important center for voodoo and there are several interesting temples to visit. Artists come from all over Europe, America and the Caribbean to work in Jacmel, providing a lively Arts scene that is further enhanced at Carnival time, when dancers in papier maché costumes parade the streets and a host of street theater performances take place. There are several beaches in this region. High in the mountains, south of the capital, is the town of Kenscoff, much favored by Haitians as a summer resort. Parc Macaya is perhaps Haiti’s most famous national park, offering the visitor trails through spectacular mountain scenery covered in lush rainforest. 12 km outside Jacmel lie the Bassins Bleus, a series of three pools joined by waterfalls; the best way to reach the pools is on horseback from Jacmel.

Answer 4

I have also been to Haiti. I loved the people, they are friendly and welcoming. There are parts that are absolutely beautiful. And there are parts that are devastated. There is much work to be done, hopefully the new government can bring about some changes, stability, and employment. I would love to go back some day.

Answer 5

Historically, people don't like Haiti because it's the first place where they tried to get free from colonial dominion. After they succeeded in their revolution, the other governments decided to do to Haiti what the U.S. is doing to Cuba and set it as an off-limits area. It was then given a bad reputation, saying that their people were all witches and vodoo practicionares, and stopped all trade with it. The hatians, mostly uneducated and with no real leadership after the revolution, became what it is today: a nice place with two social classes: the rich and the poor. Still, they're just people, and most people who say "I hate Haiti" are either people who have not gone or people who go and are pre-determined to not like it.

Answer 6

Cause that's what people what others to think. But really Haiti is very beautiful country with really nice people.

Answer 7

I love Haiti and the people its the government that I don't like or trust and it them that is spoiling the beauty of the island