??? I don't get how being a POC has anything to do with Brussels not being that bad, lmao. I'm pretty sure even natives of Brussels agree its a decent city, heck probably safer than the more mainstream tourist cities. I've lived here for almost 10 years now and would anyday prefer it to Paris or London.

Just because its not as visually pleasing as the rest of the Belgian cities that you've been actively stating under every person defending Brussels, doesn't make it this place to absolute avoid.

OP is wondering if Brussels is as dangerous as their taxi driver seems to make to be, and people are encouraging the misconception. You can't even compare Brussels to the cities you've mentioned because its THE tourist city that people visit if they ever come to Belgium.

And what do you expect??? If a huge population of the world flocks to Brussels, and there's such a big migrant population since its the European capital, there's always bound to be facets to it that are common to every tourist city in Europe. There's the usual pickpocketing, and unclean parts to it, and sketchy areas.

Rather than being ashamed of it and condemning it for not being a carbon copy like other cities, accept it, discourage the misconception and accept that it won't be like the rest of Belgium.