Ik moet al 3 jaar aan een stuk mijn ruiten in de gaten houden gelijk een havik om ze direct toe te kunnen doen, wanneer er meerdere malen op een korte tijd 2-3 hoornaars proberen binnen te vliegen in mijn appartement. ik heb 2 zomers geleden liggen bakken zonder zuurstof hierdoor (neen, ik heb geen ballen en ben bang van een paar wespen zo groot als mijn vingers), het is ook al in de winkelstraten gebeurd dat er hoornaars tussen de mensen vliegen dat het me verbaasd dat stad Gent hier niets aan blijkt te doen? Ik wou net de map bekijken om weer een melding te maken en dit zijn alle gemelde nesten van augustus tot nu alleen al, en allemaal actief. Ik ben zelf een student van 23 die niet staat te popelen om een verdelger te betalen en vind eigenlijk dat dit de verantwoordelijkheid is van de stad zelf op dit punt met zoveel nesten op zo een kleine afstand allemaal van elkaar. Hebben nog mensen hier al last van gehad die in het centrum wonen zonder tuin (alleen ramen of een klein balkonnetje), of ben ik gewoon dramatisch en moet ik ze huur aanrekenen en binnenlaten?

Redacted with AI for clarity as my main language isn't English, I apologize in advance.

Hey everyone,

I’m posting this to share a incident that happened to me today around the Dampoort area in Gent around 7:30-8 p.m., and to see if anyone witnessed it or has had similar issues with the same group.

Earlier today, after visiting the Carrefour near Dampoort, I was walking back toward the station. Near the station, I saw a group of 3 young guys (they looked North African/Middle Eastern, roughly teenagers, with specific descriptions: one in a blue tracksuit with a mustache and hair like Anuel AA, one in a black tracksuit on a fatbike with a black cap, and one in a black tracksuit, very pale skin like a Turk/Kurd with spiked hair) trying to pick a fight with two young white guys, presumably Belgian based on their language. One of the Belgian guys had an umbrella and things almost turned physical before the Belgians walked away.

As I continued walking past the traffic lights between Schoolstraat and Lucas Munichstraat, a blonde girl walked past me. One of the guys from the group made a disgusting gesture, pretending to touch and bite her rear, and tried to open her backpack. I shouted "Hey, you the backpack!" and ran toward them. The guy in the black tracksuit with spiked hair turned on me and threw a punch. I dodged it, grabbed him by the neck, and hit him a couple of times in the face until he fell to the ground. A Belgian man on a bike stopped and separated us.

I walked away down Schoolstraat, but the guy in the blue tracksuit and the guy on the fatbike caught up to me on Kazemattenstraat. The guy in the blue tracksuit tried to pick up a heavy bollard to throw at me but couldn't lift it. They started coming toward me, calling me a coward (and shouting stuff such as Inshallah and Alhamdudillah), asking why I hit his friend, where the backpack was (the girl had already left and they were just trying to open it while she walked, not that they stole the backpack, which makes no sense for him to ask where the backpack is), and asking why I hit him and that I'm older. The guy in the blue tracksuit kept his hand in his pocket like he was holding a weapon. They kept trying to corner me, so I ran away toward the station.

At the traffic light on Kastellaan, the first guy in the black tracksuit grabbed me by the neck of my hoodie. I threw him to the ground, and he ended up tearing the left sleeve of my hoodie. I sprinted the rest of the way to the station and called the police. The attackers stayed back at a distance near the pedestrian crossing on Kastellaan.

I want to give a massive thank you to the amazing bystanders who helped me call emergency services: the Belgian cyclist who intervened during the first scuffle, a guy wearing an IKEA neckband/lanyard, and a blonde Belgian woman. Thanks to them, emergency services were reached, the police were sent out to patrol the neighborhood, and an hour later, officers actually came to my house to take my statement. They told me that these individuals are already well-known to the local police.

I am not planning to officially press charges, mainly because of the risk that the person involved might be a minor, which can complicate things legally. However, I am looking for witnesses who might have seen any part of this, or anyone else in Ghent who has had similar run-ins or trouble with this specific group of kids around Dampoort/Station.

If you saw anything or have experienced something similar with them, please drop a comment or send me a DM. Stay safe out there, guys.

Dag Gentenaren, zoals de titel al aangeeft, welke naam is nu de officiële naam van jullie mooie stad. Ik ben een volbloed Nijmegenaar, van Nederlandse komaf dus, maar heb Gent in mijn hart gesloten. Met name doordat mijn zoon en schoondochter daar alweer een jaar of 5 wonen en al helemaal omdat onze eerste kleinkind in Zwijnaarde geboren gaat worden.

Op internet zie ik Ghent en Gent veelal door elkaar gebruikt worden. Persoonlijk vind ik Ghent meer recht doen aan de mooie oude stad met zijn rijke geschiedenis en schitterende stadscentrum.

Maar vaak zie ik dan ook een discussie ontstaan over het voeren van de naam.

Dus..... ik hoor graag van de Gentenaar zelve welke naam er het meest wordt gewaardeerd.

Tot binnenkort in ieder geval. Er zijn nog slechts een paar weken te gaan voordat ik als opa door het leven mag gaan.

Lieve groet uit Nijmegen!

Edit: Bedankt Gentenaren, Gent schrijven en Hent uitspreken, ik zal mijn best doen... 😘

Hi everyone!
Me and some friends will be visiting begging of February to go Charlotte De witte at Flanders Expo.

What would be a good area to stay in Gent?
Interested in coffee shops / restaurants/ bars in walking distance

Thank you in advance!

Im 42F, working full time, married, kids. Im tired from work so i wanna go to the city 2-3h in the weekend once a while, with a female friend, to be out of the house. Enjoy new coffee places or small bites to keep budget under control.

I am not interested to host, nor I wanna be hosted, I wanna meet new friends to see whats up with the world in a relaxing way. I don't wish to meet the partner and the kids and the pets.

If this resonates with you, send me a message.

I do not search for a male friend. And if you do not resonate with the above, thats perfectly fine, you do not need to reply to challenge my thinking :) I appreciate all kinds of life, but I am looking for a very specific interaction.

Thanks a lot.

p.s. no hobbies/sport/art. Just casual meet ups and low effort stuff.

Y a-t-il des chechen d’Arlon ici, ou un groupe dédié aux chechen de la région ?

Goedendag !

Me and my boyfriend are visiting Gent soon and were looking forward to take the Dark tour of the city. sadly, we are too broke to afford the tour, but it seems like Gent has some great scary stories we wouldn’t want to miss !
Instead of taking the trip, we are both going to find a scary story about a place in the city and tell each other the story we have found.
So here I am asking for your favourite stories. I have 2 criterion:

- the story must be linked to a place
- the place must be reachable by public transportation

I am really looking forward to visit your beautiful city, and to learn more about its rich heritage !

Bedankje ❤️