Nigel Farage has repeatedly and consistently expressed dislike for Brussels across many years and contexts. In the interview itself, he states plainly: "I don't like going to Brussels, because it's a horrible, crime-ridden dump." This is not an isolated remark. In 2016, following the Brussels terrorist attacks, he described Brussels as being in a "state of lawlessness" and called it the "jihadi capital of Europe" (BBC News). In a 2013 Times travel interview, he described arriving from Brussels and made similar disparaging remarks. In 2024, returning to Brussels for the NatCon conference, he recounted being barred from restaurants, coffee bars, and pubs during his years as an MEP, and described the city's authorities as reminiscent of the "Soviet Union." His anti-Brussels sentiment is a well-documented and consistent thread throughout his public career as an MEP and afterwards. While the claim is subjective (it concerns a personal preference), the overwhelming body of Farage's own public statements, across more than a decade, consistently affirms that he does not like going to Brussels. There is no public evidence suggesting he ever enjoyed or looked forward to going there — quite the contrary, he contrasted Brussels unfavorably with Strasbourg in the same interview. Sources: BBC News, "Nigel Farage defends linking Brussels attacks and EU migration rules," https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-35879670; The Times, "The world according to Nigel Farage," https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/the-world-according-to-nigel-farage-q665g9bqdxh; GB News, "Nigel Farage: What happened in Brussels today was truly reminiscent of the old Soviet Union," https://www.gbnews.com/opinion/nigel-farage-brussels-natcon-police-soviet-union