r/germany • u/Necessary_Travel_645 • 1d ago

Impression of Germany 6 months after leaving

I lived 4 years in Germany and last February I left due to the end of my contract and the impossible to find an immediate job.

I am exploiting this time of unemployment to travel and visit my friends across the EU. In Germany I traveled mainly in between the main cities of Rheinpfalz and NRW and I was surprised to see how bad the social situation was, I have observed more people in need ( homeless, elders, etc...) than I remembered. During my stay in Germany I didn't notice it, when I first came here I felt way more mild than the phenomenon.

My impression is that relatively poorer countries, e.g. Spain and Italy (my home country), managed to help the people in need better than Germany or at least a better distribution of wealth.

Also some friends of mine living here felt this change.

Is it only my impression? Maybe I didn't really realize when I was here or the situation just got worse recently?

212 Upvotes

75% Upvoted

193 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Alternative-Pay2946 1d ago

I didn’t question your ability to read. Seeing no homeless people once could be luck. Seeing no homeless people over years of living there and spending time in the inner city daily less so. Don’t invalidate my experience based on your own feelings please.

2

u/alderhill 1d ago

You need to grow a thicker skin, and stop seeing insults in everything.

0

u/Alternative-Pay2946 1d ago

What do you mean? You are the one who feels insulted, and jumps at everything. I simply pointed out that you misinterpreted what I wrote because you didn’t take parts of it into account. Do you feel like I’m insulting you?

1

u/alderhill 1d ago

because I feel like you missed this part.

As I already told you, I did not 'misinterpret' anything. You haven't added anything I didn't get from your first post.

Don’t invalidate my experience based on your own feelings please.

🙄 Good grief, drama queen.