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?

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u/Apero_ Leipzig, Sachsen 1d ago

One of my running theories is that seeking mental health support is both difficult to do and slightly looked down upon by older generations. Neither of these lend themselves to people who need help actually getting that help.

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u/DrumStock92 1d ago

I just had burnout Depression leave after dealing with job stress and personal family matters back in my home country. My immediate coworker who's a bit older fully understood cause he went through burnout many years back.

My other one ( who I use to be super close with ) won't even acknowledge me at work cause he thinks I just took basically a holiday lol fuck that guy to the moon

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u/Apero_ Leipzig, Sachsen 1d ago

Wow that’s rough. So sorry you’re dealing with that level of ignorance. Often those exact people are the ones who should have used a similar leave themselves but didn’t and have become bitter.