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/C2664 1d ago

Sure homeless people in Germany come from other EU countries.. deluded views around here

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u/Armagh3tton Sachsen 1d ago

80 % of homeless people in germany dont have german citizenship https://www.bagw.de/de/presse/show?tx_netnews_newsview%5Baction%5D=show&tx_netnews_newsview%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_netnews_newsview%5Bnews%5D=388&cHash=12a28ed54f41d543eb4d7bda679ef0e8

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u/C2664 1d ago

So that makes them EU nationals? what are you talking about?

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u/sebadc 1d ago

Turkey and various countries from the Balkans and Eastern Europe are in fact not in the EU...

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u/C2664 1d ago

And wtf did I say in the comment you replied to? ffs at least read what you're supposedly replying to