r/europe 2d ago

Picture Every country stressing about homeless people, meanwhile Poland with double side benches:

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u/JimMaToo Germany 2d ago

In Germany homeless people are majority Eastern European, often polish

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u/Roodditor The Netherlands 2d ago

Same here in NL.

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u/sakiwebo 2d ago

There's this Polish homeless dude that always sells newspapers at the entrance of my supermarket. He's always nice and polite to me and my son, so I asked him if he wanted anything while I was in the supermarket. His eyes lit up, and he asked for a half liter can of beer.

For months, everyday I went to the supermarket and saw him, I checked with him if he wanted the same order, and he'd just nod.

After a few months, he approaches me himself, and tells me "You're very nice. But I'm an alcoholic, and you're making it very hard for me to stop".