r/europe 2d ago

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

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u/GovernmentBig2749 Croatian/Albanian/Jewish Pole from Macedonia living in Poland 2d ago

There are public shelters that offer food and a bed, people who choose to live outside are alcoholics, heavy ones.

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u/Lanky_Product4249 2d ago

Nah, those shelters usually have fights each night. Many bums don't want to go there because of that 

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u/JuiceHurtsBones 2d ago

Also a place is not guaranteed. There are not enough shelters for all homeless people.

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u/Fickle-Analysis-5145 Poland 2d ago

Never been homeless but I’d assume they’d let you in even if they don’t have any beds left. You’d just sleep on the floor