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> Germany is a rich country of poor people I suspect something similar happens across the border in Switzerland. I visited the French part of it a couple of ti
by paganel 7y ago
> Germany is a rich country of poor people
I suspect something similar happens across the border in Switzerland. I visited the French part of it a couple of times about 3 years ago and I was surprised how crowded the second-hand clothes stores in downtown Lausanne were (and the fact that there were any SH stores in that area at all). Also, looking at the prices in there and unless there’s some hidden UBI system up and running of which I’m unaware of I can’t imagine how come a low-middle class Swiss family can afford to live there. I do understand that wages correlate somehow with the cost of living, but I imagine that if you happen to fall between the cracks (you’re unemployed or you have landed a bad-paying job) then things are not that easy.
- eunos 7y agoI consider being thrifty is a better explanation coupled with the Calvinist mentality which encourages being frugal.
- Spearchucker 7y agoMany in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (I'm sure other countries too, just no personal knowledge) buy more and more second hand clothing because of the envirnmental impact the fashion industy makes. I do the same. There's some quality stuff to be had, in amazaing condition.
- Bayart 7y agoI pretty much only buy second-hand now and it's got nothing to do with not being able to buy new. But for the price of some fast-fashion plastic crap you can get something made with actual quality fabric, by Europeans who get fair wages. As far as I'm aware the country with the biggest second-hand culture in clothing is Japan, and they're not nearly living in poverty.