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Why are there so many Romanians and Bulgarians in Germany? Seems a weird choice to make. I mean, Germany's a lovely place, but why a mass exodus to there? "It's

Why are there so many Romanians and Bulgarians in Germany? Seems a weird choice to make. I mean, Germany's a lovely place, but why a mass exodus to there? "It's Tuesday, let's move to Germany."

mschuster91 13y ago
We're the first rich country when they move to the east (from a Romania/Bulgaria POV) - and Germany is the last of Europe to have a reputation for being financially stable, providing social/healthcare coverage and not being overly racist. France/Great Britain, in contrast, are not very favorable target countries: France has a strong nationalist/right-wing extremist political movement (Le Pen's Front National), and Great Britain, while rich, is not covered by Schengen agreement and excepted from a lot of EU regulations - so it's both difficult to get into, and stay in.
- amerika_blog 13y ago
  I didn't know this. Thanks for elaborating. I always enjoyed Germany, but I liked France too.
  - mschuster91 13y ago
    If you're interested in learning a bit more about this topic and want to learn about the lifes of those immigrants, read: 1) http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/arbeiterstrich-in-muenchen-scheissegal-ich-mache-alles-1.1487608 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/arbeiterstrich-in-muench... 2) http://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/aufstand-geschaeftsleute-gegen-arbeiter-strich-bahnhofsviertel-tz-3077856.html http://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/aufstand-geschaeftsleute-geg... 3) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeiterstrich http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeiterstrich 4) http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.im-hauptbahnhofviertel-arbeiterstrich-die-kreuzung-der-armut.0825ef04-2d33-45b3-b573-17103a9fe0c1.html http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.im-hauptbahnhofvi... 5) http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/tid-34337/armutszuwanderung-in-muenchen-der-arbeiterstrich-schaedigt-unser-geschaeft-doch-woher-kommen-diese-maenner-_aid_1140045.html http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/tid-34337/armutszuwanderun... These all deal with the situation in Munich, but it's the same in Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and other German cities.
_of 13y ago
The same in Stockholm, a lot of beggars from Eastern European countries (mostly Romania and Bulgaria I think).

Why are there so many Romanians and Bulgarians in Germany? Seems a weird choice to make. I mean, Germany's a lovely place, but why a mass exodus to there? "It's Tuesday, let's move to Germany."

mschuster91 13y ago

We're the first rich country when they move to the east (from a Romania/Bulgaria POV) - and Germany is the last of Europe to have a reputation for being financially stable, providing social/healthcare coverage and not being overly racist. France/Great Britain, in contrast, are not very favorable target countries: France has a strong nationalist/right-wing extremist political movement (Le Pen's Front National), and Great Britain, while rich, is not covered by Schengen agreement and excepted from a lot of EU regulations - so it's both difficult to get into, and stay in.

amerika_blog 13y ago
I didn't know this. Thanks for elaborating. I always enjoyed Germany, but I liked France too.
- mschuster91 13y ago
  If you're interested in learning a bit more about this topic and want to learn about the lifes of those immigrants, read: 1) http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/arbeiterstrich-in-muenchen-scheissegal-ich-mache-alles-1.1487608 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/arbeiterstrich-in-muench... 2) http://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/aufstand-geschaeftsleute-gegen-arbeiter-strich-bahnhofsviertel-tz-3077856.html http://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/aufstand-geschaeftsleute-geg... 3) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeiterstrich http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeiterstrich 4) http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.im-hauptbahnhofviertel-arbeiterstrich-die-kreuzung-der-armut.0825ef04-2d33-45b3-b573-17103a9fe0c1.html http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.im-hauptbahnhofvi... 5) http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/tid-34337/armutszuwanderung-in-muenchen-der-arbeiterstrich-schaedigt-unser-geschaeft-doch-woher-kommen-diese-maenner-_aid_1140045.html http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/tid-34337/armutszuwanderun... These all deal with the situation in Munich, but it's the same in Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and other German cities.

_of 13y ago

The same in Stockholm, a lot of beggars from Eastern European countries (mostly Romania and Bulgaria I think).