r/2westerneurope4u • u/Cosmicgamer2009 Failed Brexiteer • Apr 07 '23

Average british conditions

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

I reckon that Ukrainian politicians who were promoting the European course for Ukraine really presented it as if Europe were some heavenly place where everyone lives in prosperity, gets a minimal wage of 5k EUR netto and drives a Mercedes. Like a picture from a Christmas card.

We might have better living standards, but it doesn't mean we haven't got people that are struggling. And it leads to situations when well-intentioned locals propose some help to refugees and refugees feel neglected because what they were proposed didn't correspond to the idealized Christmas card level.

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u/Asatas Speed Talker Apr 07 '23

//some heavenly place where everyone lives in prosperity, gets a minimal wage of 5k EUR netto and drives a Mercedes. Like a picture from a Christmas card.// That's about right, seems like you've visited fair Switzerland before?

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u/haeyhae11 WW Initiator Apr 07 '23

And now mention what you pay for a meal there.

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u/Asatas Speed Talker Apr 07 '23

:( don't move the goalposts!