German food banks under pressure | DW Documentary 

Very nice of them to volunteer their time and energy for such a good cause, especially at their age.

These pesioners rebuilt Germany and now are sill helping their people(and immigrants).They deserve alot more respect.

That young man with such an aggressive attitude towards a old woman in front of the cameras, there is just no shame or respect. Should have removed him from all the lists. this is charity, they have no obligation to help anyone especially aggressive and disrespectful people.

I visited Germany for just a two week vacation, and tried to learn as much German as possible. If a person is going to reside in a nation for any period of time, that person should make it a priority to learn the nation's language.

Make it a requirement to have documents and set elderly prior. Besides, for all asylum seekers, it should be required to work in those centers. Come on.

I think Germany needs to help its own poor people first and then others. A very touching story. Every European we have run into seems to be helping somewhere or the other once or twice a week. Few people in my own country do.

I offer my sincere gratitude to those who either donate their time or goods to feed the need. Hunger is not prejudice - people are . Thank you .

Well... Of course rich European countries can and should help! But it is interesting that the question why rich Arab cpuntries (by the way they are Muslim countries where integration must be easier) are doing nothing? As to speaking German, if you want to live in country you have to study its language and respect its culture!

I am a foreigner and lives in Germany, I sometimes volunteer at the Tafel. There is more and more foreigners being registered at food bank, many of them don't even speak German not necessarily from middle East but from Russia, Balkans etc also. Most of the Germans coming are old people, and the supply is limited, the foreigners often have large families so they get more ration , they are younger and healthier so they come first and take out good supplies before the old people can come, the Germans often gets the bad supplies or does not get at all. Because of this the old people often resort to collecting Pfand bottles rather than coming to Tafel every week.

they did it 100% correct, they should help their citizens first, then only if something left, they can give it to refugees. those refugees are already lucky enough that Germany let them in.

I'd like to point out that no matter how stern or brash the Germans may seem they actually are very tolerant and patient with 'foreigners'. I lived there as a child and picked up the language pretty quickly and I learned more with the Oppas and Ommas and the children around the neighborhood. Germany and Germans are well-meaning people, it is the norm if you come to a place that you should at least integrate and learn the customs and language at the very least. I am a Muslim and there is nothing in our religion that forbade integration with the normal populace. Granted there are differences between people but to each their own. I do have a problem with all these migrants who come to the country and expect free-handouts! Work for it at least and quit trying to cheat the system and the people who are trying to help you. If you dont like it you are more than welcome to go back to your place of origin.

The thing that bother me is that most of the volunteers are elderly people, where are the young?

I never thought Germany would ever come to this. How sad

i see nothing wrong with it if you are not a citizen too bad

Let angela merkel live on this budget.

The saying is Charity begins at home.

How is it racist if it's done based on citizenship? Citizenship/nationality isn't race.

some of the people who are 65 look 95, whats going on in Germany?

What upsets me is the attitude and ungratefulness of refugees, as if they are entitled simply because of their status. I've experienced this in Canada while I was involved with humanitarian projects. Could never understand why they project so much anger at volunteers in humanitarian aid?

Not racists- Smart countrymen and woman.

I'm glad to say that New Zealanders help people because of their need. At food banks, people are not screened for their nationality. I feel it's a disgrace that they are here.

Great work !!

It is disquieting to see the patrons of the food bank just sitting around, waiting for their handouts. Why aren't they taking out the trash, unloading the trucks, organizing the food? People value what they pay for, either in labor or with money [which you get for labor].

When I watched this.. it gives me some creative mind on how to, set up one food banks in my own country. Thanks for the video. I am planning all this stuff to help those in need..

It’s not a food bank if the recipients in need of help are paying customers buying discounted food, nonetheless great community effort.

those food banks should close down, so people will start getting into the streets to reap havoc. If you feed them, they stay quiet and nothing will ever change

Clearly the volunteers are like saints, carrying the load for the rest, and without them conditions would be absolutely horrific. Respect!

Thank you for helping all the people of the world!!!

Unfortunately, the food pantries will soon be overwhelmed and the only options for many will be soup kitchens. One daily meal will stretch the donations , but with very little or nothing to actually take home.

I know a number of young people who will not search for work if given a basic income (annuity) or basic shelter and food. Encouraging this is not good for anybody including these young people.

The older lady Doris is very nice .i like her laugh..what a sweetheart..she is such a good soul God Bless her

I'm a straight poor white lady who tried to get clothes for my kids from the salvation army ran by a bunch of black people and you know that no one would help me or even call me back? Does anyone know how much my family and I have donated over the past many years? It makes me want to start my own donation center just for white people. Tired of this BS. My son had literally 3 pairs of pants that fit, no winter coat. Do you think anyone gave a crap? Hell no. Thanks to good hearted people like this.

If you are German you should have first priority. If you a German national then you worked all your life as a German citizen. I feel for everybody but I don't think its fair that German nationals are starving because young refugees are aggressive, ruthless and dishonest about getting food for themselves. This is going to deeply divide Germans and refugees. Young Germans should fight for the older Germans because one day they to will be old. If you dont help the elderly then why should the younger generation be helped. Its outrageous that a country like Germany has pensioners without enough money to survive on.

Nothing wrong with bruised bananas...smoothies, banana bread, fried dumplings etc. No food should be wasted. Even stale old bread, If it.is.not usable, feed the birds

“Sometimes I can’t afford to go to the hair dresser” 😑

Why doesn't that young man volunteer and ask to work there to get something. Have some respect for these elderly people volunteering.

"Sometimes I can't even go to the hairdresser". So getting hair done is more important then food?

I don’t get it. The guy is mad that the store doesn’t have much to give because they’re effective at determining proper levels of food consumption. Yet he complains later of how wasteful society is? This whole video reeks of entitlement and virtue signaling on both sides

Nobody should be using food banks. Peaple shouldn't starve. Governments don't care!

One needs to take care of their citizens.

I really hate to say this but I’m a construction worker of over 30 years in Canada and broke my back and so ended up having to survive on the food bank industrial complex and yeah, immigrants are the majority at the food banks here, very very pushy! I also have witnessed on countless occasions where they try to game the system as well as lying about how many people are in their particular household, when confronted by the workers at the food banks about such things they become hostile, WOW, when I see so from else where pulling up to a food bank with a flashy car I’m furious. Seems that all governments have kicked the persons who actually built their respective countries to the curb. Food banks are a sign of a crooked capitalist system

I am 67 I have been helping at my church food pantry for 6 years we have noticed since the pandemic our numbers have went down

Helping each other also helps a country to grow in peace

Use a "Food Stamp" program like the USA. In addition to the food banks. Credit for each adult and child under 18. The Credits are spent only on certain items and at certain locations, Simple.

Angels do indeed live on earth, in the form of these women!

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A good venture

Still way more poverty in the USA proportionally than in western Europe because of less support for the needy, but German government can and should do better and not leave it to food banks, as one guy said.

Charity begins at home!

Love you Germany. Please immigrants and refugees, behave well and respect them for their tremendous kindness. My God bless all the kind souls.

That Male Refugee! Very hard-headed. He should be glad that Germany accepted him as a Refugee. He should not bring that kind of attitude with him in Germany. Sad truth...

Also many companies will help sponsor your food bank but they will need your portfolio and your story of why you need the food ! So make sure you bring the right group of people with you too get the support you need !

I'd love to visit Cologne one day and donate to the cause of feeding the hungry. I already do donations here in the US, but it's good to help others too.

No one should be turned away. However, those that paid into the system for many years, the German citizens, need to get theirs first. You can't have a society set up where your citizenry goes without. Whatever's left over goes to the migrants. Dealing with infants and children should be under the discretion of the food bank in question.

Once you let them in they demand no

I don't like descrimination but I can accept this

these peole need bouncers to control the animals who cause trouble so the old folks stand a chance .

When it comes to urgent health care, food and education, the profit margin does a lot more harm than good at times.

the choice is either blame the fact 1% hold so much money and a man can own 100 billion in personal wealth or listen to the media owned by these same 1% and blame the foreigners they allowed in as a distraction.

There are working poor, pensioners' poor and unemployed people but according to the comments the problem is immigration. Yeah, right.

In Koloon?

"Sometimes I can't even afford to go to the hairdresser". Well, Lady if you are begging for free food, you should not be going to any hairdresser period. What is next? You have to skip manicure?

I used to donate to our local foodbank until foreign neighbours arrived where the whole neighbourhood complained about, eventually they couldn't afford their rent. Luckily there are more peaceful neighbours now.

people are human, regardless of where they originate from - this is so sad.. the poor fighting each other over basic needs, their to busy too see, that this can be better while the rich becomes richer because the government keeps pushing policies to shrink the middle class.

They have to do what they got to do...

All third world citizens know how to game the system. It is how they survived in their home country. There is no hope for that generation. Maybe the next generation will be better. But experience from France says it is not so.

I wander people who throw food and others are hunger.

I've went short of food quite a few times in the UK and I don't smoke though I do like buying 10 small bottles of beer from Asda for 3.50. I feel like I'm existing rather than living. Being sick and on benefits under the Conservatives is soul destroying. I've never been to a food bank but sometimes I think about it. This should not happen in our rich countries.

It's a different problem here. Many Super Markets, simply dump it the landfill. Go to LastWeekTonight on RU-vid and see for yourself. Search for "Food Waste.

Food banks started out with good intentions... but when something is handed out for free,you’re bound to attract all sorts of undesirables,scavengers, free loaders n the take for granted crowds ...basically human nature

Do u guys have community gardens or y’all with Starbucks, Starbucks donates packaged food after the close with food leftover !

the whole worlds knows go to Germany or America for the free shit .yet the middle class the ones who worked harder than the rest have to pay?sad

The pot is boiling and the frogs are becoming sardines.

They should make street food and sell for less price like in India people will feel proud for buying and not begging and also they get Nutrition and also they would not be biases based on race coz who pays eats.

Why is there no link where we the viewers can donate? Americans are actually pretty generous in the matter of private donations.

A hungry person is a angry person,when your hungry you have only one thought on your mind when your fed ,you have thousands of thoughts.

I’ve heard recently that the German gov helps people and they cover a lot of gas and electricity bills.

Interesting that the old man said that the government should do feed the poor. It has not crossed his mind that his government is insolvent and that even with sky high taxes it can't pay for everything.

is it just me or are the only ethnically germans left all above 50?

The bitter person who complained that sometimes she could not afford to to go the HAIRDRESSER!

A wonderful example of private enterprises taking the place of an ineffective bureaucratic government.

Free Food. I will come. -Igor

Safeway also helps with Foodnfor the homeless and they contribute too food banks , u should talk with local and Restaurants to help Orphans , Youth, homeless , disabled , seniors and veterans

the other side of Germany?

Say what you will about the U.S but you wouldn't find a refugee bumping off an elderly in line, he'd get his ass whooped.

People are in need mostly because of those anonymous companies that just keep profiting.

The able bodied who receive the food should help the volunteers.

Truth is, America has similar issues. Both points of view shared by its citizens as does Germany. Other countries have the same problems I'd guess.

UN should contribute too. Help this family.

It's sad to see 1st world countries having such problems. Imagine the second/third world ones and this doesn't sound so bad. I think DW documentary channel should focus on those more and see the true horrors of our world. No disrespect but all I ever see on this channel is 1st world problems, or 3rd world countries that suffer from 1st world exploitation and exploitation of the current capitalist system.

I lived in Germany, while a young woman. I can NOT BELIEVE how far Germany has fallen since then. But, people get the government they deserve when they do nothing about it. One thing for sure, Merkel is one of the worse things to happen to Germany and the rest of Europe. I'm not German, so obviously I'm not talking about not letting non-Germans in, it's being stupid about it. When I left Germany, it was traumatic for me, because I was always made to feel at home there. Germans' nation? Then everyone should follow GERMAN'S rules. Setting older Germans asides to accommodated strangers???

There should be things to buy for both rich and poor

Turning down non Germans food seekers ? Fine as long as non German supermarket owner stop donating to their organisation . While we at it , they can stop social services to foreigners as long as foreigners don’t have to pay taxes . Only then it will be fair , the truth is these governments are not stupid , they understand the good cheap labour does to an economy .

Germany as a country in divide by poverty.A goverment in support of a people. In as investment by inferstructure with a industry. As a volume in export to increase.

This isn't going to go down well with the economic/benefit migrants entitled attitude. I agree with the move. You need to help yourself/your own before you can help anyone else.

It should not the government taking care of them, it should be the churches, individuals and private charities.

To be fair my syrian friend tells me essen has the largest population of syrians and turks, so ummmm im kinda not surprised it started there.

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People got lazy! Get back to the basics and plant a garden! Raise a few chickens.

We have = me 600 euros amonth, husband 220 a month to keep us both and five dogs, eleven cats,justwe cantpay big bills