That’s something that’s developed over the last couple decades. Europe didn’t have vast amounts of homelessness and poverty. My guess is Schengen plus lax immigration policies. That is compare requirements for entering the UAE vs Europe. Europe is less selective.
Re:Chongqing, the Largest City – In Pictures
by barbazoo on Sunday April 27, 2025 @11:08AM
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Try wealth inequality. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, at some point poor becomes homeless.
You’re importing millions which puts pressure on housing and employment where they compete against locals depressing wages. Additionally many from Eastern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa are semi skilled and unskilled who in turn either can’t land a job or don’t earn enough.
I live in Toronto where we have our share of homelessness and those 3 cities put Toronto to shame with the amount of poverty and homelessness we saw.
Europe is beautiful and does many things better than North America and Asia but hunger and poverty are area's where its just as bad if not worse.