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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.91,0:00:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is so that I distanced myself from the topic "refugees" for some time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.12,0:00:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My first thought was that we must help these people.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.76,0:00:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a humanist, and of the opinion that when someone is in need, he should be helped.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.50,0:00:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why my first reflex was to be pro-refugees and to say that we must help all and everyone of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.58,0:00:43.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't reflect much on this, but at some point I had the need to see for myself how things were.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.20,0:00:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I went to one of the refugee centers and joined a organization, in which I could do voluntary service.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.99,0:01:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This way, I took care of three refugees during the past 9 months.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.83,0:01:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was supposed to help one of them with his school homework.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.87,0:01:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second one needed a job.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.03,0:01:16.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third one had just recently arrived from Syria and I was a kind of language coach for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.36,0:01:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I also helped him with other things, like bringing his things in place, and trying to integrate him.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.25,0:01:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I said before, my position was fundamentally pro-refugees, before I started working with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.93,0:01:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nowadays, after gaining personal experience with them, I'm very skeptical.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.75,0:01:53.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course I still believe we should help people in need, but the things I have experienced, unfortunately overlap with that being said by many
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.39,0:02:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- and I'm trying to be apolitical here and objectively narrate the experience I have made without being judgmental or putting myself in either political corner -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.71,0:02:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also, at first I took care of a refugee that came from Afghanistan
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.41,0:02:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was still pretty young
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.58,0:02:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, I didn't work with him for long
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.91,0:02:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he started an apprenticeship here in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.29,0:02:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and needed help with his homework
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.88,0:02:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I met him
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.54,0:02:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, offered him my help to do his homework periodically together
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.69,0:02:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he didn't commit himself to that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.62,0:02:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and didn't contact me anymore
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.57,0:02:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That can happen. Perhaps he didn't like me, or had better things to do. It doesn't matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.93,0:02:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second refugee
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.45,0:02:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point I was a little bit disillusioned to be honest
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.90,0:03:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He comes from Syria and is married with two kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.29,0:03:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has been living here for ten years now. Also, he is no current refugee.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.82,0:03:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently, he studied Mathematics back in Syria
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.89,0:03:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a Mathematics Professor, but never really had a job in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.83,0:03:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always some sort of non-skilled job, when he actually did something
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.20,0:03:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know why it was this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.52,0:03:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyways, my task was to help him finding a job.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.66,0:03:29.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first thing to attract my attention was that he doesn't speak any German.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.23,0:03:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After ten years in the country he still has lots of problems to formulate sentences.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.48,0:03:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I looked for jobs with him
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.08,0:03:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was always confronted with resistance
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.71,0:03:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he couldn't do this, he couldn't do that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.26,0:03:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he is a mathematics professor
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.27,0:03:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kind of understood that. He was a highly qualified man, at least on paper, so I can understand when he doesn't want to do a dirty job
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.55,0:04:02.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to explain to him that he has to learn German, he needs German, he must be able to speak German to get a job according to his qualifications
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.98,0:04:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He must do something about it, attend language classes, private classes or whatever
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.68,0:04:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He refused to all my proposals:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.52,0:04:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,German classes are too expensive, he cannot go to work because his wife is sick, or he can't do the job because he's overqualified.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.17,0:04:26.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was always a struggle against his will
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.90,0:04:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found some language classes for him at the adult education center
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.27,0:04:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were very cheap
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.75,0:04:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with his social ID he would have paid even less
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.32,0:04:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a course would have costed him 10 or 20€
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.09,0:04:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he could have done different levels
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.77,0:04:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and achieved a good qualification
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.23,0:04:54.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a total cost of perhaps 150 or 200€
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.62,0:04:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- complete, all the courses -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.85,0:04:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- they would have been 8 or 9 courses -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.27,0:05:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- offered by the adult education center -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.69,0:05:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really did all the research for him
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.84,0:05:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and put effort putting the information together
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.29,0:05:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I looked for all the courses, the prices, what he would in fact pay with his social ID
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.44,0:05:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also looked for jobs for him, made the appointments, explained him when and how to apply for the positions
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.26,0:05:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told him I could correct the language of his application forms if he sent me them per email
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.81,0:05:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, I did everything in my power to help him find a job
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.06,0:05:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to get a job
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.40,0:05:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would have attended the job interview with him
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.54,0:05:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he made every imaginable excuse
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.97,0:05:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at the end he stop contacting me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.40,0:05:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a experience in which I was a little disillusioned
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.42,0:05:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to rationalize it. It doesn't mean anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.75,0:06:03.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was an isolated thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.49,0:06:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also somewhat understood him.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.27,0:06:08.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His wife was sick and he had kids
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.37,0:06:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not so easy
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.05,0:06:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can understand that in such situations people just don't want anything anymore. He was already in his 50s or so
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.92,0:06:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was disillusioned and perhaps also a little disappointed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.43,0:06:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I wasn't a big deal
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.00,0:06:23.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I granted myself some time off
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.47,0:06:27.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I contacted this organization again
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.03,0:06:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They appointed my to a third refugee
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.42,0:06:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the experience with this refugee
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.51,0:06:39.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made me make this video
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.42,0:06:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the range of feeling goes from fear, to rage and perplexity
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.03,0:06:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was so that this refugee, he comes from Syria
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.45,0:06:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,22 years old, I think, but I'm not sure anymore
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.71,0:07:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In any case in his early 20s
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.59,0:07:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first impression was already a little... I thought to myself, well, perhaps he's traumatized or has been through a lot of shit.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.04,0:07:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We met a couple of times
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.01,0:07:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was... very disrespectful all the time
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.80,0:07:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was continuously on his mobile phone during our meetings, talking to people
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.61,0:07:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or sending messages
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.20,0:07:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and received friends
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.95,0:07:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt like the 3rd wheel
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.03,0:07:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wanted my help, my support
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.68,0:07:44.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but gave me to understand, that I have to follow him
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.15,0:07:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's difficult to explain
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.57,0:07:51.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn't in the center - I didn't ask for that either -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.56,0:07:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if we have a meeting, and you spend time together in this context
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.06,0:08:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you expect the other person not to be continuously on the phone
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.29,0:08:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that his attentions is with the person that is offering his time to help
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.85,0:08:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyways, with talked a lot, went hiking, he had a shot wound on his leg
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.11,0:08:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought, ok, this is exactly the kind of refugees we hear from in the media
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.36,0:08:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of those who really need help
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.67,0:08:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point we started talking about religion
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.66,0:08:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was a Muslim
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.82,0:08:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he drank alcohol
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.79,0:08:38.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and smokes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.26,0:08:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, when I told him that I am an atheist and don't believe in a god
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.73,0:08:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.72,0:08:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mood changed
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.26,0:08:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you could clearly see how he tried to pull himself together
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.26,0:08:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stay calm
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.79,0:09:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as the conversation progressed, he got more and more aggresive
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.84,0:09:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was having a totally normal conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.57,0:09:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tried to explain to him
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.69,0:09:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.81,0:09:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and generally in Europe
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.63,0:09:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all over the world
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.03,0:09:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are people that don't believe in god
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.07,0:09:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I tried to explain to him that I just don't believe in a god
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.43,0:09:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that there are very good reasons, in my opinion, in favor of atheism
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.38,0:09:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He got aggressive and tried to convince me that there is a god
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.53,0:09:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and specially the Muslim god, Allah
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.25,0:09:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked how it could be that I'm alive when I don't belive in any god
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.86,0:09:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He meant, that I haven't died in an accident, or because of misfortune, since there is no god to protect me
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.69,0:09:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The situation turned very scary, he got aggressive and mean
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.88,0:09:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt threatened
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.05,0:10:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I could realize he couldn't come to terms with that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.29,0:10:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am an atheist, so I quickly ended the conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.29,0:10:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the first situation where I thought, ok,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.76,0:10:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to be careful with what I say
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.38,0:10:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My freedom of speech was actually constrained
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.37,0:10:23.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nobody prohibited me to say something, but
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.11,0:10:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was... somehow threatening
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.80,0:10:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot say more about it. This was how I felt.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.37,0:10:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I remember a situation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.02,0:10:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had a process going on... it was about his residence permit
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.64,0:10:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know the details, but it was about whether he could stay in Germany or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.42,0:10:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He came through Italy
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.79,0:10:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he got registered there
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.32,0:10:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why this process was going on
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.84,0:10:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's called Schengen Agreement
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.08,0:11:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said, I don't really know the details
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.01,0:11:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In any case it wasn't clear if he could stay in Germany because of his registration in Italy, which is a safe country
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.57,0:11:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, the legal action went well for him
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.65,0:11:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he got the approval for staying in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.09,0:11:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually he got a letter stating he owed 600€ in legal fees
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.63,0:11:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this letter was from his lawyer
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.58,0:11:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he got incredibly upset about it
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.66,0:11:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he turned really mean because he had to pay the 600€
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.33,0:11:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he didn't understand, I tried to explain to him that when he hires a private lawyer he has to pay him
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.34,0:11:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his reasoning was that he had won the legal action and now is here in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.27,0:12:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't understand what he meant by that
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.32,0:12:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does it mean that "he's now here"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.03,0:12:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said, that if we won the case, than it's because everyone wants to have him here, so he shouldn't have to pay for the lawyer.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.20,0:12:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was very confusing for him
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.43,0:12:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually he accepted it and paid the lawyer
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.31,0:12:32.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This wasn't a problem a for me, I though, ok, he just doesn't understand how things work here. Perhaps it's different in Syria or so.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.76,0:12:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't think much about it
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.45,0:12:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when he started talking about his expectations in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.99,0:12:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He expects, literally... he thought that in Germany nobody has to work
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.44,0:12:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was irritated about having to work
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.67,0:13:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said he though that nobody has to work in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.11,0:13:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what people say in Syria and along the refugee routes.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.54,0:13:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I explained to him that in Germany people have to work and that people in Germany have to gain their sustenance and prosperity
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.79,0:13:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I thought again that it was a misunderstanding created by some rumors and I shouldn't overestimate it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.97,0:13:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, his statement was important later on
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.32,0:13:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he spoke to me about his family after a couple of days
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.77,0:13:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I understood was that he was a kind of pawn for the family
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.46,0:13:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's the family's lackey and has to jump whenever his father snaps his fingers
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.65,0:13:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a clear hierarchy
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.35,0:13:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The father... better said the family, the father has the last word but the whole family sent this refugee to Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.59,0:14:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I asked him why he was sent, because after wall he was the family's servant
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.61,0:14:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he told me it was so that he can earn money
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.87,0:14:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's important to recall that he thought nobody has to work in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.34,0:14:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told me his family sent him to Germany so that he can collect this free money
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.55,0:14:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because everyone was assuming that in Germany nobody has to work
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.84,0:14:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since he was the idiot in the family, who was willing to travel to Germany, he was the one they sent.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.49,0:14:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.57,0:14:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't an escape from Syria, but a mission
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.70,0:14:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His mission was to find money for the family
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.15,0:15:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I asked him if his family was in danger or doing bad, because he was always talking to them on his mobile
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.55,0:15:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked him how they were doing and if they are going to come to Germany too
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.35,0:15:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said "no, no, they aren't coming to Germany". They are doing fine and have no worries.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.76,0:15:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started being skeptical.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.04,0:15:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I imagine Syria as a big war zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.59,0:15:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps there are regions now in which there are no wars going on
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.89,0:15:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least this family didn't have any problems there
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.58,0:15:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sent their son to Germany to procure money for them, because they thought there is free money here, without working
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.47,0:15:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then when talked about his qualifications
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.96,0:15:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he told me he studies computer science in Syria
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.73,0:15:47.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really excited and told him he would have a wonderful future here
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.10,0:15:53.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the injure in your leg won't be a problem, since you just sit in front of a computer
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.70,0:15:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told him, nice, we need people like you!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.95,0:16:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need skilled workers, that's what we are always getting told
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.47,0:16:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I told him just that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.14,0:16:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really happy about him
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.63,0:16:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it is so that I also have a degree in computer science
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.61,0:16:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I studied technical computer science and financial computer science
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.28,0:16:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought to myself: "ok, here is something we can have good discussions about"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.94,0:16:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unfortunately I realized after just 3 minutes that he didn't know anything
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.86,0:16:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was pretty obvious that he had never attended a computer science class
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.13,0:16:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means he lied about his qualifications
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.31,0:16:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the standards in Syria are extremely low
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.10,0:16:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know, but I'd bet it's the former.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.02,0:16:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He also told me that young girls and boys come to the refugee center on the evenings.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.51,0:16:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked him what are they doing there
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.34,0:16:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he says, yeah, they buy drugs
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.53,0:16:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marihuana and things like that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.91,0:16:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked him, how so? In the refugee center or at the refugee center?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.42,0:16:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said, yes, every evening
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.76,0:17:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That irritated me a little bit
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.37,0:17:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked him if he does it too
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.11,0:17:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he replied no no, he doesn't do that
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.35,0:17:09.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to frighten him a little
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.58,0:17:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to explain to him that the police is protecting the refugee centers and the officers will realize drugs are being sold there
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.37,0:17:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was irritated about this
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.11,0:17:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said, "really? In our refugee center nobody has been arrested, ever"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.19,0:17:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently they have been doing this for months now
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.48,0:17:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was irritated, I tried to explain that the police is observing this
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.47,0:17:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and taking notes
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.43,0:17:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and waiting for enough delicts to be committed in order to act
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.66,0:17:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's always difficult in isolated acts, so they collect them for a while
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.90,0:17:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I showed him were the police car was
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.03,0:17:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was parked near the refugee center
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.55,0:18:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I pointed with my finger he got a panic attack
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.04,0:18:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and told "stop pointing at the police!"
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.90,0:18:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"they could arrest us!"
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.66,0:18:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they won't do such a thing, I told him
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.50,0:18:08.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"they'll ask us to take our pants down, and they'll search us and so"
Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.10,0:18:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know from which source he got that
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.12,0:18:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he had a strong fear to get the attention of the police
Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.72,0:18:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to be honest, I was very irritated
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.00,0:18:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they have been selling drugs for months right under the nose of the police
Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.98,0:18:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nothing happens
Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.95,0:18:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the problem is that there is a vocational school less than 20 meters away
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.100,0:18:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a big vocational school is there
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.18,0:18:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where about 800 pupils ranging from 14 to 21 years old attend school
Dialogue: 0,0:18:49.13,0:18:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 20 meters away there is a refugee center that is well-known as a place where you can get drugs without any problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.03,0:19:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the police haven't done anything for months
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.10,0:19:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really.... I must say stunned, I was really stunned
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.44,0:19:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't understand how can someone come here as a refugee and the first thing this person does is to sell drugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.84,0:19:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought this was just a rumor. I thought it was just right-wing propaganda
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.87,0:19:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it wasn't. It is the reality. Just the reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.84,0:19:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the refugees it's a relieve that there is no action by the police
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.58,0:19:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The police don't do anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.16,0:19:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is obviously a free ticket for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.38,0:19:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the word gets around that nothing happens if they sell drugs
Dialogue: 0,0:19:39.00,0:19:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if their client attend to school 20 meters away, then it's even better
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.53,0:19:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's good for the business
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.78,0:19:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Personally, something that really upset me was
Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.57,0:19:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he got the residence permit
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.87,0:19:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the legal action was over
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.28,0:20:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it was clear to him that he was allowed to stay in Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.18,0:20:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked when what his plans were
Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.19,0:20:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if he was going to look for an apartment, or so.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:09.05,0:20:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know, I haven't done this very often with refugees
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.17,0:20:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told me he was going to look for an apartment
Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.60,0:20:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but then he got really angry.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.15,0:20:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked him why he was so furious
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.98,0:20:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he told me he gets an apartment paid for up to 50m².
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.43,0:20:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked him if he was being serious. If he was angry because of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.69,0:20:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He gets an apartment for free, up to 50m², paid for in this size.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.29,0:20:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he told me, "yes, it's very small".
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.72,0:20:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that it was an infamy to put him in such a small apartment.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.02,0:20:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was hard to swallow. I live still live in 23m², this is my old student apartment, also I live in 23m² with two cats. I don't even have my own kitchen, just a kitchenette
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.72,0:21:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and been living here for 6 years. I paid for the apartment myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.93,0:21:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was really upsetting. These demands all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.33,0:21:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Free lawyer, getting money for not working, free apartment and then complain about it being too small with 50m², and then they are selling drugs in the refugee center, and the police don't care
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.75,0:21:39.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried without prejudice - I make this for 9 months now - and each time I had a bad experience I tried to interpret it in the context of each individual and each separate story
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.83,0:21:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, ok, next time it will be better
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.28,0:21:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is comming from the center, the fear of the so-called "concerned citizens" that are pushed to the right corner, I can understand them now because I have just experience it first hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:54.08,0:21:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to deal with these refugees
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.74,0:21:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was there. I saw it. I talked to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.53,0:22:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My experiences with the 3rd refugee fulfill the negative picture we have about the refugees. I didn't want to believe it.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.48,0:22:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's just the reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.41,0:22:17.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was furious. I was angry. And I drew consequences.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:18.94,0:22:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I have to have fear about my own security and the security of my family and friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.64,0:22:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or I am confronted with these demands
Dialogue: 0,0:22:30.24,0:22:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and them I am the one helping them
Dialogue: 0,0:22:32.68,0:22:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example I invited them to the cinema
Dialogue: 0,0:22:35.73,0:22:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invested time in them
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.52,0:22:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I gave to, shared with, invested in a person who didn't need it
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.20,0:22:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the end I asked myself why I was helping them
Dialogue: 0,0:22:49.76,0:22:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fact is that the demands of these people are completely disproportionate.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.38,0:23:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The notion of these people about Germany, and the rights in Germany, and the possibilities here were completely disproportionate.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:02.02,0:23:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that reality, my reality, my life, my experience, my money, my apartment, my whole living standard
Dialogue: 0,0:23:11.48,0:23:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lie well below their expectations and demands
Dialogue: 0,0:23:16.18,0:23:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that what's already above my living standard, it's for these people too little.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:23.42,0:23:32.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not insinuating bad intentions. Of course they were falsely informed and they got the wrong expectations.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.69,0:23:46.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you don't inform yourself in advance, or you don't let people explain things to you, and maintain the stubborn attitude that e.g. 50m² is too small and you want more
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.41,0:23:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these people don't care that a lot of people in Germany live under much worse conditions than themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:23:53.80,0:23:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than things turn personal
Dialogue: 0,0:23:56.73,0:23:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and eventually I took it personally too
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.20,0:24:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stopped helping this person and wrote a letter to this organization
Dialogue: 0,0:24:03.73,0:24:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which I clearly stated that I didn't have the impression that this person was in need for help
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.95,0:24:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wrote about the three bad experiences I've had.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:11.24,0:24:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was really disillusioned
Dialogue: 0,0:24:13.02,0:24:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was disappointed
Dialogue: 0,0:24:17.09,0:24:20.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and confronted with an unexpected reality
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.88,0:24:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are being told something completely different
Dialogue: 0,0:24:24.11,0:24:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see in the media something completely different
Dialogue: 0,0:24:26.28,0:24:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we are gagged every time we try to speak about these things
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.80,0:24:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The argument always goes like "but have you experienced this first-hand or you have this information from people that just want to agitate against refugees?"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:39.59,0:24:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I have experienced this.