The Homeless of Spain: Degrees Without Jobs, Life on the Streets
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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2023
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In Spain, homeless people are often referred to as "Ninis," which is a shortened form of the phrase "ni estudia, ni trabaja," meaning "neither studies nor works.”
Many of these people hold degrees, but they are unable to find employment due to the economic downturn that started with the Eurozone crisis and continues to the present day, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
They blend in with the general population, and from the outside, it may not be apparent that they are homeless.
This episode has been filmed in 2018.
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Im from Spain, but grew up in the US, and ive been living in Spain for the past 9 years. I have a bachelors degree and an IT degree, and i havent even had an interview the entire time i've been here, i applied to thousands of jobs and my relatives are shocked when i tell them that. Nepotism is also very prevalent here too so it doesnt help qualified people to find a job either since a lot of times unqualified people are filling jobs and leaving qualified people out of the workforce, or seeking employment in other countries. With that said, i am heavily persued for employment in the US and accepted a 6 figure job, im leaving in a few weeks. Spain is losing talent, talent that can improve Spain become a more powerful country. They have so many issues i dont see Spain improving at all in the next several decades. Its a good country for people who are retired, but not for ambitious and highly talented people.
Similar situation for me, and I agree with a lot of what you say! I was lucky enough to work a good job (for an American company) in Madrid, but compared to the US the salary was bread crumbs. I'm back in the US now and the labor market is another world.
If you can't find a job with your degree that means that you aren't qualified enough for the market, or your skills are just too commonplace. It's very simple maths: a job market has a limited capacity to absorb graduates. For instance, if an area needs 100 engineers, but the job market offers 150, then that means that in the end 50 engineering graduates will end up jobless no matter how qualified, competent, hard-working... they are! This is pure simple maths!
So learn something else that will give you a serious edge, or just pursue a different career and move into a different sector., or move elsewhere, where your skills are needed and valued more..
Our son lived in Madrid for a while; we are glad he came back to Holland and look for a job here in the IT. When visiting Madrid I noticed their English is very basic.
Sadly that nepotism is still a feature in the government of old Spanish colonies
Yes agree spain as well as many euro countries not worth living in for careers
Remember post war people had no qualifications, just walked into a job and started learning.
Nowadays, you need university level, a good resume, some related job experience, then you go through extensive recruitment processes including a written test, a verbal test, personal behaviour test, an interview, and a second interview in some cases just to get a minimum wage job.
I'm seeing job postings open for months because, going by the description, they're looking for a unicorn. And pay terrible money.
going into sales!@@rwentfordable
For a minimum wage job many people apply. A high number are all suitable. Sometimes about 500 apply for each vacancy. 499 disappointed. Much effort goes into applying. Disheartening when you don't get jobs like that when even over qualified but need any job to survive. Many attempts depressing for a lot of people.
There are millions of people with degrees in our world and cannot find jobs.
I'm one of them. I have a bachelor of pharmacy degree PLUS a master's degree PLUS a PhD, but still unemployed to this day.
another one here
@@pinetworkminer8377 Change ur location, go where are plenty of jobs and dont expect to find something that u think its worthy for u just cos u have PHD, start from somewhere that might have nothing to do with what uve studied but can lead u there
Me too 😢
They were all scammed lol 😆🤣
So glad I didn't waste any money on that crap and instead learned skills through doing small jobs which exposed me to self learn skills of my own choice.
And now I'm the head graphic designer and video editor at my company at only 33 years of age.
Degrees always gave me a bad vibration.
I have some friends who graduated from Oxford and Cambridge. Many just have ordinary jobs and they earned as similar as college graduates. So no need to spend EUR60,000 tuition fee each year, studies happily at your own countries/mid level university are okay.
Where i can the find a job in the studio for the comic artist,in the Spannish city, La Coruna?And how can i make the beggining for the new life in the Spain without a money and knowing the laguange,like adult?
Ninis is a term NOT used to refer to the homeless. It is a term used to describe young people up to their 30s that do not study or work nor they wish to get a job
This does make more sense. Thank you for the clarification, because I also found it weird to employ a term like that when referring to homelessness.
NEETS
Correct
None in Spain would call a homeless "nini". That term is reserved to bratty or lazy zero effort youngsters. Needless to say it is derogatory and being called "nini" by your family is sending you a signal
yeah, idk y they led with that. those "ninis" exist everywhere. they are mostly young men who don't want to work or go to school. it's not that they can't.
Universities should stop offering useless degrees.
People should stop taking these useless degrees.
And the system should be overhauled to not incentivize producing useless degrees.
Having a degree does not entitle you to work. And having a degree should not be your escapism to elevate your ego and look down upon labor work.
It's scary facinating because it means everybody is vulnerable to becoming homeless regardless of ypur background. All it takes is a combination of misfortunes
Life is fragile, you can lose everything in a blink of an eye
Keep an eye on those who ogle their eyes and scratch their hands because they see you as someone from whom they can steal... Sadistic greed ...Society is full of thieves.
Yes, this can happen to anyone. May God protect us all.
Homelessness is a worldwide crisis. Anyone can go from riches to rags.
And anybody can go from rags to riches. :)
Laughing in east Asia
I have a college degree- I have a job but here in America I can't afford to pay the rent. The average rent in Boston Massachusetts in Oct 2023 is $2,300 usd for a 1 bedroom apartment.
This is going to give you an apartment in an older home or building. In a middle to lower class neighborhood.. possibly a bit run down with no utilities included. - if you are purchasing oil heat this winter- you will pay between $900- $1,200 a month to stay warm for 1 month- it's expected to go up this winter. Depending on what town you live in and if you are not sharing that one bedroom with anybody else you can expect to pay $300 -$500 usd a month for electricity -and that's if you are very careful with shutting lights off. This too is expected to increase drastically this winter. If you own a car that is going to be a big expense here in Massachusetts. Gas for your car in Massachusetts October 2023 is going to cost you between $4.00 and $6.00 a gallon. To fill your tank up with a regular small sedan will cost between $60 and $90 for a full tank of gas.
I do live in my car and my insurance is $300 a month and my car is a 2006 Volvo with very high mileage. I haven't even discussed food yet.
One gallon of milk is between $3.69 and $5 a gallon. It's probably more than that I haven't had milk in 3 years. I can't afford meat either- a small steak could run you about $20 and that's for not a very great cut .
I eat a lot of fresh vegetables because I'm trying to stay healthy -I pay $600 a month for my health insurance.
If you are a low skill worker and making minimum wage in Massachusetts you will be paid $15.00 an hour -taxes on that hourly wage are typically 24% on every dollar. -. Massachusetts residents spend a straight 5% tax on every dollar for everything except groceries.
A pack of Marlboro cigarettes are $13.00.
When you file for your income tax at the end of the year they automatically take 5% again from you. If you were paying your federal and state taxes together it goes up to 7% per dollar. If you do not own your own home and you are a renter you can expect to pay an additional $6.25 per hundred on top of what you are paying for your rent. When I used to own a home in a middle-class neighborhood- my home was worth $250,000 but my taxes was $7,000 a year -just for owning a home. Your housing taxes go up every year whether you own or rent. You can own your own home and it could be completely paid off but you were still going to be losing yearly taxes. I have a college education my paycheck varies because I'm self-employed I am paid between 25 and $35 an hour for what I do but after taxes and all the other expenses I still cannot afford to pay for a one-bedroom apartment and have anything left over.
If you have any questions about this Joe Biden Administration and how he is literally killing people here in America- please feel free to reach out to me and we can talk
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I am planning on leaving the only home I have ever known. But first I'm saving everything. My dollar will go father down south than here.
P.S.
I have absolutely no debt or credit cards.
I have perfect credit. I pay cash for EVERYTHING and I take care of what I have.
I find it criminal that people get charged between 25%-31% on every dollar they use when making a purchase with a credit card. That's about $0.25:on every dollar.
Biden has nothig to do with it.
@@tgardner3874I would surely try if it were me, but packing up and relocating isn't easy and takes time, money and planning
sell your house buy us bond now 4 % and move to asean ,you can live with out work.
Joe Biden is in office since 2021, this means for roughly two years now. I dont think he is to blame for the decline of the US...and what you describe are state level problems, not federal ones. How about blaming yourdelf or your governor?
@@r-p6278capitalism has failed
So sorry for those whom study hard with a degree but losing job. I always respect people with a degree and also those who are hard working without a degree.
Having a degree / PHD / Master does not mean you nderstand about money. Yes you may be able to read 10 books a day but of you cannot adapt to situations and look down on basic work because you have a gold stickers on those certificates employers wont take you on. A lot of these people believes that because they have a A++ on a piece of paper they believe that basic work are too good for them. A lot of them also dont like taking risk as taking risks are not the answer on their dissertation papers therefore they like the safe path. The world are mot like that now. Lastly, we need more farmers not doctors scientists and lawyers. But these people want does not want to get their hand dirty because it is not on their 10 books a day.
@@ghosthdel3098 It sounds like you would do well in China.
@@ghosthdel3098We need more doctors
your comment doesnt make sense. Having a paper with gold patern around it that says you have A in PHD in a subject doesnt mean you are smarter than someone who been in many low level jobs. It only means that your are succesful in that 1 subject alone. It doesnt mean that you will be able to cope with other employments such as sales. If i was recruiting for a sales job and i look at 2 CVs one candidate who have a master degree in elctrical engineering and 1 who is a college drop out but works in a supermarket stacking shelves, i would hire the candidate who works in supermarket because they want to learn, they know how to deal with people not just books...@@janerob1009
I respect those, and also those who do nothing.
Degrees are often totally meaningless and useless nowadays. Learn a trade instead, and you'll never be homeless, you'll make some decent money, can create your own business and be your boss.
What you say is correct, even that cannot be done without a investment or financial support no ? Better reach out to a nation where you will get kindness & support like INDIA
@@cyrilm6960 You don't need to get in massive debt to learn a trade, unlike a college degree...The cost of trade school education is MUCH cheaper than college.
After getting your certification you most probably will need to work for a boss for a couple of years, or more, in order to refine your skills, to fully familiarize yourself with the job, to build confidence in your own capabilities...then when you feel you are ready you can create your own business, or not! Some people aren't made for entrepreneurship, and that's fine! You can still make decent money, and lead a happy life working for a boss.
Also, you don't need huge money to start a carpenter, electrician, plumber, landscaping....business. There are tons of options to get the essential basic tools on a budget...plus the return on investment can be quite fast...
Not in Spain
Being self employed is hell and trades people hve high unemployment and very low wages
@@hermenegildoc3933, really???, my experience says otherwise. If you know of a good licensed electrician, plumber, carpenter, etc.. who’s not saturated with work in Northwestern Spain, please let me know!
I have 2 engineering degree, but i now do food deliveries. The problem is that I have too much education and a white name.
Your corespondent is very loving, compassionate kind and caring. Please keep her around.
The woman begging at the beginning is a gypsy woman from Romania or Bulgaria.
She is probably forced by her husband for begging.
Or by mafia
they are everywhere
I’m very shocked at the number of homeless I’m now seeing here in Paris France. where I live.These are normal looking people of French origin,including a lot of women,some even have regular jobs.This is something we never used to see before,in the old days only drunks,drug addicts or foreign refugees were out on the streets.Very sad and scary.
What do you want to mean and imply with “normal people of “french” origin”?
@@elimoran7345 I believe they meant average , healthy and capable people who would normally be employed , in a normal economy .
This is also happening in the U.S. - I`m sad to say , I share your concerns . It is Heartbreaking .
True; here in Madrid you see a lot of homeless people begging in the Metro and certain parts of the city, way more than when I was young. These are both Spanish people and immigrants out of a job. I think that the ABSURD price increase of renting a flat or even a room in these like 20 decades is mostly to blame for it. Don't even start me on buying a house.
@@elimoran7345neoliberalism baby
This is happening in other places ! People are becoming homeless for various different reasons, affordable housing shortage in Canada! Rental Rates have doubled in some cases, there are alot of Renovictions, it is a crisis ! It is striking people of all ages. Nobody should be homeless or hungry ! 😔
The woman sitting and begging for alms appears to be Romanian. There are many foreign organizations here that engage in this, even using children and pregnant women. At the end of the day, they raise more money than any of us working. In fact, they look well-groomed, well-fed, and clean, etc. In Tenerife ( Canary Islands- Spain ), we have a quite serious issue with homeless people, especially because they come from other countries where it's more challenging for them to make a living by begging, performing as street artists, or asking for leftover food in supermarkets.
Homelessness is another serious issue, but mainly due to uncontrolled immigration. Some order needs to be established; opening borders recklessly leads to these kinds of consequences that force the native population to emigrate to other countries because they are not valued in our own or because life becomes unpleasant amidst so many different cultures that do not respect your own or the country they have immigrated to. It's a situation that will undoubtedly worsen!
A small rectification, she CAN be from Romania, but she is Romani (not Romanian, as she can as well be from Bulgaria, Albania etc), they are gypsies and begging/stealing/ is a well organized business. It doesn't have anything to do with "real" poverty
Exacto
She s a gypsy not Romanian when u call Romanian gypsy Romanians gets angry haha
well said
Yup! I’ve even seen a few Romanians with small children begging in the subway. Unfortunately child protective services is super active here and I’m sure the child I saw was soon thereafter put into care 😢
This is not a problem that is unique to Spain.
Too much emphasis on education to produce university students and not many people learning traditional trades.
If you want to earn a real living, don't study to become a doctor, learn to be a plumber, electrician or Joiner.
So following your logic society doesn't need good doctors? I totally disagree. We need doctors, teachers, musicians, etc. same as plumbers, mechanics... What we don't need is bullshit jobs, for sure.
Right.Who needs doctors when a joiner could put you together better after a car accident.
@@oilivanwarmerdam9451 no, you are missing my point. Of course we need Dr's. However, not everyone can be a Dr.
Our school system exists to produce university students. Which means the value of university degrees is diminished. There are too many people going for the "top jobs". For example, I have a friends who have masters degrees, but are working as bar tenders and in call centres, some are unemployed and take the decision to continue in education. The reason, when they apply for the jobs they want 500+ people are applying for the same job.
On the other hand, I have friends who left school at 16 and got an apprenticeship in a traditional trade, joiner, plumber, electrician. Those friends are now running their own business, making a fortune, absolutely inondated with work because the demand is so high due to the lack of people skilled in those trades. They are also struggling to employ people in order to help them further expand their business.
Of course we need Dr's etc, but the value in having a trade is being over looked and that is a detriment to society and the overall economy.
@@nebojsaborkovich9196 you've absolutely missed my point.
@@oilivanwarmerdam9451It seems these days that 'society' doesn't need most people because most people don't get paid enough to rent or buy a house in which they might reasonably bring up a family. It's no surprise that the birth-rate is below replacement level, and that the state pension system will probably become unsustainable. Then there's all the money printing that has been going on for years now, creating a level of government debt that is likely to be damaging for our economic prospects for years to come. Finally, many young people would be better off becoming a qualified tradesperson, learning on the job and being paid for doing so, rather than attending university and racking up a considerable amount of debt with no guarantee that they will get a job in their chosen field, with a few notable exceptions, such as STEM related fields, law, and accountancy. I am referring to the basket case that is the UK.
My advice: stop studying and learn a trade, like plumber, builder or electrician, and you'll find a job. The problem is that there are too many university graduates for the number of jobs.
True!
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These are good, but if trying to be self employed, prepare to battle to get paid. My father, a very good mechanic, couldn't stay in business because of people not paying him and had to go get a job working on trucks. Big businesses can afford lawyers to push the issue.
Easily solved mate: Do not deal with those who have betrayed him the first time; seek other good honest people to service :) BJPK@@kelleemerson9510
Plus, the job market will never be big enough to accommodate everyone.
It's amazing how many American RUclipsrs who praise life in Portugal and Spain as having quality of life. I'm not rich ,so I wouldn't dare move to either one of these countries. I've lived in both countries. I'm too old to be looking for the struggle.
That's because these youtubers are going to touristic places to make their videos
I am one of these youtubers. Life as a digital nomad in Portugal is great. If you make more than 3.500 euros/month, your money comes from overseas and you can legally avoid the high taxes, then yes... these places are incredible. However, if you live like a local, earning an average salary then life can be really tough... these two realities coexist.
@@RafaelScapella Exactly, the Iberian peninsula is an awesome lover but can be a cruel spouse. Often it is an average spouse though.
That's because the dollar goes further there than in America. The sad thing is that it makes housing unaffordable for the natives currently in the country.
The amount of money you need to maintain the same standard of living is significantly different between Spain and the US.
Jose has thick luscious hair and is not wrinkled. He's a young, handsome fit man.
I was thinking the same. And even IF he was like wtf unnecessary commentary
Yeah, I didn't see thinning hair or a single wrinkle,lol.
In Mexico 🇲🇽 a NINI is a young person who doesn’t want to study nor working … usually lives with parents , not interested on doing anything with their lives
Not to be confused with the "Pinche Huevon" too
People should understand that jobs involving art, literature, archaeology, etc, are best reserved for rich or at least supportive families children, because only them can take the time to slowly build a career without the need of immediate money.
And another thing = I was assistant teach at a college and the students said something along the line "you accepted us into this school, now you got to find us a job on our way out".
Those kids are right to be fair. Because the schools will accept the money to teach them but not to help find a career.
@@mangonat1 it has never been a school's business to find jobs for the pupils. If I sell you a lawn mower, am I obliged to provide you a lawn, too?
But isn't it kind of messed up that you need to be from a privileged family not to become a CEO or go to the Moon, but to simply learn art from professionals one time in your life? What should one think in that case? That one is an unworthy peasant? There is some sort of dignity in becoming another Norwid, even if the bread is bitter. What if one does not want to become a plumber? Is that a destiny, is that how this is going to be?
@@OneLifeJunkJack think of it this way: you live in a community where every member has some particular skill and something particular they produce. Now, if you want to, say, get a piece of goat's cheese and a bottle of wine from your neighbor, you need to have something he wants from you that you can trade. If he doesn't like or need what you have, it may be no cheese and wine for you today, unless you find somebody else. Simple as that. Everybody thinks and cares for themselves
@@ApenasUmSenhor So to that I have another question. What is the role of government in all of this? It seems that you don't need a government so that you can trade with people. If art is recognized as profound, it can be financed by the government. And in fact, it kind of is, in Europe. Sounds reasonable? It's one thing to say to a guy or a girl that you'll earn less when you go here, but to tell them that they can't go there altogether is kind of wrong and sad.
Schools should start teaching "Self employment". Every student should learn at least one skill at school to fall back on when the job is delayed or doesn't come at all. Entrepreneurship is the way to go because technology is doing things better and faster, so the jobs will keep getting fewer and fewer. Reality..
Self employment in Spain is horrible... you pay more than 300€/month even if you sell your profucts/services or not... if you stay some months without selling you loose hundreds of euros...
Schools are designed for employment, never for entrepreneurship. After spending several years for a degree and still jobless, it's not a degree holder's fault, it's the government's loss, because jobless are less productive and results to have less participation in economic activities, seek the red pill and your eyes will be open to the matrix of bullshits around you.
@@b2stparadiseis worse here in the u.s even as an independent contractor you still get fired for what ever bogus thing and you pay taxes on it
Even if schools taught relevant courses with high probability job prospects and the economy is stagnant the situation may not be different. Also self employment/entrepreneurship is easier said than done.
@@b2stparadiseSounds like the Spanish government is making people poor and homeless. Why do the Spanish people support the government making them poor?
I have a Master + specialisation in HRM, 3lingual but i am homeless in Belgium and begging because evil people destroyed my life..
want some kleenex?
@@onengkusumah2905 u r so small🤮🤮🤮
Hang in there. Come to NYC while they are still letting lots of ppl enter. You'll at least be fed (t
(there are many pantries and shelters that give you great meals, clothes, and toiletries). The city gives you a phone for free with free internet & phone service & a WiFi tablet. I'm not kidding. All theigrants have them plus they give you a little cash assistance monthly. They will give you a place to sleep and there are lots of jobs you could get here. Lots of migrants are working doing like Uber Eats and GrubHub food delivery & many don't speak English like you do. Many restaurant s need employees too. I think you might have a stalker. I do too. I had to live in a shelter because of them. I still am fighting against these gangstalkers but God blessed me with a great apartment. You'll be ok. If you can get to NYC, come asap. Be positive. Be careful. Be blessed 🙏🥰💞💖🙏🙏💯!
An Ex or family feud?
@@pearpo neither, it was freemassons plot!
University degree has become less relevant these days.
This is what happens when education is too accessible.
The word ni-ni is not often used for homeless people in Spain but rather to define spoiled young people who doesn't want neither work nor study and live with their parents
I am Spanish and I am not saying that there are not some cases with university studies who live on the street, but it is an exception. It is true that many Spanish higher education graduates hold jobs well below their academic level, but this is due to imbalances between the university and the labor market. Today, vocational training is being promoted; upon finishing high school, instead of going to university, a two-year theoretical technical training is offered, with studies without unemployment and with higher salaries than those that sometimes, at least at the beginning, It is offered to university graduates. The homeless problem in Spain is more linked, as far as Spaniards are concerned, to mental problems and drug addiction than to economic problems. One of the big problems of social assistance is that the homeless do not accept to live in shelters and residences. The problem of homelessness among irregular immigrants is also emerging.
I feel sorry when learning their stories.
Living as homeless is a tragedy. I could sense the bitterness of their situation.
So different from the economy here in Scottsdale, Arizona🌵. We are the fastest growing part of the USA. Cost of housing is unattainable for most starting careers - average homes are half a million at least.
Blessings and good luck and homes for all these people affected by homelessness in Spain
I live in Spain, I don't have a PhD and I find jobs easily. I studied Civil Engineering, there are no jobs for that so I'm working in a different sector. Just refused a promotion and changed to a new management job with a higher pay. Most people in Spain think they are entitled to a job for something they studied that the society doesn't need. Or because they don't have the experience to tell what's important and what's not and they blame it on everyone but themselves. Many many people in Spain are like that. They are just obsessed with how important they are and how important what they studied is and lose track of reality.
Agree. Absurd Entitlement, coming from Feudal times. Catholic church and associates are damaging.
If that IS THE problem I can work for MYSELF 🚬😎 Só do you really want to avise me the reality or do you need idiot people.working for you to nothing ?!
Everyone knows that you need to have a business. Just have a college is not the money maker you would want for a living. You have to bê well qualified to open a business and make profits. Just have a job is the most idiot thing to do for a living and the most dangerous plan. Engineering is a Nice begining because you ser a lot of THINGS, but you have to start to make money. Just start and open an informal Business. Can bê of everything but OPENED.
come to kazakhstan we lack of engineers and doctors here
The title is inaccurate (clickbait.) José is a formerly homeless person who is now a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D., presumably in linguistics.
If José plays his cards right, his Ph.D is in a high-demand field such as computational linguistics-so when he’s finally done, he’ll never be homeless again.
Edited for accuracy
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So sad to see, I once traveled through Spain down the coast to Malaga and ferried to Morocco. Such a beautiful country and people.
Thank God im in a country wer homelessness doesn't happened,no drug addicts on d streets❤love fr kuwait
Wait until the oil runs out, then you’ll be back to herding 🐪.😊
@@formxshape oh any idea when it will run dry?jealous?🤣🤣
@@formxshape😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@raquelkaron8882nothing is forevAAAH 😂😂😂😂😂
Politicians leaders fighting for power and money never cared their peoples
Why do you think people should rely on the government?
That's exactly how people end up in this position.
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 government collect taxes and fees from people they should help poor citizens
Politicians never cared their peoples fighting for power and money only
Nah, You have to be Illegal Alien to have a good and easy life in Europe😂😂
@@khooahok4589 And I'm against the state stealing my money to give it to other people as well.
again, why should you expect the government to bail you out of your poor life choices?
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 , such a simplistic, uneducated answer to an extremely complex problem.
It’s not only Spain. Here in Vanuatu, many degree and post graduate are still jobless. It’s hard to find a job that match your degree thus many just get any job in order to pay for their bills. Because most offices hire people who have no degree but more experience than those who graduated.
no one cares about Vanuatu little bro
@@marketwizard1977Speak for yourself! I care for Vanuatu!
@@Bojan_V
You're in the minority, though.
@@shauncameron8390 Irrelevant.
Nobody wants to hire someone who spent 10 - 15 years and tens of thousands to realize worthless of that degree.
I give you a little hint: The lady begging in the street at the beginning of the video is NOT Spanish. Welcome to the new Europe where we try socialism anew because it has always worked so well throughout history.
For people wondering: Very much looks like a gipsy
@@Damathusas if there arent romani spaniards lol
@@henazz2561 They look different
That was my thought exactly. She looks Romanian and I say that because I've seen gangs of these Romanian women in London who come here specifically to go on shoplifting sprees or begging. They get on the tube trains to try to embarrass people into giving them money (usually unsuccessfully) but I believe they're not in fact poor. This is how they make their living. There was a television programme about shoplifting and some Romanian women went wearing long skirts with huge pockets on the inside of them to put the shoplifting items in. They're utterly shameless.
Lisa's homeless tour idea is genius!
The problem is more psychological than physical , they can't put their lives back together because Depression and the stress and chemicals it produces keeps them depleted of energy and sad all the time
True! You need recourses to fight yourself out or not to get there. Not everyone has. Hadn't I had help & also fought cleverly (not everyone has all abilities mentally) I would be among them very surely 😢
@@keinortnirgends depression is terrifying .. glad you are safe now friend , keep taking care of yourself
@@_hunter_hunter1048 Thank you friend ❤
Not the only reason, but certainly an important one that's for sure.
The problem is that the goverment impulse socialism over capitalism
My mum told me 20 years ago, degrees mean nothing since everyone can study a bachelor now, and we are not wealthy enough for you to study your interest, go get a job and study as part time for your promotion.
Now I look back, my mum is such a genius. 😅
Not everyone can study a bachelor, first you need a college degree , it is a basic demand , plus many other things.😉
@@MaximDL1410 In HK, yes, everyone can study a bachelor 🙂
@@ngnicole2536it's not the same around the world.
Need high-school diploma at least and grades for different degrees and really high grades for the most desired degrees (medicine, engineering) and it's not free.
Love the 'Hidden City Secret Tour', showing all faces of Barcelona, and how for ordinary Catalans life can be hard, as anywhere else, worth to support them
Life can be hard anywhere,I lived in the uk for more than 15 years,and life can be very hard over there,and sad,so many people struggle as well.
Since I’m back to Barcelona I live much more better and taked me 2 weeks to get a job.
Good life ,good weather and good food.
Enough for me.
Lies again? Polite Home Delivery
I thought it's only happening in my country,where a 29 gold medals winning student remain jobless
Which is your country?
Pakistan
This is quite an eye opener. I grew up in the US, 4 of my cousins are Spanish, 1 moved to Sweden, another to Holland and 2 have stayed and found work in Barcelona. We all have degrees, but their lives seemed much more relaxed than mine, to the point I was thinking about moving there.
People usually only move when they found a comfortable place to move into and they are already established enough to make that decision, so it's a risky proposition to assumed that their experience will translate easily to other newcomers.
@@holmiumh agreed, that's what I was planning to do. I was just very intrigued by my cousin's experiece. When he had children, he quit his engineering job to open a newspaper stand in front of his apartment, that gave him enough to support his family and rent. He lived 2 blocks away from a main tourist attraction and paid a little more than €700. While I worked long hours, rented an apartment without any particular attraction near it, or in it, and paid close to $3000.
Read your Story..better move out, I mean $3000 ..oh dear😦😦
This is why I dropped out of my MBA in the first semester. No guarantees.
That was beautiful to bring to light a worldwide issue that afflicts our modern world. Thank you for bringing some dignity to these people.
The same can be said about London. There are drugs everywhere. People are begging everywhere. Outside tube stations it is infested with drug addicts. Life is always hard for the poor whereas the rich are always fine financially. However, money is not everything as peace of mind is something money cannot be bought.
Europe is nothing but continent for tourists. TINY countries who colonized and enslaved the world, but can't do that anymore. They are running out of money. End of white dominance.
Asia is on the rise! that's how the world works!
This is what the middle class tell you. Money provides security, options and empowers you. It also gives you peace of mind.
Money is necessary because one needs to pay rent, buy food and other essentials. However, once past that money is not going to give one peace of mind. Money certainly can make you feel superior to others, and it is the main reason why people accumulate money and have many properties and the like.
Money definitely does buy peace of mind. You definitely don’t know the stress of not having your basic needs met (Housing, food, safety, health). Only with that secured can you relax and also focus on higher needs.
As I said money does help in buying peace of mind. I do know the stress of not having my basic needs met. There was a time when I was homeless and went to a fish and chip shop and asked for chips, but I had no money. I was told "no money, no chips". Currently I live in a tiny bedsit, and I Iive within a very tight budget. I am all the time relaxed and know of many who have much more money than I have who are not all relaxed. Peace of mind is obtained by securing the body. @@kali7055
Not just spain, all the world have same problem, Idk why..
Thank you a lot
People need to these kind of videos more to be more mindful and thankful
In the US, having a PHD is a sign of a lack of employability for any job that actually has work involved.
Goes to show you how worthless a degree really is.
Didn't used to be the case. I have 3😂. However I have encouraged my son into Engineering..away from Music..I hate myself for doing that but of all my degrees the occupation focused one's have been the most useful
@@howareyou857 Engineering degrees are incredible, if you're young and considering which direction to go in life, you can literally never go wrong with Engineering.
@@gachilhan yeah that's what I figured!
The best decision I ever made @@gachilhan
They are not worthless, just a complete mismatch between supply and demand. Here in the UK it is too easy to get a government loan for it. So there is no incentive to think whether the investment will pay off.
"If you say that having a PhD degree but being unable to find a low-level job is a wrong mindset, that is incorrect. You should be open to taking any job that helps you survive and feed yourself. It is a lazy and prideful mindset to believe that someone with a PhD is incapable of doing cleaning work."
the problem can be to get the job, any job, if the employer thinks you overqualified.
You're going nowhere. It's not like someone will appreciate that when you try to find a better job. If that's really it, do the cleaning work with a PhD, then why not simply become a vagabond? There's also no pride in that, but at least one is more free.
@@SuperTheTheresathen omit the phd from the resume. Its common sense
@@elee522 in that case, there is a suspicious gap in it.
@@SuperTheTheresanobody cares about gaps in your resume for warehouse jobs. Also - educated people know at least one foreign language. There are a lot of possibilities.
I live in Poland, and the only people who I know who are jobless - are those who don't want to work for minimum wage or ale sick and struggle at work.
That’s why I enrolled in Business school only to learn what I need and then dropped after a year to focus on starting my own business, which is not easy btw. In Spain (and many other countries) people believe that a degree will secure you a job, and that a job will secure good pay, that’s why Spain is a nation of employees unlike the United States for example where you have more examples of entrepreneurs. Do what you have to do with the goal of working for yourself so you don’t have to rely on someone to hire you. Best of wishes from Chicago, IL to all of you.
The opening shots ,...she's not homeless, thats a gypsy...she just doing her job...she's working
giving the boys down stair the old stroke. 😂
Why are people in Europe and US not allowed to make simple houses by themselves, so they don't stay in tents on the street that literally disturb environment? Seemed too idealistic that every one should live in standard or lux. houses.
It weakens the central government, and when the houses are abandoned they're not reclaimed by the government and cost money to clean up which they don't end up doing most of the time. Peru builds illegal houses and the country runs like trash.
@@John-nb6epso capitalism is a joke lol
@@chinavirus841Pretty much.
Zoning, green belts
Zoning restrictions.
I never knew Spain also has homeless problems. I lived for nine months in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and I used to see people there begging on the streets and selling calendars and stuff. I am from India. In India too, we have similar problems. More people here study engineering for jobs and given the huge young population here, it becomes a very difficult problem to solve.
Bhai kitna kharcha hua approx spain ghumne mai?
@@happyd6145Bhai mei ghumne nahi kaam karne gaya tha udhar... Toh mujhe salary milti thi...
@@JyotiDeka1989 bro if u don't mind pucch sakta hun ki kya job hai apki
@@happyd6145 I was in a EU funded research project as a postdoctoral research fellow.
What kind of visa you applied for?
I have 3 different degrees related in the same profesional carear, but I'm 67 and I know I don't going to find job in my field, but I work as Chef in a great restaurant and I make my living, stable and good, then, some times is because a Lawyer or scientist don't to want to work as a bartender, or as waitress, if buy any reason may be, you are in bad economical situation LOOK TO WORK IN ANYTHING THAT YOU MAY BE GOOD, you like to bake, go to a bakery and ask, I,M A UNIVERSITY TEACHER BUT I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY AS DISHWASHER BECAUSE I NEED TO PAID MY RENT AND FOOD, and I'm pretty sure that you will find a job. THE WINING SIDE OF LIFE IS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE. BLESSINGS.
You are humble & brave dear one! ❤
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Well this is why I migrated from Spain together with my five languages and my degree in agriculture, and now taking a language teaching course in order to become a teacher of Spanish language. Being an expat is a real perk regarding this profession. But really, this world has become so "hopelessly hopeless". I'd just love to be able to move to a small village in the Alps so that no one would ever hear about me. But I may as well become a buddhist monk due to my many ties with this community.
What do you expect to receive from 5 languages and a degree in agriculture other than personal satisfaction? The degree in agriculture is far more valuable and useful than teaching Spanish as a foreign language. You sound like you're on a journey into the dark with no destination. However, if you're young, there's hope. You could buy yourself a house in Italy for a Euro and work on improving it just like a Buddhist monk. however, they don't live in isolation. they're a community. Besides, if you want to disappear in the alps so nobody ever knows about you, go the way of the Ötziman. Walk over the mountains in ice and snow and be discovered 3000+ years later. All the best.
@@sigiloXXX OK, thanks for the feedback!
come to india , here birth place of buddha present , in bodhgaya city you find many monk from all around the world , here many turist come they live and learn many life lesson than return home country with good memories, motivation to fight for new life journey 💪 😊hope you understand 😅
@@akashghogre3302 Oh yes it would be amazing to pay homage to the memory of Lord Buddha in Bodh Gaya. I may go once I have succeeded in estabilizing my daily life and finances. नमश्ते ☺
These OVER-EDUCATED homeless people in SPAIN could EASILY work in the Agriculture/FARMING business in Spain: The farms in Spain have OPEN-ARMS in hiring people. At the very minimum, when you are located at a farm -- then you can have plenty of access towards FOOD. Meaning: NO ONE gets hungry when living on the farm, when you can GROW your own foods. Plus, these days, there are many ONLINE-JOBS that people can do via the Internet: Spaniards in Spain can easily make money from clients who are located outside SPAIN, for example.
YES, life at the farm can potentially be HARSH / DIFFICULT; however, you can still EAT something (instead of asking for FREE HANDOUTS from others, or just be BEGGARS).
As mentioned before: Many of these over-educated people can still TEACH ONLINE, or do WORK online (remote work type of jobs via the Internet).
Another option is to WORK OVERSEAS by selling your skills and talents to those willing to pay for your services.
Problem is expectations. When you were rised and educated to work in a well paid modern job then is hard to accept a job in agriculture. The problem is the free market economy.
@@abelsietecuatro9249 Go live in China and see the misery and lack of freedom.
Hope it isn't like the Australians. Those farmers are cruel slave drivers.
@@brianpan6453 is it really bad? People from my country flock to Aussie cuz of the dollars. But the only jobs they get is fruit plucking
I do not think is that easy, because these businesses look for particular people to staff their jobs, people that they can use as they need with no law applied, I did work on a farm in Spain (Girona) when young, they do not feed you, you work all the hours at once and you have a break where do you eat what you cooked at home, even the toilet time was controled
Amazing the British lady and her project. Fantastic idea for her and her community, very soulful
Spain just like other countries in Europe is a country that was built on work and wages. However, in the 21st century work has changed. This change of work has changed dramatically and continues to change every day, every week, every month. The question is do the politicians acknowledge?
No, if only....
Last autumn I was in a coronavirus isolation homeless shelter in NYC and one of my roommates there was a homeless guy from Barcelona.
Even to buy a one way ticket to NYC, he's got to be rich !! 😂😂😂
@@queva3062No, but he has lived in this fucking shithole since childhood and has even lost his national identity, unfortunately.
People need to graduate from college with a degree that is in demand with the current employment opportunities. I have friends who graduated in archeology, photography, flower arrangements etc... Surprisingly they still have not found a job. I am not surprised.
You need a degree to arrange flowers? As a professional gardener, perhaps?
Flower arrangements are in demand in UAE last time I check on their list
PhD is more status. You don’t need to spend so much time on education (maybe a basic degree would do) unless you don’t want what you want in life OR you really to be in the field of research
😢My heart hurts for The lady begging 🙏🏾 at the beginning. You can tell she would prefer not to be there begging. The gentle kindness & sadness in her eyes…I wish there was a way to help everyone like her. We need to do better for each other as humans😢
Correct, so cute answer
She is Gypsy. Thay's what they do for living in every country they live in
She looks like a Romanian & will be part of a begging scam gang. Don't be fooled
@garycooper9207 totally agree. To recognise it you need to have a greater understanding of Europe. I'm from Poland, btw, there are tons of them there; by default they never work or are in education
Son mafias rumanas, se dedican a pedir, algunos también lo hacen en el metro y incluso gente discapacitada. No son sin hogar. También los hay que son carteristas y roban en el trasporte público.
The homeless in Europe still appear neat and orderly. Here in the U.S. it’s all about trash and squalor.
In Spain, many job positions still function via "enchufes". Qualifications are of little relevance, unless it's a public administration job, for which there are often thousands competing for a handful of jobs in each area.
Unfortunately, the “enchufes” happen everywhere. My neighbor’s kid, a very bright young man who graduated a couple of years ago from a prestigious university in the US ended up working in his father’s company after applying for months for other jobs with no luck. I’ve heard plenty of times that American kids go to good schools to network, not to actually learn!
you need to have a real skillset that is valuable to be well paid, anywhere in the world
@@masterkraft4746 This may be applicable for a small minority of people, whereas the majority of people seeking employment may not have the relevant skill sets or access to training and work-based experience to obtain them.
I've worked in different fields of the electrical and electronics industry, so I understand your point. However, I also recognise that I was one of a small minority from my school who went on to achieve that.
Interestingly, those from my old school, an even smaller majority, who went on to be financially successful, were not necessarily academic in any way. However, they had single-minded focus on what they wanted to do in life. So maybe this aspect, the focus of intent, may well be more important than having marketable skill sets.
The guy has a degree, has a job, yet is homeless
He's not totally harmless he's only homeless to a degree..
Are you kidding.
Really or telling lie
Having a degree is meaningless unless you can apply that to a salary.
@@thomasauslander3757 honey, that just shows how broken the education system is
Qualifications mean nothing these days it's who you know and how much money peoples families have
Especially who you know since AI is screening people, especially creative people out of job opportunities.
Degrees without job can mean two thing low economic growth or bad educational plan.Germany for example direct students to the fields that have opening in them so when they get out of school they can directly find a job. In Turkey for example this is nonexistent and wage gap between gaps is too much so people tend to overeducate themselves so despite having lots of openings in some sectors there are tons of youth unemployment. The thing is some of the sectors are insanely good paying which is why directing students and vocational schools are important
Yes, Germany has a good government "directed" education/training policy similar to Singapore. The bureaucrats in Singapore do a good job of "matching" current and future labor demand across the board. They get the universities to offer degrees or at least have classes targeting these fields. And they will bring in very well qualifield professors from abroad to teach these classes. Of course there is no guarantee of a life time employment in these fields because a lot can and will change. The universities and secondary schools often have information sessions for the students and parents to help them make the best choices.
From Maine to Spain who you know is part of the game
There is a degree inflation in many places. It also happens in China
I'm a disabled man I dispises people who are pretend to be disabled and begging...
I know 4 people in my personal life, who had degrees who were homeless... a degree today is so ubiquitous now.
As I predicted. If you don’t have a degree in STEM you will find it very difficult to make a living.
However, getting a degree means you have expert knowledge of a subject. But some strange reason the rise of meritocracy is destroying people’s lives. ‘Core Qualifications’ should be the root out of poverty and homelessness. Today a degree, a masters even a PhD is a root out of poverty and homelessness. This way of life is not sustainable. Something has got to give. 🙁
I studied hotel and restaurant managemnt. Very hands on. There always is work when I want it. Worldwide.
How to instantly solve unemployment and poverty on any country - legalize the growing and consumption of weed + legalize prostitution + legalize production and consumption of p0rn
That's it! It's that simple!😊
I have a comp sci degree and getting nowhere but there’s also nursing, social work, the education system, occupational therapy, speech, therapy, etc..not just stem can you be successful
I am MBA, ended up homeless and job less.
PhD holders are known for their superior ability to enunciate clearly, "Do you want fries with that?"
Great video. There’s a similar tour given by a former homeless man in Taipei Taiwan. If you’re there it’s very interesting
The biggest problem that this guy has is his degrees. An education is only a mean, not an end in itself. What you do after your formal education depends on your determination, work ethics, and characters. If you think the world owes you a living just because you have a degree, you will end up homeless easily.
I get what you mean. But you know, everyone is different & some nerds are just not made to work in the mines or something.
You can have master, phD, doctors degree amything, if you do not speak english well, your job opportunity is limited only in your country.
@@gambaridupHe speaks English pretty well, and this is not the case for the most part. That's what the discussion is all about - the fact that education and the ability to do the work is not enough. Since when? In addition to degrees, you need a business mindset, otherwise you're screwed. And that's a huge problem. Not everyone is a businessman by nature and it's a huge shame that it's demanded nowadays. No jobs for the amount of people ready to work. Grim
José is working and he’s a graduate student (not a Ph.D. yet. - the video title is clickbait) so he clearly doesn’t think anyone owes him a living.
@@ozkelly1973 The guy lives in Spain and is fluent in Castilian Spanish. He speaks English with an accent. It’s interesting how people inaccurately judge a graduate student who is also employed, just because he doesn’t have a permanent residence at the moment.
We lived in Spain for nine years and hardly saw any homeless people because of the amazing subsidies and other social infrastructure of Spain. But after the pandemic the country was turned completely upside down socially
Damn. I figured spain was more into old school stuff.
It’s not like that now, years later. We live here and it’s great
it's not, Spain is actually really pumped right now. Barcelona is clean and the infrastructure is top-notch
Narrator talking about Spain shows an eastern European begging on the streets in the first few seconds cant take this serious.. Beside you see copycats of these ladies in every European city from Amsterdam to London to Paris. Bless them though most of them are very lovely just don't go to the ones begging for money but the ones that sell a homeless newspaper or whatever it's called.
I think someone would reach them and offer them hope and dignity , Spain won't allowed her citizens to loss their dignity , this country have real pride
Then I don't understand why the politicians are not doing what they are paid for...
may be they worse than i thought@@queva3062
great video Robloak!
This young man's hair is white at young age. Drink black bean soup with chicken carcass, neck, feet. Black/Red rice is good too. The hair will grow back Black. Just lack of certain nutrition that's all. Seaweed Soup is very nutrition and cheap.
A college degree cannot guarantee a well paying job or even a job itself. It all depends on what the job market is looking for currently. The other option is to be self employed and seek clients that will pay for your skills.
The crisis hit the U.S. hard too. NOw in the States it is claimed that they have the lowest employment in history, but yet they have the lowest workforce participation rate ever. This insanity never ended for many people, most college educated. Maybe we should start a tour guide network too.
A very respectful interviewer. Very kind of her to buy some food to some of them she has met
germany currently has a severe shortage of skilled workers. The problem is well described by the term itself: people must have useful skills, and they must be willing to work (hard). That combination is very rare nowadays. Combine this with a generous welfare system, and you're doomed.
And Fuhrer Merkel said migrants are the solution and Germans ate it up like brainless sheep and now they don't dare to do anything to stop the madness.
Spineless, pathetic people.
SALUDOS, to these HARDWORKING folks, respeto from the Philippines
Bro, the people in the video are homeless, meaning they don't have jobs. Which hardworking folks are you talking about?
@@cristianpicincu7116😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wealth inequality is the root of most of the problems in the world. Housing should be a human right. There’s a good program in Finland known as Housing First which is working to provide housing for everyone
They're lucky to hv politicians with common sense😊 unfortunately, in Spain they're nowhere to be found -- AWOL😂😂😂😂😂
No. Inequality is the natural consequence of freedom.
No it shouldn't as you are not owed anything and you don't have the right to demand and force others to provide for you against their will.
@@shauncameron8390 obviously your philosophy is everyone should take care of themselves. I would say that it would benefit you to have no homeless .
It would eliminate the ugly homeless camps and people lying on the streets
It would reduce crime and vandalism
It would help create a healthier population and workforce
It would create a safer and happier environment for everyone
I come from a very normal middle class family and i can see my future to have a life like this 😅
Without Spain there would be no modern Philippines, this documentary tears my heart apart specially for highly educated individuals ending up homeless in the streets for there was once a time in the past when the very first educators of the Filipinos were actually Spaniards..
The fuck you mean by that?... Spanish people in that era were racist to Filipinos. The only Lucky Filipinos to Study are the rich. They even banned Education to commoners because they were afraid that Filipino may become smart and would fight back.
Dont bend the History as as if Spain do great when they rule our country....
I agree with you a hundred percent! I fervently wish that Mother Spain will rise again. Viva España y Filipinas!
His degree is useless. Nice guy, but he wasted his education.
Not if he completes that PhD he won't.
I'm from Spain. I don't feel bad for these people. There are terrible jobs but there are and he is homeless because he wants to. I have a degree in History and I was homeless since 18 thanks to having a wonderful dysfunctional family. I couldn't work and prepare oposiciones and was tired of subrenting the other 2 bedrooms in my rental so I could afford rent. I cleaned houses, babysat...so I applied to work abroad and I was accepted and now I'm ready to go back with my savings despite being disabled but I will not be a burden to other taxpayers. I'm in my 40's like this guy. You have to move your butt and not wait.
Just for curiosity. Why did U study degree in history ? You probably knew in advance it is a degree that would get you nowhere.
@@vincentc7920Who’s to say a degree in history means you have no future? 🤣
@@originalsal2141 hmmmm a job in museum? You can read google about history, why you need to take a degree in history?
He sho I lda been trai n ed as a plummer!
@@colinchampollion4420 exactly. People go to uni thinking they can earn money in future. They should do trades instead like plumbing, roofer, electrician. Big money there
It’s the same situation in Portugal which is a neighboring country to Spain where I got my master’s degree here I still have no opportunity to find a good job.
A degree is a tool, not a warranty of employment.
Wrong job choices and loads of academic arrogante combined with inflexibility and immobility lead to problems. Simple.
wow this is so true
An irrefutable truth is that Education does not ensure Bread.
They have too much free high education. A lot competition.
Come to Nederlands here need lot people for work
Really ?
Expat 🇺🇸 🇬🇧left both countries now lives in Colombia 🇨🇴 very nice good food cheap haha 👍
Me too living in cali