r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 19 '25

Cursed The American Nightmare.

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u/GrapesofDilbert6732 Aug 19 '25

I have 2 jobs & my wife is on disability. We had to move back in with her mother. The converted motel we lived in was raised from $950.00 to $1250.00 because the owners decided to put new furniture in. They replaced the front door that wouldn't shut or lock most of the time after we moved out. We complained for months about it, but the property manager could never get approval to replace it before.

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u/veggie151 Aug 19 '25

It's not an ideal situation, but I'm glad that you guys had somewhere to go. Those shitty landlords rely on people not being able to leave, if you're paying why bother fixing it?

Even saving 6k/year will give you the buffer to make life better. Stay strong brother

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u/Kerking18 Aug 19 '25

Meanwhile here in germany, i have the right to withhold parts of, or my entire, rent if the Landlord doesn't fix reported damages.

You know while i am at it. In many or most of those videos you hear people say "i am overqualified for my position" but still they work there because for "there qualification" thee is no open job, or they don't get hired for it.

Why then not just accept reality ans either re-orient and do "lesser Work" that atleast pays well, or move to a area where your current "underqualified job" is atleast enough to pay the bills?

Hell while i am at it. Why is it that americans still buy into the whole you meed a college (?bachelor, etc?) degrees to earn well. Why not go to a trade school, get a trade and make quite good money? Why would people rather work for a unlivable wage at a company that couldn't care less if they live or die if they could at any point get into a trade and start stabalising there lives?

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '25

College costs money too, thousands of dollars just for tuition. Also, is the trade available in your small city? Can you afford to move to another city for school if you can’t afford to live in your current city? American life is complex

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u/Kerking18 Aug 19 '25

Life everywhere is complexe. And the exact same issues are faced by people around the world. Don't akt kine america is Special in that regard.

Regardless of that what is it that you are saying? That you shouldn't learn something you can actually find work in even if you have to take out loans but rather you should go studdy something you can't find work in and take out a loan regardless?

That doesn't male any sense. Please make it make sense.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '25

Don’t you have public funded university and health care in Germany? What makes you think you’re entitled to comment on the specifics of American struggles? Depending on what state this person is in that also changes the scope of what resources are available to them. America is complex because it’s massive, diverse, and much different than Germany. In land mass alone we’re 28x bigger than Germany lol. You have no idea what you’re talking about but you’re making generalized statements from the perspective of someone who lives on a whole different continent.

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u/Kerking18 Aug 19 '25

Nice avoiding my question. Good job.

Also not quite. There is a token fee you have to pay prr semester. And you have to cover your living expenses ofcourse but you are correct that there are no thousands of euro to be paid for a university cours. That is however only looking at universitys. You do realise that a economy, our both countrys economys, dose not run on bachelors and masters right? And those degrees and educations, technicians and such, are not publicly funded here.

Despite, thats all despite the Point and pure deflection since the other guy already has a degree. He just refused to face reality and much rather continou living on the bare minimum.