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With a message of tolerance in which they 'regret', ironically, that refugees do not conform to stereotypes, the couple went viral on social media.

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What can we say about this couple that we barely know and already consider peaceful?

The Germans Dirk Voltz and her boyfriend followed the news about the drama of the refugees and one day they decided to do something about it. After sheltering at home since July, 24 people from Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria – and knowing their stories -, on Tuesday night Dirk decided to share his experience on Facebook.

With certain irony, expressed his "disappointment" by proving that all your stereotypes about these citizens have fallen apart. The most of 4.000 shares and the repercussion in the media, served to make his message of tolerance go viral.

“We live with Muslims and at home we didn’t use a knife for anything other than cutting onions and meat,” says his message. “No one insulted us because we were two men sharing a bed.” Voltz told the EL PAÍS be surprised by the “enormous and sudden attention” that your publication aroused, in which you acknowledge that the last few months have changed the couple's lives. “You can help others. Or you can simply continue to be afraid. (…) I feel sorry for those who live installed in fear”, concludes the message.

Faced with yet another piece of news that shows the drama of the refugee crisis, the German He kept thinking: “If something like this were happening to me, what would I expect to happen?”, he recalls to EL PAÍS.

Another impulse was what made him publicize his experience in Facebook, feeling the need to “share something positive amid all the resentment and indeterminate fear spread through some media outlets”.

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The couple offers their home through the Facebook group Place4refugees, a private initiative that connects refugees and volunteers. In general, guests stay for a few days, although some stay for a little longer, depending on their needs, explain Safaa and Mohammed AbuJarour, the Palestinian couple who organize this support group. That's why Voltz has sheltered 24 people in recent months.
 
Although irony is not something that is immediately understood on social media, Voltz believes that it was precisely the somewhat acidic way of approaching the topic that caught users' attention. “After all, exaggeration is a very graphic resource,” he says.

He and his boyfriend are currently taking a break from hosting roles, but will return to hosting people in need later this month. In recent months, the only major problem they have had to face is the shortage of salt and sugar in the pantry, Voltz says jokingly in his original text. He also mentions threats on the street and unpleasant letters left on the doorstep by people who don't understand his way of acting, although they never thought of calling the police because of these episodes, he comments.

 
Since starting to welcome refugees, the couple has learned that “helping is not that complicated”. And he was able to confirm that his guests, although they regret having left their countries, “are happy to have escaped hell and because Germany, or rather, German citizens, made them feel welcome".

 

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