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Berlin = the moral toilet of the Western World
Berlin Cops are Whorresons and whoredaughters
Berlin has many hidden traps, ready to open up and swallow fresh meat and this is number one for guys:
Before any of you guys decide to tie the knot with a #woke-lefty Frauline, just remember that 69% of divorces are initiated by women and 90% of those are by tertiary educated women. Why, because they believe the biased propaganda shoved down their throats at women's studies courses and everywhere they look they see oppression, when in reality they are not oppressed at all.
And before you down-vote me, at least have the decency to tell us how women in the western world are oppressed.
Watch your backs guys, women look out, only for themselves. Don't sign anything except a pre-nup, otherwise there's a 69% chance you will get fvcked up, especially if she gets knocked up. Any male who marries a women brainwashed by feminism, needs his head read. By the way, they don't need to go to uni to get brainwashed , the 90% of media is anti, white-hetero-males, these days. Be very careful.
This place is good for unskilled third worlders without interests or any goals in life other than having 10 kids and taking Kindergeld.
You don't realize the trap here until you start getting raises and promotions. Was offered a 500 EUR per month raise recently, after tax it would've been only 170 EUR more per month. I am not surprised a large percentage of people here decides not to even bother going to work.
Have you any Revenge feelings against Chermans ? I swear when I see krauts outside their country they will have a hard time, just one false stare and I spit them in the Face.
I hate how they believe they always know better, how every discussion/argument follows the same path: oversimplification of a situation where it’s always the other person’s fault (it’s not usually so black and white), gaslighting, assuming the worst of other people’s intentions, and sudden outbursts of rage.
Im from toronto, Canada. There is not one dominant culture, as it’s multicultural, and it functions 5000 time’s better than stupid, defective and broke butt chermany. All u xenophobes can fuccc off, we have a better functioning and wealthy society with you with happier people and without hatred
If you think Schlager is Bad, try German Rap.
Tbf a lof German rappers are living the dream. Their lyrics suck, they get called out for their misogyny and homophobia but they still get all the milfs. Bushido seems to be the god in this department. I smile every time he passes by doing 100mph near Hermannplatz. They are untouchable.
Bushido is of Tunisian descent. He hustled hard, got a Ferrari and all the female genitalia he could ever want. As far as I can tell he is a legitimate success story. The story of a man who’s probably universally hated by most Germans but he’s an icon to the vagrants and gold diggers. He is 100x more impressive than some designer opening up a bar which is constructed from mdf and populated with 2nd hand furniture.
I’m a big hip hop/rap fan of American rap. I wish the black American community would address some of these groups in other countries who benefit off of something they started. Most of these German rappers are completely racist towards black people. Yet they think it’s ok to still black peoples creations. Something that originated from slavery. Rappers give Eminem a hard time because he’s white even though he respects the culture. Those racist Turks and Germans are racist as poop and probably think the definition of a black man is being “street.” I wish black Americans would stop certain racist groups from stealing the culture.
www.quora.com/Are-Germans-accepting-of-immigrants
This first reply is so point on, I am tearing up.
Reposting the answer here because Quora is going to get a government demand to delete that answer sooner or later:
This answer would be very very different a couple of years back. But now…it is what it is.
When I first moved to Germany, a couple of my friends told me that I'm gonna have a lousy time because Germans are assholes who think they're just better than anybody else. Germans literally said that to a friend, in a rare German moment of drunken honesty. I shrugged it off. After all, Berlin seemed like a city of equality, fun, and acceptance. That couldn't be farther from the truth, but I didn't see it at the time. It seemed really accepting and although I did notice a weird situation here and there, I attributed it to me not yet knowing the culture of the people and the vibe of the city. Even my assholish roommate told me that Germans are generally cold, boring, and uninterested in anything but themselves. Since I found him a bit socially weird, I thought the problem was him. Turns out that was only partly true.
See, when you move to a place that seems much better than the one you came from, and you don't know the language, you tend to suppress any criticism because you still don't know what you're dealing with. You're still not sure what it is exactly what you heard and saw. You meet people with immigrant backgrounds, second or third generation even, that speak of silent segregation, but you shrug that off too. After all, you came from your Slavic backward hell of a country and you've been through so much inequality and trauma inflicted by your own government and bigoted people that you're sure it can't get any worse than that. Turns out that is also only partly true.
"Germans like to keep immigrants as pets." A friend told me that when I moved here. I asked what she meant by that, so she explained it like this - "They will let you have an illusion of equality, an illusion of participating in the society and they will be very polite in conversation as long as you don't have an opinion regarding Germany. After all, you're here not as an equal citizen, but as a pet allowed to reside in their carefully built ecosystem in which you're to assume your role, not ask questions, and not have any opinions about the place you live in. If you do that, you're golden. Don't ask for respect. Don't ask for equality. Be happy you're allowed to breathe their holy German air." I still didn't buy it. I was keeping to myself, trying to build a new life, and championed all of the obstacles Germany threw at me. All of the paperwork, all of the language barriers, all of the cultural barriers, I soldiered through and blamed all the bad things that sometimes happened on me. On my lack of knowledge about the place and a different cultural background.
Five years later, I'm painfully aware that what she said was even softened by the fact that she knew I can't even half-realize what I'm getting myself into, so she wasn't overly aggressive about it. Germany is far from what I thought it was, and Berlin is even farther from the image of poor but sexy, accepting and multicultural city it presents itself to be. It's a city of loneliness, inequality, racial and cultural segregation hidden under a thin veil of parties, political activism, the abundance of sex, drugs, and mindless fun. But once you sober up, there is nothing of substance. Berliners always proudly point out that Berlin is not Germany, and they're very vocal about it. They brag about how relaxed they are compared to the rest of the country. How friendly they are. How nice they are. If that's really the case, I can't imagine the hell of living anywhere else in this country. But I think that simply can't be true.
Most Germans are afraid to display their patriotism in any way. You know, the two world wars, the numerous atrocities, all of that. But they are deeply patriotic. And they are deeply convinced that they're the best people in the world. That's actually why they let us, lesser beings, participate in their society to a point. Because we're no threat. After all, we're lesser beings. Make no mistake, that's ABSOLUTELY true. But it's really really hard to detect in everyday life. During the course of the last 80 years, they developed a cunning system of hiding their true feelings, because the backlash would be swift and hard. So they march on with a carefully plotted passive-aggressiveness system that blends politeness with racism and xenophobia. It's like next-level bigotry I never encountered anywhere else. I like my bigotry loud and clear. Like they do in Ireland when I was told that "we need to work together against the Eastern European scum" by a real estate agent who thought I was Canadian. See, that's the kind of xenophobia I appreciate. Hit me with it head-on, don't spare me. But Germans spare you. The Irish real estate agent would've spared me as well, but he mistakenly took me for one of their own. That's not any better, is it?
They often say that immigrants refuse to integrate. And when I was a fresh immigrant, I was like ok, that might be true. Most immigrants come from different cultures and they came here just for the money, what you claim makes sense. A couple of years later, as an immigrant who moved mountains to integrate, I can without a doubt say that's a lie, no other way around it. Germans don't want you to integrate, so they can keep you in their society as a display piece of their progressiveness, but on the fringe. So when you hear "the Turks did this" or "the Arabs did that", it's because they've been moved to the margin of the society, forcing them to have their own physically separate culture, dynamics and a totally different way of life. Yes, they will be praised for bringing the other cultures to the mix, mostly for the food (German food is nothing short of atrocious, bested in that category only by the British), but they don't mix. And if you mention that to a German, they will immediately become highly unsettled and defensive, ranting on about how Turkish for example brought this or that to the table, thus enhancing the lives of many Germans, etc. And yeah, that's true. But if you ask them how many Turkish German friends they have, the conversation goes cold. You need to realize that I'm talking about a general situation here, it's not EVERYONE. But many. A majority. It's a typical "I'm not racist, but..." situation. You know how in the US, black Americans or any minority is usually met with prejudice, maybe just based on their names? Alejandro, Naveah, Isaiah, or Jose might get their resumes closed immediately based on their names. But when they come to Europe, they're just...Americans. Not only that, they're Americans who travel. Although, if they try to move here permanently, they will encounter a lot of the systemic problems other immigrants have by default. The difference is that they'll call them "expats", but they too will form their own little societies over time.
Berlin has it especially bad. Due to this image of a multicultural all-accepting party city, they will try especially hard to hide it. And if you're in your 20's or 30's and partying around, you won't even get to notice it so hard. You're broke, you're with your party friends, you don't try to live a "boring civil life" where the poop begins to hit the fan. You're excluded from that equation. The problem is that this is the demographic that will be most entangled with political and social activism, and they don't even live through the problems. From the unbelievably rude customer service agents of Vodafone, Saturn, MediaMarkt, Electrical Company, through live rudeness of the employees of those same companies, to people just treating you like a second class citizen as soon as you tell them where you're from. I went to a xenophobic driving school where I was treated like dirt by old German nazi-oriented men. I was treated like a piece of dirt in Burgeramt multiple times, a German registration office employing Adolf-ish old Germans who work with immigrants, but hate them. To counter that, employees of those companies that have an immigrant background always bend over backwards in efforts to help you. Strange, right? With this pandemic and Berlin being stripped down to its basics, there are no more flashy lights to distract us from the way it operates at its core. During the pandemic was the first time I ever tried to apply to Job Center in search of a job. In a lengthy conversation, I was told that I'm too old and too Slavic to ever get a respectable job in Germany, and that's the way it is, I just have to make my peace with it. And that there is a zero chance of me getting any home office job in the pandemic.
That's the employment situation if you're a part of the invisible minority. As a Slavic person, you're white and invisible but extremely low class in the eyes of almost any German. As Germany is trying so hard to show they're not racist or xenophobic, a lot of companies started to employ ethnically diverse staff only for display purposes, they don't even have to be good at their jobs. They just have to show that the companies care about diversity. Of course, racism and xenophobia still rage in the background while companies fill their quotas and put ethnically diverse staff on their stats and their billboards. And it's good for those few selected to represent their minorities, I'm honestly happy for those of us who escaped. Is it really good for those minorities? No. But the companies' stance seems modern and progressive. But the white minority is still left out of it. We're white, we obviously ruled the world for thousands of years, so our time of reign is over.
Berlin is also a city of hypocrisy. Young activists fueled by drugs, alcohol and anger will march against Trump, against oppression in the US, against squatters being evicted from their some 30 odd years unpaid residencies, but they will never think about inequalities happening in their own society outside of their social circle. They will get offended on behalf of others if you slam members of any cultural group - without ever being in contact with that group. We Slavs, have some characteristics that are far from wanted in any member of this western society. They differ from country to country, but they are there. Embracing and taming those to a point would be a goal to a society that seeks equality. But Germans do not have that kind of society. For Germans, it's all about the optics. Did I SEEM kind? Did I SEEM natural? Did I SEEM fair? Did I SEEM smart? And if they did, they will abandon any depth of their existence in favor or the surface image of that same existence. And when I hear that Germans are honest and direct, it makes me want to puke. They're probably the most dishonest people I will ever meet.
After years of not really understanding what's going on, and failing to understand why I can't "read" any of the Germans I met here over the years, realizing that almost the entire nation sports some weird version of corporate culture behavior was shocking. People often ask why they can't make friends with Germans when they move here. It's because Germans mostly don't do friends. They do niche social contracts the rest of the world can't really understand. They're brought up to be functional, detached from emotion, taught to be highly individual units by themselves. A love relationship is a bond between two people with hundreds of little conditions going back and forth, designed to form a functional economic, and physically pleasing union. There is an ongoing joke in Germany about getting married for the tax bracket 3 that offers the most tax relief, but it's not just a joke. It's the truth. They don't do love. They do love math. My wife once said that they have so many fetishes and are so loud about their sexual freedom just to compensate for the lack of emotion and any real passion. And I think that's true.
And no matter how different they sometimes think they are to their peers, the adult German will think about only one thing in any life equation, ever. Themselves. They were taught to do that since they were kids. That's the main driving force behind the agenda of existence in Germany as a German. Ego. They will use you when you're useful. If they have no use for you, they will ignore you. How can that be applied to the entire nation, for God's sake? I don't know. But it kind of seems that it can. Remember, there were many jerk countries throughout history, but none of them started a World War. Twice. Again, my experience doesn't extend outside of Berlin, so it would be unfair to claim that all Germans are alike.
But as far as I can see, the people of today's Germany are the same people of 1930's Germany. And this pandemic has shown it in such a fashion that I don't think I have words to explain the shock and unease with which I live through each day.
As I already mentioned, Germans are very involved in the world's politics, especially American politics. They will very loudly attack the American right-wingers and take a holier-than-thou stance when comparing themselves to any country in the world. And at the same time, they will very silently act with prejudice towards anyone not of German ethnicity. Some of them have a token brown friend, just for street cred. But those are rarely real friendships. Those are mostly contracts with a clear goal at the end. We need to do something together. We need to tolerate each other and enjoy each other's company as much as we can. That's why younger generations of Germans put so much emphasis on friendships. They know how fake it was for older generations, and they want to change that. What they don't know is that drug and alcohol-fueled frenzy always calls for company and you'll have most friends when you're young and at your most chaotic. It's just how things work. That's what the 20's are for. As I said, this is a Berlin thing, not sure if it's applicable anywhere else.
Compared to my experience growing up, even this pandemic year in which everything fell apart seems awesome in comparison. Where I grew up, we were yelled at, insulted, and beaten up by teachers, librarians, the police, even doctors...oh, you wouldn't believe the things I've been through, along with my entire generation. Germans can't comprehend that this is possible in Europe so hard, that they don't even believe me. That's the one emotion they can't hide, the "you're so full of shit" facial expression. And yeah, the fake positivity trend. You're not supposed to say anything negative about anything ever, otherwise, you're a hater. And you're automatically not a desirable company.
As a Slav in Germany, I'm invisible. Not even a part of a recognizable minority. I'm irrelevant. My opinion is deemed irrelevant, my existence is on the fringe's edge, and I'm considered a foul-mouthed barbarian before I even open my mouth. I can socialize with "my" people, which after all I refused by fleeing that place, or keep my head down, unemployed, being discriminated against, and shunned by the society that claims they're the most progressive on the planet when it comes to equality. The others chose to stay with their own kin. They made clans, little societies inside the german one, and that's how they live. Still on the fringe. No German wants us to integrate. That's Germany in 2021.
Will anyone care about what I just wrote? No. Not enough hype about it. You need momentum, and you need numbers. And in Germany, it's every person for themselves. Activism in Berlin is something people do so they feel better about themselves. I never saw an activist do a little thing of kindness here. It's all about the bigger picture that's not even a picture of equal Germany. It's always about something popular in your social circle or something that's happening somewhere far far away...so you can't do anything anyway but drink beer and discuss how good of a person you are for wanting the world to be equal.
Very slowly but steadily, the little mustache grows back perfectly formed under the nose, and the right hand is starting to twitch in an upward motion…But there isn't a real fight against this. There isn't even a spark. It's just a sad reality of fresh immigrants, second and third-generation immigrants and war refugees that will never be truly accepted and respected in Germany apart from the display pieces we get in form of a couple of actors, football players, and low positioned politicians, just so the world can see that Germany changed, or is trying to change.
"Berliners always proudly point out that Berlin is not Germany, and they're very vocal about it. They brag about how relaxed they are compared to the rest of the country. How friendly they are. How nice they are. If that's really the case, I can't imagine the hell of living anywhere else in this country." Oh my god, I used to get chills when Berliners would say how open, diverse, relaxed they are. I had this instinctive feeling like, if THIS is what counts as open, diverse, relaxed then I DO NOT want to imagine the rest of the country.
I'm considering moving to Amsterdam. Anybody got some tips for me ? What should I regard ?
German logic: Germans are the best, foreigners are inferior. But also, Germany is an open inclusive society.
Face palm.
Why are they staring like some sort of sociopaths? They seem to not have seen human beings in their lives. Normal healthy people look away when you look them in the eye or smile and say hello. They just stare with deadly looks on their faces. Scary.