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Sometimes I have to remind myself that other people in the world live in places where blue sky is not a memory
Even the decor is from 70s. Entire city is a time capsule. Fashion from 90s. Racist costumes from 1950s,
Why do these people love yelling so much? Even in public! God forbid!!!
Germans may have their issues with passive aggressiveness and micro management. Well at least they don't hang regime opponents in public, have anti gay or anti blasphemy legislations or torture lgbtq* in prison ... Y'all coming from overseas better think twice about the ridiculous societies we do come from ...
I guess every culture has the same level of aggression just shows it in a different way. I do prefer the staring German in the supermarket to staring military police ... Just my 2 cents.
It’s unfair to put like that.
We all related to THIS universe/reality.
Sure, you are right to say so, there are broken up societies, but this is also a micro-aggresion, gaslighting.
I would think most of the people here also practice gratitude, or I would hope so.
Anyway, my point is: The fact somewhere, somehow there are worst things it still doesn’t make it less valid that Berlin is hard to digest in its own way.
"at least they don't have anti blasphemy legislations"
LMAO
www.welt.de/print-welt/article200310/Klopapier-mit-Koran-bestempelt-Bewaehrungsstrafe-fuer-Fruehrentner.html
Get rekt Stefan. If you have to build up a false dichotomy to make Germany sound bearable then your argument is trash. You should probably consider putting yourself out of your misery already.
"I'd rather get stared at by strangers than military police" Yeah you think that's a reasonable argument, until you realize germans will pull out that attitude for ANY criticism or suggestions to improve. They just want to point fingers at something worse so they don't have to think that maybe they aren't the best. They cannot handle it if confronted with the fact that maybe some people from somewhere else have ideas on what to do better. The german mentality is to deny, ignore, or misdirect by talking about how bad something non-german supposedly is. Have a look at the history, make some connections...
At the grocery which is mobbed with germans who freaking randomly stop in the middle of foot traffic like they are the only fuckers in the world. And this chucklefuck who works there is totally blocking the aisle with his back to me, he steps in my way and I accidentally hit his foot with my cart, I say sorry in English and he calls after me "Owah, Owah, OWAH, OWAH!" as I walk away, like a passive-aggressive literal manchild. What the fornicate is wrong with these people?? I look at berliner manboys and I feel like motherfucker, you would not last 2 seconds where I come from and I am a girl half your size.
Even the nicest Germans I met, the moment I got hope again, revealed some nasty, rotten character traits. It’s as they have an extra evil bone in the body that possesses them.
And no, it’s not “people being people”.
Until this place, I met asshats, nice ones, douchey ones etc. but nothing like it here.
They are pure misery to deal with
Even if you are wealthy, Berlin still sucks...
Is it “art” if your mom pays your rent at 25+? Asking for a friend
www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/expat-splaining-li.123380
Written by a kraut- named Maurice Frank.
lmao prototypical berliner numale
twitter.com/mauricetfrank/photo
twitter.com/mauricetfrank/status/1334778674953019394
Yeah, they do.
Lol germans think that Americans complain about germans in America. Sorry they don’t even think about them. They only come to Germany due to the governments propaganda selling Germany. Why they complain once in Germany is because they receive a rude awakening Of the reality of the place. Americans don’t complain about foreigners in America unless they are rednecks. German culture is basically red neck culture
I think it's total poop that the government uses that excuse of, oh we can only speak german because legally binding blah blah..." Ever heard of a waiver? Or official translations? Other countries do just fine with them. Besides berlin lawyers are lazy as fuck, nobodies suing nobody. Especially immigrants, none of us are going to sue you, we're too busy trying to get anmeldung for fuck's sake
Fook you Maurice Frank of Berliner Zeitung! You are 100%, certified, grade a fooking German penis sucker. Only a goofball like you would try to dismiss and downplay to actions of the these uneducated racist cunts. Hey everyone, Maurice is basically saying you all should shut up and and except the mental abuse of Germans. And of course the Berliner Zeitung approved of this article before being published. Like seriously? This article is a goddam joke! Jesus, fook this country and Germans.
This place is so cliche . But it’s fun to laugh at
People in Berlin fail even at a fantasy.
www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/k5wdgy/what_are_my_options_when_i_cannot_track_my_package/
Good luck when you do online shopping in this country. If you are not at home when delivery comes, you can say goodbye to your delivery. God knows, who took your package and provided fake name like above Reddit topic.
I have recently bought expensive monitor and keyboard set for my home office setup. They were delivered last weekend to me properly but the thing was no one ever asked for my name or ID while I was taking the delivery. They rang the bell and leave the package to me without saying anything. This country is so strange.
I Wanted to share a piece that I found particularly insightful:
"I was born and raised in Berlin (bin also ein waschechter Berliner). My mother is also a born-and-bred Berliner. Went to an international school in Berlin (am, of course, native fluent in German), but finished my last year of high school in the States (my father is American, and I am a US citizen). Got my BA in International Relations in the States. Subsequently, became a psychotherapist there. Have lots of family in Berlin and live here on-and-off.
Now to my observations.
Whenever I leave Berlin after a prolonged stay, I am content to leave for a while, in part due to the toxic behavior that defines many interactions among people here.
To be sure, depending on the evaluation criteria used, Berlin is--indeed--a wonderful city. It has a lot going for it (that's why I keep coming back). However, the people are not part of its bragging rights. Far from it. There is something the locals call the "Berliner Schnauze," which can be decidedly quick, terse and funny at times, but more often than not retortive, biting, hurtful and offensive. Yet, this is the least of what Berliners subject one another (and others) to. Far more problematic is the death-by-a-thousand-cuts behavior that can be observed in everyday life: the small and narrow-minded way of relating to others (especially in evidence among older people); the obliviousness to others' space; the constant need to correct and lecture (often driven by a tendency to see oneself as upholding rules (and order) while others are behaving like unconforming scoundrels, or idiots who should know better); the know-it-all attitude; the presumptuousness; the way in which many with some sort of official title or "gate-keeper" status like to belittle and rule it over others (in order to make themselves feel more meaningful and/or important); the customer unfriendliness that one often encounters (where somehow besting the customer seems more important than selling the goods); the perpetual scowl already mentioned, and; a certain mean-spiritedness (and passive-aggressiveness) that is rather pervasive. All of these and more are symptoms of a tendency among many to rather put people down, instead of build them up. If you are sufficiently fluent in the language, you'll understand the wise-ass answers many give (or comments they make), the unhelpfulness and the unfriendliness that characterizes far too many interactions between people. Aside from the folks walking around in Tokyo, I have never seen (whether in the subway or walking in the streets) such sour-puss, grumpy faces as are traipsing around in Berlin. Many look like they are completely exhausted with life, or as if they have just left a funeral. It's no wonder given how people treat one another here.
Generally, it would seem that many Berliners have yet to experience (or grasp) that being kind to your fellow man actually enriches your own life a hundred fold. Said differently, being scroogey and aggressive to others has never made for a happy life. Moreover, putting people down (and concomitantly, making them feel small)--instead of empowering them--will only leave you feeling bitter and alone in life. As has already been said: this place can drain you of your friendliness, especially if you are inclined to be kind and forthcoming in the unreceptive atmosphere that awaits you here. We could get into the historical and cultural antecedents that have given rise to this Prussian, protestant "Mauer" mentality (as well as the way in which the poisonous behavior here rubs off on successive generations), but that's another subject.
The reaction I frequently have to the behavior of many Berliners is one of pity. Try to imagine what it must have taken to twist people into the pretzels they have become. It's a tragedy that the environment and the system can make such unhappy people out of what started off as perfectly happy babies (unless they were cholic =)
My advise is: Try to make a few good friends because they will most likely become friends for life. Then you'll also see the sentimental and emotional side of Berliners. They are like crabs with a hard exterior, but a soft interior. If you go drinking with enough of them, you eventually get to see the melancholic side that characterizes many folks here. Somewhere in there is a person who cannot untangle the way in which his or her spirit has been confined by all the rules, societal taboos and everything that is "verboten" (which starts early and plays a role in why Germany is considered "kinderfeindlich")."
Source: www.toytowngermany.com/forum/topic/94177-why-are-you-leaving-berlin/
The Natives getting judgey about Britain approving the Vaccine first just sums up every reason I hate this country. Jens Spahn literally said "well we developed it" and "its not about being first" like a petulant little child. You know they are all not so secretly hoping for tons of Brits to die because of this. The mixture of schadenfreude and death would have the Kartoffels spunking their little cherman panties.
Pfizer(American pharma GIANT) Moderna(American) and BiOnTecH(German trash company) have developed vaccines including other vaccines from other countries which have a similar efficacy. Yes they invented it. What fucktards. Pfizer probably put in 99% of the effort while they stayed there and scratched their balls.
Just look up how much funding Pfizer fronted compared to Biontech's operating income and what they received from the German government. It's a joke at some point. And what about CureVac that the German press claimed was so close to a breakthrough, so much so that Donald Trump personally spoke to the CEO and demanded that the vaccine be made available only for the US.
Even as an American I don't GAF who developed the vaccine and I pray that it's safe when we're all forced to get it. I honestly don't understand Germans screeching all the time about how great they are for such little things. The German patriotic euphoria reminds me of the US right after 9/11 minus the actual solidarity (you know, the voluntary kind and not the "Solidaritaetszuschlag" flavor you get here).
Does anyone have any psycho German manager's stories?
A few:
- One manager was neurotic and faked back problems so she could say home about 30% of the time. I ended up having to do half her work with no pay increase. I couldn't oust her for her job because I'm not German enough.
- Current manager is just a massive gaslighter. Company is sort of being restructured, and his direction was to "just work faster". Also makes promises and changes his mind completely the next day.
I refused to even acknowledge that a idiot less educated, less experienced can actually tell me what do to.
Merit, not because German > Foreigner.
Needless to say, it irked the poop out of him, but we got along.
They get docile and scared when you prove them you can prove how stupid they are.