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what was the moment you realized you had to leave Berlin and could not make a life here?
For me, it was when I discovered Germans dressed up as a hobby as "Indianers" and nobody had a problem with it, in fact laughed at me for saying it was broken up, and defended their lifestyle.
When I was working two jobs and still barely able to make ends meet. I had to think twice before buying a coffee on the street.
When I realized that I wasn't moving forward in my career as an artist (a real artist, not a degenerate addict who pretends to create art).
When I realized that dating in that city was pretty much agreeing to be in an open relationship.
When I realized how racist Germans are. The fact that I speak German fluently doesn't mean a thing.
When I realized how ugly and grey the city is, even in the summer.
When I realized that in spite of having a degree from a good German university, I wasn't getting any job offers. When I realized that Germany is not the place to be for people who are conservative, drug-free, and religious.
When I realized how much I disliked Germany.
Thank God I moved to Poland.
Well I thought I was just a maladjusted introvert until I found this site. I then spent the next few weeks reading EVERY comment on here and realized I hate everything about Germany. I realized I wouldn't want to raise a child here. That'd I would never be able to own a house here so I'll always be stuck in a tiny, noisy apartment. I realuxed that even if I had more time out of work that there's nothing here I want to do. Then I realized I hate German pop culture and have never enjoyed a German tv show, movie or book. I guess I just realized this place isn't for me and that Germans have a value system that is actually at odds with my own. Oh, and I also got sick of hearing locals throw stereotypes at me ALL THE TIME. There is a reason foreigners in Germany stick with other foreigners.
I had an artist 'friend' who I helped many times with his career, and made him many thousands of dollars by introducing him to the right people and I asked him if I could use the studio to practise my acoustic guitar late at night so I didn't disturb my neighbours and he made a big song and dance about it. Another German 'friend' ripped me off for €2,500.
They were the straws that broke the camel's back for me. I won't bore you with all the stories I could tell you about them.
im sure berlin is watching this forum wishing they could take it down but its out of their control buahahahaahaha
A lot of people are disappointed with Berlin because they didn’t know its history well. West Berlin was an island in East Germany and people got paid by the state to live there. Yes, they all lived in welfare way before the 90s. East Berlin was śhit: poverty stricken capital of ddr. People think “hey, it’s the capital of the richest country in Europe, I should go there”. Biggest mistake ever!
Germany is rotten, but if you want to come here, you choose Hamburg or Cologne or Duesseldorf or Frankfurt. NOT Berlin.
Hamburg looks cool but the vibe there is also very off!!! Cold hearted northern germans who don't like it when anyone who wasn't born or raised there to be there! cologne is a small city but seems friendlier till you actually have to live there and notice how ppl you don't even know are all up in your business because they think they have the right to be- in all honesty Germany is just not the place to be - for a short visit it's fine...living here Is hell day in and day out in most places ....germans are just like a dry slice of bread no butter no jam nothing!
What is “sexy” in Berlin is supreme trash elsewhere
So today i was riding my bike along columbiadamm and really needed to take a piss. Know its digusting and something complain about on here but anyway i thought id quickly find myself a bush to hide behind. So i park my bike and go into the trees and just as i think i find a decent spot i hear someone groan and see there is some broken up druggy sitting in the middle of the bushes. So i got the hell out of there. But christ you cant go anywhere without bumping into absolute weirdos here
I have visited many countries and traveled a lot and came across many homeless and destitute people! I dont judge them, sometimes I also help pur somebody! Thats the world has been and always will be- unfortntaely! But I have Never come across so many homeless people who seem to have lost all dignity or hygiene! Today a beggar in the U8 who smelled like...you know it..begged me for some money with blood dropping from his hand! I mean seriously..
I was coming back from a party a few years ago and I saw this guy shooting up in the station. There was a whole hallway of them I undexpectedly had to walk through at Hermannplatz. After that I wondered how much of a slippery slope that lifestyle could be for people here. I stopped taking drugs after that
How do I abmeldung if I ditched my flat? Don’t I need some retarted permission to leave from the landlord? Some dumb permission to let me leave the country lol? Or should I just keep the anmeldung open? I don’t get what to do. Cancelled all my contracts...
Or do I j go straight to the burgeramt? Let me know . Haha. I remember when I was so excited to anmeldung. Dumb challenge and biggest mistake of life. If you’re reading this - do NOT anmeldung! Just visit for a summer as a tourist, then you’ll get the full experience ! Except not the crappy winters and lifetime of xenophobia and poverty. Enjoy!
I don't think you need any permission from your landlord, you just go to the Bürgeramt and unregister - Abmeldung.
Then maybe do the same with your consulate depending on the agreement you have within your country - for example I registered with the local consulate here.
If you don't do it, yes, I've heard they fine you.
They fine you even if you fart in the wrong place in this country :- D
allaboutberlin.com/guides/abmeldung-deregister-in-berlin
If I was in my early 20s and worked a serving or bar job I’d think Berlin was a paradise. Unless I was a complete idiot and knew any bartenders or servers in UK Or USA who make 300-1000% more tips in one shift in one night
Lol bartenders in Berlin really make 40/12 hour shift or WOW, I’ve been told 70!!! Amazing!!!! This place is stupid
They’re obsessed with sex and drugs because they just want to feel something. They just don’t know how to go about doing it in other ways
Over my time In Berlin, there were several things in retrospect that made me uncomfortable and were warning signs. It wasn’t until about a year in i pieces them together and realized I was stuck. Now I am out. I have to say what stuck out the most was, I’m a very visual person. The home decor made me want to throw up. Even if you are poor, you can have some kind of taste. Some art on the wall. Colours that match. Organization. No. Every home I went in, was a disaster. The strange duvet/top sheet 2 in 1. The weird shade of green that is not neon but not pastel that seems to be on everything you wouldn’t usually put it on, like chairs and blankets. I only saw a few decent homes, these people had some money. Everything else was bare bones
Walk around the city at night when it's dark and all the lights are on in apartments and count the apartments with no curtains and bare lightbulbs. How many people have said "fuck it" and left the plain, ugly Raufasertapete up because they know that they hope they'll be gone in another 12 months anyway.
I always thought berliners apartments sometimes felt like they were about to bounce at any moment. Now I know why.
And no. Germans don’t close the window or blinds if they have them when having sex or changing even if there is another person changing across, Ive seen it across and I’ve seen it in flats. Exhibitionists
Idk what you mean about steel wires.
The hallways are always hideously painted as well. Terrible shades of brown and red mixed together or some weird green. I’ve seen some nice entryways but let’s be real, the place had its glory days and is now falling apart
Why do they stare
This question comes up often on r/Berlin and the locals ALWAYS either claim it's not common here or that they stare because "they're curious". You motherbitch krauts - if you were curious about anything you'd actually speak to people. Is staring how these savages pair off? Just thousand yard stares and a motioning to the groinal region accompanied by a grunt? This country is so gosh darn backwards.
I know so many expats who have been in Berlin a decade, don’t own much, live in a WG and can’t speak german. At first I thought that was acceptable, until I realized I already had learned basic German before I moved and thought about what I was doing in 2010. What have they done the past ten years ? Partied ? I swear there is something about Berlin, that makes time pass in a different way than the rest of the world. I get so much more done in two months here than in a year there and I don’t know if it’s from the constant hassle or poverty or what. However I did take German classes once I arrived and I did get my poop together. I’m so surprised people wasted a decade in a party hole. It’s really shocking.
Ever notice how these hippie parents let their children walk in downtown Berlin with no shoes on?
Sehr bio. I am one wiz ze earthz