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There are plenty of reasons to despise this filth ridden city. What bothers you most?

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  Anonymous wrote:

Why is it so hard to communicate here?

I've started speaking in the simplest possible terms and I still often get nowhere. For example, I went to the info desk at the hauptbahnoff and asked the lady if a certain train leaves from platform 11 or 13 and the lady answered... "that train is often late".

Can you see any connection between my question and the answer? I don't. Is this malice? Is this some weird rule that I don't know about? This is just one example, but this happens all the time: I'll contact my HR dept. (which is 100% German) and ask something like "How can I see payroll history?" and they'll reply "Yes, it's possible". What?

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  Anonymous wrote:

Germans are by nature illogical people.

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  Anonymous wrote:

Are you asking in English or German? I hate this city at least as much as anyone else on this website, but I can't confirm that I have had the problem described above. I actually have found the opposite to be true: people will answer the exact question you ask even if it is obvious that additional information would be helpful.

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  Anonymous wrote:

I've been in Berlin almost a year now, and refrained from making generalisations about Germans during that whole time. But now I have to just admit it, because in the case of Germany, generalisations are often very accurate because there are so few exceptions to the rule (this is a rule based society & culture, and very little individualism (there are subcultures that may look non-conformist in Berlin but within these subcultures they have the same exact collectivist German mentality). Germans are the most sheep-like collectivist most boring people on earth. They are so herd-like it's both disturbing and maddening at the same time. I understand all humans and cultures are prone to groupthink but in Germany its on another level. So far I've found every single German to fit this sheep stereotype except for a few who have lived abroad for a substantial time. It's like a person can never develop a real personality, their own viewpoints/opinions or values while living in this extreme groupthink country.

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  Anonymous wrote:

The best part is that Germans like to think of themselves as "free" and "individual".
They don't realize they are all just a copy of each other, as they are not prone to original thoughts.

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  Anonymous wrote:

For a long time I thought I was the only one to notice this. I thought that something must be wrong with me. But then I found this site and found out that I'm not the only one. Made me feel much better.

Sadly, you are entirely correct. It's almost scary that, during a conversation, you can exchange one German for another and you won't notice any interruption - they're THAT similar and conformist.

I have to say that it's a bit scary.

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  Anonymous wrote:

OP here, yes I've had the same experience. At first I thought it was me and that I was being prejudiced. But after some time and after meeting non-Germans and seeing the differences, it became very clear that this generalisation is almost always true. Yes it is scary how conformist & collectivist Germans are. You really can replace one with another and it makes no difference.

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  Anonymous wrote:

Please give any tips you might have for stopping my daughter from becoming and automaton as she struggles her way through this culture and education system!

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  Anonymous wrote:

Humor the Germans. Develop your own "honne" and "tatemae". Laugh to yourself when the locals "school" you on the proper way to do things. Feign interest when they explain some irrelevant nugget of information about their culture. Maintain your distance at all times. Consume only foreign television, film and news media. When the locals grate too much, just ignore them. A city that shuns any need for human connections has one up side: you won't have to rely on any human in any situation. Burn bridges. Rinse and repeat.

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  Anonymous wrote:

^ That's wha tI've been doing for the past year. I've gotten to the point where I don't have to feign anything because the only contact I have with the locals is "1 black coffee to go please, thank you goodbye". It's made things a lot easier.

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  Anonymous wrote:

Is there anything that you can do about these motherfuckers not delivering your package? You stay at home, nobody rings and later you get a notice that you have to pick up your package by yourself. Tired of this shit.

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  Anonymous wrote:

www.dhl.de/nochmal-zustellen

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  Anonymous wrote:

Nope. The worst thing is when they leave a notice saying that the package can be picked up at some shop on DAY, but when you go there on that DAY they don't have the package. So you go there a few times over a few days and it's still not there. Then, like 5 days later, it's there. Why give people misinformation?

Also, I work from home so I'm there to accept any packages all day every day. You can't imagine how often I get "attempted delivery, recipient not at home" messages. Lazy assholes.

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  Anonymous wrote:

I'm self-employed. I work from home and I'm in IT.

Some friends that came over met my neighbors and overheard "... that drug dealer is having more and more suspicious people over, we must notify the police".

Ah, nothing like friendly german neighbors, eh?

I hate this place because the people here are ultraconservative no matter where they stand politically. Unless you conform 100% to their norms, you're the worst thing ever.

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  Anonymous wrote:

World citizens : ))

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  Anonymous wrote:

First among equals, truly a superior peoples.

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  Anonymous wrote:

Do you think Berlin is a boring City ? The people here do always the same.
Mon-Fri = Work/School
Weekend = Go to clubs/get drunk/take drugs
and repeat....

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  Anonymous wrote:

Locals here go to work?

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  Anonymous wrote:

You forgot trolling through Lakes...and spending time reflecting on how poor they are while walking in the Park.

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  Anonymous wrote:

Work? Do you mean the students that work 20 hours a week? Or the adults that work 30-35 hours a week? Or do you mean the adult-children who are all on hartz-iv/maternity leave/etc.?

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  Anonymous wrote:

Why the hell do you have to pay for using the bathroom when they don't even having warm water?

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  Flowi Teddy wrote:

Ich hasse u.a. dass es in Adlershof immer so blöd viel Arbeit gibt und dass der Tegel nicht immer ordentlich hoch ist... Und dass ich gerade nicht bei meiner großen Liebe in Dahlem bin! Argh, zum Ausrasten...!

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  Anonymous wrote:

This is a English speaking Forum ! You dumb german !

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  Anonymous wrote:

I'll translate it for you:
"I hate e. g. that in Adlershof (borough) there is always so many work, and that Tegel isn't really high (Don't ask me what this does mean), and I'm not near to my big love in Dahlem! Argh, to freak out"

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  Anonymous wrote:

The fact that it's home to 8 of my Ex-boyfriends and two bad one night stands

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>8 ex-boyfriends
>2 ONS
>sex partner count: over 10

Slut confirmed.

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  Anonymous wrote:

Mahbe the problem is you

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  Das Leben wrote:

The factthat I have loved this place for so long, and it never even complained I wouldn't marry her.

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  Anonymous wrote:

Hildegard sexual act Knef

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  Das Licht wrote:

The amorphousness of Alexanderplatz

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  Das Leben wrote:

The fact that Rail&Fresh will never be fresh

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  Anonymous wrote:

Whats the price for comment No. 1000

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  Anonymous wrote:

A lesson in English: Prize.

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  Berlinfetischistin wrote:

Ich hasse alle, die Berlin hassen!

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  Anonymous wrote:

Ich hasse alle Berlinhasserhasser. Soooo meta!

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  DerTod wrote:

Frühstück am Ostbahnhof um 5:56

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  Anonymous wrote:

Hey, wenigstens war es Vitaminwasser!

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  Anonymous wrote:

Oh, it's much better at 06.06

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