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Today i went to a pizzeria in Friedrichshain and there was techno music playing.. what the fornicate is wrong with this city?
Today I finally made my mind and I decided to move to another country. I don't have a real job proposal or a solid plan yet but after seeing recent German attitudes towards foreigners (myself included) I decided to move and leave this place for good. What has changed? For starters, I always thought Germans were kinda quirky in their ways, but I was like, whatever. It's their lives as long as they don't interfere with mine. And Germans used to see foreigners like something really alien, something novel. I guess that's because during all their history they've never experienced influx of different people or cultures. But now due to recent events we are all familiar with it seems to me that they turned from a naive approach to foreigners to something more dangerous and dare I say, xenophobic. I've had this impression for a long time but I was in denial. Berlin no longer feels safe and the worst part is that people like to blame it on immigrants or more recently on refugees. But that is not true, Germans attack refugees centers, Germans attack innocent people, it used to be with indeference, but now it has turned more violent. It's not only a "young gang" problem, it goes beyond that. I am a long time resident of Berlin and it's been a really difficult decision for me to make. But now I realize that Germans have to learn to live together with others and not everyone in the world is German or knows the German way and most importantly Germans need to adapt to the world and not the other way around. But that will take years and maybe several decades to happen. After all this new generation of young fascists have learnt their lessons and maybe, just maybe, the next generation will be more open to people in general. Maybe because they or their parents grew up with people with different genetic backgrounds, thing that seems to me be of the utmost importance to Germans today. I don't have the time to wait for that to happen. And I don't want to be oppressed for the rest of my life. So I am going to change my life because seeing synagogues (and temples of other religions) militarized and children being protected by the police in fear of hate attacks is not something I want to do for the rest of my life. I am afraid of the change I am about to make, but it seems to be that is the only choice. Farewell Berlin, I really hope you change for the best someday.
One of the first intrusive, irrelevant question germans ask after meeting someone: DO YOU HAVE A Ph.D?
No as$hole I don't, why do you ask that question in the first place?
They'll want to brag about having a Phd for hours on end, as if it meant something, they are all employed anyways. They go to university until they're 35 or something because mommy and daddy pay for their useless, meaningless lifestyle.
They judge and label people demanding on what degree they have or don't have.
I might not have a Phd u idiot but I sure have the social skills required to live my life without looking/sounding like a freaking retarded robot like ya'll fuckin' Berliners do.
What a bunch of sad retarded pricks
Get this: My landlord calls themselves in front of me - a genuinely sensitive person who pays way too much attention to people around me - "a sensitive person". Proceeds to trash talk me on telephone after I showed my apartment to a couple of people since I need to move out soon, telling me flat-out that it "stinks" and it dirty. DIRTY. Because I hadn't thrown the trash away (that literally doesn't have any smell cause it's all plastic and syropor) immediately since I don't want to waste trash bags if they're not full. is2g these people look for mistakes so vigorously. I swear these days I feel like I'm going to break. Nothing you do is ever right. Can't even clean the freaking house and think to yourself: man, I did a good job. I did my best. No. These people will sooner or later push you into that apathetic state where it's a necessary self-defense mechanism. I feel so freaking dead inside. I don't want to communicate with people anymore because even at the most casual conversation people constantly overstep boundaries and go into a dong-measuring contest with or without your consent. Like freaking chill. I've had depression and suicidal thoughts for over 3 years. You poor, ~~sensitive snowflake~~, you. You don't know sensitive. You're just touchy about yourself. fornicate you.
You need to be human to be sensitive and have empathy.So Berlin is the wrong place for you my friend.Try and escape as soon as possible before they fornicate with your soul.
Berlin and its people will always make others feel miserable until they've become one of them. It only takes time. On the brighter side when you move to a different city it will be better, trust me. No city will ever get on your nerves as much as Berlin.
For two years I've lived here, Germans have told me almost weekly: "why don't you go back to Africa?" That's fine. It's a great advice actually. I will go to Africa next week, to a resort in Morocco that most Berliners can't afford anyway and then back home to America and never come back to Europe. Thanks for the advice racist pricks.
They are wired that way. The only reason they are "sorry" (more like pretended to be) about what happened here is because they lost the war! Their behavior towards foreigners really shows that they are the same pieces of sh.it they used to be
OP here. Moreover German taxes are a load of shit. They take almost 50% of your income and for what? Really, I cannot think of anything that my taxes were good for. Not even health, I had to pay my own bills or my own insurance which by the way are not cheap at all.
Your taxes go to the crazy amount of police force they need to deploy for all of those pegida AKA neo nazis protests (they happen so often this is ridiculous). Here's where your money is going to.
They certainly do not use it to embellish the city...looks like complete sh.it
Berlin/Germany is a cultural retard.It is the village idiot sitting in the middle of Europe with its racist head up its own butt reciting Goethe ad nauseam while the rest of the world has moved forward.I guess you cant hear the starters gun with your head up your own arse.Dumb Krauts.
I've been here eight years and get subtle and not-so-subtle insults daily. I am a Black American. The people here can only relate to you if you are a shucking and jiving clowning Negro. If you are serious about anything they avoid you like the plague, mainly because they are not only fascists at heart, but superficial swine scared of anything beautiful, anything truly deep and intelligent. Nordic culture is a curse upon humanity. And Berlin is the finest example there is of straight-out, redneck cracker culture.
OP here, My taxes definitely didn't go to the city infrastructure. I also agree with @BerlinSucks. Germans cannot understand the concept of a "black engineer" or a "black artist" or even a "black who isn't a refugee/terrorist". God forbid if they find a black person who is better at what they do. Before coming to Europe I had the idea that European people were educated and sophisticated but now all I see now are European rednecks everywhere. I know not all European people are like that, I've met many decent European people here but boy oh boy there are a lot white trash in Berlin and in Germany. Also fornicate PEGIDA. They say they are against islamification but they will attack anybody they don't like. I saw them once ganging up against a bunch of Italians with and women and children. Even now it makes me feel sick.
i used the u8 to go to kreuzberg today after months, i forgot how strange people are there. American Horror Story can film the next season there
I'm not sure how can I put this into words but Berliners like to (over)use words like "cool" and "sexy" when referring to the city. But in reality all I can think is the word LAME. Berlin is LAME, filled with lame people, lame places, lame jobs. Natives often say the city is vibrant and freedom is a top priority of its citizens but it's not, they do what they do because of boredom. Because they have literally nothing better to do with their lives. Nothing better to do than do some cheap butt drugs waiting for their lives to end. LAME.
hahahaaahhaahahahahahahhaahhahaah...yuk
I went to Berghain ( club ) for the first time and the first thing I saw was a 3 guys banging a purple haired sexually popular woman o.O there was also a guy who was pissing on the floor.
Berlin has to be the most Over rated city in the world. Its not pleasant, it certainly is not cool, its ugly, bleak and no one has any money. its great if you like hanging out in 24 hour dingy and i mean DINGY bars with ugly people and fine if you want to be off your face on drugs all the time. But failing that and if you have a brain and can see through the fakeness of Berlin you will find it a lifeless soulless and desperate city YUCK
So here is my story: I came to this city / country because they offered me a visa, money and an awesome place to work in tech, a hot spot in tech and the promise of a diverse, safe and nice place to live in. What I got: Half of the money I was promised, an awful city where I was mugged by neo-nazis... TWICE and a workplace where half the coders can't even ... well ... code. All the other tech companies are basically the same with a few exceptions (I can only think of one actually). I am leaving in 3 weeks for a place where I'm going to earn 6X more. I hate this city.
If i was an esoteric female genitalia I would say it was Karma.But as a rationalist I would rather just say you deserve it.And yes admin I am making a bit of an effort.xx
the problem is their is no discourse with Germans with each other.If a nationality is so fractured economically and politically then what chance do outsiders have?Honest to god Germans have had 70 years to get immigration into a coherent functioning culture.And due to a pervasive castrated terror change is impossible.It is in effect Nazi doctrine in reverse...The most astute forward thinking and imaginative will leave the rest behind.And that is the case for Germans.Incapable of foresight.bitter.and spiteful. No chance at all in contemporary culture.
Am I the only one who hates all these homeless punks in the Sbahn, with a beer in their hand and a sexual act dog ? People talking all day about work ? Strange vintage clothes ? Angry old people in the public transport ?
There was an interview with a german artist I think and he said, that Berlin has nothing to do with Germany ... there are soo many different cultures here OMG ... I don't want to sound like a rasist, but this city is broken up.
I definitely understand your point, but I can't agree with all of it. I don't think having people of different cultures is a problem, the problem is when these people 1. can't treat others with respect 2. are socially isolated and badly integrated, thus having their own corners and parts of the city and end up rivalling against other ethnic groups and have nothing to do with people outside their groups. I feel bad for the dogs of homeless people, and I really can't be mad at them either - if you look at Berlin's system, it's almost expected that people end up so miserable they just waste all their money on alcohol or worse, ending on the streets. And if they had enough financial resources, they just grow old and angry like those people in the subways. I'm sure you didn't mean to sound racist, but I really believe that this site wasn't made for people to hate on specific ethnic groups (whether German or anything else), but rather to give frustrated people a platform thats devoid of the pretentious hype thats going on in the city. I just think its important to differentiate and reflect on these things sometimes.
Berlin is just your broken dream...horrid...get out if you can its totally fucked....horrible ppl and no jobs ....just leave