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Clothe boxes, foodsharing, friut trees, boxes with books and tableware, old furniture....you really can get everything from the streets....except money for your rent ^^"
As someone from Berlin, i have no Idea how i came across this but it’s actually pretty accurate and hilarious, you might have added Germans speaking english to Germans because their cool and international
In a city close to me there was this man driving bicycle naked. Repeatedly. Until he got sued for "Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses" or "indecent behaviour". At court, he claimed the naked biking and himself as piece of art and won. Not Berlin.
@@hannas9087 Similar sentiments over here as well. I lived a couple of months in Berlin and everybody was so charming and friendly towards me! I honestly can think of only one instance of someone being hostile but it was extremely minor
@@lasha3688 haha I was once asked if I was from Berlin because I seemed to have been very rude to someone (I think it was more like very german🙈), but I guess that prejudice is not quite true then
damn dude. I've been thinking of applying to study in Berlin, and this video really makes me feel like I would fit in over there!! PS: You look gorgeous in that dress at the end! hahaha
Everyone fits in in Berlin. Except those who judge a person by superficial things like clothes, behavior, political views, values, wealth, class, education, sexual orientation, religion, age or..... While you are there visit a BDSM club, visit a gathering of anarchists, talk to people you never would talk to and open your mind. I've been living there some years ago and I still have to visit at least once a year.
@@hanszimmer9224 German Christians don't where it on there sleeve or generally push there values on others, at least not the ones I've met, maybe Christian foreigners but Berlin is a big boy and can handle it.
@Tinyten but for real at Station Zitadelle there are sometimes some good raves in the wood. Of course not at Corona. Sorry for my bad English. Aber denk mal ihr wisst schon was ich mein 😉
@@RadicalLiving for me it's just the love I was born here in berlin and I think I am never going to move out of this city. On vacations I visited other cities but none of them could hold up to berlin. I just love it so much here
I studied in Berlin a year ago and stayed with a host family. In the US i was used to showering twice a day (my skin produces too much natural oils), but my host family didn't allow showering twice because the water bill would be too high. So overtime I really had to get used to the evening showers only and grab a wet rag in the mornings.
@@mjk9833 Ha! The struggle I went through my first days eating out and getting served sparking water. And when asking for still water they give you one in a fancy bottle so you still end up paying for water.
@@Kevin-lw2gl showering that often is actually unhealthy for your skin and probably the reason why it's so oily. Everytime you shower, you rins off all of your skin's natural protection layer, so it starts to produce more of it. Due to showering twice a day you pushed it to a level of overproduction that can only be reversed if you shower less and don't stress your skin as much anymore.
The stunning thing about Germany besides the thoughtful funny genuine people and breathtaking views and architecture, I couldn't believe how clean it was. The stark contrast between German cities and rural areas is very opposite to America. The world is so pretty. I can't imagine throwing my trash on the ground and disrespecting it.
@@shadesmarerik4112 Nope different, in Poland you can also write whatever on PLN and it's ok. Cashiers often count money this way and write numbers on last banknot when closing cash.
14 in the last week!!! Dating in Berlin is a hot mess! I‘m a musician and there is such an interesting mix of fight the power, creatives, sex, hipsters, and well...you the rest cause this video says it all...
@@helloworld7818 well I don't know. As a young single guy it's hard, that's all I can say. I don't know what to do about it. All of Germany is hard in my experience^^. Either I am to average or ugly or the I am in the wrong circles idk.
Am I the only one who, after living in this city for 10 years, sees it as a bunch of little villages connected by public transport, trying to be international and open like London or New York?!?
@@bel.epoque he meant that count reached 3-digit numbers, that is when he slept with more than 100 people in total :) Obviously an exaggeration, but a nice funny way to indicate a Berlin trend.
You might think that last one was a joke. It's not. Last summer, there was a busted oped clothes donation container on the street close to my workplace and a homeless man came to inspect the goods. He sat down on the ground to take off his dirty old boots and a few minutes later strutted away in a fancy new pair of high heels. I saw this with my own two eyes.
@@aaronjaeger6899 klar! Ich bestreite auch nicht, dass techno spaß macht. Ich habe es nur satt, dass alle Berlin nur mit techno identifizieren, obwohl es noch so viel mehr gibt, was die Stadt ausmacht!
@J H You‘re utterly right. That is why I said ‚identifying as“ because it is an act of convention, of choice. We all identify as many things. Do we sing in the rain, are we obsessively tidy etc. It is well that we just have to answer two of those things for our passports (and sad that gender and nationality are made such a big deal). Idenfifying as should not burden an individual with a host of gendered assumptions. You are also right about the misogyny that currently prevents almost all men and a very high percentage of women from wearing dresses and skirts. This is in part, because the daughters, grand and greatgranddaughters of the women who fought to wear trousers now think trousers are the better garment. Then there is a still male dominated clothing industry who simply does not know how to make dresses comfortable and warm. I on the other hand can sew, so I know exactly what to do make my clothes fit my daily needs.
@@ladyfl0wers it’s actually not far off :) Sundays are the best days to go to Berghain and after an excessive weekend this kind of breakfast is the only chance to have a great time
The funny thing about Berliners is, that a lot of younger people trying to make a living with supercrazy inventions, earsocks in this case. Most of German's population are renters, not homeowners. Rent prices went ridiculously up by more than 400% in the past couple of years. A typical conversation if talking about rent would revolve around how much you pay. Thus the reference that one of the contracts is from 1960. The older the contract the cheaper the rent. Another thing that is going down for several years now is that people are handing down stuff they don't want and need, but is still in good shape, for free in the streets instead through a garage sale. The idea is to re-use it instead of buying new stuff (the dress). If you live in the center you are usually using bycicles, public transport or short term car rentals or going by foot. So there's a chance that you can find handed down stuff just roaming the streets. This is an environmental idea. Don't produce new stuff, re-use old stuff. I hope this give you some ideas what the video is about.
@@junglecat_rant the passing down stuff actually sounds really nice. so people just show their free stuff in front of the house and give to any passerby?
@@brendajohn Basically yes, but not personally. They put it in little boxes and place them on spots where they expect people to see them or on top of a low garden walls. We have such a little garden wall in front of our house here in Berlin and every couple of days you can find stuff there, more occasionally books and toys. Of course more frequently during spring and summer, in the winter not so much.
@@fjellyo3261 CNN has it as 6th coolest neighbourhood in the world... edition.cnn.com/travel/article/world-10-coolest-neighborhoods-time-out-2020/index.html
Berlin is one of my fave places to visit, and I used to do it on a regular before corona time. I have seen all of these things mentioned, my God, I couldn't put everything so accurately even if I tried.
I love watching your videos.. Both informative (places to go) as well as funny crazy stuff - like this video.. We (my gf and I) are first time in Berlin these days.. Berlin is FAB..💪🏽🙏🏽🤗 Thank you for you..❤️
The best parts at the end. I’m going to miss Berlin, this city was cool to live in super diverse, super cool plus gonna miss the parks and public transportation.
As somebody who studied arts (among other subjects) I must say: That is so accurate for my Berlin loving art collegues that it is nearly too real to be funny. It is still a bit funny though. ;-)
In 2010 I used to know this guy who went to do his Masters in Toronto and was from Berlin. Later that year htis girl that liked him was his friend, came aaall the way from Germany just to see him. Being from Canada, the fact that a woman can do that for you really blew my mind.
@@RadicalLiving I sometimes want to speak English only, because I find it suits me more than Czech language. XD :) So is it like this 2? But yeah.. Kinda cannot imagine you speaking German. English suits you so much.
Ever since I started thinking about it, I have wondered why more men are not wearing dresses during summer..Its just a way a piece of fabric is modelled and it is very nice to get a little air around your...personal situations:)
When you’ve lived „too long“ in berlin you start to think your English is perfect, when it’s really not. When you’ve lived in berlin for too long though on the other hand...
@@mafiadoner3619 oh no,I can’t even tolerate the idea of that.i’ll either rent a house with a roommate or just live in the dormitory. Ty for the advice though,I really appreciate it💜
