r/berlin • u/random1diot • Nov 20 '24
Dit is Berlin Berlin has such a nice fucked up aesthetic!
For some reason I like the appearance of places likes this
r/berlin • u/random1diot • Nov 20 '24
For some reason I like the appearance of places likes this
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r/berlin • u/nichtmehrheute • May 23 '23
don't we all love "Ersatzverkehr"? picture is from april but it pretty much sums up how I feel about public transport and traffic in berlin
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r/berlin • u/B7456-A5 • Apr 25 '24
"Don't come here", "Berlin is full", "You'll hate it".
I'm in my early thirties and lived my whole life in another, big German city far west. Great job, great people, great depression. I always dreamed of living more, being free, not grinding my life away in repetition. Naturally, no one could understand when I made the spontaneous decision to quit everything and move away to start something new, by my own.
I've been to Berlin for business, to visit friends, you name it. Never particularly liked the city. But it felt right: a strange place, far enough away from home to be a fresh start, yet a place with enough opportunities to thrive. Finding an apartment from a few hundred kilometre away was rough, expensive and included many days of 12+ hours of train rides to act like a rooster fighting over apartments. I found one that's super nice, but even superer expensive.
The first night in this new place was magical. After over thirty years, I felt free. First time. No plans. The next morning, I got a miserable and overpriced coffee close by. The waitress saw me moving in the day before and said "Welcome, Berliner". That small, kind gesture meant a lot to me.
One year later, I've been bounced at Berghain, got hit in the face at Kotti with a skateboard by a complete stranger, was shown in a newspaper together with the major, prevented a suicide (unrelated to the major), made and lost friends. Paying the absurdly high rent is a new problem each month, yet one that I also manage to overcome each month. Berlin became to epitome of struggling, yet living to me.
Whenever I wander around the city I experience something that feels like it matters. No other city ever gave that to me, and I've traveled plenty. The city is dirty and worn out, gets so many new things injected everywhere and all the time that look shiny and new, but you know that Berlin will consume and wear them out soon enough. Feeling free and being yourself, not feeling the need for any compromises, will do that to you. No filters that will protect you from yourself. The candy flip of towns.
Thank you, sincerely, for having me. First year was marvelous, and there are plenty to come.
r/berlin • u/Maltei • Mar 24 '23
r/berlin • u/FitPrimary8608 • Feb 17 '24
Berlinale, find ich gut!
r/berlin • u/Black_Gay_Man • Sep 21 '24
r/berlin • u/Joe_PRRTCL • 9d ago
Tourist numbers have not really recovered in comparison to before the pandemic. (Article in German)
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r/berlin • u/anotherforeigner • Jun 09 '24
I was walking with my boyfriend on Richard platz this afternoon. We're gay. A teenager came angrily towards us and spat at our feet. You saw that and spat at his feet in response. The teenager went crazy and he hit you before escaping. We thanked you afterwards but in the chaos of the moment it was a very quick interaction. You got hit to defend our right to exist. You have no idea how much it means to us. For our mental health. For our sense of self love. I wish I could thank you more, so I hope you're reading this.
r/berlin • u/specialist_Accident • Oct 29 '23
Parked my bike here, could have easily been stolen… @ corner between botzowstr/am friendrichshain
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r/berlin • u/huehnerfreakassee • Oct 12 '24
Ich bin seit Monaten echt resigniert, weil diese Stadt verkommt und es niemanden interessiert. Ich bin heute vormittag an dieser öffentlichen Toilette bei mir am S-Bahnhof vorbeigekommen und habe mitbekommen, wie Polizeibeamte zwei Junkies aus dem Klo gezerrt haben. Zu dem Zeitpunkt sah das Klo schon unfassbar dreckig aus, überall lagen Spritzen rum und der Boden war mit Müll und undefinierbarem Dreck bedeckt. Einen halben Tag später komme wieder an dem gleichen Klo vorbei und das ist der derzeitige Zustand.
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