An hour or two sounds about right. But Berlin could stand a little bit more ‘Germany’, and Germany can definitely benefit more from being more ‘Berlin’!
The graffiti didn’t bother me when I first arrived (only last September!), but it kind of is starting to bug me a little now…perhaps I’m more bourgeois than thought?!
Only six out of eighteen heated? Well, they’ll be the busiest six then!
I felt 100% identified with the intro about mid-sized German cities. I am also a middle-aged white guy who speaks fluent German. I thought this feeling meant I was getting older (especially since the graffiti everywhere started bothering me). At least, I am not alone in this perception 😁
Looks like you’re not planning to leave Berlin anytime soon 😁
I am a bit more open to the idea. I have had the chance to spend a few days or weeks in places like Düsseldorf, Bielefeld, Karlsruhe, Erfurt, and Dresden—through Bildungsurlaub, rehab, or vacation—and I actually enjoyed them. Especially because I always had someone local with me who helped me feel at home.
Still, I don't see myself living in any of those cities. They feel a bit too small-town for me.
They're just nice without any stress. It's weird. One thing I forgot to mention is how much more money other cities in Germany seem to have. And factories. Other cities and towns have tons of factories!
Yes, especially if you go to West Germany. It looks like a different world! In East Germany, I get the perception that either nothing was ever going on, or that all the factories were closed in the 90s.
Berlin is more service-oriented with their restaurants, bars, artists, and software companies :)
An hour or two sounds about right. But Berlin could stand a little bit more ‘Germany’, and Germany can definitely benefit more from being more ‘Berlin’!
The graffiti didn’t bother me when I first arrived (only last September!), but it kind of is starting to bug me a little now…perhaps I’m more bourgeois than thought?!
Only six out of eighteen heated? Well, they’ll be the busiest six then!
95% of the grafitti is just paint trash. It serves no purpose. And it costs us because we have to pay to have it removed, just like trash.
Yep…I get it. Not a fan of it any longer, Andrew…if I ever was in the first place.
I felt 100% identified with the intro about mid-sized German cities. I am also a middle-aged white guy who speaks fluent German. I thought this feeling meant I was getting older (especially since the graffiti everywhere started bothering me). At least, I am not alone in this perception 😁
I spend an hour or two in those places, then I'm ready to leave. Just a little too much Germany.
Looks like you’re not planning to leave Berlin anytime soon 😁
I am a bit more open to the idea. I have had the chance to spend a few days or weeks in places like Düsseldorf, Bielefeld, Karlsruhe, Erfurt, and Dresden—through Bildungsurlaub, rehab, or vacation—and I actually enjoyed them. Especially because I always had someone local with me who helped me feel at home.
Still, I don't see myself living in any of those cities. They feel a bit too small-town for me.
They're just nice without any stress. It's weird. One thing I forgot to mention is how much more money other cities in Germany seem to have. And factories. Other cities and towns have tons of factories!
Yes, especially if you go to West Germany. It looks like a different world! In East Germany, I get the perception that either nothing was ever going on, or that all the factories were closed in the 90s.
Berlin is more service-oriented with their restaurants, bars, artists, and software companies :)