Questionnaire Berlin: Schlecky Silberstein reveals his favorite places and squares that he prefers to avoid

Questionnaire Berlin: Schlecky Silberstein reveals his favorite places and squares that he prefers to avoid

Berlin - The City of Diversity and Opposites

Berlin, with around 3.8 million inhabitants, is a city that everyone experiences and looks at in their own way. But what is Berlin actually doing? Why do so many people like to live here? And are there also things that disturb you in the city? In our section "Questionnaire Berlin" we talked to well -known capitals and asked them about their favorite places, but also about the places they avoid. This time the author, actor and blogger Christian Brandes, also known as Schlecky Silberstein, asked the questions.

Schlecky Silberstein has been living in Berlin for some time and is called Prenzlauer Berg his home. He runs a blog of the same name and is also known as a host and actor of the Grimme-price-crowned comedy show "Browser Ballet". In our questions he tells us why he likes to live in Prenzlauer Berg, but also why he always goes to Charlottenburg despite some reservations.

The author came to Berlin in 2002 as a student and was lucky enough to have three apartments to choose from within two days, which appears surreal in today's world. His favorite place in Berlin is the sports cage at Helmholtzplatz. There he plays basketball, his children football and in the evening he enjoys calm there and even clears the legacies of foreign dogs - something that he would not even do in his own apartment.

When Schlecky wants to relax Silberstein, he draws him to the back of the decathlon on Alexanderplatz. There is a mini golf course that only a few know. Here he can play a few holes and even free of charge.

Charlottenburg is a district that Schlecky Silberstein tends to avoid. He can't say exactly what it is, but he always wants to get out of this district quickly. For him, Charlottenburg conveys a mixture of western arrogance, boomer reserve and men with orange socks under yellow jeans. Nevertheless, he has to come back again and again because his office is there.

As a gastro tip, Schlecky Silberstein recommends the "Taverna to Koutouki" on Kottbusser Damm-a small Greek restaurant known for its meat dishes. Unfortunately, there is nothing for vegetarians here.

his shopping tip is the bookstore "Uslar & Rai" in Schönhauser Allee. The shop is small and personable and offers a very good selection of books. Schlecky can go in here without a specific plan and always finds a book that interests him immediately.

The best district of Berlin is the Free Republic of Prenzlauer Berg. The first efforts to independence already exist here. But there are also clichés that voices - if you have no children, the district does not have much to offer. However, he also notes that his children from the healed world of Prenzlauer Berg are so softly washed that they would not survive in any other district.

An aspect that disturbs Schlecky Silberstein is the Airbnb problem. He criticizes that not enough against illegal hotels. Many apartments are converted into a pension and thus disappear from the housing market. As a filmmaker, he often sees himself in such apartments because they are used as sets. He criticizes the city administration, which does not manage to determine the extent of this problem. One of his essential points for the housing crisis in Berlin is Airbnb.

So that Berlin remains worth living in, Schlecky Silberstein is an avowed eco-fascist. He advocates banishing cars that are not part of the commercial traffic. One possibility would be the conversion of the parking spaces into sidewalks.

Finally, he emphasizes that the decision to move to Berlin or avoid it depends heavily on income. For students, for example, he advises against coming to Berlin because the rents here are very high. He recently visited Erfurt and was impressed by the city. She is young and there is a lot to experience. The rental prices there are much lower compared to Berlin.

When it comes to other cities that are cooler than Berlin, Schlecky calls Copenhagen. The city within the city, Christiania in particular, did it to him. He thinks that Berlin also needs such an independent city and proposes the Schönhauser county to Bornholmer.

Berlin remains a city of opposites. Everyone finds their own favorite place here and the things they prefer to avoid. Despite some criticism, Berlin is an exciting and livable place for many people.