Grumpy Crêpes seller: hardest job on Kollwitzplatz

Grumpy Crêpes seller: hardest job on Kollwitzplatz

The Kollwitzplatz in Berlin, especially known for his weekly market, attracts not only locals, but also wealthy residents from the Prenzlauer Berg district. With stories from a former currywurst seller, a fascinating insight into the world of rich parents, who come here on Saturdays. These rich parents seem to be able to literally enjoy the forced interactions with the sellers - as if they would like to challenge themselves once a week by those who consider them formally inferior.

The personal impression of the author over the years shows that these well -known residents are literally looking at the opinion of the stand operators on the market. It is almost like a kind of play where the parents can be punished for their role as an invasive species in the city and promote the whole as an authentic experience. Nevertheless, it seems to be a kind of ritual that enjoy the residents and repeat every week.

The change from the currywurst stand to a crepes seller opens a new scene for social interactions between the rich parents and the local sellers. This shows a seller who honestly and brutally opposes the customers in his own way, which causes both admiration and horror. The daily dialogue between customers and the seller is characterized by power games and strangely amusing arguments that offer an insight into the dynamics of these encounters.

Ultimately, the scenery on Kollwitzplatz reveals an interesting microcosm with a clique of parents who try to demonstrate their social status through networking and the viewing site of their prosperity. Nevertheless, as soon as the first drinks flow, the masks tumble, and the supposedly perfect family pictures crash into chaos from uncontrolled children and unabashed adults. These weekly meetings bring the absurdity and tragedies of privileged life in Prenzlauer Berg to the Kollwitzmarkt, as a kind of spectacle that begins again week after week.