Prenzlauer Berg in A Nutshell: The Saturday rituals at the Kollwitzmarkt
in the heart of Berlin, on Kollwitzplatz, is a colorful weekly market where the rich parents of the city reveal their preferences and quirks. A former currywurst seller who dealt with a variety of customers over five years gained a unique insight into their quirks. From a personal branding coach with an annual income of 300,000 euros to distinguished women who do not expect courtesy, customers are as diverse as the city itself.
It seems that the weekly market on Kollwitzplatz has become a kind of ritual for the well -known residents of Prenzlauer Berg. A place where you can have the simpler people around them a little, as a compensation for their conquest of the cool corners of the city. This spectacle is repeated week after week as if they were welcoming a punishment for their invasion and at the same time share an authentic Berlin experience.
A new player has entered the stage-the Grumpy Crêpes seller. A man who reacts to the wishes of his demanding customers with incorruptible justice. A distinguished lady learns how relentless it is courtesy, even if it means that she has to vacate the place in front of his stand. The scene is characterized by queues and discussions about deposits that often end in food waste because the decisions are not clearly communicated.
Kollwitzplatz becomes the stage for the social spectacle of the residents, who still appear superior and distant in the morning, only to plunge into childish behavior after a few bottles of wine. The offspring, unattended and wild, are up to mischief, while the parents rose in their comfortable networking. But what happens on the Kollwitzmarkt stays on the Kollwitzmarkt until everything starts over the next week.