Unfriendly Berlin: who is to blame for it? A search for traces in the humorous column 'Find the mistake'

Unfriendly Berlin: who is to blame for it? A search for traces in the humorous column 'Find the mistake'

Berlin unfriendly? I will move away really soon - Schwäbisch Gmünd should be quite nice

Berlin is getting more and more unfriendly, but who is to blame for it? The new part of the humorous column "Find the mistake" goes on a search for traces.

Berlin is now considered one of the five most unfriendly cities in the world. Nowhere is so little smiling, nowhere mob, jacked up and passive-aggressively ignored as in the German capital. But who are the rude people behind such designed statistics?

at Alexanderplatz is Alfred D., a beggar from Potsdam, and is depressed. It is already noon, but nobody has thrown anything in his hat - except for a banana shell. With an honest shield in front of him, "Want to drink, need coal!", He complains about the stingy people and the bad mood. Compliments are rejected and he is told that he should disappear. The locals are also not friendly than tourists, he says. When asked whether they are more unfriendly, he replies: "Everything a sauce. In the sack and hit it, no false!"

Also Tanja Z., a weekend tourist from Schwäbisch Gmünd, confirms the unfriendly atmosphere. At her home you would greet each other and have time for a chat. Here, however, she is only stared at and left. Tanja is also annoyed by "unwashed bums" who call for her "indecent things".

Ömer G., who runs a coffee stand on Alexanderplatz, also feels uncomfortable. He thinks that people are always rabid and there is hardly any tip. He reports of an incident in which a woman insulted him in a foreign language. When he said he didn't understand, he was insulted by her and it was claimed that the foreigners were much more friendly.

Leoni W. from Bonn lives in Prenzlauer Berg and hardly dares to get out. When buying a coffee on a booth, she was asked whether the seller was Muslim and circumcised. When she thought she was very interested in other cultures, she was asked instead whether she was circumcised. Since she had to go out on the foreskin circumcision and the crime of genital mutilation, she explains in tears that this was something else. The foreigners in Berlin are often very unfriendly, she says.

Ronny F., a courier driver from Marzahn, has enough and feel uncomfortable on tours in Prenzlauer Berg. A student recently gave him a friendly tip and said that she was just lucky that she didn't have to do his job. However, she would understand her privileges. Ronny explains: "In the past, people were still rude in a respectful way. Now they are disrespectful.

Shirin H. and Christiane F. from the Zoo train station also feel surrounded by "Rüpeln" as soon as they leave their senior residence. The sidewalk is now dangerous, especially the courier drivers had absolutely no sorry. Christiane also longs for the old days when there was still a minimum of decency. If she had asked someone about Heroin in the past, she would have been offered a fuck. Now she could be happy if nobody calls the police. She planned to move away soon, but she didn't know exactly. But Schwäbisch Gmünd should be really nice.

It is obvious that many people in Berlin complain about the unfriendliness of the residents. It remains questionable whether it is actually the most unfriendly city in the world. The fact is, however, that some residents and tourists find the atmosphere and the tone rude. The question arises whether this is an individual feeling or whether a general unfriendliness in the city actually prevails.

It remains to be seen whether the situation will change in the future or whether Berlin remains known as an unfriendly city. Depending on the perspective, there also seems to be cities that are perceived as friendly. For example, Schwäbisch Gmünd is often mentioned as a pleasant place with friendly people. A move there could be an option for some Berliners.