How a visit to a Prenzlauer Berger Coffeeshop I was informed of my view of my old district

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according to a report by www.berliner-zeitung.de ,

as a native of Prenzlauer who lived on Schönhauser Allee and in the Helmholtzkiez for years, I actually thought I had experienced and seen everything there. For this reason, among other things, at some point I pulled out on the outskirts: Prenzlauer Berg, the feeling that I had nothing more to say.

Now I'm only for shopping or in transit in my old district, where at some point I annoyed me that there was too little old, too little mix, too much bourgeois and hipsterism. But when I recently entered a coffee shop on Schönhauser Allee, I was instructed better.

I ordered a chai latte from the woman behind the counter, the only hipster drink that has access to my favorite beverage canon. The woman asked about the desired flavor of my spiced tea, which I answered with "Tiger Spice". Now the employee looking for help between all the tea cans lined up on the shelf and finally asked what color the variety had.

You couldn't read and write properly, explained the woman and then started a long story. She came to Germany from Turkey many years ago, married to a man who wanted to make her a house mothers. It should stay at home, cook, clean, do not learn German, just do not become self-and-independent. But still dependent on her husband.

"But not with me", the woman assured me. She had two goals here in Berlin: the driver's license and her own work. When she had reached both, the woman implemented her third project, as she proudly explained to me - "my husband's divorce!"

There she stood in front of me, this little person. Resolute, without being applied, clearly in the matter. A woman who went her way. That emancipated itself without using the concepts of combat. Who broke with traditional roles and now has another goal: "Sure, I would like to read and write, but whether I can still do it now? With 60 my brain no longer participates."

I encouraged her, spoke her courage. My tea had now become cold, but this woman warmed my heart. You and the fact that Prenzlauer Berg can still surprise me.

As a former resident of the Prenzlauer Berg, I can confirm that the district has been significantly changed in recent years. The gentrification has led to an increase in rental prices and the displacement of long -standing residents. The history of women from Turkey reflects how the social structure of the district has changed. It is inspiring to see that people like their way and defend themselves against traditional role models and oppression. This story shows that the Prenzlauer Berg is still surprising and diverse despite all the changes.