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I'm confused, why is Berlin unlike any other city in Germany in this regard? E.g. what would be different in Frankfurt?
by baursak 9y ago
I'm confused, why is Berlin unlike any other city in Germany in this regard? E.g. what would be different in Frankfurt?
- aaronblohowiak 9y agoBerlin is more like Brooklyn than the hamptons... different notions of what is considered “belongs here” mediated by history and local culture.
- Sophistifunk 9y agoProbably doesn't hurt having grown up with parents and grandparents who remember first-hand where nationalism and racism can take a society, either.
- raverbashing 9y agoOne of the factors is that Berlin is more "American friendly" (not that other cities aren't) but its relationship with the US is more special
- m_fayer 9y agoBerlin's culture is proudly post-national, cosmopolitan, and bohemian - a place that doesn't care where you come from, and doesn't ask, you're accepted simply for partaking in the low-rent offbeat way of life that's on offer here. Of course that's all theory and reality is much less rosy with many more shades of gray. But even having that self image is already half the battle. And no other city in Germany has such a self-image, except maybe Hamburg to some degree.