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I'm in Berlin and feel fully integrated here. Whether or not that's possible really depends on location, there's many in Europe where it absolutely is.
by m_fayer 5y ago
I'm in Berlin and feel fully integrated here. Whether or not that's possible really depends on location, there's many in Europe where it absolutely is.
- allendoerfer 5y agoThe downside is, Berlin is not really integrated into Germany.
- lm28469 5y agoPretty much that, you can be integrated in Berlin without speaking German nor interacting with german people
- busterarm 5y agoYou can but most people will give you shit for not speaking German. Some of them are extremely rude about it too. Even/especially if you're quite obviously a tourist. And where the hell are the non-smokers hiding? That said...NY's Central Park doesn't have shit on Tiergarten. Literally one of the most beautiful places I've been on the planet.
- m_fayer 5y agoCheck out Tempelhofer feld, not exactly beautiful but utterly unique.
- shankr 5y ago> That said...NY's Central Park doesn't have shit on Tiergarten Someone said it too! I have had few arguments with people, mostly New Yorkers, over this.
- busterarm 5y agoWell, I'm a New Yorker and they're dead wrong.
- CogitoCogito 5y ago> The downside is, Berlin is not really integrated into Germany. I'd kind of consider that a selling point. Berlin is cool and is different from the rest of the country. But I guess whatever floats your boat.
- vanilla-almond 5y agoA similar thing is said about other European capitals: Paris, London, Amsterdam, Edinburgh etc. The inhabitants of these countries will say their capitals are not really like the rest of their country (or an accurate reflection of the country). It's why so many people flock to large cities - you feel less like an 'outsider' because the population of these cities is so varied.
- raverbashing 5y agoNot that it's a bad thing ;) (for the most part)
- m_fayer 5y agoWell I come from NYC, so this is not exactly new to me. I suppose I'm the kind of person that belongs in a big city that's not really part of it's host nation. Also, it is really not true that you can truly integrate, even in Berlin, without speaking German.
- wheels 5y agoNotable in Berlin is that most folks come from somewhere else (mostly other places in Germany), so meeting friends as a newcomer is normalized. That wasn't nearly as easy in the other two German cities I've lived in.