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How did they render it useless? I don't know anything about this but I'm picking up "no one goes there anymore it's too crowded" vibes.

lisasays 4y ago
I just go by own impressions - which are that it feels skivvy as all get out to walk through, or in the general vicinity of that park. Hence, rendering it basically useless as a "park".
- beepbooptheory 4y ago
  What is "skivvy" in this context?
  - lisasays 4y ago
    Far too much eye contact and verbal solicitation from random strangers. Just ... standing there as if to intercept you when walking by.
  - caseyohara 4y ago
    I'm guessing they meant "skeevy". Unpleasant, squalid, or distasteful; morally or physically repulsive.
    - lisasays 4y ago
      You're right; skeevy it is. Need to check my fake hip-sounding lingo.
      - beepbooptheory 4y ago
        I would check on this somewhat extreme misanthropy first.
- throwbadubadu 4y ago
  Strange impressions you have and totally disagree. The park is vibrant and full of kids and families over the day.. dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group.. you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways (though I mean to feel safe, I'd say you are almost safe everywhere as safe as you can be in a big german city in darker places everywhere... you are likely even safer there because enough people around vs other scary places) Yes, they can make a bad and for some an intimidating appearance, and make others mad, but "making the park useless" is a gross exaggeration... how often are you there, and where you from? Just curious.. Most of these people are not as bad, and while this film sure tells a story, I'd suggest to watch the modern version of "Berlin Alexanderplatz" just to get another perspective.
  - luckylion 4y ago
    > dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group > you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways You have no idea how crazy that sounds for someone that isn't acclimatized to Berlin culture.
    - coyotespike 4y ago
      Yes, I was comfortable walking through it alone, but my parents weren't thrilled when we walked through it together > dealers don't even annoy you usually is not that strong an argument.
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      - ostenning 4y ago
        > my parents weren't thrilled when we walked through it together I too have experienced this
    - lm28469 4y ago
lm28469 4y ago
They haven't, the park is still very popular, with kids, cyclists, runners, &c. You just have a bunch of people saying "hey do you want something?" when you get in/out. There even is a petting zoo inside the park, it's far from a no man's land. In summer it's full of people sunbathing &c. It's kind of an open secret that police allows them here so that they don't proliferate everywhere else. This open secret contract means they're also mostly harmless and police are patrolling around the park very often. I live 500m away and ride by on a daily basis

lisasays 4y ago

I just go by own impressions - which are that it feels skivvy as all get out to walk through, or in the general vicinity of that park. Hence, rendering it basically useless as a "park".

beepbooptheory 4y ago
What is "skivvy" in this context?
- lisasays 4y ago
  Far too much eye contact and verbal solicitation from random strangers. Just ... standing there as if to intercept you when walking by.
- caseyohara 4y ago
  I'm guessing they meant "skeevy". Unpleasant, squalid, or distasteful; morally or physically repulsive.
  - lisasays 4y ago
    You're right; skeevy it is. Need to check my fake hip-sounding lingo.
    - beepbooptheory 4y ago
      I would check on this somewhat extreme misanthropy first.
throwbadubadu 4y ago
Strange impressions you have and totally disagree. The park is vibrant and full of kids and families over the day.. dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group.. you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways (though I mean to feel safe, I'd say you are almost safe everywhere as safe as you can be in a big german city in darker places everywhere... you are likely even safer there because enough people around vs other scary places) Yes, they can make a bad and for some an intimidating appearance, and make others mad, but "making the park useless" is a gross exaggeration... how often are you there, and where you from? Just curious.. Most of these people are not as bad, and while this film sure tells a story, I'd suggest to watch the modern version of "Berlin Alexanderplatz" just to get another perspective.
- luckylion 4y ago
  > dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group > you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways You have no idea how crazy that sounds for someone that isn't acclimatized to Berlin culture.
  - coyotespike 4y ago
    Yes, I was comfortable walking through it alone, but my parents weren't thrilled when we walked through it together > dealers don't even annoy you usually is not that strong an argument.
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    - ostenning 4y ago
      > my parents weren't thrilled when we walked through it together I too have experienced this
  - lm28469 4y ago

lm28469 4y ago

They haven't, the park is still very popular, with kids, cyclists, runners, &c. You just have a bunch of people saying "hey do you want something?" when you get in/out. There even is a petting zoo inside the park, it's far from a no man's land. In summer it's full of people sunbathing &c. It's kind of an open secret that police allows them here so that they don't proliferate everywhere else. This open secret contract means they're also mostly harmless and police are patrolling around the park very often. I live 500m away and ride by on a daily basis