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With all due respect, if you do not understand what that sentence meant; I do not think discussion about rental market situation in Berlin with you will be prod

by klausa 2y ago

With all due respect, if you do not understand what that sentence meant; I do not think discussion about rental market situation in Berlin with you will be productive. Anyone who actually ever lived in Berlin would have no trouble parsing that sentence; and I do not think having this conversation with someone who does not have that experience is really useful.

FirmwareBurner 2y ago
Where did I claim I lived in Berlin? I was asking because I'm looking to move there, but in your opinion that doesn't make me eligible for the conversation? Wow.
- klausa 2y ago
  Yes, I think not having personally experienced looking for apartment in Berlin makes you ineligible to comment on that, and I don’t think that’s a particularly radical stance. I wish you luck in finding a lovely place if you do decide to move, and hope you’ll have a great time!
  - FirmwareBurner 2y ago
    So I'm not allowed to comment on this topic because I havent lived there, but you're an expert because of your pre pandemic experience that isn't valid in the current real estate market? Bruh....
    - klausa 2y ago
      Yes, I think “relevant but potentially outdated experience” is better than “literally no experience whatsoever”; but I suppose reasonable people can disagree. The arguments about Berlin being “over” and it being impossible to find a place nowadays are constant since ~2012? I’ve definitely heard that I missed “the good times” when I got there in 2015. Did it get worse since? Sure, in some ways. Is it as hard as people make it out to be, if you’re not rejecting 90% of available supply outright? Not really. Again, I’m not trying to say that the situation is great, and it should be a model for other cities. But it genuinely does not take half a year to find a place, unless you’re trying to find a unicorn or have very specific needs/limits. (I, of course, also have friends who still live in the city and have moved since, so I do feel like I know what I’m talking about; but that is somewhat besides the point being argued here.)

by klausa 2y ago

FirmwareBurner 2y ago

Where did I claim I lived in Berlin? I was asking because I'm looking to move there, but in your opinion that doesn't make me eligible for the conversation? Wow.

klausa 2y ago
Yes, I think not having personally experienced looking for apartment in Berlin makes you ineligible to comment on that, and I don’t think that’s a particularly radical stance. I wish you luck in finding a lovely place if you do decide to move, and hope you’ll have a great time!
- FirmwareBurner 2y ago
  So I'm not allowed to comment on this topic because I havent lived there, but you're an expert because of your pre pandemic experience that isn't valid in the current real estate market? Bruh....
  - klausa 2y ago
    Yes, I think “relevant but potentially outdated experience” is better than “literally no experience whatsoever”; but I suppose reasonable people can disagree. The arguments about Berlin being “over” and it being impossible to find a place nowadays are constant since ~2012? I’ve definitely heard that I missed “the good times” when I got there in 2015. Did it get worse since? Sure, in some ways. Is it as hard as people make it out to be, if you’re not rejecting 90% of available supply outright? Not really. Again, I’m not trying to say that the situation is great, and it should be a model for other cities. But it genuinely does not take half a year to find a place, unless you’re trying to find a unicorn or have very specific needs/limits. (I, of course, also have friends who still live in the city and have moved since, so I do feel like I know what I’m talking about; but that is somewhat besides the point being argued here.)