Your mistake was choosing Berlin rather than any other part of Germany. I've lived here (Kreuzberg) for four years, and as far as I'm concerned all the stories

Your mistake was choosing Berlin rather than any other part of Germany. I've lived here (Kreuzberg) for four years, and as far as I'm concerned all the stories about Germans yelling at you for jaywalking are pure urban legend. I see people doing it constantly, and no one gives a fuck. Not as much as in New York, but it's hardly some profound cultural divide.