{"id":49886,"date":"2019-07-08T01:42:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dispatcheseurope.com\/?p=49886"},"modified":"2019-07-27T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T12:01:22","slug":"what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-to-move-to-berlin-pt-3-ich-bin-ein-berliner-%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dispatcheseurope.com\/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-to-move-to-berlin-pt-3-ich-bin-ein-berliner-%ef%bb%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect when you’re expecting to move to Berlin, Pt. 3: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (updated)\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
(Editor’s note:<\/strong> ‘Ich Bein ein Berliner’ was updated 8 July with additional information.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask any German and they\u2019ll tell you that Berlin is quite unlike other German cities. It has a history, culture and demographic composition all its own. And whilst Germans certainly aren\u2019t widely known for their warm, friendly, polite nature, Berliners have a particular reputation as being especially \u2013 should we say? \u2013 direct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And we\u2019re not just talking the native-born Germans here. Oh no! The Berlin sass infects all of us soon enough. I myself have been known to yell at people for standing gormlessly in the cycle lane, or trying to cram themselves on to the U-Bahn before I\u2019ve had a chance to get out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The local dialect, fondly known as \u201cBerliner Schnauze<\/em>\u201d (Berlin snout), encompasses far more than just a clipped accent. Berliners are stereotypically straight to the point, unapologetically matter-of-fact, and completely unafraid to reprimand total strangers for their indiscretions. And for newcomers, this could quite easily come off as downright rude.
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