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the way it is (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Only that Berlin is probably the "least German" place to go, while NY is not.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But that's not what OP said. OP Made a stupid claim about how only visiting Berlin means one hasn't really visited Germany.

    To your point, my analogy works quite well - If you go to NYC expecting to find the stereotype of cowboys, massive steaks, and barbeque, you'll be disappointed, because that shit is in Texas.

    It's all relative to how one defines a country's culture and the lens it creates. Just because someone has myopic expectations does not mean that NYC is less American than anywhere else in the US. The same holds true for Berlin and the rest of Germany.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I think you're missing the point. NYC doesn't have cowboys or anything but it's representative of other aspects of American culture.

    Berlin is in fact the least German town in Germany. It has its own kind of culture that is vastly different from the rest.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No, I fully understand the point. By "German" you mean Fachwerkhäuser, Oktoberfest, Lederhosen and Dirndls, Bier Steins and Weißwurst, and you're correct, these cultural symbols are not characteristic of Berlin - these are Bavarian. There is so much more to German culture than Bavaria though, despite what the Bavarians think.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, I don't.

    I am German, so I know what German culture is I guess.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's literally the capital of your country and the seat of your government. How that "isn't Germany" is beyond me.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    Because you don't know anything about German culture apparently.

    Berlin is an extreme cultural outlier and thus not somewhere you should go to experience German culture in general.

    How you don't understand despite me trying to explain it to you multiple times is beyond me

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