Coming or moving to Berlin?

Bin hier zu besuch und wollte von so einem souvenir outlet store ein stück der berliner mauer mitnehmen (ca 7€). Sind diese generell eher fake oder ist das echt?

Hey Berliners!

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Has anyone heard anything about any measures against fireworks this year in Berlin? If it's exactlly like last year(s) I need to book my trip now so that I stay away the worsts parts of it :D

Edit:

Thanks everyone, just wanted to make sure I haven't missed any news etc. Booking my trip now. Have a good one and stay away from anyone who drinks and uses fireworks!

This was taken shortly before midnight from Ottopark in Moabit, so it was Southeast of here, towards Tiergarten/Seigessäule

Hey people ^^ in advance this info might require some older people.

On a walk down memory lane i recently remembered this kind of Summer Camp we have or had in Berlin where you during summer break where picked up at morning and dropped back home at evening each weekday. I unfortunately only remember everyone just calling it Kladow and saying we went to Kladow but i couldn't find any specific information or even name information. Maybe this Internet hive mind has someone that has been there too as a child or even send their child there and knows what the service/ institution was actually called? :3

Thank you for reading.

Edit: didn't have a specific Sports background as far as i know

ALERT: I understand renting is a sensitive topic, but I do not want to make profit out of my apartment, nor i want to keep my place in case I def move out. I've been scammed enough to become a scammer myself.

I started my apartment contract in April 2024, for two years. The landlord asked me multiple times if I planned to stay the whole time, and that was my plan, before losing my job. But in case I got a job offer from Italy, my home country, I will have to move back.

What are my best options? Can I sublet until the end of the contract, or can I just terminate the contract? Should I ask the landlord if I want to sublet? I am even supposed to paint the wall once I move out.

Thank you

EDIT: Apologies for mangling the place name in the title, I don't know how to do o-umlaut on Reddit and I forget to include an E

It got all kitted out and opened earlier this year and seemed to operate normally for a couple of months, then the opening hours started to get weirdly erratic - once I went there to be told by the staff on site that they were closed that day due to 'problems with the oven' - and according to the Google reviews there were days when they claimed not to have running water and stuff like that. Now just a few months after opening it's 'permanently closed' and on passing the premises the other day I saw that it was gutted. Disappointing because there's a lack of good pizza in the area and I'm sure it would've done well financially.

Were there maybe some infrastructural problems with the premises that they only noticed after opening and decided weren't worth trying to resolve? It's a strange case and I'd love to know what went wrong.

In den späten 1970ern/ frühen 1980ern wohnte ich (bis ich 6 war) ganz inder Nähe vom Park Friedrichshain. In dieser Zeit gab es mind. 1 Winter mit viel Schnee, sodass wir oft zum Bunkerberg Schlittenfahren gegangen sind (die Seite zur Greifswalder Strasse hin).

Ich erinnere mich, dass die älteren Jungs (für mich damals "die Grossen") so etwas wie selbstgebastelte Gefährte hatten. Das waren so etwas wie Sitze von Polsterstühlen, unter die Schlittschuhe(?) gebaut waren. Das bedeutete, dass man auf diesem Sitz sass und mit den Füssen in der Luft den Berg runterfuhr. Manchmal funkte es unter den Kufen.

Das hat mich seit damals immer beschäftigt, weiss jemand etwas über diese Gefährte und was das genau war?

Recently I talked to a german friend who thinks that Berlin is very grumpy and it's not normal. It's as if the people here have anger that they suppress deep inside, and they let it out on the street and such.

It's not like the first time I am hearing this thing. I mean, Berlin comes off as rude for my first impression here, but maybe direct is the more positive word. But it's not like people is out for blood here. Maybe you see some crazy people here and now, but any big cities have those people too.

But hearing such things that the people here is generally have bottled up anger is rather surprising for me. Especially to hear it from a native here.

As such, I am just wondering whether there is some kind of general consensus, that the people here is not only rude (or direct), but also is rather angry all the time and that's why people are more aggressive.

Please help me to enlighten me on this topic. I would be also interested in your experience if you would like to share.

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Heute Abend (06.11.2024) war eine Veranstaltung des Senates Berlin für den geplanten Bau der Tram M41 vom Potsdamer Platz über Hermannplatz bis S-Bahnhof Schöneweide im Bürgerhaus in der Urbanstraße.

Ab Morgen, den 07.11.2024 können (für zwei Wochen) die Pläne im Internet unter Berlin.de unter dem Suchbegriff Tram M41 gefunden werden, es wird ausdrücklich um Rückmeldungen und Anmerkungen für den geplanten Bau, welcher frühestens 2031 anfangen kann und sich bis zur in Betriebnahme 2035 hinziehen würde, hinterlassen werden.

Nur so zur Info für alle Berliner.

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There are too many police in the area

The title says it all y'all

It’s not a mystery, that people surcharge for a sublease… and it’s fine if they leave furniture and charge a bit more. But in my case the rent was almost doubled and furniture are pretty shit :D I just got informed about the real rent and my subrent (+71%).

Now I’m really thinking about to report this to the Finanzamt as I know that he doesn‘t report it as he wants it cash every month but I got all his information.

What would you do?