Berlin - Uber Cool City
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I would definitely agree that it is one of the coolest. I haven't been back since living there as a kid but I remember loving it.
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how cheap is berlin? i've heard artists flock there cause its so cheap to live there so how cheap is cheap?
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Basically the city went bankrupt, but it turned out to be the best thing that happened to it - culture went into overdrive, and no longer came under threat from developers and multinationals as in every other city in the world. Berlin went leftfield sprouting myriad underground scenes (urban golf anyone?), and attracting artists from all over Europe and the world (usurping London's scene which had become moneyed, corporatised and expensive) with cheap rents and cheap nightlife. Anything goes, and anything's possible in Berlin.
In short a recipe for accessibility (people can actually afford to party, and have choices - in where, what, and with whom), and thus plurality. In short it's trendy but still true to its roots, it draws newcomers and creatives by the thousand yet is still affordable - and all while still bucking the Starbucks makeovers - just about the rarest thing on the planet now. |
^good explaination, muppet.
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Berlin is #1 on my list to visit. I'm a techno head, so Berlin is my pilgrimage. It's the epicenter
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http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10..._cities/27.htm Compared to other Euro cities its probably cheap. Anyway, that article feels about 10 years late. The fact they're trumpeting all the celebrities who use it as their playground confirms my suspicions that the bohemian "anything goes" days have passed. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I7u24Ieluk Really into the Berghain sound. Prosumer especially. |
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Hollywood did took longer, thats why the article feels not really new. Anyway, Berlins wealthy districts are still not very dominant in the city as a whole. There is plenty of freedom, liberty, empty spaces and cheap rents guaranteed for the next decade..... |
Berlin has also become a major backdrop for many fresh action movies...
Is Germany the New Paris? |
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I visited Berlin five years ago. Lovely city. Amazing history. Make sure you get a walking tour of the city. Tour guides do it for tips and I saw/learned things I never would have otherwise.
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The city's unemployment rate is something like 15%, no? I've had friends (not from Germany or the EU) try to seek work there only to come back empty-handed a few months later.
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13 or 14% last time I checked.
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