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“Darth Vader speaks Amtssprache”: The Chilling Poetry of German Bureaucracy
Every bureaucracy has its language; one might even go further to say that language is bureaucracy’s main tool. The characteristics of bureaucratic speech are well known: thick, complicated sentences, dripping with precision and impersonality. It is intentionally difficult to understand, requiring a certain amount of skill and training in its dark art. Most people will […]
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The Kiez: Where Berlin Becomes Personal
I’ve often said that in France every region has its dish, its wine, and its cheese; in Germany, every region has its dish, beer, sausage…and language. If we learned German before coming here, we learned “High German” (Hochdeutsch) – because it’s spoken in the high country… not because it’s lofty, or something – and then […]
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From Budapest to Berlin: “The biggest change for me was this strong sense of locality”
WahlheYmatPost: When did you move to Berlin, and what brought you here? Balázs Dénes: I moved to Berlin with my family in 2017 for professional reasons, as, together with others, I established a non-profit organization here. I am still happy with that decision from 10 years ago, and it brought us to where we are […]
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What does the Bezirksamt actually do, and why should you care?
Most Berliners know the Bezirksamt as the place where they wait weeks for a Bürgeramt appointment. But behind the paperwork lies one of the most important layers of democracy in the city — the level of government that shapes daily life in every neighborhood. Berlin often feels like two cities at once: a capital where […]
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Neustart Berlin: New Ideas for a City at a Standstill
Berlin is a city in constant transformation — between East and West, the inner city and the outer districts, between long-time residents and those who have chosen it as a new home. With its interplay of creative industries, research institutions, and a steady influx of newcomers, the city has enormous potential. At the same time, […]
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“Without Migrants, Berlin Wouldn’t Be Berlin” – Berlin Polyphon on Visibility, Resistance, and Building a Society for All
WahlheYmatPost: Can you briefly introduce your organization? What is its main mission in Berlin? David Häußer: Berlin Polyphon was founded in the summer of 2024 in response to the debate and protests against the “remigration” plans earlier that year. At the invitation of the State Commissioner for Participation, Katarina Niewiedzial, about a dozen migrant associations […]
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