Everything Has Changed in Berlin Germany 2025

Everything Has Changed in Berlin Germany 2025

We’re in, I believe, the former West Berlin. So, for those of you guys who don’t know, after World War II, when the Nazis fell, Germany was split in half. West Germany was controlled by basically US, France, Britain, etc., etc., and then East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union. So, it was said that West Germany was more the democratic capitalistic side. And then East Germany was more the Soviet communist socialist side. But also the capital which we’re at right now, Berlin was sliced in half as well. The same way West Berlin controlled by US, France, etc., etc., and East Berlin controlled by the Soviets. And so what I want to do today is check out the difference. I’ve read that, you know, there’s really, and I understand, you know, it’s been years since all of that happened. So, there’s not really that much of a huge difference today, but some people say there there’s a slight some slight things you can see. For example, on the east side, which we’re going to head to, there’s supposed to be more tra on the west side where we’re at right now, not so much. But we’re we’re gonna see. If I had to guess, since West Berlin was considered the more democratic capitalistic side that it’s probably bougier on this side compared to the east side. I heard on the east it’s more hipster. Okay, on the right they have a spot called Ali Baba I think uh I don’t know it’s Arabic spot Turkish spot but I will say that Germany is supposed to have the most Turks outside of Turkey. Main reason I believe is because when this city or when this country was split there was a labor shortage on both sides East Germany and West Germany. So, West Germans contracted with Turkey for uh Turks for for labor for the Turkish to come and and work. And then East Germany, the communist side contracted with Vietnam, who as you guys know is a communist state for workers. So, I don’t know if it’s still the case today, but back in the day, East Germany had a ton of Vietnamese and then West Germany, ton of Turks. And same again with the city. West Berlin, ton of Turks. East Berlin, ton of uh Vietnamese. So if I had to guess, if we go to East Berlin, it’s probably changed now, but if we go to East Berlin, probably a ton of Vietnamese, ton of Vietnamese restaurants. And then West Berlin, ton of Turkish spots. Ton of Turkish spots. But again, Germany has the most the largest Turkish diaspora outside of Turkey. And just so you guys know, Turks are not Arabs, okay? They they’ll they’ll let you know Guys, real quick, we’re still making our way. Let me show you something. So, if you notice, you have the trash can right here. And then you have that bottle right there. So, they have a system here. I think it’s called Pan system. No different than in other countries where if you recycle plastic bottles, aluminum cans, etc., etc., glass bottles, whatever, you get some money. So, basically, for those who are in need, you know, like the homeless or whomever, they pick up these bottles and they recycle them and for cash. And so, what people do is instead of putting it putting the bottles inside the trash, they leave it on the ground or some trash cans will have like containers or not containers, but holders around it so that, you know, the folks don’t actually have to dig in the trash. I’m sure some of you guys have seen that, you know, some dude or or someone digging in the trash looking for either food or looking for bottles and cans. Yeah. So, that’s why uh they may leave the bottles on the on the bottom underneath the the can. So, just so you know. All right, guys. Straight ahead, we have something called Checkpoint Charlie. A checkpoint between West and East Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie. There goes the name right there. There goes the countries that controlled West Germany. You got the US, Britain, or some say Great Britain, uh, France, and then I don’t know why that China flag is right there. I don’t know. So, after World War II, the Europeans, they carved up Germany. And shout out to the the Europeans. They’re they’re big on carving things up. The Soviet Union, East, and then uh Oh, this is Berlin. Same thing. East Berlin, Soviets, then France, Britain, US, the west side. So, we we walked this side of the city. We’re going to go to this side. So, we’re in former East Berlin right now, okay? Former East Berlin. Now, let me say that the first street I walked was just just a random street, okay? And this is just a random street, but I will say it does look a little different. Also, the weather has changed, but this this does feel like, you know, Soviet weather to me. You know, a little cooler, grayer, glooier. I don’t know. I will say uh the scenery Oh, scenery does look a little a tad bit different. It seems more spacious, like wider wider streets, wider sidewalks. I could just be uh imagining things. Let me go this way. Yeah, but it does seem a lot more spacious compared to the street uh I was just walking on or compared to the street we walked on on West Berlin. former West Berlin does seem more spacious. I don’t know about this one. And then here we go. Here goes the difference. The trams. So this was one of the main differences between the east and west. West Berlin are the are the trams and also remember what I spoke about earlier how uh the east side is supposed to be I think more hipster so definitely a lot more graffiti street arts murals like on the left side real hold on real quick let them pass right here. I don’t know. So, this whole video I’ve been talking about how the city was split east to west. And here goes what it was split by. the border wall. Remnants of it. Obviously, it’s been painted over. Add a little bit more character. So, one thing I always thought was that when East and West Berlin were split, they came to an agreement that, hey, we’re going to build this wall, separate ourselves. But actually, that wasn’t the case. East Berlin, they’re the ones who built the wall by themselves. And supposedly is because remember the west side was considered the democratic side, the capitalist side whereas the east side, you know, was the communist side. And many people was said to flee the east side to go to the west because the communist regime was supposedly very oppressive, restricted religious freedoms. Also, the economy was better on the capitalist side. Again, many many people in the east were leaving. So the uh the government on that side, the communists, they decided to build the wall. And I was reading stories about how people they woke up to machinery and loud noises and they looked outside and realized that, oh damn, a wall is being built. I think the east side regime, the story for them was, hey, we’re building this wall so we don’t get it, you know, invaded by the west or any spies come in from the west or whatever. But it said that all the guns were faced inward. Meaning that if you’re if you’re building a wall to keep the west out, why are the guns pointed towards the east, towards your own people? Or that’s how everyone knew that nah, you’re building this wall so that people from the east can’t leave. Yeah, definitely seems more alternative on this side, but that can be said probably of most of Berlin, but definitely a lot more paints and posters and graffiti. A lot more over here. Definitely feels more more alternative. All right, the place we’re headed to should be straight ahead. We’re going to finish off the video, right, guys? to grab some food here on the east side. Oh man, guys, we got music in the background, so I got to talk over it. But popular German dish right here, clong darn something, I don’t know, with potatoes and a creamy sauce. And then uh Germans are known for sauerkraut, right? German kimchi right here. So, I’m going to try that. My first time trying sauerkraut. New York. Okay, guys. Hitting right here. This is an American sized portion of food. I will say uh the sauerkraut think I’m think I’mma pass on this next time. But uh yeah, this is it. All right, guys. Let’s just clean the plate. If you notice, there’s still some uh food left on the left side. We’re going to talk about that outside. I don’t want to offend anyone. Oo, guys. Just got out. Let me make sure. Not too many people around. Okay, so let’s start off with the the meatballs. Yeah, those meatballs were good. I again, I don’t know the name. Uh but they’re German meatballs. Some type of sauce. The only thing is it has some I don’t think it’s it’s not dill pickles. I had it before. I forgot the name of it, but it’s like these green like veggies that Oh, okay. Oh, this is a beautiful area. Look at this. Yeah, it had some green uh Oh, woo. Thank you. You’re welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, there goes the waiter right there. Forgot my uh stuff. Good thing I gave her a tip. Yeah, I forgot my souvenirs. It’s a beautiful area though. But yeah, the the meatballs again were good. It just had uh this green stuff on it that I’m not too I’m not a fan of, but it was still good. It was still good. No problems there. The Oh, and also the portion sizes were huge. And then I saw the portion sizes of some of the uh people at the other tables. Oh man, huge huge portion sizes. So yeah. And then the now when it comes I showed you guys the end of the the meal. You guys noticed the sauerkraut was still there. Uh one thing I was full. Another thing is Oh man, I’m not a I’m not a big fan of the sauerkraut. Yeah, I try. Yeah, I’m not really Yeah, I normally normally I don’t like wasting food, but again, the sauerkraut wasn’t it’s not I’m not a fan of it. I’m not a fan of it. Everything else was fine. Sauerkraut. Yeah, I’m I’mma pass. I’mma pass on that. Okay. Um I appreciate you guys watching. Remember, we we walked to uh we walked through West Berlin or formerly West Berlin. It was just a a simple walk on a regular street and then we went to different landmarks and then we came here to East Berlin to show you the the difference. And I’m sure there’s other cultural differences as well, but you know, I can’t walk the whole city today. But anyways, appreciate you guys watching. Hope you guys enjoyed it. I’m going catch you guys at the next one. Deuces.

Everything Has Changed in Berlin Germany 2025