Hi, I know this is a stupid question but I've had the worst craving for scones for nearing two weeks now and I can't stop thinking about them! (I feel like I'm in the book The Kamogawa Food Detectives! but less thrilling haha.) Where is the best place to get them in Berlin - ideally to eat at home, but am also open to cafés serving them - clotted cream and jam required.

There's a shop near me in Prenzlauerberg that was extraordinary to find because it's brimming with all my favourite goods from the UK, down to the Cornish clotted cream. Sadly no scones.

Question is of course open to non Brits too.

Thank you in advance :)

Sincerely, someone who grew up in London.

Ich befinde mich in der Entscheidungsfindung für die Wahl am 20.9.

Ich pendle immer hin und her zwischen Grünen und der Linken, auch bei anderen Wahlen.

Beim wahl-o-mat sind bei mir beide gleichauf.

Ein paar der Unterschiede:

Verpflichtendes Kitajahr:

Ich: ja

Linke: neutral

Grüne: nein

Senkung der Grunderwerbssteuer:

Ich: nein

Linke: ja

Grüne: nein

Auflösung Verfassungsschutz:

Ich: nein

Linke: ja

Grüne: nein

Militärische Forschung:

Ich: nein

Linke: nein

Grüne: neutral

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Die Unterschiede sind natürlich informativ, aber bewegen mich nicht eindeutig in eine Richtung, vor allem, wenn ich die Begründungen dazu lese.

Platt formuliert sind mir aber die Grünen nicht links(radikal) genug, bei der Linken mach ich mir dafür Sorgen um eine nicht ausreichend klare Abgrenzung gegen Antisemitismus.

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Wem geht es noch so? Wer von euch steht zwischen den beiden und muss sich entscheiden, und wie macht ihr das?

I got an invite for 20.09.

This might get taken down for being overly political, but it's REALLY IMPORTANT to vote, more than ever!

This being my first time - is there anything I should know except showing up at the right place with a valid passport?

Go vote!

Hot tip: when buying items, count the change you’re given back to make sure it’s accurate. Every time I’ve (34 f) tried to buy something at the flea market and haven’t had the exact amount they ask for, the vendors don’t give me back the right amount. They miss giving me back a euro or two but say the correct change. Know what you’re owed and double check in front of them.

I moved to Berlin recently from India with a relatively nice job in AI/ML.

In India, I earned quite well and my whole reason to emigrate was to get away from the ultra-right wing religious and divisive narrative that the Indian government uses to stifle freedom of speech and divide people while rampant corruption makes the ruling class richer. Also, cleaner air, water, a fair justice system and respect for the rule of law.

I graduated from literally the best place to study data science and statistics from in India, and emigrated here legally. I have my A1 exam in the next month and I hope to be a German citizen someday.

I see online, pushed by the ongoing happenings in Saxony Anhalt - this rhetoric of immigrants being unwanted and Germany being only for Germans. Since the definition of what is a true German is debatable, most people just bring up jus sanguinus as a proxy decision criteria, which I will never satisfy by virtue of being born in India.

I feel like I don't belong in India because I'm not religious or a bigot, neither am I right wing or have any particular cultural attractions towards the Indian culture.

I really like Berlin, it's counter culture, it's quirky side, the German ADHD and efficiency, the high trust society and I feel much less cognitive load here than when I was in India.

But I feel with the rise of a certain party, people like me, just by virtue of being born elsewhere, who literally want to integrate into the culture and contribute with taxes and social service and ensure that Germany never turns into the place I left - this feeling has no place here. That no matter what I do, no matter how talented I may be, my place of birth and the color of my skin is going to decide my destiny in Germany in the coming days.

I don't mean to paint a picture of doom and gloom, but having moved to a new country and no one to share this with, I feel lost and maybe makes me feel like my days are numbered here.

Nun ist es also passiert, was wir befürchtet haben, die AfD ist in Sachsen-Anhalt mit 44% die stärkste Kraft geworden. Vielleicht macht ihr euch jetzt auch sorgen, was das für uns in Berlin, für eure Freunde und Nachbarn bedeutet und was ihr jetzt tun könnt, um zu zeigen, dass ihr nicht nur tatenlos am Rand steht und für eine Stadt eintretet, in der jeder gut und sicher Leben kann. Egal ob queer, als Mensch mit Migrationsgeschichte oder Mensch mit Behinderungen.

Jetzt ist der Moment gekommen, für unsere Demokratie und Werte einzustehen. Sei es in Vereinen, Initiativen gegen rechts oder gleich in einer Partei. Egal ob bei einer der großen Parteien, wie SPD, bei den Grünen, der Linkspartei oder der CDU. Oder bei einen der Kleinen, wie der Tierschutzpartei Partei der Humanisten, VOLT oder den unzähligen anderen Klein- und Kleinst-Parteien.

Berlin braucht jetzt deine Stimme!

Just spotted from pankow, looking south. Vanished within 5 minutes. First thought it was Skywriting, but maybe someone else knows more.

Es ist einfach unglaublich traurig, wie viel Hass kann in Menschen stecken...

Did i use the flair correctly?

I visited your city and was a little nervous at first because I had heard there is a stereotype that Germans can be cold but to my surprise people that I encountered were so kind and nice.

I had a few instances where I didn’t know how to navigate the train or I just needed a little help figuring something out and almost everyone I asked was so willing to help me and were patient with me as I did not speak German and were helping me in English. The people that I ran into at shops and restaurants were also friendly and willing to answer any questions I had.

I am an avid traveler and one thing I noticed is that people in the city are generally respectful of others in public areas and are mindful of not bumping into others or blocking pathways. Also people can be direct when speaking but it is not in a rude way at all and they are willing to help. I never felt that anyone had a bad intention and I met some very nice people here and it was a great experience for me.

I visited Berlin in 2019 and I remember visiting a really cool bar in the centre somewhere that was basically a big stair.

There was stairs in the middle and big steps either side leading basically all the way up to the ceiling. No tables; people were sitting on all the steps.

Any idea what that bar was?

I've always dreamed of owning a restaurant, despite not having experience in the food industry. As someone not backed by investors or a trust fund, it's really hard to make the leap because this "wrong step" would mean the loss of my life savings.

The general recommendation is to first try out food concepts at markets before committing to opening a full-on shop. To those who are already selling at markets: How's it going? Good, bad, I'm all ears, also to any tips or gotchas you're open to sharing. Thank you 🙏

Von der S-Bahn Haltestelle Adlershof (S46, S8, S85, S9) kann man fussläufig erreichen:

• Trudelturm, Windtunnel und Motorenteststand ... wurden Mitte der 1930er Jahre gebaut und standen ursprünglich auf dem Flugplatz Johannistal, heute ein Campus der Humboldt-Universität; der brutalistische Trudelturm wurde im Science Fiction Film Aeon Flux und auf dem cover eines Rammstein-Albums gezeigt
• Isothermische Kugellabore ... was heute wie eine gestrandete Raumstation wirkt, wurde in der DDR zu Forschungszwecken konzipiert, um bei möglichst konstanter Temperatur forschen zu können; offenbar wurde nicht realisiert dass das nicht funktionieren kann wenn Menschen im Labor arbeiten, die ja konstant etwa 80 Watt Wärmeenergie abgeben und den relativ kleinen Raum natürlich aufheizen

Moin, mittlerweile wurden alle Daten veröffentlicht. Sehr guter Artikel dazu: https://medium.com/@jankammerath/the-berlin-mega-leak-inside-the-massive-5-26-tb-leak-of-the-citys-most-sensitive-documents-ab133444d1ba?sk=1f2f54940429186eee81e0e4f976c62b

Seit über einer Woche lassen die Wasserbetriebe an mehreren Stellen im Oberschöneweide Wasser aus Hydranten in Gullies ablaufen. Was ist das los? Was könnte der Grund sein?