1.) The official language of Berlin is "Berliner", followed by Turkish and then German.
2.) Greeting not related to business usually consist of each party hugging and kissing each other on both cheeks, so - dont worry, he/ she is not in love with you... probably. Young people will further repeat the word “na” in various intonations for about 5 minutes to each other for unknown reasons. 3.) If someone says they speak "a little" English , this means they are fluent.
4.) Don’t talk to Germans about WWII… they are sick of it.
5.) It is customary to have as many insurances as possible. If a German asks you how many insurances you have, the correct answer is no less than 10.
6.) Always include a topic on your or someones health in every conversation.
7.) If the sun comes out, sit in it immediately.
8.) If you are at a crosswalk and there are no cars coming, but a child nearby, you may not cross the street at a red light. If there is no child present, you can cross at any time. The child must learn to break this rule on his/her own.
9.) Complain as often as possible. However, if the complaint involves a person, do not complain directly to them if they have done something unpleasant. Instead, wait and send an email to their friend 1 week later on about how unpleasant it was.10.) Berliners love their dogs, they can go in all shops, restaurants and bars. However, Germans do not like picking up their dog's shit... best is to keep an eye out so you don't step in it. If you don’t like it, complain to everyone in the immediate vicinity, except to the dog owner. Then stick a little sign in it demanding the owner pick it up.
11.) Munich and the state of Bavaria are not part of Germany and should be never be referred to as Germans.
12.) Don’t be confused if you order French fries and they bring you mayonnaise with it.. it is for you, not someone else. Put it on your fries... it is surprisingly good.
13.) The official food of Berlin is the Currywurst, but on examination of the ratio of restaurants and snack stands, the official food of Berlin is actually the "Doener"- a Turkish German hybrid kebab sandwich.
14.) Never tip more than 2-4 euro, no matter what the price. Otherwise the waiter will assume you are not saving your money properly and cannot take care of yourself.
15.) It is unofficial law that at least one person must be drinking a beer on every street of Berlin at all hours.
16.) If a gypsy comes up to you and asks you if you speak English, say something to her in German, Spanish or French… otherwise a begging and pleading session will follow that ends up with you getting a Romanian death curse.
17.) Having coffee does not just involve coffee… but a full sit down dessert eating session… don’t just expect to simply have a cup of coffee… that is ridiculous.
18.) People on bicycles think they have the right of way.. always.. even if they hit you when they are not riding in the bike path.
19.) The city of Berlin has “Order Police” (from the Ministry of Order, really) who are not actually policemen, but can give you a fine if you are doing something “out of order”, like not separating your trash in the proper recycling bins. If you see them, just look straight ahead, keep walking and pretend like you are thinking about which insurance you will purchase next.
20.) No one in Berlin wants to take money directly from you, they are afraid you may not have insurance to cover them if you infect them with a disease. When you pay for something, put it on the tray next to the cashier, they will take it from the tray and then put your change on the tray. Only when they have removed their hand can you take it. Otherwise, you will receive the stare of death or they will call the ministry of order.
