Thanks for this. What I liked most about Berlin is how it has this USSR vibe going. There were all these posters on the subway about revolution and socialism. Hey by the way, do you need translations or professional editing for your posts or other material? I am a professional freelance translator for German to English.
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Cheers for your thoughtful comment @pjcswart :). Yes, the city certainly has corners that still display that time or atleast remind one of it. You also have a big group of left-wing supporters, in a way similar to Hamburg, which is the main reason why it is questionable if the city is suitable for a G20 meeting. And no, I am not in the need of any translations :)
I actually lived in Hamburg for a year. Why do you think a city is not suitable for a G20 meeting if there are a lot of left-wing people?
That is not what I meant. More in comparison with other cities Hamburg is not the most suitable one. I currently live in Hamburg. The event costs the city around 400 million Euro, elsewhere the summon would have been way less expensive - a fraction of this figure. To assure safety swallows a big chunk of this amount, at the same time big areals of the city are being shut down, which is unpleasant. One of the major worries within the safety operations are leftwing radicals and escalating protests. Something Hamburg has a history of.
Interesting. I found that Hamburg has a lot of British influence. Maybe because of the Beetles who played there when they started out, or because it is a major port near London. How long have you been living there?