Culture shock in Berlin's subway: When the U8 becomes shock therapy!

Culture shock in Berlin's subway: When the U8 becomes shock therapy!

in Berlin, the U8-Bahn is becoming increasingly the scurris and even shocking experiences. A passenger who moved from Asia to Berlin told Reddit about an incident that made him stunned. During a journey, a father simply put his child's banana peel on the ground, which seemed dangerous and rude for the sensitive Neuberliner. "I was shocked, because in my home country you know that this can be dangerous," says the passenger, who now describes the U8 as the "notorious line of Berlin", such as berlin-live.de reported.

But the U8 also has its bright spots! Another passenger shared a touching anecdote in which a man whose pizza had dropped, he nevertheless cleaned up with handkerchiefs. "That touched me very much," he said. However, such positive experiences seem to be the exception. A user described a hideous scene: a man was sitting in a state of neglect, surrounded by his own vomit. While others ignored him, the Reddit community confirmed that everything can really happen in the U8. "If you are in the right subway, everything is possible," a Berlin user noted.

A look at U8 history

The U8, which runs from Gesundbrunnen to Neukölln, has a long history that goes back to 1902. It was originally planned to build the line as a suspension railway, but finally a contract was signed with AEG on the construction of a subway. After delayed construction work, regular operation finally began on July 17, 1927 between Boddinstraße and Schönleinstraße. Over the years there have been many challenges, especially during the Second World War, when Hermannstrasse station was converted into a bunker, and after reunification, as new construction projects. However, the U8 was never fully extended to the Märkische Quarter, as it was originally intended, and the traffic there remains affected by disorders, such as de.wikipedia.org ) describes in detail.