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You know it’s the 21st century when few things give you so much sense of belonging as memes. That’s definitely the case with Berlin Ausländer Memes – an ironic social commentary that just couldn’t be any more relatable.
You must have seen them around already: the widespread appeal of Berlin Ausländer Memes unites virtually all expats, and earns the appreciation of Germans and even Urberliners with a sense of self-irony. The memes are impossible to miss with their eclectic aesthetic featuring Spice Girls and stock images. They’ll eventually make you laugh, but not before brutally confronting you with the unglamorous reality of the expat’s lot.
Struggle with German(s), delights of Risa Chicken, and the almighty Anmeldung are just a few of the themes that emerge after you’ve scrolled through their Instagram feed. It’s definitely comforting to know you’re not the only one who can’t pronounce ”Schlesischestraße” or loses sleep while applying for your freelance visa.
As someone who genuinely loves their German flatmate, yet still ended up getting an extra heater for my room, I can only thank Berlin Ausländer Memes for their amazing content! (And the heater producer for their energy-saving technology.)
Nice.
BTW, some spacing between the memes would help. Or borders around them.
Expat lift isn’t just a bunch of privileged 20 something kids that can move somewhere on 20$ and get off working in shitty startups and clubbing. I think this artocle glorifies “long term tourists” and their disdain for integrating in Berlin, rather than actual expats. I did not find half of them funny.
Is that the new Berlin expat journalism? Listicles with unfunny memes taken from other pages and a crappy poorly presentation. You can do better then this. Or is this why you can’t get a freelance visa?
Not just Berlin but entire Germany. Bewildering how Germany, the second largest Economy in West, has successfully managed to shelter itself far more than largest (USA) and third largest (UK), but at the same time taken the best use of Globalisation. Setting sky-high barrier for first generation immigrants for any form of meaningful engagement in society.
This is the most relatable shit. Ouch.
Any special reason to use expat instead of immigrant?
the term expat describes a person who lives temporarily or indefinitely in another country or culture. the term is more focused on the aspect of “from another place”, while the term immigrant is more concerned with the process a person who is immigrating or who has immigrated into a new country. it’s a formal term that would feel odd in a humor piece like that. especially those people who might live here in Berlin just for a while, wouldn’t necessarily see themselves as immigrants. “expat” works more like a loose umbrella term here.
I would think the complicated German language might be a first barrier of sorts here for sure, one that your other 2 examples don’t have.
we are sorry you did not find half of these memes funny. also, who is talking about journalism here, mr. internet critic?
we feel ya..