Berlin Vs. NYC: Battle Of The Cities

Only In Berlin...

On the language front, when you speak to a Berliner, they will always apologize for their English, even if their English is so perfect they sound like a rocket scientist or modern-day Shakespeare. Also, don’t be alarmed if you see men in respectable looking suits drinking beer on the subway. Drinking in public is legal in Berlin. Also, Berliners didn’t seem to get the “Smoking kills” memo here, as they smoke so much that there is a mushroom of smoke emanating from the city akin to all of Japan’s volcanoes combined. As Berliners are the Yodas of “partyhardy,” most big nights out don’t even begin till around 3am. Berlin is also a modern, hedonistic utopia, which feels like back in the day when your parents had gone away for the weekend leaving you to get away with whatever you wanted - but the catch is...they never came home. You can explore the graffiti-ridden abandoned radar station Teufelsberg, sneak into deserted amusement park Spreepark, go to Open Air Raves in parks and on the river, check out Bearpit Karaoke in Mauerpark, go see bands play in Tempelhofer Park, watch a movie outdoors at Freiluftkino, or join the rioting in the streets at Karneval der Kulturen. Winner: Berlin, for being generally badass. [Photo via]