Wo wohnst du???

Hallo!

So I thought I'd post this, because I find people's reactions funny when they find out I'm in Lichtenberg.
When ASH sent out a pamphlet thing it gave us places TO look for apartments (Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg) and where TO avoid (Lichtenberg, Hellersdorf.) However, ASH isn't the only school that warns away from Lichtenberg, FU also warned against it.
Why?
Lichtenberg (and Hellersdorf) are located in eastern Berlin. The east parts of  Berlin, due to its past, tends to be poorer. As everyone knows, areas that tend to be poorer also tend to have more issues. One of these is that the people who live in these areas (NOT everyone obviously) tend to vote more right-wing and there also tends to be a lot of Neo-Nazis in these areas. For example, AFD**(one of the neo nazi political groups in  Berlin) received most of their votes from areas like Lichtenberg and Hellersdorf.
Annnnnddd I got slightly off topic.
Anyways I'd like to share some common reactions to the question "Where do you live?"
Classmate/Professor: Where do you live?
Random classmate: Friedrichshain.
Classmate/Professor: 




Classmate/Professor: Where do you live?
Me: Lichtenberg,
Classmate/Professor:



Also:


And:


Can't Forget: 


And this one: 











AFD- Alternative für Deutschland. Alternative for Germany. One of two neo nazi political groups. The other one is more 'open' about it. AFD  recruits well known neo nazi's and they magically claim to be 'reformed'. AFD went through the German courts, because people were worried they were Nazis. The court ruled that AFD was to small to be a threat. (Which, according to some of my professors, is exactly what happened with the NSDAP (Nazi Party) However it is worrying that they were voted for third most in some areas, and will no doubt recive a good amount of seats and the government. They also posted plenty of posters that said "Germany for the Germans, Turkey for the Turkish. 

On a side note, the mayor or assistant mayor (not sure of his exact title) was doing a tour of Hellersdorf (where my school is) and Marzahn (near Hellersdorf) and plenty of ASH students went to Marzahn to block him and refused to allow him into the school. There were posters hanging around the school that said "No flowers for the AFD." 

Did he REALLY think he would get a warm welcome from a social work school??
An example of a poster:
Translation: I choose the AFD, because I know what Islam can mean,  if we do not pay attention. My german friends, let us protect this great city Berlin our Home!



And the posters hanging around my school which I love <3

Translation: No flowers for the AFD! Against racism on the street and in the parliament.




I will edit this post and/ or make another one for the classes and semester two. But for now I cannot spell in English haha.

I'm not sure if my section on the AFD will show. When I preview it its whited out. Basically if it's not showing  AFD= BAD.



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