Berlin is notorious for its well-behaved parties and unrestrained demonstrations. And that’s why everyone is flocking to the capital today. Not to talk to one another, but to demonstrate against one another. A professor fighting for his right to an analogue life with his smartphone; recalcitrant pensioners campaigning for affordable self-service funerals; long-time Berliners and tourists from Upper Bavaria; rare nursery toads from the Bionade Bullerbü of Prenzlauer Berg. But what on earth are they all doing at Wolle’s SPÄTI of all places?!
And then there’s that eccentric Friedrich Merz, who tells Wolle he should work even longer hours, even though his SPÄTI is already open 24 hours a day: “Yes, there are 24 hours in a day, Mr Wolle, but if that’s not enough, you’ll just have to put in a night shift as well.”
The whole cross-section of the country in a tiny kiosk.
May laughter be with you.