tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052429.post115747078714325712..comments2021-10-05T19:44:46.905+02:00Comments on BerlinBites: The S Word And The HoodiesJon Lebkowskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16248713335392018033noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052429.post-1158393929354827352006-09-16T10:05:00.000+02:002006-09-16T10:05:00.000+02:00You wrote: I had no ID at all on me, which is agai...You wrote: <I>I had no ID at all on me, which is against the law</I><BR/><BR/>That's a common misapprehension; the law doesn't require anyone (whether German or foreigner) to carry ID with them at all times (there might be an exception for asylum seekers though). You do need to be in possession of valid identity documents and if required you must be able to identify yourself to the police - if you don't have any ID on you that might involve a trip to the police station if the circumstances require; but you're not going to be fined or arrested for not having ID on you.<BR/><BR/>(Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, this is all AFAIK).<BR/><BR/>The couple of times I've had to identify myself, things like credit cards or the <I>Krankenkasse</I> card have been enough. One time I got stopped by the Bavarian (!) police on the way to an anti-Nazi demo, they found a knife (the disposable cutter sort) I forgot was in my rucksack; of course they then wanted my passport, which was safe in Berlin with an expired <I>Aufenthaltserlaubnis</I>, and all I had was a bank savings card. They telephoned with wherever to check no-one with the name on the card was a wanted criminal or otherwise suspiscious, didn't turn up anything and as I had a convincing story about the knife they let me on my way (sans knife though).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052429.post-1158265586065010802006-09-14T22:26:00.000+02:002006-09-14T22:26:00.000+02:00Gosh, I didn't know there'd been a mass deportatio...Gosh, I didn't know there'd been a mass deportation. They used to even be in sleepy Pankow, at Vinetastr. U-Bahn and just hanging round supermarkets. I always thought they would be the easiest possible criminals to round up. I suppose word got round that they were being dealt with harshly, finally, as your Friedrichstr. story shows.<BR/><BR/>When I visted Berlin in 2000, and had a budget of about 1 Pfennig a month, I used to frequent them, and feel awfully brave. Then it was Ukrainian cigarettes, I think. Anyway, lacking the nerve to break the law, I started buying some cheapo Wests - 3 Marks a pack - and tried to convert everyone in Germany to them. Without success.BiBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336195583405332403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052429.post-1158165951655294262006-09-13T18:45:00.000+02:002006-09-13T18:45:00.000+02:00... Or S-Bhf Prenzlauer Allee. A guy there stands ...... Or S-Bhf Prenzlauer Allee. A guy there stands just inside the door, not quite in the way of crowds flowing in and out.Michael Scott Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889076277422484313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052429.post-1158135565623196792006-09-13T10:19:00.000+02:002006-09-13T10:19:00.000+02:00If you want to see Vietnamese men standing about 2...If you want to see Vietnamese men standing about 2 metres from a packet of cigarettes, who have some bigger multipacks hidden behind a bin around the corner, just go to S-Bhf Greifswalder Str.daggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022009818282469503noreply@blogger.com