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What's wrong with Berlin bus drivers!?
I've just tried… I grew up in this city,but especially recently I've noticed that bus drivers don't give a fuck about you anymore, if you are not standing right at the bus stop the moment they arrive.
I've just tried to get home from work (it's quite late and the bus only goes every 30min). My train was late so when I wanted to switch to the bus and ran to the bus station the bus had just closed doors. I was right in front and waved but the driver just started driving to then stop 10m further at the red traffic light. I knocked at the door but he straight away ignored me and after a few seconds continued his way. Now I'll have to wait alone with freezing temperatures for 30min and I simply don't get it...
I've seen similar situations with other people recently and now I'm wondering if the drivers got a new company policy or so... if not, proper dickhead move.
it's rough but tbh the bvg drivers are unionized and have pretty strict break rules, if they pick up someone after closing doors they can mess up their whole schedule and get in trouble with management. still a dick move to ignore u at the red light though, that's just personal choice. next time try the bvg app to report the exact bus number and time, they actually do follow up on those complaints
That's the Hermannplatz special, happens all the time on the M29. The drivers are under pressure to hit their times at the terminals, so they're told not to reopen doors once they've closed them, even at a red light. It's a BVG efficiency thing, not personal, but it still stings when you're freezing your ass off at Mehringdamm at 11pm. If you catch the bus number and time, the BVG app complaint form actually gets read by the depot manager, I've had them reply within a week before.
yeah the late night buses are a different beast tbh. during the day they'll usually wait a few seconds but after 10pm it's like they're racing to get back to the depot. i've had the same thing at frankfurter tor where the driver just watched me in the mirror while i knocked
the bvg's punctuality metrics are brutal for night lines since there's less traffic so any delay looks worse on paper. drivers get written up if they're more than a minute late at the end of the route. still a dick move to ignore someone at a red light though
if you're at a spot where multiple lines stop, sometimes it's worth checking if a different bus goes near your place and walking the last bit. the 194 and 247 overlap quite a bit around neukölln for example and one might be running later than the other
i'd say skip the big names and look at studiowest in prenzlauer berg, they do amazing japanese style but the waitlist is like 6 months. if u want something quicker, the artists at bitterlich tattoo in mitte are super underrated, especially for fine line. and honestly, walk past the instagram hype, go to a shop in person and ask to see their portfolio book, that's where the real stuff is.
The Berlin tattoo scene is pretty spread out, so it depends on what style you're after. For fine line and minimalist work, I'd look at A Fine Line in Kreuzberg, they're booked out weeks in advance for a reason. If you want bold traditional, check out Die Wilde Ecke in Neukölln, they've been around forever and the artists there are solid. Honestly, your best bet is to scroll through Instagram and find someone whose healed work you like, not just the fresh photos, because that's where the real skill shows.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet is the tattoo convention at Arena Berlin, usually in early summer. It's a good way to see a bunch of styles in one afternoon and talk to artists face to face without committing to a shop. I found my guy there three years ago, he works out of a tiny studio near Boxhagener Platz and does amazing neo-traditional, but he rarely posts on Instagram so you'd never discover him otherwise. Bring cash if you go, a lot of the booths only take that on the day.