This is a video tirade against the "creative class" made by a bar owner in Neukoelln that went viral. In this video he laments the gentrification of his neighborhood by "the students, artists, and layabouts" that have changed the scene of many neighborhoods in Berlin. This is a process that has seen many neighborhoods transform from high crime areas populated by immigrants and welfare recipients to so called yuppie districts filled with baby buggies and thrift shops. This process has also been mirrored in many cities across the United States. This new generation of "creatives" in Europe that is wired to the internet, and exposed to the same stores and cultural media that we are exposed to highlights the convergence of youth cultures all around the world, and goes to show how much more similar cultures are becoming.
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