Hamburg's pride

Zeiseweg
The people in Hamburg tend to be very patriotic about their own city.
Sentences like "Hamburg is the most beautiful city in the world" can be heard pretty often and songs where the city is the main motto play an important role in the imaginary of the locals about themselves.
Feldstrasse
Hamburg meine Perle (Hamburg my pearl), by Lotto King Carl is always sang live at the beginning of the HSV games and there's barely any reference to the party neighbourhood Reeperbahn without referring to Hans Albers and his Auf der Reeperbahn. Hans Albers, a proeminent singer in the early twentieth century, even has his name on a square as well as a statue.
Witrh such strong references it is no wonder that you can find stickers all over with praise to the city or with the typical "Moin", which is used as a greeting, meaning "Hi", or "Good Afternoon". In case you meet someone in the morning you get a "Moin Moin".
The other day while visiting Quedlinbur in Saxony-Anhalt, I came across this one:

Wiesendamm
You're too crazy for Berlin my kid, you have to go to St. Pauli













Lotto King Carl singing Hamburg meine Perle at Volkspark Stadium:



Hans Albers with Auf der Reeperbahn:





Comentários

Mensagens populares