a game for two · berlin edition

36 questions

thirty-six questions about berlin, asked in turns, one song before and after. sit somewhere comfortable. one phone is enough.

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after the 36 questions from arthur aron’s study on closeness, made famous by the new york times. this one is about berlin.

Before starting to answer the questions, pick one song that both of you think resembles Berlin the best or both of you immediately connect to Berlin. Chose one song together.

Describe your perfect Sunday in Berlin

What’s your favorite and least favorite club in Berlin?

Alternate sharing places you love in Berlin. Share a total of five places.

If you could live in any building in Berlin, which would it be?

What's your favorite Kiez (neighborhood) in Berlin and why?

What's the most unusual thing you've seen on Berlin public transport?

If you could change one thing about Berlin, what would it be?

What's your favorite Berlin urban legend or story?

What's the best meal you've had in Berlin? Describe it in detail.

If you could have dinner with any figure from Berlin's history, who would it be and why?

How has living in (or visiting) Berlin changed you?

How do you think Berlin has influenced your worldview?

What's a memory from Berlin that you'll cherish forever?

If you had to leave Berlin tomorrow, what would you miss the most?

How do you think Berlin will change in the next 20 years?

What's a hidden gem in Berlin that you hesitate to share with others?

What's a fear or insecurity you've confronted while in Berlin?

If you could preserve one place in Berlin exactly as it is forever, where would it be?

What's a Berlin experience you wish you could share with someone who's no longer in your life?

Of all the people you've met in Berlin, who has influenced you the most and how?

What's a personal dream or goal that living in Berlin has helped shape?

What's a compromise you've had to make to live in Berlin? Do you regret it?

If you could capture the essence of Berlin in a time capsule for future generations, what would you include?

How do you think your life would be different if you had never come to Berlin?

What's a personal value that Berlin has either reinforced or caused you to question?

If Berlin were a person, what would you say to the city right now?

What’s special about Berlin that’s easy to forget?

What’s the one thing you’re okay with queuing for in Berlin?

If you could open any business, venue or restaurant, etc. in Berlin, what would it be?

Gazzo, Standard Serious or Zola - pick the one that has to go?

What’s the most overrated and underrated place in Berlin

If you were leaving Berlin tonight with no chance to return, what would you most regret not having achieved?

What stereotype about Berlin do you think is most accurate?

What’s your favorite activity to do completely alone in Berlin?

If a time machine could transport you to any time and place in Berlin‘s history, where would you go?

Describe a moment where you felt completely at home in Berlin

After answering these questions, silently listen to the song you both chose in the beginning.