In almost all cities, people are queuing up for living space, in Dessau there are only apartments, and empty. Why? Author André Herrmann’s first assumptions about his homeland.
When I go on stage in my job as a stand-up comedian and it’s announced that I’m from Berlin, I like to say: “I’m originally from Saxony-Anhalt. I’m sorry.” A sure laugh, and a joke that I really like because it’s a bit bitter and at the same time, above all, honest. And of course I would resent anyone who doesn’t come from Saxony-Anhalt themselves.