it wants to increase polarization, flips from rise to power. these were the foot soldiers of mug. us say alta writes starts january 18th, d, w. the a day goes far as kiosks and corner stores. people in germany visit them almost every day, often on their way to or from where i'm is like a little family here, so i'll give you the feeling good inside. or you don't have company like this at home. it's here. places for social interaction are more important than ever. more and more people in germany are feeling isolated and lonely. society seems to be splintering affility, growing to the small shops, bill, community. what challenges do they face

the in berlin? the convenience store has become something of an institution. germany's capital is filled with over a 1000 that the small shots, off and on every corner. they offer the basics of daily life and often much more. the check on the loot has run his convenient store for 4 years. he's well known and well liked in the neighborhood you know, by the end of the lifetime, we also do a bit of social work for the people in the neighborhood and keeps breeland's convenience store concept originated in the former east germany. the idea was to give workers on the night shift a chance to pick up a few necessities on the way home. to injure keeps his store open until 2 am on

weekdays, and 3 am on weekends. supermarkets in germany also close at 8 or 10 pm and are closed on sundays. the shopkeepers always get the short end of the stick. they sometimes work 1415 or 16 hours a day. many convenient stores offer more than just drink snacks and cigarettes. their owners have to stay flexible to get 5, so they keep finding new ways to make money. as, as more post office is closed in germany and mail order shopping gross offering. postal services can bring in some extra income as if you'd, i'd like, did you get about $30.00 to $40.00 euro cents per package depending on its size, weight, and where it's going from about 30 to 40 percent of postal customers also pick up something else. so it pays off one, but davosto business by itself wouldn't pay off the posts visit. how's it going? hey, this is the best man, the best man here to bill. you may call him uncle on the streets of this

year to find you always made friends here, lots of money, and that's what i love so much about this place. tests of us time. it has a home, a skills that model, you know, all the employees and they know you. so you end up talking. okay, just put me on autumn russians. could you please me if you want a late night snack? you just pop in here? your beverage sales, especially beer, are crucial to the convenience store survival. we got the new merchandise to our shop is known for having over 250 brands of beer vehicle. a chill beer after work was what these stores offered in east germany to in the summer, they almost turned into pubs. well funded. so if you're on your way to a party, you might grab another one for the road on one of the new york people gather outside, sometimes 3040 or even 50 people even in winter when it's freezing.

people come in for a bottle of beer, not always because they're thirsty. send it so it's a, it's a social occasion. i believe. you mean people can sometimes really nice people when i just wanted to tweak dream before the party, what they're doing now, things like that. what you know was thinking that everyone in the neighborhood depends on tunzia a couple of in his team that mike wiley, nick, and sometimes i kind of, i want to go home. but i can know because people want to chat here, hear them, they come here, we have problems, maybe with their partner, the kids or the neighbors that hold on. and they just need to talk it out to kids. what about why or do you come to the best of all said medium. it happens all the time. well, that's good as a fest with them. i think it's the same. it other convenience stores. we think about it on the street is getting all the the kiosk,

also known as the refreshment standard. snack bar is the counterpart to the convenience store in many western german cities. many people have childhood memories of them. their numbers are dropping by thousands of kiosks are still open in the region. and sort of actually divided his darkman kiosk into sections he's, i'd say closer to the german side. the other side is the persian side, almost from by on weekends. one side does better do usually because of the soccer game, the and food sometimes on the family from the home country shows. i mean the, the other side does better meet these items. one sort for raji is from iran. he's had his shop for 10 years. 3 years ago he added a persian delicacy section and made his kiosk a hub for cultural exchange. give it me, that's what i enjoy, selling things from our culture. take how many people don't know much about us. and then many people mix up our country's thinking that iran is a rocky dock of many 100. 20,

don't know about our country. all we can do is i want to show our country and culture to as many people as i can to to. but that will take time, it won't happen over night. i to speak 2 or 3 years aren't enough. i voice off more need besides the past me. so excuse me, i've got customers. he works in just over 20 square meters of space. one source proud of his selection of over 360 items and his customers like them to of the i see i'm just keeps since he has everything i can get take on friday. i can get groceries every single home as i come here a lot because the atmosphere is very friendly. it's nice. there's always something new. always something to try out of them. once a year, months or travels to around to checking the merchandise and suppliers. he knows he'll never get rich from his business. no matter how much work he puts in new want to have you and i only take mondays off because i work 12 hours

a day. we're open every day from 10 am to 10 pm. all i only take short vacation. yeah, i can't close for more than a week or 4 or 5 nights because people wouldn't accept that at least these days. most kiosks are run by immigrants like months or he lives right next door. sometimes his daughter comes by after school. he feels close to many people in the neighborhood shop and field. all i deal with lots of people up kids under 10 by chewing gum gummy bears and other things i'm that was asking can there are the 70 to 80 year old from a many cultures to know. i bought some foreigners, i recognize was neighbors, doctors, engineers and so on. educated people and school children to college students. that's what i like most. and i'm just having contact with so many people and i enjoy coming to work every day. michigan. so i like the ologist paul, i the vision knows why kiosks, corner shops and snack bars are so important. the confirm to in their basic

function is simple. the convenient shopping nearby dish was especially true for key or someone in the past before the internet or television also was these were places that traded in information about email for newspapers, of course, but also the gossip exchanged between the sellers and customers and views. and he's often amazed at how flexible kiosk owners can be. they have to constantly adapt their offerings to meet changing times, needs and taste of the inside. the business is always under pressure from delivery service, online shopping and supermarkets for longer hours. pipe in the home. this is all from awesome and zip this business looks like a bluish of i'll. so the conditions for the business or titles and on to the end of the month. and that presents a real challenge from the moment i also, the homeless regions kiosks have even been declared and intangible world heritage like the kiosk and the convenience store. germany's pub for another hubs for daily

social interaction. people usually come here after work, but between 20122022. the number of pups in germany dropped by about 30 percent upon the evening investment in the past. a crowded pub on friday night was the rule . now it's more an exception. when that happens, just once a month have been open for half an hour and the pub is packed. i don't think it will slow down. i don't think they enjoy a word to spread and people are coming from other villages. that's great, that's true. just as we imagined that besides the customer with a population of about 3000 isn't through india in eastern germany york foster, which was born here and he wants to see a lively community. he's also president of the soccer club. we haven't seen them. we used to have 8 puds. now we have none of them and that's the same. and the surrounding towns almost on the disappearance of pubs, especially in rural areas,

is a big problem. installation covered a shortage of workers. there are many causes based months left. pub closed in 2022 . it's missed by many looking for a solution. local people came up with a new idea. now the former in some goldman lives and comes back to life once a month. 15 people teamed up to launch the benchmark pub easily, in addition, they do all the work themselves on a voluntary basis. outcomes time on to the small divide up the jobs differently each time, depending on who's available. serving customers, deploying beers, washing up or helping in the kitchen. and there's all the prep on thursday and the clean up on saturday. so we're back here early in the morning at 9 o'clock. your benchmark has held 20 to pub evening since 2023. some gardening lives and opens for business every last friday of the month. for us,

it was important for it to be an event that happens once a month. so it's something that would work for everyone. something everyone could look forward to discuss the 2 things more life and togetherness of the town. since we don't have a real problem anymore, it's nice to have one every 4 weeks. it's really nice. it's a feeling of togetherness, and it's fun for us because they don't have company like this at home. it's here. and what did they talk about? not all it takes that would go in the wrong direction. it doesn't belong here. ultimately, we come here to forget our d, o, teens. that's for chess, unless we don't argue here, that's the important part. you might have differences of opinion, but in the end everyone comes together with everyone working. it's all in tears in the town, providing the space. the drinks costs very little. that helps bring people together

. the prices and regular pumps are relatively high beer costs 4 to 5 year olds. these the vice partly because of payroll costs id. i mean, that's a nice question. did you say you were selling drinks for 2 years and people really appreciate that. was the best part of the evening. it's a huge success. now 2 neighboring towns are adopting the volunteer run pub concept actually, and just do it for the front of it because it's our town. and because i live here, it's not a bird we enjoy. and that's what makes it so nice. the

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