Understand Everyday German Conversations #1 - The Morning Rush (Daily Routine & Stress)

. Absolutely. I went out of the house, the water was so mild. Beautiful.

Look at the terrace. There was no one before. And now? Everything is full.

People have sun-brillers on. Berlin is finally on. Yes, in Potsdam is the same. People are walking through the park Sanssouci.

Everything is now. The Gärten are wonderful. I think I can. In the middle is not green as in the Sunsouci.

But the Tiergarten is also great. And the Victoria Park. I was just there. People are already on the beach.

The Berliner wait for the whole winter. When the sun is there, they are all out. So is it. But what do you do so early in the middle?

Do you normally do not have to do it later? Actually, but I have a important meeting. A concept meeting for the restaurant. Ah, okay. In the next?

Yes, in the new Co-Working-Space in the Torstra. We want to plan our summer card. But I want to be pussed, so I'm going to go out early. Very good.

The traffic is often a catastrophe. Oh, the Berlin Ring? No, thank you. You're just stuck.

I didn't want to do that. And the S-Bahn? You know that. The traffic-loads in the business?

Exactly. Or a signal-störung. The S-Bahnen are full. All the way you have to ride, tourists, and pendler.

You don't have to get any place. And how did you come? I took the RE1, the Regional Express. That's much quieter.

I took a coffee, set me up and had 30 minutes of rest. That's good. A little time for you before the chaos, what? Exactly.

Just looking at the window, the landscape, I need to see. And now I have a half hour before meeting. So I thought I'd go to Lena and drink a real coffee.

Very good. You know, we have the best coffee in Keats. I know, so I'm here. So, what should it be? I have something special here. A hella Röstung from Ethiopia. Single Origin.

Very fructy, almost like tea. Do you want to try it? As a filter cafe? Fruchtig?

Like tea? Yes, it's cool. It's almost like a little red. Perfect for a sunburn.

That sounds interesting, Lena. But I think today I need something else. I need energy. I need a right Wachmacher.

I understand. Have you had a hard night? It's a lot of work. So, please nothing easy. I need power. Okay, let's do the classic. Do you have a double espresso? Or do you have a flat white? A flat white, but with a double shot. I have to be fit for the meeting.

Alles klar, come on. Doppelter flat white. Do you want to eat something else? Hm, what do you have? We have fresh Franz-Brother, they are still warm.

Or if you want something more like this, I have Sauerteig-Sandwiches made with Bergkäs from the region. Bergkäs sounds good, but I need some sugar. A little Nerven-Nahorung for the concept-meeting.

Then it's right. With Zimt and sugar, this gives you the energy boost. Perfect. I'll take one. Thank you, Lena. Marcus, you're from Potsdam, right? That's a way every morning.

Yes, but I like the ride. Especially mornings. Really? I'm in Berlin, I'm just riding. But every day driving a bike? Does that hurt you?

Not actually. I drive through the woods. Between Potsdam and Wannsee, it's so calm. You see the trees, sometimes even a bit of snow over the fields.

That's my moment to think. That's pretty, almost meditative. Yes, exactly. And how is your day?

You have to be very early here to open the store. Oh yes, it's about 6.30am. Every day. 6.30am?

That's hard. Many think that. But I love it. When I drive around 6am, the city is still there.

No tourists? Exactly. No tourists, no cars, no cars, no Lärm. The air is fresh. Berlin belongs to me. That's the best day of the day.

I can understand. The calm before the storm. Meistens is it calm. But not always. Last week... Oh God, that was sad. What happened? I was before the evening a little longer. Just a little. But I forgot to put my Wecker in.

Oh nein, der Klassiker! No, really? Yes. And we are already waiting for the door? My first guest. He comes every day, point-of-the-art.

Oh je, what did he say? He looked at me very dry, looked at my T-Shirt and asked, Na Lena, have you decided to take part in the work? The Berlin humor. Hart, but herzlich.

Yes, exactly. I gave him the coffee for the first time. Excuse me. But I noticed that T-Shirt was a week later. That's the best thing.

Believe me, I had also a morning in the restaurant. A catastrophe? Tell me. It was Friday. The restaurant was full reserviert. We waited for the meat-off.

The meat from Brandenburg. And? The delivery was not. Lost in transit.

The delivery was not on the phone. And we had no food for the main restaurant. Oh, what did you do? I had to go.

I was in my car and drove to the Metro. In the big market. In the service? Yes.

I had my clothes, my clothes, my clothes for the service. Then I'm at the Metro's house and schlepping 50 kg Fleisch. In your outfit? Yes. I was stressed. I was stressed.

I threw the boxes in my room and raced back. I came five minutes before the first guests were ordered. Wahnsinn. That's a good idea. That's a good idea, Lena. Sometimes you have to improvise.

But the meat was great. Nobody noticed anything. Respect. Here is your flat white. And the Franz-Brother. Thank you. That looks great. The milk is perfect. Thank you. I have the machine today's new one.

Really? Do you do it every day? Yes, every morning. That's important. The temperature changes and the temperature changes. That influences the Bohnen.

I didn't know. Yes, yes. When it's warmer like today, I have to adjust the Mahlgrad. Sonst is too fast or too fast.

I try every morning the first espresso itself, so that the balance is correct. That's a right science. But I find that good.

Everything is everything. How is that for you in the restaurant? You also care about quality, right? Absolutely. Our focus is Brandenburger Regionality.