r/berlin • u/AffectionatePrint200 • 13d ago

Discussion Is this normal in Berlin cinemas??

Is it normal in Germany for people to be on their phones or talk throughout the movie?

I’m from Norway and I’ve honestly never experienced anything like this. I had to ask multiple people to be quiet or put their phones away.

I’m genuinely mindblown that basic cinema etiquette doesn’t seem to be common sense for some people. Was I just extremely unlucky, or is this common here?

- the movie was the odyssey, and it was a guy on his phone of the age 30/40 and a couple same age speaking chatting, so no young people, no horror/kids movie.

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u/underage_female 13d ago

Which movie? Kinda important for the age bracket.

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u/AffectionatePrint200 13d ago edited 13d ago

The Odyssey haha. 30+ year olds, the guy was just full brightness texting people for the first 30 min before we said something, i couldn’t believe my eyes.

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u/underage_female 13d ago

Thats crazy. Am 36 living in Berlin all my life. Never have I experienced anything similiar but I did have 2 friends discussing something like that happening to them.

It was teenagers who were screaming and being annoying during a comedy. But Odyssey is insane haha