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Sociologie et sociétés, 2005-04, Vol.37 (1), p.217-229
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2005
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The perception of the city of Berlin, as of other great cities, seems in many ways to stem from the reputation & representations of that city that are more or less close to reality. In this paper, we examine how this impression generally places Berlin as a city "without class," or even as a city that is none too clean. The stories that circulate concerning the imposing presence of dog poo in Berlin thus present an account of the city that establishes a parallel with the supposed habits of Berliners, & reflects equally on poor culinary taste, poor dress style & bad manners. At a time when tension is emerging between this usual portrait of the city & its ambitions to achieve distinguished cosmopolitanism, what arises from this conflict constitutes an issue of symbolic nature that may be attributed to Berlin. References. Adapted from the source document.