Is the “friend group” thing actually real in Berlin?
I keep thinking about the idea of a “friend group”.
In sitcoms, movies, books, and especially American pop culture, there is always this core group: the same people hanging out, celebrating birthdays and holidays together, having inside jokes, shared plans, a group chat.
Before moving to Berlin, I feel like I usually had some version of that. In school and university, I always had a core group to hang out with. Here, I notice something different. People do have friends. But more often, they seem to meet them one-on-one. A stable crew is something I don’t see that often here.
So I’m curious: is the “friend group” thing actually real in Berlin after university? Or is adult social life in Berlin just more individual — separate friends, occasional hangouts, flexible plans, everyone in their own rhythm?
Small context: we’re testing an early Berlin-based social project around small group plans for people who miss that “friend group” feeling. If this sounds familiar and you’d like to follow or test it, comment or DM me and I’ll send it.