The kiosks Ali Yildrim is sober "street cafe kiosk ". But it is at Eigelstein , who is with "music, the thick Rita and Fridolin" as a carnival center. Ali was born in Cologne and raised. He is an accomplished body builder, but has not found a job. "I had written at least 100 applications and never been lucky. Then I found some point the opportunity to shop from a friend to take over. "
A regular customer every week goes by, to drink his beer after work. The 24-year-old Christian is a cook in a nearby Kölsch pub. Two beers, then he drives his wife to cook for them. "I can tell you why your application was unsuccessful, Ali", he explains the Büdchenbetreiber his confidence. "Because you are a Turk. When the choice between a German and a foreigner, you always take the Germans, "the angry young chef. And" they "are, of course," those above ". And "up there" are not just in pubs but in kiosks-gossip talks always the bad guys.
Ali does not see himself as a foreigner. "I'm ne Kölsche young," he explained. And he enjoys his status in the district. A customer points out that the Büdchenbetreiber was one of the nicest people on Eigelstein. "Maybe sometimes too nice," he says. The crime would be more extreme in the quarter. The nearby Ebert Platz is a famous meeting place of drug dealers and junkies. In the past 10 years, four times in Ali's was broken into kiosks, three times he was attacked. More done to Ali, however, makes the smoking ban. "Since this is true, I have noticeable drop in sales, "he explains." Mornings are many workers to drink coffee and smoke a cigarette. "Since the construction workers breakfast limited to coffee, Ali sold every day of which only two instead of five canisters.
" And the glass ban at Mardi Gras! I can offer only then beer in cans. But sold far less. "At the moment he could hold but still heads above water. Only if he could keep the kiosks for ever, he did not." Rents on Eigelstein are not cheap. "Two kiosks were in lately district was closed. "This was partly because many kiosks not as comfortable are, "says Christian. Because he is happy, one that feels more real kölsch to have directly in the workplace.
parts of the text appeared in the Aachener Zeitung.
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