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Berlin fan survey continued...
What's the best way to get from the city centre to the ground on public transport?
Sören: It's very fast with the S-Bahn (metro) or underground.
Markus: On the S-Bahn (metro) or underground. Get off at Olympiastadion.
Alex: Underground, line 2 to the Olympiastadion. S-Bahn (metro): circle line (Stadtring) to Westkreuz, then any line, e.g. 75, going to Spandau/Olympiastadion.
Andrea: On the metro or underground.
Gunnar: the U2 from the Ku'damm or the S-Bahn - both are perfect.
Pepsi-Peppy: On the S-Bahn or underground.
Joël: Underground or S-Bahn to the Olympiastadion stop.
If you meet opposition fans in a pub, what's the best thing to say if you want to make friends?
Sören: The best thing is either to start up an appropriate song, or to wander up to the table, glass in hand, and say "Prost, ich komme aus...und bin Fussballfan!" ("Cheers, I come from ... and I'm a football fan")
Markus: Smile, say "Guten Tag" and start chatting about football.
Alex: "Fußball ist eine einfache Sache: Es spielen elf gegen elf und am Ende gewinnt immer Deutschland" (Gary Lineker) I'll leave you to guess what that means - Ed.
Andrea: You simply have to be friendly and able to have a good chat.
Gunnar: Something nice about the host country and the hospitality.
Pepsi-Peppy: "Lass uns ein Bier trinken" (Let's have a beer together).
Joël: "Habt Ihr auch keine Karten bekommen?" (Didn't you guys get tickets either?)
If you meet opposition fans in a pub, what should you definitely not say, if you want it to be a good evening?
Sören: Nothing about Adolf Hitler or anything bad about Berlin.
Markus: Whatever you say, don't say anything provocative.
Alex: "Ich würde Holland den Sieg gönnen" = "I think Holland deserved their victory"
Andrea: Any hate-filled chants.
Gunnar: Definitly not anything about the war or the Nazis. That would certaily spoil the evening.
Pepsi-Peppy: "Deutschland Deutschland alles ist vorbei" ('Germany, Germany - it's all over' - a line from a standard football taunt).
Joël: Avoid anything to do with National Socialism.
Where's the best place to park near the ground?
Sören: That's a big problem in Berlin! So, it's definitely best to go to the ground on the metro or underground.
Markus: That's a tough one. Best to take to the metro or underground.
Alex: Ideally nowhere near the ground.
Andrea: Everywhere! (German sarcasm? Ed.)
Gunnar: Stresow or Pichelsberg, then it's one stop on the S-Bahn.
Pepsi-Peppy: There isn't anywhere!
Joël: On Kaiserdamm or Theodor-Heuss-Platz and then take the tube.
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