Democracy Café

About a year ago, Tobiasz Budzyński, who is from Poland but is living in Berlin, started a Socrates Cafe at a Polish-German bookstore there. He first learned about our gatherings through a childhood friend who has a Socrates Cafe in Krakow. He decided it could be, among other things, a great way to create a greater sense of connection and commonality, "especially because the meeting takes place in a non-virtual world," and explores questions that are as timely as they are timeless, including ones on identity, nationality, and how language shapes our thinking "I think that’s a very important aspect," shares Tobiasz, who considers himself, more than anything, a "European citizen" and "part of this global village". He is pleased that German citizens have also taken part, and that a group might soon start in the German language as well. "It takes an effort to come to a meeting," Tobiasz shares. "Then we can talk, we have time for listening to one another, and actually to get to know each other." Listen in.