What exactly is Kreuzberg 36? I always assumed that was a street number after hearing an old Smut Peddlers song.
36 is the cooler, poorer, more political, younger half of the borough, it really was a center for non-conformists after reunification, but it's being gentrified these days.
"36 Brennt, 61 Pennt"
'I’ve tried to come up with a rhyme that works in English: “36’s on fire, 61’s just tired” was one solution, but it doesn’t carry the matter-of-factness of the German.'