One German pub owner is still serving at 87 | DW Documentary
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2018
- At age 87, landlady Hildegard Schweinsberg is still behind the bar every day. Her pub "Zur Börse" is the heart and soul of the small village of Neuhaus. People meet here to drink, relax and catch up. What will happen if this tradition dies out?
A church, a cemetery and a pub surrounded by fields and forests - the scene of a typical, idyllic German village. But it's becoming increasingly rare. Many people are moving to the cities, and in the villages there are fewer places to meet and catch up. The pub has always been an integral part of country life, and for one lucky village of 1500 people, it's still a thriving tradition. In Neuhaus on the river Elbe, Hildegard Schweinsberg has been running "Zur Börse" for nearly 60 years. And at age 87, she still can't imagine ever giving up, despite often needing a walker to serve her customers. And there's no one to take over anyway. A report by Linda Vierecke.
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Old people who keep active despite their old age lives longer. The Japanese people is an example of this. I'm glad for her. Hope she keeps doing what She loves for a long time.
Lovely people they live such a peaceful life... I don't see over-population in this town it seems.
The best evidence that age is just a number especially when you do what you really love.. God bless her.
The man helping his wife with dementia killed me. He’s so careful with her and has such deference for her. That’s love; everlasting love.
Bless them.
German people are friendly. Good on her, what a great story. It is sad that it will some day close. Nothing gold can ever stay.
I've alway heard that Germans are cold and other nonsense. Absolutely not true. They have a thing for discipline, and everyone knows it, but they're also very warm at heart.
87 and young 😘
🎊 Congratulations Oma for keeping your Pub open and your self apart of your towns community...Thank you DW for the story
Thank you for bringing us this touching human story. It made me sad, but I hope Granny Börse receives all the love she needs till her very last day ❤️
It is so sad to see these cozy little pubs are dying out in all smaller
towns in Germany. In my earlier years I used to visit them whenever
I travelled to Germany. I liked the warm homely atmosphere and the
friendly people you meet there, and thoroughly enjoyed listening those popular German songs being played in Juke Box. O! How I miss those days!
I am 57 years old and I would love to live in the town of Neuhaus on the river Elbe, and run a little pub like Mrs Hildegard Schweinsberg, it will be like a dream come true, what a place!!!
thanks for translating, love these docs.
Living since 8 years here in Germany, I can atest that these old germans are one of the best group of people one will ever meet. They are freakishly humble.
Good work, hope she gets someone to take over.
Time to binge watch.
This is an amazing story. It reminds me of the "Simonskrug" in the village of Elsen NRW, otherwise known as "Betty's". In it "Betty" and her husband lived over the bar and served beer and great food for very many years. I was lucky to have visited many times and got to know her. She even put photos of us (a brass ensemble from England) in the bar. She was just amazing. Always welcoming, always happy,, always friendly. And very fine beer and food too. I miss those times, and I miss "Betty".
What a fantastic lady
Healthy & labourios grandma.
i wanna visit this pub before i die
inspiring granny
God bless you
We have disco Nel in the Netherlands and she is even older then this woman.
Definitely needs a documentary if there isn't one already. I have tremendous respect for this people.
She is pouring beer like a very frugal AND smart barkeep! She waits for the foam to subside then pours again...no waste for this German lady!
That’s just the normal way to pull a beer in northern Germany (quite different pour than in Bavaria).
I tried to take over a place in Heidelberg, a "turn-key" operation. Due to a problem with my girlfriend, I missed out. The people that took over, ripped out the interior and turned it into a cheap disco like bar, ruined it forever..................oh well (?).
Life have no meaning unless one getting up and do something!
Lets go Grandma!
Let's see: she's 87, which means she was born in 1931, or maybe, 1930 if she hasn't had her birthday yet. If she started there when she was 17, that would have been in 1948. Wow. She went through the war as a teenager, suffered the communists for 45 years, and now, sadly, her village is, more or less, an old folks home. But she's got plenty of beer and schnapps. And only charges 1 euro 30 for a beer!
It really doesn't matter as long as she has her friends, this is the critical part.
Is there a version of this in German?
You can watch the German version here:
www.dw.com/de/reporter-oma-b%C3%B6rse-zapft-weiter-auch-mit-87-jahren/av-44564978
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Rocking grandma just pouring Dem beers like Swagers on a fruitpile
Das gute Lübzer
Did she serve at the Beer Hall Putsch?
Sweet stuff. First btw :-D
She will be dead now :(
After all money is the problem...
You know your German when….
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