Politician Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) had accused Swabians in Berlin of a lack of adaptive capability [REF] and a lack of understanding the 'culture of Berlin'.
For later reconciliatory efforts, Thierse received a "Goldene Narrenschelle", an order of Carneval from Vereinigung Schwäbisch-Alemannischer Narrenzünfte (VSAN), an umbrella organization of Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht [REF].