Social Group Under Scrutiny - In Madrid, comedian Atze Schröder felt isolated.
A few years back, comic Atze Schröder experienced intense loneliness while attending a Spanish language course in Madrid. He started off by saying, "I didn't think I knew much about loneliness," explained Schröder (58) at a conference on loneliness held at the Düsseldorf State Chancellery on Thursday. But soon enough, he realized that the loneliness was greater outside of his language classes because of his inability to speak the local language. And this is why it often becomes a hindrance for social interactions. Eventually, he hired a private teacher and hit the town with him. As fate would have it, the teacher never asked for payment for the lessons.
Interestingly, even politicians, who have numerous connections through their profession, can be extremely lonely at their core when they 'de-suit' or remove their work clothes, observed the cabaret performer. Schröder had previously touched on the causes and repercussions of loneliness in conversation with psychologist Leon Windscheid during "Betreutes Fühlen," a podcast from 2019.
