The Ruhr is one of Europe's largest metropolitan areas. The region is located on land that was once used for coal mining. In 2010, it's the European Capital of Culture. The area is pinning high hopes on the event. But can its new image be reconciled with its proletarian past? To find out, we asked one man who should know, a native of the area nicknamed 'The Pott', actor and writer Armin Rohde.