Beware, the Krauts are coming (once again)!

09-12-09, 06:52 AM

There was already one thread about this subject, "homesick for a dictator", about how some of the former East-Germans are missing the old times of the DDR. A lot of DDR memorabilia in Finland also, for some reason. We've also had Stasi-trials that I think are still pretty common in Germany as well.

I don't know, is it really so that there is not much to celebrate now with the 20th anniversary etc.? Or less then people thought there would be back in 1989? It was a rough start to the whole unified Germany with the tough recession in the early 90's and it hasn't really eased much since. A lot of glass and steel constructing in Berlin but the rest of old East-Germany has stagnated.

I wonder if East-Germany today is what the Americans had in mind when they wanted so much to "tear down the walls" etc.

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09-12-09, 06:52 AM	#13
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	There was already one thread about this subject, "homesick for a dictator", about how some of the former East-Germans are missing the old times of the DDR. A lot of DDR memorabilia in Finland also, for some reason. We've also had Stasi-trials that I think are still pretty common in Germany as well. I don't know, is it really so that there is not much to celebrate now with the 20th anniversary etc.? Or less then people thought there would be back in 1989? It was a rough start to the whole unified Germany with the tough recession in the early 90's and it hasn't really eased much since. A lot of glass and steel constructing in Berlin but the rest of old East-Germany has stagnated. I wonder if East-Germany today is what the Americans had in mind when they wanted so much to "tear down the walls" etc.