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Originally Posted by dd74
I wonder if anyone here had been to E. Germany before the wall fell. I'd be fascinated to see the differences in technology and advancement between East and West Berlin.
I've heard E. Berlin was anything from idyllic to an all-out slum.
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I did. It was very different than the west. It was like going from a color movie (West Berlin) into a black and white one.
They had not really accomplished the shrinking of electronics and their portable radios were big as lunch boxes. There were shortages of most things...but a dollar would buy a lot.
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