[buwaya]

I was several times in Germany in the 1990’s (working with Zeiss, Leitz and some of their subcontractors in the Mittelstand). Bavaria is very charming indeed. It was most certainly not a toilet. And I visited post-wall Berlin, Leipzig and Jena.

[Mark17]

I was in Berlin, in the 80s, in the USAF, though I was stationed in Wiesbaden. First, we went through checkpoint Alpha, and checkpoint Bravo. Then finally, checkpoint Charlie. It was a rather unique feeling, as I read the sign, that said, “you are leaving the American sector.” That’s all it said. I felt like I was in the belly of the beast, in East Berlin. Those East Germans knew who we were, since we were required to wear our USAF uniforms in East Berlin.
A whole bunch of us went into East Berlin, including, a gorgeous black female USAF Ssgt. It was comical, watching those East Berlin men staring at her. 😂