tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post8479442639232650206..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: The Lives of OthersRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-42552431968886212302007-11-05T10:36:00.000-08:002007-11-05T10:36:00.000-08:00A friend of mine who researched in East Berlin in ...A friend of mine who researched in East Berlin in the 70s said that it was an extremely surreal place, partially because the digs of the bigwigs were so much better than the homes of their subordinates, but also because the 'West' was really right across the street. So the East German kids would watch the bars empty out at 12 o'clock every night and hear the rock music playing, while being warned of the 'evils of capitalism'.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-68344334425667402652007-11-05T07:23:00.000-08:002007-11-05T07:23:00.000-08:00Meant to say earlier, but forgot: There is a Stasi...Meant to say earlier, but forgot: There is a Stasi Museum in Berlin that shows things like... the office accommodations of bigwigs. I find that idea terribly surreal in itself, even aside from it being the Stasi museum.<BR/><BR/>http://www.stasimuseum.de/en/enindex.htmHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593117152792976823noreply@blogger.com