Hey people all around the world,

We came back from the destillery in Frankfort, the American Frankfurt. There we were guided very well and learned all processes, which have to be followed for producing bourbon and whiskey. In the end we got samples.

We went by van to the capital of Ohio-Columbus- yesterday. Columbus possesses the largest university of the whole US, it is name is Ohio State University. At this university we could visit a exhibition, which was sponsored by a German artist and the University of Applied Science Paderborn. The pictures showed photos of houses in the former GDR taken direct after the breaking down of the Iron Curtain and 15 years later. Furthermore the visitor could look at photographs taken by media-students. They searched for hints of the former existing Berlin Wall.

I haven't learned anything new from the exhibition. But this exhibition was located in the foreign language department of the Ohio State University. It is not a normal gallery, even more a normal workplace for students and university staff.

In my point of view the efforts of maintenance and reconstroction of the Berlin Wall are worth a lot. They keep this bad period in the German history for all generations visible. Internationally it can be seen as thanks for the support during this time by the Western World. In addition it can work as an example for other divided countries, e.g. North and South Corea.

Unfortunately an invsible border still resides in German minds. It is impact slowed down for younger generations. This shows the studying of Western German students in the East, even if no student fee could be a reason too. From my point of you people who grow up in a united Germany feel like normal Germans. If we take a look to the older generation, it is different. They have experienced advantages and disadvantages from the fall of the Wall. There are still some differences regarding paying for the same work in our country. The characteristics of the stereotypes West-German is to be reall y arrogant, on the hand the East-German is poor and needs help. These attitudes reside really deeply and were sometimes fulfilled. Inside the exhebition you could find one pictures where aked to show their feeling on a board regarding being German. One person said that he is still totally East-German and happy about it.

After the request of some readers here is the beginning of my comparison of the US and Russian.

Cleanieness of dormitories- 1:0 for US
Paper on the toilet- 1:0 for US
Food- 0:1 for Russia
Friendlieness of people- 1\2:1\2
Height of buildings- 1:0
Better alcohol- 0:1

To be continued in another manner.

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