# How is life in the former East Germany?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-life-in-the-former-east-germany/775267>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 20, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-life-in-the-former-east-germany/775267 "2016-12-20T23:19:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-life-in-the-former-east-germany/775267/1 "2016-12-20T23:19:44Z")

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I know that the GDR was dissolved in 1990 but I’m curious as to what life is like there now. Is it on par with “West Germany”?

My google-fu is failing me.

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**Author:** ![yearofglad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-life-in-the-former-east-germany/775267/2 "2016-12-21T01:29:13Z")

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Here’s a recent thread on the subject:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=802303](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=802303)

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-life-in-the-former-east-germany/775267/3 "2016-12-21T02:07:59Z")

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A friend of mine just visited Berlin a few weeks ago and described the former “East Germany” as a teenager who hasn’t found their way yet. She also described it as still “very gray”.