Berlin wall

Lionel Messy

I was born in 87 so I don't remember. Share some memories.

gobnaitolunacy

Some lads standing on top of it flaking into it with a pickaxe on d'telly.

branie

The unification of East and West Berlin

roanoke

I seem to remember Magnum PI star David Hasselhoff wrote this special song to commemorate the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DARX9nzNE3E

Death and Taxes

roanoke wrote: »

I seem to remember Magnum PI star David Hasselhoff wrote this special song to commemorate the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DARX9nzNE3E

Eh David hasslehof wasn't in Magnum Pi, that was Tom Selleck.
Maybe you're thinking of Baywatch or Knighrider.

Lawrence1895

I surely remember the Berlin Wall, I'm from 1970

Went to East Berlin twice, the first time in 1986 with school (last year in Secondary, which was done by most schools) and then in May 1989 to see Borussia Dortmund winning the DFB Pokal against Werder Bremen.
A trip to the East part of the city was unavoidable, since most of both sets of fans flocked to the Alexanderplatz and surrounding areas, to have a cheap drink

The police in East Berlin took it quite easy, I must say :cool:

juan.kerr

What about Funeral In Berlin - Michael Caine as spy Harry Palmer.

juan.kerr

The world was a better place with the Berlin wall. We knew who the enemy was and it kept the Germans in check.

Lawrence1895

juan.kerr wrote: »

The world was a better place with the Berlin wall. We knew who the enemy was and it kept the Germans in check.

Did you learn in school, that the people from the Western part of Germany were allowed to travel around the world?

Or do you just made some bad experiences with guys from Eastern Germany, which makes you say that?

juan.kerr

Lars1916 wrote: »

Did you learn in school, that the people from the Western part of Germany were allowed to travel around the world?

Or do you just made some bad experiences with guys from Eastern Germany, which makes you say that?

:rolleyes:

The country was partitioned for a reason. Perhaps you covered it in history.

roanoke

Lars1916 wrote: »

I surely remember the Berlin Wall, I'm from 1970

Went to East Berlin twice, the first time in 1986 with school (last year in Secondary, which was done by most schools) and then in May 1989 to see Borussia Dortmund winning the DFB Pokal against Werder Bremen.
A trip to the East part of the city was unavoidable, since most of both sets of fans flocked to the Alexanderplatz and surrounding areas, to have a cheap drink

The police in East Berlin took it quite easy, I must say :cool:

The Olympic stadium (which I guess is where the 89 final was?) is West Berlin, right? Was it easy just going East and West for the day like that?

Lawrence1895

juan.kerr wrote: »

:rolleyes:

The country was partitioned for a reason. Perhaps you covered it in history.

It was covered in history, and I even listened to the teacher

So you think, the Germans got more arrogant, megalomaniac, whatsoever, after the reunification?

juan.kerr

Lars1916 wrote: »

It was covered in history, and I even listened to the teacher

So you think, the Germans got more arrogant, megalomaniac, whatsoever, after the reunification?

We'll see...;) I think they learn that the EURO is mightier than the sword.

Lawrence1895

roanoke wrote: »

The Olympic stadium (which I guess is where the 89 final was?) is West Berlin, right? Was it easy just going East and West for the day like that?

The Olympic Stadium is in the Western part of Berlin, that's right.

And going over the border was a bit difficult sometimes, but at that stage, everyone knew (or felt it) that the end of the GDR was near, maybe that's why the atmosphere was a bit more relaxed.

Had to swap the 25 Westmark into 25 Eastmark though, but you got a pint of lager for 1 Mark and a full dinner for a Fiver :cool:

Fixer Upper

All you need to know is that David Hasselhoff, aided only by an amazing technologically advanced jacket, brought down the Wall single-handedly through the power of his song 'Looking for Freedom'



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXiClnK8oE

Lawrence1895

juan.kerr wrote: »

We'll see...;) I think they learn that the EURO is mightier than the sword.

They did learn it already, shortly after the EURO was introduced. I can't think of anything, which got cheaper after that, for example :rolleyes:

WileyCoyote (Accelleratii Incredibus!)

WileyCoyote (Accelleratii Incredibus!) wrote: »

Eh David hasslehof wasn't in Magnum Pi, that was Tom Selleck.
Maybe you're thinking of Baywatch or Knighrider.

Parts of the wall that are still standing have been decorated in murals inspired predominantly by pop culture. It's nice to walk along and check out the various depictions, I caught myself smiling a few times until I remembered what the wall represented and how 'soon' in history it all happened, it can be mind-boggling in the moment.

Death and Taxes

juan.kerr wrote: »

The world was a better place with the Berlin wall. We knew who the enemy was and it kept the Germans in check.

Really? and who was the Enemy?

Lawrence1895

WileyCoyote (Accelleratii Incredibus!) wrote: »

Really? and who was the Enemy?

For the people in West Germany, it was the Russian, for the people in East Germany it was the Americans...well, if you need a scapegoat, just pick an enemy of your choice

WindSock

Locking this thread. I don't like locking threads but it has little to do with memories of the Berlin Wall and more to do with gabbling about everything else to do with the Berlin Wall, which doesn't really suit this forum.

Incidentally, I got a piece of graffitied Berlin Wall, when I was in Berlin, but unfortunately it was disposed of sometime around 12 years ago. That is my only memory of the wall.

If anyone wants this thread re-opened to talk about their memories of the Wall then PM me.