Category: My Germany

Koreans are now separated for 65 years, with cross-border family relationships literally dying out - whereas the two Germans re-united 29 years after the wall was built. And yet until today there is some resentment between West- and East-Germans, and a divide in terms of unemployment, standard of living and GDP per person. Re-unification was… Continue reading What Koreans call unification, Germans called re-unification! →

I saw many young soldiers at Korean airports and train stations ……which is very familiar to me from when I was a conscript myself in the 70s. I had to serve 15 months, Koreans 21 months. Half my high school mates got away with not serving - not so easy in Korea. Good! Military service… Continue reading How similar are Korea and Germany? →