ok, i'm no expert on communism -- nor politics, in general, for that matter....i mean, i know the basics.....i've read animal farm....but it's interesting to see the remnants of communism ina post-communist society....this morning, when i awoke, before i had pulled back the covers, i glanced out my window at the blue sky....and i saw one of those megaphone-on-a-pole devices....somehow, i hadn't noticed it before....i haven't seen one since laos......now, on this quiet residential street, there's one....another interesting legacy is the housing developments -- lego-like in uniformity.....sparse, bland, yet interesting in their repetitive sameness.....apparently, bratislava also has one of the ideally planned (communist creation) neighbourhoods......where everything had been thought of.....including ensuring that no children had to cross busy streets to get to school....amazing!
then there's the TP....now this is just a guess: but i wonder if teh reason for handing out bundles of TP (which only happens in the toilets that you have to pay for, i might add) instead of merely restocking the rolls, may have something to do with lingeringcommunistic ideas.......somehow my ration always seems scant.....
if nothing else, it has made me consider my TP use....
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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waiting eagerly for your next post. I like reading your stories of travel. You've got such a great way with words.
Hey girl, you have just made me understand why the old folks at my work use the same square to wipe their ass till it falls apart...even though I have swarn a thousand time I would not become on of them...
Sharon Mary
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