tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post115124580718989504..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Germany remains divided for the World CupUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1151574186251651672006-06-29T10:43:00.000+01:002006-06-29T10:43:00.000+01:00Maybe there aren't any stadiums big enough in the ...Maybe there aren't any stadiums big enough in the East to support the costs of the World Cup?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1151447723958017752006-06-27T23:35:00.000+01:002006-06-27T23:35:00.000+01:00I feel that if the national soccer team were to in...I feel that if the national soccer team were to investigate some corporate backing from outside enities they may be able to offer a better equipment and training for their players.<BR/><BR/>Many countries experience economical and environment decline but to blame ethnic and linguistic for the reason is just a lazy way of saying that we do not want to put forth the effort to improve our situation. It takes hard work to make a country financially grow and it takes the want of the people to make this happen. I realize that government officals control many aspect of a country but the people still have voices when it comes to the election of those officals as in East Germany.<BR/><BR/>They lack of trust from foriengers and stranger is a large part of the problem. The hate and discontent of what someone has because they have worked hard for it is not reason to turn you back on their ideas of help to improve a situation. It worked for them, why not give it a try for you.<BR/><BR/>The old way is not necessary the best way. Take a look around and see what others are doing to improve and get off your "pissy pot" and do something about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1151398962544871042006-06-27T10:02:00.000+01:002006-06-27T10:02:00.000+01:00The situation is much more complicated:Michael Bal...The situation is much more complicated:<BR/>Michael Ballack, the captain of the national soccer team, is an East German and is universally accepted; Hoyerswerda also happens to be in part of one of the few regions in the entire country where all signs are bilingual, in support of the ethnic and linguistic minority of Sorbians; and throughout East Germany, Vietnamese -- most immigrants from the days of the DDR -- are trusted and familiar neighbors and merchants. The lack of prospective for young men in a post-industrial and globalized economy is far from unique to the former DDR, perhaps more intense due to rapid change in systems, but not unique.<BR/><BR/>There are also some brighter perspectives for the east -- a bit of depopulation might have some serious environmental benefits in a densely populated country without wilderness, and the opportunities for better sustaining and natural agriculture have increased in the East due to the low costs of land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com