Curtis "Ovid" Poe on Nostr: Years ago I dated a Hungarian woman who grew up behind the iron curtain. In telling ...
Years ago I dated a Hungarian woman who grew up behind the iron curtain. In telling me about her life, she said something I’ll never forget.
“Under the USSR, we had money, but the shops were always empty. Under capitalism, the shops were always full, but we had no money.”
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