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Allen Westberlinern war gemeinsam, dass sie nur selten den Ostteil der Stadt besuchten. Der Eintritt nach Ostberlin war mit fünfundzwanzig D-Mark einfach zu teuer. Zwar erhielt man im Gegenzug fünfundzwanzig Ostmark, aber es fand sich weit und breit keine Möglichkeit, das Ostgeld auszugeben. An der Grenze wurde man unhöflich behandelt und wenn man bis Mitternacht nicht wieder zurück war, musste man nochmal fünfundzwanzig Mark bezahlen.
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This project was hugely successful, perhaps one of the most effective aid projects ever conducted. Vietnam is now the world’s second largest producer of coffee, producing around 30 million 60-kilogram bags every year, and its industry employs 2.6 million people. Its Robusta beans have a high caffeine content and are ideal for granular and instant coffee, which is drunk in large quantities around the world. Only 6 percent of the produce is used internationally, while the rest is exported at an es
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― Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
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