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The day the wall fell “I was at home watching TV. When I saw the first Eastern Germans crossing over I thought, they were going to be shot at. Back then I used to live 500m from the door and I used to watch them crossing, so I went there to see what is happening,” says Mr. Kivelos. “Everybody crossing was happy. People from Western Germany were helping them…they used to give them beer. This was the moment both nations united.”

“For all people from Eastern Germany, Western Berlin was a cultural shock. They were looking at the stores and they didn’t know whether they can shop. At the beginning I asked whether the cars in the car stores were for sale… In Eastern Germany we used to sign up in a list and wait for more than 10 years, in order for the state to give us a car – one of the two brands they had,” says Mr. Triandafilidis.

Very soon live in united Berlin changes – traffic forms, political excitement takes over about what will happen next… “People coming from Eastern Berlin were felt strongly in the everyday life,” says Mr. Kozanitis. “Today Berlin is not the Paradise promised by Helmut Cole. Unemployment level is high and there is many problems,” concludes Mr. Lambros Savidis.