#when the regime fell and the borders opened in 1989 my mom and uncle and their whole friend group took their bikes
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Was thinking about decade nicknames like the Roarin' 20s, Dirty 30s etc and for a moment got weirdly emotional over the fact that the 90s were called the Wild 90s/the Free 90s here
#like. like#i can't even comprehend what it must have felt like back then#the sudden freedom to travel anywhere after 40 years of closed borders#media flooding with things that have been banned until then#the sudden freedom to listen to any music you want. read any books you want. watch any movie you want#suddenly you could write letters to relatives living in the West without censoring yourself in them. or even visit them#iron curtain falls and about 200 million people suddenly feel like the whole wide world has opened up to them#and is waiting for them to explore it#when the regime fell and the borders opened in 1989 my mom and uncle and their whole friend group took their bikes#and went on a tour all the way to the west coast of France#and yes i'm aware that the sudden change of leadership and politics and economy led to massive economic hoarding and corruption#but damnit i'm just thinking about what it must've felt like for the people#like a flock of birds when the doors of a cage suddenly open#mist getting emotional over historical events on main
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