But then at the end of the crowd

Do you remember the 90s? There are probably many people who were not born at that time.

Germany was divided into east and west for a long time, and was reunified in 1990. This has created a country that represents Europe politically and economically.

A story I heard from a person who traveled to Europe in the late 80’s. A few years before the unification of Germany, he was visiting a small town in West Germany. On holidays, a flea market was opened by a nearby river, so he went out to see.

Many residents gathered, brought in various items, enjoyed conversation, and exchanged them with each other.

The river that flows beside the flea market comes from within East German territory. And it seems that East German residents boarded a boat into West German territory and participated in the flea market.

He was interested in such a gathering of people and walked towards the middle of the gathering. He thought he would be able to find out more about this gathering if he went to the middle.

He went to the center through the Germans who were chatting and sometimes discussing. But then at the end of the crowd. He made a U-turn and walked toward the center again. Also, he was on the edge.

Apparently, the crowd had no center. It wasn’t the people that somebody called for.

What does this “no center” mean? It may have been the cultural character of Europe, or it might be the secret of national division and integration.

However, the flea market may have been opened in a way that the person in charge could not be identified, as it was around the time when east-west exchange was prohibited.

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