The GDR and Vietnam: From Fake Coffee to Coffee Empire

4 comments

• curmudgeon22 1 hour ago
  A fun read. It's interesting to think about the trade limitations imposed on East Germany and how those impacted daily things we take for granted.
• deadmutex 1 hour ago
  The article never defines GDR, but I looked it up in case you were also unfamiliar:

  The German Democratic Republic (GDR), commonly known as East Germany, was a socialist state in Central Europe that existed from October 7, 1949, to October 3, 1990

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  • frantathefranta 1 hour ago
    The German acronym (DDR) is much better known among Eastern Europeans. My parents (Czech) would almost never call it East Germany.
• ggm 1 hour ago
  Coffee with Chicory? Tres Frenchy. Coffee with Chicory, Oats, and christ knows what? Not chic.
• akoboldfrying 1 hour ago
  What an interesting slice of history.