*bows*

*thinks back of his childhood*

*shares a tear*

Born in 1979, I grown up in communism reality for a decade. Being 10 years old I still could understand (well, not perfectly) what was happening at that time. Then the transformation and all that 'crazy' civilized stuff featuring tons of things you could actually buy at shopping malls (which also were something new) if you had the money ...

Then TV with all those broadcast from the US - I remember watching NBA playoffs all nights and calling my friends (they were watching too) during halftime and discussing what was happening. Then during the day we would go out on the court to, incompetently enough, imitate Jordan, Barkley, Rodman and others.
No video games, no Internet (), no mobile phone... I couldn't imagine living without it today, what is rather sad I think.

*bows*