The spurned paradise
"West German students prefer to stuff themselves in overflowing lecture halls rather than do to the East , where good conditions for studying prevail", summarizes Christian Fuchs in his report "The spurned paradise" (source: ZEIT Campus 05/2008):
Christian Fuchs writes about stereotypes and opportunities. He speaks to Anne Braun from Salzböden in Hessen, 24 years old. She "jumped the wall - going east" and studies at the college of Magdeburg-Stendal. Anne is sick of hearing the question, "What could you possibly be doing behind The Iron Curtain?". She likes it and she definitely wants to stay in the East after completing her studies.
