Ossi and Wessi (German pronunciation: [ˈɔsiː] – "easterner"; German pronunciation: [ˈvɛsiː] – "westerner") are the informal names that people in Germany...
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Stereotypes of Germans (category Ethnic and racial stereotypes)
2740. S2CID 149288518. Retrieved 11 April 2019. "Typically Ossi -- Typically Wessi". DW.COM. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2019. Taylor, Paul...
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New states of Germany (redirect from Economic and cultural differences between former West Germany and East Germany today)
Germany portal Germany portal East German jokes Old states of Germany Ossi and Wessi Ostalgie "Der Zug nach Westen – Jahrzehntelange Abwanderung, die allmählich...
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stereotypical Ossi had little ambition or poor work ethic and was chronically bitter, while a stereotypical Wessi was arrogant, selfish, impatient and pushy....
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Hans Magnus Enzensberger (redirect from The Consciousness Industry: On Literature, Politics and the Media)
terms Ossi and Wessi. Enzensberger was the older brother of the author Christian Enzensberger. He was married three times, including Masha, and had two...
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Ostalgie (category German words and phrases)
its long neglect by the wealthy west". The Guardian. Mary Fulbrook, Ossis and Wessis: the creation of two German societies, German History since 1800 (p...
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citizens of West Germany is Wessi. It is said to imply a lack of sophistication, assets, or both. Ozzy : (UK, Commonwealth and US) an Australian. Pikey (Ireland...
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separation. At a young age Wessi moved to Germany, while Ossi stayed in Mongolia. Their world is turned upside down when Wessi returns to the Gobi Desert...
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List of terms used for Germans (section Ossi/Wessi)
were born in the area of the former German Democratic Republic. The term Wessi, derived from the German word Westen which means west, is used in Germany...
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in the 1999 movie Sonnenallee and the 2019 TV series Deutschland 86. Aktuelle Kamera Ossi and Wessi Eastern Bloc media and propaganda Hancock, Dafydd (2001-01-01)...
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to devote herself to her family and her two children and to write books. She first wrote "Typisch Ossi – Typisch Wessi", then "Kreuzweise deutsch", as...
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where Ossi and Wessi police officers got teamed up in the wake of the Peaceful Revolution. Against their wills, Verena Berthold, a self-confident and seasoned...
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Potsdamer Platz (category Buildings and structures in Mitte)
East Berliners and West Berliners (Ossis and Wessis according to the well-known slang terms), is still very much in evidence in the city and elsewhere in...
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Berlin Wall (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
and allowing people through with little or no identity checking. As the Ossis swarmed through, they were greeted by Wessis waiting with flowers and champagne...
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Alles auf Zucker! (category Films about Jews and Judaism)
the "Ossi-Wessi" confrontation within Germany. Directed by Dani Levy, the cast includes Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel, Gołda Tencer and Steffen...
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German reunification (redirect from Cost of unification of East and West Germany)
head" (Mauer im Kopf). Ossis (Easterners) are stereotyped as racist, poor, and largely influenced by Russian culture, while Wessis (Westerners) are usually...
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checkpoints and letting people through with little or no identity-checking. As the Ossis swarmed through, they were greeted by Wessis waiting with flowers and champagne...
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East Germany (category States and territories disestablished in 1990)
as if they had "won" and East Germans had "lost" in unification, leading many East Germans (Ossis) to resent West Germans (Wessis). In 2004, Deborah Ascher...
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Daryush Shokof. Alles auf Zucker! (Go for Zucker), 2004 – comedy with Ossi-Wessi and secular-orthodox Jewish themes. Director Dani Levy. Berliner Maifestspiele...
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279–99, p. 281. Mathias Nolte, " Die Einheit ist vollbracht Weil Wessis wie Ossis schreiben und vice versa. Zum Beweis: die Romane von Else Buschheuer...
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