Cheap, delicious beer. Cheap Soviet hardware. And a lot of beautiful women
If I would have known that, I would have taken my platoon and invaded eastern europe when I was stationed there in '88-'91 and started taking prisoners back for "Interrogation".
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Although the Bier in East Berlin was pretty bad compared to what was available in the West. The food wasn't that great, but it was cheap. Had a hard time finding anything to buy in the "shops". Got nice Down comforters for something like 170 East German Marks or about $10 each. The Ziess shop had absolutely empty shelves the first time we were there (but about 12 people were behind the counters, "working"). "Ve are vaiting vor a zhipment from der factory." Next time we went there, I bought a nice set of bino's with the built in milspec compass (good for calling/adjusting artillery fire/airstrikes.), but it got lost/stolen with some other stuff when we shipped our Household Goods back to CONUS.
I don't want to even think about the women in East Berlin [......shiver] All were.....well, think Concentration Camp Guards.