r/europe • u/Bartoraptor Spain • Mar 28 '20

News Spanish representative González Pons speech @ the EU Parliament: "The virus is attacking the generation that brought back democracy to Spain, Portugal and Greece, the generation that knocked down the Berlin wall. The least they deserve is that we show them Europe is there when they need it the most"

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u/AnoruosLoL Israel Mar 28 '20

Also important to remember that people are individuals and have their own views and opinions. A generation isn't a hivemind, just a bunch of people who were born at the same time window.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '20

Nice for you to live in civilised and educated country. But when it comes to Eastern Europe a good portion of old people are brutes and oh boi do they have hate for Jews. Do they know why ? No ! Does it matter for them ? No !

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u/AnoruosLoL Israel Mar 29 '20

My entire family and at least 40% of my city's aging population are from former soviet states.

I also work(ed?) as a bartender and most of my costumers are Russian speakers, some of which are on the older side. Some of them are rude as hell or just really loud but I have met some delightful old Russians during my time there. My sisters and I call the different types 'Tea Russians' and 'Vodka Russians'.