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You're also creating a shadow market. A good friend of my grandmother lived in East Germany during the cold war and explained the German term "Bückware" (litera
by luckylion 7y ago
You're also creating a shadow market. A good friend of my grandmother lived in East Germany during the cold war and explained the German term "Bückware" (literally bend-down wares) to me: the sought-after goods in stores that you'd only get by trading favors, stored out of sight under the counter so they'd have to bend down to get it.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoIt was also called blat in Eastern Europe [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blat_(favors) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blat_(favors)
- ajuc 7y ago"Spod lady" (from under the counter) in Polish :)