I was born in 1983, at the height of communism in Eastern Europe. I went to pre-school at three and I hated it.
We were forced to refer to both men and women teachers as "comrades". We alll wore the same uniform.
Compulsory exercise started at 6.30 in the morning and they inspected our hair, nails and body every day.
Those whose hair was a mess or haven't clipped their nails were punished in front of everybody - you go to the teacher in front of the class and she hits you with a wooden stick over the fingers.
It was the most humiliating experience in my life.
I was also beaten in the kindergarten by the teachers. They made us sleep in the afternoon. One day we pretended we were asleep and the teacher went for a coffe break.
An insane pillow fight followed, we turned everything upside down. The teachers were furious, they undressed us and beat us on the legs so hard almost everyone cried.
:sm (41):
In 1990 communism fell and people had great hopes of the future.... no one was prepared for the mayhem that was about to follow...
I can go on if anyone is interested.
We were forced to refer to both men and women teachers as "comrades". We alll wore the same uniform.
Compulsory exercise started at 6.30 in the morning and they inspected our hair, nails and body every day.
Those whose hair was a mess or haven't clipped their nails were punished in front of everybody - you go to the teacher in front of the class and she hits you with a wooden stick over the fingers.
It was the most humiliating experience in my life.
I was also beaten in the kindergarten by the teachers. They made us sleep in the afternoon. One day we pretended we were asleep and the teacher went for a coffe break.
An insane pillow fight followed, we turned everything upside down. The teachers were furious, they undressed us and beat us on the legs so hard almost everyone cried.
:sm (41):
In 1990 communism fell and people had great hopes of the future.... no one was prepared for the mayhem that was about to follow...
I can go on if anyone is interested.