New states of Germany Germany thus consists of 16 states with equal legal statuses. Yet the process of the "inner reunification" between the former East and West Germany is still ongoing. Persisting differences in culture and mentality among the old East Germany and old West Germany are often referred to as the "wall in the head" ("Mauer im Kopf"). "Ossis" ("Easties") are stereotyped as racist, poor and largely influenced by Russian culture. "Wessis" ("Westies") are usually considered snobbish, dishonest, wealthy, and selfish. The terms can be considered disparaging. In 2009, twenty years after the fall of the wall, a poll found that 22% of
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops at the very beginning of the movie, where Costello's character, Willie Piper, is watching the film "Eliza and the Bloodhounds" in a theater, featured stock footage from Universal's 1927 silent version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". However, "Abbott & Costello Meet the Keystone Kops" is set in 1910. This film was released twice on DVD, on "The Best of Abbott and Costello Volume Four", on October 4, 2005, and again on October 28, 2008 as part of "Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection". Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops is a