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
For the First Time (1959 film) "Vesti la Giubba" from "Pagliacci" and the Death Scene from "Otello" for special praise, with Howard Thompson of "The New York Times" calling it the tenor's "most disarming vehicle in years." According to MGM records the film earned $710,000 in the US and Canada and $975,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $1,685,000. Cesari, Armando. "Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy" (Fort Worth: Baskerville, 2004). For the First Time (1959 film) For the First Time is tenor star Mario Lanza's final film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer six weeks before his death in 1959. Filmed on location in 1958 in Capri, Salzburg, Berlin