Travelling East

I definately noticed the difference in moving from western to eastern Europe. Compared to Spain and Germany, the buildings here in Czech are less modern, the homes smaller, and the schools staffed by less qualified, more overworked and underpaid teachers. People seem to eat cheaper foods- pasta and potatos as opposed to seafood and red wine in Spain, for example. Of course all is generalization, but I definately feel and see the difference in culture and economic status between the east and west.