[TigerLikesRooster]

Well, you have no option when secret police is watching over you all the time.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Well, you have no option when secret police is watching over you all the time.

I remember encountering a couple of Russian engineers in a hotel in Germany in the 1970's. They were in obvious terror of their "minder". They were at a table in the restaurant near the TV, watching the winter olympics and the owner, who had served on Eastern Front and spoke a smattering of Russian (and who was on very cordial terms with us GIs) starting needling them. The "minder" arrived in the elevator (British: lift) took one look, said two words and two fify-ish engineers hurriedly gulped their beer and left, obviously embarrassed and afraid.