[Clemenza]

Then how come much of East Germany is being bought up by nouveau riche Poles?

You are also aware that most of the folks in Wroclaw (formerly Breslau) moved there AFTER WWII. The German population was ethnically cleansed and moved to douche, er, deustchland. Same goes for most of the other formerly German cities in western Poland.

Besides, I thought that the whole "First World, Second World, Third World" thing died with the cold war.

[nkycincinnatikid]

I did not know a more up to the minute metaphor. Sorry.