48 I posted a throwaway comment about the quality of eastern bloc construction on peddit. What happened next will shock you! (archive.is) posted 3 years ago by ArtemisFoul 3 years ago by ArtemisFoul +51 / -3 26 comments share 26 comments share save hide report block hide replies
That first response though, "uh, educate yourself, soviet laborers weren't drunk- they were thieves."
That guy isn't actually wrong, material theft was an incredibly huge problem as well. It's just irrelevant to the discussion, because stolen construction materials don't make the walls change angles.
Remains so in China.
It's not that they don't KNOW how to build, they just know how to cut corners and make it last just long enough for the checks to clear.
I've heard some 'former commies' say the free materials were considered partial compensation for having to be commies.
"If you're not stealing from your job, you're stealing from your family."
We Pretend to Work and They Pretend to Pay Us