Around 1990, surveys began to show a strong disapproval of foreigners in both East and West Germany. Other surveys, however, suggested that this disapproval did not apply to the ‘foreigners’ with whom one had personal contact.

Around 1990, surveys began to show a strong disapproval of foreigners in both East and West Germany. Other surveys, however, suggested that this disapproval did not apply to the ‘foreigners’ with whom one had personal contact.