When we talk about Eastern Europe we talk about Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine.

Cost is one thing, but you have to be responsive to customers. It is easier to do when you are in Hungary than the Far East. The big advantage of Eastern Europe is the physical proximity to Western Europe, which means supply lines are shorter.

It goes from gas to rent to oil to food. It's all over.

Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.

I was friends with Russians who said I should see Russia. I went there in '93 and it was so exciting, and I went to Siberia and had a great time.

Russia has always had a global history. Global history is a bummer. You suffer invasions of all different kinds. And Russia was not defended against them.