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>> sophia: no, well, the thing is that, yes, things have changed. after the collapse of the soviet union, georgia was the country that suffered the most among the former soviet republics economically. and our economy totally collapsed, corruption, like, became like just the normal way of living. >> anthony: truly a pretty miraculous transformation, unlike -- >> sophia: yeah, well. >> anthony: anyplace. >> sophia: it happened because, like, people wanted it, i mean, and there was this demand. tha...

Economically. and our economy totally collapsed, corruption, like, became like just the normal way of living. >> anthony: truly a pretty miraculous transformation, unlike -- >> sophia: yeah, well. >> anthony: anyplace. >> sophia: it happened because, like, people wanted it, i mean, and there was this demand. thats why revolution took place. >> anthony: oh man, look at that. wow, that looks sensational. >> sophia: yeah. >> anthony: big, fat, juicy soup dumplings filled with spicy cumin-jacked min...

Each plate handmade to order, my friends. opened in 2007 on olympic boulevard, its run by yu jin, a korean by way of shenyang province in china. >> david: been coming here for about two years now. >> anthony: uh-huh? >> david: theres no one ever in here. every time ive ever come in -- i dont understand how theyre open. theyre the best dumplings ive ever had. maybe people just get them to go. >> anthony: right. >> david: they all look like buttholes, actually. [ laughs ] but -- >> anthony: kind o...

Maybe more and more these days i guess younger generation theres more and more of that sort of tv accent. is that good or bad? >> i think its good. you know, tv series, especially american tv series are so popular in china. >> what are the most popular american shows in china? >> right now, "house of cards." >> "house of cards"? >> yeah. so popular. >> "house of cards"? >> yes. >> thats really interesting. what do you think the appeal is here? >> you know, in the show, americans talk about presi...

Each plate handmade to order, my friends. opened in 2007 on olympic boulevard, its run by yu jin, a korean by way of shenyang province in china. >> david: been coming here for about two years now. >> anthony: uh-huh? >> david: theres no one ever in here. every time ive ever come in -- i dont understand how theyre open. theyre the best dumplings ive ever had. maybe people just get them to go. >> anthony: right. >> david: they all look like buttholes, actually. [ laughs ] but -- >> anthony: kind o...

Soviet-style place with food that was flown in. quite bad food. under fidels rule, thats the way it was. >> its like a cargo cult version of chinese food here. dumplings. the szechuan chicken dish thats about as szechuan as, well, i am. whats going to happen? whats next? >> the uptick in tourism after the september 17th announcement, raul and obama, said we decided to make friends again. the surge in tourism and american interests in cuba is like this. you now have an island where every room is ...

>> ive stayed busy. >> and this is does eat place in greenville. >> this is the great florence signa. >> so good to meet you. >> florence is in charge of the salad bowl and has been -- this is doe seniors sister-in-law. when did yall open up, 1930? >> 41. >> 41, close enough. >> like a lot of folks around here, dominic "big doe" signa got his start selling hot tamales to go. in the beginning, the place catered to the black community but after word got out how good the food was, white people star...

Im hungry. >> big envelopes of beef, onion, hard cooked egg, deep fried to perfection. cattle is the big business of this country, it used to be cattle and smuggling. these days its still cattle and some smuggling. you see a lot of beef is what im saying. mm, oh, thats good. this country is a mystery to most people. what little we know of the country generally comes from nazis and germans hiding in paraguay for war crimes. do you think thats an undeserved reputation? >> i dont think thats fair. ...

>> china enjoy this long period of peace. no serious enemy. no major wars. >> right. >> so the manufacturing industry really took off. internally, its reform and open-door policy. every country willing to trade with china. >> theres certainly no doubt that at this point we, our destinies are inextricably bound up, we are hopelessly -- our economies are hopelessly intermingled. if one fails, the effect would be disastrous. >> global impact. >> to say the least. >> its certainly -- >> [ speaking i...

Discrimination based on preexisting conditions it is going do something for 30 million americans who doesnt have coverage get rid of lifetime caps. i live in a state where momenter most people losing their homes are losing them because of health care costs that have spiraled out of control. i think the bill does something. i think hes got some political capital left. next years a tough year. im not as -- im not feeling as dark agz everybody else. >> thank heavens, theres some life there. i canno...