Among the young, between 18 and 30, only 37 percent want reunification.

"So much of the negative feelings are gone, and now I want reunification as soon as possible," he said.

The poll also showed that 79 percent of East Germans wanted reunification.

Some other people wish to unite with the People's Republic of China; they want Chinese reunification.

Although China and Taiwan both say they want eventual reunification, they remain far apart on how to achieve it, with little progress expected.

We don't want reunification to leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth.

For many different and sound reasons, hardly anybody wants reunification to happen.

"If there are free elections and the East Germans say they want reunification, who is going to stop them?"

If the people wanted reunification with the North, he had to go along with that in public.

More than anything, he said, the masses want reunification with North Korea.