evidence: Thankfully, the city center is neutral ground and residents can interact freely there, but the neighborhoods surrounding the city are where the trouble is located and many residents have never even stepped foot on the ground of the opposite side of town. A Peace Wall was built in the 70’s to separate the city into two parts dividing the Loyalists and Nationalists; this wall still stands today, and many of the roads have gates that close every evening to keep the separation at bay and "peace" in the air. The houses on either side of the wall have gates covering their backyards and bullet proof windows to protect them in case of a shooting/bombing/etc. attack as they are right on the front line. There are people who have never ventured to the opposing side of town even though it is so close. And the most confusing part about all of this is the majority of the residents actually want to keep the peace wall up because they don’t feel safe without it. This is all happening even still today, in a developed Eastern European country; granted the city has seen strides of improvement since the political problems began.