• paddirn@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The American mind cannot even comprehend a border between 3 countries being so open.

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      6 months ago

      Yeah honestly. I know we (USA), do any number of things In a screwed up way, but it’s also what I’m used to. There’s NO border control anywhere around there? Seems weird to me.

      • StThicket@reddthat.com
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        6 months ago

        Do you have border control between states? It’s basically the same thing with schengen. No control between countries on the “inside”, but rigorous control to get in.

      • AquaTofana@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        When I was in Germany in 2022, I traveled freely around Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Czechia. I only got asked for my Passport in Switzerland, and then at the airports. Otherwise, no, you’d just be driving or on a train and the signs would change to French suddenly.

        I loved it. I wish we fucking would relax our shit in the US. It was hella neat.

      • nosey33@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Isn’t that between 4 states though? Rather than 4 countries lol still super cool though

        • grue@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          The relationship between states in the EU is not very different from the relationship between US States under the Articles of Confederation. It’s not a big a distinction as you think.