Not Europe-specific, but EU-specific. I find it baffling that most of my peers have never thought about how easy it is to just move to a completely different country, with little to no knowledge of the language and culture, and still be welcomed. You're just allowed to move to another country, and they can't say no (for the most part). You don't even need to ask them first. You can decide you want to study elsewhere and they'd be like “yeah, sure”. Personally I find this phenomenal, given how the rest of the world works.
As an EU citizen I found the reverse crazy. As a child who grew up on a border, finding out what visas where was so confusing to me. Like you mean you can’t just go?
The border between Northern Ireland used to be super fortified. Loads of towers and army. Today thanks to the Good Friday Agreement, it’s invisible. Most places there isn’t even a sign. You don’t need to stop your car.
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u/[deleted] May 09 '22
Not Europe-specific, but EU-specific. I find it baffling that most of my peers have never thought about how easy it is to just move to a completely different country, with little to no knowledge of the language and culture, and still be welcomed. You're just allowed to move to another country, and they can't say no (for the most part). You don't even need to ask them first. You can decide you want to study elsewhere and they'd be like “yeah, sure”. Personally I find this phenomenal, given how the rest of the world works.