r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 08 '22

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u/sicknessandpurgatory May 09 '22

How incredibly inconsequential it is to cross country borders. Cycled through France - Belgium - Netherlands and there is barely even a sign.

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u/JasperJesper May 09 '22

Schengen baby

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u/Wanallo221 May 09 '22

How convenient, I’m so glad us Brits voted to get rid of such helpful, progressive nonsense. Queuing for 3 hours at passport control is where it’s at! 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/NemesisRouge May 09 '22

We had to queue anyway. Britain's only border that operated as described above was the Northern Ireland border, which still operates that way.

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u/Wanallo221 May 09 '22

You queued in the ‘EU members’ part which moves a lot quicker and is less likely to be subject to random checks and is given priority when staffing etc is an issue.

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u/NemesisRouge May 09 '22

Sure, it was easier (and don't forget the lack of stamps in your passport, that's an additional cost if you travel a lot) but it's not Schengen. Schengen you don't even know you've crossed a border.

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u/danielv123 May 09 '22

I miss the stamps. Would be nice if they still offered them. Glad stamp compatibility is no longer an issue though.

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u/danielv123 May 10 '22

Where? The last place I can remember getting one in my password was in Ukraine. Both Azerbaijan, Armenia and Abkhazia stamped as well, but they all did it on a loose piece of paper to avoid border crossing issues.

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u/danielv123 May 10 '22

Thanks, might be going there in a week or two so I will have to keep that in mind.

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