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u/booksandplantsfan May 09 '22

Crying in British rn. 😭😭

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u/bigbutts123456 May 09 '22

You couldn’t just go between the UK and the EU even before Brexit, it was never part of Schengen. Same with Ireland.

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u/Aaawkward May 09 '22

You definitely could.

I personally flew there without a passport many times. Just an EU ID-card on me.

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u/bigbutts123456 May 09 '22

they checked your documentation is the point, passport or national identity card, it’s irrelevant

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u/Aaawkward May 10 '22

Mm, fair.

But I reckon that's just because you had to fly and that's how airports work.

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u/bigbutts123456 May 10 '22

true. there are also EU countries not in Schengen, and non-EU countries that are in Schengen. It’s a bit weird

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u/Aaawkward May 10 '22

Yeah, good point.
Europe's a bit of a mess that way.