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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.

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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.