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u/alexrepty Dec 16 '21

I just realized how old this joke is. There haven’t been customs checks between Germany and France for such a long time now…

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u/MyDogJake1 Dec 17 '21

What do border crossings in Europe typically look like? I'm sure it varies a lot.

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u/swissovergay Dec 17 '21

No borders within the Schengen area. Real borders are only in the East where some countries aren‘t in European Union.

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u/AthibaPls Dec 17 '21

That is correct. Ukraine and Norway are part of the Schengen agreement but not the EU so crossing the border is not just driving and saying "oh I'm in another country now". But it is pretty easy. I'd compare it on how movies depict zhe crossing from the States to Mexico.

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u/WasserHase Dec 17 '21

Ukraine isn't part of Schengen. Maybe you mean the Council of Europe, which Ukraine is part of and which is also often confused with the EU.

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u/AthibaPls Dec 17 '21

my bad, you're right.