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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 802292" data-attributes="member: 14668">Once again your facts are wrong.&nbsp;Virtually all nations in Western Europe have abolished border controls under the Schengen Treaty. There are no longer any checkpoints to pass through and residents of these nations no longer need passports when traveling between countries that are party to the Treaty. You can legally drive from Germany to France to Belgium to the Netherlands without ever having to stop. &nbsp;There is a city right on the border between Netherlands and Belgium called Baarle-Nassau where the actual border will frequently go right thru the middle of a house or zigzag down the middle of a street. And there are &quot;enclaves&quot; and &quot;exclaves&quot; where small portions of a neighborhood will be in one country even though they are basically an island that is completely surrounded by the other country. Residents of these neighborhoods will often have a small flag decal on their front door to identify which country they are residents of. There are restraunts where the border cuts right thru the dining room with a line painted on the floor and depending upon the current tax laws in force in either nation the diners will sit on one side of the line or the other in order to get cheaper food. The police, fire department and mail delivery all freely cross the border as needed. Its rather bizzare.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 802292, member: 14668"] Once again your facts are wrong. Virtually all nations in Western Europe have abolished border controls under the Schengen Treaty. There are no longer any checkpoints to pass through and residents of these nations no longer need passports when traveling between countries that are party to the Treaty. You can legally drive from Germany to France to Belgium to the Netherlands without ever having to stop. There is a city right on the border between Netherlands and Belgium called Baarle-Nassau where the actual border will frequently go right thru the middle of a house or zigzag down the middle of a street. And there are "enclaves" and "exclaves" where small portions of a neighborhood will be in one country even though they are basically an island that is completely surrounded by the other country. Residents of these neighborhoods will often have a small flag decal on their front door to identify which country they are residents of. There are restraunts where the border cuts right thru the dining room with a line painted on the floor and depending upon the current tax laws in force in either nation the diners will sit on one side of the line or the other in order to get cheaper food. The police, fire department and mail delivery all freely cross the border as needed. Its rather bizzare. [/QUOTE]

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