The US-Canada border splits this road down the middle

[@TomScottGo]

I cannot thank Mayor Dutil enough -- he spent two hours giving me a tour of Stanstead and the border, and this video wouldn't look half as good without all his help. He also talked to border control when they arrived and asked why I was filming...!

[@niyasummer4940]

I week ago? :O

[@anarchyantz1564]

And I thought the border around that island bit near Vancouver was weird. Just also goes to show that Canadian officials are actually quite cool.

[@MisterAppleEsq]

I guess it was just Dutil's duty.

[@alexchomp]

wait... 1 week ago... ? WAT?

[@anarchyantz1564]

Alek - I believe Tom is still travelling and uploading when he gets the chance so he can upload and postpone videos as and when.

[@louischo2701]

This situation sounds borderline insane.

[@paradox...]

Stop it! Your joke has crossed the line!

[@DanB-sh3wt]

GET OUT. BOTH OF YOU.You're pushing me over the border with your puns!

[@glockel4308]

you guys are really pushing the boundries with these ones

[@Belboz99]

Such divisive comments!

[@editname8959]

*looks at audience* How can I break the fourth wall when there isn’t one?

[@dcquence]

Would be a nightmare to get in an accident and have your car thrown across the line. Imagine dealing with your insurance on that one

[@Benoit-Pierre]

This one deserves 100👍🏻

[@Raythe]

"Hello, State Farm? the american police need you to explain your slogan to them."

[@kalebbruwer]

"Alright, are you in the USA for business or pleasure?"

[@lynndavis6220]

Actually State Farm is one insurance company that operates in Canada. I had a car stolen in Toronto, and everything was handled fine. However there are no deductibles for stolen cars in Canada, so that worked to my advantage.

[@BAYAREA4150]

Some insurance cover up to 10 miles across the border

[@felipethefirst8293]

Just imagine playing ball with ur friends and you accidentally throw it to another damn country

[@jaimereynolds258]

😂

[@Cocoleaf731]

"today i played ball with my friend from another country"

[@at6121]

😂😂😂

[@TheMarkoPoloProgram]

“Goddamnit Kyle, not again”

[@MidnightSonata72]

That's a hell of an arm. Should join a baseball team

[@FrenchmansFlats51]

when i was a kid we went to canada often, guards just smiled and waved us through. we used to be friends, long ago.

[@Bonk996]

how old are you now?

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree5567]

I remember crossing the border for weekend shopping trips! The kids didn’t even need ID. I’m from Canada❤

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree5567]

@@Bonk996I’m 40. The laws changed after 9/11

[@stephanyalakroush9507]

So did I no passport

[@DallasRabot]

But now you haven’t thought of it lately at all. A, ah-ahh-ahh-ahh

[@aftonline]

They should just give locals a special permit to cross over as long as they stay within city limits. This is bureaucracy gone wrong.

[@aftonline]

@Henri D You talkin about TRUmp or TRUdeau? That's 2 different kinds of TRUth right there. They sure both can't be right and probably neither of them 100%

[@Peng_Pong]

aftonline illuminati

[@DanielDemers]

These are 2 different countries. It is not that easy.

[@eltigueraso]

Henri D snow Mexicans wtf lmaoo

[@impg8801]

@@eltigueraso They all suck

[@stuffthings9618]

This is a large scale version of that imaginary line you'd have with your desk partner in elementary school.

[@moonjimunji7916]

to be fair there was alot of blood spilt for the freedoms americans have today, canadians had no part in that

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

@@moonjimunji7916 r/shitamericanssay

[@topchief777]

All those freedoms, yet we can't cross the street to see our neighbors. As old as war is - it has not grown wiser.

[@IntenseVLT]

Imaginary?! I drew that fkr on!

[@bloo6639]

moonji Munji wheres your free health care though.. you dont have that do you

[@esssnake5741]

When they changed the laws so you couldn’t cross the line. Imagine how many kids friendships were ruined

[@masamune..]

..now Imagine how many kids started to intentionally cross that political line

[@CRBungalow]

They all become the areas border control and stop enforcing the rules in tbe city.

[@SailingSarah]

Leave it to ol gov

[@moeanthony9308]

Better yet what they didn't mention. Many kids were born to either American or Canadians who were dating. That's when you could easily cross.

[@terrymckay1003]

eric 100 I think It’s too bad we don’t make national policy based on how many kids have friends in villages on borders. What a much more mature way to deal with one another. Oh, but you are surely right Eric, governments have done sooo much better job of it.

[@LadyNeravin]

As someone living in the Schengen Area, this is so wild...

[@Hrcbzvz]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

[@maximusasauluk7359]

​@@Hrcbzvz cope. Schengen is never ending it benefits all European economies one way or another. Look at the effects of its end with Brexit.

[@automation7295]

@@Hrcbzvz I guess that you love living in a country with closed off borders?

[@metalrearden97]

@sasauluk7359 sorry for my english. However, free movement in Schengen area was de facto repealed during the COVID crisis. I am European and I totally agree with Hrcbzvz (Enjoy it while it lasts.) The EU is extremely weak at the start of the 21st century. And I don't think that the Schengen agreements will last the century. (hello frightening Russian crisis...)

[@NS-mm6jq]

@@automation7295omg are you David Copperfield or just see his Ukrainian flag on the avatar?😂

[@jackrobinsonau]

I don't think I'd have enough self control to visit this town. I'd be so tempted to run from one side and back to the other just for the thrill of it.

[@csi2000]

Also the temptation to have one foot on American ground & the other on Canadian ground

[@unitgamex2972]

Yes. Crossing borders of states or counties or countries is so fascinating to me

[@N.A525]

I know right

[@sharonbrown6595]

Me too.

[@NickyHonings]

There's a spot here in the Netherlands where you can be in 3 countries at once. And ofc no border control since we don't need it

[@brentkappler8100]

Customs Agent: What’s your business in Canada Resident: I need to ask my neighbor if I can borrow a cup of milk to make my cake

[@TheRealAndreasBartel]

Brent Kappler you will be arrested for importing food to the US

[@bouffe5456]

Andreas Bartel certified bruh moment

[@Destin5258]

@@TheRealAndreasBartel Is it really importing if you have for personal use?

[@TheRealAndreasBartel]

NorwegianNightmare as I understand it „it’s the law“ as the US says. You even will be in trouble with a sealed water bottle that you take from the plane you came from. But I don’t have any information if there is an exception for Canadians traveling from Canada. I would assume there is none.

[@intingpillow590]

@@TheRealAndreasBartel water is always ok

[@My80Vette]

*Watches neighbor have a heart attack in his front yard as i eat a sandwich across the street*

[@LoganHunter82]

Good Samaritan law exists

[@baribari1000]

@@LoganHunter82 if there's a border in the middle im not so sure...

[@a.grimes4202]

​@@baribari1000Call 9-1-1. Derby Line, VT, USA and Stanstead, Quebec have an agreement that they can assist each other’s community with providing emergency services.

[@jonatanrullman]

​@@LoganHunter82in which country tho?

[@LoganHunter82]

@@jonatanrullman In this case, USA and Canada has that law. In some other regions, there is "Duty to rescue law", also. Search wikipedia. It'll give more info

[@SockyNoob]

*swerves to avoid car accident* *arrested for crossing border*

[@TurkistanSeneti]

Socky Noob this actually could happen lmao

[@Infomaniac_Moment]

damn furry

[@dampe7438]

@@Infomaniac_Moment no u

[@dougoverhoff7568]

This is just plain goofy. What's next.......build a wall? 😵

[@juniorthird7952]

@@dougoverhoff7568 naa I prefer to bring the military in and protect the border.

[@jimhalpert9803]

"How many times have you travelled internationally?" "Well at this point , around 1367"

[@neeldesai9111]

and how 1366 times was just jumping around it?

[@shivamgandhi5779]

Hey Big Tuna

[@samhouston1288]

​@@thatguyalex2835 I feel like being dishonest and stereotyping a vast number of people like that is a sign of immaturity 1.Canada takes it's border security just as seriously as the US does. Neither country is going to be happy with someone just waltzing across the line without going through the proper channels. That's unlikely to change. 2. The idea that Canadians are polite and harmless is a stereotype, and doesn't really have any basis in reality. They are just as nice and harmless as most people in most countries. That is, you have nice people mixed in with a lot of assholes. Canada is no different in this regard. 3. I don't know where you got that 40% of Americans are somehow dangerous, but they're not. Like Canadians, almost all Americans just want to go about their lives and try not to cause too many problems.

[@praveen9093]

Just to increase that number, I would workout everyday (Ab crunches, biceps curls, etc).. in such a way that parts of my body crossed the border, at every repetition.

[@reels765]

Come to Europe

[@thestudentofficial5483]

"Just a couple centimeters, or... couple of inches over there." I like your humor

[@earlwashburn1002]

Humour over here, humor over there

[@thestudentofficial5483]

Andrew Frobel-Eisner non't

[@earlwashburn1002]

also, it would be 'centimetres' in Canada, not centimeters ;-)

[@MatthewStinar]

I missed that! Thanks for pointing it out.

[@KanalMcLP]

Did not get it until now. But i am tired...

[@radioactivepenguin34official]

"Honey I can't go to work today." "Why not?" "I lost my passport."

[@shannoninalaska]

Can you imagine having to get another passport because it was lost, stolen or damaged in a fire? It would take months to get another one.

[@radioactivepenguin34official]

@@shannoninalaska imagine if there was a way citizens could get from Canada to the US freely without border control.

[@reeseman1932]

“GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY!” “Okay” Walks across the street

idk y this made my day

[@CharlesJoseph_MSc]

How every white supremacy thinks of Mexicans. It's a joke. Deal with it

[@jacobdobbins5443]

Thanks!

[@AdrianGodoy3054]

@@CharlesJoseph_MSc Mexican's to White supremacists, hop back on the ships back to New England. It's a joke deal with it!

[@kekepalmer9464]

@@AdrianGodoy3054 nice comeback 🤣🤣👍🏾

[@mohd_allearz8403]

Imagine smoking a joint on the Canadian side and laughing at the cops parked on the american side of the road

[@trevorj79]

Well, now I know what I’m doing this summer!

[@chocomanger6873]

Or even drinking. Canadians can drink when they're 19 (maybe even 18 here), yet it's 21 in the USA. I guess the Americans could wave their guns at Canadians though.

[@mrfingers4737]

You could smuggle pot onto the states with a slingshot .

[@thelivingend127]

Weed is legal in the american side, cause it is Vermont

[@ShaqsBigToe69]

Then crying when you have to go back to the american side after getting high with some canooks

[@mothersbasement]

This is one of those edge-cases that shows how one-size-fits-all laws can be hugely inconvenient to communities they weren't designed to accommodate. At a macro level these laws make sense, but for towns like this, and territories like guam, they don't work at all. There really should be some sort of special bylaw that lets residents cross freely within town limits using a pass, or something.

[@jiru331]

Nice to see you here, sir

[@peter_smyth]

A pass, and for residents only, would be silly. That would stop a visitor to the town from using the sidewalk on the other side of the road.

[@Teampegleg]

Guam already has some exceptions to the law, including some countries allowed to visit Guam visa free that would require a visa for anywhere else in the US (like Russia). That is why flights from Guam to the US are required to clear customs before entry to the US. Along with some other exceptions to US laws.

[@MasterHyperionMC]

Mother's Basement it’s very reminiscent of what a hard Irish border looked like, and what it might look like again, only the Irish border is even more ridiculous, crossing over roads multiple times in a short stretch.

[@Poldovico]

You mean something like, uhhh... I dunno.... the Schengen treaty?

[@SamWitney]

So a person bought two houses, one on each side of the road. The police came and said your being deported back to Canada and escort him across the street.

[@chrisyeary9874]

Do the people who enforce this, realize how much of a waste of time and resources it is.

[@VanessaMagick]

The people who work there? Certainly. The people who cracked down on it? No, of course not. Incredibly strict border control was what the American people ostensibly voted for.

[@Bayckun]

Vanessa Magick At least our tax payer money isn’t being wasted. : D. I could see how this system would be abused as you can pretend to be a citizen of the city and just cross the border if you allowed citizens to mingle in between. How much would do you think it would be to allocate the town into its own thing?

[@maskettaman1488]

You say it's a waste of time, but imagine what an easy avenue something like that is for human or drug trafficking. More control is always better

[@ivy7919]

let me introduce you to: every national border in the world

[@hotbooinva85]

Tbh, I was deported from Canada back to the US a few years ago. If they weren't vigilant about this area I would 100% take advantage of that fact.

[@yellowjacket7134]

I'd crack a joke but, that would be crossing the line..

[@MrRich6505]

meh..

[@theoffice8044]

🙃

[@redisanuber]

i don't get it 😐

[@adrianatgaming8640]

@@redisanuber crossing the line, crossing the border

[@eliseuhackbarth7003]

kkk.

[@Judahmangi]

Why did the chicken cross the road? To evade customs agents

[@wilrobles9824]

Good one.

[@1450JackCade]

To get health insurance.

[@KristinaStarlight98]

HOLY SHIZ-

[@AngelHxze]

😂😂😂😂

[@gedias1]

I would think that a chicken crossing the road would be attracting the agents instead.

[@debrarouselle9761]

Ridiculous. We used to go to Huntington Quebec for lunch the head back to school in Chateaux, NY. No damn passport needed.

[@tranquility9325]

Ppl just need to feel powerful so they jump in your world now. It's silly

[@chrissytheconqueror7049]

I love how only the Canadian side has a sidewalk on the road

[@Burritosuupreme]

“Sidewalks are for communists, I’ll drive my big ass SUV to the McDonald’s 3 blocks away”-every American ever.

[@jakespur6094]

@@Burritosuupreme don’t forget the maga hat which identifies Americans as traitors to their own country.

[@kiidd]

@@Burritosuupreme *Truck

[@the_ultra_robot6884]

@@jakespur6094 you do know trump has was acquitted right?

[@rolloxra670]

So what?

[@HarryCopperPot]

It's insane to me that you can't just cross the street to visit your neighbor. They need a special system for residents of the area.

[@the_minimalistic_adventure]

Yep. I feel that the locals should be allowed to cross the line without issue as long as they’re in the city limits. It’s stupid that kids who live across the street from each other on the border, can’t play ball or whatever with each other.

[@bertroost1675]

Borrowing a cup of sugar now involves import duty tax.

[@kfelix2934]

@@bertroost1675 Nope, we have NAFTA or I guess now USMCA to cover that 😄

[@jaycoop2103]

Or we can open the northern border...

[@mrprince5934]

@@bertroost1675 bro imagine if that was a thing 💀

[@eriklyon5575]

imagine how trippy this would be if canada drove on the left side

[@Wafflecop-hm3bd]

I think the road has 4 lanes total tho

[@declaniii6324]

Wafflecop123455 nope, two lanes

[@Wafflecop-hm3bd]

(In total)

[@drabberfrog]

That would be a problem. Is there any place in the world like this town but the two countries drive on different side of the road?

[@hydraulics]

Wouldn't that simply make it a one way road?

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

This the best illustration of the fundamental absurdity of nations and borders I've ever seen.

[@callsigndd9ls897]

No, it's not that absurd. There are also several streets between Germany and Denmark where the houses are Danish on one side and German on the other. But there are no problems with not being allowed to cross the street. Both countries belong to the EU and there are no longer any border controls due to the Schengen Agreement. Something similar also exists between Germany and the Netherlands. And there are even three German exclaves (land islands) that are completely surrounded by Switzerland or Belgium. There is also a former Belgian railway line (now a hiking and cycling path) that runs completely through Germany. It is still Belgian territory, 125 km long but only 10 m wide.

[@qwertyboguss]

And don't forget the US village separated from land by water. So in order to go to school, kids have to take a boat or cross the border twice.

[@callsigndd9ls897]

@@qwertyboguss Yes, there are more oddities about the borders between countries than most people know. There is also a very funny story on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. When French and Dutch prisoners of war overwhelmed and imprisoned the Spanish guards there, the island was to be divided between France and the Netherlands. They made it sporty, by having two runners run around the island in opposite directions. Then you drew a line on the map between the starting point and the point where the runners met, and the boundary was ready.

[@henryhonda8408]

NO WORRIES!!! After Trump gets re-elected later this year he's got plans to build a wall where that street is located.

[@heathenchild4516]

@@callsigndd9ls897 it is absurd.

[@ghgyuyu2962]

Army officer: We’re gonna start drafting Everyone: *_crosses the road_*

[@L-VA21]

Then both countries starts drafting

[@sweipe]

Canada gets free recruits

[@kersenify]

@@sweipe well atleast canada care about their mens

[@redbanner2523]

Canada:where announcing if those cross our land we will send them back or draft them in our army to fight by side with US together US ppl lolol i might aswell cross to mexico bitches Mexico:we are announced you will fight with us against drug lord you wont send back but forced you in our army fight drug cartel

[@momsspaghetti9970]

Fun Fact: 30,000 Canadians volunteered to fight in the Vietnam War.

[@smashOsmash]

0:24 *on the U.S side* "DO NOT ENTER YOU MAY NOT ENTER THE US 5000$ FINE FOR CROSSING" 0:33 *on the Canadian side* "Important notice access prohibited. Turn back and report back to border crossing"

[@Arklay_98]

Ha wow

[@eurosonly]

Capitalism baby.

[@BOLPutube]

eurosonly Both are capitalist nations. It’s just that the US is more paranoid for obvious reasons

[@kacywatson6314]

So I can't go to the US unless I pay $5000. but I can go to Canada... As long as I report entry.. ... Or I can go to France with no restrictions.. Ok kool 🇪🇺 :)

[@BOLPutube]

@@kacywatson6314 Huh? You only need to pay $5000 if you cross illegally. Just report your entry just like you would for Canada.

[@mrdasilver]

I probably wouldn't last a day living in that place. The temptation to cross the line would be too much to resist. 😂

[@francesmauricio2632]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shrek19yearsago78]

People probably do it and dont get caught

[@korytoombs886]

I imagine people do it a lot. There's a punishment if they catch you though.

[@mrdasilver]

@@korytoombs886 Like being deported back to the other side of the street? 😂

[@aswinmanoj7468]

@@mrdasilver omg hahaha

[@kebi7792]

This is ridiculous to me as an European who lives in the Schengen zone.

[@MoonshineH]

A* European

[@nikobellic570]

Open internal borders were a disaster for national boundaries during the migrants crisis and covid

[@Nikotheleepic]

The eu is like the united states, so I don't see your point

[@baribari1000]

@@Nikotheleepic it really isn't, there are lots of differences

[@GaveMeStyle7]

Man europeans never fail to let people know theyre european, brother, we dont care.

[@rollofenrir3154]

Someone getting murdered across the street Passerby: sorry cant help you

[@thegamingcashew4304]

Rollo Fenrir lmao

[@bcc5084]

@@thegamingcashew4304 cops : sorry . cant help you ..

[@bluebubble2703]

They would cross and save somebodys life then get arrested cuz of the stupid government

[@Bensolean]

😂😂😂

[@marcellbrollem1233]

as silly as it sounds, but its true...smdh😕

[@PhakesL]

2 years and no one gonna mentioned the perfect timing at 1:35 when Tom said "police turned up" and a police car passed by?

[@aorusaki]

Facts

[@bernier42]

I’ve been scrolling until I found someone make this comment.

[@Rutp2]

YEA I NOTICED THAT AND I THOUGHT THEY DID IT ON PURPOUS

[@bellamckinnon8655]

more 1:33

[@malekmadeit]

@@bellamckinnon8655 it’s actually more 1:34

[@timothy5092]

A ball rolls over to the US side. America : *This ball is now in custody of the US Customs and Border Protection.*

[@mlee6050]

“Hiya stranger can you throw my ball back as I can’t cross this road”

[@1ivannthegreat]

America: What? Did they said something? I think not . Lmao 😂

[@zacmonarch4845]

I can see it now..3 youths arrested in involvement with terrorism against the US.... Parents..they threw a baseball?

[@Spartan_767]

@@mlee6050 hey Canada you want this back or can we keep it

[@mlee6050]

@@Spartan_767 I like that island in a river/lake every so often it changes country and sometimes in no country depending on time of year (island not move but border does)

[@avneetsidhu802]

So do they pay import duty tax when they borrow a cup of sugar from next door neighbour

[@_MjG_]

How does someone BORROW a cup of sugar? Once they use it it's gone & unable to be returned.

[@avneetsidhu802]

@@_MjG_ but when they buy sugar for themselves they can return that cup of sugar :)

[@_MjG_]

@@avneetsidhu802 True, but do they ever?

[@Incognito-fe8cw]

They have to, by Canadian law !

[@beb1527]

It’s been at least 10 years since I’ve crossed into Canada at a border crossing. Last time, the Canadian border control barely made us even stop “what are you coming into Canada for?” “Vacation” they just waved us in. Didn’t ask to see passports or even any identification. Coming back into the US was quite the opposite.

[@aff77141]

"Why are you coming to America?" "I live here, xxx dreary lane here's my passport" "hmmmmm sorry you're gonna have to go to the glove room for four hours because your car is blue"

[@Sabrewolf0]

@@aff77141 😂

[@iplayvideogames69420]

It's actually the exact opposite for me. Took 3 min to get into USA for vacation and 45 for Canada

[@jcwoodstl]

Canada went through my car and everything I had on me and asked me a million questions. The US just waved me in with no questions

[@ssjsjb]

@@iplayvideogames69420 I've always heard it's harder to get back into your own country. Did a lot of Canada runs never an issue US to Canada, but issues Canada to US.

[@troyf.9050]

So if you argue with your neighbor across the street, that can be deemed an international affair??? FOH!!

[@elizabethmerin7489]

UMOPHH!!!

[@potusumanbibingka]

😂 indead.

[@philbateman1989]

My brother and I accidentally invaded the USA from Canada when we took a boat out near Ganonoque on the Thousand Islands region the US/Canada border cuts through. The US coast guard showed up and didn't really care, I'm sure it happens a lot. They just asked us to turn around and guided us back to Canadian waters. They didn't ask to see ID or anything. They obviously knew it was a genuine mistake and didn't give us any hassle.

[@nicknorris100]

Should of brought out the cannons

[@since1876]

Good thing they didn't notice the hundred kilos of "sugar" under the seats ☺️

[@edgeofthought]

Hopefully you didn't have Kinder Surprise, else they might have put you in jail for smuggling illegal contraband. They love catching Kinder Surprise smugglers (and certainly we all love hearing about it in the news)

[@Pressplay_Media_EU]

you tour-rorist!! 😂 I sentence you : 100 years for Tom-Scott-Foolery . Kinda weird to be standing in USA and see an RCMP vehicle drive by.. I wonder if they can still arrest you on the USA side or would they have to call the state troopers. That would be too ambigous for me..

[@1racerboy1]

@@yeetionary Two dudes in a dinghy IS the Canadian naval fleet 😆

[@AlexCaspian]

Will there ever be a time when it will be possible to cross the border between the US and Canada freely again?

[@IndependentOreo]

“Where’s the bathroom?” *”Canada”*

[@sayedbahari8837]

Where is the Restroom? "USA"

[@dazza2350]

@@sayedbahari8837 by restroom do you mean bedroom

[@FuturePsychNurse]

They meant bathroom. Americans call it a bathroom.

[@farhad9766]

The bathroom is actually in the USA

[@greatcoldemptiness]

Stanstead is Quebec, not Canadian

[@RobertJRoman]

It used to be a statement of pride, when I was young, that the US-Canada border was the "world's longest undefended border." Sad that those days are long gone.

[@rainyclockuno3135]

:(

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Blame the 9/11 attacks for that, not to mention the constant movement of drugs and/or gang members across the border day in, day out for many decades now. MS-13 members like to come to Canada to 'cool off' after moving merchandise. We now have our very own little MS-13 gang right here in Canada eh! It's rather adorable :)

[@aryanbhuta3382]

Still undefended, militarily. Civilian law enforcement is present on both sides, and it always has been.

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

@@devilsoffspring5519 Ok boomer.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@@Horny_Fruit_Flies Boomer? I'm not a Boomer, come up with something new.

[@leespn1243]

Imagine tryna get a book for your research paper and the librarian says “oh it’s on the US Side”

[@sufsanin1917]

Throw the book out of of the window.

[@Roccondil]

The mayor addressed this: you are allowed to cross within the library, but you have to exit the building on the side you entered.

[@alexandresynnott6608]

@@Roccondil Couples years back guns where smuggle exactly that way. US dude would get in with back pack full of pistol (heavily restricted in Canada) and CAN dude would walk in with the same empty back pack. They would switch back pack and get out in their respective country. They got caught but they had that going for a while.

[@ExtremeSpeedMewtwo]

@@Roccondil bruh the comment was mainly a joke not to be taken seriously

[@jamedlock83]

They prolly built a wall. . . lmao

[@LowQualityEverythin6]

1:34 I think this is the most perfect timing moment I’ve ever seen 😮

[@acasualescapedscp4418]

"Officer, I swear, I tripped!"

[@guardrailhitter]

I guess that was a real line ender

[@drabberfrog]

That's what they all say

[@bcc5084]

deported to gimo

[@iiReTr0Z]

*SAO Alicization flashbacks*

[@Cheezy_Bunz]

Donaven if you drop on the Canadian side we will just end up dusting you off and sending you on your way.

[@harambejr.4711]

**Trips on shoelace and lands in Canada**

[@kugellitz7159]

Over the whole road?

[@KandiKlover]

Do the Canadians swarm you guns blazing like the USA side does?

[@rickybobby8383]

they do

[@Felix-Orion]

@@KandiKlover yes, but they apologize while doing so

[@JustAnotherNamelessGuy]

@@deathero No you beat them with walruses

[@choupi4719]

1:32 "When i was setting my camera, the police turned up" "Police car passing by in that very moment*

[@weirdnesslord8573]

*Coincidence? I Think Not*

[@gamerairborne101]

1:35

[@apauln]

I remember kids playing hopscotch in the streets as a kid. but playing hopscotch on that street would be an international event...

[@Azivegu]

It would be nice if the inhabitants of Stanstead and Derby Line could have a special visa that allows them to cross the border within city limits without any hastle. Seems a shame to split up a community.

[@kaigreen5641]

Azivegu the problem with that being how to enforce it for tourists and non resident visitors (family members of residents etc). Unfortunately, you either have strict border controls or you dont, there really is no inbetween. Personally I would do away with border checks between such closely allied neighbours but then I think borders are stupid arbitrary nonsense anyway.

[@Azivegu]

I agree with you when it comes to borders. I have difficulty comprehending the fact that we judge our respect of someone based off of something they had zero influence over in their life, namely their birth. But it is kind of how the world is and I dont see it changing soon. But for the two towns and other ones like it you could set up the border security on the outskirts of town. Within the town residents can move freely, but if they are stopped they have to be able to show there visa. It isn't something new. There is a town in Alaska where the only service road goes through Canada. The inhabitants of that town get a special waiver when passing through Canada, as long as they don't stray to far from the road. Also their hospital is in Canada as well, which they can access without any special permissions. Its just when they want to do something other than what is necessary, then they need to go to the borderguards. For these two towns it is a little different, but nothing that I dont think a bilateral agreement couldn't resolve.

[@brendonhalverson5178]

Honestly if the U.S and Canada had open borders, what’s the worst that could happen?

[@TheLazySleeperLives]

Cheaper prescription drugs in the US? Wait, that's a good thing

[@wave1090]

The same should apply to El Paso and Juarez. It's a shame how crazily paranoid the US is of the fellow humans living close by.

[@coldpepper3175]

This gives a whole new meaning to "Hello From the Other Side"

[@izyaboi9844]

*HELLO FROM AMERICAAAAA!!!*

[@lilcheeto3260]

Coldpepper 100 like

[@HASSANOIZE]

Hello i see you ....

[@paranoidrodent]

When I was a kid, living about an hour's drive away from there, Stanstead and Derby Line were functionally a single community and border enforcement was very lax when it came to the locals (as the older guys said, the border guards knew the locals). Things changed most dramatically after 9/11, when the US got a lot stricter about the border and started rotating in border guards who weren't part of the community.

[@Fika_Break]

Canada responded in kind with border enforcement as well.

[@dartmansam10]

Which town i work there

[@rbrown2895]

We need so those Canadian border guards to report to Texas ASAP.

[@springerworks002]

All for an event the US government knew about beforehand, and had chosen not to stop.

[@cameraredeye3115]

@@springerworks002 All because the govt wanted more power, amirite?

[@nala2839]

This is insane

[@lwarner3392]

That is the dumbest thing I've heard. Passport in your own town just to cross the road.

[@johannes914]

There is a restaurant at the French / Swiss border where the border is in the middle of the dining room. So when you come in they ask you if you want to sit in France or in Switzerland... Same upstairs where you can have a room in one or another country. The name is Hôtel Franco-Suisse de La Cure

[@notthatyouasked6656]

It's the Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse. Fascinating place.

[@gypsygypsy_y]

"mum, a kid from america just threw american rocks at me"

[@gGgerlog]

NATO will know about that

[@strangerman7726]

"Well Billy those rocks belongs to us now so basically we got free rocks. Now don't you feel better?"

[@lebronirving8367]

Canada and the USA are both in america

[@LennoxMatt1]

Go pee in his country

[@antiantifaterrier5761]

Tell your kids to stay off my damn rocks

[@dennisengelen2517]

Me, a Belgian: What's a border?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I envy you, EU citizens.

[@RealmRabbit]

One thing that's annoying for people who live near a border is the cellphone companies charging you roaming fees despite you not leaving your country... They'll also send you text messages from time to time saying "Welcome to the USA" despite you not being in the USA... I know of people who have had this problem, and you don't even need to live anywhere near THIS close to the border to have it happen... It must be a nightmare for these people...

[@dodovomitory3496]

Turn off roaming

[@the_cosmic_alexolotl2282]

My grandparents live on the Detroit river and the opposite side is Canada- I have to put my phone in airplane mode when I visit them

[@jormajulianperez7094]

Manual network selection. Problem solved

[@Eoin-B]

We have the same problem with Ireland and N. Ireland. 20 years ago we took down all the board checks (even the signposts and borderlines on the roads. Tourists wouldn't know where the crossing were) it's like one country again except for damm roaming charges. The EU brought down the costs substantially over the years, but after Brexit, they are way up again.

[@ki5aok]

If you think that's annoying, try traveling near two time zones. I was driving in Indiana on my way to Chicago (my grandmother, at the time, lived in Indiana, so I visited her). I was just a couple of miles from the Illinois border. You should have seen the time clock on my cell phone...it would keep switching between Eastern time and Central Time as I was driving, depending on which tower it was picking up.

[@DSP1337]

This is the most childish thing I can imagine... Either go full out and build a fence or just stay calm and accept that people cross the frickin road to go to the post office or visit the shops. My god, and I thought that we as humans developed some kind of intelligence over those thousands of years that we exist.

[@jonjohns8145]

ALL borders are childish jokes.

[@DakotaTheRota]

They don't take it seriously in realty, remember when he said a police put on it's sirens and told the bikers to get back across the border in jest?

[@jonjohns8145]

@Phlaked Corn: Damn those Celine Dion loving, Maple Syrup sucking, Celsius Measuring Canadians!!!

[@peoplez129]

It's not a simple issue, and it's not childish. If you just accept that people cross, then you essentially have no border control and it could lead to things like foreigners overtaking parts of your border, effectively making it part of their country no matter what the maps say. That's not such an issue when it's exactly along the border line, but it never works like that. There's a word for it: Encroaching. You let it happen on one street, then later it happens on the next street over, and so on and so forth until you've lost whole towns and hundreds of miles to foreigners who have no allegiance to your country, pay no taxes, etc. Doing nothing would essentially make illegal border crossing a fact of life, which is no way to run borders. One would think the solution would be to redraw the border BUT since people living there are either Canadian or American, redrawing the border lines is also a difficulty, because you don't want people to suddenly find their homes and businesses on opposite sides of a border. All this really is, is a remnant of border lines from the creation of countries that were already occupied. Places like Russia or China don't have to deal with this because they conquered all the people within the reaches of their borders. Their border lines weren't negotiated, they were taken. So while this may seem stupid.....it's nowhere near as bad as having border lines be what they are because you conquered and took it from other people like China and Russia did. This is the price we pay for civility over BARBARISM.

[@boptillyouflop]

They should so much go back to at least not needing passports to go to the US from Canada... I understand that it was soon after 9/11 and Americans were paranoid so they slapped on the new requirement, but it was fine before, so it's still a colossal waste of everybody's time.

[@farhad9766]

“Where’s the nearest bathroom?” “USA” “Ugh. So far away?” “No, just cross the street”

[@LegoTale2591]

evil moment

[@The2x4]

I think you mean "washroom" ;)

[@cameraredeye3115]

*sneaks back and forth across the border and learns how to do it professionally*

[@kgrimes842]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@Zero-b5l]

😅😂😄👏

[@Iamtheman325]

Imagine being a kid growing up there needing a passport just to go visit your friends or playing street hockey

[@barcode8459]

Imagine you're getting your mail, and the wind blows it onto the other side of the road.

[@gwishart]

You can get it back, but you now you need to pay for international postage.

[@ravysaini127]

My city is very close to the USA. And it's small.

[@leyrua]

"Could you toss it back to me!?" "No! I don't want to get arrested for international smuggling!"

[@zahkam7322]

Then it becomes INTERNATIONAL MAIL!

[@sandburgmartin7947]

Or your dog's leash breaks.

[@doubleclucker]

crossing into US "do you have any weapons or illegal items?" crossing back into Canada "did you buy anything we can charge tax and duty on ?"

[@Canuck1000]

So true, when you enter the US, they never asked about how much alcohol or cigarettes you bought or are bringing back. When you enter Canada, well...

[@thegeth4293]

@Henri D did they hide pistols in the books?

[@thegeth4293]

@Henri D or did they tape ar15s under the reading tables?

[@WhatACoolArrow]

@@MrJimShorts that must be tough. I'm sure US custom agents are real chill...😂

[@MetalHeart8787]

actually we went to sherbrooke Canada ( North of this Border ) & the Canadian asked me if i had any weapons i said well i have a couple of Box cutter blades in my trunk, was told to pull over & they searched my Car, it took 16 mins or so But they said it was Ok to go.

[@JonathanTash]

I get that borders are important, but slicing a town in half is just messed up.

[@sundhaug92]

Yes, as a norwegian (who can cross into Sweden no questions asked, this is absurd)

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

Berlin had a damn wall going through it and you could get your head shot off trying to go over it.

[@Jetsetlemming]

Borders aren't actually important. They're unnatural, arbitrary demands of control.

[@juch3]

Harry BuddhaPalm yeah well many people didn't really like the wall so apparently it wasn't maintained very well...

[@simonlafrance58]

It’s kind of cool. In the library, there’s a line that indicates the border so you can just cross it over and over without a problem.

[@trequor]

This town is another victim of 9/11. Canadians and Americans used to cross all the time, no passport needed.

[@jacobtorris3428]

They should play dodge ball. Where the border is the half line.

[@aquaticangel3380]

Jacob Torris that would definitely be interesting... imagine falling over, then being taken by the police for tripping.

[@LillaVya]

Finally those annoying kids will get arrested for crossing the line

[@declaniii6324]

Sunset Stars nah. It’s US/Canada you’d get a warning and if you did a lot, a fine

[@Jumbopoptv]

They’ve actually done this on the US Mexico border in Arizona before, they played volleyball though

[@aceman0000099]

That would get you 53 counts of illegally smuggling dodgeballs into and out of the country

[@christianrussberg4547]

Imagine accidentally throwing your frisbee over the border...

[@Berniebud]

Or someone on the other side steals it and you can't do anything about it.

[@user-by7hj4dj9s]

call Interpol

[@Babarudra]

Airspace infringement! That's gotta be prison time at least.

[@simonlafrance58]

Just go to the custom, show your passport and get it. It’s a super fast custom

[@justaguycalledjosh]

it'd be a military incident. the launching of a short-range unguided non-powered unmanned aerial object.

[@michaelfregoe5875]

There is/was a bar in Ft. Covington N.Y. (USA) that was literally built on the border with Quebec Canada. The drinking age at one end of the bar was different than the other. It was called the "Halfway House". We used to go there in the late 80's.

[@jshepard152]

That's fantastic.

[@helenHTID]

Did you have pay US dollars on one side and Canadian on the other?

[@michaelfregoe5875]

@helenHTID If I remember correctly, they took US $ at par.

[@scottysexperiments637]

I wonder how there utility's where hooked up for both sides of the borders

[@revoktorment440]

Be 18, buy a beer in canada and drink it with a straw so you don't have the beer in the US

[@robmontier3770]

A "wide load" vehicle could be in 2 countries at once - the driver in one, passenger in the other.

[@abzzeus]

Years ago we were touring US & Canada, on our return to the US, some friends in Canada directed us to use the back road border crossing as it was way way quieter and quicker. We get there and they cursorily check our passports and wave us on. Except we need a stamp to prove we entered US legally, else when we fly out, we'd have problems. The border patrol spent 5 minutes finding the stamp! They used that infrequently they forgot where it was.

[@virginiawango3968]

So funny 😄

[@Ben-xe8ps]

If this was on your RETURN to the US and you had not surrendered your I-94 when you originally crossed into Canada then you did not need a new stamp. If you had surrendered your I-94 then of course you would have to be re-processed for a new entry, complete a new form and have your passport stamped again. However, I doubt that in such a case they would only have initially carried out a cursory check of your passport.

[@shabeki]

Those were the days.

[@10secondslideshows87]

They should play a football game annually, half the football field on each side of the border, and when you are on the USA side you play by NFL rules, but when you are on the Canadian half, you play by CFL rules.

[@Zorichai]

10SecondSlideshows GENIUS, GENIUS, GENIUS!!!

[@pyrogee9690]

Considering the field are diff sizes it ain’t gonna work

[@Dukeflyhawker]

@@pyrogee9690 balls are different sizes too. It's all part of the fun

[@randomman9231]

This comment is amazing

[@erklingames6009]

Or dodgeball and the border is the center line.

[@josephdubois5290]

My grandparents live in this town, and I've driven up this road at least two dozen times. I crossed the border illegally one time thinking I hadn't crossed the actual border, and then I got picked up by canadian border agencies. Only gave me a warning though. I actually still hold a membership the library that's split in between the two countries.

[@myladycasagrande863]

Do the library exits have nice, big signs to remind people which country that exit leads to?

[@josephdubois5290]

@@myladycasagrande863 no there's only one exit people just have to remember to cross to right side each time they get out

[@myladycasagrande863]

@@josephdubois5290 interesting!

[@AHHHHHHHH21]

@L I guess

[@benjaminhansen4370]

This is the stupidest thing I’ve heard in some time… I swear only in America… or I guess also Canada 😂😂

[@Gunner98]

Imagine how complicated this could get if either one of the countries drove on the left hand side of the road and the other country drove on the right

[@robbruce2128]

I remember two countries being so proud of the world's longest uncontrolled border. That was cool.

[@grocerygoat06]

I remember back in high school in the late 90s. Our Freshmen class trip was to Montreal. No passport was needed.

[@RunstarHomer]

I'm guessing they tightened things up after 9/11

[@Zzzlaldkfjrowpq]

Yes @@RunstarHomer

[@BRGPF1TEAM]

@@RunstarHomer Safety is the perfect excuse to reduce our freedom, privacy etc.

[@MuDkipzCHancelLOr]

Canadians don’t bring drugs, terrorists, and gangs into our country so we focus on that border and not the one where drugs, terrorists, and gangs come through.

[@b1tchymitchy]

imagine kids 50 years from now "When I was your age, I had to cross the border and go through customs just to get to school" "shut up grandpa, we went to the same school"

[@ringuerrera290]

Lmaoo

[@thespatulaa]

Hahahahaha

[@cyan-ida4206]

why don't i get it

[@alterbr33d]

That's how it really is in Point Roberts, WA. These Americans have to cross into Tsawwassen, B.C. and back into the US to go to school in Blaine, WA.

[@moonman239]

The residents probably go to school on their respective sides of the border.

[@yeatus0121]

I’m imagining a romcom about to people that fall in love but are on opposite sides of the border so legally can’t see each other

[@pronoob2857]

Sueu

[@alexandrapdlh9559]

Hahahah... it's not really a comedy irl My bf lives in Canada, I live in the US, I can't go see him due to the borders being closed because of the virus.

[@anaidhd]

Does Crash Landing On You, a Korean drama, count?

[@aorusaki]

Romeo and Juliet

[@zombie_pigdragon]

Less humorously, the Berlin Wall.

[@danielbako2788]

so childish, humanity is just childish

[@ollieg4169]

imagine if Canadians drove on the other side of the road

[@rockybawa6649]

Omg

[@aperson1971]

FBI OPEN UP

[@deanmoncaster]

Like they should being British!

[@nobbynobbynoob]

Some Provinces used to, but Ontario and Québec never did, AFAIK.

[@youreawesome1251]

GREEVZ A warthog sweeps down and riddles the car with bullets.

[@silver0fthemoon796]

What if your ball goes to the other side of the street lmao

[@shawnpitman876]

call your neighbour and ask them to kick it back? XD

[@drazgul9403]

Property of the country now

[@gamedude108]

Shawn Pitman what if they keep the ball

[@drazgul9403]

@@gamedude108 you declare war then

[@boundlessblade5205]

NATO wants to know your location.

[@aidandecker7803]

You know what's really wild? That library, the Haskell Free Library, has an entire opera house on the second floor. They do plays there with actors from both counties.

[@elliecarlson2788]

That’s so cool!!!

[@feifongwong4138]

@@elliecarlson2788 remember, only in a *civilized* nation can we have these cool things. Notice how this doesn't exist along Mexico's borders.

[@astranix0198]

@@feifongwong4138 You are so uncivilised.

[@callmeandoru2627]

@@feifongwong4138 No, I didn't notice.

[@grylltheonion]

@@feifongwong4138 Casual racism, nice.

[@NarayanChhetri-r4w]

That motorcycle just cross the road, in the beginning of the video . 😂😂😂 0:02

[@ofilzag]

no he didn't, driving is tolerated but not crossing to where are houses located.

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

It's just ridiculous what amounts of paranoia there are on this border. The US and Canada are broadly similar, economically, culturally, politically, they're probably more similar than some EU member states, yet the EU has Schengen which makes Baarle a non-issue and the US and Canada have this weird paranoia. Why?

[@snowwonder9814]

It's not paranoia. I doubt the border agents are worried about these Canadians, it's just literally them enforcing the rules. Rules must be enforced everywhere, even if they were created because of others. That means the nice Canadians of that town must deal with the daily annoyance of that. It's not fair, but that's the way rules work.

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

Having a hard border between the US and Canada is the result of nothing but paranoia. There are no hard borders in Schengen yet we have a tenth the murder rate the US does

[@perrymasonxix5954]

Jesus Gonzalez. The reason goes back to the 1700s and 1800s. England and France were fighting it out over who would control the north American continent. England won most of the control. But the French held onto Quebec. Plus the Indians were involved siding with either the French or the British. Finally in the late 1800s the border was established. The fighting stopped and cooler heads prevailed. Part of the War of 1812 was fought in my area of New York state. And most of the settlers in the area were British.

[@Hooch802]

Someone smuggled 200 hand guns through that library a couple years ago and 6 Mexicans tried too illegally cross in that town just last week. It may be paranoia but it's called for

[@tornexted5029]

"US and Canada are broadly similar, economically, culturally, politically" - Completely clueless. There is a MAJOR difference between our politics, culture and our economy, compared to Canada. Canada is a socialist stronghold, we are not.

[@RoronoaZoroSensei]

Being a central european, this boggles my mind... they DO have a city which is half one country half the other, but the border is strictly enforced? that's just silly.

[@pineappletwoface3224]

RoronoaZoroSensei Strictly is not the word I would use, but the truth is I'd never dare cross the flower pots.

[@brandy1011]

@RoronoaZoroSensei My thoughts exactly. Long live the Schengen Agreement!

[@theColJessep]

Erm, we had borders down the middle of the road, too. I know of at least one near Aachen (Aken) where one side of the street was German and the other Dutch. Of course now it's gone and there is no border anymore. Shop owners and customers on both sides profit. =)

[@pavelsovicka5292]

Why? Europe has similar, for example the Czech city of "Český Těšín" and the Polish "Czeszyn". The division line is a river though, but still, its formerly one city divided into two in two different countries. And before Schengen, If you wanted to transit you needed a passport and cross over one of several guarded bridges...

[@AndyBruinewoud]

It didn't used to be, but Americans got a lot more jittery about border security after 2001.

[@spritz19]

Person: "You gotta help me, I'm gonna bleed out any second now!" Passerby on the other side: "Nope, sorry, I'm Canadian. I ain't going to jail."

[@krisavi]

However in that town it might be tricky to call ambulance. Do they have separate numbers. Which side has the hospital (I guess canadian side if only one side). If you are being brought over the border for ambulance, when it will be processed as crossing the border, the point you are discharged from hospital. I do not think they are going to stop ambulance to check for documents, you might not even carry them with you when you need to make the call, so you will be stuck on wrong side of the border without any ID even.

[@NoBaloneyHomosapiens]

@@krisavi they wouldn't bring an ambulance across, our medical systems are totally different. In Ontario their is a town 14 hours away from the closest hospital in the province, and even though there is one in Manitoba 3 hours away they are not allowed to go there no matter how urgent. People have died because of it, its basically you wait until you need to be airlifted to the hospital if you can't get a ride.

[@MadCuzUBroke]

Actually if you’re american or chinese or whatever and you need medical attention, the law here says that anyone with immediate medical need has the right to be treated, so an American injured that crosses border to Canada goes to canadian hospital

[@NoBaloneyHomosapiens]

@@MadCuzUBroke yes but if you call 911, an ambulance will not being you to Canada. But if you get yourself across the border and call of course they will take you. Also for services that can be given in your area people sometimes come to Canada for better care as well. Unfortunately if you don't have government health insurance (which you get when you live here for free, it's how our system works is you get a health card) you have to pay quite a bit, although it might still be less then American hospitals to be fair.

[@afcgeo882]

nobaloneyhomosapiens More important is what cell company services there. Both countries have 911 as their emergency number, so where your call goes depends on your cell tower. Also of note is that the street is paved in one piece. Who pays for that paving?

[@choosey87]

Imagine getting in a car accident on the wrong side of the side and your insurance company won't cover 😂

[@MrEsMysteriesMagicks]

Brings a whole new meaning to the concept of jaywalking.

[@Justin-uc8sc]

K

[@donnan3888]

Friend: When was the last time you traveled? Me: Just a minute ago

[@mlee6050]

Take a single step no matter where you are and you travelled

[@colossusforbin5484]

Travel doesn't mean visit another country.

[@taylorhuntington1156]

"Who's your new girlfriend? Can we meet her?" "No she's from another country"

[@mikebragg5940]

I'm a Canadian born in 73..i remember in the 80s Just walk across the border.. there was a wooden box 1 man that asked how long your going for..just the weekend.ok i would drop a quarter in a box and drive thru..Why are we being question now for other people mistake that you allowed into your own countrys ??

[@tgmartin]

Imagine being the petty officers that actually enforce this nonsense.

[@roselynsheldon9460]

they dont really it not that strict just houses on us sides have to have a states licene and can not go farther into canada then that road unless they checking in.most of the border officer actrully lived beside that border is arre very nice

[@johnnypoker46]

That's why they call them petty officers

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

@@johnnypoker46 Actually, the USA side LOVES TO HIRE "PETTY" Officers whose military experience has them as flag waving patriots who truly believe keeping people OUT is their job. Look for the hand tats like crossed cannons and such.

[@scottgould6590]

Correction: they have to enforce it or are paid to (its their job). I wonder how many of them, personally in their heart, do not believe in or support what they are doing?

[@azeleapark]

Like Thor said: *"you're so petty....."*

[@unknownchannel2024]

K mom I'll be back from canada by 11.

[@pogcow4178]

"But son, I see you right there"

[@mikeunleashed1]

kids would be breaking that rule all the time

[@christophern1429]

mikeunleashed1 I leave near there and I do, you see people walking across all the time and just nod a the border agent.

*phone rings* OH MY GOD TIMMY'S BEEN ARRESTED BY THE CANADIANS!

[@zachbladen]

They would cross it as a joke like, look at me I'm breaking the law!

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@zachbladen Youll get a fine !

[@JustAnotherNamelessGuy]

@@holoholopainen1627 and a session with old farts (court appearance)

[@egreeno]

I'm from Swanton, Vermont (a border town near here), so I totally get this. I would travel to my friends' houses, and my phone would switch over to Canadian service, and I'd get a "Welcome to Canada!" message.

[@oopsiedaisy2048]

Imagine kids playing catch across the street from each other and they get arrested for smuggling

[@ANTAlex-pe9li]

Imagine living in this town without a passport 😨

[@eltigueraso]

Just get a passport...

[@mouthbreather280]

How do you not have a passport? Did you lose it? Are you not a citizen of some country...

[@quatreunhuit]

@@mouthbreather280 Some people *are* eligible for a passport, but don't have it since they don't travel.

[@acciosharpie4441]

@@mouthbreather280 that was way ignorant

[@flashmodeify]

AFAIK you only need a valid license in some states in order to get into Canada

[@IWantToBelieve1]

This all sounds terribly inconvenient for the people who live in the area

[@rickyrudolph41]

I lived there and never had an issue. That was also 11 years ago, so I’m sure it’s more strict now

[@filidhdeklend893]

Would throwing a rock into your neighbors window be an act of vandalism or war?

[@mav12345-z]

If you live in the US, but own a ranch in Mexico, there are sections of the wall where farmers have to put in their code to access their farm.

[@Maaaattologyyyy]

Mexico is a whole nother story.

[@OnusofStrife]

Those farms aren't in Mexico. The wall is just not built right on the border.

[@nelivv]

Cartels, Human, Drugs and Weapons Smuggling.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

There’s places along the river between the US and Mexico where it’s shallow and people meet family in the middle without technically crossing any borders, and because of that it’s legal

[@duckwacker8720]

There's no wall over 99% of it.

[@sadianaheen5184]

who repairs the road?

[@losh330]

I was thinking that too.

[@Kingofall93]

Mexico

[@worldstar4810]

sadia naheen they go half

[@singatias]

hahaha canericans good one

[@jamesliggins891]

interpol

[@Theorimlig]

Very odd that the US and Canada don't have a border agreement and you still have to go through border control between the two countries at all.

[@squidsbizarreadventure]

TheodorEriksson and here I always thought they do. It's really odd considering how close they are (geographically and politically).

[@ChristopherRoss.]

TheodorEriksson back in the day, it was much more lax. Didn't need a passport, and customs was.much less of an ordeal. Then 9/11 happened.

[@DrKosmos]

Chris McCartney my mom told me the older days of crossing and how easy it was. And 9/11 really changed everything.

[@amakeleven]

blame 9/11 for that.... We had a border agreement until both sides shut down

[@keriezy]

That border would be as annoying as splitting timezones in state.

[@zoomin9397]

As a european with schengen I find it completely stupid and unnecessary to have to show a passport to cross the street.......