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Ythio t1_ittyrlu wrote

Title leaves out the important fact that this particular town is cut from the Spanish mainland and entirely encircled by French territory.

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SilasMarner77 t1_itufrgj wrote

Growing up post-Schengen I sometimes forget that borders within Europe used to be strictly enforced until fairly recently.

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epochpenors t1_itudbt4 wrote

If I woke up to a French ass stop sign on my street I would start swinging, on the sign most likely

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civex t1_itt7d37 wrote

Wow! I read the page. What grudgery.

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Athandreyal t1_itttr5b wrote

Hey, Stop that!

  • The french probably.
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dreadedgrin t1_itvqgvb wrote

TL;DR :

Spain eventually just built a bridge over the French road so that Spanish people didn’t have to stop.

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Duke-Kickass t1_ituvpfp wrote

“Arret! Or I shall say ‘Arret’ again!”

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verrius t1_itw7zsi wrote

Fun fact, even in France, a stop sign says "Stop". Just about the only place you'll find "Arret" signs is Quebec.

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Duke-Kickass t1_itwe5m4 wrote

No shit? I did not know that. I’ve driven in Quebec, but have only been in de Guelle airport in France.

TIL something interesting about stop signs in the Francophone world. Thanks!!

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