5 Of The World's Craziest Border

happy birthday [Music] hi this is the border that separates the United States from Mexico from above you can see the differences between the two what are these countries is richer than the other the grass is even greener in the U.S that's why many try to cross this super hot desert and find opportunity in the U.S some don't even make it but before you think Mexico has no opportunity think again the immigrants that don't make it to the U.S I saw them finding jobs in Mexico where palm trees are planted by these Mexicans according to them it's better to build in Mexico they have freshwater cheap labor and opportunity on this side of the Border this is their gold mine I saw Americans moving into Mexico the Stars businesses make money have fun and jump in pools right near the border at the end of the day the grass is greener on the other side but according to them maybe not for long nice brexit it something that not many people understand it describes the United Kingdom leaving the European Union but what does that really mean the place I'm in might give you an idea I'm here at the border separating Northern Ireland to the right and Ireland to the left this is the UK and this is the European Union in the middle there's an invisible border that people cross freely every day it's as if the Border doesn't exist but if brexit happens and the UK leaves they might have to build a new border right here the island of Ireland could get more divided and turn into a place where you have to show passports go through security lines and custom checks just to see family and loved ones this could go from a highway to to a checkpoint that's why brexit is a bad thing here in Ireland an Android around the world because it creates borders when the world doesn't need any more that's one minute see you tomorrow I am at the shortest order in the world this border is so short it's just 85 meters long it's shorter than a football field this Short Line separates two major countries Morocco and Spain but wait why is Spain here in Africa let me explain centuries Spain has had territories and colonies in Africa and even though Spain let go of most of that land they still own a few places and this is one of the last holdouts this is Morocco and this is Spain no one lives there except for Spain's military this border is really impractical let me tell you why at the border between these two countries there is no train no Highway no border crossing if needs to bring anything or anyone to this military fort they have to do it by helicopter it isn't just impractical it's expensive this border became famous because it's the world's shortest border but for many it's simply a reminder of the past so the next time you're in Morocco come visit this border before it no longer exists that's one minute see you tomorrow this is where we are at the last divided capital in the world because here in Cyprus the island is split into two Cyprus and North Cyprus in Cyprus cigarettes are expensive the food is European religion is Christian currency is Euro and the stores are brand names in North Cyprus cigarettes are less expensive the food is Turkish religion is Muslim currency is Lira and the stores are Turkish all of this is separated by a buffer zone that's no more than 30 meters long and to get from one to the other you need a passport if we just use our eyes the differences between the two are obvious and they're all on the ground between humans but if you look at the same place from above the difference is somehow disappear and this is just one big country [Music] this town belongs to two countries yes there is a line that splits everything in half the streets shops houses Government taxes and even the name of the town is split in half this is the most interesting town in Europe welcome to borrow this is borrow her talk in Belgium and this is barl Nassau in the Netherlands there are two countries that share the town and yes there are two churches two bus lines two mailboxes and even two different beers this is a Belgium and this is Poland this line is the border and it splits everything shops buildings and City Halls as you can see the borderline is running to this boardroom now I am in Belgium and I can hop over to the Netherlands it even splits splits houses in half so check it out guys these are called line houses this borderline divided this house to the front door so that means that that site is Belgium that side is the Netherlands everyone who lives here has to follow the dorm room if your front door is in the Netherlands you'll live in the Netherlands and if your front door is in Belgium you live in Belgium but here is the crazy part you still have to pay taxes for two countries if you have a home like this then you have to pay tax for the square meters you have in you in Belgium or in the Netherlands so we asked the locals which side is cheaper to live on and it turns out it's Belgium shopping in the Netherlands is cheaper and living is in Belgium cheaper so you can like choose a bit like which one you prefer you might be wondering why is the town like this well let me tell you a story turns out 800 years ago two guys created this border to separate their land and centuries later these land borders became country borders one town two countries this town is still split into two and they're still living in peace all the people together are doing a really fun cool stuff together the big idea here is simple borders most of the world thinks that borders should look like this big walls barbed wire electric fences and Military guys with guns but these borders are not inspirational this little town in Europe shows us how to live in peace even with different borders cultures laws and taxes I hope that one day borders go from walls to simple lines on the sidewalk

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Length: 7min 55sec (475 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 05 2023