World's Most Interesting Borders

Jack: you read “intentional neglect” as “international neglect”. The Czech Republic solved the Tree infestation by letting it spread and run rampant until it died out, whereas Germany managed to stop the spread when it first happened

The Berlin difference in lights is because West Berlin, being isolated, had to sustain its own electicity, so the lightbulbs are made to waste less.

0:51 Are we going to ignore the fact that man has 2 doorbells? One for Belgians and one for Dutchies

1:54 Spain and Portugal are both in the Schengen area, which is an agreement consisting of most countries in Europe where there are no border patrol points and you can just waltz about in to another country

Im from Belgium and fun fact: while corona was like the first wave when stores in Belgium had to be closed, stores in the Netherlands could stay open, so you had some stores that couldn’t use the whole store😂 they literally like closed half of the store *edit, Thanks everyone for liking this comment 😁 Bedankt iedereen

On the Sweden Norway Bridge border: During the start of the pandemic Norway closed its borders to Sweden and even when the restrictions were eased you would still have to quarantine. However in April of 2020 a photo went viral in Norway of a pair of 71 year old twin brothers sitting on either side of the border on that exact bridge drinking coffee and having a chat. The twins, Ola and Pontus, are originally from Sweden but Ola has been living in Norway since 1983. They are best friends and couldn't stand not seeing each other so they agreed to meet at this bridge; gamle Svinesundsbroa. Neither twin lived far from the bridge so they would meet on it every Saturday at 11, maintaining 2 meters of distance and with strict orders from the soldiers patrolling the border of not hugging each other. They brought food and chairs and would sit there and talk for a few hours no matter the weather, on their birthdays they brought presents but were not allowed to exchange them so it was purely symbolic. They kept this up for 18 months until finally Ola could walk across the border to hug his brother Pontus without having to quarantine or get tested. They then drove and got pancakes. I just think it is a very wholesome story about this bridge and the border and hope whomever took the time to read it thinks so too

Did you know that Finland and North Korea are separated by one country?

most entertaining of these! amazing content. thank you for posting these content.

"For some reason" if you're wondering why Baarle is so divided: Basically it is the result of a number of medieval treaties, agreements, land-swaps and sales between the Lords of Breda and the Dukes of Brabant. The story goes that in 1198, Henry I the Duke of Brabant gave over some marshland (Baarle was all marshland in the 12th century) to Godfried of Schoten, the Lord of Breda. Henry kept the lands that were paying him a rent. The area that Henry kept is now Belgian. The area that he gave to Godfried...is now Dutch. And the rest is history

There's one where Sweden, Norway and Finland all meet at one point in like a marshland/river and you can walk along the wood path to the tri-point.

Ayo that street over there: 2:20

The boring Canada and Us one I’m reminded me of the closest border to Canada which actually looks kinda cool it’s called the peace bridge which goes straight through and their divided by some water

You don't need a passport or border checks to go from Spain to Portugal. Also interesting: that zip line goes through a time zone border too so you can zip line into the past.

Since you're wondering why the sands on the Israel-Egypt border are so different, here's something from NASA that explains it: "The different colors of the land surface are the result of trampling by humans and their livestock. Trampling disturbs the dark-colored soil crusts on the Egyptian side of the border, allowing lighter-colored dune sand beneath the crusts to be exposed by winds" Another thing about that border is you can also see exactly where the borders of Gaza are

4:03 They don't have any lights on because most of the people in north korea are so poor they can't afford lighting

i love these videos, i hope some day soon you and becky get to travel to those triangular borders, and hadrian's wall etc!

Imagine the power you would have if you could just change the location of your front door, and it'll change your nationality

2:26 something i never thought I’d hear Jack say

I’m from Australia and I remember learning that different countries can be on the same chunk of land and my mind had a mini explosion (I was like 5, but I do have a distinct memory of learning it one day)

0:42 It's actually even crazier than it looks. It's literally two different towns smashed into one place: the Dutch Baarle-Nassau vs. the Belgian Baarle-Hertog