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Re:The longest straight line in Great Britain (without cross... by qwytw on Friday April 07, 2023 @11:06AM (#35482315)
> 99.9% of Europeans can't travel abroad

Some of them and I'm guessing more than 0.1% could just walk to another country by midnight (it's 5PM CET). And way more than that if they set off next morning.

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Re:The longest straight line in Great Britain (without cross... by crote on Friday April 07, 2023 @12:23PM (#35483423)
In seven hours I can leave The Netherlands, cross Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, and end up in the southern part of Germany. Give me two more hours and I can visit Liechtenstein, Austria, and Italy too.
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Re:The longest straight line in Great Britain (without cross... by qwytw on Saturday April 08, 2023 @01:06PM (#35495331)
Probably not on foot though?
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Re:The longest straight line in Great Britain (without cross... by dukeyukey on Saturday April 08, 2023 @04:14PM (#35497146)
No, although in 13 hours you could walk from Belgium through Luxembourg and into Germany. And you could add France without much bother too.
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