Personally I find these interesing,
too.
You cannot have the one without the
other.
Just liking points because they are just points is
great and I like that, too. It nice to put you finger right in the spot. But as
you dig deaper you find tripoints of languages, beliefs, cultures, letter
types, etc.
As you go and visit tripoint and duo-points you
realize that beautiful settings around border markes excist. A little
dangerous and mysterious perhaps along the old Soviet borders, with
majestic poles and vistas, and watchtowers.
You might meet some people, like the Hungarian guy
in Velke Slemence (http://washingtontimes.com/world/20040430-115503-6496r.htm)
right on Slovakia-Ukraine, who has family next door, but has to travel 50 km to
the nearest crossing and pay a monthly salary for a visa to go there. Talking
across the barb wire is possible, but no one dares. And what about the
Belarus farm laying right up to Lithuania, who just ended up 20 meters away from
EU paradise. Or the german loner with 50 cats in his backyard, staying 5
meters from Denmark, don't speak a word of Danish.
There is more to borders than meet the
eye.
Jesper
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 2:06
AM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re:
Tripoints
> In the meantime we may have some duo-point
discussions, which we
also love: divided houses, enclaves, misplaced
border markers, etc.
>
> Enjoy the rest of 2004.
>
>
Jesper
Any of you may wish to add your experiences about people living
on
either side of a border. Are they the same or
different?
What are the people like in Salzburg, Austria and its German
suburbs? What about Basel? Are there still West and East
Berliners
or have they integrated together? Do you feel any
differences when
you cross the boundary between France and French Wallonia
Belgium?
Do you think that a specific boundary line divides people who
are the
same or different?
If you have a story, share
it.
Xachary
Toronto, Canada