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UK people who were adults when the Chunnel opened, what was it like? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 8 months ago by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/askuk

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What was life like before and after? Was there a noticeable change? Was it more of a mental change? Anything else?

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[–] kindenough@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Not from the UK, but it was for the most part an impressive experience. It took a lot longer though at customs getting the car scanned for illegal stuff, as we came from Amsterdam, then the ride itself on the train. Even the tires where pulled off and went through a scanner. Going back was a lot easier going through customs.

Weird feeling you are in a car on a train under the North Sea. Bringing your own car to a country you could only go by airplane or ferry. Once in Dover we travelled the south coast to Paignton, but all of a sudden you are driving on the leftside.

Second time we went to the UK we didn't get scanned so it was really a quick experience getting from Amsterdam to Paignton. I remember everything was flooded though, apparently it had rained for three months, the time between our two visits.