• Neptium@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 months ago

    I tried to keep it short and I began to write an entire monograph lmao.

    TLDR: It just isn’t as materially important.

    People can easily travel between the two states, there’s iirc hundreds of thousands that pass through the immigration bridge weekly.

    Families are not separated and both states maintain cordial relations.

    Personally I would obviously like to see it happening, but when it isn’t necessary, you get limited by political bureaucracy than anything else.

    • GarbageShootAlt@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      Makes perfect sense, thank you. I would have had no problem with an explanation of any length (and the forum might be interested in you making a post on this topic at some point) but I respect your time and patience.

      • Neptium@lemmygrad.ml
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        11 months ago

        Yup - I also did a quick double check with the stats, its more like hundreds of thousands (400k) per day.

        Apparently it is literally the busiest or one of the busiest land borders on Earth.

        and the forum might be interested in you making a post on this topic at some point

        I have a lot of ideas on this topic regarding Southeast Asian history in general - but I always seemingly want to cover a certain book before I start it, and never get round to actually drafting/creating a post.