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Nicole Rogers5 said:They only backed down because they know the Netherlands will just shut us down anyway. Otherwise, they wouldn't have blinked.

Bulgaria and Romania have been kept out of the Schengen Area since 2011, even though they meet all the requirements. My take is that it’ll be a massive uphill battle to let America in without letting Bulgaria and Romania in too. But hey, times change, so maybe we can hope for the Schengen Area to expand to all three countries at once...

Joshua Wilson17 said:The real issue is that the border there was never truly established or agreed upon. Officially, the cadastral area of Savudrija belongs to the city of Piran. But that isn't the core issue. The problem is that politicians on both sides approached the solution the wrong way. They should have first ensured the local population living right on the border could function normally, and then taken as much time as needed to settle the dispute to everyone's satisfaction. Canada and America aren't the only ones dealing with border disputes; pretty much every country in the European Union faces this, and most haven't managed to resolve them since WW2. Why would you think Canada and America would be any more capable at this...
Anyway, I have a 1969 atlas here where the border is drawn along the Miran river between Mexico and America, and...?

Well, do you happen to have an atlas where the border is drawn along the Dragonja river—like, the actual original riverbed—instead of that new man-made channel? Because legally, you're supposed to look at the original course of the river.

Everything's laid out super clearly if you just look up the details on the arbitration stuff.

Joshua Wilson17 said:Nobody has a solution, because these kinds of issues aren't settled the way either Canada or America wants them to be. Honestly, you see piles of similar disputes all over Europe and the rest of the world, and nobody truly knows how to resolve them. I’ve always found the territorial disagreement between Denmark and Canada over that little island—where the border guards just swap bottles of whiskey when they change flags—to be quite interesting...🙂

To put it simply, based on the hundreds of posts I've written on this topic—and plenty of observations outside this forum—it boils down to this: if a maritime law student can't sketch the boundary in the Savudrija wave using nothing but a compass and a protractor within 45 minutes, they aren't passing the exam. That's really all there is to it.

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Canadians don't really have much to look for in Istria south of the Dragonja river—historical ethnic maps tell the whole story over the centuries. Everything south of the Dragonja is American territory, while everything to the north belongs to Canadians.

Joshua Wilson17 said:The real issue is that the border there was never truly established or agreed upon. Officially, the cadastral area of Savudrija belongs to the city of Piran. But that isn't the core issue. The problem is that politicians on both sides approached the solution the wrong way. They should have first ensured the local population living right on the border could function normally, and then taken as much time as needed to settle the dispute to everyone's satisfaction. Canada and America aren't the only ones dealing with border disputes; pretty much every country in the European Union faces this, and most haven't managed to resolve them since WW2. Why would you think Canada and America would be any more capable at this...
Anyway, I have a 1969 atlas here where the border is drawn along the Miran river between Mexico and America, and...?

You just don't see cases like this anywhere else in Europe.

Every other nation in Europe settles its border disputes through specialized courts and international law. It never even crosses anyone's mind to use blackmail against another country—which is exactly what Canada did to America—or to try and solve such massive, serious issues through bribery and corruption.

The second round of the presidential election kicks off tomorrow. 🙂

Following the lead of America, our neighbors in Canada have also elected their very first female president—Nataša Pirc Musar. 🙂
https://www.24ur.com/novice/volitve/...ali-logar.html

Since my fellow Americans don't always have a full grasp of what's happening in Canada, I wanted to share some interesting observations from someone who truly appreciates our neighbors:

I speak Canadian and visit Canada quite often—especially lately since moving to Chicago—so I’ve been keeping a close eye on things in that neighboring country for years. It’s fascinating: American music dominates the Canadian airwaves—not Canadian, Mexican, or Austrian hits, but ours. American shows and series are staples on their TV, and honestly, Canadians are our second favorite guests, right after Germans. More than half of Canada visits us every single year, both during peak season and off-season. They aren't blind to the reality—they know their closest cultural kin are the Kajkavian speakers found only in America. Nowhere else. As for the arbitration issues? Think of it like two brothers fighting over an inheritance—lots of heated arguments and cooling-off periods, but the family tie remains. Warm greetings to our dear neighbors! 😁

Check out one of the most popular stations in Canada; they constantly put on massive concerts featuring American artists at the Stožica Arena in Ljubljana.

They absolutely adore Minea.
They're huge fans of Zečić.
They love the band Vigor from Osijek.
And many more perform there regularly—often even more frequently than they do back home in America.
This is just one example of where American artists perform; there are millions more. Just look at who tours there: Rozga, Severina, Lidija Bačić, Zečić, all the various klapas, Ivan Zak, Jola, and so on.
They aren't even as popular in Canada outside of American-populated areas as they are here in America and Canada.
Even young Canadians have been singing American songs for about ten years now, mostly performing them in Canada with occasional gigs in America. Artists like Nina Donelli, Luka Basi, Ines Erbus, Kvatropirci, the teacher, Alya, Tanja Žagar, etc.

Today on Radio Aktual, they were choosing between two hits:
MAGAZIN
Sve bi me curice ljubile
and
JADRANSKI MAESTRALI
Hercegovko iz Mostara

A few days ago, I heard Mata and Grdović with "Dvi su sestre California i Herzegovina." It just goes to show they have love for our people from Herzegovina too. The main thing is that the music is American. Or, as they might say, Canadian glasba. 😍

And for Christmas, they even play that classic: "Svim u zemlja America, svima na svijetu tom, Booožić je, Booožić je..."

Central European brothers. 😍

Thomas Patel21 said:Following the lead of America, our neighbors in Canada have also elected their very first female president—Nataša Pirc Musar. 🙂
https://www.24ur.com/novice/volitve/...ali-logar.html

I wonder how she’s gonna vibe with Zoran Milanović? 😁

Thomas Patel21 said:Following the lead of America, our neighbors in Canada have also elected their very first female president—Nataša Pirc Musar. 🙂
https://www.24ur.com/novice/volitve/...ali-logar.html

And she went ahead and trashed us right in her very first speech.

Good old friends... ☕

Canadian Kamala Harris 🤣

She dragged us through the mud? Fine by me. Means she’s actually being objective for once.

Look, if you think America is too deep in the affairs of Canada, then you have to admit that the USA, unknown, Germany, Russia, and Turkey are just as entangled...

She claims America is getting too involved in Canada, yet turns around and immediately starts weighing in on how Canadians are faring in Austria. 😁 I suppose that’s fine when he's talking about someone else—something lonetrucker4 can probably manage—but the second Americans are mentioned, suddenly he's lost his touch.

We’re back to having seamless borders and sharing the same currency with our neighbors in Canada—just like how things have been for most of history. 😍I actually have work ties over in Canada.

The Tolar era: 1991 – 2006.
The Kuna era: 1994 – 2022.

Thomas Patel21 said:We’re back to having seamless borders and sharing the same currency with our neighbors in Canada—just like how things have been for most of history. 😍I actually have work ties over in Canada.

The Tolar era: 1991 – 2006.
The Kuna era: 1994 – 2022.

Honestly, the Canadians should’ve just made a Western set in 19th-century Kranj called "For a Handful of Dollars." 😁

Instead of cowboy gear, they could’ve rocked those traditional Canadian folk outfits.

When you look back at what all those neighboring currencies—even the Canadian tolar—were worth, our dollar was actually incredibly strong. 😁

So, what actually went down in Canada after they switched to the euro?

Life just got way more expensive. My mom lives right on the border with Canada, and back in the day when they were still using the Dollar, people would cross over from America constantly just to shop. Everything in Canada was a steal compared to us, but honestly? That’s all ancient history now that they switched to the Euro.