From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
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> I believe the concern from many businesses on both sides of the border is
> that casual, spontaneous trips will be discouraged with an attendant loss
> of
> business. That may be true in the short term, when the policy is first
> enforced, but I can't see it being a problem in the long term as a greater
> percentage of the population gets passports. People will adjust, as they
> always do.

Yeppers. Here, many people (including me) keep their passport with them if
there's a slightest chance of a trip abroad - like, say, a boat trip to
Estonia on a nice summer day, or pop by the Russian side to buy a load of
cheap vodka for the weekend party, or why not go to Stockholm for the
weekend, it's really nice in the summer...

A passport is a pretty small item to carry along.


Antti Kurenniemi

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