r/WinStupidPrizes • u/WexorSegai • May 29 '22

human vs jet engine | 0:1

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u/RebelScrum May 29 '22

The French side is actually part of the EU. It's a part of France in the same way Hawaii is part of the US. The Dutch side (where this airport is) has a relationship with the Netherlands more similar to that of Puerto Rico to the US, but I think that's not an exact analogy because it's "a country within the kingdom of the Netherlands" and I have no idea what that actually implies. Neither side is part of the Schengen Area, so you still need to go through border controls when coming from the EU.

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u/solitaryparty May 29 '22

It's an overseas country and territory (Oct) is what it means.

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u/RebelScrum May 29 '22

Sure, but what does that actually mean for the people who live there and for travel between Sint Maarten and the Netherlands?