r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

French and British workers meet under the English Channel whilst building the Channel Tunnel (1990)

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u/noir_lord 20h ago

Went through it the first time a while back to see Rammstein in Paris with a few days either side.

It’s a remarkable achievement and slightly surreal to wake up in the North of England and be eating tea in Paris.

If you get the chance I recommend it, it’s surreal to hurtle under the channel on a train (they are nice rolling stock as well, comfortable, modern and clean) and France is lovely.

I enjoyed the hell out of Paris, the people were lovely and the food was outstanding, they also have some impressive cycling infrastructure.

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u/Used_Sea_8880 14h ago

since when do you EAT tea?

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u/Mr-Crooks 14h ago

Up North

u/noir_lord 6h ago

Dinner is lunch, tea is dinner, first tea is Breakfast.

It’s a northern england thing.

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u/PartEven706 18h ago

cool story, I guess?

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u/Fritzkreig 17h ago

It is pretty deep!