P: "But we are checking for illegal migration! As the Bavarian police law allows us!"
M: "So is this a border control then?"
P, stumbles a bit, realises what I am trying: "It is, errr, an identity c...
P colleague: "But why is this a problem?"
M: "Look, I work on railway policy, and my background is in EU politics, and I see this over and over. In the EU I find this annoying."
P: "But the controls are only temporary, so they are legally compliant"
M: "Yes, temporary for six months, renewed every six months. How many times do we have to renew before they are permanent?"
He realised he was not going to win this, and it was all impeccably civil.
M: "Look, I work on railway policy, and my background is in EU politics, and I see this over and over. In the EU I find this annoying."
P: "But the controls are only temporary, so they are legally compliant"
M: "Yes, temporary for six months, renewed every six months. How many times do we have to renew before they are permanent?"
He realised he was not going to win this, and it was all impeccably civil.
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