I'ts also ironic for anyone with a memory before the EU existed, that there was probably a lot of easy access to trade and tourism from all the same countries, including to and from the UK. All you needed was a passport and you could happily fly or drive from country to country, get a stamp in your passport and enjoy the local specialities of each country and bring much back with you, up to a certain amount.

Hypermarkets were invented for the purpose and everyone benefited enourmously from the simplicility and commonsense of rules and regulation on import, export and trade.

The Euro really brought nothing of benefit to the region to my knowledge.