Spoken like someone who rarely crossed borders in the 90s. I spent significant time crossing borders in the 80s and 90s and it never took much time. This was pr

Spoken like someone who rarely crossed borders in the 90s. I spent significant time crossing borders in the 80s and 90s and it never took much time. This was primarily between PR China and the USA so not your friendliest border but also involved land crossings between Hong Kong and PR China. Most of these tickets were purchased in cash months in advance. I'm not sure why you think it was so onerous without info sharing.