Sunday, February 9, 2020

Wrong Hemisphere

Austria or Australia?

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Even from Austrialailia!


13 comments:

  1. Problem happens both ways. I used to get Australian mail from the US dispatched to Austria quite frequently.

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  2. Apparently the country formerly known as "Swaziland" changed its name to "Eswatini" because they didn't want to be mistaken for Switzerland.

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    1. Just because Mswati III wants something doesn't make it so. It's Swaziland.

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  3. even search engines are doing it:

    https://i.imgur.com/YSulqd6.png

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  4. If Frankreich is France maybe Österreich should have been Austance. Or Ausland. Or Ausany. Eastland? Maybe the problem is with the Americans...

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  5. Just say Vienna lol. At least they should know that's in Europe. Better than "The other Germany." XD

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  6. Just translate Österreich literally. "I hail from the Eastern Realm". Sounds more epic to boot.

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  7. You cannot imagine my relief when I heard that the same thing happens to Australians as well (but the other way 'round). I had thought that Australia somehow eclipsed Austria, but it's just that no one really cares about either of our countries.

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