▲ 1275 ▼ proof of wormholes (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 186 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (5 children) do-you-sometimes-confuse-sweden-with-switzerland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (4 children) How on earth is that a thing? Do Americans just read the first two letters of a name and then give up? I mean, as an Austrian I get the confusion between Austria and AustrALia (emphasis added so that Americans can also see it), but SwEDEN vs SwISS is just wild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I knew someone who lived in Switzerland. Switzerland isn't part of the EU, Sweden is. That meant that a lot of online shopping sites for EU residents would ship to Sweden but not Switzerland. So, he would ship to his address, but in Sweden. The nice folks in Sweden would say "gosh, another person once again confused Sweden and Switzerland" and forward the shipment to Switzerland, and he'd get his stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Denjin@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) G'day mate. Put another shrimp on the barbie permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Am I doing this right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago You Australians are so like the Austrians though. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (4 children) How on earth is that a thing? Do Americans just read the first two letters of a name and then give up? I mean, as an Austrian I get the confusion between Austria and AustrALia (emphasis added so that Americans can also see it), but SwEDEN vs SwISS is just wild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I knew someone who lived in Switzerland. Switzerland isn't part of the EU, Sweden is. That meant that a lot of online shopping sites for EU residents would ship to Sweden but not Switzerland. So, he would ship to his address, but in Sweden. The nice folks in Sweden would say "gosh, another person once again confused Sweden and Switzerland" and forward the shipment to Switzerland, and he'd get his stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Denjin@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) G'day mate. Put another shrimp on the barbie permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Am I doing this right? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago You Australians are so like the Austrians though. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I knew someone who lived in Switzerland. Switzerland isn't part of the EU, Sweden is. That meant that a lot of online shopping sites for EU residents would ship to Sweden but not Switzerland. So, he would ship to his address, but in Sweden. The nice folks in Sweden would say "gosh, another person once again confused Sweden and Switzerland" and forward the shipment to Switzerland, and he'd get his stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) G'day mate. Put another shrimp on the barbie permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Am I doing this right? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Am I doing this right? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago You Australians are so like the Austrians though. /s permalink fedilink source parent
