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alt texttweet by Melanie Balke: If you're having a bad day just remember that the Salzburg airport has a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia

Edit: Dang it's fake

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[–] raoul@lemmy.sdf.org 63 points 1 year ago (15 children)

It's actually an ad, there is no counter for people mistaking Austria and Australia.

[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Dammit, I had a feeling it was too good to be true, but you know, you can never really tell with Americans. Well, I edited the post now.

[–] wethegreenpeople@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"You can never tell with Americans"?

What does that even mean lmao. Do people outside of the US not make jokes or lie?

[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, I meant it more like that English is basically the only language in which Austria and Australia might be confused, and that the US is practically the only English-speaking place that is far enough from both of these places to be able to confuse them so badly as to go to the wrong one. And, you know, there is this stereotype that Americans are terrible at world geography.

edit: typo

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Stereotypes are ok when it's americans, poles or gypsies in Europe.

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