Just arrived SFO. Asked where I was. I said Australia. The border agent had to ask a colleague if this was on the list. Colleague said no that’s Austria. She goes oh yeah the other “A”. Wtf!?

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I was asked to show my passport when flying to New Mexico one time... We worked it out eventually.

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Well, to be fair, Austria probably is pretty high up on the list of "A" countries they get visitors from, though I'd definitely pick Argentina ahead of Austria.

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This is not that surprising, seems honest, they can’t expect to remember all countries on the list

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Isn’t that a big part of a border agents job though? It’s like saying it’s harsh to judge a consultant for not knowing Excel shortcuts, most people just use a mouse 😋

As someone who's been to Australia and is going to Austria later this year (hopefully), the words do look awfully similar. I don't blame them for checking with a colleague to be sure.

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Typical... many people get Sweden and Switzerland confused as well.

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Don't even get me started on Swaziland. Got to the point they just said 'screw it' and changed their name to eSwatini.

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Oh, a boarder agent who is probably mentally tired with the influx of passengers coming through got confused between two similarly sounding countries (even more so through a microphone) as well as if they were on a long list that they have recently had to memorize and is possibly constantly changing...

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