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relevants ,

Huh…? Salzburg is pretty small and so is its airport. What route would you have to take that you end up in a small, barely international airport and not realize at your last transfer that you were in the wrong part of the world?

Kiosade ,

Stupid people who put literally no effort or attention to anything they do, ever. Same kind of people that don’t bother to reserve a rental car ahead of time.

xthexder ,
@xthexder@l.sw0.com avatar

It’s not like reserving a car ahead of time actually does anything, except maybe get you a discount. Not once has the rental company actually had the right car available for me. Usually I get “upgraded” to an SUV or something that costs me 1.5x in gas over the trip.

Rhaedas ,
@Rhaedas@kbin.social avatar

They know how to take a reservation, they just don't know how to keep a reservation.

BonesOfTheMoon OP ,

You’d better give me the insurance because I’m going to beat the hell out of that thing.

CoggyMcFee ,

Hello Jerry

someguy3 ,

I got “upgraded” to a Hummer H2. Fuck the fuel consumption on that thing. It was a work trip so I didn’t pay, but still.

BonesOfTheMoon OP ,

During COVID lockdowns when the US border was closed, something like 16,000 Americans attempted to go to Canada and were turned back at the border. This was in the news. So I have no trouble believing this.

kautau ,

Trying to get into Canada during a pandemic and booking a flight to a different country because some letters are off on the country name are highly different things though

TrickDacy ,

That doesn’t actually make sense

who8mydamnoreos ,

Most people know of Vienna so there are probably less mistakes

Tedrow ,
@Tedrow@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know if this is true, but it does make me feel better!

LetMeEatCake ,

It’s not true, I saw a different meme on it the other day and looked it up. This came about because some company made an advertisement at Salzburg Airport that looked kind of like a help desk tag for someone that mistakingly flew to Austria instead.

The giveaway here is that it’s Salzburg, not Vienna. International flyers into Austria are almost universally going to end up in Vienna by default. Vienna’s airport sees ~20x the annual passenger count.

some_guy ,

Well, I rarely downvote, but disinformation gets it every time. Thanks for clearing that up.

Moonrise2473 , (edited )

Paywall. Isn’t stupid for an article like this? It’s a curiosity that attracts many people from the world. That page is designed to just be ad-supported. Nobody living outside Austria would ever subscribe to “the local - Austria” just because it’s curious about a meme/ad.

Why even bother writing that article if nobody can read it

Link fixed: archive.ph/wVNt5

EuroNutellaMan ,
@EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world avatar

Even funnier the Vienna Hbf has Australian flags ourside and not Autrian ones

hdnsmbt ,

It doesn’t. (Hbf is short for Hauptbahnhof, the main station)

EuroNutellaMan ,
@EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world avatar

Are you telling me they removed them? Cause tgat would be sad I laughed for about 5 minutes when I left the station and saw the Australian flag

hdnsmbt ,

Maybe there was some Australia-themed event when you were there but they don’t put foreign flags up as a joke. Was the Australian flag the only flag you saw?

EuroNutellaMan ,
@EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world avatar

no also New Zealand, Ukraine and EU.

What you’re saying truly disappoints me and I will hate the discount germans even more because of it.

hdnsmbt ,

Sounds like you just saw a bunch of flags and had a funny thought, no?

There are much better reasons to hate Austrians than not going for, to be honest, not that great of a joke.

EuroNutellaMan ,
@EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world avatar

Oh I have plenty of reasons to hate em alright but this one was personal

azimir ,

Could they have been EU flags? Still a field of blue with stars like the Australian flag.

txmyx ,

No, its true. I had too much time and used Google Street View: https://feddit.de/pictrs/image/c086a8c2-2d45-4b4c-ba20-2fb8c26798be.jpeg

someguy3 ,

Is there a Salzburg Australia?

chemical_cutthroat ,
@chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world avatar

The people who fly into Austria don’t know that…

AnUnusualRelic ,
@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world avatar

There’s probably dozens in the US though.

Jakdracula ,
@Jakdracula@lemmy.world avatar

The whole thing is an advertisement on a baggage carousel in Austria for a company called Commend that offers intercom systems.

Salzburg airport’s website has no mention of a special desk for those trying to reach Australia. If there were 100 errors per year, that would be 1 every 3 days, providing limited need for a desk.

PieMePlenty ,

I think they ment a counter like 1…2…3… Not a counter you approach that seats an employee.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Well now you ruined my day. Thanks.

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I’m not having a better day, but it pleases me that there are some that are.

TvanBuuren ,

Most wholesome comment today, thank you for your service.

o7

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Thanks. It’s gotten a lot better since I got home. Lol.

Let’s just say retail has a way of absolutely shattering any semblence of peace one can feel…

0xD ,

Maybe if your muffins weren’t encrypted you could eat them to lighten up!!

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Oh I can still eat them. Problem is, they can’t help but taste a little…hashy.

0xD ,

Hahahaha, that was great 😁

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Thanks. Lol. I try.

I don’t normally succeed, but I try. :)

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

Police once apprehended a man at a train station in Kyjov (Kiyov), Czech Republic. He was reported to be drunk but they only found him terribly confused. Turns out, he was a Ukrainian trying to return to Kyjev (Kyiv) but a cashier in another town misunderstood and showed him the wrong train.

PolandIsAStateOfMind ,
@PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml avatar

As a Pole i can relate being confused by sudden exposure to Czech language.

jmcs ,

At least that’s the same continent and not literally on the other side of the world.

ChaoticNeutralCzech , (edited )

He only had a 150km detour. You can’t blame him for thinking “Kyjov” is the Czech spelling of “Київ” as he might not even have known the alphabet.

pixeltree ,

Oh that’s not bad then. Like still sucks but not too far

p1mrx ,

Kyjov is 1000 km from Kyiv.

emptiestplace ,

…on a good day

ilost7489 ,

Are you suggesting cities migrate?

swab148 ,
@swab148@startrek.website avatar

Not at all! They could be carried!

Alexstarfire ,

It could grip it by the husk.

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

This old guy gets to Heaven, walks up to the Pearly Gates, and there’s St. Peter, checking the records

St Peter asks: “Nationality?”

-“Ruthenian”

“Place of birth?”

-“Austrian Empire”

“School?”

-Czechoslovakia

“Married in?

-“Hungary” “Children born in?”

-“Third Reich”

“Grandchildren born in?”

-“USSR”

“Died?”

-“Ukraine”

St Peter exclaims: “Well, I must say, you got around a bit!”

Little guy: “Not so much. We never left Mukachevo.”

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

He started his journey in Zlín, 75 km from Kyjov.

In fact, the detour could be less than double that. The way to get to Kyiv from Czechia is to get on a train to Przemysl, Poland near Ukrainian borders, from where wide-gauge trains to Ukraine are available. From Zlín, a trolleybus or local train will take you 15 km to Otrokovice where direct trains to Przemysl are available. From Kyjov, the easiest way to get to the Przemysl train is 45 minutes on an express to Staré Město u Uherského Hradiště.

PolandIsAStateOfMind ,
@PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml avatar

At least Austrasia isn’t a thing anymore.

SnipingNinja ,

What?

PolandIsAStateOfMind ,
@PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml avatar

Austrasia. As you can see, it’s not a thing anymore.

foxymulder ,
@foxymulder@lemmy.ml avatar

the territory that hasn’t existed since the middle ages?

australasia is still a term people use for the asia-pacific region that includes australia though

UnverifiedAPK ,

You fly to cities/airports, not countries. There’s no way people are screwing that up.

LocustOfControl ,

I can’t believe that there’s never been anyone that didn’t make that mistake. Probably not enough to justify keeping a counter dedicated to it though…

BackOnMyBS ,
@BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world avatar

How would you even get on a plane without a corresponding ticket?

KredeSeraf ,

You would buy a ticket to Austria not realizing it was the wrong place. I have a very, very stupid cousin who did exactly that.

huge_clock ,

So where are you going in Australia?

“No idea mate. Figure I’ll sort it out when i get there.”

dangblingus ,

Ahh yes “Salzburg, New South Wales”

SuperSpruce ,

I once almost accidentally flew to Puerto Rico rather than my city on the way back from a Thanksgiving trip because they unexpectedly delayed the flight and switched the gates

Jake_Farm ,
@Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz avatar

Who would want to go to Australia?

BonesOfTheMoon OP ,

This is a question of mine as well. It’s hot as balls.

not_woody_shaw ,

“Located three quarters of an inch from the surface of the sun” - Dylan Moran

Seudo ,

Mostly convicts

MargotRobbie ,

🥺

Hawk ,

I’m sorry Margot. Australia has its charms, but Austria is pure beauty.

MargotRobbie ,

… Guess I’m Austrian now.

It’s a step up from everybody thinking I’m from New York for some reason.

Kodama ,

Mangers daughter and a friend of hers where about to go for season work in Australia and do a bit of travel around and found a very cheap ticket to Sidney, bought it and went off.

Sidney, Canada…

BonesOfTheMoon OP ,

Lolol I live in Canada. I have never heard of that. Sidney, BC, population 11,000.

EddoWagt ,

What do you even do in that situation, can’t really get any more opposite than that

dru5k1 ,
@dru5k1@lemmy.forty-two.sh avatar

@emilyapps

darcy ,
@darcy@sh.itjust.works avatar

i disagree

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