Normal conversation in India:
"Where you from?"
"Sweden"
"Oh, Australia, nice"
"No, Sweden, not Australia."
"Very nice Australia, what is your name?"
"Hanna"
"Oh, Julie, nice"
Now I just say I'm from Timbuktu. It usually produces a puzzled frown, and during that fraction of a second it takes them trying to localize Timbuktu on their mental map, I have already made my escape far far away....
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