Visiting the States..
First time in the US. At a small college (university without graduate students) for the disaffected children of the absurdly rich on an exchange. A question I was asked at least five times in the first month: "So you're from Australia huh?" [pregnant pause] "That's in the southern hemisphere, right?"
(spasm Caitifty, Sun 6 Mar 2011, 3:57, 4 replies)

I do hope you replied with
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sun 6 Mar 2011, 6:09, closed)

Confuse them further,
Say "No, eastern hemisphere." Perfectly correct, but a concept many seem unaware of.
( SteamedCleaner, Sun 6 Mar 2011, 10:51, closed)

I thought it was?
Or is that Austria?
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Sun 6 Mar 2011, 11:16, closed)

On the one occasion we took my family to the US..
... my father got quite fed up with being asked if we were from Australia (we are from the UK).

We were therefore quite impressed to be told by a young waitress "You guys are from Europe right?". We confirmed that this was indeed the case before sadly she went on to ask "So is that Europe, England or Europe, Australia?".

We gave up.
( Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Mon 7 Mar 2011, 11:55, closed)