In todays Electronic Telegraph (uk) there is the story of an American Business woman who was arranging a trip to China. To this end she booked accomodation at the White swan hotel in Guangzhou (so she thought), the town she was visiting. On arrival she found the hotel full, with no record of her booking. She backtracked her actions and found that she had booked into the White Swan guest house in Pickering in North Yorkshire.

I know that not everyone rates a knowledge of geography as importent but confusing China and the UK surely takes some doing.

If anyone would like a copy of the revised US world atlas that is currently doing the rounds at work please PM me, you might find that it explains the above error.

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Sledge