Originally Posted by
beachmouse
Wasn't there a story a while back about a European college kid a while back who was aiming for Sydney, NSW, Australia, and almost ended up in Sidney, Montana, USA instead? IIRC, they only really caught the error when he was getting ready to board the tiniest of the RJs in Salt Lake City for the last leg.
I haven't heard that one, but 27 years ago a college student found his "15 minutes of fame" after he repeatedly misinterpreted a New Zealander's pronunciation of the word 'Auckland'.
from the LA Times