As a follow-up to recent discussions with family and friends, I thought I'd poll this board as to what one must do to claim one has "been in" a country. (This has to do with bragging rights, not rules and regulations of promotions such as oneWorld continents, government regulations or anything else.) Please reply with the LOWEST number you think qualifies, plus any comments you may have. The examples are all from my or friends' recent travels.

1. Plane lands in Seville en route from London to Casablanca. Passenger stays in seat. Can he/she claim to have been in Spain?

2. Plane lands in Helsinki en route from St. Petersburg, Russia, to New York. Passenger gets up, walks around the gate area, then returns to the plane. Can he/she claim to have been in Finland?

3. Passenger lands in Tokyo from Singapore. He/she walks down stairs to tarmac, takes bus to terminal, walks through terminal to another gate, and boards a flight to the U.S. Can he/she claim to have been in Japan?

4. Passenger lands in Perth. He/she clears immigration and customs, walks out of the terminal onto the sidewalk, walks around the airport area for half an hour or so, re-enters the terminal and boards a flight out of the country. Can he/she claim to have been in Australia?

5. Passenger lands, clears immigration and customs, enters the city, does business or tourism things, etc. At this point all of my friends/family agree that he/she can claim to have been in that country.

Thanks for any and all votes!