Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 09:14:05 +1100 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey) Cc: toor@dyson.iquest.net, jb@cimlogic.com.au, eivind@yes.no, jamie@itribe.net, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Provinciality (was: OS Comparisons.) Message-ID: <199803272214.JAA08208@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <19980328082721.36492@freebie.lemis.com> from Greg Lehey at "Mar 28, 98 08:27:21 am"
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Greg Lehey wrote:
> I didn't answer that question. Why do so many web sites assume you're
> located in the US? Another favourite problem is that screens which
> ask for your address insist on a US zip code and, in some cases, a US
> state abbreviation.
I guess they go with what they know. Oz post codes and state abbreviations
fit the US model:
Yours: Echunga SA 5153, Australia
^^^^^^^
Mine: Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia
^^^^^^^^
But for Singapore, I guess you'd leave the fields blank if they let you.
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