Please Don't Lie, Sir
At customs in LAX [Los Angeles International Airport]:
Customs Agent: Where are you from?
Me: Denmark.
CA : Sir, please don’t lie about your nationality.
Me: Excuse me?
CA: Denmark isn’t a real country; now please tell me your country of origin.
Me: Sir, you are literally holding my passport, which is from Denmark, in your hand. How can you sit there and tell me that my country doesn’t exist?!
CA: Sir, Denmark is a region of Sweden, and not a recognized independent nation.
The Swedes would be fond of this encounter.