Questions and Answers: Volume 10

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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0:00.0	Every day in most countries with the Westminster system of Parliament, whenever Parliament is in session there's a period known as question time.
0:07.0	During this time, any member of Parliament may ask questions of the government's ministers.
0:12.0	As with Parliament, this podcast also has a question time, and it occurs once every month.
0:17.0	Stay tuned for questions and answers, volume 10, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Let's jump right into the question.
0:40.0	Let's jump right into the questions. John Higgam asks, what counts as visiting a country?
0:43.2	My lip-miss test is, did I spend the night?
0:45.7	By that measure, I've been to 51 countries,
0:47.7	but I've spent quite a bit of time in Vatican City,
0:50.1	and unless you know the right people,
0:51.4	you're not spending the night.
0:53.2	Does that count as a country visit?
0:54.9	Or I once spent several hours on a tour along the Waddis in Oman but did not stay the night.
0:59.5	Is that a visit?
1:00.6	What's your standard for a visit? John, this is a good question, and one that comes up quite often in various travel communities.
1:08.0	I understand why people use a stay overnight as a standard, but it's one that I do not subscribe to. Let me explain.
1:14.7	Back in 2007 I visited Macau. I took the very first ferry in the morning from Hong
1:20.0	Hong Kong to Macau and I spent a full day in Macau. I walked all over the island. I explored all the major attractions.
1:26.5	I had three meals there and I took the last ferry back from Macau in the evening.
1:30.4	I didn't stay overnight, but I think I absolutely visited Macau.
1:35.0	Consider this compared to someone who flies into Macau, gets a room at an airport hotel,
1:40.0	sleeps, wakes up the next morning and goes directly to the airport to leave.
1:45.2	Most of their time in Macau was actually spent unconscious in a closed room.
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