A couple of minutes ago in a Tabacco store in Paris...

Me: Hi, Can I have 10 stamps for Scandinavia please.
Seller guy: Scandianvia....What city is that? Where is it?
Me: Scandinavia, it's not a city, it's a region in northern Europe, you know, Sweden, Finland, Denmark...
Seller guy: I don't know that city, but you can buy two stamps for France, It will work, I always do that when I send letters to China and it works!
Me: You know what, Forget it, thanks anyway, bye...