Feeling good to be a guy from a sophisticated country

It's never been easy to explain my origin to my business associates.

It usually goes this way...

Business Associate: "What? Myan Na Mar? Where is it? Are you from Middle East?"

Myanmar Guy: "Do you know Thailand?"

"Yes, of course."

"Do you know India?"

"Definitely."

"Myanmar, basically, is between these two countries. To be exact, it is bounded on the North and East by China, on the East by Laos, on the South-East by Thailand, on the South by the Andaman Sea, and on the West by the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, and India."

"Oh, I see. Very small country?"

"Not really! Myanmar has an area of 678,500 sq km (261,970 sq mi)."

"Oh, really. What is the name of the capital?"

"Nay Pyi Daw."

"Nway Pe Dar?"

"No! Nay Pyi Daw, meaning Kingdom Palace."

"Oh, serious? So it is ruled by the King?"

"No! We are heading towards peaceful Democracy."

"Oh, really? So you speak Thai?"

"No! We have our very own language. Burmese."

"Wait! I thought you said you were from Myanmar. Anything to do with Burma?"

"Burma is the old name. We changed it to Myanmar."

"Oh, I see. I know Ms. Aung San Su Kyi. Is she still under house****? And you all changed the name of Rangoon to Na Pi Doll?"

"Thanks to Ms. Aung San Su Kyi. You do know our country, huh? Yes, our government believes it is the best place to keep people like her, who owned the Nobel peace prize. No. We changed the name of Rangoon to Yangon and moved the capital to safer (I mean, better) place and named that place Nay Pyi Daw."

"Now I think I know where your country is. But I am sooooo confused about your country and customs."

"Thank you."