the idea was not to correct spelling mistakes but just to tell him that he should do some research.
like asking about exchange rates, he could google that. there should be some effort to look for information, not just start asking questions just because someone is there to answer all the stupid questions.
how much time would it have take to find out some basic information about cyprus? if that was done then, someone would have know that cyprus is in the EU.
if one can find out about
www.cyprus-forum.com, then so can some basic information about cyprus be found, even if this forum was scanned for relevant posts, then he could have got some background information about cyprus.
ignorance is not an excuse.