iTunes 7.0.2 thinks I've moved to France (and they have no TV Shows there!)

A number of people, myself included, have noticed that after or shortly following the upgrade to iTunes 7.0.2, their default country was changed for the iTunes Store. The first sign for many folks that something was amiss was the missing TV Shows, Movies, Audiobooks and Music Videos in the sidebar nav. Resolving this little glitch is super easy of course... just scroll down to the bottom of the iTunes Store home page and select the country you actually reside in.

I discovered this morning that iTunes thought I lived in France. I've never been to France. I look awful in a beret. I don't even speak French. Although I hear Paris is lovely in the Springtime.

It would be nice to know if this glitch is directly related to iTunes 7.0.2 or if it's the result of other iTunes Store renovations that are being done, but in the end all that really matters is that you can always go home again, and with little effort.

If you've discovered any other oddities after iTunes 7.0.2, let us know!

Update: We've got first hand confirmation now that this hiccup is not specific to iTunes 7.0.2. Users who haven't updated yet are experiencing the same trip 'round the world.

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Frank

Ya, I'm in Japan as well. I also can't burn any iTunes files. WTF!!!

November 10 2006 at 10:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Travis

When I put in a DVD, the title bar shows Japanese characters. My iTunes store moved me to Japan. Is this a coincidence? Could there have been some kind of system-wide language change?

November 06 2006 at 1:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

squirrlboy@alltel.net

Woot! I'm in Japan!..*tries to buy something* Doh!

November 04 2006 at 9:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mikey

Updated to ver 7.0.1.8, and purchased from the "U.S." store. Later that week, I'm in Denmark! Mmmm, danish.

November 04 2006 at 11:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

haha ya.. i got a japanese page.. i was like.. wtf.. i think i'm turning japanese, i think im turning japanese, i really think so!

November 03 2006 at 2:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jack DeNeut

I'm in the Czech Republic, but buy through the U.S. store. When I saw that my country had been changed to Denmark, I feared that Apple was now going to stop me from buying TV shows from the U.S. store. However, I was able to switch back to the U.S. store with no problems.

November 03 2006 at 7:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nural

ya the other day mine was chines lol

November 02 2006 at 7:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

kitty

I opened the store and did a search right away but my results were listing more karaoke versions than usual and all the prices were in yen. I read about turning French earlier so I thought I knew why I might be turning Japanese.

Maybe they messed up went to add the new iTunes Latino store. Once I waited for the main store front page thing to open it was really obvious - and so easy to switch back I didn't even get to try and buy anything.

November 02 2006 at 6:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

cnsprayb

I also awoke to find a wonderful little visit to the swiss itunes.

November 02 2006 at 5:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Axul

I'm still in France, without a beret, and without TV shows...

PS: "que l'enfer" doesnt mean anything in french, Brian!

November 02 2006 at 4:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply