everyday life in austria

[Mortimer]

someone asked me to make a thread about every day life in Austria. so i decided to adress this Topic.



Austria is a wealthy first world Country, with few unemployment rate etc. compared to countries like spain/greece who are also in european Union. Austria is a social Democracy. in Austria People usually work 5-6days a week and at Weekends go clubbing, partying etc. and become drunk. they have their Routine of work and Party.

i dont know the statistics but from my experience

austrians drink their first beer with 14
have sex their first time with 16-17
they are likely to divorce their marriage like every third couple
they love beer
they eat schnitzel (a Kind of meat)

Austria is rather racially "pure" without the foreigners like in Holland, France, England but in the last years a influx of foreigners cannot be denied, they increased in numbers.

what else do you want to know? ask me any question.

[Mary]

Are the women any good?

[Mortimer]

Are the women any good?

they look good but i didnt "tasted" them.

[Mary]

they look good but i didnt "tasted" them.

Are they "nasty"?

[Mortimer]

Are they "nasty"?

some are and some not. but usually not really.

[Mary]

some are and some not. but usually not really.

I see. Thanks.

[The Alchemist]

Are they "nasty"?

ahahahahhahha, i'd be more interested about how men are!!! Who cares about women???! Btw men aren't that good looking, imo....Germans are better.

[Slycooper]

For the woman. Personality or Looks?

[Mortimer]

For the woman. Personality or Looks?

you mean if their personalities or there Looks excell? i dont know about that.

[Corvus]

If you want to know more about Austria you can also ask me.
This is my area of expertise :)

[memobekes]

According to the 2001 census, Austrians constituted 91% of the population. Has the tide of immigration increased or decreased over the past decade?

[Corvus]

According to the 2001 census, Austrians constituted 91% of the population. Has the tide of immigration increased or decreased over the past decade?

The number of immigrants is constantly rising. Without immigration the population would decline but in fact is rising.
We have 8.460.390 inhabitants and this number is estimated to grow to about 10.000.000 in 2050. So my fear is that Austria will be overpopulated soon.

I also don`t share IM´s view that Austria is more or less immigrant free.
This may hold true for some rural areas in Upper Austria but in the industrial centers along the Danube there is a heavy influx of foreigners.

[ficuscarica]

The number of immigrants is constantly rising. Without immigration the population would decline but in fact is rising.
We have 8.460.390 inhabitants and this number is estimated to grow to about 10.000.000 in 2050. So my fear is that Austria will be overpopulated soon.

I also don`t share IM´s view that Austria is more or less immigrant free.
This may hold true for some rural areas in Upper Austria but in the industrial centers along the Danube there is a heavy influx of foreigners.


And that should be stopped immediately!!

[Baldur]

do they teach u how to yodel in the schools?

[memobekes]

I also don`t share IM´s view that Austria is more or less immigrant free.

Thank you for your reply. I was also about to say the same thing, Austria does have large pockets of immigrants who make up important numbers. I've never been to Austria but i have relatives who live there and i know very well that there are big Turkish (including Kurds), Albanian and Yugoslavian communities, to name but a few.

[Mortimer]

i didnt said there are None, but they are not that many like in western europen nations. i think that

[Partizan]

do they teach u how to yodel in the schools?

Ich denke es ist in die Schweiz, mein Freund :)

[Mortimer]

do they teach u how to yodel in the schools?

me not

[Partizan]

BTW I have two half-Austrian second cousins, I also know something, despite not as much as people reside there.

[memobekes]

i didnt said there are None, but they are not that many like in western europen nations. i think that

It's probably on par with Switzerland, not only are the actual numbers similar but also the countries of origins - Turkey, Albania, former Yugoslavia and so forth.

[Corvus]

Thank you for your reply. I was also about to say the same thing, Austria does have large pockets of immigrants who make up important numbers. I've never been to Austria but i have relatives who live there and i know very well that there are big Turkish (including Kurds), Albanian and Yugoslavian communities, to name but a few.

Former Yugoslavians are the main immigrant group, Turks (esp. Kurds) are the 2nd biggest, the Albanian community is rather small

But as mentioned it differs from region to region.
So perhaps where IM lives there are hardly any foreigners, but they are heavily concentrated in Lower Austria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and esp. Vienna

[Mortimer]

Former Yugoslavians are the main immigrant group, Turks (esp. Kurds) are the 2nd biggest, the Albanian community is rather small

But as mentioned it differs from region to region.
So perhaps where IM lives there are hardly any foreigners, but they are heavily concentrated in Lower Austria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and esp. Vienna

there are plenty of foreigners where i live, but i think they are less as in France, England, netherlands. thats what i said

[Baldur]

there are plenty of foreigners where i live, but i think they are less as in France, England, netherlands. thats what i said

Maybe because Austria is a smaller country...

[Corvus]

do they teach u how to yodel in the schools?

No not really and Austria is also only partially an Alpine country, but traditional clothes and customs like Lederhosen and Tracht are gaining popularity again.

[Hochmeister]

IM, have you already met Komissar Rex there?

http://static.diary.ru/userdir/7/6/7/8/767801/53232117.jpg

[memobekes]

Former Yugoslavians are the main immigrant group, Turks (esp. Kurds) are the 2nd biggest, the Albanian community is rather small

But as mentioned it differs from region to region.
So perhaps where IM lives there are hardly any foreigners, but they are heavily concentrated in Lower Austria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and esp. Vienna

Thanks for the small correction - the Albanian-speakers should be from Kosovo then and most arrived when it was a part of Yugoslavia and therefore are counted as such on government forms and the like, i would have thought.

[Mortimer]

Maybe because Austria is a smaller country...

probably. i also dont know it

[simple_guy]

Have you ever visited Arnold Schwarzenegger's birthplace?
If so, how does it look like?

[Corvus]

Have you ever visited Arnold Schwarzenegger's birthplace?
If so, how does it look like?

Arnold Schwarzenegger grew up in Thal near Graz.
I have never been there, but I think his first gym can be visited.
There are rumours he even broke in when it was closed in order to train.


He represents a typical Austrian both in phenotype and in attidute,
not in body constitution though

[King Claus]

Do you plan to stay in austria?

[King Claus]

wouldn't you feel more at home in turkey?

[Neanderthal]

Are Austrian sweaters comfty?

[Grenzland]

Austria? I just know the Ostmark, a part of Germany!

[Virtuous]

Austria? I just know the Ostmark, a part of Germany!

SIEGHELIEN

[Corvus]

I am only IM`s assistant. Some special questions like the ones Dexter Morgan adressed can only answer the master himself :laugh:

[Grenzland]

SIEGHELIEN


:D

Try again!

[Corvus]

SIEG HEIL

Corrected :cool:

[Sisak]

What kind of music do people in Austria listen to?

[Corvus]

What kind of music do people in Austria listen to?

Something like this:

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[Sisak]

Can you post pictures of your austrian houses? I am interested how they look.

[Hochmeister]

Can you post pictures of your austrian houses? I am interested how they look.

http://www.ta-odessa.com/images/articles/images/254.jpg

http://kv.hata.by/images/uploaded/blog/blog5493-99876-78218_79442.jpg

http://www.smehnakarte.ru/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/susumanil.jpg


No offence. Just a joke

[Hochmeister]

Something like this:

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Dj Otzi

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Antonia aus Tiroll

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I love them! :thumb001:

[Grenzland]

Can you post pictures of your austrian houses? I am interested how they look.

http://www.eddys-kunst-foto-design.de/Media/Gemaelde/Landschaften/Berghuette_cgg.jpg


But just in the mountains. There is no special style of architecture, there are many. Visit Vienna, there you can see buildings with a lot of influences and and from different ages. Vienna is generally a beautiful city!

[Corvus]

Can you post pictures of your austrian houses? I am interested how they look.

Like Grenzland mentioned it is as diverse as our population

It ranges from this in Alpine regions:

http://at.zooverresources.com/images/E170936L1B143724D0W400H299/Haus-Alpin.jpg

To this style in Lower Austria and Burgenland:

http://www.frauenprojekt.at/images/luna-haus-006.jpg

In some regions it is quite overlapping and unharmonious like in the North
of Lower Austria where you can find in the same village Alpine style and American style houses.

In towns it ranges from this:

http://www.sagen.at/doku/fo_fotos/lahner_haus_01.jpg

To this:

http://www.oeaw.ac.at/isr/platte_wiba/dateien_tagung05/pic_tag01a.jpg

[Mans not hot]

What should I do to become a honorary Austrian?

[Corvus]

What should I do to become a honorary Austrian?

You have to bribe me :icon_lol:

[Grenzland]

What should I do to become a honorary Austrian?

Do you have a mustache? That always helps! :D