everyday life in austria

[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?

[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?