Visit Austria - 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Austria
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Heading to Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck or Any Other Austrian Destination? Well here are a few things that sometimes surprise tourists when they visit Austria for the first time. From the amazing cakes and tortes to the great tourism infrastructure to the sometimes not as friendly as the people, service and more. 10 Things That Shock Tourists on their first visit to Austria.
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I've got a beer joke for you: A German, a Czech and an Austrian go to a bar. The bartender asks what they would like to drink. The German orders a Beck's, the Czech orders a Budweiser and the Austrian orders apple juice. The German and the Czech ask: "Why did you order apple juice?" The Austrian answers: "If you guys don't drink beer, I won't either" xD
+Dota2 Austria good one!
Gegen ein Budweiser oder Pilsner laß I aber alle Österreichischen Biere stehen. So stolz müss' ma ned sein auf unser Bier. And they do have pretty good beer in the USA too. And yes, they even have good beer in Africa...
Markus: Depends... If I have to choose between Czech beer and some 'Brauunion' brand I don't have to think for one second. But throw in a Hirter or Weitra... hmm... that's when it becomes a tough decision. (Especially because beer from southern Austria is a quite different style, so we're comparing apples and oranges here.)
Böööse
Wer Becks sauft frisst a gloane Kinder 😂🤷♂️
Number 11: Never ever tell Austrians their beer is gross. They will fry you.
+OutL4w696 I've noticed that in the comments ;)
good!
I think it called Wieselburger, because of the town.
OutL4w696 excapt otterkringer no one likes it
OutL4w696 I'm from Austria and I don't like our beer too.
Like he stayed Stiegel is really good I mean realy realy good even if I hate beer in generall but this one taste nice.
Bye the way if you visit our country make sure you eat some Krapfen,Blunzen and Kernöl.
Have a nice day and maybe a nice Holiday in Austria.
Cmon beer in Austria is very good, ive been to many foreign countries to compare.
Markus Ricker that's also what I thought. Gösser, Stiegl and Wieselburger are great
Markus Ricker but the whines are better
Nope, they are not !
At best decent .
But a Obstler will do with a beer on the side !
Austrian beer is good. It's just that a lot of foreigners don't like the Maerzen beer style because they are not accustomed to it.
zasde35 people can have opinions??
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!? Austria has FAR BETTER beer than Germany. Always had.
Sure Austria the tiny thing people like calling a country
+newt0n what
+Epic Chocolate Fuckface
Epic Chocolate is a fucking Piefke.
+newt0n hahahaha
11th thing that WILL SHOCK you about Austria: Don't ever talk bad about Austrian beer infront of Austrians. Seriously, DON'T. Because it's the best beer you will get between the Northpole and the Southpole.
Do you hate Germans?
Fritz W
No, why would you assume that?
Eis Geflüster Because he said Austrians hated Germans.
Fritz W
Ah, right. Forgot that ^^. No, that's absolutely not true. It might appear that way to strangers, but I perceive it more as like siblings mock each other in public, but secretely love each other and will bond immediately if a third party threatens one of them.
Eis Geflüster Third party? Let's say refugees are the third party. Austrian patriots and German patriots are bond to eachother? I am very sad to see modern-day Germany. It's like Sodom and Gomorrah. I am very sad because my ancestors are German. They came from Germany to Texas.
Austria Germany Junior... lol. Austria is a few hundred years older then Germany.
Sam Syvv Germany used to be a part of us! At least a piece of it.
And ye, founded 550 years before america was even discovered xD
And founded 900 years before germany... xD
Sam Syvv Austria was bigger then Germany.
Sam Syvv Mexico was wons part of the austrian empire
Kaiser Vipers The sun always shines in the Habsburg Empire
“It will shock you how much Austrians love austria” - said by an American. Hahahaha
gwimmer98 vorallem weil die meisten Österreicher Österreich kacke finden
I woas jo ned wo du wohnst, oba bei uns mog jeda s'Lond so wie's is.
Lil Lil Woascheinli a weana
Nicolas Herget Ich mag deinen Humor😂
BugattiistmeinLeben Namenslos Welchen Humor ?;D. Ich mag Bugatti's
is funny to see as an austrian. 😅
Geht mir genau so :D
jaa xDD
voll interessant wos olle vo uns hoitn
jo😂😂
Ich musste beim 1. lachen😂😂😂😂
Don't agree. Austrians are soooo nice. I am from Germany and have been to this great country so many times (not just as a tourist :D). They are always nice and friendly, helpful, uncomplicated, they are more open and natural than the standard German and their country is just damn beautiful. Only the people from Vienna are regarded as grumpy (common prejudice in Austria) even if I never had any issues with them. Austrians, thank you for being the way you are!
Dante Arango Most in the service are not that good in speaking english, so the seem unpolite and rude 'cause there not feeling comfortable with speaking english
Dante Arango Danke👍👍😀
The grumpiness is part of the Viennese way of life.
It's a very special kind of attitude though, not necessarily rude or disrespectful on a personal level but more a general wailing about the iniquity of life and the world and everything. Hard to describe to a foreigner. I've been living in Vienna for nearly 15 years now - originally from Styria - and I'm still amazed sometimes about the unique Viennese way of collective grumpy whining (it can be very connecting, though).
Dante Arango Ay we gotchu my man
Das ein Deutscher sowas je über Österreich sagt, hätt ich mir nie vorstellen können. Danke!
hot der wappla grod ernsthoft unser schens guads bier schlecht gredt?
(did this duche just said our is beer bad? + not in an offensive way)
Jo olda der Vullidiot hot des gmocht, wir mochn jetz an Aufstand. Und na i übersetz des ned.
oba echt he
de voikstrottln wissn hoit ned wos guad is
unser bier is ned deppat
ausser ottakringer is oba e ois ondare guad oder annehmbar ^^
Being an Austrian for nearly 40 years, living both in the countryside and Vienna, I like to adress some comments about your shocking facts.
Like in every country on this planet, there are different parts and different people all around the country. The more you head to Western Austria, the more you will experience some sort of rural tradition and life. Nearly no Austrian is aware of "The Sound of music" and it has no impact on Austrian culture, this is soley important for tourists, especially from the US, and therefore for the tourist business.
The spots you normally visit as tourist in the Western part make a good revenue due to tourist attractions. Presenting it as being rural, traditional is what tourists expect and want. But thats not the way a common Austrian lives, especially not from the East.
People like to live in traditions, wearing their "Trachten" mostly on special occasions, during working days most Austrians dress and live a lifestyle like any other European.
Thats what brings me to your interpretation, that Austria is very nationalistic. I say Austria is far more less nationalistic than many other countries in Europe, theres a huge difference in living a tradition on special occasions than feeling as being a strong, superior nation. And I even think there is a stronger bond to local traditions, sometimes only seperated by some kilometers, than one naionwide identity.
You are perfectly right that the service is hell here both in restaurants, cafes and shops. You will be shocked when coming from the US to Austria, but dont take that personally. One good fact about Austria worth mentioning is the fact, that the majority of Austrians speak English, so this might be a plus for ppl fearing a language barrier. They are maybe not pro active in approaching tourists like in the US, where you can expect someone willing to help when they watch you looking at the map. But just ask, they are quite friendly and willing to help, but it is up to you to take the first step.
Nonetheless, visiting Vienna and Eastern Austria is a whole different view, different people and experience than the western parts of Austria, like it would be a difference in lifestyle and mindset between lets say Montana and the state of New York. But I can agree to most of your views.
Dude, you can't say austrian beer is worse than german beer! Are you crazy? They will spit in your food and shit in your pants if they hear that. Also austria has a higher variety and a very, very long beer tradition. Some of the oldest breweries there are are in austria. So everyone, please respect that. Also austrian will tell you, the only reason americans choose german beer over austrian is because their beer sucks balls and austrian beer has "too much taste". Which is kinda true.
Roland Schneider !!
A downside of going to Austria is that when you return home you will think your home town looks squalid.
+brighton dude HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA #sotrue
Like christoph waltz said " austrians are very polite but they don't mean it" 😂
The americans too!
*viennese
So true (i‘m from Austria)
😅😂 Generally, Austrians are polite, pleasant people and helpful to assist if asked for help. But there's one particular girl at the Austrian Tourist Info in Mozartplatz who was curt, unfriendly and dismissive when asked for direction. Suggest that you don't work in tourist information or any venue that deals with people if you are impatient and unfriendly.
@@kreinzru lol not all Americans and not all Austrians are d-bags. Person dependent for sure😅
To hear an American mention how much people from another country love themselves is kinda ... odd ... just saying!
watch his video he did about the u.s. :)
Gavin_152 I dont think you can say he is that type of stereotypical american at all. He is very well traveled and definetly hits the mark with a lot of countries.
That's what I thought
Doesn't mean he actually understands the culture....which on this one...he doesn't!
There is a difference between loving your country, heritage and culture, and thinking you are the greatest "thing" and blessing this world has ever seen.
We do like germans...we don't appreciate being mistaken for them though (or australians)
+ShellPie It depends: The Germans living on the south side of the "white sausage equator" we like, no doubt. The Germans on the north side... sometimes ;)
+ShellPie EXACTLY!! :D
people of Austria are called austrian and not australian, australian is australia
You are Germans, you named your country even "Deutschösterreich" in 1918 :)
Aleks M It's the other way around, from the 15th century onwards the holy roman empire was ruled by austrian royalty...after 1806 the emperor couldn't hold the territories in the north (nobility supported by Napoleon took over) and became the first emperor of austria instead - the german empire was founded later, in 1871
we are about as german as the swiss are...although some cave-dwelling scoundrels would have it otherwise
I miss Salzburg. Amazing place, a bit like Milan and Munich. Austria is an underated country.
+Lawrence Bury Since the serbian killing of Franz Ferdinand and soon the demolishion of the Monarchy! All this For French-Soviet. command!
you shoult have not only drunk industrial beer in austria we have thousends of beer´s in austria you only need to know them
because in beer we are not behind the germans or chech
Guðleikur
Haha
Had to bring that up, didn't you!-(
your englisch is bad
Private breweries and austrian craft beer 🤗
a guy who thinks bud light is the greatest beer in the world trying to tell me what good beer is funny
Dojocho
you're right, Budweiser (the Czech and original one) has been bought by the Belgian company but it's still a Czech beer and one of the best in whole Europe.
Gerhard S there are two budweiser beer brands one american and one european
@@gerhards6430 Well. The Czech Budweiser is owned by the Czech republic.
Butt hurt are we?
You DONT have to Tip, if you dont like the Service, dont Tip.
it's important for tourists to know that you do NOT have to tip that much. Especially if you're a tourist, just don't go to 5 star restaurants or something like that. Like if the bill is 38,29 € just pay 40 € and it's perfect. :)
As a matter of fact, you don't have to tip at all. If I am not satisfied with the service I do not tip. Wondering where the rumor that you have to tip your waiters no matter what came from. It's true that waiters and waitresses expect to be tipped, but in my opinion it is something that has to be earned.
+Michael Coufal kinda gives me the impression that you know nothing at all about a waiters work 😂
I know that they are paid for their work and if I want to give them extra money, it is MY decision
I loved Vienna
Hat der gerade gesagt österreichisches Bier ist grauenhaft? o.O
Lucky ZeroPresence Ein Ami halt, der weis halt nicht was ein gutes Bier ist! Zipfer for the win.
Gerald Maier Ja haste recht!
Aber wieso findet er dann deutesches Bier wieder gut? Naja vll. weil es in der Allgemeinheit heißt deutsches ist gut...
Und über Zipfer lässt sich streiten ;)
Lucky ZeroPresence der hot halt ka Ahnung von am guatn Punti
De saufn dort sicher de grausliche Heinekn Latschn :D I wü ned song unser Bier is des beste der Welt. Es gibt a andere echt gute. Aber wir san vo da Bierquali sicher auf de Topplätze mit dabei.
miteinander lustig samma
Im from Russia, live in Austria, and yes I do love Austria
cool :D
+Score! Wieso seh ich euch überall. Wann kommt n neues Video?
+Re1ni bald...sehr bald :D
weck
und ich will mal nach Russland :D
I am so glad we don't have the american service here in Austria. It would be soooo annoying to tell the waiter the story of my life. I don't see why Americans seem to need chit-chat when going to a restaurant.
+Sarah R. It's not like that at all. I live in the United States and by nice service is that the waiters have positive attitude, they may ask you a question if it looked like you just did something fun or whatever but it's really casual.
Americans aren't "fake"...we actually want to know how you're doing and hope all is well in your life...we are a friendly, caring people and want nothing in return from you...
***** I completely disagree, no matter what in America you're going to get a 20% tip no matter what 90% of the time. People in America are very social, and they love to talk to other people.
+colerino Well that might explain it. A "positive attitude" is not fashionable in the towns and cities of Austria. For that, you have to go to the country-side.
+colerino in the US the wage is much lower so your waiters rely more on tips than here in Austria.
I'm from Austria and proud of it 💪💜
You should be. Fabulous country. My favorite place to be other than America.
I really appreaciate that he made "Austria is not Germany" the very first point. :3
Austria is #2 in beer drinking around the world! 🍻😊
+LuMiDiPlay The Czechs include exports into their statistics.. They're not drinking fair.. ;)
+Der HerrDirektor oh, I had to laugh so hard on the not drinking fair part :D
LuMiDiPlay Germany is 2
Lil Lil get your facts straight.
Puntigamer for the win
so funny when an American makes fun of other countries patriotism...haha...
he doesnt make fun of it, what did you watch, lol. (tho patriotism in general should die out... doesnt matter who does it)
He didn't.
Let me guess; you saw his body type and started assuming.
#6 i am from austria and no you never have to tip. at least i have never heard of it. And the 10% is completly wrong too. I work in service too and usually people just round up to the next 10c or full euro but 10% is a bit much
Richtig! Theres no obligation to tip here becasue our waiters make enough money so they dont need to get extra paid like in the USA f.e
MrXonte hello i work in the kitchen and when people dont tipp like normal people do the waiters get pissed you have to tipp!! in austria
Abara you know that they don't get much paid right? so you do tip cause it's just a normal thing
i can confirm that they get low payment
Its normal to Tip 5-10%. In Austria. The Waiters works often 6 days a week. More than 10h a day. Problem is that not Even the lokal People care about that an Tipp less than 1%. That why u get mostly Served from ungarias,bulgaria or Kroatien Waiters.
why filming next to a fountain? the noise is really distracting.
+Erika Hakvoort yeah... believe me it didn't sound that loud when I filmed it. By the time I found out about the sound part we had moved countries so sadly a few of our Austria and France videos have that. That's on me. My bad.
Matthias is not even exaggerating :P!
Haha al right
austrian beer is better than german beer
Oba hundermoi!!
owa sicha
shots fired
ja mann
Yeah, Aussies have good beers, even they are not famous about that.
"Austria is not Germany"... I love that Americans need that spelling out to them. =)
+QWERTYOP80 I always knew that. I don't know how many Americans would be ignorant enough to think that.
That's why it's #1 :)
+QWERTYOP80 Be nice, don't be a jerk. The one thing I see over and over is that Germans and Austrians and some other European countries always say bad stuff about the U.S.. I think it makes them feel good about themselves. We know they are different countries, everyone knows that. He is just stating that there are differences between the two countries. Then again we don't really care, we have our own lives and interests in our huge country.
+UZIMike ! ROFL.
+UZIMike ! Well, ofcourse you should not be a jerk. But you can't deny, that the US educative system is just horrible compared to other Western countries. Compared that with the fact that many of the People living there are simply horrendously ignorant, the US just seems.. dumb.
And I know for a fact, that not everyone knows it. So yeah.. Not beeing a jerk is fine, but he is kinda right doe
Funny to see an american saying austrian beer is bad haha
He never Austrian beer was 'really' bad, I think he was just trying to say German beer is better.
@@andreiplane8380 DUDE he said beer is gross
I love Austria,it my favorite country in the world
THE BEER IS GROSS? ARE U KIDDING ME? HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
At all the countrys i've been before, beer was never really better in general, thats just absurd.
punti
chill that dude is american for sure
they dont even got a real beer their beer is stolen from the czech
eher grossartig xD
Stiegl schmeckt wie Pisse; aber tradition ist wichtiger, als Guter Geschmack.
Mei Bier is ned deppat >:(
rattenpack101 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
rattenpack101 so leiwond
im austrian and i did get shocked, when i heard that there are people that think germany and austria are one country
Me too. :D
But Im not austrian
MrLegaropex
Or my favorite ... if they're searching for kangaroos! Hehe
MrLegaropex das ist halt auch eine ziemlich beleidigung gegen deutschland
knife freak Nein. Österreich und Deutschland sind sicherlich nicht identisch, jedes deutsche Lande hat ein Stück weit seine eigene Kultur, aber doch gibt es da etwas größeres, das uns eint, sei es die gemeinsame Sprache als gemeinsames Kulturprodukt oder eine lange gemeinsame Geschichte, und was die alte österreichische Schilling angeht, so kann man nur sagen, dass sie an die D Mark gekoppelt war.
Das ist der Grund wieso Deutschland eben ein Bund ist, weil sich alle deutschen Völker, die inhärent zwar unterschiedlich sein mögen, aber insgesamt trotzdem die deutsche Kultur konstituieren, wohl in Deutschland fühlen sollen.
Hahaha.... I am from Austria. And this video is hilarious 😂 it's so fun to see what tourists think of our country.
We are cool with the German. It's just not cool to see a whole country as a part of another country.
like hofer sees us
Oö
thats so 1939
+Jaromir Pavlat hahahahahah stimmt aber da man ihn ja jetzt offiziell und ganz legal als Nazi bezeichnen darf muss ich bei der Erwähnung seines namens immer nur lachen😂
I wonder how die Swiss Deutsche volk feel about being in Switzerland ?
It's at least a little bit funny to hear an American talking about national pride and gross beer ;)
But seriously, as someone who has travelled and lived in other countries, I think you always get people talking about their countries A LOT. I lived in Australia, and boy do Australians love their country, you won't hear the end of it sometimes.
I believe that Germans feel a bit more ingrained shame about the past century whereas Austria always looks back to its long lost monarchy as the golden days. I think it's less pride and more nostalgia. It's people wanting to remind others, that yes, Austria was once a big country with a lot of influence in the world. The fact that you find this shocking is reason enough for many to state it to tourists like that. It's hard for Austrians to hear that a lot of people either don't know the country or think it's a region in Germany, for instance. It is also a wide spread thing that Americans don't know anything about Austria, or that it even exists, so, quite frankly, an American might get a bit more info than someone from the UK, for instance.
An american guy talking about our beer is gross 😂😂😂
Frankly, American commercial beer is tirewash. Budweiser products are the absolute worst. There are several ways to brew beer, too. Your results will vary.
He didn’t say American beer was better
@@edgrimm1250 there's a lot more, and a lot better American beer than Trashweiser. I promise you.
I'm Austrian and I didn't know that you HAVE to tip. To be honest I never felt like a waiter expected my parents or whatever to tip. But it's pretty ordinary. And why would this be on this list when American waiters expect you to tip at least 10$? (well at least my English teacher said so, she has already been many times in America)
And your "national pride" point is almost insulting. Most of Austrians are very tolerant and cosmopolitan, only the stupid ones are "national(social)istic".
Nationalstolz hat doch nichts mit intoleranz zu tun
did americans rly thought that Austria is Germany? xD
Ikr
That is a very common misconception... I've often experienced abroad, that people think that Austria is a part of Germany.
i think there is quite a big amount of americans that can't name more than 5 european countries. Of course, France, Italy, the UK, Germany and Spain might be well known, but austria? meh.
One thing that becomes apparent when socializing with many Americans is how they are so inclusive to their own country as if it were the center of the universe. IMO
Tbh when you say Austria they are more likely to think of Australia than Germany
I'm German and I prefer the Austrian beer
Verrueckt!!!! :)
+woltersworld I'm from Germany too. I must say, the czech beer is great too. It's a bit more tasty like the ones in germany or austria
+MusicAndNothingElse yep... I cannot disagree with you my friend :)
+philipp “ZombieHunterDE” Bartsch I'm American and love Gernam, Austrian, Czech beers!! Oh, yeah Canadian beers are pretty good too. I never got into American beers because they are too watery but it's ok, It's like drinking a soda{coka cola} not much too it.
woltersworld
:)
I loved filming in Austria! Vienna is one of my favourite cities
it's kinda weird when an american thinks its funny how we austrians love ourselves ;)
Hardly any young Austrians even know that The Sound of Music exists. :D
Julia H of course we know! 😉
Those lucky kids 😁
Who live's in austria? Iiiii
in der nähe von linz, du?
In der Nähe von Klagenfurt (Kärnten)
+Sebastian Deisinger nähe von Linz🙋🙋🙋
Obersteiermark :D
Tiroler ;)
I have strong German heritage and I will say I LOVE Austrian beer. AND German beer. They're equal. They're very different from eachother... but equally good.
am i the only not butthurt person from austria because he said our beer isnt good?
nope :)
same here. bavarian beer is ten times better.
I love our beer, but honestly i couldn't care less what others think of it. I know Czech or Bavarian beer is considered better, but tastes differ and he has the same right to say Austrian beer is bad as i have to say that i like it.
Tbf our major beers brands like Gösser, Zipfer or Ottakringer are indeed terrible.
As an austrian most of the comments are pure cringe for me
ehh you don't have to tip at all
not even 10%
IF you by chance did like the mostly nice service then you just round up let's say from 27.5 to 28€
+Jennifer R thanks Jenn
+Heinistyle no WTF DO YOU LIVE
as a styrian/ burgenländer I never tipped in my life before
+Jennifer R aber es ist trotzdem höflich und eine nette Geste aber keine Sorge als Burgenländer ist man kein Österreich also musst du das eh nicht machen
+sebastian herfert ja... aufzurunden das ist eine nette geste und das wars auch schon
pfft und klar ala ob das nen unterschied macht wo ich her komm aber nur fürs protokoll ich bin geborene steirerin und lebte dort 8 jahre bis ich dann ins burgenland zog
daher ja
vorurteile huh
appleogod finally someone
The beer is good in Austria!!!!!!!!!
Muas I da recht gebm
I'm from Austria and I really appreciate your video! It was nice to hear about the impressions we make... good and bad. I totally agree about the point regarding the friendlyness of waiters or service... would recommend not only visiting the "tourist spots" or known citys (sometimes the staff is just too busy in high season), you will be suprised what you find away from the known routes!
no offence, but as an US American you shouldn't talk about people loving their country too much. Nobody does that as exaggerated as US Americans (well, maybe the French, but even they don't do it as much as us americans). And if by chance I'm mistaking and you're not US American, then sorry about that, but your English sounds like an American accent.
+Andreas Gottlieb I'm not comparing by the way. And I discuss it in shocks of US as well. We have love hates USA as well. So I can look at my people as well.
+Tharley Mota He never said he loved to hate his own country. What are you walking about?
well austrians love themselves aswell, which is stupid as fuck
Why should that be stupid as fuck? Nonsense
Tharley Mota You're a twit. I'm American and I hate, hate, HATE this piece of shit country. You have no clue what it's like here. Try coming up here and see how well you like it when people chase you with a camera and a sign asking if you're legal. See how much you like being surrounded by idiots who would probably confuse you for being Mexican because they're just that ignorant of other peoples cultures. Come pay the taxes for the wealthy and live in fear that your ignorant Oompa Loompa president is going to get you nuked. The problem is that you've been given false information. There is no "American Dream" anymore toots. There never really was one. It was a front. And now our country is so far in debt from people trying to obtain something that was never real to begin with that it's doubtful we will ever recover. You love America? Try getting in. I know what its really like. And I want out.
The biggest shock is finding out how much the Austrians love to smoke. Still normal to smoke in bars and restaurants, unlike the rest of Western Europe.
+moplet72 They're slowing changing that.. but yes it is still very normal.
+moplet72 have you ever been to Czech Republic? It´s even worse there ;)
+Alice InTheComments No not most people smoke. That would mean that there are more smokers than non-smokers and that's simply not true.
In fact there are less and less smokers because awareness is rising and smoking is less socially accepted than in the past. Also the government tries to limit smoking.
And it's also not true that all non-smokers are okay with people smoking around them which is pretty understandable since you start stinking of smoke.
Additionally a passive smoker takes nearly as many pollutants as a smoker because when you drag on your cigarette it heatens up and most pollutants get burned but if the cigarette is just there glowing all the pollutants get into the air and everybody around the cigarette breaths them in.
Smoking is simply stupid. You pay for pumping pollutants in your lungs and dying earlier.
So no not everybody is okay with people smoking around them here in Austria. We are not a nation of smokers.
Smoking is going to get banned in every kind of restaurant and cafe in 2017-2018!
+M95 Why would you think that?
My paternal grandfather moved from Austria to the US when he was 13. Looks lovely 😍
Thank you so much for this video! I'm going for ERASMUS to Austria and you helped me to see how the life is down there just makes me more excited to go!
It's so funny and interesting to hear a foreigner talk about your own country. there are things that I would have never noticed or seen this way. And I also don't agree all the way through but that opinions!
you dont have to tip anything
You are kinda expected to tip, but no one really gives a shit.
Wtf...?
Shocking fact: Most of the Austrians didn't see "Sound of Music"
austria - a small paradise. Greetings from austria! :D
Not small its paradise same like paradise
Nice video! Btw, since you mentioned Stiegl beer: did you know that the Stiegl brewery was founded in 1492, the same year Columbus discovered America? :)
I've even been to the brewery.... and enjoyed every liter ;)
+woltersworld i am from austria and like your video
+david 26032002 i am also from Austria
Schremser Bier even was mentioned 1410, not to forget Weitraer - that was given the right to brew in 1321...
Hirt brewery: 1270 ;-)
The beer here is gross? gtfo
Compared to german beer or Czech beer. The neighboring countries. But Austrian wine beats both of theirs for sure.
+woltersworld did you just taste the beer in stores or have you been to small or privately owned breweries too? Austrian beer can compete with the others easily
+Delenoe or pittinger or egger.
yeah - damn heretic! our beer is great!
thahaha :D
19 years in Austria. Never seen The sound of music 😂
I’ve been to Austria several times and as someone who brews beer and has tasted beer all over the world I can tell you Austrian beer is some of the best in the world. It’s one of the reason Austria is among the largest beer drinking countries per capita. Walter clearly does not know what he’s talking about when he says he beer is gross, although the wine is really good but the beer is excellent.
Hi Mark, thanks for providing us with an outside view. It is always interesting to see how one is percieved by others. Still there are some points that I feel the need to comment upon.
Tipping: it is perfectly OK not to tip in Austria, as service fees are always included. That doesn't mean that you percieved the service as bad. But it is custom to round up to the next Euro and maybe give a few extra Euros. The 10% rule is when you are really satisfied with the service, and only on special occasions.
Friendliness: yes, Austrians do hold back. It's a cultural thing. We believe in privacy, so do not expect to be approached for no reason, eg. idle chit-chat. On the other hand, most of us do love to help once we see that somebody needs help. Also, feelings are considered private, so you are seldom asked "Did you enjoy your stay" but rather "Was everything OK".
Beer: sorry, that's nonsense. Austria has a very fine and growing beer culture with a lot of good brands and many superb micro-breweries. Our beer is up to par with our wine. Otherwise our beer consumption per capita wouldn't be higher than even the germans, ranking us third in the world... ;-)
Shock #11 Mark: There are no kangaroos in Austria ;)
I disagree about the beer. the beer was excellent! I loved the Radler! On A hot Day it was better than drinking stupid coke! I would say the Austrians were redecent and very formal, but once you I frequented the stores and restaurants and made an effort to speak German, they were very warm and friendly. As for Culture, I left Austria with a love of traditional dirndl fashion. Though they were expensive, I came home and made my own dirndl. I met a lady from Austria at our local Aldi and she said the next time I go to Austria to buy a good Dirndl. I loved Salzburg and the one thing I was very shock by was the expense of everything. it is an expensive City. BUT I LOVED THE BEER!
nothing beats spritzer :D
lived in Austria for a year, best experience ever!
Nice video, I can see why the Austrians have such pride in their country. ;)
[90thIN] Seth Prather most Austrians don’t like Austria
@Lil Lil
Nonsense!
Lil Lil what the fuck this isn't true
Christina W. Ich habe so lange in Österreich gewohnt und 90% fanden Österreich langweilig/ blöd
namenlos40 Ich habe so lange in Österreich gewohnt und 90% fanden Österreich langweilig/ blöd
I'll be an au pair in Austria for six months ^^ I love Austria, it's sooo beautiful and so underrated! But yeah, I'm from the Netherlands which is Flatty McFlat country so I get super excited when I see something that even REMOTELY looks like a mountain, so Austria is like paradise for me. I'm going to have to speak German non stop though, I hope I'll manage O.O
+Lily Abbendale A lot of people speak English too. We have to learn it in school. And in the last few years it has gotten really important to know the English language. Both of my parents have to use it at their jobs.
In which city are you staying?
+sweetglitterberry Yes I don't doubt that! But I'm going to be an Au Pair because I want to improve my German so I'm going to force myself to speak as much German as I can ;) Luckily my host family will speak only German with me :) I will stay in Ebensee am Traunsee :)
+Lily Abbendale Ebensee is a very nice Place, hope you enjoy your stay here in Austria :)
+jackfu222 Thank you!! :)
+Lily Abbendale You'll quickly learn in terms of language :) The german in Upper Austria is mostly just accents
Have you been in Kärnten (Carinthia) That's where I live
Hmm during my visits i have had me some really great beers though
I'm from Germany, but in Austria at the moment.
And I gotta say, it's a big difference :D
The most shocking thing I discovered when I went to Austria was they don't say G'Day when they say hello and they don't cook shrimps on a barbie :(
Thats not true, "Guten Tag" is used often but we prefer "Servus" ,"Hallo" and "Grüß Gott".
+The Hateful M8 *facepalm*
+Peter P-a-n why?
Ok...
Obviously, it was a joke! +Larry Bundy Jr wittingly confused Austria with Australia.
(I felt ashamed for my fellow countryman since we pride ourselves on having a finer sense of humor than Germans)
I realize that it could've been quite a subtle way of trolling
(but that maybe would have expected too much of the Internet - and therefore worth face palming :-p)
I really appreciate what you said about my homecountry. (I'm from Innsbruck)
But I don't agree with i think it was point 6.
You don't have to tip any amount of money if you are not happy with the service at all.
Just saying.
Vice versa I do love how servers treat you in America and we also should get more "friendly" in AUT.
Like your content!
Keep up your nice work.
Greez
I agree with everything but we have good beer😲 Like Kaiser😄 Hasd a kaiser bisd a kaiser😏
Ok, Kaiser ist wohl eines der schlechtesten Beispiele...
BAUMGOATNA
Eigentlich is Kaiser des beste und do komma koana was anderes fazön
Red Bug
Uah, und ich hab mich immer gefragt wer das eigentlich kauft, jetzt weiß ich es ^^.
Bei mir in der Umgebung wird nur Kaiser getrunken ^^
crap! you can tip, but you don't have to.
+GySgtHartman1 btw stiegl sucks
Yeah, i am from austria and i think the service should be friendlier... :/ but most in smaller towns its better :)
Agreeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hard to be 'friendly' if u are underpayed and over worked compared to the living costs. And i take good service over friendly service any day. Grumpy Kaffeehaus waiters in Vienna are just in line with their legacy :)
I agree. I was for some days in Austria and for some days in Italy. U can't even compare these 2 countries. The Italian ppl are full of life and so nice the Austrian are like they don't know anything about friendliness.
In many "touristy" restaurants or coffee houses the waiters aren't austrian, but are, depending on season, coming from all over Europe (majority would be from northern/eastern Germany). In most traditional family lead restaurants service is totally frinedly. (As an Austrian) I don't care much for the friendlyness of service anyway. I rather have people that are grumpy be grumpy than fake friendlyness (I really couldn't stand service in the US for example, because you can feel that half the time it's not honest)
I lived in Salzburg for a few years. The locals are not easy to get to know but once you do, they become the most lovable, honest (sometimes too honest), loyal, and did I mention lovable people. Not a day goes by when I do not think of my friends and adopted family over there. When I die, please sprinkle my ashes in the Salzsach.
Greetings from Austria :)
There is absolutely nothing wrong with having pride in one's own fabulous country. That's something which keeps unity, solidarity and community. And the beer isn't so bad as made out ;)
i live in austria and I think wieselburger beer is the best beer in austria
funny to watch as Austrian ♡
Salzburg ^_^
I've been wanting to move to Austria. how do immigrants get treated there though? are y'all okay with us?
Nigel Dasilva usually yes I'd say totally fine. It just got a bit difficult cz of the refugees lately.
so if you are no Muslim it's fine xD
hope u ♡ it here too ^_^
Attersee
Rot-Weiß-Rot
Stefanie Habi ❤
as an austrian i have to say i agree in every Point... very Great research 👍
After I have listened to you and your enthusiam when talking about Austria... is it really a surprise we are in love with our country?! :) Many thanks for the nice video!
You don't have to give tips...it's not like in America 😅you can if you want
mihael matejas the Beer is amazing!!!
Beer in Austria is not gross! Zillertal Bier is amazing!
oder Wieselburger :D
a vum zillachtol😂
+Lukas Schauer wiesel!
Lovely place, good food good beer, friendly people. Always go each year for a couple of weeks always great. With love from England.
About #6.
It's true that waiters in Austria don't come to you every two minutes. The waiter comes to your table when he thinks you're ready to order and most of the time, that's it. You might get asked if everything's alright if he walks by or if you're in a reeeaally fancy restaurant, but other than that you're left alone. Why? Because otherwise we'd get annoyed! xD We're at a restaurant to eat and neither to get asked if we're okay every few seconds nor to chit-chat. If you need something, just raise your hand. Waiters are not impolite, they just don't want to disturb you all the time!:)
Also, tipping isn't a must-do. Of course it's a polite thing to do but it's more seen as a thank you if you've been happy with your service. It's not like in the US where you get a death stare if you don't tip^^". We also don't tip a specific amount of money, we usually just round up the bill (e.g. instead of 17,45€ you'd pay 20€).
The austrians are nice and friendly, but when we speak english it sounds mean😂
To drink good beer in Austria, you have to travel to the west-most point Vorarlberg. The closer you get to the Lake of Constance, the better it gets.
If you get the chance, try Mohren Bräu, best beer there is ;)
I'm on it! :) danke!
+woltersworld Mohren Bräu really is our best beer, and it's quite strong aswell
Frastanzer is the best beer in Austria :D
+Elias Friedl lüg net umma du sirch xD
+SyskatoTCG as mohra isch zwar guat aber as Frastanzer perfekt :D
Thank you for all the great videos you are making and sharing. You are such a lucky person to be able to travel so much and to have seen all that!
Really nice video! :)
As an Austrian I feel like it really depends on what part of the country you visit. For example, I live in Burgenland, the Eastern part of Austria, next to Hungary. You rarely see any Dirndls here (those traditional dresses), and we don't really have mountains or anything. I was in a school with students from everywhere in Austria - Vienna, Salzburg, Carinthia, and so on. It was really funny because sometimes we don't even use the same words or descriptions for the same things.
However, service might not be this fake friendliness, but it's quite unusual for staff to be unprofessional! Also, there is no specific amount you have to tip, like I already read in the comment section, people tend to round up to the next Euro, at least when it's a small bill, like for coffee. Bigger tips like 10-20% are given when the bill is for a full meal, at least that's what I experience in daily life in Austria. Plus, you don't HAVE to!
There might be some unfriendly people here and there, but most of us try to be helpful and nice. It helps to start a conversation with the right approach and a smile, then you've already won! ^-^
You don't just denunciated the Austrian beer? 😨
CAKES, DESSERTS, CAFES
IM COMING BOOK ME A FLIGHT
(I love my sweets lol)
Important tip. If you think the austrian beer isn't that good go and visit the little brewerys in the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria. The beer here it's great. Also there grows a lot of hop, so the quality of the hop is of course very good.
I live in Salzburg, love your video, thank you - you are doing a great job.