101 Facts About Austria

[@nameeinfugen4212]

Smoking indoors is illegal since the 1 of November 2019

[@wattsnottaken1]

Name einfügen good lol

[@julia.n.228]

IT's right

[@DragonflyVienna]

You could have mentioned, that the first Porsche car was built in Austria, since Ferdinand Porsche was Austrian. In fact, his family still lives there. Another famous product is Swarovski crystals. ;-) Also, Vienna's tap water is considered to be of better quality than most bottled water you can buy.

[@aaatlas840]

I am a fellow austrian but still find it funny that viennas tap water is from styria :D greetings from lower austria

[@lea5571]

I go to the school h*tler went to. I don't know how to start explaining.

[@beaujauregui60]

Best water is definitely in Vorarlberg :D

[@E.L.Bernays]

dlea Hi, you can type Hitler, if you wish. Or do you want to say, he is a star?? ;D

[@stefanhopfer3905]

@@aaatlas840 good, that Styria nd Lower Austria are also part of Austria - the Fokus of this vid... ;-) greetings from Gleisdorf ;-)

[@soupyness3590]

Slight correction: You don't have to hold eye-contact before u start eating, only while toasting and saying "Prost", "Zum Wohl", or something similar (both mean "cheers"), not doing so is quite rude. And smoking indoors has been banned (in pubs, restaurant, etc.) since November 2019. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Vorarlberg!

[@belgiumball2308]

Im a uh................ kne_ j_rk

[@mingfanzhang4600]

Kai Jussel XD

[@brianisme6498]

I was imagining them holding eye contact while eating. That’s not what he said but still a funny thought

[@TobiasFernison]

I love Voralberg, especially Bregenz, Feldkirch and Bludenz.

[@GR-el6dd]

U dont say „guten Appetit“ in Austria either... at least not in the upper class... it‘s rude there to say that

[@liam2049]

3:57 Austria is not the only EU nation not to be part of NATO as Ireland, Sweden and Finland are all not in NATO and part of the EU

[@PalkkiTT]

Yes🇫🇮🇸🇪

[@steinadler4193]

3 years later.....

[@kurtgodel5236]

This comment hasn't aged well ...

[@sandraschwarz8464]

I am from austria and when you talk about current music and labels you need to mention Napalm Records - "The Austrian Rock & Metal Empire" as one of the most successfull metal labels in the world and especially in europe.

[@Peststurmtief]

Still remember ordering my Burzum Shirts there back in 1999 ❤️

[@qlemens6273]

This video should have been called "101 Facts about Vienna", especially since most facts even start with the words "The city..."

[@retrometalguy]

Bonus fact: in 2014, Austria entered The Eurovision Song Contest with a singer in drag named Conchita Wurst with the song "Rise like a Pheonix" and had won the contest for that year

[@TheAustrianAnimations87]

Exactly.

[@catonkybord7950]

I can guarantee you as an Austrian student of Archeology that Austria was inhabited way WAY before 400 BC. The oldest known traces of humans are from Repolust Cave and date back 300 000 years, which means Neanderthals. I didn't even know that PEZ, the snow globe, the croissant (kind of? 😅) and the sewing machine came from Austria. And the biggest ice cave worldwide? I was in there with my school one time, but that was new to me. Very interesting. Thanks, Sam! 👍

[@BlaudracheLP]

Hello Austrian here. Adding to Fact 101: There's a pretty well developed drinking culture here. Also for 2-3 Euro for a litre of very good wine who can blame us. And there's the rather bad opinion towards germany and germans. "Why isn't Austria part of germany?" and similat questions don't make this better

[@tomhipkiss1785]

It's like ten euro for a good part of wine in england

[@BlaudracheLP]

@@tomhipkiss1785 benefits of living in a country full of vineyards

[@corvusrabenklang8608]

@@tomhipkiss1785 But we have to pay 4€ for a Pint of Guiness.

[@iMperialxy0]

and also adding to that fact: we still can't beat the czech republic in terms of beer consumption, and probably never will

[@samn04]

As an Austrian l find it very Funny how you spell things like "Kipferl", "Riesenrad" and some other words

[@s3hammer]

Ich bekomme Kopfweh wenn sie vom Steffl reden und die Votivkirche zeigen ;)

[@skypezom]

Same with Mahlzeit lol! Sounds like Melzit haha

[@jobfilm-joeblattner9024]

He changes "ei" and "ie" So he said REIsenrad und MahlzIEt instaed of "RIEsenrad" and "MahlzEIt". Lot of english spaeking people do that. A friend of mine always said Biespeil instaed of Beispiel.

[@mcmeyer1785]

Visited Austria many times in summer and winter (mostly Salzburg, Tirol & Kärnten) and hope to do my semester abroad in an Austrian city too! Honestly one of my favourite countries in the entire world! xoxo a Dutchie

[@verenastadler8660]

I live in Tirol

[@AndiKola]

Me: Well, I guess I will study now and not let myself get distracted. Sam uploads a video Me: Motherfactor

[@mingfanzhang4600]

Andi Kola XD

[@brianisme6498]

I mean technically you are studying. Studying Austria. Idk what you’re supposed to be studying but you’re still studying non the less

[@bastardsecretaryfromhell3504]

You forgot silent night, holy night. It‘s austria‘s christmas gift to the world. ❤️

[@hoodyniszwangsjacke3190]

He also forgot about the last Austrian winner of European Song Contest, Conchita Wurst, a drag queen with beard.

[@amiraezzahani4802]

Ikr

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

And also "Advent, Advent" - written by an Austrian (in exile however).

[@JanRemstr]

@@hoodyniszwangsjacke3190 unnötig

[@mr.wescottx7129]

🇦🇹 is a amazing country to visit/live there.

[@wattsnottaken1]

Lloyd (Dumb and Dumber): “That’s a lovely accent u have...New Jersey?” Austrian Woman: “AUStria”

[@kylep3514]

G'day mate! Let's put another shrimp on the barbie! Woman: Let's not

[@martha7408]

Omg I watched that last night!

[@mingfanzhang4600]

Spark That J XD

[@cbrug6846]

Thanks for doing this. I attended the university there years ago. One of the most beautiful countries in the world.

[@LukasAbulesz]

Fact no 20 is not true. We have Non Smoking Laws since 2019.

[@snowleopard4890]

How interesting! Sam, you’re an excellent narrator, and I thought you should know that your videos make my day 😇. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@bernhardwieser8359]

Silent Night was composed and written in Austria.

[@Iamtheliquor]

I was in Austria a couple weeks ago! I go every year for work. I work as part of a sporting event that takes place every year held in Spielberg. Love the place so pristine and the people are wonderful. Did you mention Leberkäse???

[@cameronadkins2310]

I was in Austria last year! I love that place! I would totally move to either the Central part of Europe, the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, France, or Norway! 😁😁😁

[@bobjenkins2671]

Don't move to the UK

[@cameronadkins2310]

@@bobjenkins2671 Oh don’t worry. I won’t be moving anytime soon. You guys got loads of problems that I fortunately won’t have to deal with. But you are missing out on what a great citizen I could be, way better than the citizens that I’ve seen on The Jeremy Kyle Show.

[@bobjenkins2671]

No I'm in Austria for a wile now. I just have a lot of friends in the UK and I listen to BBC news. So I'm quite happy I live in Austria

[@cameronadkins2310]

@@bobjenkins2671 Oh okay. I thought for a bit you were one of those self-centred British nationalists I keep running into. 😂

[@DeLuciosX]

5:30 Number 20 is partly incorrect. Since November 2019, smoking in gastronomy is forbidden if it's indoors.

[@Tob8583]

DeLucios sadly yes

[@DeLuciosX]

@@Tob8583 Sadly? It's now much cleaner and more enjoyable (at least for me) to visit such places. I have asthma and the smoke from cigarettes trigger the symptoms, so I rarely visited them. Now, I do more.

[@Tob8583]

DeLucios i get where your coming from and it’s hard to argue with your reasons. However I’ve always enjoyed smoking while having a drink or when going out to a club.

[@flowerdolphin5648]

@@Tob8583 you can still smoke outside though. Seems like an easy fix to me, especially while it's warm.

[@markpilon6959]

Sams jokes are STILL getting us threw this pandemic, bless you sam❣

[@pbohearn]

I’m a psychologist and I visited Vienna a few years ago and went to the psychotherapy office of Sigmund Freud. For shrinks it’s like going to Mecca. I love Vienna and I look forward to seeing all of Austria.

[@maxmustermann5639]

1809: The picture shows Amsterdam, not Vienna.

[@mrlick9525]

Is anyone else gonna comment about him saying its the only country in EU what not in NATO?u forgot , finland, sweden etc.

[@josephmullaney7925]

Ireland

[@mingfanzhang4600]

som gamer XD

[@TheAustrianAnimations87]

Cyprus and Malta too.

[@MTTT1234]

The point with the smoking is incorrect by now, but I cannot blame you because the legislation about that has shifted back and forth so many times that even natives here have lost sight of what was actually allowed and under what circumstances.

[@kartgal]

The content on your channel is so interesting! As a small creator who also makes content about interesting facts, I am inspired 😊

[@liltinglullaby3282]

2:53 We have like less than 5% of Lake Neusiedl in Hungary but yeah.

[@aaronmiller5912]

like said the flag dates back to the crusades, in particular when a crusader came back with his tunic covered in blood with a white stripe in the middle where the belt had been.

[@judithm375]

That's some legend! I'll always associate that legend with the Austrian flag from now on. I didn't understand that part about, I think, government buildings flying a version of the flag with the eagle on it. Can anyone explain?

[@laillabethm]

53: half of the pictures show the St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest :D (and it isn't even named after the same St. Stephen...)

[@mr_joni648]

3:56 Sweden? Finland? Ireland? This "fact" is simply wrong...

[@chrisk5651]

Went to Austria earlier this month. Went to Vienna & Salzburg and took day trips to Hallstatt and Mauthausen.

[@agnes2490]

Another famous composer is Hans Zimmer. He is from Austria and writes quite a bit of music for movies like The Da Vinci Code, The Dark Knight, Interstellar and others.

[@sebastianhofmann17]

1. The biggest lake is Lake Bodensee in the west 2. Austria banned smoking in all establishment 3. The oldest know evidence of old civilasations dates back around 25.000 years

[@catonkybord7950]

Gibt sogar ältere. Die menschlichen Spuren aus der Repolusthöhle sind 300 000 Jahre alt. Und technisch gesehen mag das stimmen mit dem Bodensee, aber das kann man Sam verzeihen. Immerhin gehört uns davon gefühlt nur ein Mµ 😅

[@aaatlas840]

Technisch gesehen ist der Bodensee der größte see Österreichs aber ich glaube da warude mit gemessen wieviel prozent einem vom see gehören.

[@spiritusmundi70]

Just started the video... Wondering whether you're going to mention Austria's most infamous native son. 79. Knew you would.

[@mohdadeeb1829]

3:56 Sweden and Finland too .

[@josephmullaney7925]

And Ireland

[@TheAustrianAnimations87]

And don't forget Cyprus and Malta too.

[@evelimdelacruzalejandrotal7959]

There are many change in Salzburg. I'm living here for 30 yrs. Half of my life. Salzburg is very beautiful place... It depends you roll your day and enjoy. The called Berg, palaces is breath taking. Cure your stress. There are so many places to enjoy.... Neutral country in all European country.

[@sirmrdoor]

03:58 Sweden, Ireland, Malta, Austria, nor Finland are a part of NATO, and all of these states are EU member states.

[@irinalederhilger879]

This Video made me be really proud of my country 😂🇦🇹

[@vanja1183]

I belive you. I love Austrija. I was there a year ago and there was a beatiful

[@MercedesKodua]

❤❤❤

[@flopi1179]

He didn't even talk about the Spielberg 0/10 would not watch again

[@Jog_l]

Viena (Windobona) was also a Roman City!

[@TheKinfolk2011]

Finally!! Facts about a country 😊 I love the videos of other countries.

[@tastefullynerdy1161]

You forgot that Graz' (Austria's second largest city) castle was inducted into the Guinness book of world records as the strongest castle in history. It's quite a good story

[@oldbearnews]

The Salzburg Castle has never been taken/conquered by force! Extremely unique in history!!

[@ili4707]

"ie" makes a "ee" sound. Great Video though

[@TongSing9643]

In Asia,Thailand 🇹🇭 is my favorite but in Europe, Austria 🇦🇹 is now my favorite. Used to like Malaysia and Singapore too in Asia. And Poland and Scotland in Europe.

[@martha7408]

Great video again Sam, was wondering if you could do a 101 facts about either the Netherlands, Wales or Belgium. Very random assortment of countries I know! Sorry about that.

[@natewoolverton907]

Love these videos

[@annlyp6303]

This video is so chaotic but I love it

[@mohdadeeb1829]

101 facts about Estonia .

[@goatcurry1014]

Yes

[@flows_channel]

"Number 69...Nockerl" Hahahaaaa 🤣 Awesome! Well done, son! Greets from Austria! 👍☺️

[@yums4625]

fact 102: germany will always want it

[@wave3884]

Fact 103: trump is so stupid he thinks it is Germany too

[@aaatlas840]

Fact 104 90% would like austria hungary back

[@mrlick9525]

Epic meme only big nerds understand

[@curbsideslav_1299]

Fact 105: Austria is not England

[@aswedishguy682]

@@aaatlas840 yes

[@Luzi-chan]

"austrians dont speak austrian" me. an austrian:"oida hoit dei goschn oda i watsch di ob dosst nemma wast wo du hea kimmst" now try to put this in a translator. u wont get real result

[@norawallberg1345]

Hi! Google translate really wasn´t capable of translating it! Is it some kind of dialect? Do everyone in Austria speak german like that?

[@Luzi-chan]

@@norawallberg1345 it is one of the many austrian dialects. and since almost everyone spells it differently its hard to translate. u would have to live in austria fir a few years to learn to understand the dialects. its like in the us. there also are many different dialects. the standard german was originally also just a dialect of many but that changed when martin Luther wrote the evangelical bible, he wrote it in his dialect. and it slowly turned into the german we know today

[@norawallberg1345]

@@Luzi-chan thank you! I see! Question: when being exposed to a certain dialect in Austria, is it easier to understand what is said by listening and harder if you're seeing sentences in the certain dialect written down? Also, the standard German as we know it today was from the beginning a dialect? May I ask, dialect in which language?

[@Luzi-chan]

@Nora Wallberg it is easier to losten to. because its not that common to write down sentences in dialect. mostly the younger generations do that in chats like whatsapp, sms etc. thats why there are so many ways to write or say one word. in school we write exams and learn german in its standard form. thats also one reason why everyone spells it differently. the german language evolved out of many. and as u might know back than most people couldnt read and write. and martin Luther translated the binle from latin into his german dialect he wrote and spoke for all of his life. so his german version spread through all regions were german is spoken so people who could read german could read it and tell the stories of the bible to everyone. books with other dialcts are called "old german" "alt deutsch". i hope i answered your questions.

[@norawallberg1345]

@@Luzi-chan Yep. Thank you very much!

[@devingiles6597]

101 facts about the Netherlands, please.

[@davidmccallum2291]

14:13 "Although I swear we say this every time we do a country" Shows Antarctica Illusion 100 Sneak 100

[@Ben-zl9nb]

WE TALK GERMAN BUT WE TALK (depending in which city we are) WITH EACHOTHER IN A AUSTRIAN-GERMAN DIALECT

[@derpypaws1250]

Yayy. You uploaded!

[@Kerriangel]

(John Oliver voice) Austria; or as Germany calls it: Soon...

[@UnchainedAmerica]

or "has been".

[@TheEasyrider1989]

We sent the leader to germany and we started ww1, but we are always the victims 🤣

[@austntexan]

@@TheEasyrider1989 Churchill and France started both WWs. I love this trick question: Where was the leader born? Why, Versailles, of course. What England and France (and Russia) have done to German speaking peoples for the last 100 years is shameful.

[@b14-perlasjoshuab.40]

Hi good video thanks for the facts

[@estonian-1996]

Can you do one about estonia. Love your videos.

[@lilli_xyloto]

Nice video but it would be cooler when there were something about Carinthia, Burgenland, Vorarlberg etc and not just Vienna and Salzburg....btw indoor smoking isn't allowed

[@SleepyandSad]

i love this channel so much (and i love Sam ❤️)

[@stjevena]

I live there, and I feel happy that ,you did this Video! Sorry but you said many things wrong😂🇦🇹

[@spicynugget_0294]

Correction in nr 13 : Austria is not the only EU member that isn't part of Nato. Ireland, Malta, Cyprus and Sweden also aren't part of Nato

[@jsmith1746]

#13 is incorrect. Sweden, Finland, and Ireland are also EU countries that are not a part of NATO.

[@__jonny.idgaf__]

I'm from Austria and i can say that it isn't allowed to smoke inside a non-private building since 2019

[@faronva6330]

In Vienna every year we have an free open air music festival which is the biggest one in europe :D

[@johannweber5185]

Nice video. However, Austia is not the only non-NATO EU Country. Ireland, Sweden and Finland are not NATO members, either.

[@reneparis5768]

I live in Austria and I had to watch this video to answer some questions for my English homework. It was quite interesting, for example, I didn't know that the snow globe was an Austrian Invention either.

[@kalyanchakravarthymuvvala8022]

Love to go Vienna...

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

Austria is a dream of mine to visit, I want SO BADLY to go on a Sound of Music tour.

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

#102 Emperor Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine introduced 1784 the economy coffin in Austria: The body was carried in the coffin to the gravesite where it would be dropped into the grave through folding doors on the base. The coffin would then be reused. His idea was on the one hand to make funerals more affordable to the poor by his decree to use only such coffins for all funerals, at the other hand he thought this method also to be more hygienic due to faster decomposition of the bodies. But due to massive protests he withdrew the order after only 6 months.

[@yuko5373]

That pigeon scared the shit out of me

[@soldeprimavera4107]

Not gonna lie, I watched this video because I'm gonna go on a date with an Austrian guy, and I knew nothing about the country... but learning about it just makes me want to go and explore!!🤯🤩

[@spqr520]

There is much wrong with fact 13: Austria is not the only EU-county which is not a part of NATO. Sweden and Ireland aren’t members too. And to say: “they are not allowed to be” is a very inaccurate and misleading formulation.

[@TheAustrianAnimations87]

Finland, Cyprus and Malta are also EU members but not part of the NATO.

[@aaatlas840]

We are in kind of not allowed due to be a neutral nation And now for the other germanic language speakers here:Wir sind eigentlich ned erlaubt Teil Natos zu sein

[@Lemon-wu9lr]

The way he said "Neusiedl" (the city i live in) killed me

[@jttalbit1608]

What about the Spanish Academy, the famous horses?

[@caribrodrick2879]

Love all your videos I watch them all the time... Would love if you could do one for wentworth prison please🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@jayslu-jay5271]

I'm learning facts about Austria and learning German because my girlfriends from Austria.

[@martina46688]

now we have 9,1 million inhabitants & Vienna over 1,9 million already

[@samanthahockley1015]

Could you do facts about the alps?

[@leopoldhartel1909]

The only real Mozart Kugeln are the silver blue ones and they are now handmade, and you only can get them in Salzburg. The Golden ones you can get everywhere.

[@killernat1234]

“That’s the thing with huge ringers like these, you can’t see where the bell starts and the bell e...”

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Sam. Can you please do 101 facts about the Belgium? They have good chocolate there!

[@amochswohntet99]

Nice subject. Insufferable presentation.

[@bernhardhartl101]

The empress was not Marie Antoinette, her name was Maria Theresia.

[@kalyanchakravarthymuvvala8022]

See u Vienna one day for sure...

[@DasTamii]

What's with number 14? With who do I have to make eye contact?... You're not allowed to smoke inside since 2019. It took me for a while to understand, what he meant with "lower Austria" ... What's with this stupid photoshopped picture at 25:51? Why is there an oil pump? And the picture with the shark is not in "Tiergarten Schönbrunn", it is in "Haus des Meeres", which is an aquarium. It would have been nice, if you would spell a single name or german word the right way ... xD And why is half of the video about the Habsburger? But all in all ... a good video :)

[@steufi_0936]

i life in austria and one thing i wont to say is that in austria is the oldest salt mine in the world

[@rami_ungar_writer]

I have a friend who lives in Vienna. I'll send it to her and see what she thinks. Please do 101 Facts about: 1. Bees 2. Sailor Moon 3. Ballet 4. Lucifer (TV series) 5. The Die Hard films

[@jesterhead8028]

You missed Hedy Lamarr.

[@dewangrajkakati132]

One fact that could have been added was the Austrian State of Vorarlberg held a referendum to join the Swiss in 1919 which was overwhelmingly popular, but the Swiss refused to take them into the confederation.

[@sahara310]

7:07 is flag of Poland not Czech Republic

[@commissarben8036]

good video :)

[@kurtgodel5236]

25:00 "wean"

[@19VIK90]

Now you did Austria next please do Hungary

[@triciahlongwa6383]

Anyone got the recipe for that beaten eggwhite 3 mountain tops thing??? Looks good 😋

[@christophluftenegger404]

www.austria.info/en/things-to-do/food-and-drink/recipes/salzburger-nockerl hope u like it I'm from Salzburg myself and I think they taste great. :)

[@maxz8807]

Fact 20 is wrong, there has been a ban on smoking in practically all public places since the 1st November 2019.

[@DukePigron]

This is only something for the Call Of Duty: Zombies fans but, Werfen Is where the real Der Eisendrache castle is located (Werfen being in Austria) though most DE fans know this probably.

[@Blaze_pac]

I've been to Graz. Watched hockey and football, had a great time. I learned that the Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion changed name due to some political choices made by Arnie( when he was the governor of California) . When I went it was called UPC-Arena.

[@hoodyniszwangsjacke3190]

Arnie vowed for death penalty in California and there were discussions about that in the city-council of Graz, which had given him the ring of honour of the city some years ago. He decided to send back the ring and his status as citizen of honour of Graz was canceled. After that the stadiums name was changed to the name of the enterprise that sponsored the stadium board.