What is Austria like? Difference between Austria and New Zealand | Living in Austria

Austria and NZ are on opposite ends of the planet, so I was shocked by a few things when I moved here.
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[@Baki_welit]

In Austria you Can also just order „Leitungswasser“ for free :)

[@dolores1966]

if you enter a roundabout there is only one way in... so why indicating? you have more options to get out again and you basically indicate for those that get into the roundabout. Does that make sense?

[@TheSibler]

ofc it does .....

[@thallwright]

It makes sense to indicate, because if you are taking the third or fourth exit, people entering the roundabout from the second exit know that they need to stop. You can't always see the right indicator of a vehicle when you are coming into a roundabout. You should of course be ready stop anyway, but it's more courteous I find.

[@alonsonicki401]

​@@thallwrightof course you can always see the right indicator, bc yo drive right. And a roundabout is a "Vorrsngstraße", like a Main Street where everyone outside of the roundabout has to wait until the road is clear. So the driver in the ra does not have to tell the other drivers to wait, bc the drivers outside have to give him priority. The drivers inside just signalise that they want to leave the ra, so the others can drive in smoothly. -I am always confused, when i see a car standing infornt of the roundabout, with his indicator showing to the left. (Scared that they drive in the wrong way😂)

[@thallwright]

@@alonsonicki401 you can't always see the right indicator, I've driven in countries that do both, and find it much more convenient to know when a car will cross your path. It means you can see before you enter the roundabout if you need to stop or not, and can brake earlier to time the roundabout entry better. You probably don't need to worry as your country will likely never change the rule anyway.

[@scarred537]

@@thallwright are you dumb? if you enter the roundabout, you will always drive to the right and never to the left so why would you need to indicate you will drive right when you enter? and why would we conform to other countries that have roundabouts in both directions? we drive on the right in general, should people from britain get mad at us now too because we dont drive on the left?

[@simonk1844]

Hilarious, thanks! As a Kiwi who has lived 15 years in Vienna, I can confirm most of this. Love the windows, love the beer, hate the cigarettes, have mixed feelings about shops being closed on sundays (good for society, bad for the disorganised). Some more random thoughts follow.. Not only is the beer great, the bread is godly. And there are delicious pastries filled with poppyseeds - and I mean filled, like 80%. The tiny 50 gram packages available in NZ supermarkets will _not_ be sufficient to make these! There are also "topfengolatchen" (pastries filled with vanilla curd) - hard to pronounce, but delicious to eat. Vegetarians, however, are likely to have a hard time - except possibly in Vienna. It's often the case that the "vegetarian option" on the restaurant menu is a deep-fried camembert; I've never dared to try one myself. And stay away from anything labelled "curry"; Austria does not do spicy food except Kren (horseradish). I detest the immigration service (though that's probably universal), but have found work colleagues and bosses to be far more relaxed and friendly and informal than I expected. Taxes are high, but you get a lot in return. The number of supermarkets in Vienna is just insane. I live in an inner suburb, and have 6 supermarkets within 3 blocks. Also a lot of boutique/specialist shops here which is nice (though I do live in an area known for them). And Vienna's public transport system is among the best in the world (learn, Auckland, learn!). Nudism is hugely popular. There's even a cafe on the banks of the Danube (down near the Lobau) where people drink coffee naked. And a bike path that runs through the middle of the cafe's garden seating. Takes some getting used to for conservative kiwis... Safety rules for construction are almost non-existent. Construction sites just appear to close footpaths at random, without regards for pedestrians. Workers use drills and jackhammers without hearing protection. I remember being in my fitness studio on the second floor, looking out at workers tearing down part of the building next door who were wandering around on the remaining beams with sledgehammers, and no safety lines. Motorways typically have a speed limit of 130km/h. Scared me at first, but now 100km/h (typical NZ speed limit) feels so slow. Merging in from an onramp in an old car is still somewhat scary though (foot flat to the floor and hope...). And outside the cities, motorways have neither overhead lights nor "cats-eyes" to mark the lanes. It took me a while to realise that cats-eyes and snowploughs are not compatible! And don't get me started on road signage here - or I'll be arguing to bring back the death penalty. Dogs are allowed everywhere. I even went to a folk-music concert recently (indoors), and someone had brought their spaniel. As a dog lover, I have no problem with that...and now find it strange in NZ that they are treated as unwanted in so many places. Schools are incredibly old-fashioned. If a student fails to pass even one subject, they have to repeat the entire school year (all subjects). At about the age of 10, kids choose to go to either a Gymnasium (where they prepare for an academic career, eg doctor, journalist) or a Hochschule (future career: plumber, taxidriver). How can anyone decide a kid's future at that age? It seems to me to just be a way to perpetuate the class system (does that make me a Marxist?). On the other hand, the universities here seem very good and are very affordable (as they once were in NZ). And people in general seem more educated, or at least aware of the world and interested in more topics than the average Kiwi. Cabaret (standup satirical social and political comedy) is a big thing here (though it's hard for a non-native speaker to keep up), something that I think it would be hard to find an interested audience for in NZ. There are a lot of other things done "because it's always been that way". Compulsory military service for men for example - though the Austrian military seems to be little more than a joke. Politics also seems to follow this principle in general...though that's a whole new topic. And there's so much more to say. So many small differences - but overall both Austria and NZ are great places to live; each with its pros and cons.

[@lani_laRose]

Are you sure, Hochschule für becoming a plomber or taxidriver? Do the Austrians not have Berufliche Schulen for apprenticeships? For taxidriver you don't even need a certain 'Ausbildung', only a driving licence. Interesting, Hochschule in Germany is also for an academic level like universities. Everywhere it's called differently. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@xRob]

130km/h and 100km/h ?!?!?!?! Laughs in German 😊

[@SJG94]

Thank you so much, very interesting!

[@robertgross9518]

@@xRob uff die baustellen autobahn in deutschland :>

[@ameliemileva6459]

Come to Germany and you'll learn about fast driving ;)

[@simdecog]

on the supermarkets on sundays thing, people who arent from here always complain about that, but its great for the quality of life of the entire population. almost nobody has to work on sundays, the entire country just kind of slows down, people are relaxed and don't even think about. obviously the whole idea is catholic, but even for a non-religious person like myself, it's just good for mental health. also you can just buy your stuff on saturdays, its not a big deal.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Petrol stations are open on Sunday. So are restaurants. Supermarkets close on Sunday so they don't have to give the workers another day of the week off and weekend pay. It's not about quality of life. Rather the opposite. A lot of people work on Sunday actually: Nurses, bus drivers, factory workers, anyone on shift rotation.

[@xythiera7255]

Actuly thats not true .Peopl in Europa in general have alot worker rights . Sunday off is realy about quality going back to the church times . Its not a problem here becouse we have enoth time to buy what we need in middel of the week other then needing to have a 24/7 open supermarket the intire concept is realy stupid it self . You cant compair Europ to American ways of lifeing its different

[@maurice7017]

@@davidwuhrer6704 still most people dont

[@SmeagolTheGreat]

​@@davidwuhrer6704Agreed. I work on sundays, too. There are more sunday workers than most non-sundayer's think.

[@froreyfire]

Not only that it's good for the people who don't need to work on Sundays, but it also keeps the prices a bit lower - someone would need to pay for all these extra wages after all.

[@holger_p]

Never lost my Duvet and I never got it stolen in the night by somebody else. I'm rather afraid this is going to happen, if we would share one.

[@juliaglass9708]

Came here to look for that comment! Same for me! If you have to share a duvet and one is moving a lot, he or she most likely is stealing the whole thing. At least in my experience it is like that, as my hubby is then wrapping himself with the duvet like a cocoon and I'm the one without a duvet the whole night. I highly apprecciate the austrian way, where everyone has their own duvet. 😅

[@julialambert7013]

@@juliaglass9708 My husband does the same, when we are on Vaccation 😀 He is always make those bouncy Crocodile Turns (like a crocodile with prey in the water). I hate those big heavy duvets.

[@MrRyanIsle]

I was liking that comment, but had to unlike it to keep it at 69

[@SchweinerSchinkler]

@@juliaglass9708 was ist ein duvet? Hätte gedacht bettdecke aber das heisst ja blanket

[@juliaglass9708]

@@SchweinerSchinkler ein duvet ist, was wir unter einer Bettdecke verstehen. Blanket ist eher eine dünne Decke wie zb für die Couch. 😉

[@guineppe207]

I think how much people like to do small talk depends on where they are. In smaller villages, small talk is extremely common, everybody knows each other and it isn't as stressful as in a city

[@idjles]

i think it is his experience as an English speaker. After 10 years of learning German he'll here more smalltalk.

[@magicmulder]

Yes and no. I live in Cologne, and every time I visit Hamburg I'm surprised how often people would just strike up a random conversation at a red light, or inject themselves into a conversation to help. Like when I said to my gf "The Rewe probably has closed already" and a guy who was passing us turned around and said, "no, it's still open for another hour". I so love that.

[@brezzainvernale]

I come from antoher village on the mountain. The stress is... different. We are have to struggle with the cold weather, when the pass is closed you can't get no mails and no food, so you always have to have a reserve at home. It is a big problem if you have an accident or you are ill, 'cause there is no police nearby to help you out nor hospitals that are well reachable. You need a car to be able to work in the next valley. Most of the young people have to leave when they are 15-16 for school or appreticeship (and they speak another language and have other food). The "stress" is different. I think our is more existential stress, in the city it is a stress without solution, THAT makes it worse.

[@guineppe207]

​@@brezzainvernalei guess i didnt mean to say "stress" but more like hectic if you know what I mean. In a village, there aren't gonna be new faces that often while in a city, your neighbors will probably change a lot. But yeah, definately villages can be very stressful.

[@prettyamazonbabe]

In Austria the people really have to know you so that they do smalltalk with you. And I lived in a big city and also in two small towns.

[@morgoth5364]

Depends where you live in Austria. Vienna is a very much different ground than most of the country.

[@rf1349]

What are you doing with your duvet while sleeping? 😂 The reason for two separate ones is that one big duvet will be suspended in the air between the people, which lets cold air flow in and between you and your counterpart, while with two duvets both can pack themselves in properly. This was important in the old days in the winter, when houses were not isolated as well as they are today and it was almost outside temperature in your bedroom. You will get the idea once you wake up next to a frozen bottle of water. Besides with one duvet one person might steal the whole thing... The smalltalk- thing seems to be all over central and northern Europe, where people are a bit more introverted in general, but I have noticed that once they warm up to you they are genuinely interested, while in the USA for example I never experienced that from classmates or colleagues.

[@dorcsssc6843]

You meant "insulated", surely.

[@catonkybord7950]

@@dorcsssc6843 In German it's "isoliert" if you're talking about houses and temperatures. I think that's where that came from. Isn't "insulated" only for electrical stuff, though?

[@ab-up8gd]

@@catonkybord7950 No, insulated is for heat too, and metaphorically it can be even broader ("insulated from the effects of the war").

[@websiteckron8591]

In Austria, you enjoy cafe, meal etc. order at the waiter, when you are finished, you call the waiter, “ zahlen bitte”. There you pay all you have consumed. Don’t forget the tip. It is not an obligation, but if you were happy than 10% is the right amount.

[@ab-up8gd]

In Ireland you only pay at the end if you're at a restaurant type place, and for cafés and bars you pay at the counter. For cafés it doesn't make much of a difference, but in a bar it feels weird because getting up to go to a pool table or go for a smoke or something looks like I'm trying to leave without paying.

[@TheChrisaige]

The "trick" to get free water in Austria if you go to a restaurant or cafe is to ask for tap water. The are required to give this to you for free if you are already ordering at the restaurant. Only if you only order tap water they are allowed to charge a service charge

[@whitesheepi]

It was like that a few years ago. In Vienna they almost always charge for tap water (~70c) , even when consuming something else, sadly. There are even restaurants that do charge extra when mixing Juice with tap water. 😢

[@froreyfire]

Not quite true, but still it's cheap.

[@stephjovis3469]

in Graz I always ask for water. No matter if I order coke with my food or alcohol later, Its never a problem. And always free. Because I don`t only drink water. I get that they make most their money with drinks so they hate you if you only order water.

[@stephjovis3469]

@@whitesheepi damn vienna sucks. In Graz that`s never an issue. Water is free

[@gabrielrauscher6976]

@@stephjovis3469 tjo, wien ist nicht österreich xD

[@Okabae]

indicating when you leave the roundabout makes the most sense. that way you can see if the car coming from the left is going to leave before you enter, or if you have to yield for him. anything else makes no sense... Aaah, i can never share a blanket in bed. I need my own... two duvets is the best. Glad you like our beer.

[@blenderpanzi]

Two duvets makes sense because very often one partner wants a lighter/warmer one then the other.

[@stefannemeth9582]

Ich kenne dich von TikTok ;) Wenn du essen gehst und nur Wasser willst dann ist das Leitungswasser und das kostet nichts wenn du eine Flasche willst dann ist es Mineralwasser und das gibt es in Prickelnd, Mild und still :)

[@idjles]

The supermarkets are small because people WALK to them and only buy what they can carry. In NZ I am sure you went to that large supermarket by CAR and use the car to carry it all home.

[@werpu12]

It really depends on where you live, in inner cities you will find mostly small supermarkets in the outskirts, huge difference! If you want a warehouse supermarket go to Interspar or Metro!

[@-l1v1-]

NZ? Whats that?

[@jonbroster]

I’m British. My dad has lived in Austria for most of the last 40 years. Your videos are spot on - my German colleagues and I love them. 👍

[@TheCrazy2girls]

I live in Austria my whole live and you get free water in nearly every café or restaurant. You just have to ask for tap water 😉

[@tinabptty6109]

Hey! 🌍 Loved your video on Austria vs. New Zealand living! Thanks for sharing your experiences, looking forward to more. Cheers! 🍻

[@acebaker3623]

The two duvet thing, I've never understood. My MIL was from Austria and even though she hadn't lived there for 70 years she insisted on this. I thought it was soooo weird. Personally, I think the closing on Sundays is very civilized, because it means that there is a day when EVERYONE gets a day off and commerce isn't king. I like that.

[@whoolawoop6817]

Completely relate to your MIL... 😅 Don't really understand what's the problem with two duvets? Up to now I've never really lost mine... 😊

[@musterma]

How do you loose a duvet? You're supposed to lay still when sleeping!

[@LunaticDesire]

Why wouldn't you want your own duvet? I'm from Austria and therefore used to this, but when I'm somewhere abroad where there is only one duvet, I hate that (we all do), because it means I have to share the duvet and can't be all wrapped up in it the way I like to. Two separate duvets equals two happy people who can do what they want with their own duvet :) Also: how do you loose a duvet?!

[@kommunikarin]

The loosing duvet thing is just weird for guys as we are cold and take theirs 😅 My husband gives me two duvets from the start. So he gets to keep his. Also. I like to have one for each person. When I share a bed traveling with friends we never have those weird who sleeps where conversations I know from TV.

[@froreyfire]

Well I am from Austria and my wife and I sleep with a single duvet - she's from abroad BTW. Still, it's a tradeoff. Sometimes I wake up uncovered because she pulled it her side. That wouldn't happen if everyone had their own.

[@linajurgensen4698]

1:15 in Austria (like in Germany) you can only enter the roundabout to the right❗️so it’s not necessary to blink when driving in. How does it even work in NZ when you enter left AND right? Accidents must happen all the time.

[@whoolawoop6817]

Probably there are more than one lane... Same in the UK... It's completely stupid, bc you have to know in advance where you wanna leave the roundabout... Can be very challenging, if you're trying to find the right exit... 😅

[@zip891]

@@whoolawoop6817 In small roundabouts with 1 lane you just blink when leaving, so the entering driver knows he can drive. If you have more lanes, like the Verteilerkreis in Vienna you also need to blink for switching lanes and yes leaving it can be stressful.

[@whoolawoop6817]

@@zip891 Yes sure, but you normally you don't blink left as long as you're going round the roundabout... You just blink, when switching the lanes... 😊

[@josiasmainardi]

I think is has more to do with doing a 90 degrees turn (you are not going straight anymore), and the same for going out (not following the roundabout, instead turning right). It makes sense to do not need the first one, but maybe is just the convention for a given country (if there is direction change, you need to blink). Brazil has the same rule as well.

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

You don't enter left and right. He means turn left or right like at a road crossing. So in Austria, if you want to take the first exist, that would mean you're "turning right" because from your point of view the exist is on the right and so you would indicate right when entering the roundabout. The system is weird and complicated but nowadays you only indicate when you leave. I don't know when they changed it.

[@dietermitplatten]

I like the idea of small supermarkets. They are around the corner in urban places and they have all the everyday basics you need which makes grocery shopping quick and easy. Also the fact that supermarkets and stores are closed on Sundays is great. Less people on the streets, less traffic, everything gets slowed down and quiet for one day in a week. Sundays are basically like bank holidays.

[@aluuusch]

Yeah, I had the cosiest small Billa around my street Fuchsthallergasse in the 9th. Loved it

[@ab-up8gd]

There's nothing quick and easy about having to go to 5 different stores because supermarkets don't have basic necessities like moisturisers, or paper, or phone chargers, etc.

[@Itachi-ph1sl]

​@@ab-up8gd In what world is a phone charger a daily necessity? What are you doing with your phone chargers every day... The stores are smaller, but surely not that small that you would need to visit two stores to find the thing you need for daily life.

[@ab-up8gd]

@@Itachi-ph1sl Good thing I didn't only say phone chargers then, huh.

[@vindobonaification]

Stumbled over your videos just a couple of days ago and I find them HILAAARIOUS. Your austrian is very good and I can't stop laughing whenever you say Oida or passt schon. Anyway, your observations on us is spot on and I hope you enjoy your stay here. I have been to New Zealand many years ago and it kind of struck me like a pacific version of Austria, only surrounded by an ocean and with volcanoes. I rented a motorbike on the southern island and vividly remember driving past meadows with wooden barns and rolled coils of hay and I only could think "Dude, this looks exactly like home!" Keep on making videos and have fun.

[@ryanthemage]

Haven't seen this video so far! Nice to watch! 😊👍🏽

[@lebendeleiche]

I am from the west in Austria, found this really interesting and your are on point!

[@markusvienna231]

I enjoy your videos so much. keep it up and thx for the entertainment

[@cloudbeam.]

I love Austria I’m from Austria Great country :D Fun fact : in Austria it’s not rude to stare so when people stare they find it neutral

[@ItachiUchiha-yc9nv]

selten so einen bullshit gehört 1. Österreich ist bei weitem nicht mehr so gut wie vor dieser regierung 2. starren ist auch bei uns krank was ist mit dir falsch ?

[@liamzulficari8729]

I love you guys too. Because of that we are moving soon to Austria😃 few more months🇦🇹😍

[@brudibeutel5413]

You want someone to get killed? :'D Maybe in the countryside you can stare without consequences (Don't know.) but if you do that in vienna most people will look away to avoid confrontation (but they will feel bad/threatened) but many people (especially younger people and/or foreigners) will confront you about it and you better not show weakness then. Fistfight is better than getting knifed down. If someone stares at me I stare back. Always ready for a fight but in the hopes he just stops looking at me so we can both go out of the situation unharmed. Can't let yourself get treated with disrespect by letting someone stare at you. So no. It is extremely rude. It is very disrespectful. And if a tourist reads your "fun fact" and acts upon it he might go home with a not so good picture of Austria. Or he might not go home at all.

[@cloudbeam.]

@@brudibeutel5413 Uhm no that DOSENT happen .. you don’t get k1lled

[@brudibeutel5413]

@@cloudbeam. Chances to get killed are low but not 0. I stopped reading the free newspapers on my way to work and back home when I started reading international news on my phone instead but before that I did read multiple times about stabbings because "He looked at me". And even more occassions with beatings because "He looked at me" (If you take the reason "He looked at my girlfriend/sister" into account multiply those occassions). Personally I was in such a situation too, but just once and the guy got taken back by his girlfriend otherwise he would've attacked me in front of his little child. In this case I didn't even stare back. I noticed him staring at me when he passed me so I looked back for not even one second and he already was onto me. (Fun fact though. The only time in my adult life I actually got attacked was by someone I didn't even look at when walking past him. So that can happen too.) It does happen. Even if the risk to actually die is very low it is in an unnecessary risk. As stated, most people will look away feeling threatened when being stared at. But you just need to stare at the wrong guy one time and game over. Why take the risk? For what? Because a guy in the internet said you can do that. Because apparently in austria we are not humans and don't adhere human nature? Staring at someone is a threat. It enables in the other person the fight, flight or freeze response. In austria as probably everywhere in the world.

[@lukasb9697]

interesting thing is that you find Austrian Supermarkets small, in earlier days they were mostly smaller, and green orientated people think that our supermarkets, mostly those in the suburbs, bacon belts or really on countryside, far from the bigger cities are too big and sealing to much place

[@aloisraich9326]

Your austrian is very good, and it's fun to watch your videos, you do not complain, mostly, you just observe the differences

[@whoolawoop6817]

In Austria you didn't pay for tap water until a few years ago and in most places in the countryside I know you still don't pay, unless it's the only thing you ordered ... Vienna is different... of course! 😊

[@lisakiara10]

I am 30 and I was born in austria, lived here my entire life. I never got free water, didnt matter where I was and I never heard this even existed in austria. so dunno where you got/get free water. not even small villages in the alps offer that.

[@whoolawoop6817]

@@lisakiara10 Keine Ahnung in welchen Etablisments du hier verkehrst, aber ich hab früher in Wirtshäusern nie was zahlen müssen. Außer in Wien vielleicht . Sogar erst letztens wieder hab ich ein Glas Wasser gratis bekommen in einem Cafe... 😊

[@lisakiara10]

@@whoolawoop6817 von heurigen bis steakhouse ist alles dabei, sowie alle bundesländer. ich hab noch nie ein glas wasser gratis bekommen, selbst als kind nicht. wir haben viel urlaub gemacht in österreich, ich war eben in allen bundesländern und hab bis jetzt in niederösterreich, wien und vorarlberg gewohnt.

[@LunaticDesire]

@@lisakiara10 What?! Ich bestell fast jedes Mal ein Glas Leitungswasser dazu und es ist immer gratis? Erst diese Woche wieder in Wien. Ich glaub mir ist das erst einmal passiert, dass dafür 50 Cent verrechnet wurden. Bestellst du stilles Wasser? Weil dann kriegst du Mineralwasser und das kostet dann natürlich schon...

[@lisakiara10]

@@LunaticDesire echt? wow da habt ihr echt glück :o ich bestell leitungswasser, zahle dafür fast soviel wie für cola...

[@robertron5303]

I really enjoyed listening to this. Thank you & cheers from Vienna :)

[@meszarosmate4257]

Ich mag deine Videos und Shorts sehr! Nicht nur deshalb, weil du mit angemessenem Humor mit österreichicher Kultur umgehst, sondern auch, weil viele umgangssprachliche Ausdrücke präsentierst, die gebräuchlich sind. 3 Jahre lebe ich in Wien und daher erinnere mich auch, ähnlich wie du, dass es viele kulturellen Unterschiede gibt.. Allerdings, was die Supermärkte betrifft, in Wien haben einige türkische Bäckereien und Geschäfte geöffnet, wo man sonntags etwas einkaufen kann. Auf jeden Fall, nur weiter so!🙂

[@karlispupols4233]

Nice! Yes, the supermarket thing really hit me in the first months and took quite of time to get used to it. Also the closing times. Back in Latvia many supermarkets are open until 10 or even 11 in the evening, but there they close at 8. Quite a few times realised I had no food way to late! :D Also - it seems the camera was adjusting lighting randomly at various points in the video. Nevertheless - good content mate! Cheers!

[@austriankiwi]

😂😂😂

[@liamrathboneify]

You absolutely nailed this one mate. I moved from the UK to a small village just north of the Achensee, and these subtle cultural differences still fascinate me. I also spent a year in NZ, and I still to this day claim that Boundary Road Chocolate Moose is the best beer I've ever tasted.

[@bruhjoleon2180]

you moved to Achenkirch?

[@d.sazzles4217]

I always wanted to see a video about the differences between Australia and New Zealand!

[@swissherbgirl2917]

Hi I am a new follower. Also lived once in Vienna 1993 to 1995. I have fun watching your stuff. Now I am I Australia, but originally from Germany

[@GodlordBazi]

The "exaggerating the cold", "no smalltalk" and "being told to be quiet in a supermarket" thing sounds like Vienna, right? Us Austrians make fun of this behaviour ourselves, it's called "Wiener Grant" (Viennese grumpiness). Where I'm coming from the chances of experiencing anything like that are very low. People are very communicative, friendly (well, except you behave like a complete idiot intentionally, then they'll rip you to shreds in public ;D) and pretty much all of us wear t-shirts and three-quarter trousers from early February until late November with some even sticking to that style all year arround. And yes, our beer is the best in the world. Go ahead and tell the people of Bavaria about it, I'm sure they'll remain very calm and agree to your opinion without any further protests. Thank you in advance! :D

[@markomarinic3073]

Das mit dem Supermarkt klingt ehrlich gesagt ausgedacht. Ich hab noch nie erlebt, dass ein Kunde einem anderen sagt gusch zu sein oder keinen Lärm zu machen oder wie auch immer man ein Quietschen von Schuhen betiteln will und davon gehört hab ich schon gar nicht. Die einzige Ausnahme sind bisher immer nur, wenn ganze Familien einkaufen und sich Kinder dann rabiat aufführen. Aber naja, er sagte ja es war ne ältere Dame. Besonders die älteren Semester haben in Wien nen schlechten Ruf und gelten auch in der Regel als unfreundlich. Von daher dürfte es schon Stimmen, allerdings darf er echt nicht glauben dass die Leute wirklich so sind. In diesem Fall würde ich behaupten hat er ein äußerst seltenes Individuum getroffen.

[@bedri1]

warum sind die wiener so?

[@tomedelkowski6567]

@@bedri1 gibt eh boid kane mehr du Plescher 😂

[@guineppe207]

Sudern ist der Wiener Nationalsport hahaha Also saying "Austrian beer ist the best" to a czech might be an even worse idea...

[@marcus_w0]

The really funny thing about supermarket is: In Germany, we had Supermarkets - or even Megamarkets - "Real" was something like this. It was huge and you could basically get everything from a pound of meat to a Full-HD Television to a single wrench or even a jack for your car. We had this - but it obviously didn't pay out for the companies, because with "Real" the last one of those is gone now. I really liked them.

[@HansGruberX1]

Wir haben die noch immer. Kaufland, Globus, Hit und Edeka zurheide (in NRW). Gibt sicher noch mehr in anderen Regionen.

[@t3brixx149]

as ana austrian i have to say id love to visit new zealand and ill do it in the future love from austria🔥♥

[@eggeCD]

You said "mogst du a tschik" so perfect 😂 im from Austria, stopt smoking for 2 weeks now🎉 Video is great btw

[@notlisztening9821]

Concerning the part about cold sensitivity: temperature differences between when you leave your house at 5 am and noon can be as much as 15 degrees, so especially during transitional periods it's hard to figure out what to wear and it's better to be overdressed. Then there are those who purposely wear too little, because they think it makes them look more manly. You can see them walk around the train stations everyday; giving their all to look unaffected, while the hairs on their arms are standing up. Could be the people around you are trying to tell you, that you don't look manly; you look stupid.

[@spompanadel]

Naaaaah I would hate to share my duvet with my man (or anyone at all), its mine, and I need to wrap myself around the whole duvet and tuck myself in pretty good. Sharing my duvet would lead to war, and I would win. I love my duvet. 🥰

[@SimoneVierlinger]

I have been watching your videos for some time now but today I realized: WE ARE NEIGHBOURS! Wie cool is des bitte???? Salzburg Parsch

[@SimoneVierlinger]

I love it how you just nail the odd manners of Austrians all the time

[@austriankiwi]

Hahah 😍 danke! I moved out of that apartment about 6 months ago. Absolutely loved it there

[@thefridge9278]

Wait so you arent austrian?! I honestly didnt know lol. Your dialekt in the videos is perfect!

[@stefannemeth9582]

Und wir lieben Smalltalk aber keine Menschen 😂

[@geaninavasile4624]

Just being proud of that make me sick to my stomach🤮. Such a stupid mentality

[@gonzalez83]

@@geaninavasile4624 Schleich di hawi

[@elfe441]

🤣🤣

[@M3ANDER]

Echt interessant, wie das von der anderen Seite der Kugel aussieht! 👍

[@werpu12]

Re big supermarkets, we have them as well, just not in the inner cities normally. Interspar for instance or Metro!

[@smilie4you126]

6:47 Hey Jonny, Du sagtest was von Bier, warum drinkst Du dann Zipfer? 😀

[@braeuerufg3381]

Zipfer is eh wos gscheids, wo wüst du oida?

[@izzie98-84]

I'm born and raised in Salzburg, and moving to a different part of Austria made me see how arrogant and picky Salzburg ppl are. Like the winter thing you explained, I can feel the gaze from other ppl starring still even when I'm not there anymore, god was that uncomfortable. But in other parts of austria they care less or more. Less for me atm which is way better haha

[@anamosity_soso]

It’s so nice that you immagrated to Austria 😊❤

[@ayeapprove]

1:15 there is no left in a roundabout unless there are 2 or more lanes. We mostly have 1 lane so it doesn't make sense to use the left turn signal for us.

[@env4153]

Very interesting video. I found the rhing about the police in Austria interesting. Here in Austria we think that pur police is very soft, in other countries the policw is more strictly, for example in the USA. The thing about all shops are closed in Austria is so super, i like it. You can spend the day wirh you family...

[@puschmannn]

Gooday ;) There is nothing more uplifting than being ignored by the waiters and waitresses in an Austrian coffee house for 20 minutes and then being given the wrong thing after ordering. For example, if you order a coffee and after what feels like 20 minutes you are served tomato juice. Then you wait another 20 minutes until someone deigns to hear your pleas and answer your question "Why is there tomato juice in this glass?" with "Because no other liquid flows out of freshly squeezed tomatoes." xD xD xD I´ve heard about Japanese tourists who actually got a culture shock from encounters like these. We call it "Österreichische Kaffeehaus- and Wirtshauskultur" altough there is not much culture in it. ;) Greetings from Niederösterreich.

[@muhammadtanvir1799]

Nice one. Would you like to make another video about which country has the best for earning for students? as well which country is easy to get PR after Master degree? Like hourly pay rates and is it easy to find a job etc. And also compare the Auckland, Innsbruck, and Vienna. Thanks

[@arminbreuer7968]

At cafes or restaurants you can say „und ein Glas Leitungswasser“ usually and you‘ll probably never get billed for that.

[@DeadGrisu]

there is a time some things look strange in the beginning and you feel like "that makes no sense" or "wow, thats so great". but in a few months only things will be so logical or at least accpeted. otherwise it doesnt make any sense to move to other countries/cultures to start a new life etc. - you have been socialised in one way but you have to live with the habbits of the new country/culture with time although it seems to be hard in the beginning. Learning from each other would be the maximum.

[@xythiera7255]

I mean it woud be stupid to go somewere and expect it to be like it is back home .There woudnt even be a reason to go to a new place .

[@Karpour]

Really interesting to see what people think about my home country :) The only thing I will never understand is why anyone would want to share a blanket? It's always bad in the states, because me and my girlfriend just end up kind of fighting over the one measly blanket while we sleep, while it's just so much easier when each of us has their own blanket?

[@MrFringe100]

in tourism hotspots the supermarkets are open on sundays as well and if you ask for tapwater in a restaurant or cafe its usually free and depending on the region you are in it tastes great cause it's spring water from the mountains

[@script0r1309]

Great Video! But you missed a big Thing about Austria: are you located in Austria or Vienna? Cause Vienna is Different as you probably know 😂😂 ps: thanks to you nice short Videos. You Hit the point evey time. Haha

[@johnj825]

Living in Brisbane with my Austrian wife. It's taken me 4 yrs to get used to the 2 doonas on 1 bed thing:)

[@austriankiwi]

Hahaha yeah thats so weird ay. I'm impressed that you do it!

[@buszyywl]

in restaurants you may ask for tap water and it might be free. Also some gas station shops are open on sundays.

[@Julia-ld1xp]

thanks so much for sharing. exactly the same things I notice when I lived in NZ. some things are better here others in NZ. yes, bed blankets and also groceries shopping in NZ..you can always put a basket on the treadmill checkout and they pack everything for you. i tried this back then in aus..the lady wasn't amused. told me to put everything out of the basket before scanning😅i also liked the fact in nz you can pay anytime you want and get free water and also public toilets. big plus..here you have to search and end at least in a restaurant probably with paying or ordering food. nevertheless i miss the friendliness English ppl have..the language itself is more formal and kind. saying YOU to everyone and have a small chat. asking a stranger in aus in a shop how they are doing they probably roll their eyes and move on😅

[@biggiedii4889]

As someone who's been to both countries I have to say that New Zealanders are very...."relaxed" in regards to dress sense? NZ is the only place I've been where I've seen someone wear non matching socks in flip flops at the supermarket. Also saw in a supermarket a group of guys completely barefoot and there were no beaches nearby! Austrians (And generally Europeans) tend to put more effort into appearance a little bit more. New Zealand houses are so cold! I had to wear my outdoor sweater inside because there's no normal heating. For smalltalk New Zealanders are so friendlier, very easy people to chat with about anything.

[@carrier411]

NZ houses are mostly very cold. And our power bills are expensive. Hardly any double glazing unless they are new builds or newly installed.

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

I hate NZ houses. Thin walls, windows with only one (1) pane of glass. Winters are terrible in NZ, even if it doesn't go below zero because the inside and outside get very similar. Not all houses, of course, but most and especially the older houses.

[@georggabriel7852]

How on earth Zipfer;)))) There are soooo many good beers in Austria;))) Btw I really love the craft beer collecting in kiwi supermarkets!

[@3styleat]

great you enjoy Austria :)

[@brezzainvernale]

Kiped windows are a little tricky. We have them too in Switzerland, but the Energy Department always give us the tip NOT to use that setting. It is better to "durchlüften" like in Germany to avoid "Schimmel" and so on and to change air (even in winter: changed, new air gets warmer quicker). To "kip" makes the wall cold but don't really makes the air circulating. And it is also easy for thieves to get in (since you kip them also when you leave the house, but don't leave the house during "durchlüften") and it is a (fatal) trap for cats. I always thought TWO duvets for TWO person is better, otherwise one person takes the whole of the one duvet and the other gets nothing

[@zeeeeekaaaay]

So, I m not Austrian, but live in Vienna, and I think you can buy a double duvet if you prefer that. We choose to have separate blankets, otherwise my partner would probably just end up with all the blanket and me with nothing, blanket snatcher....

[@flo.flo.flo.]

Same. That´s also what I love about Austria. Windows and Beer.

[@chrismath149]

Tapwater is free in most Austrian cafees and restaurants I've visited. But maybe it's different depending on the establishment. I mostly visit Heurigen and Gasthäuser (someth8ing like an inn).

[@realschulkiller]

i've seen massive supermarkets on my travels but ... in the end there just was a lot of stuff i wouldnt need from a supermarket. i think most supermarkets in austria are "small" but there are also bigger ones. i live pretty close to a supermarket with 2 floors and except for cleaning eq, toiletpaper and sanitary products the upper floor has a lot of stuff that i will never buy in a supermarket because for that stuff i'll go to a store specialised in these products or, more likey, buy it online. so imo there's a limit to how big a supermarket needs to get before the bigger size stops being usefull .

[@supaschwamal]

about payment upfront: Sometimes if you ask they'll let you do it. But I always felt that the waiting staff was nicer when I hadn't paid already. Also, there are some Irish pubs in Austria where they insist on paying upfront. I guess they've had too many people leave without paying.

[@froreyfire]

You can always pay upfront if you want to. Why would anyone say no?

[@ab-up8gd]

In Irish bars you're supposed to be able to roam around a bit. Chat to someone bar and then sit down with some friends, get up to play darts, go outside to smoke a cigarette, etc. What that means is that you can't just have people pay by the table, because they'll frequently leave it. It would also be weird to have to go back to your table if you wanted a beer while playing pool or something. So instead we just order at the bar and pay when we order.

[@elfe441]

I like my own Duvet because I wrap myself up . And when you went in a Cafe normally you got water with your coffee. If you ask "Leitungswasser" normally thats for free, at least in my hometown Innsbruck.

[@renatewinkler8576]

😂😂 Hi, I love your way to discribe Austria. Hm....It looks like you are sitting on your balcony at a place in Salzburg, isn't it? I've never been to New Zealand but I can imagine that the people are more relaxed than in Austria.

[@simonkliment3056]

It´s nice from you that you think Austrian beer is the best one in the world. You should make a trip to the Czech republic to see what the beer business is all about.

[@simdecog]

yeah, even as an austrian myself i have to say its not the best in the world, you have to look to bavaria or belgium or maybe the czech republic for that

[@jonnes__4657]

🗽 On sundays and holidays you can buy some stuff in the petrol stations shop. Yes, Austrians like to drink beer! .

[@Nyx_AT]

For the duvet thing, that's really preference, i have one huge blanket while my girlfriend hast 2 seperate. in the summer, i def. prefer seperate blankets

[@Freddus]

I mean if you ask for tap water in a restaurant in Austria (which is very drinkable and one of the best in the world) than it‘s usually also for free. But anyway, I appreciate the review.

[@gamerjosi179]

I am from Austria!

[@mrsambasada]

Not 100% correct about the water. It depends on the restaurants or cafés. If you say "bitte ein Glas Leitungswasser, or bitte einen Krug Leitungswasser" - you have not to pay it always. But you can ask before = muss man das bei euch bezahlen?

[@reinhardschindler3022]

Bist a Spitzn Hawara! Weiter so Kiwi!!😅

[@BruceElA]

Kaff dir halt noch e Deckn ;-) Ich hab auch meine eigene. Eine Decke für zwei geht gar nicht! Geil danke für deine lustigen Videos. Mach weiter so! ❤

[@klinckklonck5472]

Great video! I didn't assume your're in Austria since two years only, how come your pronounciation is so leiwand?

[@alexanderpotukar2176]

Just ask for a glass of tap water when you order a coffee, they usually serve it

[@Tante_Dani]

It's not like you cannot buy a big duvet in Austria (I think almost every shop has it). I know that some friends of mine have a big duvet they share. But honestly I hate to have to share my duvet every time I go abroad. Two duvets are the best! Every person can have their preference satisfied (I use a warmer blanket during the summer, my partner has his cooler one, I have a sheep wool duvet, his is down/feather). If we would share one blanket either I would have to freeze or he would have to sweat. He likes to sleep with his blanket pulled up to his nose, I prefer to have it around my waist. If we would share we both would suffer. Also it is super annoying to share with an "active" sleeper, every time he turns around, he would steal my blanket - awful. Also if you are not cuddling the space in the middle always gets cold, because the big duvet is lifted a little bit. If we have to share the duvet during a holiday trip, I always have super bad sleep. How would you lose your blanket during the night?? 🤣

[@zecki8403]

It depends. Tapwater is most of the time for free but sure, it can cost you like 1 or 2€ per half a liter of tapwater when you go in a chinese restaurant for example.

[@jobfilm-joeblattner9024]

So I hope you feel well in Austria! But there is much better beer than Zipfer! 🙂 Where do you live in Austria.

[@Belinda.1999]

It's not true that Austrians don't like Smalltalk :D my opinion

[@josefloidl3404]

I agree with the statement in the video by large and far from my experience of growing up in Austria and having lived abroad now for 12 years: i would no say that Austria don’t small talk or enjoy it, but compared to British realms it’s definitely on a different level. But yeah, what really bothers me living abroad is the difference with the beer.

[@xythiera7255]

​@@josefloidl3404I mean i woud find it annoying to have basicly usless conversations that are allway the same realy forgetabel with every singel person like in America or Britten . Why woud anybody be interrested in hearing the same things over and over just so he can protend to be nice .Smalltalk can be nice.fromtime to time but to have that every singel second of your day is just to much

[@josefloidl3404]

@@xythiera7255 “allway” = allawei = means you are Austria or type for “allways” menas you be Austrian too Anyways, you have a good argument - spot on. But if you speak Austrian you will know that we say many words phrases just as takticts to connect and get what we need - so maybe the Britts and Americans do the same with this boring small talk

[@treesie9760]

He probaply lives in Vienna... if you talk to random people, it can happen that they get anoyed. There live a lot of rude people.. 😁👍

[@ZachalZockt]

2years later, you get 50GB for 15eur. Mobildata becoming really cheap in austria. In Germany its expensive. the thing with the "kippen" your right ^^ kippen is when you doing it. And when you have done it, its called "gekippt" hi from austria to :P

[@dominiccole]

Actually you can usually get free water if you ask for a "Leitungswasser" - tap water. They just don't like it if it's the only thing you order.

[@JenniferKlinger]

haha. I've never lost my duvet. where is yours? did it went somewhere else?

[@alchemyandGregBryers]

And the beir here is so cheap...crate of 20 500ml bottles for 13€ (20 bucks)... and yeah the shops thing on sundays after 7 years i still struggle to get used to it...

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

The roundabout thing makes perfect sense. People in the roundabout always have right of way. So showing people behind you which exit you will be eventually taking makes zero sense. You indicate for the people who want to enter whether you are staying in or not. Because if you are staying in, they have to wait until you pass. If you indicate leaving then they can enter. But they wouldn't have seen where you would go as you entered the roundabout yourself. So it makes absolutely no sense to indicate anything upon entering.

[@silviahannak3213]

Better ask for Leitungswasser. TAB water. That one is free.

[@myhuawei3321]

Andere Länder, andere Sitten! Ich reise viel und genieße die Andersartigkeit 😍 Empathie und Lust auf Anderes macht mir viel Freude. 😀 Prost! 🍻

[@willjsky]

Well, not indicating when we enter a roundabout is really simple to explain: Our roundabouts only go in one direction (counterclockwise) so A) there's no reason to indicate B) traffic in the roundabout wouldn't be able to see the indicator. Also, traffic in the roundabout has right of way, so other cars are only allowed to enter the roundabout when there's a gap or no traffic.

[@catherinekollerpope3647]

Everyone's roundabout go in one direction... 😉 However if one indicates right when entering the roundabout, then traffic on the first exit would know that they can safely enter the roundabout without causing an accident. Also if indicating left when entering a roundabout, then traffic dead ahead knows that they must wait and give way to the car which will be going 270 degrees around the roundabout, while traffic on that far exit will know that they may safely enter the roundabout because traffic to their immediate left will be blocked by the vehicle using the roundabout. All in all it increases the flow of traffic in the roundabout... but that does not seem to be a issue in Austria, as the roundabouts seem mostly to be used to slow down the traffic rather than improve flow. However go to Italy, France, Spain, Croatia, Slovakia etc you will find that the drivers there use indicators before entering the roundabout and will as a result flip off the unknowing Austrian driver for hogging the traffic flow and for only redundantly indicating upon exit.

[@Vrig19]

@@catherinekollerpope3647 Austrian here: "However if one indicates right when entering the roundabout, then traffic on the first exit would know that they can safely enter the roundabout without causing an accident." makes no sense to me - the traffic on the next exit already watches you because you always look left when you approach the roundabout, light indications helps nothing, because there is only one direction to go. (when exiting you indicate, thats true) "Also if indicating left when entering a roundabout, then traffic dead ahead knows that they must wait and give way to the car which will be going 270 degrees around the roundabout, while traffic on that far exit will know that they may safely enter the roundabout because traffic to their immediate left will be blocked by the vehicle using the roundabout" there is no left indication, roundabouts are here counterclockwise, when you indicate left, means you drive against the roundabout = illegal. the incoming traffic outside the roundabout has to wait until there is a gap, there is no traffic inside the roundabout waiting that incoming traffic can zip in. maybe you assume that everybody has to stop at the roundabout, indicate, and enter the roundabout, which is not the case. you enter the roundabout immediately when there is no traffic on your left. i have my drivers license nearly 20 years and use 3-4 roundabouts daily, also in czech republic, its the same, same rules.

[@boulderboi-fs3um]

Depending on the region in austria people are either the most chill, talk active and friendly people in the world OR they hate everyone and everything. If you speak an austrian dialect, you get bonus points pretty much everywhere, but if you speak with an accent people seem to hate you. But our landscape is beautiful!

[@MrAustrokiwi]

About the water in a cafe. You get a free glass of water with your coffee

[@Tilenm]

The "gekippt" function is I guess present in almost all Europe, at least in central. How can you indicate left or right while entering a roundabout? When you enter you may go just right 🤣... and you do not have to indicate. Of course when you leave you indicate where you will leave (which exit) so that the car entering the roundabout doesn't wait for you.

[@werpu12]

The upside is you can get easily air ventilation, and face it the windows are really good insulators which is important for cold weather, the window the video showed basically was a double sided low air pressure (between the glasses) window which does some basic thermal insulation (standard stuff here). The downside is, retrofitting ACs in those type of windows is really hard and bypasses the insulation effect (you bascially have to drop a hose outside. I also like the US system where you simply drop a mini splitter into the window and then close the window and call it a day (still there is a small split open but nothing compared to have a hose hanging out). The downside of the us system simply is no insulation at all from the windows itself given their mostly cheap wooden frames and no insulation foam on the contacts!

[@acanorum]

how do u lose ur duvet? i think two duvets reduces blanket hogging by quite a bit 😜

[@georggabriel7852]

Oh yeah we dont have a proper p'n's or new world;))) I lived in NZ for almost a year, I loved it, why not be reborn there;)

[@OasisCherryjuice182]

How do you signal INTO a roundabout??

[@TheTrudemaster83]

hey dude. never been in NZ but i im from austria. about this roundabout rules. In NZ you indicate left or right when you enter, when you can only go right anyways and this make sense to you? :D or you got roundabouts which are not like oneways? In my mind you go to a roundabout and the only thing you can do is to enter it and leave it at one point. the only thing you can decide is when you leave it. and if you indicate when you want to exit, the car which wants to enter knows if he has to wait because you keep going or he cant enter the roundabout right away because you´ll exit it. So the only thing important for others is when you going to exit, so it makes sense to me to indicate it. pls teach me wrong ;)

[@simonk1844]

It's just a matter of being extra clear I think. When you are looking to enter a roundabout, cars on it will either be indicating to exit the roundabout (ie you can drive on) or will be indicating that they will be staying on the roundabout (you must give way). With the Austrian system, you know if they are leaving - but if they aren't indicating, well you have to guess if they are staying or just didn't bother to indicate..