“Wurst and Wurstl”

Vienna… The most beautiful city I’ve ever seen (besides Florence). The architecture, museums and even the trams are more ancient than my grandmother. And so was the mentality: conservative. Not comparable with the open minded German culture. Five differences between the two nationalities.

1. The Germans had Beethoven, the Austrians had to do it with Hitler. Of course the Austrians want them to switch nationalities.
2. My God, the Austrians are annoying when they walk on the streets. They’re slow and there’s no way to surpass them. Besides that, they believe that if you come from the right, they have priority to pass before you.
3. There’s an enormous discrepancy between the languages. My German friends warned me of that. “They speak like they’re having a potato in their mouth!” Well, speaking about potatoes… While the Germans say Kartoffeln (potatoes), Wurst (sausage) and Guten Appetit (have a good meal), the Austrians say Ertapfeln, Wurstl and Mahlzeit. I had to make the switch from German to German. Weird.
4. An other Austrian curiosity is the politeness of the people. They will always use the polite form before the informal one when they talk to you in their extra terrestrial accent. The Germans aren’t so strict in that.
5. Both nationalities dress very differently. In Vienna I only saw black and grey clothes. Very depressing. The Germans use a lot more colours that make people happy.

 

That’s why I have to conclude that I like the Germans a lot more and that I’m proud to live in this country. And no, I’m not becoming a national socialist. Imagine that.

I also met my Italian friend again, Franky Garage. I’ll start another blog about his adventures around the world very soon, so stay in tune! Here are some teasing pictures.

 

A short blog, but my German friends always say: “Length doesn’t matter. The way you use it makes the difference”.

See you next on Wednesday, folks! I'll write about the wonderful German pride: Christmas markets!