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

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

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seit wann darf man bei uns ohne helm fahren?! hä

Haha explaining Beer showing an Brauunion (Zipfer) beer (which belongs to Heineken, which is no beer)

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.

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.

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

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!🙂

Wait. is this guy german (austrian) or actually from somewhere else?

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.

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?? 🤣

Zipfer. Oida...

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

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

If you go to a Heurigen (not in Vienna) you find people for smalltalk

Just say you want wiener wasser/Leitungswasser in a cafe. I haven't been charged ever in Vienna in a Cafe for normal tap water. And yes I am a student and sometimes can't afford more. Judge me.

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

Can you leases do un update now after 4 years and even more experience?

ZIPFER?!? WTF!?! Das grausigste österreichische Bier von allen 😅

You think that the Internet is cheap in Austria... I suggest you visit Romania 😊

meanwhile in 2023 i pay 15€ for 55gigs of data

Roundabout: were should you go, when reaching a roundabout? The only way is: turn in right (so useless to turn on indicator). When you want to exit, turn on your indicator, so traffic who wants to enter in fron of you knows of your intention -- And: What's wrong when someone tells you that your behavior or appearance, the noise you make, is disturbing? Be grateful for that. She has the right to do so.

in my country (eastern europe) not long ago i used to pay 2 euro every 3 months for 2GB data(it was enough for me for the three months)
but if you pay 5 euro (monthly) you get 90GB
(but other than that you wouldn't want to live in eastern europe lol)

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

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. 👍

The correct answer to "Still or Sparkling" is "Tap Water, please"; Austrian restaurant owners are just greedy f****; they just manipulate you to by bottled water, although they know you mean the free water, which they sill might choose to charge 50cents for...

Zipfer -.- so a abwaschwasser

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.

wenn man als bauer "erzogen" wird dann stimmt so manches. es gibt wien und es gibt bauern. einiges der genannten sachen kann man nicht unterschreiben. wtf zipfer 😂

Nobody in Austria has ever starved to death because the supermarkets are closed on Sundays.

Wow it’s pretty similar to Russia as well ) we have all the same and the same Easter weird things 😂

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

I've never been to a restaurant where you have to pay for tap water. Bottled mineral water, sure, but tap water?

you don't have "kip Window" in new zealand? realy? interesting fact - thanks <3

It’s called double glazing 🙄

Indications when driving? Very popular in Austria and the rest of Europe as well. It is practiced by at least about 1.67 % of drivers. However it is assumed that at least 98 % belong to an unknown association of clairvoyants.

When Zipfer, than „Urtyp“ 😉

Bro is hard to get a job?

So you say the beer in Austria is tasty and then you show a crate of "Zipfer" 🤣🤣🤣 Please taste other ones

If you made the experience, that the laws are enforced too strict in Austria, what do you say about the law-abiding behavior in
Germany or Switzerland?.
I worked years in all 3 countries, and my experience is, that in comparison to Germany and most notably Switzerland,
Austria is an anarchy.
There is no word for Sense of proportion in Schwizerdütsch. At least not in the vocabulary of authorities...... ;-)

I think, i should go to New Zealand😃

When I was in Vienna (1990-3) shops would shut at 2pm Saturday and re-open first thing Monday morning.

roundabout.. is like a one way street... you only can go right-around. why blink? :)

In the UK they have these super stores as well.

If you haven't found it yet... Ikea is doing double duvets. I also don't like the single ones. 😉

the roundabout thing makes total sense. think about it ... why would you signal entering it? where else are could you go? drive straight through the flower circle? ... theres only one option so why signal?