Reader Response – According to expat survey: “Beautiful country, but grumpy”

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According to a survey among expats (non-naturalized foreigners living here), Austria is fun to live in, but there is still a lot of catching up to do when it comes to the friendliness of the population. Read what the “Krone” community has to say about it:

Beautiful country, but grumpy
The quality of life in Austria was particularly enthusiastic among respondents. This is also true hubertus67 to. “Living in Austria is great and a privilege,” he says. Also KroneLeser2223123 sees it this way too: “Beautiful country. We are doing very well compared to other countries. We are already grumpy, that is unfortunately true.”

How do you call the forest in…
Many readers also believe that we Austrians are actually very easy to work with and that the most important thing is how you are treated by your colleague. “The Austrians are what you encounter,” says Faakersee333 “As you shout into the forest, it echoes back.”Reader DaniLB points out in his commentary the importance of learning the local language.

Language as the biggest barrier:
“Krone” readers BosWarrior9 Many other users wonder why one would emigrate to another country without knowing the local language. “So if I were to emigrate to China, Argentina, New Zealand, etc., would there be fewer problems if I didn’t know the language?” That is not possible shares this view and attributes the subsidy to possible language barriers in the work.


What do you think about this discussion? How do you – or the people you know – experience Austria and its people? Are we an unfriendly country? We are curious about your opinion and look forward to an interesting exchange of opinions in the comments!

Source: Krone

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