Does Austria have a statue or museum dedicated to their most famous and deceased pop star Falco? I'm sure he's still rockin' Amadeus from beyond the grave....
Yep, there's a museum. But not in Vienna.
Chamale wrote:
I was in Austria 2 years ago, and I agree with the keyboard point. Is unrealistically red-dyed hair still a fashion trend there?
I guess not. I also don't think it was two years ago. o_o
Bisqwit wrote:
Apparently, those temperatures of +14..+16 °C weren't exactly normal for Wien at this time of year, either.
I guess you were lucky, I absolutely hate Vienna on cold and windy days. You have probably no idea just how windy it can get in the streets there. >_<
Bisqwit wrote:
I did however get the impression that you get better service if you speak German, somewhat like in France is for French.
Really? Maybe you tried to be too polite. People here generally like it if you don't treat them like complete strangers, even if that's what they are to you. And if you throw in some lame jokes every now and then.
Apparently, those temperatures of +14..+16 °C weren't exactly normal for Wien at this time of year, either.
I've been checking the weather page occasionally over the past two months, and all of Europe has had a (relatively) warm winter.
In non-pacific Canada and north U.S., many temperatures were (and some still are) in the minus Celsius. Some were below -20°C in early January.
Compared to Finland, it was really warm, as you can see here (from Schottentor):
Absolutely gorgeous. Gothic architecture always shocks me with its incredible beauty.
As for the legendary Austrian savant Falco, here he is in all his glory.
Apparently, those temperatures of +14..+16 °C weren't exactly normal for Wien at this time of year, either.
I guess you were lucky, I absolutely hate Vienna on cold and windy days. You have probably no idea just how windy it can get in the streets there. >_<
We had cold and warm winds there too, amidst those four days…
Kuwaga wrote:
Bisqwit wrote:
I did however get the impression that you get better service if you speak German, somewhat like in France is for French.
Really? Maybe you tried to be too polite. People here generally like it if you don't treat them like complete strangers, even if that's what they are to you. And if you throw in some lame jokes every now and then.
Ah, well that might have been a problem: I tend to treat pretty much everyone like a stranger, even if they're not ;)
IronSlayer wrote:
Gothic architecture
Those churches looked like skeletons to me for some reason.
I guess it is in concordance with history like this.
Good.Mr Bisqwit.We are glad if you can come to our country.There are a lot of nice food and delicatessen waitting for you.
There's a 90% chance I will at some point of my life :)
Although, I hear China is one of those countries where Christian people may be jailed without charge and otherwise treated poorly because of their religion. That doesn't sound too welcoming, considering that I'm a Christian.
(And no, I don't consider Christian synonymous to a westerner. My views are much more fundamental.)
I hear China is one of those countries where Christian people may be jailed without charge and otherwise treated poorly because of their religion. That doesn't sound too welcoming, considering that I'm a Christian.
No, no... it's not true. China is not a country like that, we welcome everyone whether they come from and their religion faith is.
No, no... it's not true. China is not a country like that, we welcome everyone whether they come from and their religion faith is.
I'm sure the people do, but ― Not to start a debate here, but you probably know that China censors the news around there. It is not surprising if you don't hear about bad things done by the officials there.
A few news sources here: 12345
(With luck, some of them might not be censored. I hear BBC news is censored. Mirror here.)
A similar thing happens even in countries considered "free": For example, watch to a newscast on a USA television channel (such as CNN), and it's all* about Bush and Iraq and how they're fighting against terrorism and evil etc.; propaganda that enforces the support towards the country.
To get objective information, you need to look what others tell about it; preferably ones who are not affiliated, to avoid bias in any direction.
*) Not literally "all", but in a striking proportion.
A similar thing happens even in countries considered "free": For example, watch to a newscast on a USA television channel (such as CNN), and it's all* about Bush and Iraq and how they're fighting against terrorism and evil etc.; propaganda that enforces the support towards the country.
To get objective information, you need to look what others tell about it; preferably ones who are not affiliated, to avoid bias in any direction.
*) Not literally "all", but in a striking proportion.
I don't want to veer the discussion towards politics here, but you're incredibly wrong about this. As someone who watches CNN and actually lives in the US, they absolutely HATE Bush and the present administration, and take every possible opportunity to vilify them.
Whether that's correct or not is a separate issue, but saying that there's some type of popular support for the Bush government, especially among CNN-affiliated media, is laughable.
As for China, I don't know as much about that, but aren't a large percentage of Chinese Christians?
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Bisqwit wrote:
A similar thing happens even in countries considered "free": For example, watch to a newscast on a USA television channel (such as CNN), and it's all* about Bush and Iraq and how they're fighting against terrorism and evil etc.; propaganda that enforces the support towards the country.
To get objective information, you need to look what others tell about it; preferably ones who are not affiliated, to avoid bias in any direction.
*) Not literally "all", but in a striking proportion.
There's a certain dichotomy in our news. Depending on what you watch, it's either "We're winning the war on terror" or "George Bush is an idiot". I dunno, maybe both are possible, don't want to get into any sort of political debate here, I just wanted to say that in general all* our news sucks here. Oh, and if it's not about the "war", it's about celebrity train wrecks who are either A) going into rehab, B) in rehab, or C) when they'll end up back in rehab. Americastm news sucks.
* And by all, I really mean all. There's not one news program I can really stand to watch, other than for just casual background noise.
EDIT: Also, I agree with Ironslayer, it is more likely to get fed a negative media spin on anything Bush does. It's what all the popular media kids are doing.
"This important looking notice was in a park in the zoo." If you ever wondered what it says, it's roughly:
Bomb craters
The zoo Schönbrunn was bombarded during the last days of the second world war, at the 19. and especially the 21. february 1945. To this very day there are three bomb craters in the woods connecting the areal Tirolergarten and the historic part of the zoo.
These sad relicts of the past are now valuable retreat areas for endangered amphibians.
One of these small, artificial craters can be seen here.
I think the most obvious/important question now is...how did the airplane staff react to you snapping pictures of the interior of the plane?
Also, what camera did you use?
A similar thing happens even in countries considered "free": For example, watch to a newscast on a USA television channel (such as CNN), and it's all* about Bush and Iraq and how they're fighting against terrorism and evil etc.; propaganda that enforces the support towards the country.
To get objective information, you need to look what others tell about it; preferably ones who are not affiliated, to avoid bias in any direction.
*) Not literally "all", but in a striking proportion.
I don't want to veer the discussion towards politics here, but you're incredibly wrong about this. As someone who watches CNN and actually lives in the US, they absolutely HATE Bush and the present administration, and take every possible opportunity to vilify them.
You only say that because you don't know the real stories. Even CNN totally avoids running stories about the Bush administration's most blatant screwups and blunders. Not because they're backing Bush, necessarily, but because Bush's blunders are America's blunders, and the one thing that CNN has in common with Fox is that they want Americans to be happy with the status quo.
How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.
I think the most obvious/important question now is...how did the airplane staff react to you snapping pictures of the interior of the plane?
Also, what camera did you use?
The zoo is called Tiergarten Schönbrunn and that place near it is the Schloss Schönbrunn. It's the oldest still existent zoo in the world, but you probably know that already.
The zoo is called Tiergarten Schönbrunn and that place near it is the Schloss Schönbrunn. It's the oldest still existent zoo in the world, but you probably know that already.
