AUSTRIA
Western Europe
Capital: Vienna
Languages: German
Predominant Religion(s): Christianity
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:
- Austrians are open-minded, independent and polite.
- They are motivated and hard-working.
- Austrians are cheerful.
FUN FACTS:
- “The Sound of Music” is a lot more popular around the world than in Austria!
- Austria only has about 8 million inhabitants – that’s roughly the same population as Virginia!
- German is the official language in Austria but there are a lot of different dialects in Austria’s different regions.
USEFUL PHRASES:
- How are you? Wie geht es dir?
- Fine, thanks. Gut, danke.
- My name is… Mein Name ist…
- Nice to meet you. Freut mich dich kennenzulernen.
- Thank you. Danke.
For more info on Austria, check out the APIA Culture Quest site!