r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Apr 25 '17

Australia? What do you know about... Austria?

This is the fourteenth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Austria

Austria is a country in central Europe. Ever since world war two, Austria has maintained military neutrality, they have not been and still are not part of NATO. Austria also has the only green party head of state in Europe.

So, what do you know about Austria?

172 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

786 comments sorted by

View all comments

22

u/angryteabag Latvia Apr 25 '17

THE BASTARDS stole our flag and didn't let that one dude with mustache into art school.

5

u/Neuroskunk Basement Boy Apr 25 '17

Doesn't yours even have the same origin story? Something with blood and a white stripe because a sword sheath?

1

u/angryteabag Latvia Apr 25 '17

something along those lines......ours originated in 13th century, Austrian also in 13th century. So the question is, who was first?

6

u/Penki- Lithuania (I once survived r/europe mod oppression) Apr 25 '17

Maybe you are the same country!1!