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?

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u/pothkan 🇵🇱 Pòmòrsczé Apr 25 '17 edited Apr 25 '17

  1. Started two world wars.

  2. Habsburgs. Especially nice during fin-de-siecle. Kraków still loves them.

  3. Creepy guys with cellars.

  4. Schnitzels.

  5. Classical music.

  6. Freud.

  7. Hayek.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

Someone explain the cellars thing to me, it's the only joke here I don't get at all.

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u/Vinroke ­ Apr 26 '17

Josef Fritzl

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

Oh my.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

Oh my

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

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u/lenzmoserhangover Austria Apr 27 '17

This dude wouldn't just walk out of prison. I'm sure there would be some "mental institution" with bars waiting for him, if he lives that long.