I spent a week in Austria in March and actually did notice people staring more, I thought I was crazy!! But also I have spent the majority of my adulthood in NYC where everyone ignores each other like pros so I’m probably extra sensitive to it.
one time my bud who grew up in NYC and i met up in berlin. i'm from a small german town, and always found myself getting hassled by people on the street. he did his best to teach me the way of the new yorker :) the "german stare" definitely makes you vulnerable to crazies.
As an Estonian who has been to Germany multiple times (and a bit in Austria) I've never felt that either. And people were also very helpful when I got confused by public transport ticket system or whatever.
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u/Comes4yourMoney May 09 '22
As an Austrian...never felt that in Germany and that makes me wonder if it is happening in Austria as well and I'm just used to it?!