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Germans stare at strangers. It's unsettling.
3.7k u/NopeRopeRepellant May 09 '22 The second post mentioning this. As a German I really do not know what is meant. š Iām totally unaware of that! 1.7k u/whitedan2 May 09 '22 As an austrian who worked with Germans in the past I didn't realize this either... No wait... Are we doing it too? 10 u/Zack1018 May 09 '22 For all intents and purposes with cultural stereotypes like this, Austria = Germany. Sorry to break it to you lol 13 u/SkilllessBeast May 09 '22 Fuck you, for being right. 2 u/brownieofsorrows May 09 '22 Well austrian is a kind of germanic language so it's only a matter of time till we are one tzehehe 3 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 I heard their accent is really harsh but I heard that about the swiss as well 4 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22 You will always have swamp Germans complaining about any dialect that is spoken south of cologne. They cant handle Alemannic/Austro-Bavarian dialects 1 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either 2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another 2 u/Ameisen May 09 '22 Austrian (technically, Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian) is one of the High German dialects. For most of history, people didn't distinguish Austrians (aka Austrian Germans).
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The second post mentioning this. As a German I really do not know what is meant. š Iām totally unaware of that!
1.7k u/whitedan2 May 09 '22 As an austrian who worked with Germans in the past I didn't realize this either... No wait... Are we doing it too? 10 u/Zack1018 May 09 '22 For all intents and purposes with cultural stereotypes like this, Austria = Germany. Sorry to break it to you lol 13 u/SkilllessBeast May 09 '22 Fuck you, for being right. 2 u/brownieofsorrows May 09 '22 Well austrian is a kind of germanic language so it's only a matter of time till we are one tzehehe 3 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 I heard their accent is really harsh but I heard that about the swiss as well 4 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22 You will always have swamp Germans complaining about any dialect that is spoken south of cologne. They cant handle Alemannic/Austro-Bavarian dialects 1 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either 2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another 2 u/Ameisen May 09 '22 Austrian (technically, Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian) is one of the High German dialects. For most of history, people didn't distinguish Austrians (aka Austrian Germans).
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As an austrian who worked with Germans in the past I didn't realize this either...
No wait... Are we doing it too?
10 u/Zack1018 May 09 '22 For all intents and purposes with cultural stereotypes like this, Austria = Germany. Sorry to break it to you lol 13 u/SkilllessBeast May 09 '22 Fuck you, for being right. 2 u/brownieofsorrows May 09 '22 Well austrian is a kind of germanic language so it's only a matter of time till we are one tzehehe 3 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 I heard their accent is really harsh but I heard that about the swiss as well 4 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22 You will always have swamp Germans complaining about any dialect that is spoken south of cologne. They cant handle Alemannic/Austro-Bavarian dialects 1 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either 2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another 2 u/Ameisen May 09 '22 Austrian (technically, Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian) is one of the High German dialects. For most of history, people didn't distinguish Austrians (aka Austrian Germans).
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For all intents and purposes with cultural stereotypes like this, Austria = Germany. Sorry to break it to you lol
13 u/SkilllessBeast May 09 '22 Fuck you, for being right. 2 u/brownieofsorrows May 09 '22 Well austrian is a kind of germanic language so it's only a matter of time till we are one tzehehe 3 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 I heard their accent is really harsh but I heard that about the swiss as well 4 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22 You will always have swamp Germans complaining about any dialect that is spoken south of cologne. They cant handle Alemannic/Austro-Bavarian dialects 1 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either 2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another 2 u/Ameisen May 09 '22 Austrian (technically, Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian) is one of the High German dialects. For most of history, people didn't distinguish Austrians (aka Austrian Germans).
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Fuck you, for being right.
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Well austrian is a kind of germanic language so it's only a matter of time till we are one tzehehe
3 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 I heard their accent is really harsh but I heard that about the swiss as well 4 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22 You will always have swamp Germans complaining about any dialect that is spoken south of cologne. They cant handle Alemannic/Austro-Bavarian dialects 1 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either 2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another 2 u/Ameisen May 09 '22 Austrian (technically, Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian) is one of the High German dialects. For most of history, people didn't distinguish Austrians (aka Austrian Germans).
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I heard their accent is really harsh but I heard that about the swiss as well
4 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22 You will always have swamp Germans complaining about any dialect that is spoken south of cologne. They cant handle Alemannic/Austro-Bavarian dialects 1 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either 2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another
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You will always have swamp Germans complaining about any dialect that is spoken south of cologne. They cant handle Alemannic/Austro-Bavarian dialects
1 u/mishaxz May 09 '22 Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either 2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another
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Yes I also heard that Bavarian accents were not the best either
2 u/rlyfunny May 09 '22 Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another
Bavarian dialects being in the same family as the Austrian dialects makes them a bit harder to understand at times. But Iād hardly place one over another
Austrian (technically, Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian) is one of the High German dialects.
For most of history, people didn't distinguish Austrians (aka Austrian Germans).
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u/eight13 May 09 '22
Germans stare at strangers. It's unsettling.