Friday, March 14, 2008

One funny thing about Vienna is that nobody jaywalks.  There is very little automobile traffic.  It doesn't even come close to Washington, DC levels.  However people are very orderly.  For example there is a major shopping street with two lanes called Mariahilferstraße with nary a car in sight.  Another street - with merely one lane - meets it at a right angle.  Austrians of all shapes and sizes (there is only one color) will crowd each other to line up on either side of the little one-lane street and then when the light turns green they amble across in orderly fashion.  They are very timid.  To paraphrase the words of a friend of mine, you could stick out your tongue and touch the other side of the street.

Handy Viennese phrases:

Grüß Gott! - Hello!

Ihr Land is so schön. - Your land is a beautiful land.

Der Ton von Musik wiederhallt in den Hügeln. - The hills are alive with the sound of music.

Ich liebe Arnold Schwarzenegger! - I love Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Wegen seiner Unterstützung der Todstrafe wird er ja in Hölle brennen. - Of course, he will burn in hell for his support of the death penalty.

Also, eine Ente, ein Fuchs, und Adolf Hitler betreten einen Bar. - So, a duck, a fox, and Adolf Hitler walk into a bar.

Tut mir leid, dass ich Sie beleidigt habe. - I am sorry that I have offended you.

Werden Sie den Rest dieses Wiener Schnitzel essen? - Are you going to eat the rest of that Wiener Schnitzel?

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