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Accessibility
& Disability
Emergency Numbers, Lost and Found, Counseling Services and resources to help you when problems arise. Visit Section
A place to meet new people, join in on scheduled events, share information, questions, strategies, recommendations, frustrations, successes and talk to the Experts, the Expats themselves! Visit Section
Visit our Meeting People section and call one one of the many groups listed, they are waiting to welcome you. Visit Section |
The Vienna of today is a modern, international metropolis in the heart of Central Europe, a city with a quality lifestyle and an embraceable joy for living. Vienna caters to your needs in terms of education, social and health services and also offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. As Mayor and Governor of Vienna I extend to you a heartfelt welcome to the Austrian Capital. We hope you will feel at home here.
Dr. Michael Häupl
Vienna's International Community is almost 300,000 people. (City statistics page). For many English may not be their native language but often it is their second language. Just take a look at a menu in a Vienna restaurant or a local telephone book and you'll understand that this city is a colorful mix of cultures. Along with U.N. Headquarters and numerous International corporations, and let's not forget the Non-Austrian spouses and partners of Austrians (and there is a lot of us) we have many cultures from around the world making it an interesting salad bowl of people. Good thing for some of us German-language-challenged individuals, we can at least communicate. What we all have in common is struggling through German classes, and finding our place in a culture other then our own. One of the nicest perks of living here in not only learning about our host country, but also learning about other countries and developing friendships with people from around the world. So whether you are here for a short or long-term assignment, or have made Vienna your permanent home, take the opportunity to meet and get to know each other, after all is that not what international living is all about?
Every county has its own etiquette and customs and Austria is no exception. To avoid the general faux pas we listed some of the common ones. Generally, Austrians are approachable and glad to help, so don't be afraid to ask, and try using your German as a starter it always seems to charm them no matter how bad it may seem to you. Read More
Austria, Career, Customs, Culture, Food, Drink & more... Topics of interest mostly written by Expats for Expats & anyone else wanting to learn more about Expat Life, Vienna & Austria. Read More |
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