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  • @mrsalt548
    @mrsalt548 Рік тому +8

    i agree these are also shocks for me as an austrian

    • @mrsalt548
      @mrsalt548 Рік тому

      i think you would like innsbruck a lot

    • @gehtdianschasau8372
      @gehtdianschasau8372 5 місяців тому +1

      I don't get the dog thing either, they lick their butts and then people let them lick their faces? WTF, that's so gross.

  • @KS-zu6ps
    @KS-zu6ps 10 місяців тому +8

    Seems normal to me. I let my cat sleep with me all the time. Nude beach is very common in California especially Baker beach. Love it. Not a culture shock.

  • @paulinenissi
    @paulinenissi Рік тому +5

    Love this!! ❤ can't wait for more..culture shocks are real!

  • @pirelh
    @pirelh Рік тому +1

    Congratulations for the video. I liked the way you explain your point of view, from common thing about Austria. Very simple & clear.

  • @jyotsshar045
    @jyotsshar045 4 місяці тому

    Honest video.. keep it up dear. Love ur honesty n simplicity❣️

  • @mrmajerani7565
    @mrmajerani7565 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for the information, I'm coming there in 3 months from Zambia

  • @toomuchinformation
    @toomuchinformation Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for your comprehensive comments. They’re really very insightful.
    “Slowly growing right wing”. Yes and now with a new Prime Minister.

  • @olaniranoluwayemisi4707
    @olaniranoluwayemisi4707 7 місяців тому

    I love your content. Good job keep it up

  • @mick-berry5331
    @mick-berry5331 Місяць тому

    I enjoyed your video a lot and I have to say that I agreed with your views 100% . Some things I don't understand either, although I was born in Vienna and am old now. I keep telling grumpy people that they should realize that they are living in one of the best countries in the world. I kinda feel ashamed by these people, as Kenyans are the most friendly people I ever met. Karibu sana! 😂

  • @roteshandy9223
    @roteshandy9223 11 місяців тому +2

    Churches: f.e. Karlskirche in Vienna: if you tell them you just come for praying, you can enter a chappel for free, of course crossing the main hall ;-)

  • @Dinka-EnglishTV5
    @Dinka-EnglishTV5 5 місяців тому

    Hi dear, I enjoy watching your videos.
    Am from Eastern Africa,
    Can we link up to talk about scholarship program opportunities in Austria.
    Thanks

  • @KiaPi2012
    @KiaPi2012 9 місяців тому +1

    I think it is just difference of culture. With the pets. I wouldn't share a bed with my dog but if I live in an apartment I can't let my dog roam the city alone it is not safe too many cars. At least in the suburbs or in the village it is safer for dogs to roam.

  • @JennHolt
    @JennHolt 8 місяців тому +1

    It's so interesting to hear your perspective! I've also heard that Viennese are known for being grumpy. But I appreciated your analysis of this: that people haven't seen actual suffering and take what they have for granted. Very good point! There is no reason to be grumpy. But yes, it is a sad situation that there is poverty in Europe, as well. Oof, you will be very shocked by the US 😢

    • @JennHolt
      @JennHolt 8 місяців тому

      Thank you for #13. We just want to live, like everyone else.

  • @donrayjay
    @donrayjay 2 місяці тому

    Where’s the park?

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  2 місяці тому

      @@donrayjay Hellbrunn, in Salzburg

  • @donaldduck2621
    @donaldduck2621 Рік тому +10

    Why do African people think nudity (beaches) or in public is bad ? Not long ago, native tribes - not just in Africa - also walked around naked. It's just that we are so used to clothes right now, that public nudity seems strange.

    • @thomasgabriel2722
      @thomasgabriel2722 10 місяців тому

      No. Even the cannibals in Papua new guinea hide there private parts. Haven't you read the story of Adam and eve with the leaf?

  • @alerossi82
    @alerossi82 3 місяці тому +1

    1 - Austrians work!!!

  • @napbeatss
    @napbeatss 2 місяці тому +2

    i just became an austrian citizen last week! I've lived in amerika my whole life and the difference from where i was to how people live here is really a shock.. Racism is crazy in amerika systemically and locally.. Im aware of the racism in austria but i believe its mostly with old people.. anyway, this place seems like a good place to live because of free school and other things you mentioned. im tired of feeling like i have no opportunity in amerika.

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  2 місяці тому +1

      @@napbeatss congratulations 🎊 👏

  • @MrBenedictus25
    @MrBenedictus25 Рік тому +6

    Nothing wrong with beeing naked

  • @47myopinion
    @47myopinion 3 місяці тому

    At 17:31: Didn't you remove the cap from the winebottle??? Usually you seperate it, because it's metal! -Yes austria takes waste seperation to it's peek.😂
    Great video by the way!! 👏

  • @fetB
    @fetB 8 місяців тому +1

    5:00 well yea, thats the whole point of religion

  • @sherryburton7644
    @sherryburton7644 Рік тому +1

    You are making me laugh really hard😊

  • @Kessra
    @Kessra 11 місяців тому +1

    The problem with the catholic church in Europe is, it is far more a company with stiff regulations than the open-house everyone is welcome as they usually market it. I wasn't paying those fees also, like you, and I also received such a reparation letter where they threatened me to take me to the court to get their money. Proves how much they care more for the money than for the human. The only way to avoid that is to opt out of that "union" which though is only possible once you paid all your debts. Believing in a god shouldn't cost a single coin IMO as this is something rather personal.
    In regards to smoking. Yes, a lot of people smoke and while there are certain laws to protect kids from gaining access to either cigarettes or alcohol, noone usually cares that much. A pack of cigarettes sold is a pack of cigarettes sold. Luckily it got better though. As someone who was born and raised here in the 80s I still can remember the middle part of our "Schnellbahn" to be the smoking launch were there was no air in it and if you came late and needed to exit at the back you either had to wait for your stop and then pass all of the station to get to the exit or you had to crawl through the smoking area to get to the back part of the train. My parents also used to smoke quite heavily and especially in a car I often vomited as I can't stand the smell of cigarettes at all. But their needs were back then more important than the health of their kids. My sister developed some serious asthma this way while I just can't stand the smell of it. Unfortunately, the state earns quite a lot through smoking and that's why it is also still allowed in a lot of places even though certain public buildings do not allow smoking nowadays.
    I find it strange when people want to enter a home with their shoes on. They literally carry all the dirt from the street to their or other peoples home. If they do that in their own home, their thing. If they however do that in other peoples home that's straight out impolite. Some argue that they rather have someone enter their homes with shoes rather than have to smell stinky feet, I argue that if someone has stinky feet they should rather care for that problem in first place. My sister i.e. used to have very stinky feet as she run all day in her Nike and therefore had a lack of air support which allowed an "athlete's foot" to develop. But this is treatable and should so.
    While our standard of living is quite high, we always find things to whine and complain about. That's just so deeply rooted in us. Our grandparents did it, our parents do it, we do it and so will our children with some likelihood. But that is also a means of stating what should be improved. If enough people moan and find the current status bad only then real change can be achieved. In regards to our politics and government though, I think it is already a dead loss. And yes, there are plenty of regions on earth where Austria might seem like a save haven or a land of milk and honey, but Austria isn't perfect by any means. No country in fact is. Driving on the Südost-Tangente (Part of the Autobahn in Vienna) at peak times demands a lot (and I mean a loooooooot) of patience and seeing how some try to cut the line to shorten their time to get home and thus causing accidents is something you need to complain about. Sure, if Indian people see that traffic they might have the impression that everything is nice and orderly but in our standards that more or less unacceptable. Nowadays people often complain on the high number of emigrants, especially Turks, which though also just happen to be a very local issue in fact. Their families usually have way more children compared to Austrian families and thus their kids often "play" outside in the park as these families usually only have access to "Altbauten" which lack behind in living standards and subsidies compared to homes Austrians usually have access to. As the 2nd/3rd generation of those immigrants though now also has access to subsidized living areas plenty, especially elderly, people see that as a slap in their face knowing what they had to go through to obtain such homes. This of course creates some tension between these groups and ultimately also leads to a slowly growing right-wing movement in Austria. Especially when these minority group openly live their culture and at times even mock the local culture then plenty of local people aren't amused about that. In Turkey, Iran or any other Asian country I probably have to adept to the local culture over time as well and depending on the number of fellow Austrians living in some part of that country, local residents might also develop some misbehavior or prejudice regarding us over time.
    While shopping on Sundays might be convenient you also have to understand that this means that others have to work. As Austria is still dominated by catholics and the more popular parties even base their party principles off of the catholic religion and tradition, shops are closed on Sundays as the holy book demands that more or less. Bakeries or supermarkets at major railway stations or airports do have usually open though.
    ... (more in the next comment as this is obviously to long :D)
    Anyways, sorry for the long comment and thank you for your views and takes on our Austrian mentality :)

    • @Kessra
      @Kessra 11 місяців тому +1

      There are enough people living in or near the line of what is considered poverty in Austria, but that could be said for most European countries I think. Mostly people with non-Austrian/EU citizenship, a lack of education and/or women with kids which were left hanging by the male partner are affected by this. While our social system should be able to help them, some do not want help, some are addicted to alcohol or other form of medication and therefore spend all their money on these drugs, others fell victim to some greedy or shady business and so forth. The best friend of my sisters i.e. spent all of her income on gambling/one-armed bandits - in a single night - and then had to ask all of her friends to help her out, me included. My sister then asked me to stop helping her out as she literally has to learn it the hard way. She always found people to donate her money and she got through with it for several years to this point. Friends of mine were building a house, paid it almost fully when the owner of the brick layer company all of the sudden declared bankruptcy and flew with their (and other peoples) money to Thailand. There are many things that can lead people into poverty and IMO it shouldn't be a shame to just say I can't afford something. However, our media is dominated by "Western"/American culture where owning and possessing is of upmost priority and your status is defined by such "symbols", which is utterly nonsense IMO. Near the place I'm living there is a shelter for homeless people and before the evening you can see them queue each night for food and some sleeping place. These shelters though are usually funded by NGOs and only a bit by the city of Vienna. Supermarkets often give away stuff to these shelters for free which they otherwise need to throw away anyways. That the number of poor people is rising though can be seen by those "rescue" shops where you can buy food and essentials at a lower price when you fulfill certain requirements. They are literally sprouting like flowers in a park and more and more people need their services. This sadly goes hand in hand with people losing buying power on their income constantly. While a single man could provide a wife, 2 children and an annual 1-2 week vacation in the 60s without much problems, today both partners need to work and some sacrifice need to be done in order to be able to afford a 1 week vacation to Italy or the like, at least unless you received a university education and have a good paying job. This is though more due to the increasing globalization which the government pays tribute to in order to make the Austrian country more attractive to investors and thus create jobs. When other places though can produce the same goods in almost the same quality cheaper, that workplace is now "unprofitable", even though they write black figures, and is therefore replaced with factories in other countries which might also have less restrictions on workers benefits, health care and so forth. The picture most African people therefore might have is rather dangerous for Europe in future. There were at least plans in Austria/EU region to issue infomercials in parts of Africa to inform people on the real situation in Europe especially in regards to economic refugees. Currently thousands and thousands of people die each year in an attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea when their situation in Europe then would increase at all as they get more or less locked in with other refugees, aren't allowed to really work or own money and usually dealing with drugs or committing other forms of crimes is their only way out of their "misery", which now creates a whole lot other problems, including local people getting mad about that and eventually performing violence against these (like in Germany in the 90s).
      Kids are a strong contributor to poverty. While each kid below a certain age enables certain child related subsidies, having a kid-rich family often forces you to move to larger houses/flats which are often more expensive. The "Kinder- and Jugendamt" will check every now and then if especially families with a number of kids are doing fine and will demand i.e. separate rooms for certain kids and so forth. The subsidies families get usually are also limited and do not make you rich. There are definitely "families" out there who more or less live on the "Familienbeihilfe", though these kids then grow up in poverty and usually the Jugendamt will come by and over time take away some if not all of the kids and put them to foster homes. Having kids also means that the women needs to stay at home for like 6 month (or longer) and or split the time with the men. This usually also means a reduction on income in that time besides additional child-related expenditures. As mentioned, the subsidies usually don't really fully cover these expenditures and as such kids today are more or less often viewed as luxury good where parents give up lots of their freedoms. But the general trend is moving to single-homes anyway. Less and less people marry or form a long-term relationship as marriage got devalued over time to a degree where it mostly comes with taxation- and subsidy-benefits in comparison to unmarried relationships where usually men would benefit more than women. Also, finding a place in a Kindergarten is also not that easy nowadays. Sometimes you have to wait for up to 2 years to find a spot. And to some this hassle is already to much to justify going for kids.
      As mentioned, in contrast to plenty other countries Austria might seem like a milk and honey land but it by far isn't perfect. As such, people complain as they see the potential for improvement, they see the stupidity that local politicians and government are constantly doing, they see that non-natural Austrians now have access to the same rights and perks they had to work and partially fight for so long and therefore feel something is taken away from them. There are clearly improvements visible, i.e. in regards to how smoking is handled nowadays in comparison to how it was up to the 90s, but in the tradition of an Austrian solution, is always just half-heartedly applied which therefore gives again reason to complain.

  • @leontours1548
    @leontours1548 Рік тому

    Watching from Mombasa 👌

  • @mambofornasa
    @mambofornasa Рік тому

    Very informative video. I don't know how I would react if I came across those FKK guys. Your experience in living both in an under developed country to a hugely developed country makes you appreciate life, I guess.

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  Рік тому +1

      Yes, I do. Seeing life from both perspectives makes a big impact on how I see things.

  • @ΧΧΤ
    @ΧΧΤ Рік тому

    4.3k views, 4k likes. Wow

  • @lksdgh6058
    @lksdgh6058 5 місяців тому +3

    You do NOT have to pay when you go to a church. Not even the most touristy church, Stephansdom you have to pay to get in. If you want a special tour, to some otherwise closed off parts of the Church, maybe then you pay. Stop spreading lies

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  5 місяців тому

      You missed my point, watch over again 😅

  • @gorillarhino3891
    @gorillarhino3891 Рік тому

    😅😅😅

  • @hukuaustria
    @hukuaustria  Рік тому +3

    To watch my racism experience and other culture shocks
    ua-cam.com/video/bUaVtx9t65c/v-deo.html

  • @GbassayKanu-hb9sf
    @GbassayKanu-hb9sf 6 місяців тому +1

    There's nothing wrong about that sleep with dogs

  • @borisalvin2870
    @borisalvin2870 Рік тому

    Hello 👋

  • @polyxenhm3826
    @polyxenhm3826 Рік тому +2

    Ok, I'm not from Austria but I'm European and I can explain the whole thing with pets and churches 😂
    Pets: The reason why so many people (including myself) don't have a problem with our pets, dogs and cats, liking us, hugging us, sleep with us ect is because they are clean. They mostly live in our home or our garden and when we go for a walk with them then at home we bath them. So in the end of the day they are clean. We also vaccinated them so there are no risk of diseases or anything like that.
    Lastly, there are some evidences from researchs that show that babies and children who are exposed to dogs and cats all the time (at home, where they are vaccinated) can infact help them to improve their immune system and make it stronger. Yes! And the reason is because dogs and cats have a lot of germs i think that the children can take them. The researchs have shown that children who grew up with pets where more unlikely to have allergies or asthma than the children who grew up with no pets and in a very clean environment. So yes, also when you have pets you feel like it's your child and I don't know, me personally I would feel sad if I don't let my dog to sleep with me sometimes:(
    Churches: Well, there are some European countries that have huge and really beautiful churches, like the architecture of some churches are really impressive and that's why is a tourist attraction. Also, there are some countries that the population is not Christians so they don't have Churches and of course when they travel in Europe or in Africa and see churches they will be amused by them. I have seen that with Turkeys, they came to Italy and they were really impressive by the churches, how big and beautiful they are. If you think about is exactly the same with the temples in some asian countries. We don't have temples like in Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, China ect so of course they will be a tourist attraction to us. Think it like this
    Smoking: i don't have something to say, i agree with you. It's disgusting, especially when you see children. Even in Greece i have seen this behaviour in children, literally 10 years old, acting like they are 20 and smoking, drinking, having 500 piercings ect. It's sad, because they are neglected by their parents.
    And lastly, it's true that if you don't travel you will not be open minded and you will not respect what you already have. So yeah, travel people!
    The video was really good and very interesting. It's nice to see people who have lived very differently to travel and see how different the world is. Keep going! ❤

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  Рік тому +1

      Thanksgiving for your detailed explanation.
      I totally understand people taking their dogs to bed with them, if there is need of closeness. What I don't is letting the dog kick newborn, however clean and vaccinated, we know that 😉 bacteria stay in the mouth. And that's also true with cleanliness and allergies.

  • @austropithecus7055
    @austropithecus7055 Рік тому +1

    As an Austrian; I agree with you, It´s disconcerting, how the Austrians treat their dogs like children.
    I also have no problem with gays and trans-persons, but the LGT....- propaganda, like everywhere in the western world,
    is much too pushy.
    There are FKK beaches. But nobody is forcing me, to visit. Once, I faced the naked bikers.
    I shruged my shoulders and shaked my head.... ;-)
    Entrance fee into churches, I haven´s seen yet. But many churches are closed. That´s not much better...

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  Рік тому +1

      Sometimes they even have dogs in the strollers, as if they can't walk😂. I saw one yesterday in a Rucksack, which seems to be made for that purpose, its getting better😂.
      I didn't mean entrance fee on a Sunday. There is a church in Salzburg where you pay 5 euros to get inside, I guess they do this because lots of tourists want to see them. And they see an opportunity to make some money😁

    • @austropithecus7055
      @austropithecus7055 Рік тому

      @@hukuaustria I have seen in the net, St. Charles in Vienna is charging entrance-fee.
      I was shocked. I don´t know, ist the church now convertet into a museum and no church anymore? I don´t know...

  • @Ibad42-t8f
    @Ibad42-t8f Рік тому

    How much expensive is Austria means for living nd saving money

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  Рік тому +2

      I will do a video on this. Has been asked a lot.

    • @Ibad42-t8f
      @Ibad42-t8f Рік тому

      @@hukuaustria I will wait patiently for it

    • @chisomehirim5525
      @chisomehirim5525 Рік тому

      @Huku Austria, please can you help me get accomodation in Salzburg

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  Рік тому

      @@chisomehirim5525 ua-cam.com/video/fit464DVbts/v-deo.html check out this video. I explain how and where to get cheap accommodation

  • @namenlos40
    @namenlos40 Рік тому +1

    How can you get 9000 likes when only 3500 person watched the video?

    • @hukuaustria
      @hukuaustria  Рік тому

      Ikr? This happens to me all the time. More likes than views. Haven't found the answer yet😂

  • @patrickoduor9004
    @patrickoduor9004 Рік тому

    FKK,😁.

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    @smrubelmedia Рік тому +1

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      @hukuaustria  Рік тому +1

      Thanks. Where have you contacted me? I answer all the messages, may delay but I answer all messages I get.

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      @smrubelmedia Рік тому

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      @hukuaustria  Рік тому +4

      @SM Rubel Media lol, why don't you first promote your own channel? I'm satisfied with my channel growth, no need of rushing things

    • @smrubelmedia
      @smrubelmedia Рік тому

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