Culture Shock! Austria - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

82 CultureShock! Austria and furniture left behind by a previous owner. If something breaks down, such as the refrigerator, oven ...

Settling In 83 A chimneysweep comes four times a year to clean out the gas or coal heating system. His schedule is posted in you ...

84 CultureShock! Austria a residence card (National card) or “der Lichtbildausweis” for EEA (European Economic Area) citizens. C ...

Settling In 85 For more information on all official documents, visit http:// http://www.austria.org/govsite.htm on the Internet ...

86 CultureShock! Austria at the Kassa window. Austrians have a tough time standing in line. That’s why you’ll often see footprin ...

Settling In 87 be used in any teller machine with your PIN number for cash withdrawal. Personal Checks Personal checks are non-e ...

88 CultureShock! Austria Online Banking Online banking is a great alternative if your time is at a premium. Your bank will provi ...

Settling In 89 Counters Produktverkauf sales Radio- und TV-Anmeldung radio and television payments Sondermarken collector’s stam ...

90 CultureShock! Austria a small booklet called Das kleine Postbuch, which is left in your mailbox every December. Rates are als ...

Settling In 91 the address is written with the district first; for example, ‘1, Fleischmarkt 8’, which means door number 8, on F ...

92 CultureShock! Austria from, some offering contracts, others that provide pre-paid cards. Try Telekom or A1 (Mobilkom Austria) ...

Settling In 93 and flash their lights if they are made to wait behind you, or get flustered if you don’t seem to know what you a ...

94 CultureShock! Austria head-on. These are people who drive on the wrong side of the freeway. Austria, unfortunately, has one o ...

Settling In 95 to have the radio on when driving on the freeway because they will always interrupt their programming to warn of ...

96 CultureShock! Austria cards (except for Italy). The green insurance card is proof that you have insurance and must be specifi ...

Settling In 97 licence, passport, birth certificate, police registration form (Meldezettel), two passport-sized photos and proof ...

98 CultureShock! Austria € 65.00 (for motorbikes) must be paid. The substitute toll for manipulation of toll stickers is € 240.0 ...

Settling In 99 on freeways, 50 km/h in built-up areas and 30 km/h in residential areas. „ Mobile phone use is only allowed with ...

100 CultureShock! Austria Demerit Points System On 1 July 2005, the Austrian government instituted a system for recording drivin ...

Settling In 101 much more convenient. The fast train is a bit of a misnomer: it is only fast if you catch it at the right time ( ...