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

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INDEX


A


Adolf Loos 162
Anton Bruckner 160, 175, 255,
261
Arnold Schoenberg 149, 165,
189, 255


B
banking 85–88
baptism 73
Belvedere 151, 193–194, 262
beverages 138–142
coffees 138–139
Heurigen 140–142
non-alcoholic beverages 138
other alcoholic beverages 142
wines 139–140
bookstores 117–118
Bruno Kreisky 30, 253
Bundesrat 27
business 240–248
business attitudes 244–248
business cards 241
colleagues 243–244
dress 241
etiquette 240–241
terms of address 243
titles 242
BZÖ 31


C
cell phone 51
climate 250
contemporary arts
architecture 181–182
balls 177–179
cinema 180–181
literature 182–183
music 166–177
music festivals 173–177
theatre 179–180
currency 252


D
dancing 221
death 55–56


dining out 132–133
dogs 53–55
dress code 69–70
driving 92–100

E
economy 235–240
agriculture 239
energy resources 237
forestry 239
industry 236–237
international trade 239–240
mining 237
service sector 238–239
education 105–107
Egon Schiele 137, 163, 194,
255, 262
elderly 46
Esterházy Palace 263
ethnic groups 251–252
European Union 4, 29, 37, 87,
92, 111, 235, 247, 258

F
Falco 167, 257
family 43–46
farming 51–52
festivals 200–212
Easter holidays 202–205
Epiphany 200–202
herds and harvests 208
Maypoles and Labour Day 205
National Day 208–209
Saint Martin’s Day 209
Saint Nicholas Day 209–212
Samson the Giant 207–208
Silvester / New Year’s Eve 212
summer festivals 205–207
fl ag 250
food 120–129
Beilagen 124
breads 125
desserts 125–128
entrées 122–123
fi sh 123
health and diet 128
meal schedule 128–129
regional cuisine 120–122
salads 125
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