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

(Steven Felgate) #1

  • Chapter Map of Austria x

  • First Impressions

  • Regional Impressions

    • Chapter

    • The History of Austria



  • Early History

  • The Babenberg Dynasty

  • The Habsburgs Dynasty

  • The 16th and 17th Centuries

  • The 18th Century

  • The 19th Century

  • The 20th Century

  • Recent Developments

    • Chapter

    • Austrian Folk



  • The Family

  • Getting Away

  • Saving for the future

  • Friends

  • Motherhood

  • The Neighbours

  • The Cell Phone

  • Farming Community

  • Safety

  • Austria’s Unconventional Side

  • Love those Dogs!

  • Death

  • Religion

  • The Jews

  • Muslims

  • Immigrants

    • Chapter

    • the Austrians Socialising with

    • Social Customs

    • Manners

    • The Dress Code

    • or Dinner An Invitation to Lunch

    • Special Occasions

    • University Student Customs

    • Gay Life

    • Tipping

      • Chapter

      • Settling In



    • Housing

    • Visa

    • Banking

    • Post Offi ce

    • Telephone Service

    • Internet

    • Radio and Television

    • Driving

    • Public Transportation

    • International Travel Intra-city and

    • Medical Services

    • Education

    • Shopping

    • Recycling

    • Free Time

      • Chapter

      • Mahlzeit! Austrian Cuisine:



    • Regional Cuisine

    • Entrées

    • Soups

    • Beilagen



  • Salads

  • Breads

  • Desserts

  • Health and Diet

  • Meal Schedule

  • Where Should You Eat?

  • Dining Out

  • Schanigärten

  • Kaffeehäuser

  • Konditorei

  • Beverages

  • Supermarkets

  • Naschmarkt

  • Holiday Meals

    • Chapter

    • Enjoying the Culture



  • and Drama History of Literature

  • Baroque Era (1685–1780)

  • Biedermeier Era (1780–1848)

  • Historicism (1848–1897)

  • Secession (1897–1918) Jugendstil and the

  • Contemporary ArtS

  • Museums

  • Palaces and Castles

  • Monasteries and Churches

  • Festivals and Customs

  • Outdoor Activities and Sports

    • Chapter

    • Language The German



  • The Informal and Formal ‘You’

  • Sentence Construction

  • The Many Different Cases

  • Capitalising Nouns

  • Gender

    • Compound Words

    • German is Phonetic

    • Animal Names and Their Call

    • Numbers

    • A Comment from Mark Twain

      • Chapter

      • in Austria Doing Business



    • The Economy

    • Economic Sectors

    • Business Customs

    • Attitude towards Business

      • Chapter

      • Fast Facts



    • Famous People

    • Abbreviations

    • Places of Interest

    • Culture Quiz

    • Do’s and Don’ts

    • Glossary

    • Resource Guide

    • Further Reading

    • About the Authors

    • Index



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