Study: How Austrians rate the people from other European countries

[Tender Branson]

Austrians see Austrians as mostly friendly (72%), hard-working (66%) and folksy (65%).

Austrians see the Germans as mostly dutiful, accurate/on schedule and hard-working.

Austrians see the Swiss as mostly successful, hard-working and polite/cultivated.

Austrians see the French as mostly patriotic, modern and creative.

Austrians see the English as mostly polite/cultivated, patriotic and traditional.

Austrians see the Italians as mostly family-oriented, corrupt and folksy.

Austrians see the Scandinavians as mostly hard-working, polite/cultivated, likeable & tolerant.

Austrians see the Turks as mostly religious, patriotic and family-oriented.

Austrians see the Croats as mostly patriotic, corrupt and family-oriented.

Austrians see the Russians as mostly corrupt, brutal/tough and patriotic

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[Tender Branson]

Also interesting that Austrians actually see themselves as the most xenophobic ("ausländerfeindlich") with 37%, followed by the Germans and the French.

They also see the Turks as the laziest ("faul"), followed by the Italians and the Russians.

[Tender Branson]

Here's a translation of all the words from top to bottom:

friendly
hard-working
folksy
laid-back
polite/cultivated
likeable
dutiful
traditional
accurate/on schedule
honest
patriotic
original/funny
tolerant
family-oriented
successful
corrupt
xenophobic
hard to satisfy
creative
modern
athletic
optimistic
religious
old-fashioned
humble
unfriendly
lazy
brutal/tough

[Tender Branson]

Any reason why we see the Germans as the most athletic ?

Maybe because they win many Gold medals in the Olympics or because of football ?

Even though there are many fat Germans too ...

[Tender Branson]

Here's the same thing about people from Austrian states:



People from Vienna are mostly seen as xenophobic, hard to satisfy and unfriendly - but also modern.

People from my state Salzburg are mostly seen as friendly, traditional and polite/cultivated and also hard-working.

...

No surprise there. Nobody in the other 8 states really likes the Vienna people. I have often said they are snobs and arrogant. Now we have a study that actually shows it ...

[Tender Branson]

Austrians see the French as mostly patriotic, modern and creative.

Really ?

If I had to answer the poll, I would rate the French as mostly folksy, patriotic and traditional.

But that's just me. I havn't met a lot of French people and the last time I met one was in 2005 (not counting you Forum Frenchies).

[Tender Branson]

Also interesting that Austrians actually see themselves as the most xenophobic ("ausländerfeindlich") with 37%,

Well...ummmm...Einsicht ist der erste Schritt zur Besserung

I don't think it will become much better.

Unless ... the FPÖ is right and the Austrians die out and the foreigners take over our country ...