![]() ![]() “In Vienna when you go into a café it’s like walking into a four star hotel,” H-Chavez said. Fancy coffee is served in a fancy glass brought to you on a fancy platter served by a fancy waitress wearing a fancy uniform. Drip coffee does not exist in most of the cafés in Vienna. Skip the drip Melange coffee drink popular in Viennese cafes (photo by Tori Hartman) “But I mean if you can get to know them they’re so open,” she said.ĥ. “I’d say in general are less friendly than people in Seattle,” H-Chavez said. ![]() Small talk is not common in Viennese culture, or in much of Europe. When you are at the register in Zielpunkt and your groceries are being rung up, don’t worry about making chitchat. Billa supermarket in Vienna (photo by Gryffindor via Wikipedia) ![]() The Viennese dress much more conservatively than we do in Seattle. So substitute the vest for a nice pea coat or long sleeved jacket.Ĥ. Don’t make small talk. “I felt out of place wearing it there,” Hartman said. I know you eat, sleep, jog, lounge around and go to class in your puffy vest that seems to go with every single outfit you have in your closet. So pack layers and make sure to prepare for the unexpected!ģ. Leave your North Face vest at home. “When it comes to weather it was just all over the place.” Vienna has an Alpine climate which can account for extreme changes in weather. “It got to like 80 degrees, 90 degrees, 100 degrees,” she said. “When we got it was snowing and then it got really hot,” H-Chavez said. The streets of Vienna covered in snow (Photo by Martin Ortner via Wikipedia) The weather in Vienna might actually be more bipolar than Seattle’s. Be prepared for extreme changes in weather. H-Chavez says she still hasn’t totally recovered “I still get surprised when people smile at me. Passersby will studiously avoid making eye contact. People might think you have a hidden agenda. Public displays of emotion are just not the norm. Smiling at random people in Vienna is like making kissy faces at people on the street as they walk by in Seattle. If you’re planning a trip to Vienna any time soon, take these tips from Seattleites Tori Hartman and Tash H-Chavez, both of whom studied abroad there last spring.ġ. Don’t smile at people. Vienna is a beautiful city filled with exquisite buildings, powerful opera halls, sophisticated clothing and roaming Seattleites stomping obliviously on every cultural norm they encounter. ![]()
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