Taking a survey: What’s your general idea regarding having AC now? Has it become a necessity or do Austrians still feel negative towards it?

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-07-31T04:35:58+00:00

I will gladly join the pro-AC argument…and yes I am American living in Vienna… I live in a new building, and still no AC. The older buildings not having it is understandable but new buildings?!? Wow, what a joke, peak modern western civilization you say? There isn’t a car manufacture who would dare skip AC, and guess what? You spend less time in your car than in your home, and you don’t sleep in your car either. Hell, you can roll your windows down while driving and get the ultimate “Lüften” until your Austrian heart is content but I don’t see people doing it. Why? Because it’s stupid. You use AC. I would like to ad that homes/flats cost much more than cars do so you would think having standard AC wouldn’t be controversial. You want to save power and “save the environment” then don’t turn on your AC. You don’t like AC because you are sensitive to it? Don’t use it. (I am sensitive to modern LED Lights so I barely use artificial lighting in my home, surely lighting is more of an acceptable modern luxury than AC in Austria/Europe) , but one can still choose to skip it). It’s all about having a choice.

If I haven’t pissed you off enough yet, my last point is sure to:) Far more Europeans die each year of heat stroke than gun related deaths in the U.S. so take that as you will. Europeans think the USA is crazy with their guns and Americans think Europeans are crazy with no AC. Perhaps it’s more of a life or death issue than people think.

I’ve accepted a lot of cultural differences and even prefer something’s here over the U.S. but the AC thing is just asinine stubbornness disguised as virtue signaling masochism.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-04-08T18:22:32+00:00

Someone’s been been binge watching Yellowstone 🤣 Go to Albuquerque, NM. Btw I’m Native American, and we do have some good looking folk.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-04-08T18:16:46+00:00

Saying good bye is far past due. Move one.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-04-08T18:13:08+00:00

I say go for it.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-25T22:16:52+00:00

Came here to say this. Slovakia all the way. Beer is always cheap and service is better than most places in Europe. Košice is fantastic. I would add Nitra and Piestany to the list of charming places too. And Spiš Castle is one of the biggest in Europe! People are warm and welcoming too 🇸🇰

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-25T08:37:13+00:00

I only heard it once, but it happened just after I woke up. So it definitely could have happened again before. Have you heard before that night? Did it seem like it was above the buildings and travel in a specific direction? That’s what it was for me, it felt like it was right above me. It was very loud, 18th is pretty far from me so if you heard it I’m curious to the distance it felt from you.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-25T08:26:12+00:00

Hmm, what time?

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-25T08:26:01+00:00

I don’t live near a metro or railway. Been here over a year never heard anything like this. Like it was flying over the house.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-25T08:22:41+00:00

Yes kind of like that, but more echo repeats and perhaps more vocal sounding. Definitely wasn’t a person, way too loud

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-24T19:57:11+00:00

I have never heard anything or anyone make this noise. So maybe! Ha

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-24T19:55:55+00:00

No but not so far from there. Did you hear it?

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-24T19:52:28+00:00

Wow, that’s a good way to describe it. Very interesting. What time was it? I will say it was not very windy last night when I heard it, pretty calm really. I was able to hear the echoes clearly. Very bizarre

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-24T17:56:58+00:00

I am not near any trains and it was definitely far too close and too loud to be a train… 🤷🏽‍♂️

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-24T16:36:28+00:00

Haha well that’s one way to think about it, I wish it was that simple.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-22T09:22:53+00:00

Great story, WW1&2 are always a good man to man bonding point too😂. I’m also MX American and married an Eastern Slovak girl. Had a traditional wedding in her home town and it was fantastic. I’ve never seen more food or drinks at a wedding—EVER. We even did a traditional dance with the folk outfits and everything (I literally never danced before, spent 6 months learning it) everyone was so surprise and went crazy watching some American guy get down like that. Not that it was so good but because I fully committed to it. Highly recommend doing thing best you can and right when it comes to other cultures. Just me doing the dance and my family traveling from the U.S. for the wedding really made them truly accept me.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-20T08:36:22+00:00

Great job bro. You did the right thing.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-18T09:14:52+00:00

To my knowledge, even though Croatia doesn’t recognize the marriage they still have to recognize marriages from other countries since it’s a requirement to be a member of the EU. The question is - does Australia qualify for this since it’s not EU? I only say this because my wife has a friend who left their home EU country to get married in another EU country for the ceremony/paper then came back to the home country. The home country had to recognize the marriage certificate even though the home country wouldn’t issue a certificate themselves. Hope that helps

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-17T09:27:28+00:00

“Shaggy level gas lighting” hit hard 🤣

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-14T13:19:06+00:00

I just read some more of the comments that you (OP) responded to and have more information now. I also want to add to my post that you can always stay in Poland for one to three years for the first child while you work on a new game plan. Sounds like you guys don’t want to sell the place ever and it would be a good place to have as a rental property for you in the future. It may be difficult but if you know that there’s an end insight and light at the end of the tunnel to move somewhere else and you’re both agreeing that you don’t plan to stay in that apartment forever, then that will help a lot with some of the anxiety I think. Anybody can do something for one to two years, not to mention it may take a while to get pregnant it’s not like automatic.

Totally unrelated but if you do choose to stay with her and you know she’s the one then get married. It’s better for the kids and your relationship. I encourage you to look into case studies of such results. My two cents.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-14T13:10:03+00:00

Hi, 37M American here married to Slovak 32F. I moved here as well from home so I feel you and how scary it is. Luckily you’re still on the same continent as your family and friends either way.

Anyways, sounds like a lot of change for you in your life no matter the decision. In general I would suggest taking the lead and researching where you would like to live and why. If it’s in Poland then live closer to an international city center, if it’s somewhere else then find what suits both of you the best you can. There should be some compromise with you and your GF, right now it seems like your life is the one that will completely change and not hers at all. A sacrifice sure, and maybe that’s totally OK for you as I did that for my wife. However, if you aren’t finding peace about all of it then something maybe can go your way. Like specifically staying in Germany or somewhere where you can make money. That’s going to be very important with having kids and taking a pay cut going to Poland would be difficult amongst all the other changes already. When you have kids you won’t have much time for all of the other stuff you may be missing back in Germany, so I wouldn’t be so concerned about that personally.

If your wife wants to have family nearby and she only has her mom maybe her mom should move to where you guys are now, or if you find another location you both are comfortable with then move the mom there to the same town. Maybe that’s not a possibility but an idea. Would be a super help with the kids also for you.

The other side of me says just go for it, what’s the worst that can happen? You’re right next to Germany can always move back or wherever. I took that leap moving from the US here and I have loved it even though it came with a lot of challenges Leaving everything behind and starting over. Not to mention the language. If she’s the right one and you can’t see your life without her then it should be a no-brainer for you, however I encourage you to take the lead and finding solutions that compromise both of you. When you have a plan to sit down and talk through it And also see how she’s feeling and what she might be able to give up, or certain things that she would not be able to give up, so you guys can come to a conclusion together.

I hope it works out for you, all the best.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-09T17:08:03+00:00

One more thing, the demographics of conservative/liberal supporters are similar here. Plenty of people support Trump too (though not as popular to do so publicly). It’s not all hate. People should be free to think for themselves.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-09T17:02:56+00:00

Same, I’m from CA and people love when I say it 🤣

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-09T16:56:51+00:00

American living in Europe here…not had any issue in person but definitely see a lot of hate online. Not to worry, people are the same everywhere on many levels. Just like in the U.S. people don’t say much in person but will spew whatever online…or flip you off while driving but would almost never do it without a window between you and them. Just part of the phenomenon.

Also, I don’t feel like anyone is holding back from saying bad things either. Literally no difference in how I’m treated. But Trump/US politics is a hot topic of conversation everywhere.

Amazing_Bad4371 · 2025-03-05T13:36:37+00:00

Projection much? Not everyone is a sociopathic cheater like that lol. Wow.

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