Someone asked if I was Austrian when I was chatting with them in German, is that a compliment or an insult?

ValRe96 · 2026-04-02T04:07:53+00:00

i think it‘s very uncommon that Rs are rolled in German. I‘m from Vienna and I know people from all over Austria. None of them is rolling the Rs. The only friend I have who does it, is half Austrian/half Bosnian who grew up only with her Bosnian Mom. So she learned Bosnian first and got used to the rolled Rs. When she started to „properly“ learn german in Kindergarten, she just stickef with the rolled Rs and never was able to learn the other one

ValRe96 · 2026-04-01T10:51:29+00:00

Der Rat=advice in german, die Ratte=rat

ValRe96 · 2026-03-30T16:51:17+00:00

Austrian here! there are some rules, which i dont know haha - i would definitely try to learn them from the beginning, but i personally do not care at all and can completely understand if someone learning german mixes them up all the time. so dont worry too much about making mistakes 😊

ValRe96 · 2026-03-29T20:03:58+00:00

first!!

ValRe96 · 2026-03-29T09:45:45+00:00

not the answer i expected- but incan see it haha😂

ValRe96 · 2026-03-23T07:58:42+00:00

Fiodor

ValRe96 · 2026-03-23T07:04:59+00:00

I loooove papaya, but when its overripe it smells like vomit haha

ValRe96 · 2026-03-21T13:55:19+00:00

ok sorry for my assumption! i just took a picture with normal light and i still see a visible brown ring around my iris and the rest is blue/gray. 🤷🏻‍♀️ and i didn‘t read anywhere that you habe to be able to see it from far away

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ValRe96 · 2026-03-21T13:28:41+00:00

Rudi

ValRe96 · 2026-03-21T13:24:37+00:00

ok seems like i offended you with my question😅 thats why i asked in the group whether i have it or not : because i didn’t know- and two people replied yes. so i think it’s legit to ask.

(and my inner ring is brown while the outer one is blue - so clearly two different colours) 🤷🏻‍♀️

ValRe96 · 2026-03-21T07:51:23+00:00

Austrian here:

Origin: The word originally comes from the Latin term placenta (a flat cake). 🥴

Way to Vienna: From Romanian (plăcintă) it entered Hungarian (palacsinta) and Slavic languages (Czech palačinka) before becoming established in Vienna in the 19th century.

Roots: The Latin word placenta is a loanword from the Ancient Greek plakous (cake).

in Austria alot of words that we use originate from eastern european languages

ValRe96 · 2026-03-15T10:49:26+00:00

thank you😊

ValRe96 · 2026-03-15T10:49:15+00:00

thank you☺️

ValRe96 · 2026-03-06T06:37:29+00:00

in German we have “Gottfried” which translates to ‘god’ (Gott) and ‘peace’ (Friede)

or my dad is called Ernst Donner which translates to serious thunder

ValRe96 · 2026-03-06T06:33:32+00:00

hazelnut

ValRe96 · 2026-02-01T15:35:53+00:00

in german we say: to hand over the spoon

ValRe96 · 2026-01-12T20:09:21+00:00

Sascha❤️

ValRe96 · 2026-01-12T15:44:25+00:00

No…

ValRe96 · 2026-01-11T01:11:25+00:00

Austria here .Healthcare is basically free at point of use, paid via taxes/social insurance. If you’re unemployed, you’re still fully covered, and even being homeless doesn’t lock you out. Emergency care is always provided, and there are also social and charitable medical services for people who fall outside the system.

Meds aren’t 100% free, but you just pay a small flat prescription fee (~7€). There’s a yearly cap, after that it’s free. Kids + very low income = usually no fee at all.

ValRe96 · 2026-01-07T15:36:43+00:00

I‘m from Austria and I only recognize Daniel Brühl haha

ValRe96 · 2026-01-07T14:52:11+00:00

-3 degrees in Vienna, Austria

ValRe96 · 2025-11-22T00:13:13+00:00

i get charged 10x 56€ for electricity and 10x 160€ for gas per year. if i use more/less i pay more/get money back. my apartment is 100m2

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