In a few months, it will be a full decade since I first ventured into Austria and I must say that it\u2019s been mostly good. \u00a0I\u2019ve learned to navigate what is by far the most hostile environment I\u2019ve lived in. Austrian are in the category of “Rude people” so I development anti-social strategies to avoid them in their own country.<\/p>\n
Creative and aggressive use of technology helps me avoid the need to ask questions, this is key as do not speak German.\u00a0 Uber and Amazon and occasionally FaceBook have provided excellent faceless services helping me get the exact things I want and need.<\/p>\n
Money literally talks and avoids misunderstanding or aggression. \u00a0I also tend to pre-paid my stays at hotels and pay for taxis in advance, no arguments. I paid you, now shut the fuck up.<\/p>\n
I tend to use headphones triggering the natural human response of not trying to engage in any German conversations with me.<\/p>\n
Of course, this forced isolation has it downside but I do love the Austrian countryside.<\/p>\n A decade of Stealth<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a few months, it will be a full decade since I first ventured into Austria and I must say that it\u2019s been mostly good. \u00a0I\u2019ve learned to navigate what is by far the most hostile environment I\u2019ve lived in. Austrian are in the category of “Rude people” so I development anti-social strategies to avoid … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/clickonyx.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180709_081024.jpg\")
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