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RE: Travelling around Austria with a local: #007 - 15 phrases to survive your trip to Austria - part 1
Ha, loved this post! As for the fishes...
Des is fia die Fisch.
I'm not sure what the poor fishes have done either, but we treat them similarly here in the States. Some small sections of the population will use the phrase, "Feed them to the fishes" in reference to someone they don't like. I think it refers to disposing of a body in a body of water.
There is an equally small section of the population that uses the phrase, "Send them to Cleveland" when referring to someone who they would like to get rid of. I'm not sure where this one comes from either, although after having lived in Cleveland for several winters I can see why it would a good place to send your enemies.
In Austria you would recommend someone, "hau di über'd Heisa", which translates as "throw yourselves over the houses". Or you can simply tell them to "geh scheißen" ("go and have a shit") - although I'm not sure why that is because, in fact, that's a pretty healthy thing to do. Actually, those are just two expressions but the truth is that the Viennese dialect is so creative when it comes to being not particularly nice to other people (and/or when it comes to talking about death) that I should actually do a whole blogpost (or a whole series?) about this.
Yes please! I'd love to learn to talk trash in another language. Idioms are one of the best parts of any language. I'm going to be in Radstadt for about a week. If you are in the area, we should get together for coffee, drinks, or whatever the locals do there.
That would be awesome but I reckon it's about 5 hours (one-way) away from where I live. Not sure if I can manage to do that this time. If you ever come back to Europe and go to Vienna, I'll be happy to be your tour guide for a day, though! :-)
Hmmm... 5 hours is a very long way to go for coffee! I told my traveling companions that you are writing the Ultimate Guide to Vienna. They said, "Tell her to get it done by August 4!" They will be in Vienna from the 4th to the 7th, so are excited about having some insider information. :-)
Holy shit, that's like tomorrow o.O I'm not sure if I can do it, but I'll certainly try to)! So to make sure they get at least an outline, here it is:
For a second day:
You won't have seen everything after one day (like the torture museum, the schnapps museum, the chocolate museum, the museum for abortion and contraception, Schönbrunn's amazing zoo, and many other places but you'll get the gist of what Vienna feels like). If they need any more advice, they can text me on Instagram anytime.
You're the best! I'll share this outline with them this evening. They are currently off exploring the Eagle's Nest. I'm saving that for next week myself when I have time to hike up the hill to see it.
Looking forward to reading how their holidays in Vienna went!
Looking forward to
Reading how their holidays
In Vienna went!
- theodora.austria
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I know they had a great time there. They saw the Prater and rode on horse-drawn carriages. They also saw the Lizzipaner Stallions (although I don't know if I got the word right) and were quite impressed. I'll see if I can get a few of their photos to share. :-) Thanks so much for the itinerary outline. I heard that they had it out as a reference during their trip, even if they didn't quite follow it.