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sprior · Post by **sprior** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:48 pm

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Baron Von Trapp of the K.u.K. Here he is trying out a new Mae West flotation device.

That's not Mary Poppins! Guv'nor.

StK · Post by **StK** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:50 pm

Most interestingly hardly anyone in Austria knows "Sound of Music".

US87891 · Post by **US87891** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:46 pm

ORIGINAL: StK

Most interestingly hardly anyone in Austria knows "Sound of Music".

Good movie, even though Julie Christie didn't have those pneumatic gams.

Most interestingly hardly anyone in the US knows where Austria is, and why.

LoBaron · Post by **LoBaron** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:02 pm

ORIGINAL: US87891

ORIGINAL: StK

Most interestingly hardly anyone in Austria knows "Sound of Music".
Good movie, even though Julie Christie didn't have those pneumatic gams.

Most interestingly hardly anyone in the US knows where Austria is, and why.

Most definitely had my share of polite "Ah, yes...wonderful...Austria...thats where the Kangaroos are from!?" when I visited the US. [:)]

While were at it: An aunt of mine avoided a traffic ticket for speeding on a Texas highway a couple of years ago simply by opening her eyes wide in astonishment
and sayng: "How did you measure my speed? Radar? Unbelievable! These technological advancements in your wonderful country never cease to
amaze me. We do not have this stuff in Austria" The cop according to the story gently explained her how he used his radar gun to track her car, and
then let her go with a very proud look on his face.

warspite1 · Post by **warspite1** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:30 pm

ORIGINAL: US87891

ORIGINAL: StK

Most interestingly hardly anyone in Austria knows "Sound of Music".
Good movie, even though Julie Christie didn't have those pneumatic gams.

Most interestingly hardly anyone in the US knows where Austria is, and why.

Warspite1

Julie Christie? I think you mean Julie Andrews.

warspite1 · Post by **warspite1** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:31 pm

...and for good measure, here's the equally luvverrlly Julie Christie

warspite1 · Post by **warspite1** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:33 pm

ORIGINAL: StK

Most interestingly hardly anyone in Austria knows "Sound of Music".

Warspite1

That's a shame - a great film, great music, singing nuns and nasty Nazeyes thrown in.

warspite1 · Post by **warspite1** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:36 pm

ORIGINAL: US87891

ORIGINAL: StK

Most interestingly hardly anyone in Austria knows "Sound of Music".

Most interestingly hardly anyone in the US knows where Austria is, and why.

Warspite1

..except thats not interesting...that's a bit sad really [&:]

Wasn't there a scene from Dumb and Dumber? I paraphrase.

Lloyd to young lady "Where are you from"

Young ladt answers "Austria"

Lloyd "Austria...well lets put another shrimp on the barby"

Chickenboy · Post by **Chickenboy** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:56 pm

ORIGINAL: LoBaron

ORIGINAL: US87891

ORIGINAL: StK

Most interestingly hardly anyone in Austria knows "Sound of Music".
Good movie, even though Julie Christie didn't have those pneumatic gams.

Most interestingly hardly anyone in the US knows where Austria is, and why.

Most definitely had my share of polite "Ah, yes...wonderful...Austria...thats where the Kangaroos are from!?" when I visited the US. [:)]

While were at it: An aunt of mine avoided a traffic ticket for speeding on a Texas highway a couple of years ago simply by opening her eyes wide in astonishment
and sayng: "How did you measure my speed? Radar? Unbelievable! These technological advancements in your wonderful country never cease to
amaze me. We do not have this stuff in Austria" The cop according to the story gently explained her how he used his radar gun to track her car, and
then let her go with a very proud look on his face.

Well, for being only a consonant and a vowel apart from that other country, you can't blame us for some of the confusion. Would you be a little confused between the difference between someone from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea versus the Republic of Korea? How about the Democratic Republic of the Congo versus the Republic of the Congo? And those are entire words difference between the two examples.

Also, your population is about 8.9 MM. Compare it to our own state of Virginia-population of 8.1MM. Do you think that all Austrians are clear on the difference between Virginia and West Virginia? I'm sure that maybe some [chuckle] Austrian somewhere who trips up these terms.

Anyways, no one's out to persecute Austria or mistake them for another continent. Maybe if you guys changed your country's name though-there'd be less confusion? I propose "Chickenboyland". Try it-you might like it. [;)]

StK · Post by **StK** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:05 pm

@Chickenboy:
I'm sure there are lots of Austrians that would have trouble with all of these.. (^^,).
But then again there is half the world between us and Australia, that should count for something [:D].

LoBaron · Post by **LoBaron** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:18 pm

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: LoBaron

ORIGINAL: US87891

Good movie, even though Julie Christie didn't have those pneumatic gams.

Most interestingly hardly anyone in the US knows where Austria is, and why.

Most definitely had my share of polite "Ah, yes...wonderful...Austria...thats where the Kangaroos are from!?" when I visited the US. [:)]

While were at it: An aunt of mine avoided a traffic ticket for speeding on a Texas highway a couple of years ago simply by opening her eyes wide in astonishment
and sayng: "How did you measure my speed? Radar? Unbelievable! These technological advancements in your wonderful country never cease to
amaze me. We do not have this stuff in Austria" The cop according to the story gently explained her how he used his radar gun to track her car, and
then let her go with a very proud look on his face.

Well, for being only a consonant and a vowel apart from that other country, you can't blame us for some of the confusion. Would you be a little confused between the difference between someone from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea versus the Republic of Korea? How about the Democratic Republic of the Congo versus the Republic of the Congo? And those are entire words difference between the two examples.

Also, your population is about 8.9 MM. Compare it to our own state of Virginia-population of 8.1MM. Do you think that all Austrians are clear on the difference between Virginia and West Virginia? I'm sure that maybe some [chuckle] Austrian somewhere who trips up these terms.

Anyways, no one's out to persecute Austria or mistake them for another continent. Maybe if you guys changed your country's name though-there'd be less confusion? I propose "Chickenboyland". Try it-you might like it. [;)]

I´m not blaming you for it Chickenboy. There are several Cities in the US with a population close to that of our whole country.

And I agree with your comparision, although I would be neither be fooled by Democratic People's Republic of Korea versus the Republic of Korea, nor Democratic Republic of the Congo versus
the Republic of the Congo. Admittedly difference between Virginia and West Virginia is a bit more difficult, and I probably could not be able to name all 50 states (I´d start to struggle somewhere
between Delaware and New Jersey).

Which all doesn´t make confusing Austria with Australia less funny. [:)]

DOCUP · Post by **DOCUP** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:18 pm

I know some of how you Austrians feel.   I am from West Virginia.  People get West Virginia and Virginia messed up all the time.  But I do know where Austria is.  One of my co workers went on her honeymoon there and loved it.

StK · Post by **StK** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:29 pm

@DOCUP:
Good choice of her (^^,).
Austria is a nice country with with all sorts of interesting things, landscapes,... ,even if it's admittedly very small.

DOCUP · Post by **DOCUP** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:40 pm

STK:  I was going to say have you seen the size of West Virginia but I decided to look that up.  Austria is bigger than my state by 23k Kms. 
 
I do have to agree seen the pics very nice, she also said the people were nice. 

msieving1 · Post by **msieving1** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:36 pm

The Flashman adventures (George MacDonald Fraser) holds it own with O'Brian.

To add a bit of on-topic material here, Fraser's memoir of his service in Burma in 1944-45, Quartered Safe Out Here, is well worth a read.

Mac Linehan · Post by **Mac Linehan** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:30 am

ORIGINAL: msieving1

The Flashman adventures (George MacDonald Fraser) holds it own with O'Brian.

To add a bit of on-topic material here, Fraser's memoir of his service in Burma in 1944-45, Quartered Safe Out Here, is well worth a read.

msieving1 -

Thank You for your recommendation, I have added it to the list.

Really loved the series...

Mac

Mac Linehan · Post by **Mac Linehan** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:37 am

StK and LoBaron -

While I have a good grasp of WW1 history, the more I read of the Austro Hungarian Empire - in it's entirety (1867 - 1918) the stronger the desire to read and learn more.

Am beginning to compile a book list.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Yankee Mac (Just has a really good ring to it...!) <grin>

jmalter · Post by **jmalter** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:30 am

hmm, i always thought that 'gams' were legs, not flotation devices.

does our new friend Prohaska ever run up against the mad Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio in his adventures? G d'A captained an Italian TB in WWI (raid on Bakar), as an aviator he led a flight that dropped propaganda leaflets over Vienna.

ETA: i'm a fan of Flashman, i'd bet that 'Quartered Safe Out Here' is worthwhile reading.

danlongman · Post by **danlongman** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:27 am

Hmmm Virginia....West Virginia......
How many citizens of Wheeling could place Salzburg and Innsbruck on a map within 300 miles?
How many would know that Austria is a sovreign nation? And what language is spoken there?
I nearly got into a fistfight with a guy in a bar in New Jersey who insisted "New Brunswick" might
have been part of Canada once, before the revolution, but it was just down the road now.
As long as I can find a beer store doesn't really matter where i am.
Steel Bonnets was my favourite by Fraser...the Burma memoir is very poignant..a good soldier's memoir.
cheers

jmalter · Post by **jmalter** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:15 am

well hey, how many citizens of Salzburg/Innsbruck could place Wheeling WV on a map?

i made a coupla' drives from Munich to Verona back in '96, cutting thru the western tip of Austria. i wouldn't have noticed, 'cept that Aus wasn't totally part of the EU at the time, and passport checks were required at the borders.

still, i learned about Aust desserts at the rest-stop (yum!) and about the German autobahn sign that meant 'unlimited speed'. Ughfortunately, our rent-a-Fiat topped out at ~185km/hr, even so, it's about the loveliest landscape on the planet.

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