18 November 2010

Things That Are Not Free in Austria

Although the following are usually free (or kostenlos) in the United States, they are often non-free in Austria:
The 0 Euro Coin, official currency of Greece

-Public restrooms
-Ketchup
-Grocery bags
-Shopping carts
-Bread at restaurants
-Tap water

Then again, the following are free in Austria, but decidedly non-free in the United States:

-College
-Prescription Drugs

Tomorrow I am headed to the Austrian province of Burgenland to reunite with some other American teaching assistants.  More on my travels on Monday.
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5 comments:

  1. MaggieNovember 18, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    is mustard free?

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  2. CarlaNovember 21, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Scott. Your blog is great. Come back to NMH next summer and I will beat you at cribbage.

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  3. Scott MiddletonNovember 21, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    mustard is, in my observation, in fact more likely to be free than ketchup. don't know why, but that sounds like a good fulbright grant idea.

    and i always win at cribbage.

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  4. saritzNovember 22, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    leitungswasser ist in deutschland kostenlos! oessterreich...

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  5. AnonymousDecember 17, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    leitungswasser ist in österreich genau so kostenlos wie in deutschland. auch ketchup ist in den österreichischen gasthäusern bzw. in restaurants auch großteils gratis. man zahlt für ketchup in amerikanischen ketten wie zum beispiel bei macdonalds...

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