Differences and Similarities between German Germans and Austrian Germans? (speak, cons, beautiful)

[french user]

Originally Posted by MetalLord

Austria is like Germany's Canada.

Germany's equivalent if Canada would rather be Switzerland than Austria. Switzerland is not 100% german-speaking, like Canada is not 100% English speaking... In bith cases 25% of these countries are french speaking.

[saxonwold]

Austria was originally in the Roman days was the land of Celts, Illyrians and Raetians. There existed a Celtic kingdom in Noricum, Pannoni an Illyrian people lived in Pannonia, Raetians in Raetia were actually an ancient Alpine people related to Etruscans. Then Barbarian invaders from the north(Germany), Germanic people the Bavarians, Allemani, Lombards who were powerful and domineering. Later in the east came Slavs, Huns, Avars(Turkic-speakers). So Germany would be somewhat different.

[kanjelman7]

What about people from Liechtenstein?

[DarthFederer]

Originally Posted by kanjelman7

What about people from Liechtenstein?

That's a joke. It has around 30,000 people. Not enough to fill a German football ground.

For me Austrians and Germans are like cousins, Austrians are very closely related to Bavarians. They are like elegant Germans. Even the way they speak the language is a bit more 'civilised'

[saxonwold]

Originally Posted by DarthFederer

That's a joke. It has around 30,000 people. Not enough to fill a German football ground.

For me Austrians and Germans are like cousins, Austrians are very closely related to Bavarians. They are like elegant Germans. Even the way they speak the language is a bit more 'civilised'

That shows Roman influence.

[saxonwold]

It only takes some common sense. Germany and Austria are separate republics, with different constitutions and laws. Both are sovereign nations, though in both countries, Germanic speaking people dominate in language, culture and tradition as in the Netherlands, England, Denmark, northern Belgium etc...

[saxonwold]

Originally Posted by DarthFederer

That's a joke. It has around 30,000 people. Not enough to fill a German football ground.

For me Austrians and Germans are like cousins, Austrians are very closely related to Bavarians. They are like elegant Germans. Even the way they speak the language is a bit more 'civilised'

Particularly Bavarians and Austrians, not necessarily northern Germans are more culturally linked to Scandinavia.

[saxonwold]

Originally Posted by CSD610

Even if they have migrated they are still German and not Austrian. They could be German with Austrian ancestors or Austrian with German ancestors.

Hitler was born an Austrian, but he became German and the Germans accepted him as one of their own,

[blindstealer]

Is it fair to say that comparing Austrians and Germans is like comparing Irishmen and Scotsmen?

Same language, similar culture but they are not the same and should be seen as separate ethnicitys? This is a genuine question btw.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by kanjelman7

What about people from Liechtenstein?

They're of the same Alemannic heritage as the Swiss Germans, Vorarlberg Austrians, and Swabian Germans.

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