A little more sense!
So, I think I am a little more on the ball today as I write. My last entry was the day or so after I arrived here in Austria and I was just a little bit stressed. My dorm was not what was promised, but I am working to rectify that, other than that things are better. I have made some good friends, and am learning to type on the mixed up keyboards here. So, Europe is not really about the customer service. That has been one of the biggest things I have noticed here, I wrote about it last time, but this time I think it will make more sense. I think here the power is belived to lay more in that of the shop owner, and not the customer. If someone is in a good mood, and you are nice, things will go pleasantly, but if not than it is going to suck to buy anything, or do anything. Also, I think people discriminate more here. They dislike Americans, and also I think to some degree my Turkish friends. Although, they are possible the most pleasant people I have ever met.
Also, as far as the german and austrian idea of being really efficient, I think the efficiency is supposed to lie in the individual. When you go somewhere you are supposed to know what you want, why you want it, and how to pay for it, at that moment. People don't bulshit around here. Also, everything is closed by seven PM. Except bars and restaurants.
On my floor, there are some really amazing people. I the mean age for the people living on my floor has to be at least 10 years older than I. Maybe more. But of the people there are some very nice and selfless women. The culture here is so strange, becasue sometimes everyone does not give a crap about you, the you meet some people and they are just super nice.
It is 8PM and I am tired, this is sad, things need to start happening at night, ahh well, this weekend I got to Carnivale in Venice, it should be a pretty damn good time.
Also, as far as the german and austrian idea of being really efficient, I think the efficiency is supposed to lie in the individual. When you go somewhere you are supposed to know what you want, why you want it, and how to pay for it, at that moment. People don't bulshit around here. Also, everything is closed by seven PM. Except bars and restaurants.
On my floor, there are some really amazing people. I the mean age for the people living on my floor has to be at least 10 years older than I. Maybe more. But of the people there are some very nice and selfless women. The culture here is so strange, becasue sometimes everyone does not give a crap about you, the you meet some people and they are just super nice.
It is 8PM and I am tired, this is sad, things need to start happening at night, ahh well, this weekend I got to Carnivale in Venice, it should be a pretty damn good time.

1 Comments:
You're right, you're way better at blogging than me... at least you do it much more frequently. I've been meaning to blog about "Match Point" and we saw it 2 weeks ago. I've been too busy working on my stupid Myspace page... but it looks pretty now! Have a looksee.
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