CultureShock! Austria. A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

You don’t want to appear rude or do something embarrassing, but it happens to just about every new arrival. This book will help you understand the little things as well as the major points about Austrian society so that you can start off on the right foot.

if you keep an open mind and welcome new experiences, you will find yourself crying when the time comes for you to leave.

it suddenly hits you that this is not a two-week vacation, but the next few years of your life

went overseas to teach at the American International School in Vienna, Austria. Now married to an Austrian and the mother of two young daughters, she calls Vienna her home. While both authors contributed something to each chapter, Julie is primarily responsible for Chapters 3, 4, 5, 8 and half of Chapters 7 and 9.

Culture shock is a state of disorientation that can come over anyone who has been thrust into unknown surroundings, away from one’s comfort zone. CultureShock! is a series of trusted and reputed guides which has, for decades, been helping expatriates and long-term visitors to cushion the impact of culture shock whenever they move to a new country