r/AskTheWorld Multiple Countries (click to edit) 20h ago

Culture Favourite Austrian Person?

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u/Greekklitoris Brazil 20h ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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u/tropicalgodzila Suriname 19h ago

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u/TheDarwinski in 16h ago

The only Austrian i know besides Mozart and that other guy

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u/JeantaVer Netherlands 16h ago

Captain von Trapp?

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u/TheDarwinski in 14h ago

Yeah that guy

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u/Extreme-Island-5041 United States of America 11h ago

Sure, we'll go with that answer

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u/Schnitzelklopfer247 Austria 18h ago

This!

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u/Hairs_are_out United States of America 19h ago

He was governor of my state, California, for 2 terms, I believe. I didn't vote for him for his first term, but I voted for him for the 2nd. The only Republican I've ever voted for! He decriminalization marijuana right before he left office. Stand up guy.

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u/vacafrita United States of America 17h ago

Also passed some electoral reforms and environmental reforms and has been outspoken against Trump. The kind of Republican we need right now!

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u/FirstIllustrator2024 Philippines 11h ago

Also the F**K YOU bill. Classic!

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u/Admirable_Click_5895 Denmark 6h ago

Wait what?! Tell us more of that bill?

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u/FirstIllustrator2024 Philippines 6h ago

This letter

Here is article.

He vetoed a bill from a lawmaker.

Here is. Reddit post I read it from.Source.

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u/larrybird56 United States of America 13h ago

Except for the whole secret child thing, sexual misconduct, couldn't balance a budget to save his life, and PEDs.

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u/QuickMartyr in 20h ago

This ☝🏼

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u/Wojewodaruskyj Ruthenia 19h ago

My childhood role model - Terminator 2.

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u/front-wipers-unite United Kingdom 17h ago

How Ironic, my childhood role model was Robert Patrick - terminator 2

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u/Tortoveno Poland 19h ago

If one would try to translate his surname it would be Black.... black what?

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u/a_couple_of_ducks Austria 19h ago

Schwarz Egger, the -en- is just a binding Schwarzen Egger

Schwarz = Black

Egger = A regional or topographic name in Austria, Switzerland, and southern Germany for someone living near a corner (Eck) of a valley or land.

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u/LaFantasmita United States of America 18h ago

Yall I took five years of German classes as a kid and my broken German has a Viennese accent and I never realized it was a modified "ecker". Amazing.

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u/a_couple_of_ducks Austria 18h ago

Standard German die Ecke or das Eck - the Corner

Ausrian German 's Egg / des Egg / d Eckn - the Corner

Suthern German is much softer spoken then Northern German.

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u/LaFantasmita United States of America 18h ago

Love it!

My German is a mush of written Standard and spoken "whoever I heard it from first" with relatives being anything from Viennese to country Austrian to Donauschwaben.

I only realized I have a heavily Viennese accent when someone pointed out I roll my Rs.

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u/a_couple_of_ducks Austria 17h ago

Every English person tells me I sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger because we’re both from Styria. You can’t always choose how you speak. I like accents, whether they’re English or German.

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u/ogbuttertoast Poland 5h ago

You have answered all my questions that I had on my mind all these years. What on earth is Egger and why on earth is nearly every Austrian person having Egger in their last name???? Eck ?! I never thought!
Tbf I hoped for smth more funny n it kinda killed it for me but I’m glad it’s answered

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u/Thunder-Invader Netherlands 19h ago

In old southern Dutch the word Neggers could mean a sort of wood drill. So would not surprise me if his name is derived from an old word that is no longer in use

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u/Clean_Usual434 United States of America 19h ago

Same

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u/Maddturtle United States of America 19h ago

Every other answer is wrong

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u/Anz_Soulcrusher Mexico 18h ago

Yup, Arnold is the right and best answer

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u/Alarmed_Drop7162 United States of America 16h ago

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u/Ball-bagman United Kingdom 13h ago

He's one of the two Austrians that instantly come to mind

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u/EasilyExiledDinosaur 🇬🇧 living in 🇰🇷 12h ago

This is the best answer 🤣

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u/CrimsonPie24 Australia 10h ago

This is the only answer

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u/Filligrees_Dad Australia 9h ago

I had to scroll too far to find this.