Thanks for another great video! We lived in the First District for five years with very minimal German. It did lead to some interesting times, though. For example, I came to a door in the Hofburg that said "Not Ausgang", which I translated into "No Exit" and turned around. When I learned that it meant "Emergency Exit", I saved hundreds of meters using a shortcut to our apartment. BTW - you were standing in front of our apartment building (Palais Walterskirchen) when you started the segment on getting lost in Vienna (at Bräunerstraße by Stallburggasse). That scene brought back a lot of memories.
There is (with a little imagination) an easy way to remember the emergency number tho: 122 is the fire department, because the 2‘s can be seen as fire hoses, as I said you need a little imagination. 133 is the police each 3 is one opened cuff of the handcuffs, just imagine a chain connecting them. 144 well it’s the only one left so it’s the ambulance. We learn this in kindergarten or first grade of primary school, at least when I was in school, because there was no EU back than and therefore no EU emergency number.
My "Eselsbrücke" is the alphabet :) Feuerwehr = 122 Polizei = 133 Rettung = 144 Works for me...sometimes I just need a millisecond because of Ambulanz vs. Rettung - but this I can manage :D
public transport -if you don't like or are afraid of the ticket machines - as far as I know you can bus these tickets still in all/most newspaper and tabasco shops called : TRAFIK. 😉
I bought my first monthly card in one. Be aware that the folks in these shops are less likely to speak English, but they're usually very friendly and helpful.
Dankeschön, KHAYTI & PURIA!
Gern geschehen! 👏🏽
@@KhyatiPuria
Randomly found this video, I hope it's a series because I've been looking for EXACTLY this
Could become a series if we see it being loved! 😀 thanks for watching!
Thanks for another great video! We lived in the First District for five years with very minimal German. It did lead to some interesting times, though. For example, I came to a door in the Hofburg that said "Not Ausgang", which I translated into "No Exit" and turned around. When I learned that it meant "Emergency Exit", I saved hundreds of meters using a shortcut to our apartment.
BTW - you were standing in front of our apartment building (Palais Walterskirchen) when you started the segment on getting lost in Vienna (at Bräunerstraße by Stallburggasse). That scene brought back a lot of memories.
Thanks for watching haha and never thought about the "Notausgang" :D that's very misleading.
Das ist ein gutes Video, Danke Schön für die Informationen.
Danke dir!
'Some locals have picked up some english to cater to visitors'??? Bs! We learn english in school, starting when we are 6 years old 🤨
nah, only nerds did that.
You can get by with English, you don't need German but Viennese ! 😅 We don't understand germans well. Good lesson and pronunciation.
There is (with a little imagination) an easy way to remember the emergency number tho:
122 is the fire department, because the 2‘s can be seen as fire hoses, as I said you need a little imagination.
133 is the police each 3 is one opened cuff of the handcuffs, just imagine a chain connecting them.
144 well it’s the only one left so it’s the ambulance.
We learn this in kindergarten or first grade of primary school, at least when I was in school, because there was no EU back than and therefore no EU emergency number.
My "Eselsbrücke" is the alphabet :)
Feuerwehr = 122
Polizei = 133
Rettung = 144
Works for me...sometimes I just need a millisecond because of Ambulanz vs. Rettung - but this I can manage :D
Ich bin überrascht weil deine Deutsche Aussprache ist ziemlich gut!
Nach 30 Jahren lernt man so einiges dazu :)
Hallo not servus?
Will make also a Wienerisch edition at some point! 😃
public transport -if you don't like or are afraid of the ticket machines - as far as I know you can bus these tickets still in all/most newspaper and tabasco shops called : TRAFIK. 😉
I didn’t know that! I thought they just sell Parkscheine! I didn’t know that you can still buy public transportation tickets.
@@KhyatiPuria I buy them sometimes when I am there to save time when I go later to the metro
I bought my first monthly card in one. Be aware that the folks in these shops are less likely to speak English, but they're usually very friendly and helpful.
Good to know! Great input thank you