My home culture

At the last English exam we had to write a paragraph about the British culture which reminded me about my home culture. First of all, foreigners hearing the word “Austria” are immediately creating an image in their heads of a girl in “Dirndl” and a boy in “Lederhosen” who are drinking beer and eating sausages whilst yodeling in the Alps.Sometimes this image can be true but only a minority of Austrians are like that and also only on certain occasions. Above all, there is much more to Austrian culture than this. Austrians are well-known for many things, for which we can be proud of. For example, it is true that we are famous for Mozart and Beethoven, since they were great componists of the 18th century. Personally, when I think about my home culture, the thoughts that come to mind are completely different. For instance, there are a lot of influences from other cultures, mostly from neighbouring countries. For example, one of the most famous “Austrian” dishes “goulash” is originally Hungarian. Beside this, there are several minority languages which are spoken in Austria, in particular, Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian etc. I am also part of the Slovenian speaking minority in Carinthia, that means I grew up bilingual: Slovenian and German. Lastly, I think there are so many more examples which could be discussed relating to this topic however, in my opinion, there are some good points stated above and I hope you found out something new.