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To: rktman

Well do they speak Australian or do they speak Austrian?


5 posted on 10/11/2014 10:35:31 AM PDT by cripplecreek
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To: cripplecreek

Nobody actually speaks “Austrian”. The language of Austria (Oesterreich, Eastern Realm) is actually a rather accented and stilted form of German, full of odd constructs and very formal greetings.

The former conglomerate empire of Austria-Hungary was actually a polyglot of literally dozens of languages, and Vienna was a melting-pot on the order of Paris. What was once part of Yugoslavia was carved out of the break-up of that empire after the members of the Habsburg family were deposed as royalty.

Judging from the family name, these girls were from perhaps Serbia, or possibly Bosnia, and at least knew about the Muslim culture of Kosovo, over which there had been a great deal of strife for centuries. That they chose to be gun molls running with Islamic outlaws, well, we have examples of young girls running off with motorcycle gangs in this country, as well.

Youthful rebellion is so, well, messy.


33 posted on 10/11/2014 11:02:09 AM PDT by alloysteel (Most people become who they promised they would never be.)
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To: cripplecreek
Well do they speak Australian or do they speak Austrian?

That was mean. LoL

63 posted on 10/11/2014 4:36:56 PM PDT by LambSlave
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