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Austria - beautiful country. The only problem is it's full of Austrians.....

I've travelled quite a bit and have never had a really bad experience (apart from Austria), although some local customs can be a bit confusing. Generally speaking, if you are polite and friendly to people and even, shock!, offer a few words in the local language (even 'thank you' is enough) then the locals are OK. The one thing that puts peoples' backs up is SHOUTING in English to make yourself understood. Luckily, English is spoken in most countries these days but that does not mean visitors should not make the effort to show some courtesy and not make the arrogant assumption that everyone speaks it fluently.