For those of you who don't know, Vienna has a top notch Public Transportation system complete with busses, undergrounds and street cars. I am going to give you a few helpful things t expect in the subway (U-Bahn, short for Untergrundbahn).
-No one makes eye contact with anyone else, most of the time not even with people in your own group.
-Women hold their purses in their laps and clutch the strap.
-You also cling to your electronics
-It is very quiet. Very rarely do people talk and never to strangers.
-You keep your music quiet so other people cant hear it.
-There are always the old women that think they're still 20 and therefore dress like it. It's creepy and tragic and funny. Including, but not limited to, the following,
-Bright lipstick
-Bright red, pink, purple etc hair color
-Huge bug-eye sunglasses
-Brandname designer bags
-Fake tans
-Bleached hair
-Dark and dramatic eye make up
-There's the emo scary guy in the corner, looking... Punky.
-There can sometimes be the creepy old guy you catch staring at you and the other women on the train.
-The free newspaper "Heute" is everywhere
-And there is a surprising amount of Nuns. Makes me think of the sound of music everytime.
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