After 3 weeks in Austria, i now realise that Singaporeans have much in common with Austrians.

For one, when we are overseas, we receive funny comments. Okay... guys, now prep yourselves for a good laugh at human stupidity.

For Austrians:

1) "Ohhh... you come from Austria! How nice! You have kangaroos!" - from Monika, my Polish friend who attended lessons under an Austrian teacher.

2) "You guys stay in the Alps... Do u actually have a fridge?" - from Gustav, my buddy, who heard it from a friend who is in the States now

3) "Since u guys stay in the Alps, do you have to walk like an hour odd before you get to school?" - from Gustav again.

4) "Ohh... so you are from Austria, where is that?" My friend's answer: "That's in central europe." Reply? "Oh... i see. And where's Europe?" - from Hiro, who got that from a state trooper in the States. (Lol~ This one doesn't really show how small Austria is. It instead shows how some Americans are in their own world.)

5) "From Austria? Cool~ Sound of Music!!!" (Sound of Music is about the most irritating comment Austrians get about their country. Lol~ After that comes Mozart, then Arnold Schwarzenegger. Gustav has come to realise that even though he has not watched the movie at all, he should have the dvd at home. It's the best device for hooking up with a foreign chick. Wahahahh...)

6) "Ohhh... you are from Austria! Can you say 'Hasta la vista, baby!" like Arnold Schwarzenegger? " - From Gustav. He got this request from a friend when on exchange in Denmark.

And for Singaporeans:
Some of these are comments I heard and some are from Facebook, a group called "We might be small but we are not in China."

1) "Oh... so do you guys hate the Japanese?" - From a Bosnian doctor i met on Saturday.

2) My favorite quote [after telling someone the dimensions of Singapore]:
"What?! My family owns more land than that!" - From FB

3) 'LOL. The best part is when they really do ask: "Are you sure?" (when u tell them Singapore is not in China) It's like no, I only lived there for 10 years. I've also had people ask what part of Japan it's in.' - From FB

4) "The best was when someone asked me if Singapore was in Poland or Greenland. =_=" - From FB

5) "Ohhh.... No wonder you guys are doing so well now. You guys were under British rule." - From the Bosnian doctor again.

6) "I once told someone that Singapore just broke off from China and just floated all the way down here over a period of hundred years. and she believed me. hurrah for ignorance." - From FB.

Okay... that's all from me now. Will post more of these jokes when i hear about them ok? Tschüss!