What Austrians love and hate about Germany and the other way around

[Tender Branson]

There's a new poll from IMAS which surveyed Austrians and Germans about what they love/hate (actually criticize) about their own country and the other country:



(you need to right-click it)

http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/1261240/Oesterreich-und-Deutschland_Verfeindet-und-vereint

[Tender Branson]

What Germans love about Austria:

73% Nice landscape
70% Vacation country
62% Good cuisine
47% Intact environment, healthy nature
44% A lot of culture

What Germans love about Germany:

55% Strong industry/economy
54% Nice landscape
53% Strong work ethic
50% Modern lifestyle
48% Good cuisine

What Austrians love about Germany:

54% Strong industry/economy
40% Strong work ethic
35% Modern lifestyle
33% Nice landscape
32% Good job opportunities

What Austrians love about Austria:

81% Nice landscape
71% Vacation country
70% Good cuisine
55% A lot of culture
49% Security and orderliness

...

What Germans criticize about Austria:

34% High prices, expensive living
17% Too many immigrants/foreigners
11% Too big of a gap between rich and poor
11% Old population
  8% Backwardness

What Germans criticize about Germany:

54% Too many immigrants/foreigners
44% Too big of a gap between rich and poor
40% High prices, expensive living
31% Too much crime
25% Old population

What Austrians criticize about Germany:

55% Too many immigrants/foreigners
40% Too much crime
29% High prices, expensive living
29% Too big of a gap between rich and poor
27% Corruption

What Austrians criticize about Austria:

54% Too many immigrants/foreigners
44% High prices, expensive living
44% Corruption
32% Too big of a gap between rich and poor
26% Too much crime

...

Germans opinion of Austrians is:

74% Good (21% very, 53% somewhat)
11% Bad (2% very, 9% somewhat)

Austrians opinion of Germans is:

58% Good (11% very, 47% somewhat)
25% Bad (4% very, 21% somewhat)

[Tender Branson]

Interesting that Germans see us as "backwards" and contrary to their own country, they don't rank "too many foreigners/immigrants" in 1st place. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the Germans are the biggest immigrant group in Austria ...