This is a question I have had for some time. I am origionally from Atlanta, GA. I moved to Vienna, Austria three years ago. I love the culture and how one can travel easily to other countries from there. I also have my dad and step-mom there. I am finding it hard to get further with a job because my German is simply not perfect. Even after numerous German courses and lots of money spent. It is also really hard for me to make friends here. They are not so friendly and welcoming like in the states. Also finding a decent guy is ridicoulous. A lot of the men are machos and it is fairly normal for a guy to be married and have girlfriends on the side. Or have numerous girlfriends. They expect the woman to work and equally pay plus do the house work and cooking. I miss having friends and after 3 years here I would like to have a serious relationship. I am 23. With the economy in America it also makes me nervous. The economy here doesn't really seem to have been effected like in many places around the world. What would you suggest? One fear I have is that I only have a highschool degree. In Austria I am working at Mc Cafe; a new concept from McDonald's in competion with Starbucks and other similar coffee places. There I earn 1000 Euros (after taxes) a month. Plus I have a pension plan, 401K, 6 weeks paid vacation per year, and a health plan. the reason I could get a Visa is because my step-mom is Austrian. Getting a Visa to live in Europe isn't that easy. America isn't part of the EU.
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i think you are in a different culture.an older culture.adapting is one thing ,but compromising your principals is another.33 years ago i backpacked thru europe.times were different.i would check the rural areas.i found that they were friendly,and accomodating.
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Stay in Europe, but maybe not Austria.
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Not all Europeans are the same. You say it's easy to travel to other countries from Austria, so maybe you'd have better luck in France, Spain or Italy in finding a job and a man. There is always a language barrier, but many Europeans speak English often better than American-born people, since they are required to learn it in school. And you would still be closer to your parents than if you moved back to the U.S. You might just find that a change of scene is the answer to your problems. I wish you the best of luck!
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Hi! I am sorry to hear about your troubles. Finding a job in Europe is difficult, especially being an American, but all I can say on that subject is to stick with it, and something will come. Network yourself! Get word out that you are searching for a job. There is a place for you, you just have to find it. I have been looking for a job for three months now, so I can say I think you're better off in Austria than coming back here! From what I've learned on price of living there, it sounds like you earn a fairly good amount, along with excellent benefits. On to language. I tried to take German classes, and I have to say it was the most difficult of any language I have tried, so I congratulate you for staying with it. There is an organization I have been looking into that takes students to foreign countries all over the world to learn the native language. Since you are already living there, perhaps you could find their offices or something and find out about taking classes there. They offer classes for all levels of knowledge. Here is the site: http://www.worldlink-education.com/index.html I heard studying overseas is a lot cheaper than in the United States. If you feel like you need to further your education, you should look into universities where you live. For friends, perhaps you could try a pen-pal site I use to communicate with people from other countries. The majority of them are english speaking, so you could just browse through people in your area, and see if they would like to meet up or something. I have heard that german people are very unfriendly, so I hope you have luck with that. The site is: http://www.interpals.net/ As for guys, you are going to find men like that everywhere. Certainly having some friends will expose you to more dating opportunities, and maybe you could even find someone on that pen-pal site :p I hope I have helped you somewhat. Good luck!
