A Portuguese friend phrased it well: "You don't live in Vienna in winter. Past October, Vienna suffers the same as many other northern cities in Europe the nights are long, and the weather is cold. I felt even more isolated when the winter started This made things more difficult when I moved into an apartment in the ninth district, a 10-minute bike ride from the city center. It seemed there were a set number of social hurdles that had to be passed to get into anyone's social life. I expected a small support system when moving to a new place, but I wasn't quite prepared for how difficult it would be for me to make friends in Vienna. Vienna was also named the "unfriendliest city" in the Expat City Ranking in 2022, with 54% of expat survey respondents saying they found it hard to make friends with locals. The unfriendly attitude of the Viennese is famous throughout the German-speaking world: They're often referred to as "grantig ," which means passive-aggressive grouchiness. It's a running joke among all my non-native friends about the difficulty of breaking into an Austrian friend group. Over tea, one of my very few Austrian friends told me: "In Vienna, you get to know someone by looking away from them." It was difficult for me to make friends in Vienna Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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