Originally Posted by
Stadjer
Can't say that's how I experience it, allthough I don't speak Swedish.
Austria or Australia? I believe rural people anywhere are more mechanically inclined than city people. I'd blame modern cars, and not just because some modern Mercedes are FWD.
I would write Österriech with A and employ AUS for Australia. I agree that more rural peoples are more mechanically inclined.
I find Dutch really interesting as I speak Swedish, German and English.
A lot of mixing of the languages.
Ik eet / I eat / Ich esse being an interesting one.
even Ik / Ich / I / Jag being interesting in the inverse manner.
Then there's the Aardappel / Kartoffel / Potato / Potatis debacle. I'm assuming Aardappel (is earth apple ... Erdapfel?)