10. volunteer fire brigade, shooting club, mountain rescue service, brass band - everyone is a member somewhere.
11. there's koa Sünd on the Alm, but mattress dormitories and multi-bed rooms.
12. you sit in a bus through the province and have free WLAN.
13. everything below 1,000 metres above sea level is a hill.
14. so many dialects and you don't understand any of them.
15. everything "wird scho" or "passt scho".
16. fresh, immaculate flowers hang on every balcony. Always.
17 A bus picks you up in the furthest corner of the valley.
18. you can pack your bags with Mau Mau and Uno for card games.
19 Everyone learnt High German at school, but nobody speaks it.
20. you are greeted in a friendly manner on roads and footpaths.
21. you can sip a vodka martini with 007 at 3,000 metres above sea level.
22. nobody needs Google Maps - the mountains are the all-important compass.
23. viennese sausages are now called frankfurters.
24 Those who go hiking are not walking - they are actually climbing mountains.
25) People who run up mountains are not considered mentally ill, but health-conscious.
26. there is more folk music on the radio than pop music.
27. wood, leather, glass, loden and felt instead of plastic waste.
28. beards are not hipster accessories.
29. between TV programmes and outdoor programmes, fresh air always wins.
30. rare wild animals such as golden eagles and ibex are still alive.
31 The after-work beer is always served in front of an Alpine panorama.
32. if you look hard enough, you can still have a snowball fight even in midsummer.
33 There's nothing that can't be pressed into a dumpling.
34 Not every mobile phone has a touchscreen.
35. shoe addiction means: more ski, snow, climbing and mountain boots than high heels and trainers.
36. when hiking, it's not the kilometres that count, but the metres in altitude.
37. when "Stanz is on fire", it's not the fire brigade that turns out, but people who come to Stanz to make plum schnapps.
38. after work, instead of going to the couch, you go up the mountain.
39 Winter is from September to May.
40. the blow to the apple strudel doesn't hurt.
41 A man called Ötzi is both a DJ and a mummy.
42. mountain bikes are normal city bikes.
43. the locals wear their own merchandise.
44. hiking trails and cycle routes end at cheese dairies and distilleries.
45. the animal always has priority.
46. couch potatoes have a blast.
47. nobody needs blusher to look healthy.
48. after hour means après-ski.
49. cattle and goats are often more beautifully decorated than their owners.
50 Vegan is okay, but low carb is not.
51. the sky is teeming with gondolas, lifts, cable cars and helicopters.
52 There is no rush hour.
53. prams have three robust pneumatic tyres.
54. you can climb a cockscomb.
55. young people are not only influencers, but still like to be mechanics, carpenters, joiners and snowboard instructors.
56. the average speed of a car is 40 km/h.
57 Summer is the one month when there is no snow on the peaks.
58. you can hike through three countries in one day.
59. suits are definitely not from there.
60. there are no hairstyles. There is hair, hats, caps and helmets
61 The shandy is topped up with sparkling water.
62 Cash is king: card readers sometimes have no reception on the mountain.
63. organic is not a trend, but everyday life.
64. a KAT walk leads through the Kitzbühel Alps.
65. clothing is not chic, but practical.
66. the buses have extra trailers for bicycles.
67. kitesurfing and surfing without the beach and waves are fun in the snow.
68. even amateurs can throw a bobsleigh down the track in the Olympic ice channel.
69. outdoor clothing is presentable evening wear.
70. not everyone has a pet, but everyone has a local mountain.
71. thunderstorms thunder with a rapid and echoing sound.
72 There are more sports shops than supermarkets and they all have SALE.
73 "Le Miracle", "White Giant", "Puls 2000" and "Number One" are not wrestler names, but climbing routes.
74. you rarely have tarmac under your feet.
75. there are pubs to sink into and pubs to wake up in.
76 More nature than civilisation.
77 The Way of St James does not mean doing without, but rather savouring culinary delights.
78. even in the theatre you walk several kilometres - at least in Vent.
79. you look in vain for fitness centres.
80 In June, the mountain slopes are ablaze at night.
81. cow and church bells play the background music.
82 Devils run through the villages during Advent.
83 The mountain peaks glow golden.
84. you can get anywhere without a car.
85. you can swing a crossing of the Alps by bike.
86. you don't swim in chlorinated water, but in healing springs.
87. storytelling is art and cultural heritage, not a matter for politics and business.
88. in spring you stand in shorts next to people in full ski gear.
89. medieval castles stand next to futuristic mountain stations.
90. gentian and edelweiss.
