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Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute
Hope you enjoy, I consider Austria my 2nd home and live just an hour away near Graz. Also Styrian pumpkinseed oil is a DOP product and used more than olive oil; the locals swear by it
Whilst the FPO have had this core support for a number of years (Austria equivalent of a stronger UKIP) on the whole Austria always wants to do what is best and his a very much foreward thinking country. To say it has little experience is wrong asAustria was one of the main countries where refugees fled the Yugoslavia conflict in the 90's which was on their borders. for a population of just shy of 8 1/2 million, they are coping rather well
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I'm not criticising the way they're coping merely pointing out that the strain they're under is intolerable which is why at times they've chosen to close their borders more than once and will no doubt have to do so again. Compared to the 1990's what's happening is going to prove a tidal wave and that is what will ultimately cause opinions to change. No country, however well organised or generous, can absorb an unlimited amount of migrants or genuine refugees for that matter. The numbers coupled with the speed at which they're arriving is the major problem.
As for being welcoming, it's only anecdotal of course but we have great personal experience of the way in which former E. Europeans were and still are often treated in Austria, even since their entry into the EU so let's not run away with the notion that everyone in Austria is a saint, open to unlimited immigration and the integration of people from all around the globe. That's as true of the UK as it is Austria. Anyway time will tell how long the people remain accepting - we've seen what's been happening elsewhere and I don't see Austria being any different in the end, there's always a tipping point.