Friday, April 16, 2010

what?

There are some truly amazing and quirky things about Austria. One of them is the Austrian law that makes it a crime to express support for Hitler. Yes, that Hitler. Adolf (who was originally from Austria, although not Vienna.) You can get up to 10 years in prison for saying the words "Heil Hitler," or for even doing the famous gesture that accompanies it. Most people will tell you that that's a good thing. In my line of business, however, it puts me in an awkward position since my organization's sole purpose is to support freedom of expression and freedom of the press. Still, don't both those privileges come with some responsibility? What do you think?

Coming tomorrow: News on funny Austrian Easter traditions and the new people we have met along the way! (Including a brother of St. Lucian heritage who owns one of the most swank and popular "American bars" in Vienna, which we learned about from a woman we met when we first arrived who herself is from Grenada!)

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