Christmas traditions all over the world

Christmas in different countrys

A few days ago I read an article about christmas traditions in the inernet and it talked about different traditions in different countries. I thought you might be interessted because everbody likes christmas and it is interested in knowing different cultures. Bascially waht is said is that for instance in afrika the preparation for Christmas begins when some group is designated to prepare the annual Christmas tree. Further more, the text talked about Christmas in Denmark. In Denmark they light candles on the beautifully decorated Christmas tree. After dancing round the tree, singing traditional songs, the members of the family exchange gifts and they call Christmas Jul.

Basically what this text says is that yevery country has their own traditions and another country i exlapin here is Greenland. In Greenland, people visit family and friends, drink coffee, eat cakes and exchange gifts. Everybody gets Mattak, a whale skin with a strip of blubber inside, as a gift on Christmas. In villages, children go from hut to hut singing songs. Christmas trees are imported and are decorated with candles and bright ornaments. People dance all night long and sing carols

What I remembered from our last lesson

Flora mentioned that the more she learned about Austrian culture, the more she got to know about her own culture in Ireland. Flora also says that she was able to correct some of her clichés about Austria and that she also explained that the could also chanche some clichés about Ireland. She couldn't believe that it's allowed to smoke in Austria on public places because she said that she had never seen this before. Her ignorance came from the fact that in Ireland smoking on public places isn't allowed.

New extra-strong mini Red Bull in stores

A few days ago I've read an article in the Austrian Times and it talks about the new deployment called the "Energy Shot" by Red Bull. I thought you might be interested because these Energy Shots are filled in 60 millilitres cans and they have four times higher energy level than the regular-sized cans. Basically what it says is that they are starting selling a product what is a lot of smaller than the normal product but much more expensive. This article also says, that some headmasters in upper Austria are trying to ban Energy drinks from their schools because they and some colleagues noticed some students who drank energy drinks were significantly less focused and fidgety in class.

Personally I think that Red Bull should be banned in classrooms but in free time there is nothing that makes Red Bull bad.

Vocabulary:

deployment(die Entwicklung) = Red Bull deployed a new cind of Energy Drink.

banned(gebannt) = He was banned from school.

significantly(bedeutsam) = Having fun in life is very significantly.

fidgety(unruhig) = He was very fidgety when he got back his exam.

http://www.austriantimes.at/news/Business/2009-10-14/17216/New_extra-strong_mini_Red_Bull_in_stores_soon

I've just read an article in the Austrian Times about Austrian Airlines and why they are scared of low-cost airline. I thought you might be interessted in this article because it shows the results of a study by pollsters Infoscreen Monitorsand. 48 per cent said they trusted other airlines more than those offering low-priced fares when it comes to safety.

Basically what it says is that the expensive airlines are scared of the cheaper airlines, but otherwise there is no difference beetween the cheap airlines and the expensive airlines. It also says that the cheap airlines are a big problem for the airlines like Lufthansa or British Airways and many others. They try to get the most money out of the flights and then there are the cheap airlines which offer very cheap flights. In my opinion, I think it's good for us because the flights are cheap but for economy of the world it is the worst case that could happen.

British Airways to open new route to Austria

I've just read an article at the internet on www.austriantimes.at and it talks about the try to open a new route to some airports in Austria by British Airways. I thought you might be interested because if you have to work, there are more chanches to get there and to geht a cheap fly.Basically what it says is that if you like to travel to England there are more flights to go there and you mustn't wait as long as you have to wait now.It also says that, British Airways thinks that Austria is a good place to spend their holiday and so they raise their flights to us. In my opinion, i think that's it good for the economie in Austria but it also pollutes our environment.

The Partys in Austria

SPÖ = Social Democratic Party of Austria
ÖVP = Austrian People's Party
BZÖ = Alliance for the Future of Austria
Grüne = environmentalist
FPÖ = Austrian Freedom Party


I've just read an article at the internet on www.austriantimes.at and it talks about the political votes in Austria. I thought you might be interested because we have choosen the parties which will decide our furture.

Basically what it says is that if no one goes to the electoral, than maybe a party like the Austrian Freedom Party will win and that won't be good for our country.

In also says that, the interest in political partys is not that high like it should be.In my opinion, care about it because everbody wants to leave in a safe Country, but if nobody goes to the elaction that you can't say that you want to live in a save country.

St.Patricks Day

St.Patricks day is a day, which celebrates Saint.Patrick who was one of the patron saints of ireland. The day is the national holiday of Irland. It is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Montserrat. In Canada, Great Britain, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday. It was only in the mid-1990s that the Irish government began a campaign to use Saint Patrick's Day to showcase Ireland and its culture. And now I'll show you a page, whitch I think is very funny:-)

http://www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/

Schooluniforms Yes or No?

Schoolunforms Yes or No?

On the one hand i think schooluniforms aren't that good, like all people always say. Yes it's true if we would wear them, there wouldn't be any difference between us and nobody would see if a person is poor or not. Another reasen why I prefer schooluniforms is because sometimes they look very nice and they are also trendy. Also they can be easily cleaned if they are dirty and you don't have to carry what you are going to wear the whole day. If you look at the countries which are not so rich like Austria than I think that schooluniforms are perfekt for them because if there are 2 or 3 which are very rich than nobody recognise them and h thinks they are all the same poor or rich.

But on the other Hand it's not good for the people because they can't identifi themself they just see schoolmates who wears schooluniforms. Even if they all wear the same there aren't any indivudal persons.