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[quote=Anonymous]Our last AP and current AP are both Austrian.  They are as different as different can be personality-wise, but they are both lovely young men and great APs.  Our AP from last year had a hard time adjusting to our roads - even though he had been driving four years and lived in Graz, a big city, he was simply not used to the kind of heavy congestion on four lane highways that we think is normal.  Current AP had only been driving 1.5 years, but he had no adjustments related to this - he is from Vienna and was used to more traffic.

Last year's AP was more cosmopolitan than current AP is, but both have been very open to learning what they can.  Last year's AP wanted to see and do everything, whereas current AP is a homebody.

Last year's AP hung out with both German speakers and other nationalities. Most of his close friends were Austrian or German, and he moved in a circle of very "cool" Aps. This year's AP arrived with a chip on his shoulder vis a vis the Germans, probably because of his lower class background, but that has softened.  Initially he would not be friends with any German speakers at all, but he has made friends slowly who are German.  His girlfriend is French and most of their friends are other nationalities so they all speak English as a common language, unlike previous AP.

I would not hesitate to host another Austrian - we have loved both of our Austrian APs and again, didn't find there was much specific to their being Austrian that they or we had to just to.  I wish you a great year with your Austrian AP![/quote]

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