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You visited. I have lived. It takes the changing of the seasons and the winter gloom to understand why Vienna is structurally an oppressive place. The caves
by fit2rule 6y ago
You visited. I have lived. It takes the changing of the seasons and the winter gloom to understand why Vienna is structurally an oppressive place. The caves people live in, the mind-numbing streets they use to get to them, the sameness of it all under a dull grey. The hacks that have made it liveable are exposed by the weather, eventually, and you will see it, the inhumanity.
- jariel 6y agoHaving lived all over the world which provides me with some basis of reference, I reject this characterisation of Vienna based on architectural structure. There is absolutely nothing oppressive about the physicality of Vienna, it doesn't take more than a couple of days of being there for this to be self evident. Now - you can say something about the culture of Vienna, that the people are this or that, fundamentally different than elsewhere, but from your very emotional and personal comments, even I would doubt that. I suggest this is an issue with the observer, not the observed.
- fit2rule 6y agoCouldn't disagree with you more. The architecture of Vienna is designed to pack people on top of each other, giving each domicile the bare minimum air and light required. It is truly oppressive to experience, year after year. The Viennese live in caves.