The price of beer is more important than their country's performance in the upcoming EURO 2008 tournament:
A large beer will cost 4.50 euros ($7.09) in the fan zone in the historic centre of Vienna, whereas the same drink will cost 5.0 Swiss francs or 3.10 euros in the Basel, for example.
'It is crazy. Completely idiotic,' said Christian Habermueller, 35, who offers horse and carriage rides to tourists in Vienna's city centre.
Talk of the tournament is still largely greeted with a shrug of the shoulders or a blank expression in Vienna, but news that their Alpine neighbours will be able to buy the same beer for less has the Austrians furiously gesticulating.
'You won't find any locals there with such prices,' said Florian Krug, a 38-year-old Vienna administrator.
Then, why in Sam Hill don't you go to Switzerland, if the price of beer is so freaking important?
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