Preconceived Notions
August 11th 2009 I mentioned the dangers of first impressions in my first entry on Prague. I want to address another: preconceptions. As try as I might, it sometimes is difficult not to approach a place with some idea already formed of what I might expect. In the case of Vienna, I had tried to block out the stories I had heard about the sometimes gruff Viennese (in particular the haughty waiters at the famous cafe
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