where exactly did you see this ? i've never seen something like that here. au contraire, i seem to always note weird things when i go somewhere else. regarding frivolity, i'd put that on the shrill tone of commercial propaganda here in the country rather than on the character of the city.

> ... pretty women ...

first, women here are less pretentious. second, viennese people are, on average, less pretentious and "pretty" than, say, in budapest or paris. third, the really pretty ones you seldom see on the street. i can still assure you that there are lots of beautiful women here.

> ... multi-ethnic Vienna ...

vienna is multi-ethnic, and it has a long story of being so. the only people who have a problem with that are some right-wingers from deep province. and the part about the clean kebab stands is true. they make a distinctly better impression (to me) than their counterparts in germany, also the average restaurant is cleaner, and the food better, than what you can expect to get in brussels for the same price. also, i never eat mc-donalds when out of country.

in any case, i hope you enjoyed your stay. for a good taste of vienna, try out the "schnitzelwirt" in the 7th district, the "orpheus" (greek) in the 1st district, or visit the cafe griensteidl, also in the city next time when you come.