Sorry for the language...

...but its the name of the town.

Germans Not Amused

British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their oddly named village.

While British visitors are finding it hilarious, the residents of Fucking are failing to see the funny side.

Only one kind of criminal ever stalks the sleepy 32-house village near Salzburg on the German border- cheeky British tourists armed with a sense of humor and a screwdriver.

But the local authorities are hitting back and with the signs now set in concrete, police chief Kommandant Schmidtberger is on the lookout.

“We will not stand for the Fucking signs being removed,” the officer said. “It may be very amusing for you British, but Fucking is simply Fucking to us. What is this big Fucking joke? It is puerile.”

Local tourist guide Andreas Rehmueller said it was only the British that had a fixation with Fucking. “The Germans all want to see the Mozart house in Salzburg,” he explained. “Every American seems to care only about The Sound of Music (the 1965 film shot around Salzburg). The occasional Japanese wants to see Hitler’s birthplace in Braunau. But for the British, it’s all about Fucking.”

Guesthouse manager Augustina Lindlbauer described the village’s breathtaking lakes, forests and vistas. “Yet still there is this obsession with Fucking,” she said. “Just this morning I had to tell an English lady who stopped by that there were no Fucking postcards.”


Sigh. I am American to the core. I went to Salzburg... and they're right... I didn't care about the Mozart house, I took a tour visiting every location involved in the Sound of Music. In fact my bedroom in the bed and breakfast where I stayed faced the mountain Maria danced on, and the family fled over in the film. It was funny because in real life, Hitler's Crow's Nest was on the other side of that mountain, but in the movie it was a safe place to go.

Yeah.... ok then. That was amusing.

Blogger made me update my blog to their new Google format... I don't know the difference but it was a pain in the butt when all I wanted to do was copy and paste a news article.

And thats all I have to say. Goodnight!