Say it isn't so

I was blog-surfing last night.  I came across a blog by a young gal who spent part of last year as an au pair in Vienna.  It was funny, interesting, a little sad (the au pair job didn't work out and she's now back home).  I was enjoying my read and all was going along fine until I came across a line, something about .... access to Diet Coke being extremely limited.  Um.  Why haven't I considered this?  Please. Somebody.  Tell me this isn't so.
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Caroline at Thursday, January 28, 2010

9 comments:

Mayrozez | January 28, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Oh, no. I mean, we're talking deal breaker, here, aren't we?

An American Girl Moves to Vienna | January 28, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Could be. I'd like to say I'm totally joking, but I don't know if that would be 100% true. :-)

infodaisy | January 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Things like that,American products that were only available to buy on base, were the "extras" local landlords often asked for (unofficially) when renting to military families. Our first landlords loved American ice cream. Formulations were different then, and the Steffans weren't soda drinkers,so I'm not sure which soft drinks were in demand.

magnétique | February 2, 2010 at 8:01 AM

Un joli petit voyage...

Anna C | February 5, 2010 at 12:18 PM

American and british products are only sold in certain stores. Diet-american harder. Of course you can buy cola in the store but im not sure about the diet one (since i dont drink it).

I miss the american pizza the most and taco bells. There is no american pizza chain here so beware

plus, english movies are only shown in special theatres.

Anonymous | February 6, 2010 at 12:03 PM

Cola Light should be the same thing as diet coke. It is available veerywhere in Austria.

Alison | February 24, 2010 at 2:35 AM

I'm an American who's been living in western Austria (Vorarlberg) for the last 10 years and we've always been able to get Cola Light, the local version of diet coke, so it should definitely be possible in Vienna. It may be a little different in flavor but is basically the same.

An American Girl Moves to Vienna | February 24, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Thanks, Alison, and everyone - looks like Cola Light it will be! And I'm sure I'll get used to the taste.

kate wiseman | March 5, 2010 at 5:45 AM

No! Cola Light is not delicious the way Diet Coke is. (Sadly). I love Diet Coke. Cola Light is like its evil European twin who's thinner and more fashionable.

I have yet to find a soda substitute in Austria that I love. Regular Coke tastes really good here, though--again, not like the regular Coke in the US. Lemon Soda in Italy is my favorite there and "Schweppes Agrumi" is the all-time soda leader in Europe, although I've only seen it in Belgium and Sweden thus far.

Cola Light is ubiquitous in Europe and only subpar.

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