Life and Death in Austria [MEGATHREAD]

[Liep]

http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/lifestyles/patrick-park-may-get-realize-dream-austrian-ambassador/beWzYkOb7tfVugHw4JXqeI/

Patrick Park is an avid fan of "The Sound of Music." You might say he's obsessed with it.
"Really, I've seen it like 75 times," the concert pianist/industrialist said.

"I know every single word and song by heart. I've always wanted to live in the Von Trapp house."

Well, if he can't live there, at least he'll be close enough to visit.

Park has received unofficial word from President Donald Trump — well, as unofficial as a handwritten note saying "on to your next chapter, Ambassador!" can be — that he is the president's choice to be U.S. ambassador to Austria.

The president said he thought it would be a good match for Park because it is steeped in musical culture.

Uh uh! I hope we get an ambassador who's obsessed with Lego. We'll get James May to build him a house.

[Syt]

Not very shocked. The ambassadors to Austria by previous presidents were usually campaign contributors with tenuous links and/or little knowledge about Austria. It's a cushy job in a nice country with comparatively little to do compared to, say, UK, Russia, or Germany.

[garbon]

He sounds like a child in that article. What adults says things like that.