All aboard the Snowflake Express
Most on-board train announcements can best be described as unexciting—the next station stop is…
, change here for…
, etc.—to the point that they become intrusive and annoying. But passengers aboard the ÖBB service from Bregenz to Vienna were recently treated to a little pep talk from one of Austria's more (in)famous scions: that nice Herr Hitler. Two clips of speeches were played; short, but enough to cram in a crowd chanting Heil Hitler
and Sieg Heil
.
Unfortunately, those responsible don't appear to have prefaced their broadcast with a trigger warning. Consequently, some passengers and staff were sent all of a dither. Bless 'em. (snowflake)
One passenger on the Bregenz-Vienna service told the BBC that everyone on the train was "completely shocked".
Bethany Bell, BBC News
Everyone? Completely shocked? If I'd been there, I don't think I'd've been able to stifle my laughter. There must have been someone aboard with a similarly twisted sense of humour. Or perhaps they just don't exist in Austria. (shrug)
Mr Stoegmueller said the train staff were unable to stop the recording and were unable to make their own announcements. "One crew member was really upset," he added.
Bethany Bell, BBC News
Oh, the fragility. David Stögmüller is a Green Party MP. [insert flap‑flap‑flap emoji]
Adolf Hitler was not nice.