Sorry but that's too much fluff and mozartesque stereotypes. Culture, liveable – yes, but not in a hurry or creative idling most of the time is just plain outright made up.
(Austrian here)
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As fellow austrian i agree (hi thomas btw)
It's romanticized in international media to the extend it becomes a disney land version of itself.
Which is bad because it is a really good city to live in and should be seen as such - without the fairy dust and glitter.
* It's quiet (american cities tend to be very loud for no reason)
* A high basic standard of living for everyone (salaries, rent, health, etc)
* Education for everyone combined w/ very good universities (top tech university with people of other social class or ethnic groups)
* Clean streets (no homeless, no trash)
I am happy that people recognize the city as a pearl as it is - but other cities (esp in europe) offer the similar qualities and we should rather learn from the patterns that work than to simply romanticize all of it.