not really a problem... ;-) well, i live in the southwest, so swabian is not in my direct environment, and bavarian is even further away. anyway, donnerwetter i'd think could be quite an interesting choice, but again i must stress it does not sound austrian at all. eventually today i phoned to a colleague in vienna, and asking hin, "what would you say if you turnded around a corner..." he actually answered "joooo..." which is kinda typically vienna. they have quite a dry humour. "jooo" is just a version of the german word for "yes". at the same time also "naaaaaa...." (open "a" like in the english wort "up", but stretched looooong) would have been possible ("naaa" = austrian accent for "nein" = "no"). vienna accent is more famous for very colorfully calling names. (most coming to my mind are definitively not suited for this family oriented forum) a more ancient expression would be "kruzitken" basically coming from the time when turkish troops were almost occupying vienna. don't ask me for the proper meaning. literally it is combined from cross (actually the christian crucifix) and turk. but as i said this is ancient. i just know it from reading. almost no one will say it as far as i know the language. (what is actually depending on where you live and how old you are, as already mentioned) well, 'nuff said, this was worth not even 5 cent.