The image of the Tyroler
Many
guidebooks accept the image of the Tyroler that the Tyrolean pedlars like
to present and turn it into a clichée. According to a French guidebook
of 1823, "the Tyroler rarely works without at least whistling, but
if he hears any sort of music he soon starts to beat time with his foot,
clap his hands and slap his thighs and knees."
