[kaaskop]

Small nitpick from an Austrian - Austrian German is Hochdeutsch, it's a pluricentric language with three distinct centers - Austrian, Swiss and German German are equally valid versions of Hochdeutsch.

That being said, German also has hundreds of distinct dialects - from Viennese to Platt.

[Alex-Programs]

I didn't know that! Thank you. I've always heard "Hochdeutsch" used to describe the "standard form" (based on German German) online. I stand corrected.