Vorarlberg is also distinct in that it is the only state in Austria that does not speak an Austro-Bavarian , but rather an Alemannic dialect ; it therefore has much more in common culturally with its Alemannic-speaking neighbors Switzerland , Liechtenstein and Swabia than with Bavaria and the rest of Austria .
This makes it more in common with its Alemannic-speaking neighbors Switzerland , Liechtenstein and Swabia than with Bavaria and the rest of Austria .