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You know you've been living in Switzerland too long when:
> >
> > ...you think getting up early is good.
> > ...you actually get interested in the local elections.
> > ...you expect the shop clerk to say goodbye after you purchase
>something..
> > ...you try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor.
> > ...you think that plaid jackets with flowery ties don't look that bad.
> > ...you think it's fair that you can only wash clothes once a month.
> > ...you wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours.
> > ...you think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays.
> > ...you feel like you're broke if you have less that SFr. 200 in your
> > pocket.
> > ...you dress up to go grocery shopping.
> > ...you understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food..
> > ...you prefer Swiss wine.
> > ...you wish that your hometown had expensive garbage bags too.
> > ...you think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and
> > staffed by Spaniards and Portugese.
> > ...you start thinking, 'Why can't they just speak Schwizerduetsch?'
> > ...your German is better than the waiter's.
> > ...you start preparing costumes for Fasnacht.
> > ...you join a Guggemusik band.
> > ...you think Thursday night shopping is really convenient.
> > ...you think that large American cars are 'cool'.
> > ...you think it's cool to drink expensive imported American beers.
> > ..you prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water.
> > ...you throw a party and expect everyone to leave by 11:30 pm.
> > ...you clean up during parties.
> > ...you expect dinner guests to help with the washing up.
> > ...you begin to understand the subtlety of the Swiss cuisine.
> > ...you appreciate the differences between the cantons.
> > ...you feel really hungry if you don't start eating lunch by 12:00.
> > ...you have breakfast cereal for dinner.
> > ...you say Gruezi to everyone, and consider it impolite when they
> > don't say it back.
> > ...you don't mind paying SFr.16 for a paperback book.
> > ...you think that Swisscom approved telephones are better.
> > ...you buy a new one instead of getting it repaired.
> > ...you think that 3% unemployment is high.
> > ...you believe it was through its own efforts that Switzerland stayed
> > out of World War II.
> > ...you consider getting goats and sheep to graze in your backyard.
> > ...you only eat fondue in winter.
> > ...you complain to your neighbour about the noise when he flushes
> > his toilet after 10 pm.
> > ..you become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings.
> > ...you take part in Jass tournaments.
> > ...you get interested in Schwingen.
> > ...you volunteer to help organise the Dorffest.
> > ...you expect to be delayed by road works every summer.
> > ...you become concerned about the colour of your neighbour's curtains.
> > ...you put Aromat on all your food.
> > ...you worry about getting a cold when there's a draft.
> > ..you become offended when reading this.
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Jul 16, 2007 @ 18:18
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You know you've been living in Switzerland too long when:
> >
> > ...you think getting up early is good.
> > ...you actually get interested in the local elections.
> > ...you expect the shop clerk to say goodbye after you purchase
>something..
> > ...you try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor.
> > ...you think that plaid jackets with flowery ties don't look that bad.
> > ...you think it's fair that you can only wash clothes once a month.
> > ...you wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours.
> > ...you think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays.
> > ...you feel like you're broke if you have less that SFr. 200 in your
> > pocket.
> > ...you dress up to go grocery shopping.
> > ...you understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food..
> > ...you prefer Swiss wine.
> > ...you wish that your hometown had expensive garbage bags too.
> > ...you think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and
> > staffed by Spaniards and Portugese.
> > ...you start thinking, 'Why can't they just speak Schwizerduetsch?'
> > ...your German is better than the waiter's.
> > ...you start preparing costumes for Fasnacht.
> > ...you join a Guggemusik band.
> > ...you think Thursday night shopping is really convenient.
> > ...you think that large American cars are 'cool'.
> > ...you think it's cool to drink expensive imported American beers.
> > ..you prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water.
> > ...you throw a party and expect everyone to leave by 11:30 pm.
> > ...you clean up during parties.
> > ...you expect dinner guests to help with the washing up.
> > ...you begin to understand the subtlety of the Swiss cuisine.
> > ...you appreciate the differences between the cantons.
> > ...you feel really hungry if you don't start eating lunch by 12:00.
> > ...you have breakfast cereal for dinner.
> > ...you say Gruezi to everyone, and consider it impolite when they
> > don't say it back.
> > ...you don't mind paying SFr.16 for a paperback book.
> > ...you think that Swisscom approved telephones are better.
> > ...you buy a new one instead of getting it repaired.
> > ...you think that 3% unemployment is high.
> > ...you believe it was through its own efforts that Switzerland stayed
> > out of World War II.
> > ...you consider getting goats and sheep to graze in your backyard.
> > ...you only eat fondue in winter.
> > ...you complain to your neighbour about the noise when he flushes
> > his toilet after 10 pm.
> > ..you become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings.
> > ...you take part in Jass tournaments.
> > ...you get interested in Schwingen.
> > ...you volunteer to help organise the Dorffest.
> > ...you expect to be delayed by road works every summer.
> > ...you become concerned about the colour of your neighbour's curtains.
> > ...you put Aromat on all your food.
> > ...you worry about getting a cold when there's a draft.
> > ..you become offended when reading this.
versaceJul 16, 2007 @ 18:18
You know you've been living in Switzerland too long when:
> >
> > ...you think getting up early is good.
> > ...you actually get interested in the local elections.
> > ...you expect the shop clerk to say goodbye after you purchase
>something..
> > ...you try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor.
> > ...you think that plaid jackets with flowery ties don't look that bad.
> > ...you think it's fair that you can only wash clothes once a month.
> > ...you wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours.
> > ...you think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays.
> > ...you feel like you're broke if you have less that SFr. 200 in your
> > pocket.
> > ...you dress up to go grocery shopping.
> > ...you understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food..
> > ...you prefer Swiss wine.
> > ...you wish that your hometown had expensive garbage bags too.
> > ...you think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and
> > staffed by Spaniards and Portugese.
> > ...you start thinking, 'Why can't they just speak Schwizerduetsch?'
> > ...your German is better than the waiter's.
> > ...you start preparing costumes for Fasnacht.
> > ...you join a Guggemusik band.
> > ...you think Thursday night shopping is really convenient.
> > ...you think that large American cars are 'cool'.
> > ...you think it's cool to drink expensive imported American beers.
> > ..you prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water.
> > ...you throw a party and expect everyone to leave by 11:30 pm.
> > ...you clean up during parties.
> > ...you expect dinner guests to help with the washing up.
> > ...you begin to understand the subtlety of the Swiss cuisine.
> > ...you appreciate the differences between the cantons.
> > ...you feel really hungry if you don't start eating lunch by 12:00.
> > ...you have breakfast cereal for dinner.
> > ...you say Gruezi to everyone, and consider it impolite when they
> > don't say it back.
> > ...you don't mind paying SFr.16 for a paperback book.
> > ...you think that Swisscom approved telephones are better.
> > ...you buy a new one instead of getting it repaired.
> > ...you think that 3% unemployment is high.
> > ...you believe it was through its own efforts that Switzerland stayed
> > out of World War II.
> > ...you consider getting goats and sheep to graze in your backyard.
> > ...you only eat fondue in winter.
> > ...you complain to your neighbour about the noise when he flushes
> > his toilet after 10 pm.
> > ..you become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings.
> > ...you take part in Jass tournaments.
> > ...you get interested in Schwingen.
> > ...you volunteer to help organise the Dorffest.
> > ...you expect to be delayed by road works every summer.
> > ...you become concerned about the colour of your neighbour's curtains.
> > ...you put Aromat on all your food.
> > ...you worry about getting a cold when there's a draft.
> > ..you become offended when reading this.
versaceJul 16, 2007 @ 18:18
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Jul 16, 2007 @ 18:59
vive la Migro!
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Jul 16, 2007 @ 19:00
You eat fruit pies for supper, not for dessert.
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You eat fruit pies for supper, not for dessert.
MarmarK, Jul 16, 2007 @ 19:00
MarmarK, Jul 16, 2007 @ 19:00
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Jul 16, 2007 @ 19:14
Still can't get used to the lack of assortment at the supermarket!! Sometimes for italians one brand of pasta (and sauce) IS better then any other :S
Argh :S missing my big supermarkets
Argh :S missing my big supermarkets
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Still can't get used to the lack of assortment at the supermarket!! Sometimes for italians one brand of pasta (and sauce) IS better then any other :S
Argh :S missing my big supermarkets
Hoiling, Jul 16, 2007 @ 19:14
Argh :S missing my big supermarkets
Hoiling, Jul 16, 2007 @ 19:14
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Jul 17, 2007 @ 13:27
...and when you feel it's 'great service' just cos the waiter smiled at you...
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...and when you feel it's 'great service' just cos the waiter smiled at you...
Nir Ofek, Jul 17, 2007 @ 13:27
Nir Ofek, Jul 17, 2007 @ 13:27
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Jul 18, 2007 @ 16:07
Swiss restaurants have improved a bit. They used to positively snarl if you walked in with a child.
Thank heavens for Italian restaurants. Those people know the meaning of hospitality!
But about service, I remember being shocked in the beginning when I would ask if they had any other colours or sizes in stock and they would retort "What you see is what we have!" I even had shop keepers tell me they didn't have an article, just because they didn't want to look!
But now, shopkeepers and restaurants in the States get on my nerves because they are so overly-anxious to please. Makes me think they might be trying to make up for overpriced crap products...
Thank heavens for Italian restaurants. Those people know the meaning of hospitality!
But about service, I remember being shocked in the beginning when I would ask if they had any other colours or sizes in stock and they would retort "What you see is what we have!" I even had shop keepers tell me they didn't have an article, just because they didn't want to look!
But now, shopkeepers and restaurants in the States get on my nerves because they are so overly-anxious to please. Makes me think they might be trying to make up for overpriced crap products...
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Swiss restaurants have improved a bit. They used to positively snarl if you walked in with a child.
Thank heavens for Italian restaurants. Those people know the meaning of hospitality!
But about service, I remember being shocked in the beginning when I would ask if they had any other colours or sizes in stock and they would retort "What you see is what we have!" I even had shop keepers tell me they didn't have an article, just because they didn't want to look!
But now, shopkeepers and restaurants in the States get on my nerves because they are so overly-anxious to please. Makes me think they might be trying to make up for overpriced crap products...
MarmarK, Jul 18, 2007 @ 16:07
Thank heavens for Italian restaurants. Those people know the meaning of hospitality!
But about service, I remember being shocked in the beginning when I would ask if they had any other colours or sizes in stock and they would retort "What you see is what we have!" I even had shop keepers tell me they didn't have an article, just because they didn't want to look!
But now, shopkeepers and restaurants in the States get on my nerves because they are so overly-anxious to please. Makes me think they might be trying to make up for overpriced crap products...
MarmarK, Jul 18, 2007 @ 16:07
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Jul 19, 2007 @ 12:29
So true, I hate "anything fits you" shopkeepers
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So true, I hate "anything fits you" shopkeepers
Hobbes, Jul 19, 2007 @ 12:29
Hobbes, Jul 19, 2007 @ 12:29
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Jul 19, 2007 @ 13:01
Hobbes, an idea: Go to the States (or Canada - it's the same gushing treatment, I even had a shopgirl in Toronto scream "Come IN! It's so GREAT your HERE!" at the Gap shop. That was bloody weird).
Anyway go to North America and try on some clothes that:
don't match
don't fit
are for someone of the opposite sex or a very different age
See if the shop-keepers are able to continue the gushing.
Another trick:
You know how in the restaurants they memorize the menus and recite them to you? Ask them to repeat over and over and then ask if you can change the menus or meet the chef or any other troublesome requests. See how far you can go.
Anyway go to North America and try on some clothes that:
don't match
don't fit
are for someone of the opposite sex or a very different age
See if the shop-keepers are able to continue the gushing.
Another trick:
You know how in the restaurants they memorize the menus and recite them to you? Ask them to repeat over and over and then ask if you can change the menus or meet the chef or any other troublesome requests. See how far you can go.
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Hobbes, an idea: Go to the States (or Canada - it's the same gushing treatment, I even had a shopgirl in Toronto scream "Come IN! It's so GREAT your HERE!" at the Gap shop. That was bloody weird).
Anyway go to North America and try on some clothes that:
don't match
don't fit
are for someone of the opposite sex or a very different age
See if the shop-keepers are able to continue the gushing.
Another trick:
You know how in the restaurants they memorize the menus and recite them to you? Ask them to repeat over and over and then ask if you can change the menus or meet the chef or any other troublesome requests. See how far you can go.
MarmarK, Jul 19, 2007 @ 13:01
Anyway go to North America and try on some clothes that:
don't match
don't fit
are for someone of the opposite sex or a very different age
See if the shop-keepers are able to continue the gushing.
Another trick:
You know how in the restaurants they memorize the menus and recite them to you? Ask them to repeat over and over and then ask if you can change the menus or meet the chef or any other troublesome requests. See how far you can go.
MarmarK, Jul 19, 2007 @ 13:01
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Jul 19, 2007 @ 16:38
I once took a dare and asked a cell-phone shop owner if he knew where I could buy a cell-phone.
He said "yes".
And I said "Oh Really? Where?"
And he replied "Here. In this store."
And I answered "That's good to know. I might need a cell-phone one day."
Exit.
He said "yes".
And I said "Oh Really? Where?"
And he replied "Here. In this store."
And I answered "That's good to know. I might need a cell-phone one day."
Exit.
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I once took a dare and asked a cell-phone shop owner if he knew where I could buy a cell-phone.
He said "yes".
And I said "Oh Really? Where?"
And he replied "Here. In this store."
And I answered "That's good to know. I might need a cell-phone one day."
Exit.
MarmarK, Jul 19, 2007 @ 16:38
He said "yes".
And I said "Oh Really? Where?"
And he replied "Here. In this store."
And I answered "That's good to know. I might need a cell-phone one day."
Exit.
MarmarK, Jul 19, 2007 @ 16:38
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