About the Swiss life
P.S.
You know you've been living in Switzerland too long when:
...you get annoyed when the car ahead of you doesn't turn off it's
motor at a traffic light.
...you think it's wasteful to have more than one brand of a product
in a store.
...you think getting up early is good.
...you think sponteniaty is OK, as long as it's planned.
...you actually get interested in the local elections.
...you prefer to buy in small shops even though its more expensive.
...you expect the shop clerk to say goodbye after you purchase
something.
...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 get concerned about all the foreigners moving into the
country.
...you become suspicious of people who think independently.
...you pull out in front of another car, to reserve your place.
...you think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays.
...you reserve your table first, before getting food in a cafeteria.
...you feel like you're broke if you have less that SFr. 300 in your
pocket.
...you dress up to go grocery shopping.
...you wear white socks with black shoes.
...you wish the Swiss government would do something about refugees.
...you understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food.
...you think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss
and staffed by Spaniards and Portugese.
...your German is better than the waiter's.
...you start thinking, 'Why can't they just speak Schwiizerduetsch?'
...you start preparing costumes for Fasnacht.
...you join a Guggemusik band.
...you try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor.
...you are willing to pay higher prices, because it ensures higher
quality.
...you wish that your town had expensive garbage bags too.
...you don't mind waiting in restuarants.
...you don't think it's funny when someone confuses Switzerland with
Sweden.
...you get upset when someone thinks Switzerland's 4th language is
English.
...you think Thursday night shopping is really convenient.
...you decline an invitation because you have to clean your
apartment.
...you think it's normal for a family with kids to live in an
apartment.
...you consider it normal to make reservations to see a movie.
...you like the pause during a movie, so that you can smoke a
cigarette.
...you prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water.
...you prefer Swiss wine.
...you expect a slice of lemon in your coke.
...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 subtlity of the Swiss cusine.
...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.12 for a paperback book.
...you think that air conditioning makes people sick.
...you think that milk and butter prices should be regulated.
...you complain when your neighbor flushes his toilet after 10 pm.
...you call the police when you see someone washing their car on a
Sunday.
...you aren't surprised when a perfectly good road is torn up and
repaved.
...you expect bacon to have bits of bone in it.
...you wonder why anyone would want such a big refrigerator.
...you think that PTT approved telephones are better.
...you buy a new one instead of getting it repaired.
...you think that 3% unemployment is high.
...you think 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 become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings.
...you take part in Jass tournaments.
...you get interested in Schwingen.
...you volunteer to help organize the Dorffest.
...you expect to be delayed by road works.
...you become concerned about the color of your neighbor's curtains.
...you put Aromat on all your food.
...you think that Switzerland's conservation efforts make a
difference.
...you think it's OK to wear red Levis.
...you think that large American cars are 'cool'.
...you worry about getting a cold when there's a draft.
...you know someone who has been fined by the garbage police.
...you don't mind spending all day in the restaurant at a ski
resort,and wonder why all the foreigners insist on
skiing when the conditions are less than optimal.
...you become offended when reading this.
That's life !! (in Switzerland, anyway !)