A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
You have to eat, no getting around that. In most cases you can’t get out of going grocery shopping either. There used to be only 3 big shop chains here, but now there are about 5. The top two, Migros… Read moreThe Grocery Shopping Experience in Switzerland
My mother used to joke that her father-in-law (my grandfather) always talked about the weather. I guess the weather was always strange in Florida: too hot, too cold, too wet or too dry. An old saying: “Don’t knock the weather,… Read moreHow’s the Weather These Days?
Here is the “X” installment of my abc collection. I choose three words and write something regarding them trying to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss or my life in Switzerland. “X” was a little more difficult and I… Read moreCollection abc – X is for Xenophobia, Generations X Y and Z and Xmas
Colors are the same everywhere, right? Sort of. Although a lot of the language usage of colors are the same in German and English, many times they aren’t. Here are some of the things I’ve noticed. Blue Eyes Let’s say… Read moreColors and Idioms in English and German
Here is the “W” installment of my abc collection. I choose three words and write something regarding them trying to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss or my life in Switzerland. This week’s words start with “w”. “W” is… Read moreCollection abc – W is for Winning, Weather and Waiting
Since I’ve been in Switzerland we’ve owned a couple of cars. Some people have real love affairs with their cars. The closest we came to seeing anyone have an affair with their car was a Swiss neighbor of ours. He… Read moreCars – Do They Have a Soul?
Here is the “V” installment of my abc collection. I choose three words and write something regarding them trying to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss or my life in Switzerland. This week’s words start with “v”. “V” is… Read moreCollection abc – V is for Vanilla, Vision and Victorinox
When we lived in Berne, Ben and I gave lots and lots of computer courses. It took a lot of energy and money keeping up with and buying the newest program versions. But it was well worth it. We gave… Read moreGiving Swiss Computer Courses
Here is the “U” installment of my abc collection. I choose three words and write something regarding them trying to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss or my life in Switzerland. This week’s words start with “u”. “U” is… Read moreCollection abc- U is for Unconditional Love, Unexpected and Unique
Restaurants in Switzerland are different than in the States. Sure, they both serve food. Still, a conversation I overheard in the train the other day got me thinking how big the differences really are. Of course, generally speaking Europe is… Read moreClassic Swiss Restaurants
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