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The Multinational Employee Has… Stereotypes and Cliché

October 31, 2018April 2, 2026 Lisa

Ben worked for an American company on a telephone project in Switzerland a couple of years ago. He found the work and the people extremely interesting. For a little entertainment someone hung a description of the qualities a multinational employee… Read moreThe Multinational Employee Has… Stereotypes and Cliché

Life  cliché, france, Italy, Switzerland  Leave a comment

Collection abc – Z is for Zero, Zucchini and Zone

March 21, 2017April 3, 2026 Lisa

Here is my latest and last abc installment: “Z”. As always, I choose three words and write something about them. I try to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss or my life in Switzerland. “Z” is for zero, zucchini… Read moreCollection abc – Z is for Zero, Zucchini and Zone

Alphabet  cliché, food, marriage  Leave a comment

Say Cheese

June 29, 2016April 4, 2026 Lisa

During a lifetime there are a lot of memorable ‘firsts’: first dance, first date or first kiss for example. When you are in a new environment the ‘firsts’ are multiplied by a factor of about 100. Switzerland is famous for… Read moreSay Cheese

Food, Recipe  cheese, cliché, coke, firsts, fondue, food, recipe  1 Comment

Chocolate

June 8, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

Growing up, every Christmas we would get a crate full of grapefruit from relatives who lived in Florida. I wasn’t a big fan of grapefruit back then but I now understand the idea behind the gift. Switzerland is famous for… Read moreChocolate

Food  addiction, chocolate, cliché, food, specialities  Leave a comment

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