A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
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
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?
Wintertime seems to be the season when I spend a bit more time in front of the TV. I end up watching almost anything that is being shown so I can sit under a warm blanket in front of our… Read moreThe Art of Synchronizing Hogan’s Heroes
The look, feel and use of computers has changed since the personal computer was brought on the market in the 1980s. Ben and I weren’t born into the age of computers but we were young and impressionable enough to fully… Read moreFor the Love of Computers
In Switzerland and everywhere in the world, Friday the 13th is really just a day like any other day. But when bad things happen on that day the suspicion kicks in and you ask yourself why did that happen. Did… Read moreUnlucky Friday the 13th
Sometime in everyone’s life you need or would appreciate a bit of luck, that is universal. Some of the luck-getting traditions are similar some different. Like when we moved into our new home a friend brought us a gift of… Read moreLucky all around – wish me Luck
Here is the “M” installment of my abc collection. I choose about 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 “M”. “M”… Read moreCollection abc – M is for Money, Mantra and Münster
English is everywhere. It’s on signs, advertising, names of stores and in the spoken language, too. But English isn’t always really English. Sometimes more like Germish or maybe we have just moved to the next level, into English 2.0. I… Read moreSpeaking English 2.0
An American friend of mine called it that. She said “I have a ‘Go Anywhere’ and it’s great, I love it!” What in the world is a Go Anywhere? Oh, a GA or “Generalabonnement” in German. That’s where you pay… Read moreThe Go Anywhere
Here is the “J” installment of my abc collection. I choose about 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 “j”. “J”… Read moreabc Collection – J is for Jewelry, Jobs and Justice
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