A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
Remember the Christmas song “12 days of Christmas”? Many stores want you to believe the 12 days refer to before Christmas. Time to go out, buy gifts and crank up that economy. Thing is, the 12 days start on Christmas… Read moreEpiphany or Three Kings‘ Day
I’ve always associated Christmas with warm, family time and yes, always somewhat magical. For me it’s candles that do it. As I’ve mentioned before I had never seen real candles on Christmas trees before I came to Switzerland. Year after… Read moreMagical Christmas Moments
Independence day for Switzerland and America are over for 2017. Taking a quick look at both, there are lots of similarities but some differences, too. Both Swiss and Americans celebrate their national holidays. Depending on which day it falls, many… Read moreSwiss and American Independence Day
I’ve already talked about some of the smaller and midsized cultural shocks I had to deal with since moving here. I still stumble occasionally but not nearly as much as I used to. I enjoy the cultural differences, many of… Read moreCultural Differences in Switzerland and America
I love happy endings. Well of course I do, I’m American. I have been told many times in Switzerland that is so typically American. All the fairytales I heard as a child always had happy endings, too. Obviously I’m not… Read moreFairytales and Happy Endings
Most superstitions had their beginnings a long time ago and are based on ignorance or misunderstandings of science. As far as I can tell, American and European superstitions run along the same lines with minute differences. For example, in America… Read moreBad Luck Superstitions
Technically these aren’t strange things in America, but things that seem strange to me when I go back and visit. I’ve been here in Switzerland so long that quite often the Swiss way or thing seems normal and the American… Read moreStrange Things in America
I think restaurants in Switzerland tend to be the exact opposite of those in the States. Sure, there are similarities, like you are served food in both but the basic atmosphere is different. In the States you go to a… Read moreRestaurant Cultures in the States and Switzerland
This post is really about sleeping and not a euphuism for having sex. But it’s still going to be interesting, so don’t click to another page! Hard Swiss Beds The first time I came to Switzerland and stayed about three… Read moreSleeping in Switzerland
Some things in the States seem free but of course, you know the money flows from other places. In Switzerland you are expected to pay for things that you don’t have to in America like restrooms. Restrooms I cannot remember… Read moreFree or Not (part 2)?
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