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How I Have Changed, I’m Swiss

September 12, 2018April 2, 2026 Lisa

Or, as my husband says, “How I got cultivated”. Am I American or Swiss? Looking closely, but not too closely, I can see I have changed. Some things I do now are just so Swiss. Here’s a nonfinite list of… Read moreHow I Have Changed, I’m Swiss

Swiss People  cheese, chocolate, daily life, eating, food, laundry, life, punctuality, shoes  Leave a comment

Learning Swiss by the Numbers

August 16, 2017April 3, 2026 Lisa

Although it is enormously important, only learning the Swiss language doesn’t make one Swiss. Some of the small, but important differences present themselves in the form of numbers. Handwritten Numbers 1, 7, 9 and oftentimes 4, the most important being… Read moreLearning Swiss by the Numbers

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Clocks, Time and Punctuality

September 20, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

The Swiss have a long and solid tradition with clocks and watch making. The oldest clock in Switzerland is the Clock Tower (called Zytglogge, which translates into “time bells”) in the capitol of Berne. We lived maybe a walking distance… Read moreClocks, Time and Punctuality

Swiss People  berne, clocks, daily life, eating, history, life, punctuality, sight-seeing, specialities, trains  Leave a comment

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