A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
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
This is going to be a tough post to write because I don’t like to swear and seldom do it. I’ve always thought that swearing was wrong. It is vulgar and is only used when people were not smart enough… Read moreSwearing in Other Languages
Astute Swiss who watch American sitcoms or series might notice that Americans don’t take off their shoes. Neither when entering their own home or other people’s homes. It looks like they keep their street shoes on even inside. You know… Read moreWearing Shoes or Slippers in and Around the House
I know I have it good with English as my mother tongue. All the advertisements that use English (which are abundant) are easily understood. I can read and understand HTML code, if need be, I can write it, too. Granted,… Read moreWhat’s with my English?
Here is the “Y” installment of my abc collection. I choose three words and write something about them. I try to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss or my life in Switzerland. “Y” is for y’all, youth and years…. Read moreCollection abc- Y is for Y’all, Youth and Years
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 “S” installment of my abc collection. This week’s words are a bit different than the usual because they all belong to one idea. I usually choose three words and write something regarding each of them trying to… Read moreCollection abc – S is for Stereotypical Swiss in Switzerland
Swiss German and German are very visual languages. Often times it is easy to understand a word even if you have never heard it before. Other times you just have to figure out what in the world that person just… Read moreSay what? German Translated
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
Normally you have no control over what name your parents give you, sometimes you have a little control over nicknames. Sometimes. Actually, shortening names is done everywhere. I know of someone in America whose name is Charles William, his long… Read moreWhat are you called? Nicknames
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