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You know you have been living in Zurich too long when:
You know you have been
living in Zurich too long when:
1.
You think the Noble Dubliner, the Oliver Twist and the James Joyce have a real
Irish pub atmosphere;
2.
You don't think 15 francs for a glass of coke in a bar is outrageous;
3.
You read the Tages Anzeiger for news instead of finding a flat, job or what's
on at the movies;
4.
You believe the news paper stand might actually be under surveillance and pay
the full 2 francs instead of surreptitiously putting in 20 cents;
5.
You think radar cameras painted to look like lumps of cheese makes them less
oppressive;
6.
Beggars annoy you;
7.
You buy the most expensive model or variant of everything from razors to cars;
8.
You notice how dirty French cars are;
9.
You live alone in a studio and have a cleaning lady;
10.
You don't think it unusual that you have never met a Swiss who does hard manual
labour like road-digging;
11.
You don't question why it takes 12 - 18 months and costs more than a million
francs to build a modest residential house;
12.
You start to wonder what's wrong when a train is more than a minute late;
13.
You put on 300 francs worth of brightly coloured lycra to go for a bicycle ride;
14.
You think Swiss advertising is dynamic, clever and subtle;
15.
You think it is economically wasteful to have more than one brand of a product
in a store;
16.
You think getting up early is good;
17.
You actually get interested in the local elections;
18.
You try and defend cartel based economics to a visitor;
19.
You think that plaid jackets with flowery ties don't look that bad;
20.
You think it's fair that you can wash clothes only once a month;
21.
You wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours;
22.
You think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays;
23.
You feel broke if you have less than 300 francs in your pocket;
24.
You dress up to go grocery shopping;
25.
You understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food;
26.
You prefer Swiss wine;
27.
You wish that your town had expensive garbage bags too;
28.
You think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and staffed
by Spaniards and Portuguese;
29.
You think Thursday night shopping is really convenient;
30.
You think that large American cars are "cool";
31.
You think it's cool to drink expensive imported American Beers;
32.
You prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water;
33.
You throw a party and expect everyone to leave by 11.30pm;
34.
You clean up "during" parties;
35.
You expect dinner guests to help with the washing up;
36.
You begin to understand the subtlety of the Swiss cuisine;
37.
You appreciate the difference between the cantons;
38.
You feel really hungry if you don't start eating lunch by 12.00;
39.
You have breakfast cereal for dinner;
40.
You don't mind paying 20 francs for a paperback book;
41.
You think Swisscom approved telephones are better;
42.
You buy a new one instead of getting it repaired;
43.
You think that 3% unemployment is high;
44.
You think it was through its own efforts that Switzerland stayed out of World
War II;
45.
You consider getting goats and sheep to graze in your back garden;
46.
You only eat fondue in winter;
47.
You complain to your neighbour about the noise when he flushes his toilet after
10.00pm;
48.
You become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings;
49.
You become concerned about the colour of your neighbour's curtains;
50.
You put Aromat on all your food;
51.
You worry about getting a cold when there's a draught;
52.
You become offended when reading this.
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