Dienstag, 9. Januar 2007

Stii ca ai devenit elvetian cand....


  • you think getting up early is good.

  • you actually get interested in the local elections.

  • you expect the shop clerk to say goodbye after you purchase something.

  • you try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor.

  • you think that plaid jackets with flowery ties don't look that bad.

  • you think it's fair that you can only wash clothes once a month.

  • you wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours.

  • you think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays.

  • you feel like you're broke if you have less that SFr. 300 in your pocket.

  • you dress up to go grocery shopping.

  • you understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food.

  • you prefer Swiss wine.

  • you wish that your hometown had expensive garbage bags too.

  • you think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and staffed by Spaniards and Portugese.

  • you start thinking, 'Why can't they just speak Schwizerduetsch?'

  • your German is better than the waiter's.

  • you start preparing costumes for Fasnacht.

  • you join a Guggemusik band.

  • you think Thursday night shopping is really convenient.

  • you think that large American cars are 'cool'.

  • you think it's cool to drink expensive imported American beers.

  • you prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water.

  • you throw a party and expect everyone to leave by 11:30 pm.

  • you clean up during parties.

  • you expect dinner guests to help with the washing up.

  • you begin to understand the subtlety of the Swiss cuisine.

  • you appreciate the differences between the cantons.

  • you feel really hungry if you don't start eating lunch by 12:00.

  • you have breakfast cereal for dinner.

  • you say Gruezi to everyone, and consider it impolite when they don't say it back.

  • you don't mind paying SFr.16 for a paperback book.

  • you think that Swisscom approved telephones are better.

  • you buy a new one instead of getting it repaired.

  • you think that 3% unemployment is high.

  • you believe it was through its own efforts that Switzerland stayed out of World War II.

  • you consider getting goats and sheep to graze in your backyard.

  • you only eat fondue in winter.

  • you complain to your neighbour about the noise when he flushes his toilet after 10 pm.

  • you become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings.

  • you take part in Jass tournaments.

  • you get interested in Schwingen.

  • you volunteer to help organise the Dorffest.

  • you expect to be delayed by road works every summer.

  • you become concerned about the colour of your neighbour's curtains.

  • you put Aromat on all your food.

  • you worry about getting a cold when there's a draft.

  • you think sponteniaty is OK, as long as it's planned.

  • you become offended when reading this.

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    Cred ca mai am pana acolo...:)

    3 Kommentare:

    1. exista o chestie si despre romani asa :), stai sa o caut

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    2. as mai adauga una:

      stii ca ai devenit elvetian atunci cand te simtzi vinovat pentru fiecare blog care il citesti la birou
      stii ca ai devenit elvetian cand ti se pare ca e de ajuns sa fii efficient fara a mai fii creativ
      stii ca ai devenit... oh cat as continua.

      we have to move honey and fast!

      canada?

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    3. :D. Cu tine radashcutzo, anywhere. As zice insa mai degraba Spania, cause art, creativity and party meet there, by the sea :)

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