what do you think about switzerland? [Archive]

jelloshotsrule

Dec 18, 2002, 05:22 PM

i think about neutrality, high quality of life (ie, pretty wealthy). the defense systems built into the hills (assuming that's true)... skiing...

i think it's a pretty cool country. but i can't say i know much about it beyond pretty superficial stuff.

superkatalog

Dec 18, 2002, 05:37 PM

jelloshotsrule:

yes neutrality is a big issue in switzerland. there are many political disussions about. especialy the discussion in the light of the UNO-membership. our country has joined this year. as one of the last countries of this world.... but neutrality is a very relative term...
defence system built into the hills: yes ist true. but i'm not allowed to talk about that :)

Vector

Dec 18, 2002, 05:37 PM

numbered bank accounts

superkatalog

Dec 19, 2002, 06:46 AM

vector:

do you have one? :D :D

Geetar

Dec 19, 2002, 07:55 AM

When someone says "Switzerland" to me, I think about the nice folk I met there (who were Swiss-German), the rude ones (who were Swiss-Italian.......go figure) and the fact that after a year and a half of legal pressure from the UK, a certain Swiss bank still won't release the money it owes my wife.

The banks have a reputation of being so secure that they won't even give you your own money......ask the Jewish folk who are still trying after nearly 60 years to get back money left there in WW2 :(

scem0

Dec 19, 2002, 09:31 AM

I actually think I am part swiss, but mostly german. Yeah, Switz.
is a pretty blah place. You never really hear much of Switzerland,
and not many people travel there. Kind of a mediocre place. I
prefer Texas. :D;)

Mr. Anderson

Dec 19, 2002, 11:47 AM

Swiss bank accounts, Alps and yodelling! :D

But why are you asking?

D

MacBandit

Dec 19, 2002, 11:50 AM

I think of the Alps and the great roads for motorcycling. Also skiing and Ricola cough drops;).

dstorey

Dec 19, 2002, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by Geetar

The banks have a reputation of being so secure that they won't even give you your own money......

The banks were fine when I lived in Genevé last year, well UBS anyway. I was impressed that i withdrew 8000 chf out of the ATM in one go. Here in uk you can take 250 pound max. When i think of switzerland I think of CER where I worked and the www was invented, chocolate/knives/coo coo clocks/watches/cow bells/heidi outfits. There is a shop that sells all that junk on every corner, its so bad. I never did find my little miss swiss heidi thouh ;-) the girls are very cute though. I also think of all the cool times out in Genevé old town meeting friends of all nationalities, and how late your allowed to drink till...no 11 pm drink up bull.

Geetar

Dec 19, 2002, 02:38 PM

But the cost of drinking anything (coffee, OJ, beer, whatever) is enough to frighten anyone to death in the touristy areas:eek:

superkatalog

Dec 20, 2002, 08:44 PM

geetar:

in which tourist area you were?
and yes, the drinks are expensive as anything else here in switzerland... :D

Durandal7

Dec 20, 2002, 08:52 PM

They make good cheese.

Geetar

Dec 20, 2002, 09:12 PM

My then-girlfriend (Italian, living in Lecco) and I took a train across the border into Lugano to see a bit of Switzerland.Lots of shops selling luxury goods next-door to shops selling machine-guns, if I'm not mistaken. I was glad to get out again with my credit-rating intact.

Since then, I've met a load of very pleasant Swiss-germans in Prague (!) and some people who speak Vaudois (:eek: ) so I'm expanding my Swiss-awareness as we speak.

Now,several years later, my wife (Russian) can't get her few thousand bucks out of Credit Lyonnais (Schweitz) AG in Zurich:mad:

All in all, an odd kind of a place........

Steradian

Dec 20, 2002, 10:14 PM

The W0nderful teleph0ne system, 10veli lakes, nealli! She was Karving her intials on the m00se with the sharpened end of an interpace t00thbrush given by Svenge-her brother-in-law-an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian m0vies:"the H0t Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "the Huge M0lars of Horst Nordfink".

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bousozoku

Dec 20, 2002, 10:16 PM

Latin, due to those people they found years ago who were still speaking Latin natively.

jefhatfield

Dec 21, 2002, 08:25 AM

Originally posted by superkatalog
what do you think when you hear switzerland? only chocolate and watches? something else?

that they have stayed out of war for so long

maybe us americans can learn something;)

kiwi_the_iwik

Dec 22, 2002, 03:54 PM

I've been there a few times, and like it a lot. Very picturesque, but - yes - expensive (not nearly as bad as Norway, though!).

I do, however, like the Lonely Planet's description of Switzerland:

"...It's a sobering thought, as you explore the countryside, to realise that those apparently undisturbed mountains and lakes hide a network of military installations and storage depots. The message that comes across today is the same as that dealt out by the country's fearless mercenaries of centuries ago: don't mess with the Swiss..."

Durandal7

Dec 22, 2002, 04:21 PM

Are Swiss Army Knives really a Swiss invention?

OutThere

Dec 22, 2002, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield

that they have stayed out of war for so long

maybe us americans can learn something;)

agreed:D

I also think of a lot of other things as well, but I'm not gonna post them here...

idkew

Dec 22, 2002, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by Steradian
The W0nderful teleph0ne system, 10veli lakes, nealli! She was Karving her intials on the m00se with the sharpened end of an interpace t00thbrush given by Svenge-her brother-in-law-an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian m0vies:"the H0t Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "the Huge M0lars of Horst Nordfink".

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is there something wrong with your O key? or do you just not realize there is a difference between zero and the letter o?

or are you just and 31ete phr3@k? c00l h@ck3r?

mymemory

Dec 22, 2002, 05:45 PM

Cheese.
Chocolate (with cacao from Venezuela)
Swis army nife.
Clocks.
Lost of jewish money in their banks.
Very cold.
Boring place (very high suicide rate because of that).
Very small.
Girls that doesn't shave under their harms.
Early teen sex (I had a friend from there when I was an axchange student).
Heidy, Petter, Granpa and fog (the dog).

I guess that is it.

e-coli

Dec 22, 2002, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by scem0
I actually think I am part swiss, but mostly german. Yeah, Switz.
is a pretty blah place. You never really hear much of Switzerland,
and not many people travel there. Kind of a mediocre place. I
prefer Texas. :D;)

that's certainly not true. switzerland is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. absolutely stunning. and it's tremendously urban in places, highly educated, extremely wealthy, and technoligically advanced as far as their tremendous architecture, infrastructure, and medical technology. Their design (all inclusive disciplines) is some of finest in the world. And this is to say nothing of their tremendous artists, composers, etc....

you should go. it's a shame you feel that way about your heritage. i would feel quite proud to be swiss.

Their public restrooms even automatically clean themselves after each use! Now that's societal advancement! :)

Steradian

Dec 22, 2002, 08:06 PM

idkew, i guess you haven't seen Monty Python and the holy grail then... o well I hope at least someone got it....

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Mr. Anderson

Dec 22, 2002, 08:48 PM

The llamas where a little better, but I couldn't begin to quote any of that - maybe "Ralph the Wonder Llama"

but aside from that, we still don't know why we're answering the question.....

D

jefhatfield

Dec 22, 2002, 08:57 PM

Originally posted by e-coli

Their public restrooms even automatically clean themselves after each use! Now that's societal advancement! :)

ok i need one of those for my home:D :D :D

mymemory

Dec 22, 2002, 10:03 PM

Ok, I preffer go to swisstuff than Texas. About creative people, if the place is so boring I bet people get creative there:D

diorio

Dec 22, 2002, 10:34 PM

idkew

Dec 23, 2002, 01:29 AM

Originally posted by Steradian
idkew, i guess you haven't seen Monty Python and the holy grail then... o well I hope at least someone got it....

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never been much of a fan of british homor. saw the movie, but it never stuck in my mind. oh well.

if that is the case, then i take it back. i took you as some little nerd who thought he was cool becuase he could type with different charactors.

Geetar

Dec 23, 2002, 02:36 AM

Originally posted by diorio

Texas certainly isn't anywhere near the beauty of Switzerland.

Very true.......and I say this as a fan of Texas.

Geetar

Dec 23, 2002, 02:38 AM

Originally posted by idkew

never been much of a fan of british homor.

We have no sense of homor:D

PyroTurtle

Dec 23, 2002, 04:18 AM

i like british humor!

You've got no arm left.
Yes i have!
LOOK!
Just a flesh wound!

the parrot is dead!...I'm a lumber jack...and now for something completly different...

die switz ist "nice" und "pretty"

sorry, it's late in CA and my girlfriends over, i'm a little giddy....

i like switzerland, it's a cool place....

scem0

Dec 23, 2002, 06:53 AM

"Well not if it's an african swallow"

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monks hitting their heads with boards

"Okay, we did put the nose on her..... BUT SHE'S A WITCH!"

"Bring me back a..... shrubbery"

very good movie

Mr. Anderson

Dec 23, 2002, 09:32 AM

why has this gone from Switzerland to Monty Python to Texas back to Python?

Durandal7

Dec 23, 2002, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by dukestreet
why has this gone from Switzerland to Monty Python to Texas back to Python?
The Universe has many connections which no mortal man may ever hope to understand.

Geetar

Dec 23, 2002, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by Durandal7

The Universe has many connections which no mortal man may ever hope to understand.

"He's the Messiah"
" He's not the Messiah.....he's a very naughty boy" :D

scem0

Dec 23, 2002, 06:54 PM

Originally posted by dukestreet
why has this gone from Switzerland to Monty Python to Texas back to Python?

Because switz. is boring, monty python is cool, texas is cool, and
monty python is still cool.;) :D

PyroTurtle

Dec 24, 2002, 04:28 PM

because soemone didn't understand the m00se thing and i was kraking up ab00t it and had to say something!

so, back to switzerland now? or is texas next? i'm up for something completely different;)

jefhatfield

Dec 24, 2002, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by PyroTurtle
because soemone didn't understand the m00se thing and i was kraking up ab00t it and had to say something!

so, back to switzerland now? or is texas next? i'm up for something completely different;)

i loved to have the dallas cowboys be rivals to my 49ers in the 90s...that made the niners three year run for a superbowl in 92-93-94 so fun...at least the niners got past dallas in 94 and went on to win the superbowl

it was the niner's best moment

so was the "catch" that led to an nfc crown followed by the niner's first superbowl win...and they had that playoff catch against dallas

deion sanders, instrumental in the 94 niners superbowl victory, and charles haley, instrumental in the 88 and 89 niners back to back superbowl victories, both went on to dallas to win one ring and three rings respectively

dallas and san francisco go way back in their rivalry...but it's been the rams who have been the threat to san francisco this decade and in the late 90s