Re:Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy
by DougN7 on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @11:55PM
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Man, you're doing such a good job at dead pan I just can't decide if you're joking or not :)
Re:Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy
by mweibel on Thursday September 29, 2016 @01:32AM
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> that one can not urinate in the street
never heard of such a law. If anything there's maybe one in certain cities. I know this is just an example, but I wonder why you'd bring this example up as an example about inflexibility?
> oh, and quiet hours after 10 pm
yep, that's fact.
> And you are not supposed to hunt the swans swimming in the lake.
Again, why would you bring that up as an example? I'm not sure whether you're joking or not.
I'm Swiss and indeed some things are quite different than in other countries, what you posted as an example I don't consider relevant at all.
What my non-swiss friends complain about, is usually how hard it is to get to know Swiss people well. Swiss take a long time to call someone a friend.
Re:Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy
by uola on Thursday September 29, 2016 @05:14AM
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Yeah, those are weird examples. I was more thinking of that it's small (even for it's size), bureaucratic (while fairly efficient) and expensive. It's not the place where one shows up and figure out what to do. It's where you work for a large business, live slightly outside of town and sign long contracts.
Well, I remember when arriving for work in Geneva a few years ago, a French colleague informed me (quite seriously :) that one can not urinate in the street. The American colleague mentioned "oh, and quiet hours after 10 pm". And you are not supposed to hunt the swans swimming in the lake. (& My youngish Swiss friends all complain about how "boring" it is.)
I think Switzerland is one of those love it or hate it things. I loved it.