Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy work culture

Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by hessenwolf on Saturday August 01, 2015 @04:02PM (#9988476)

This doesn't sound hugely informed. I spent the evening discussing this yesterday with Americans in a beer garden in Munich.

Actually, more than the working conditions, the Americans didn't want to go back because of the guns.

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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by rhodysurf on Saturday August 01, 2015 @09:35PM (#9989389)

Do you think people just run around with guns in the US? Not everything is as crazy as the news makes it sound. Its definitely a problem, but its not like were living in constant fear

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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by hessenwolf on Sunday August 02, 2015 @07:39AM (#9990434)

I didn't until the Americans told me it was a significant problem. I was a bit surprised. Minneapolis.

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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by vorg on Saturday August 01, 2015 @06:13PM (#9988891)

Isn't Switzerland one of the few countries with a higher proportion of adults having guns than the US ?

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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by geff82 on Saturday August 01, 2015 @06:31PM (#9988962)

It is, because they get them after serving mandatory time in the military. So more or less every swiss man has a military grade weapon at home. Only in newer times the ammunition is stored in special houses in each community. Before, they had their ammo at home.

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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by vacri on Saturday August 01, 2015 @09:46PM (#9989411)

They're also rifles, not handguns - and it's handguns that are the problem in the US. Around 75-80% of firearm murders in the US are by handguns.

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