tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post99487741023791387..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Swiss NewsCro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29925221085621801812020-11-27T23:05:57.692+00:002020-11-27T23:05:57.692+00:00Smith and Jones nailed the business shirts I remem...Smith and Jones nailed the business shirts I remember!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69289197624412038642020-11-27T23:03:23.995+00:002020-11-27T23:03:23.995+00:00We flew Swiss Air to Europe one trip and their in-...We flew Swiss Air to Europe one trip and their in-flight entertainment had a whole series devoted to the Great Train Journeys of Switzerland. Mr P sat through the lot. Practically filmed in real-time and super daggy 80s/90s footage. Then walking around Zurich at night, crime was so non-existent that the jewellery stores kept their illuminated window displays fully stocked with the fantabulous prices alongside the fancy watches and diamond necklaces and whatnots. Better than the hotel tv for entertainment!<br /><br />I had a friend at Uni whose Granny in Zurich was a real breakaway. When she had the pips with the world she'd go to a cafe and drink her coffee ... standing up.<br /><br />The "Swiss Banks" were also the local banks for the Swiss and an excellent employer for many. In my banking days I used to deal with Swiss banks' London branches but would occasionally entertain visiting Zurich bankers. They had the worst dress sense. Almost to a man, they'd wear thick white sports socks and short-sleeved shirts (usually green) with their off-the-rack suits. Always, always wore a fancy obscurely-branded watch. The expression that a good watch would lift an outfit is patently false. Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4842547825333010782020-11-27T04:23:14.527+00:002020-11-27T04:23:14.527+00:00Those Swiss schools used to be very popular, one d...Those Swiss schools used to be very popular, one doesn't hear so much about them these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66145913674562281392020-11-27T04:21:59.476+00:002020-11-27T04:21:59.476+00:00Well I suppose that's something. Good public t...Well I suppose that's something. Good public transport is what we all need; rare these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22296674489902400422020-11-27T04:20:36.771+00:002020-11-27T04:20:36.771+00:00Maybe better just to look at photos.Maybe better just to look at photos.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71685922510712371952020-11-27T04:19:40.225+00:002020-11-27T04:19:40.225+00:00I've always wondered who has the upper hand in...I've always wondered who has the upper hand in a country that has three official languages.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41270400202428294932020-11-27T04:18:01.633+00:002020-11-27T04:18:01.633+00:00Very strange. You mean that you had to pay some ta...Very strange. You mean that you had to pay some tax to be allowed to drive there?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50349581703282736472020-11-26T23:54:18.212+00:002020-11-26T23:54:18.212+00:00My friend Ann's father was a divorced, single ...My friend Ann's father was a divorced, single parent. When they approached those dangerous teen years (and he acquired a demanding new girl friend), he enrolled his son in military school and sent Ann to a Swiss boarding school. Actually the experience was excellent for Ann; it turned her into an international person. Much like you.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88319378598376310832020-11-26T21:56:14.928+00:002020-11-26T21:56:14.928+00:00It has lots of funiculars and good public transpor...It has lots of funiculars and good public transport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67826891596149553072020-11-26T21:02:29.707+00:002020-11-26T21:02:29.707+00:00tooooooaaaasted....
tooooooaaaasted....<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40760472290351061242020-11-26T19:10:09.185+00:002020-11-26T19:10:09.185+00:00The Swiss "CH" symbol stands for Confédé...The Swiss "CH" symbol stands for Confédération Hélvetique so it's still very much Helvetia!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63723612967130859732020-11-26T19:08:15.764+00:002020-11-26T19:08:15.764+00:00I worked in Geneva for 35 years (lived in Switzerl...I worked in Geneva for 35 years (lived in Switzerland for 6 of those years). It's a beautiful country but very expensive!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14078280798201679262020-11-26T17:36:03.433+00:002020-11-26T17:36:03.433+00:00Ouch!
I lived for three years in Switzerland som...Ouch! <br /><br />I lived for three years in Switzerland somewhat near the DE-CH border. I learned that if one spoke standard German reasonably well, then one would be viewed as German. Germans, I will tell you, are often thought of as those who swoop down and take all the well-paying jobs. I had had a misunderstanding with a local and said auf Deutsch: I apologize. I made a mistake. And the reply was: Germans often make mistakes. :SBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79502661356282496282020-11-26T17:08:24.298+00:002020-11-26T17:08:24.298+00:00I was in Switzerland by car about 8 years ago. The...I was in Switzerland by car about 8 years ago. The only thing that really struck me was that they were not interested in my passport or my passengers. They just made sure that before I left the border post on the way in I paid my road tax.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12368419800381688372020-11-26T16:49:16.174+00:002020-11-26T16:49:16.174+00:00What? you don't think of Cuckoo clocks, Swiss ...What? you don't think of Cuckoo clocks, Swiss Army Penknives, and Muesli? Shame on you!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12067532695736773262020-11-26T16:06:44.371+00:002020-11-26T16:06:44.371+00:00When I think of the Swiss, I think of skiing the S...When I think of the Swiss, I think of skiing the Swiss Alps, Swiss bank accounts and my Bernese Mountain dog (from Bern Switzerland). Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22223463884180340142020-11-26T13:58:08.915+00:002020-11-26T13:58:08.915+00:00The Swiss Cheese that immediately comes to mind ha...The Swiss Cheese that immediately comes to mind has the texture of rubber, and its only tasty bits are the holes!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69189636949843874512020-11-26T13:26:15.296+00:002020-11-26T13:26:15.296+00:00I have a weak offering of 'I like swiss cheese...I have a weak offering of 'I like swiss cheese'. someday, when this pandemic thing is done and dusted, I want to pull my passport out of the drawer and actually use it.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19786879757232873792020-11-26T13:21:50.657+00:002020-11-26T13:21:50.657+00:00Personally I would prefer Paris to Zermatt. Your f...Personally I would prefer Paris to Zermatt. Your false alarm proved beneficial.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52178300251383053902020-11-26T13:20:26.200+00:002020-11-26T13:20:26.200+00:00Well, Jacqueline, I'm pleased to be able to pa...Well, Jacqueline, I'm pleased to be able to pass on all the important elements that makes this wonderful country so interesting. I really should have remembered Toblerone.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10841336921013282272020-11-26T11:55:05.376+00:002020-11-26T11:55:05.376+00:00Early in my first marriage we booked a holiday in ...Early in my first marriage we booked a holiday in Zermatt. I fell pregnant so we cancelled the holiday - it was a false alarm so we booked again - this time in Paris!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77025701686942773722020-11-26T11:54:11.680+00:002020-11-26T11:54:11.680+00:00I know very little about Switzerland apart from a ...I know very little about Switzerland apart from a friend, whose daughter married someone whose mother is Swiss !!! My friend has visited and thinks it is a beautiful country but, the people she stayed with didn't like the English at all ..... that put me off of them a bit !..... I like a Toblerone now and again though !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45953995908297701312020-11-26T11:47:32.872+00:002020-11-26T11:47:32.872+00:00The lakes and mountains are certainly some of the ...The lakes and mountains are certainly some of the best in Europe. Switzerland has always been popular with foreign tax exiles.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6052114052531551432020-11-26T11:45:42.582+00:002020-11-26T11:45:42.582+00:00Nice memories. Juice-Soda (jusoda) is a good no-no...Nice memories. Juice-Soda (jusoda) is a good no-nonsense name. Thanks to you it has now been added to the archive of Swiss merits.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48332752556655633032020-11-26T10:21:54.269+00:002020-11-26T10:21:54.269+00:00Switzerland is beautiful, clear air, mountains, sn...Switzerland is beautiful, clear air, mountains, snow and cows with bells, you forgot those. A branch of our family lived above Vevey. Late grandfather of my daughter was the church warden at the Anglican Territet church. There are quite a lot of English people in Vevey, due to the presence of Nestle. In fact there are many people from different countries that live on the slopes round Lausanne, Vevey, and Montreux. On the train through France then early morning the Swiss mountains and snow it lifted the heart ;)thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.com