All posts tagged Switzerland
Now that the snow really has arrived in earnest, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. At least it would if I were still in Switzerland.
A double celebration for Swiss Watching
Two years old today. This blog, that is, not me. And with perfect timing the first translation of the book has been finished
Swiss elections: the final stage
Switzerland swings to the left! Now that the last results of the Swiss parliamentary elections are in the final picture is clear – and it’ ...
How the Swiss sell their eggs
Eggs. Such an everyday item that it’s easy to overlook them as something of cultural significance. Eggs are eggs, aren’t they?
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Discovering Swiss cheese with Style
November 8, 2011, 6 CommentsSwiss and cheese. Those two words together conjure up an instant image of giant slabs of rubbery stuff with holes in.
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Five reasons to love Lausanne
November 3, 2011, 9 CommentsGiven that Switzerland has four national languages, it’s no surprise that some of its cities have more than one name.
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Swiss elections: what happens next?
October 27, 2011, 4 CommentsNow that the last seat in the National Council has been filled (see below), attention switches to the Council of States.
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 31 CommentsSwiss politics became the ultimate soufflé yesterday: full of hot air and with the middle rising nicely.
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We interrupt this programme…
December 10, 2009, No commentsThere’s something deliciously decadent about going to the cinema in the afternoon. It’s like bunking off school, only with permission (it was my day off). And in winter it feels ...
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All you need to know about Switzerland: referendum
December 9, 2009, 3 CommentsAsk the audience! That’s pretty much how the Swiss political system works. Everything is subject to approval by the electorate – and I mean everything, from building tram lines and anti-smoking ...
My Books
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 31 Comments -
Dead famous in Switzerland
September 15, 2010, 26 Comments -
Meet Homo helveticus
October 3, 2011, 25 Comments -
A beginner’s guide to Swissness
June 4, 2010, 25 Comments -
A writer’s dream: giving up the day job
May 13, 2011, 24 Comments
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Switzerland at Eurovision
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When is a car not a car?
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A tale of two citizenships
May 9, 2012, 20 Comments -
It’s rubbish in Switzerland!
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Flying Doctors of Switzerland
April 27, 2012, 1 Comment
