It’s RIP-time for Velcro in the US Army
July 4, 2010, 2 Comments
Many Swiss inventions have conquered the world, but perhaps none more successfully than the hook-and-loop fastening system, usually called Velcro. Unlike milk...
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Many Swiss inventions have conquered the world, but perhaps none more successfully than the hook-and-loop fastening system, usually called Velcro. Unlike milk...
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As well as grappling with German grammar, re-learning to cross the road properly, and overcoming my innate desire to form an orderly queue, I have spent the last few years exploring the bits of Switzerland I’d never heard of before. And eating lots of chocolate.
The result was Swiss Watching, the book that became a bestseller. This website carries on from that, with facts and photos about Switzerland, and my insights and thoughts on Swiss life.