- You notice how dirty French cars are;
- You live alone in a studio and have a cleaning lady;
- You don't think it unusual that you have never met a Swiss who does hard manual labour like road-digging;
- You don't question why it takes 12-18 months and costs more than a million francs to build a modest residential house;
- You think Swiss advertising is dynamic, clever and subtle.
- You think it's economically wasteful to have more than one brand of a product in a store;
- You try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor;
- You think it's fair that you can only wash clothes once a month;
- You wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours;
- You understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food;
- You think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and staffed by Spaniards and Portuguese;
- You think Thursday night shopping is really convenient;
- You think it's cool to drink expensive imported American beers;
- You prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water;
- You don't mind paying SFr.20 for a paperback book;
- You become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings.
Jul 23, 2008
You know you've been in Geneva too long when...
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You do not think that 7 CHF for a not-so-good ice cream is outrageously super incredibly expensive and you do not argue with the bouncer at Migros who will not let you in at 7:00:01 pm.
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