Tell me good things about Switzerland

*makes appropriate hand signal*

pros: has joe cocker themed room ...

cons: no toilets, in rooms, apparently ...

Swiss people are really great. Even the punk rockers I met in Switzerland were courteous and respectful. People seemed excited about having the opportunity to slow down to less pedestrians pass by. It was a pretty big difference from, oh, I don't know... Oakland?

Europeans were very polite to me, in general, even in Paris and London.

Compared to Haiti, the zombie problem in Switzerland is very manageable.

If you have a lot of money, then it will feel very welcome in Switzerland, and the Swiss will go out of their way to try to make it feel at home.

It's a good place to buy a bumper sticker that says "I brake for fallen rocks" - in three languages, no less!

You're never far from a bank.

No unsightly litter in the streets. Littering is strictly cordoned off into special 'trash opportunity zones' and confined to a few hours in the early morning on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

You will not be asked to particiapte in the Euro-song contest.

Also, according to the information I have gathered (from my dad), Switzerland is NOT in the EU. Right?

Didn't they vote to join in the European Community?
nope. they only vote for this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4610729.stm

ok..
It's about 1 to 1.5 hour by train.
(http://www.sbb.ch/)

Jordan be sure to get 1) a watch and 2) a POCKET KNIFE

and a BANK account

and you're bringing home a swiss cow, natch.

OH SHIT YEAH

I hope they're not too sick of tourists opening bank accounts and depositing one (1) dollar.

"bloodless bovine battles"

Money laundering looks fun!

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/kimb0086/gimmelwald.jpg[/IMG]

probably the most jaw-droppingly beautiful place I've ever been.

xpost, but that one is beautiful too

http://www.flickr.com/users/hotbeatz

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotbeatz

Can anyone recommend a restaurant or bar in Zurich? I have one night there next weeks and want to make the most of it.

Allegedly the official portrait of the current government:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Bundesrat_der_Schweiz_2010.jpg/427px-Bundesrat_der_Schweiz_2010.jpg

do any ilxors live in switzerland?

i'm moving to zurich next year for work..need some advice

I don't live there but I took a train from Zurich to Lugano last summer. Wonderful journey, Ticino worth a visit. The lake is lovely.

So Basel - quite nice really. Also found a pretty awesome record store on the other side of teh river

okay

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/wef-report_switzerland-is-the-world-s-most-competitive-economy-/42478248

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2017/12/switzerland-prepared-civilizational-collapse.html

More than any other country, Switzerland’s ethos is centered around preparing for civilizational collapse.

...

The Swiss have been tunneling the Alps for hundreds of years creating innumerable secret hideaways for people and stores.

As a further example of how ridiculously well prepared the Swiss are for any and all threats, there are things like hidden hydroelectric dams built inside of unmarked mountains so that in the event of mass bombings, they’ll still have electricity from these secret facilities. And, remember, these are the things the Swiss government has let us know about. It is thought that there are probably more fortifications and hidden goodies scattered about the country’s landscape. (ital. added, AT)

TS: physical defense vs digital defense

I got chased by a cow in Switzerland

That sounds terrifying. They’re huge and surprisingly nimble!

Bern’s clock tower works (1530) was one of my favorite things to inspect and hear about ever.