It’s chips with everything
January 8, 2011, 12 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmEHygANF7o Last week I decided to see which English words I’d see and read in one normal day. Of course, I excluded the...
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Who has the best nuts in Switzerland?
November 8, 2010, 5 Comments
At this time of year there’s one smell that wafts around every Swiss town. And I’m not talking about fondue or damp leaves....
LEARN MORE ›Even the Swiss can get lost in translation
October 27, 2010, 4 Comments
There was a lovely story in the newspaper last week, which proved that not all Swiss are multilingual perfectionists. Two researchers found that...
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Switzerland from A to Z
October 5, 2010, 7 Comments
A is for apple. Ever since William Tell shot one off his son’s head, the humble apple has been the unofficial national...
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Kambly: Switzerland’s best biscuits
September 27, 2010, 12 Comments
It’s a sight that will leave any sweet-toothed visitor melting in anticipation. A whole room filled with biscuits, all there to be...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 17: Muesli
August 17, 2010, No comments
Muesli, or Birchermüesli as it’s known here, was first made in 1900 by Dr Maximilian Bircher-Benner from Aarau as a healthy evening meal...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 14: Recycling
August 14, 2010, 1 Comment
Switzerland has more places to recycle plastic bottles than postboxes. No, honestly it does. There are 29,000 collection points for PET plastic...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 13: Plugs
August 13, 2010, 7 Comments
Switzerland likes to be different. This shows itself in many ways: the political structure, the currency, the electrical system. That’s right, Swiss...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 11: Road Rules
August 11, 2010, 4 Comments
Road Rules Speed kills. But in Switzerland, which has the safest motorways in Europe, speeding kills your wallet more than anything. A Swedish man...
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Swiss Watching trivia, No 6: Rivella
August 6, 2010, 9 Comments
Switzerland makes a lot of cheese but what happens to the whey (the milky liquid) after the solid curds have been extracted?
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