Thursday, January 9, 2014

Appreciative Swiss people.



The other day I met a Swiss grad student.  I asked him if he spoke French, German, Italian, or Romansch, and he lit up, since I knew the national languages of Switzerland.

He also was surprised that I knew about their draconian minaret law, and that they have very strenuous requirements for citizenship, where it takes years to earn it, and which causes a lot of social tension.

I said I just read the news, and he was like, “Remember, many people here think that my country is Sweden.”

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