Thursday, November 25, 2010

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Humorlos, shalt stubborn and slow-witted

"everyday life in Switzerland," his book is called, in the process of the author's culture shock with the Swiss. The author, Dr. Michael Kuhn, the German cup, five years ago in Germany from the Canton Aargau moved. The book on "Living and working in the Swiss Confederation" is therefore as a guide, and describes the Swiss summarized as "humorless, dour and slow-witted."

At least, says Kühntopf to write more about the Swiss, they were clearly humorless as German or Austrian, would not understand a joke and jest, but all would take seriously what they say. He also says about us Swiss, we do not like compliments and no. And irony, we would understand even less the same. He finds it very annoying to have to take off their shoes at dinner parties, or when toasting with wine glass to the Compared to having to look into the eyes. If one does not take to heart, we would be seen as weak and dishonest character.

Apart from the fact that Kühntopf will have done well as a Teutonic steamroller with many Germans very own arrogance and haughtiness in Switzerland noticeable and consequently inevitably experienced a culture shock, he seems also a problem with courtesy and consideration to have. After all, what prevents someone else, if struck with a glass of wine over the counter to look in the eye? Or in a strange house to take off their shoes to protect the beautiful carpets?

He also seems to be something else thoroughly misunderstood to have. For if we Swiss were not so cozy and humorous, we have taken the Teutonic hack together his books a long time and deported. And not everyone who does not like a reduced sow speaks High German, is automatically slow-witted. As a Swiss, one must not let everybody crap that a Teuton is insignificant on its own, comment.

Kühntopf Actually, you can only recommend to immediately order a large moving van and into his oh-so-humorous and intelligent return to Germany, where he earned while only half, but must pay twice as much tax. In which a black-yellow coalition government for more practiced than five years stubbornly kicking on the ground, while the household finances go down the drain as intelligent. And - irony of one: Maybe he experienced on his return to Germany, then suddenly a new culture shock, if one can ever call culture - from irony.

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