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wie die Heuschrecken / like swarms of locusts
(English version follows below) Mir scheint, ein paar Dinge geraten doch in Vergessenheit, wenn man mehrere Jahre nicht in Deutschland lebt. Dieses Wochenende jedenfalls wurden ich und die Kinder Zeuge eines sehr faszinierenden Phänomens, das mir tatsächlich in diesem Ausmaß … Continue reading
arbeitslos mit Frau Huber und Herrn Meier / being unemployed with Mrs Huber and Mr. Meier
(English version follows below) Da Karstens neuer Vertrag in Kiel ja komplett aus heiterem Himmel kam und er deswegen seine neue Stelle in der Schweiz nicht anfangen konnte (und ich meine kleine Mini-Stelle bereits im Sommer gekündigt hatte), sind wir … Continue reading
Vom Chueche, Fudis und dem Duhbehuus / How Swiss German is finding its way into our family
(English version (kind of) follows below) Eine der größten Umgewöhnungen für mich bei unserem Umzug in die Schweiz vor fast vier Jahren war zugegebenermaßen die Sprache. Denn was viele Deutsche unschuldigerweise für Schweizerdeutsch halten (und sich dann selber lobend auf … Continue reading
Der Schweizer Hosenlupf / Swiss sports
(English version follows below) Von Zeit zu Zeit könnte man ja fast vergessen, dass wir in der Schweiz wohnen. Wären da nicht so ein paar typische Schweizer Eigenheiten. Nicht nur Lindt Schokolade, der Sinn für Ordnung und Sauberkeit und die Volksabstimmungen. … Continue reading
king for one day
Instead of the little one, I picked up a little king from the playgroup today. On the sixth of January, the shops in Switzerland traditionally sell King’s Cake. It’s a sweet yeast cake with raisins and coarse sugar which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Dreikönigskuchen, King's Bread, Switzerland, traditions
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Räbeliechtli
On one evening last week, I took my bike and went to the library to pick up a book. That was when I noticed two things. First of all, that I have a really old bike. One of the type … Continue reading
Posted in small but significant differences, Switzerland, the little one
Tagged autumn, November, Räbeliechtli, Switzerland, tradition
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pregnant in Switzerland
We (more specifically I) have entered the final spurt of the pregnancy. It is going to be the our second child that will be born in Switzerland and while I was quite nervous during the first pregnancy I feel much … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, small but significant differences, Switzerland
Tagged family policy, pregnancy, pregnant in Switzerland, Switzerland
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swiss technicians
A few weeks ago, our fridge broke. No matter what we did, we always had a thick layer of ice on the walls and half of our food was freezing. When the repairman came, the problem was diagnosed as irreparable. … Continue reading
you know you are in Switzerland when…
…you go for a walk and suddenly meet an old guy playing alphorn in the middle of the forest.
Posted in small but significant differences, Switzerland
Tagged Alphorn, Switzerland
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christmas market (or: more forerunners of christmas)
Yes. I know. It is only the 22nd of November. We haven’t even had the first Sunday in Advent. Nevertheless, christmas time has officially started in our small Swiss town. This morning, the christmas tree was installed in front of … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, christmas market
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familial entropy 