German class is like Kendo, only you don't get to hit back
Date: Mar 10 1990
The great restaurant I found here is going to close at the end of the month. Back to cheese and chocolate sandwiches.
German class is like Kendo, only I don't get to hit back.
You need a license here to watch TV. You also need a license here to listen to the radio, including FM walkmans. Otherwise the TV or radio police get you.
Swiss people don't take off their shoes in people's homes like they do in North America (since you don't know what you've stepped in outside). It's a good idea to follow the Swiss tradition, since you don't know what you'll step in on their floor.
I went to a parade in Basel. (1 mile from France). The costumes were great! But the people marching have typical Swiss expressions when you could see their mouths and didn't seem to be enjoying it. Maybe it's because they weren't the ones up on the floats throwing oranges at people. I think there is a law that if you nail a female with an orange, or stuff a few cubic feet of confetti in her hair and clothes, that you have to give her a flower.
I think the reason you can't take a shower after 10 oclock is because it might wake someone up. But it's perfectly acceptable to bang on drums starting at 4am in the morning for 3 days straight on designated carnival days. It's ok for churches to have their church wars with their bells at any time.
I think it's considered strange to have boxes of kleenex scattered around your dwelling. Maybe it's considered vulgar to see things used for wiping your nose. I dunno. I think you are supposed to have a big handkerchief or wear long sleeved shirts.
The word 'Dumkopf' which you may have heard means 'Dumb Head'. A 'Rathaus' is not a house full of rats. 'Ein gross Mann' is not a gross man. 'Schmuck' means jewelry.
I just received confirmation that I deposited $3500 in my bank account 2 months ago. It's encoded on my bank card what language I speak.
Basel has their own dialect of Swiss german.
I've run out of health insurance again...