While Switzerland does not have the same sense of culture short as other places in the world, there are still subtle differences I have noticed: (in no particular order, just what popped into my head first)
-Lunch is the main meal of the day; salad, something hot- can be meat, pasta, rice, potatoes, etc, followed with chocolate and coffee.
-We eat so much bread, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner always bread.
-Swiss people are always punctual.
-It is common to not leave the town you were born in when you grow up, many families live in the same town for generations.
-It is a big deal to move 2 hours away from your family.
-Everything is expensive. Everything.
-Bikes are the main mode of transportation, it is a luxury to have a GA (the train/bus/boat pass every Rotary exchange student in Switzerland receives-for free)
-Home work is never checked or given a score as a part of your grade. Test and projects are what count.
-Very few people stay at home for lunch, because we have an hour and a half most people go home.
-When you see a friend, you greet each other with 3 cheek kisses- but sometimes it is only one. Don't ask me the rules on that one.
-Swiss people always have time to talk to a friend or someone they know, no matter how little time they have to talk,
-Cows are no big deal, and waking up to cow bells is nothing special- but to me is the most beautiful wake up call.
-The sun rises early and sets very early, we have mountains on every side.
-Swiss German is the mother language, High German is not what people like to speak.
-We have coffee makers in school!!!
-You buy your books, supplies, and lab coats.
-Tractors drive at full speed through the town.
-Cars will always stop for pedestrians.
-A lot of people own ski-homes in the mountains.
-Helmet are never worn on a bike, only on a motorcycle- its a law.
-Television is rarely watched.
-Everyone is well dressed at school.
-Pajama's are only worn in bed, you always come to breakfast dressed and showered.
-Nouns are capitalized.
-Water is always sparkling.
-The milk sometimes has a strange after taste of grass.
-Eating left-overs for dinner is rare, usually only enough is made for each meal.
-Breakfast consists of; bread, butter, jam, coffee, and juice.
-Lunch; is a the main meal of the day; salad, some kind of meat, starch (rice, pasta, potatoes, etc) and sometimes vegetables. Always finished with coffee and chocolate.
-Dinner; more bread, cheese, butter, cold meats, and tea.
-Bread is always fresh, usually we buy it every other day.
-There are no screen, to keep bugs out. Always fresh mountain air.
For now, that is all I can think of for the moment. I plan to add another list at some point in the future.
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