– Diccon Bewes, Swiss Watching: Inside Europe's Landlocked Island Privacy is treasured but intrusive state control is tolerated democracy is king, yet the majority don’t usually vote honesty is a way of life but a difficult past is reluctantly talked about and conformity is the norm, yet red shoes are bizarrely popular." And they invented a breakfast cereal that they eat for supper. "The Swiss are rich but like to hide it, reserved yet determined to introduce themselves to everyone, innovative but resistant to change, liberal enough to sanction gay partnerships but conservative enough to ban new minarets. Rather, it was because he understood that insanity was the only philosophic answer if the infinite-personal God does not exist." "I am convinced that when Nietzsche came to Switzerland and went insane, it was not because of venereal disease, though he did have this disease. Those attributes may be associated with clichés, but I think they resonate with a lot of people and they are a solid base for Canada to co-operate and help others." "When you think of a safe and solid arbitration place, you think of Switzerland, Sweden, Canada. It's all so cute that it looks like a movie set." I'd like to buy a house there when I'm older and settle down. We don't get much snow where I live so I get real excited in Lausanne and Geneva. In the beginning, I aimed at descriptions of nature and folklife until, as the years passed, the description of man became my chief interest." "After a summer trip to Switzerland, which was rich in experiences, I started writing. "We tried to sleep up in the banks of snow but soon discovered it was far too cold so we then retreated into town to find a place where there was level ground. To be an artist in Zurich, in 1917, implies a degree of self-absorption that would have glazed over the eyes of Narcissus." "To be an artist at all is like living in Switzerland during a world war. "In war, everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just Switzerland but in wartime, it is the only country that everybody has confidence in, everybody." "Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture." "Norway and Switzerland are two countries marvellous countries that I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life." They have the happy knack of seeing the downside of any situation." "The Swiss have perfected the negative mental attitude so that it works positively. "This is a strange, little, complacent country, in many ways the USA in miniature but of course nearer the centre of disturbance!" I’m a big skier, and I love spending time in Switzerland skiing." "The Caribbean is great, but I also love the mountains as well. "One time a long time ago on a mountain in Switzerland, there lived a fair young maiden, lovely but lonely."
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |