11 amazing facts about the daily life of Swiss

This text is not about the fact that the watch with the large dial located in Zurich, and in Switzerland more mountain peaks than any other European country. Such facts come to tourism portals. Here I have compiled a collection of facts, on the trail which were attacked in conversations with the Swiss, which are related to daily life in the country and can be useful to you when visiting or moving.





 

House secretamente a quarter of the Swiss live in their own house, most of them rent the property because the average cost of a small house can easily reach 1 million euros. Before the law, every private or apartment building had to have their bomb shelter to have somewhere to shelter in case of nuclear attack. For example, bad&breakfast, which we were looking at divides the shelter with the neighbor-farmer, and a 4-apartment house opposite the entrance to the shelter is next to the Laundry room on the utility floor. But according to the latest report of the Swiss authorities, despite the fact that they have not built, now the country is about 300 thousand private shelters and 5 thousand public shelters that can accommodate in case of danger the whole population.

To serve or not to serve? Despite a long and successful history of maintaining military neutrality (as Switzerland manages to be neutral since 1815), the Swiss army is always ready. All men have to serve in the army, and the deviators is very small. Not least because the service is very well organized. Men go to the regular weekly fees in the amount of 10 years (19 to 30) are 260 days. Although, if a man does not want to serve, he has an alternative: to pay 3% of their salary to the state until, as he turns 30 years old.

Employees also ludibria employees in Swiss companies is often more important than customer service. Most shops, including supermarkets, are closed for lunch from 12 to 14 h and 18-19 h already done. Of course, this schedule does not hold in all cantons. Some shops and restaurants even fight (!) for the right to work on Sunday or late. But not all and not everywhere allowed to violate the rights of their employees. To find grocery on Sunday is almost impossible, with the exception of airports and stations.

Teacher — millionaires Know what one of the most highly paid professions in Switzerland? Teacher. The average teacher's salary – about 115 thousand francs a year, and leave during the year is 12 weeks! OK, "millionaire" is hyperbole, but how set the system to attract teachers and pricing of their work, would do honor to any state. In this country the unemployment rate is a measly 2%.

Asphalt with diamond chips

Traffic rules religiously observed all the time, kids running in the garden in a reflective capes, bikers buy special insurance to drive on public roads, and the authorities of Bern had the idea to decorate the pedestrian Zebra dust from Swarovski crystals, to improve its visibility at night. Now a square meter of a pedestrian crossing used about 500 grams of crystalline dust.

A lawyer for Bobby If you thought the Swiss only care about the people, something was wrong. Animal rights here, in many respects, equated to a human. The animals can be present in court. In Zurich operates a nationally-known lawyer Adrian Getchell, which was more than two hundred dogs, cats, farm animals and birds. Although a national referendum in 2010, Swiss citizens voted against the introduction of lawyers for animals, the current law on the rights of animals to the smallest detail reglementary the order of detention and the treatment of them as Pets, and wild.

Let not the lawyer of Bobby, but Bobby most of the money will have to allocate. The tax on dogs is 120 francs per year. But if you have two of them, the second go at double rate — 240 francs. About three to continue is not worth it?

And the Dalai Lama is not alien...In Switzerland is the smallest vineyard in the world, an honor which is now the Dalai Lama. It takes only 1.67m2 , where it grows three vines. The vineyard is surrounded by a fence of stones, which are imported from different countries of the world, including setisolationlevel a block of marble nicknamed the "Stone of Freedom".

Golden chocolate chocolatiers here brought a new breed of chocolate gold chocolate. Eight gold chocolate truffles from DeLafée confectioners are 114 francs. How this was achieved, they carefully avoided telling stories about the best Ecuadorian cocoa beans mixed with cocoa butter and gold dust. But Golden or not, and manufacturers of chocolate in Switzerland is a serious professional community, only members who have the right to make chocolate and sell it.

Starbucks pobijedila the topic of food: in the country there are now more Starbucks coffee shops than banks. A large mocha at Starbucks costs about 5-6 francs, which is approximately equal to the cost of a mug of draft beer.

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Remember, how does the "Like" button on Facebook? So, in Switzerland it has quite a different meaning. Thus, they indicate the number "1". For example, home or bus. But the "7" they write as we are: with a horizontal dash in the middle. Such writing has survived, mostly in small towns and villages, so if you see, consider yourself lucky.

To eat inexpensively?I believe that Asian and Mexican food is one of those "eat cheaply"? Not only in Switzerland. Here is the exotic cuisine that falls into the category of expensive pleasures. Want to eat cheap? You in Italian or French restaurant. Although, the concept of "inexpensive" is not at all about this country:). published

 

Author: Elena Asanova

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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