tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33066213.post8568195805376587512..comments2024-03-29T11:59:01.686+01:00Comments on One Big Yodel: Four Great Things About the United StatesChantalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08116587046045234305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33066213.post-14270777536187542012012-08-28T19:58:33.496+02:002012-08-28T19:58:33.496+02:00Fantastic post. I also miss the accomodating natur...Fantastic post. I also miss the accomodating nature of Americans (e.g. holding a door open for a stranger with a buggy) rather than the Swiss "me-first" mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33066213.post-75408951520609649672012-07-17T15:05:44.409+02:002012-07-17T15:05:44.409+02:00I love the (sometimes fake) friendliness of waitin...I love the (sometimes fake) friendliness of waiting staff in the US! 'nuff said...Dimitrihttp://www.newlyswissed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33066213.post-76050824059974748052012-07-10T20:36:44.738+02:002012-07-10T20:36:44.738+02:00Hi Hattie,
Yes, it's very hard for foreigners...Hi Hattie,<br /><br />Yes, it's very hard for foreigners to feel welcome in Switzerland. I think you end up getting used to it, but it's not easy.<br /><br />I actually find that foreign women are usually exempt from some of the strictures on wives that you talk about. "Oh, she's foreign," seems to be an ok excuse. The Frau doesn't mind this one!Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116587046045234305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33066213.post-46017983611182715312012-07-10T19:32:04.660+02:002012-07-10T19:32:04.660+02:00I loved all the information you have given about U...I loved all the information you have given about US.Wonderful insights and proud to be an American.nav @Travel insurancehttp://travelinsurancequotess.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33066213.post-20841703264632591782012-07-06T20:46:39.680+02:002012-07-06T20:46:39.680+02:00I was never more than tolerated in Switzerland eve...I was never more than tolerated in Switzerland even though my spouse made millions for a Swiss company with his inventions. He fit the culture better, too, being of a quiet, reserved nature.<br />I did not start out wanting to ignore all the meaningless strictures on wives and children of ordinary means, and to top it foreign women and children.<br />But I got very tough. This experience has served me well back in the U.S. because I saw all the opportunities for work and education and pursued them. And did I ever love having my very own big house.<br />I guess the main thing I learned was not to get bogged down in trivia. To do what was right and important.hattienoreply@blogger.com