Yodelers,
as some of you vegetarian lovers may know, Tibits is a zoo at noon. Especially
at noon on a rainy day. Like yesterday. So imagine The Frau’s surprise when she
saw a line at the buffet.
Yes. You
read that right. A line.
A line? In Switzerland?
The Frau didn’t know what to do. Wait in it with the rest of the foreigners
while the Swiss helped themselves to the food? It seemed rude to cut in such
a well-formed line, but The Frau has been in Switzerland eight years and that's long enough to have no
patience for lines since only foreigners who have been here three
years or less stand in them.
As The Frau
stood there debating what to do, a Swiss woman grabbed a plate and started
lecturing everyone in line that here you don’t do things like that. You just
grab a plate and go. Then she demonstrated, grabbing a plate and elbowing her
way into the middle of the crowded buffet. The Frau, relieved, followed her,
leaving the other foreigners standing in their pointless but polite line.
Unfortunately,
The Frau is feeling a little American guilt about the whole situation today. So
like the good American she no longer is, she’ll try to make amends now by saying
sorry for cutting in front of all her foreigner friends.
Like reading about Swiss Life? Then you may also like The Frau's book, Swiss Life: 30 Things I Wish I'd Known. Just a friendly tip from an author who has decided to embrace shameless self-promotion.
