You know you've been living in Switzerland too long when...

You know you've been living in Switzerland too long when...

· you think getting up early is good. 
· you actually get interested in the local elections. 
· you expect the shop clerk to say goodbye after you purchase something. 
· you try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor. 
· you think that plaid jackets with flowery ties don't look that bad. 
· you think it's fair that you can only wash clothes once a month. 
· you wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours. 
· you think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays. 
· you feel like you're broke if you have less that SFr. 300 in your pocket. 
· you dress up to go grocery shopping. 
· you understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food. 
· you prefer Swiss wine. 
· you wish that your hometown had expensive garbage bags too. 
· you think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and staffed by Spaniards and Portugese. 
· you start thinking, 'Why can't they just speak Schwizerduetsch?' 
· your German is better than the waiter's. 
· you start preparing costumes for Fasnacht. 
· you join a Guggemusik band. 
· you think Thursday night shopping is really convenient. 
· you think that large American cars are 'cool'. 
· you think it's cool to drink expensive imported American beers. 
· you prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water. 
· you throw a party and expect everyone to leave by 11:30 pm. 
· you clean up during parties. 
· you expect dinner guests to help with the washing up. 
· you begin to understand the subtlety of the Swiss cuisine. 
· you appreciate the differences between the cantons. 
· you feel really hungry if you don't start eating lunch by 12:00. 
· you have breakfast cereal for dinner. 
· you say Gruezi to everyone, and consider it impolite when they don't say it back. 
· you don't mind paying SFr.16 for a paperback book. 
· you think that Swisscom approved telephones are better. 
· you buy a new one instead of getting it repaired. 
· you think that 3% unemployment is high. 
· you consider getting goats and sheep to graze in your backyard. 
· you only eat fondue in winter. 
· you complain to your neighbour about the noise when he flushes his water closet after 10 pm. 
· you become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings. 
· you take part in Jass tournaments. 
· you get interested in Schwingen. 
· you volunteer to help organise the Dorffest. 
· you expect to be delayed by road works every summer. 
· you become concerned about the colour of your neighbour's curtains. 
· you put Aromat on all your food. 
· you worry about getting a cold when there's a draft. 
· you think sponteniaty is OK, as long as it's planned. 
· you become offended when reading this




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