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Old 31.03.2009, 16:20
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Re: An emergency in CH - What would you do?

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Any idea if the person who answers the phone would speak English?
In most remotely civilized countries it is redirected to whatever the local emergency dispatch center of choice is. In Germany (which I am a bit familiar with) it goes to the local P. D. , and I would expect even the average German keystone cop to speak at least some resemblance of English.

Not sure if "civilized" or "keystone cops" applies to Swissieland, but I would certainly hope so. Maybe our resident Swiss citizen, moderator and emergency services expert will chime in?



(hmm, would I label what some of my local co-workers speak as English or Swinglish?)
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