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| Have you read it? what do you think about it? it's in Newsweek after all, and it's pretty heavy...
http://www.newsweek.com/id/233207
i just might add i don't agree with it, even though most of the things he says there is pretty much true, but why would Switzerland be over?
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Trains still run on time as far as I am concerned
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| Jokes aside, a lot of Swiss I know feel that the Switzerland they grew up in no longer exists. | |
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Perhaps, but the Canada I grew up in no longer exists as well. I reckon you can say that about most places....
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| Well I agree that Swiss cities generally look a bit grubby, but that's a direct result from the politics and situation in the 90's. All Swiss cities are actually getting better, new, nicer buildings are being constructed and generally the cities and towns are being made more livable. There are still many ugly quarters in all Swiss cities, but even the uglier parts of Zürich are gradually improving a bit. The rest of the article is a load of crap, except that our politicians look very provincial which of course they do. Switzerland is no superpower and doesn't pretend to be, so what's that crap of CH not being important on the world stage? We're just 8 million people on this planet, why should we care ? Still the host of a great many international organisations, summits, peace talks etc... I think that's quite ok. Switzerland had a unique position after WWII, it's clear that this wouldn't last forever, for the rest... it's just a lot of contradictory nonsense. | |
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My last visit to Toronto, I counted 12 people sleeping on Bay street from Front to King. Kind of distracted me from the nostalgia of the architecture...