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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:05:06 -0700
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Just stumbeled over this page this morning :-)
http://www.about.ch
..juerg
John Swartz wrote:
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> Good afternoon,
>
> I hope I'm not speaking out of turn, or too far off topic. I'm not
> really the main audience for this list, and so I hesitate to speak up
> at all, I hope I give no offense. I'm an American who is very
> interested in Switzerland, and since there doesn't seem to be (please
> correct me if I'm wrong) a list for Americans interested in or
> living in Switzerland, I lurk on this list instead.
>
> I've just followed the link to Swiss info, and read the anti- Brain
> Drain article, then started skimming through the rest of the site.
>
> I came across this remark:
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> >Expo.02 was a national exhibition that wished to be neither an
> >exhibition nor national," he told swissinfo, "and if there's one
> >thing that sums up the Swiss today, it's their desire not to be too
> >Swiss."
>
> If anyone cares to take the time to do a little international
> cultural education, I'd really like to have this remark explained to
> me. Is he being sarcastic? Rueful? Serious? I'm afraid I lack
> context...
>
> I'd also like to hear any suggestions for learning about Swiss
> culture, outlook, etc. in a general way, web sites, discussion
> groups, books etc.
>
> Thanks.... I'll go back to lurking now.
>
> John Swartz
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Received on Tue Oct 22 2002 - 21:01:37 PDT
