Lisa and I moved here too late in life to ever really be
culturally Swiss. Sure, we share many of
the characteristics that are considered Swiss (follow rules, habitually on
time, fiscally conservative) but these are personality traits that we arrived
with and which partly explain why we’re so comfortably happy here. Paige, on the other hand, has developed into
a veritable Heidi. For her, we’ll never
know whether it was nature or nurture but she’s as Swiss as they come. Should we apply for Swiss citizenship,
there’s a requirement to demonstrate assimilation and she’s our ringer. Speaks perfect dialect? Check.
Member of several local clubs?
Check. Drinks Rivella
voluntarily? Check. Participates in Fasnacht? Double check ( five year member of a clique). Really the only non-Swiss behavior she exhibits
is that she answers the phone by saying “Hello”. You’ll hear no “Crump” barked out when calling our home.
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