On 22/3/15, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >Before my first trip to Europe, I had always heard that Germans were >disciplined, regimented, militaristic and jingoistic, while the Swiss >were independent, individualistic, health conscious and politically >neutral. In my first border crossings (back in those days we had to >stop and show our passports), the German border guards were extremely >casual, and had shed much of their uniforms in the summer warmth. >They saw the color of our passport covers, saw we were Americans, and >waved us through with a cigarette in hand. Almost no German flags >were evident anywhere. The Swiss border guards, however, behaved with >military precision, carefully examined our passports page by page, and >questioned us about our purpose and intentions. Swiss patriotism was >always on display with the Swiss, Cantonal and City flags flying on >every structure. Expecting muesli for breakfast every morning, I was >greeted with a huge selection of cold cuts, cheeses, breads, jams and >butter, with as many calories as the notorious "full Irish breakfast."
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