i always say that i'm the luckiest guy in the world... as a portuguese living in switzerland everytime i watch the news nothing really bad happens in these 2 countries comparing with the rest of the world...

:stunned: me too,actually not in Spain,in Catalunya :wacky: Catalunya is NOT Spain!

:angry: :angry: :angry: :lol:

and not only because my fave football team is Barcelona :dozey: now i live in SUI but i don't like it so much,maybe it's too early to say that (after 3 months being here).I planned to go to Barcelona this summer,depends how much free time i will have in July.

about states,if USA will have a better president the situation can change to a positive way

yeah, you don't hear too much bad news about them.

 

There are differnent advantages that other countries have. Like some have free healthcare and such (but that makes for high taxes) so you have to consider what is more important. And other people's economies affect their culture and religion.

 

It is hard to choose which place would be "ideal" to live at ..but since that was nto a question :P

I don't have to choose. But honestly ...Spain would be nice

i'm from argentina and it's really funny seeing all the tourist dressed as 'gauchos', 'cos they think it's common. Let me make a statement: 'There is nobody in buenos aires or any other city in the country to wear gaucho clothes, and wearing a silly hat is not gonna make you,tourists,a part of the environment.'

thank you

don't know anything about "gauchos",but tourists like to buy some special dress,souvenirs in the country which they visit.maybe i would buy some stuff too.it would remind me that country.

but that's the thing,a gaucho hat is not gonna be a souvenir that reminds you of the country,because nobody wears them any more (not even the locals)

russian people as well don't wear "ushanka" - traditional winter hat - or play with "Matryoshki" , but if foreigners come to Russia and want to buy some souvenirs, they're asking about these two. :)

we eat gulyás soup :D :D

rjuli, i know that,i lived there for 6 years...

reallly????? :stunned: :stunned: I'm surprised :D :D I know :)

we learn Himnusz :wink3:

im colombian!! FIND ABOUT MY CULTURE YOU LAZY FUCKERS :cool:

german tourists who come to Sweden seem to like mooses a lot and I have no idea why :huh:

here a lot of chinese tourist.... :D

Blueflash' date=' in my opinion swiss people are closed to become their friends it can take ages...[/quote']

 

I totally agree with you. Wherever you go people are a lot more open- minded than here. I don't really have a problem with this because I am Swiss, but still I think this is a negative aspect about Swiss culture. :embarrased:

 

But you will see that you can find very good friend here, unfortunately it takes a little more time to get to know people here. :)

Blueflash' date=' in my opinion swiss people are closed to become their friends it can take ages...[/quote']

 

I totally agree with you. Wherever you go people are a lot more open- minded than here. I don't really have a problem with this because I am Swiss, but still I think this is a negative aspect about Swiss culture. :embarrased:

 

But you will see that you can find very good friend here, unfortunately it takes a little more time to get to know people here. :)

 

true!!!!!!!! ;)

i'm from argentina and it's really funny seeing all the tourist dressed as 'gauchos', 'cos they think it's common. Let me make a statement: 'There is nobody in buenos aires or any other city in the country to wear gaucho clothes, and wearing a silly hat is not gonna make you,tourists,a part of the environment.'

thank you

 

They do that in mexico, wear the indigenous clothing from here, which rarely anyone wears in the cities (maybe in rural or mountainous< also rural :rolleyes: )

 

But they take it too far. They dress like as if they were going to be in a book for customary clothing or something, but it is not really common

 

Here in the states, we don't have "customary" clothing..what like jeans, and polos?

 

We are just a big mesh of cultures. I mean that is awesome and all..but born Americans don't really have anything distinct...ya know?

thanks for support Sally :)

i hope it will change very quickly :shifty: then i won't visit this lounge :laugh2: be very happy,people! :P

^^^^Agreed^^^^

it's not like i don't like tourist,i do,they're a big part of the economy, but wouldn't it be better if they bought a little 'obelisco', or went to iguazu falls and got one of those little wooden animal (i was there last year,the best experience of my life, i highly recommend it :P )

i'm startingto think that you live in the wrong town Nik... :P

 

btw have you already been to the french part or ticino!!?? it's like a whole other world...

no i've never been there,i was only at the german part luzern,bern,zuric,zug and baden

if it helps i recommend you lausanne, montreux and locarno... ;)

 

you should definitly visit this places...

i will in the future hopefully,but now i don't have time,maybe when i'll have holidays,thanks for recommendations

:cool: no prob... i can even be your guide... i'm not expensive :D