Soeben entdeckt: The Xenophobe’s Guide To The Swiss, ein E-Book von Paul Bilton. Das Buch beleuchtet auf (selbst?)ironische und sehr amüsante Weise die Situation und Verhaltensweise der sogenannten Schweizer. Die Online-Leseprobe beinhaltet zwar nur 15 Seiten, aber folgende Zitate sprechen schonmal für sich:
The folk who live here try very hard to persuade you that they are not ‘the Swiss’, but rather Zurcher, Berner, Vaudois, Luganesi, Genevois – the list is as long as the number of valleys. They have in common a red Swiss passport and a common determination not to be like the inhabitants of the next valley.
The Germans are openly disliked for being so confident, not to mention being able to speak German so well.
The British are admired for conquering half the world and not feeling guilty about it; and then losing it all again and not feeling a failure.
While the Swiss adore everything from other countries in small doses, it should be noted that there is a big difference between ‘things from other countries’ and ‘foreign’.
As the Swiss don’t believe in themselves, they have to believe in other things instead. High on the list comes work, paperwork, education, training, God, work, and the Swiss franc.
Das Buch ist zwar nicht mehr ganz aktuell (soviel ich weiss 1995), aber die Leseprobe ist vielversprechend. Steht auf meiner Kaufliste.
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