Ticking Along Too
Stories about Switzerland
Published in July 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-3-9520002-1-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is the follow-up collection of stories to Ticking Along with the Swiss, with personal experiences of authors of different nationalities. Their stories are a mix of social commentary, warm admiration and observations of getting along with friends, neighbors and business partners when living in a German-speaking country as a foreigner. Easy to understand, this book is also enjoyed by Europeans who are learning English.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basel
Switzerland
Target group
Newcomers, Swiss people and others who are keen on reading more personal stories and observations about living and working in Switzerland.
Illustrations
34
34 s/w Abbildungen
34 black/white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-9520002-1-2 (9783952000212)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction;
An Unforgettable Great Myth;
Dead on Time;
Pinches of Culinary Swissness;
The Word Starts with 'S';
Texas Ranchers in Swiss Farm Country;
Behind Those Closed Curtains;
Leisure Time: How Do the Swiss Spend Theirs?;
The Shock;
Do You Speak Schwizerdütsch?;
Fanfare;
Dear Distinguished and Gentle Driver;
Serving Swiss Time;
How Switzerland Became Clean;
From Hollywood to an Alpine Hamlet;
Sweeping Differences;
Cawfee oder Roesti;
Tangibles and Intangibles;
Under the Swiss Roof;
Musical Chairs;
Afloat Together;
We Can Work It Out;
The Princess;
A Morning Ride;
Meeting Mephisto;
Hairpen Bends;
An Inconvenience Off Bahnhofstrasse;
The Night of My Uncle;
Living with Mountains;
Headaches 403-408;
Familiar Distance;
Still Smiling;
A New Commandment;
On Fitting In;
What Have We Done to the Swiss?;
Abseiling Down the Garden;
Learning the Robes in Heidi's Playground;
Kantonsschule Romance;
The Language of Play;
Echoes;
My Farmer;
Pratfalls on the Language Frontier;
A Swiss Patriarch;
Swiss Humor?;
Summer with Swiss Sons;
Haven't We Passed Those Cows Before?
Does Your Husband Yodel?;
Bus Stop Blues;
From Housewife to Hausfrau;
A Letter to the Editor;
The Fuzzy Side of the Rigi;
Here and There;
Teacher's Tips;
List of Authors
An Unforgettable Great Myth;
Dead on Time;
Pinches of Culinary Swissness;
The Word Starts with 'S';
Texas Ranchers in Swiss Farm Country;
Behind Those Closed Curtains;
Leisure Time: How Do the Swiss Spend Theirs?;
The Shock;
Do You Speak Schwizerdütsch?;
Fanfare;
Dear Distinguished and Gentle Driver;
Serving Swiss Time;
How Switzerland Became Clean;
From Hollywood to an Alpine Hamlet;
Sweeping Differences;
Cawfee oder Roesti;
Tangibles and Intangibles;
Under the Swiss Roof;
Musical Chairs;
Afloat Together;
We Can Work It Out;
The Princess;
A Morning Ride;
Meeting Mephisto;
Hairpen Bends;
An Inconvenience Off Bahnhofstrasse;
The Night of My Uncle;
Living with Mountains;
Headaches 403-408;
Familiar Distance;
Still Smiling;
A New Commandment;
On Fitting In;
What Have We Done to the Swiss?;
Abseiling Down the Garden;
Learning the Robes in Heidi's Playground;
Kantonsschule Romance;
The Language of Play;
Echoes;
My Farmer;
Pratfalls on the Language Frontier;
A Swiss Patriarch;
Swiss Humor?;
Summer with Swiss Sons;
Haven't We Passed Those Cows Before?
Does Your Husband Yodel?;
Bus Stop Blues;
From Housewife to Hausfrau;
A Letter to the Editor;
The Fuzzy Side of the Rigi;
Here and There;
Teacher's Tips;
List of Authors