In this week’s swissinfo.ch podcast, I focused on: – a noisy Lenten tradition – happy laying hens – and a man who found a way to outsmart ovulation. Click here to listen.
Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
Have an egg-cellent Easter!
Posted in Animals, Culture, Health, tagged Animals, contraception, Culture, Easter, eggs, health, Lent, music, sex, Switzerland on April 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
48 hours in Zurich
Posted in Travel, tagged Culture, entertainment, museums, shopping, Switzerland, Travel, Zurich on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Oryx, January 2012 Having worked in Zurich for a few years, I was glad for the chance to write about fun things to do there for Oryx, the inflight magazine of Qatar Airways. I wrote the piece in English and it was translated into Arabic as well. You can read the English version here: Weekend Away, [...]
Funny English: a positive take on weight gain
Posted in Funny English, tagged Chinese, Culture, Food, language, restaurants, Switzerland on January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Spotted this sign in Langenthal, canton Bern, while looking for a place to eat. Decided this sounded more filling than a pizza! The waitress said that loosely translated,”Winn Fat” meant prosperity. We left with pleasantly full bellies plus leftovers.
The language of laughter
Posted in Culture, tagged Anglo, comedy, Culture, English, entertainment, Europe, stand-up, Switzerland, theater, theatre on September 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Over the past 100 years, English has steadily been creeping into the mouths and minds of people all over Europe. Within Switzerland, the ascension of the English-language can especially be seen in the amount of Anglo theatre and stand-up comedy on offer, and its continued popularity. Click here to read my whole story in Swiss News magazine.
Switzerland “not facing an asylum crisis”
Posted in Current affairs, tagged Arab spring, asylum, Culture, employment, expat, racism, refugee, Switzerland on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Despite an increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Switzerland this year, there is no crisis, say experts. So far, more than 8,000 people have come in 2011. In May there were 2,254 applications, many of them from North Africa, according to the Federal Migration Office. Click here to read the whole [...]
