The campaign for a special kind of toilet. Admittedly, the English here is perfectly correct and not all that funny. But the ad campaign (butt-)cracks me up, at least when I’m not embarrassed to be seen with it. A magazine I was reading last week had this on its back cover; you wouldn’t believe how many [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Switzerland’
Funny English: I love water
Posted in Funny English, tagged bathroom, health, hygiene, language, Switzerland, technology, toilet, WC on February 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Care drain threatens needy countries
Posted in Health, tagged Switzerland, health, poverty, education, humanitarian aid, care drain, brain drain on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Switzerland is facing a dearth of health workers, but nothing like the shortages in developing countries where doctors and nurses have left for better opportunities. To combat this problem, a coalition of Swiss health and humanitarian organisations has written a manifesto that addresses the worldwide need for properly trained healthcare professionals. Click here to read [...]
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.
Swiss Federal Railways targets fare dodgers
Posted in Travel, tagged business, Environment, railways, swiss federal railways, Switzerland, trains, Travel on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For Swiss Federal Railways, the new year has already begun. In addition to introducing new timetables on December 11, it has stopped selling tickets on board. This policy translates into hefty fines for passengers who fail to buy their tickets prior to boarding – either because they forgot or because they were in too [...]
Doctors say weak students get too much therapy
Posted in Current affairs, tagged ADHD, children, education, health, hyperactivity, Science, Switzerland on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More than half of Swiss schoolchildren are undergoing some sort of therapy in an effort to solve learning problems. That is far too many, according to the authors of a recently-published book on children with learning difficulties. They say that parents, teachers and doctors have unrealistic expectations of children. Solothurn pediatrician Thomas Baumann and Zug [...]
