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Weird Facts About Switzerland
Switzerland is a small country situated in Western Europe. The citizens elect a new President every year. The country is divided into 26 cantons, each representing a state. These cantons function independently with their individual set ups of constitution, legislature, government and courts. |
Switzerland has four official languages namely German, French, Italian, and Romansh.It has more than 1,500 lakes and thus, it is believed that no matter which part of the country one is in, you are never more than 10 miles away from a lake. Switzerland is designated as a nation of tenants. Surprising only one-quarters of the population owns a house of their own. Also worries related to the nuclear war have resulted in most houses with bunkers.
The country has some very weird laws. There are certain regulations especially for Sundays. On this day of the week, no one is allowed to hang their clothes for drying, cars cannot be washed and lawns cannot be mowed. All these rules actually have been implemented to look at the convenience of others and not disrupt lives of others on holidays. Strangely even while answering the nature’s call one has to abide by certain restrictions! It is illegal for a man to relieve himself in a standing position after 10 pm. The same hour stands as a limitation for flushing the toilet for everyone. This brings one to the most interesting feature of Switzerland, its public toilets. These are designed in a very peculiar way, enclosed all around with a one way see through glass. Thus, although no one can see the person inside but the user may feel that eyes are watching him or her from all over!
An alcohol called absinth cannot be produced, stored, sold or traded but can be consumed. It is mandatory for all cars with snow tires to have a sticker on their dashboard stating the speed limitation as 160 km/h. It is an offense to leave the car keys inside the vehicle in your absence.
The country has a large population of snails that seem to be everywhere! They are not small in size either. While in most countries, their presence is restricted to small streams and aquariums but here they can be commonly spotted clinging to branches and leaves or even hanging from posts and fences. Even the slugs in the country are huge, about 4.5 inches long.
The country has a fascination with the production of watches. The Swiss lead the world in this industry with ace brands such as Audemars Piguet, Baume et Mercier, Breitling, Chopard, Franck Muller, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Longines, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Rado, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Tissot and Vacheron Constantin.
Another ardent interest of the Swiss is chocolates. A Swiss on an average eats 23 lbs of chocolate per year in comparison to 11.7 lbs, which is the consumption of an American on an annual basis.
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