Chapter 764 Great Switzerland That Doesn't Love Peace
After staying in Youmei's house for a whole week, Adam stared at Xiao Peng every day, probably wanting to see what Xiao Peng and his 'daughter' had to do. -79xs - Unfortunately, I didn't notice any difference in the endγγγγγγ
A week later, Xiao Peng and the others continued their journey.
Xiao Peng also wanted to continue to go north and go to the Netherlands to have a look, but was stopped by Yali and the others, and the reason Yali gave made Xiao Peng unable to refuse------You Mei's house you have gone, it's time to go to my house to play." Her home is in Germain, next door to Belgium.
Xiao Peng couldn't, so he could only go to Germania, but Xiao Peng felt that these 'girl' children didn't want him to go to the Netherlands from the bottom of their hearts, after all, the red-light-district there was too famous, wasn't it?
It turned out that Xiao Peng's guess was correct, and Yali didn't want to go home at all! You know, the territory of the Augustian royal family was in Hanover, which was in central Germania, and Yali had been directing Xiao Peng to drive south along the border. After a lap in Germania, it soon reached the territory of Switzerland.
"Yali, didn't you say you wanted to go home, why did you get here?" Xiao Peng found that he was puzzled and asked Yali when he arrived in Switzerland, but Yali looked calm: "Jima and you have never skied in the snow, we discussed it and simply went directly to Switzerland to ski." Just take you to see a country notified by neurosis. β
"What do you mean?" Xiao Peng asked puzzled.
Yali asked Xiao Peng, "What is your impression of the Germans?"
Xiao Peng didn't want to think about it: "Rigorous!"
Ally laughed: "If you compare it to the Swiss, the Germans can be described as 'lively'. β
"Huh?" Xiao Peng's eyes widened.
"It's true, when we talk about the Swiss again, we use the word 'wonderful'. In fact, many people have a wrong understanding of Switzerland. Xiao, do you know Switzerland?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "Of course, it's a rich place." β
Yali shook her head: "Switzerland is very rich, but the wealth of the Swiss country actually doesn't matter what happens to the people, on the contrary, the life pressure of ordinary people is very high, the reason why Switzerland feels rich, is because compared with the surrounding countries, the tax rate here is relatively low, so the rich people from many countries in the world come to settle in Switzerland, giving people the illusion that the Swiss are rich, in fact, most people in Switzerland are ordinary people." β
Xiao Peng looked outside the car and nodded: "Okay, I understand." "The Swiss people on the street are dressed very ordinary, not as elaborate as other European countries, regardless of whether they are men or women, and most of them look like jackets and bread suits.
Jimma Ward, who was sitting in the co-pilot, also nodded: "The Swiss are dressed so ordinary!"
When Yumi heard this, "Xiao, Jima, the two of you make conclusions based on people's clothing, this is too arbitrary, isn't it? Especially you, Xiao, how many times have you made people look down on you because of your clothes? Why are you like this?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "A person and an overall environment are two concepts, you are in Huaxia, you see that I am wearing ordinary, but others are wearing gorgeous, it means that in this country, I am a minority, and most people are dressed well." But if everyone is dressed in the same way, it only means that this is the general image of the country. β
"Although people are equal to each other, this society is divided by classes, and ignoring classes will only lead to hitting a wall. Do you think everyone will accept a mechanic who wants to come to your fashion circle and make friends with you supermodels?
You Mei made Xiao Peng's words powerless to refute, but Yali said: "Xiao, what you said is correct, but it is a bit objectionable to the Swiss, because the Swiss are generally very low-key, even if they have money, they are not willing to 'show' their wealth, my mother has a friend who lives here, and the family has three luxury cars of the same style and color, all of which have the same license plate, and even the neighbors think that he only has one car, and this is to pay less taxes." You must know that the price difference between the same product in Switzerland and neighboring countries is as high as about 30%, a Volvo XC-40, in Belgium to buy a little more than 30,000 euros, in Switzerland is more than 40,000 euros. So the wages here are high, but the life pressure is also greater. β
"But it's a good place to live. Xiao Peng retorted.
Yali laughed: "You don't understand the truth that the sheep's 'hair' comes from the sheep." According to Swiss law, every resident must buy medical insurance, and these medical insurance costs will rise every year, generally at the end of the year after knowing the increase, the vast majority of people choose to change insurance companies, and as for other benefits, they must pay a certain amount before they can enjoy, what unemployment benefits and the like are at most two years, people who have not 'paid' money can not enjoy, and Swiss benefits are also exaggerated by outsiders. β
Xiao Peng looked at the road: "No, do you say that Switzerland is all mountains? Where are the mountains?"
"In the German-speaking cantons of Uri and Graubing, in the French-speaking cantons of Valais and in the Italian-speaking cantons of Ticeno, in fact, most of the German-speaking cantons are plains, like we started here. Yali explained.
"This is also similar to Belgium, divided into three different language areas?" Xiao Peng was a little surprised, knowing that this Switzerland is not big, not much bigger than Belgium, and only half the size of Chongqing.
Yali laughed, "You're not right, it's not three different language areas, it's four. There is no Swiss language in Switzerland, and the official languages are German, French, Italian and Romansh. One of the largest cities in the German-speaking region. β
Xiao Peng was dumbfounded: "According to what you say, if you want to 'mix' here, you need to know at least a few languages?"
Yali nodded: "Swiss people are generally language experts, and they want to work in public service, such as train conductors, ticket checkers, restaurant waiters, etc., and generally speak three or four languages. The same is true of those who are in politics. The Swiss require at least one language to be learned in primary school and another in secondary school, so the average Swiss person knows three languages. Except, of course, in the French-speaking region. It is no exaggeration to say that to be a beggar here, you have to know several 'doors' of language."
Looking at Xiao Peng's surprised expression, Ya Li smiled: "Actually, even if you know other languages, maybe you don't have English as well as you can use it here!"
Yumei said on the side: "Yali is right, the language here is too difficult to understand, you speak with the people in the French area, but both sides can't understand it." β
Yali continued with Yumei's words: "We Germanic people, when we go to the German-speaking area to speak German to them, we can only understand 30% at most, especially the people in the French-speaking area, the language ability is the worst, they think that French is the most noble language, and disdain to learn other languages, as a result, in the end, the French language in the French area is not even understood by the Gauls, and now the German-speaking area of Switzerland simply let children learn English from an early age, after all, 1/4 of the population of Switzerland is now foreigners." β
Xiao Peng sighed after hearing this: "If you say this, if someone hears it, they will be very disappointed." β
"Who would be disappointed?" asked Arlie.
"In China, many people think that Switzerland is paradise, where people have high incomes and benefits, and it is the only country in the world that implements direct cooking, and many people dream of living in Switzerland. Xiao Peng said.
"Oh, they can come and see for themselves, and I have to admit that this is a first-class tourist destination, but if they do live here, they regret it, and by the way, it is better for 'women' not to come to live in Switzerland. Yali said.
"What does this mean?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.
"In the whole of Europe, Switzerland was the last country to pass the suffrage of 'women' and 'women', knowing that in 1971, only 'women' and 'sex' here could participate in federal elections, and ten years later, equal rights for men and 'women' were included in the constitution, but γγγγγγ You know, in the Swiss workplace, it is very common for men and women to be paid unpaid for equal work, and the average "woman" and "sex" pay is about 70% of that of men. This phenomenon is especially common in those jobs that are traditionally male 'sexual', such as chefs and designers. Yali explained.
Xiao Peng doesn't know how to say it, but then again, the environment in Switzerland is indeed beautiful enough, no wonder someone once said that "if you have been to Switzerland, all the countries in the world are dirty". Even the highway they drove on was the best highway Xiao Peng had ever seen! The road was wide and smooth, and there were not many cars.
The beautiful environment in the distance is really a beautiful travel mecca: "The road here is so good. β
"Of course, the road construction requirement in Switzerland is that in the event of war, the highway must have the ability to take off and land fighters," said Ary. β
"In the event of war?" Now it was Gimma's turn to be puzzled: "Switzerland is a permanently neutral country, how can it still be prepared for war?"
"It's not that Switzerland doesn't have an army, on the contrary, Switzerland is a soldier for all, and everyone must serve when they reach the age of eighteen, and one of the major tourist attractions in Switzerland is the sight of heavily armed active soldiers taking the train to the barracks every Monday and Friday," she replied with a smile. The bullets were kept in the barracks, but the guns were kept at home and needed to be carried to the barracks by themselves, so there were often soldiers who forgot their rifles on the train. β
"Wouldn't that be a proliferation of guns?" asked Jima.
"Switzerland has the most liberal gun laws in the world, with 4.5 million guns for a population of 7 million, but it also has the lowest crime rate in the world. And in order to prevent war, Switzerland is fighting for its life, you know? In the event of a nuclear war, the Swiss can hide in bunkers. The whole of Switzerland has bomb shelters that can hold all the Swiss! And the densely populated villages are stocked with bunkers disguised as country houses, which you will see when you travel here. β
Xiao Peng was puzzled and asked: "Wait a minute, these situations you said are easy to bring about 'chaos' and 'chaos', right? Why is this the country with the lowest crime rate in the world?"
Yali said: "I said, the Swiss are all wonderful, this is not a joke with you, nor is it discrimination, the answer to this question, you will know soon." Xiao, I remember that there is a restaurant in front of me that tastes very good, let's eat first. β