• you think it's economically wasteful to have more than one brand of a product in a store
• you think getting up early is good.
• you actually get interested in the local elections.
• you expect the shop clerk to say goodbye after you purchase something..
• you try to defend cartel based economics to a visitor.
• you think that plaid jackets with flowery ties don't look that bad.
• you think it's fair that you can only wash clothes once a month.
• you wonder why anyone would want to shop outside of working hours.
• you think it's OK to drive slow on Sundays.
• you feel like you're broke if you have less that SFr. 300 in your pocket.
• you dress up to go grocery shopping.
• you understand why Chinese food should cost more than normal food..
• you prefer Swiss wine.
• you wish that your town had expensive garbage bags too.
• you think it's OK for a Chinese restaurant to be run by a Swiss and staffed by Spaniards and Portugese.
• you start thinking, 'Why can't they just speak Schwiizerduetsch?'
• your German is better than the waiter's.
• you start preparing costumes for Fasnacht.
• you join a Guggemusik band.
• you think Thursday night shopping is really convenient.
• you think that large American cars are 'cool'.
• you think it's cool to drink expensive imported American beers.
• you prefer fizzy mineral water to tap water.
• you throw a party and expect everyone to leave by 11:30 pm.
• you clean up during parties.
• you expect dinner guests to help with the washing up.
• you begin to understand the subtlity of the Swiss cusine.
• you appreciate the differences between the cantons.
• you feel really hungry if you don't start eating lunch by 12:00.
• you have breakfast cereal for dinner.
• you say Gruezi to everyone, and consider it impolite when they don't say it back.
• you don't mind paying SFr.12 for a paperback book.
• you think that PTT approved telephones are better.
• you buy a new one instead of getting it repaired.
• you think that 3% unemployment is high.
• you think it was through its own efforts that Switzerland stayed out of World War II.
• you consider getting goats and sheep to graze in your backyard.
• you only eat fondue in winter.
• you complain to your neighbor about the noise when he flushes his toilet after 10 pm.
• you become interested in the myriad of insurance offerings.
• you take part in Jass tournaments.
• you get interested in Schwingen.
• you volunteer to help organize the Dorffest.
• you expect to be delayed by road works.
• you become concerned about the color of your neighbor's curtains.
• you put Aromat on all your food.
• you worry about getting a cold when there's a draft.
• you become offended when reading this.

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