- They don’t have screens on their windows. They also tend not to like AC here.
- They generally have outdoor venetian blinds for their windows, and sunshades on their abundant balconies.
- Swiss construction is of high quality. Very high quality. The apartments we’ve been looking at tend to have 6 inches of concrete for the inner walls, an air gap, and another 6 inches for the next apartment. Windows tend to be triple pane. Have I mentioned they love balconies?
- One of the places we looked at, maybe a 10 minute drive to work, overlooks corn fields, wheat fields, forests, mountains, cows, and a castle. Did I mention that it has 3 balconies with views of the sunset?
- I didn’t notice the other day that the ATM gave me a 200CHF (~=200USD) bill. This isn’t the ATM at a casino or something… just the one at the train station. No one bats an eyelash when you pay for a 12CHF bill with a 200CHF note.
Windows etc.
2008-07-23 01:57
Why are you making noises like you’re _moving_ to Switzerland?
JB: Because there’s a good chance we are?
hm. i suspect our energy inefficiency building standards will catch up with theirs at the same rate as our energy costs.