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    Hi Roger and Wow, what a long answer.
    Finally!! Finally someone gets my sense of humour!! Yay!..and you're Swiss :o
    I happen to agree with you 100 %. To my mind, it does not really matter where in Europe you live as a 'real' foreigner (Roman catholic actually) one will face the same or similar difficulties. Switzerland is just extra extra special in this, because I have lived all over the world and have not had these difficulties anywhere else. (China, England, Germany, Finnland, e.g.) The standard of living is wonderful but is not enough without a social circle. If it takes longer to build, as mentioned above, then I will have lost my mind beforehand. :) Just kidding. As for leaving, believe me, I would if I could. We have a case of terminal illness in the family and we cannot leave for personal reasons. Of course we are extremely happy that we are in Switzerland and that the healthcare is so much better than in other European countries. So not all is bad! Actually there are a lot of positives in living here.
    I see the forum as a place to vent and it helps (me), it really does. :) I know that many of my points are valid even though I do tend to exaggerate. Of course I will poke fun at you if you say that I am imagining things. Because I am not. I guess I am just disapointed. I was expecting the Swiss to be an enlightened, tolerant, free-thinking people. (e.g. When living in Germany I never heard a bad word about the Swiss - but vice versa the Swiss have huge problems with Germans...what is that about???) I am a very direct person who speaks his mind most of the time. I have made the experience that this is somewhat frowned upon in the Swiss society. I wasn't expecting that. I suppose I have to lower my expections. All in all Switzerland is a great (and beautiful) place. So to all o' you out there: Lower your expectations and you wont be disapointed....at least I'm not bitter. :D

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