RE: Of Prune Juice And Ginger Ale
I hope that your wife will feel better soon Glen!
I used to live in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Belgium before I came to Switzerland. If you would forget something in the shop in first two countries you would probably never find it back, even if it would take you just 5 minutes to realize that you're missing something. I don't blame them in a way as the situation is not good. Of course there are people who would never take it but majority would. In Belgium you would most likely find your items.
Switzerland is completely different! It is a cultural thing I guess. Once I forgot to lock my car (I was preoccupied with so many things at that moment) and left it in a parking garage the whole day. When I got to the car in the evening and I saw it was open I automatically looked through everything and nothing was missing. I was so relieved. I know it was very stupid from me to leave it open but it can happen to anybody..
Sorry for a long comment but I have to tell you a story from Slovakia. A colleague of mine had a BMW X6 and an old car. She had it parked at home in an underground garage. The old car was in front of BMW so you couldn't drive out with BMW without putting the other one on side. Both cars were locked. The thieves were apparently very skilled with cars and managed to start the old car, put it on side and stole her BMW! So you can see the difference between the countries :)
Hey, @delishtreats.
Thank you for the well-wishes. I think she's getting better every day. I might actually encourage her to do some more walking today. We just have a flight of stairs to navigate down and back. :)
I've never been to Europe, so I'll have to take your word for all of it. My guess is, urban areas are going to bring out the worst in people over rural areas regardless of where you go. But, if there is a strong culture of your stuff is your stuff, then I'm sure that helps tremendously. I've heard stories about how valuable things can be left in Japan and you can find them intact the next day. I haven't been to Japan either, but my youngest son and wife have and they say it's pretty much like that.
I guess there are still places where people are honorable, and that's probably the main takeaway. I need to make it to Switzerland one of these days, though. I like what I've heard about Switzerland.
That's terrible about the BMW. A lot of effort just to do it, too, it sounds like. That would really, really upset me. I'm sure your colleague was, too.
Oh, and you don't have to worry or apologize about long comments with me. I don't mind them at all. :)
I'm glad she's getting better! I hope her bowel movement issues were resolved too ;) I'm sure she would be very pleased if she knew that you made these issues public, wouldn't she? Lol
I think that every country is a little bit different but you are right, urban areas will be worse. You should absolutely come to Switzerland! You will love it so much! I'm sure about that. It's such a small country but there so many things to be seen and enjoyed.
Oh, she was furious. It turned into a joke over time but at the beginning she really wasn't pleased.
That is good to know! I like to leave long comments :)
Have an amazing weekend!
I am happy to report that the bowel movements have been coming along and since she's not been taking the pain medication, that's helped. She's been getting around pretty good, up and down the stairs three times yesterday, along with a 30 minute or so walk around the neighborhood, so I think things are getting better. Just need to figure out a way to stop her from doing too much.
Okay, Switzerland it is. :) Not sure when, though. Any particular season which is better than another?
Looks like she's doing great progress! I'm glad to hear that!
Oh, it depends on what you want to see. If you like to ski then you should come around Feb - it's the coldest month with lots of snow. If you like to hike then you should come in late spring as summer it's quite hot and it's difficult to hike in such temperatures. I'm sure you would like it anytime of the year :)