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C’est pas de la tarte!
Used in colloquial language, “C’est pas de la tarte!” is a French expression that refers to something that is easy to do. A pie is an easy dish to make in its basic form, requiring only dough and a filling to assemble. It is the equivalent of “It’s a piece of cake!” Shortcrust pastry is…
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Contempt is not automatic
At the Vernets fire station, around noon, you could find a queue speaking all languages that blocked two streets in Geneva. A person shouts: “We have to queue while we get here to get them fucked”. The tone rises, the irritation is felt, which gives a rather negative image of foreigners to the people of…
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What you work for matters!
Peaceful environment for privileged people or efficient people who manage to live peacefully together and become priviledged? “Work must be placed above all competitive struggles. It is not a commodity.”. Albert Thomas “My Life is My Message” Gandhi The basic income should be insured so that workers are not compelled to work for immoral causes.…
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Pointes de Monuments l Monument peaks
Visions à la pointe de leur temps, artistiquement, techniquement et en acceptant la nature. l Visions at the peak of their time, artistically, technically and accepting nature. Jet d’eau Fountain – Geneva: http://www.geneva.info/jet-d-eau-fountain La Sagrada Familia – Lonely Planet: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/barcelona/attractions/la-sagrada-familia/a/poi-sig/374867/360761 Eiffel Tower: http://visiteiffeltower.com/construction SagradaFamilia – Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia … Tour Eiffel – Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Eiffel
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The Gold Flush
Switzerland is so rich that it’s flushing gold and silver down the toilet: http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAtiPuV?ocid=se Geneva toilets flush with cash as 500-euro bank notes cause blockages: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-19/geneva-toilets-flush-with-cash/8958908 Charlie Chaplin – Montreux – Vevey: https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/charlie-chaplin-montreux.html