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to Jay: Thanks for the tip. I def. plan on taking action, as i am still waiting for my b pass. And the part about wanting to abuse the system is a joke. It would be nice to, but you cant. Its more of a frustration that comes by being fucked in a double standard system. Do everything the swiss tell you to, dot i's, cross t's, learn swiss german, make swiss friends...in the end it gets you nowhere!

when i finally am allowed to work, i get to look forward to being discriminated and not valued, i get to look forward being paid one third less than a man, because the swiss are still openly sexist, i get to look forward to being shunned from the swiss because i am not swiss.

in a previous post it was mentioned that swiss are not racist because of the 4 national languages and the neighbouring countries. go back in the history books, the swiss were once racist against italians, now the albanians and jugos are up to bat. And dont tell me that there is not racism against these people because i hear scheiss jugo and scheiss albaner all the time!

to giselle, who has been here an astounding month and a half, oh wow, good for you, open your eyes! i was tricked much the same in a 3 month summer visit! and while i admit that some people choose to express themselves at different levels, many are talking from experience!

ex. i was given an appointment with a social worker to assess my situation. She said, after not being able to help me, that i could make more of an effort to integrate. What? My husband doesnt speak english, i speak only german, all the time, have only swiss friends, how the hell is that not integrating? then she gives me a flyer for an auslander treff so i can practice my german with other newcomers. what a joke. Integrate, but only hang out with auslanders! And my german is fine, because i grew up with it, its not like i speak only bahnhof. :P

the examples are neverending, and god forbid you try to be friendly or make a joke, you get stared at like youre from outerspace. Apparently i didnt know that i wasnt allowed to be friendly to people on the street. Wait, with the exception of the required "gruezi" in the small villages.

And it is about taking criticism, people! I am aware of the problems that Canada has with immigration and integration. Unfortunately its not a problem for the foreigners, but for the white canadians. If a black/brown/chinese female and a white female apply for the same job with the same credentials, the dark person gets it.

See?

Swiss people need to learn to take criticism. Yes, you guys are oh so great for watches and chocolate and cheese. But you know what, we have all that in canada. Too bad your strict import laws prohibit you from having anything ethnic other than a currywurst.

Like i said in my first post, i would go back if i could. If there are any swiss people that are chill easy going have a sense of humour and actually appreciate ausländers, show us the nice side of Switzerland.

canadiangirl not to be confused with canadian girl 08 Apr 2009, 03:18 - Report