Swiss Identity

Young Swiss tune in to Balkan slang

This content was published on Apr 7, 2007 Also known as Jugodütsch (Yugo German), this is Swiss German with a twist, chiefly influenced by Kosovar Albanians. But should the Kosovars be pleased that Jugodütsch is gaining ground in youth culture, or is the mock-aggressive delivery not just another case of unfair stereotyping of Albanians in Switzerland? “Some people copy this accent as a…

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Convent life

This content was published on Apr 5, 2007

Swiss French continue love affair with France

This content was published on Apr 5, 2007 Swiss French speakers like to watch French television, listen to French music, take the high-speed train to Paris and holiday in Provence. “People like to make fun of some of the country’s failings. But people are, and always have been, very ‘into’ France,” explains Jacques Pilet, a French-speaking newspaper industry executive. French supermarket car parks…

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Anti-terror phone tap plan to continue

This content was published on Apr 4, 2007 Justice Minister Christoph Blocher said on Wednesday that the cabinet believed the terror threat was still real enough to maintain the project despite criticism that it intrudes too much into the private sphere. The government wants to change the law to allow the Swiss secret services to be able to carry out communications surveillance –…

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Upholstering history

This content was published on Apr 4, 2007 Montreux’s oldest grand hotel is being turned into a luxury apartment building. Its historic furniture has been removed, but it won’t be discarded. It is being restored so it can be used again in well-preserved heritage hotels. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

Reto Suhner Quartet: Aebä

This content was published on Apr 3, 2007

Aeywaeg: Manne in Orange

This content was published on Apr 3, 2007

Jargon: Ougeblick

This content was published on Apr 3, 2007

Federer completes World Sportsman hat-trick

This content was published on Apr 2, 2007 Federer, who won three of the four grand slam titles last year, was presented with the award in honour of his continuing domination of men’s tennis. It is the first time anyone has won the award three times. The winners were announced at the eighth annual Laureus World Sports Academy award ceremony at the Palau…

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Euro 2008 is the hot ticket

This content was published on Apr 2, 2007 Applications for passes to the matches to be played in Switzerland and Austria are 18 times greater than they were ahead of the 2004 championships in Portugal. The European football association, Uefa, said more than half a million fans from 142 countries took advantage of the online offer to put in requests. They were allowed…

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