Heh... Let's intro a bit about Switz (or Schweiz as it is known in German).
Standard of living here is high! Hahaha.. a chicken here costs 8 Fr. Then we have to pay tax for throwing rubbish. So we have to purchase special bags for rubbish. The bags costs 2 to 5 Fr each depending on the size. Don't try cheating them cause they will not collect rubbush in any other bags. And they only collect rubbish from your place/neighbourhood on a certain day...
But they are really very environmentally friendly. Maybe cause they have to pay for the rubbish bag, so they recycle items like plastic and glass bottles. And at supermarkets, they encourage you to bring your own bags when shopping by only giving lousy plastic bags. Hahaha...
Then short shopping hours. Shops are closed by 6 on weekdays except for Thursday when it opens till about 8 I think. And Sunday, shops are closed. 'MarktPlatz' (Marketplace), the main town area is super quiet on Sunday. According to my landlord, Sunday is the time they would spend time with their families.
The busy streets of MarktPlatz on a weekday
It's a rather slow pace of life.. So i just take things easy. But now with school everyday, I just go to school, attend some orientation activities and before I know it, it's like evening liao. Then with the snow, there is also a tendency to go home earlier. But when I walked back today, it didn't feel as cold. Either I got used ot it already, or maybe it will turn warm soon.
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