Huh! who works in Switzerland!!Its been a few days that I have come to Zürich, Switzerland to work for my company. Barring the first few days, I am thoroughly enjoying my stay here. Zürich has a predominant German culture due to its proximity with Germany. Since I have come here, I have been to two places where I felt taste of two varied cultures: French and Italian... coz they are close to these two countries. Its amazing to see the kind of cultural exposure Switzerland has... with FOUR national languages - blah blah... yaaaa, i know you are already aware of these :).
The people here are told to be the most chilled out... compared to even those in other European countries... that this is the best place to work, because they hardly demand anything over the top... that this is the best place to tour (as u all know) due to its naturally beautiful countryside. So, it was a dream come true for me when I was asked to come here for an assignment :).
Till now, there have been days when I had to work under extreme timelines (not that they baffle me... for those who know me ;)), there have been time when there have been very less work (how do u expect I found the time to come up with this blog??), but I have enjoyed working with the locals and few Indians, who are here for reasons similar to mine. True to belief, the locals (who r not locals really, most have migrated from Germany) are nice, jovial and ofcourse, very professional.
However, there is one thing I would like to change here: they definitely do not score points as conservator of energy. Starting from shops, to the restaurants, offices... all of these tend to have their lights on even when they are closed for the day. I am sure Switzerland has huge source of energy, but wasting them in this way puts me in disarray. I cannot imagine anything like this back home, where there is anyway so much energy wastage.
There are so many more things to write, but they will all come in the coming times (depending on my mood i.e.)... but in the end, I would like to stress that people call it a nice place for a reason understandable... the lakes, the mountains, the wonderful facilities, the people willing to help, etc. etc. etc.
Sometimes I would like to give them back all the good things they have offered me, till then ieanjoy........... :)
5 comments:
Bhai, Quite well written article, makes me dream about Switzerland.
Keep more articles coming.
Satya
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I liked the simplicity of the style in the article and the `to the point approach`. However, as a reader I would also like to know a dramatic event or for that matter any moment of your stay in Zurich that you will never forget for any reason.keep writing. Cheers
I shall not comment on your style or expression for that I have already done in the previous comment. Coming to the point, as a media person, my observation as far as shops keeping their lights on even when they have closed for the day is basically for advertising or showcasing their collection. A well lit shop or resturaunt always catches than those that are shut. Now consider this, what if they had used out door hoardings instead for publicity, which thankfully they dont do much. Both front-lit or back-lit requires a huge amount of illumination that comes from high power halogens or whatever. So why is it that you are overlooking the huge amount of "energy waste"(which is technically not possible) along the EM Bypass at Kolkata or for that matter in all the major metro cities and cosmopolitan cities of India. Electronic hoardings and flashing outdoors are also common all over the world. Why dont you say something about them too. Trust me the energy consumption spoken of in your article is just a peanut. Hope this will provide some food for thought. Keep writing. Cheers. And yes guess who wrote this
Hey Anonymous, thanks for 'food 4 thot' u provided. Probably u r rite abt da advertisement dat happens wid lights on @ nite. Dis actually does not leave room 4 more argument.. dey do deserve a bit of advertisement....
And I may bring up energy wastage (not spking of technicalities here) back home some time wen I reach India :)...
I know wastage shown here is peanuts compared 2 wat we hv thruout da world, but dear, I cn go on writing on dis subject more dan u cn go on reading :). I remember da story where a kid was throwing star-fishes (1 by 1 in a million) stuck in the beach, back 2 da water, c'ing which a man remarked "wat diff wud dis make"... da kid replied, he just made a diff 2 da life of dat fish he threw in da water :)
Reg who u r, I hv no clue.. I hv made a few guesses tho ;)
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