Hey anyone want to shoot the shit?
what does that mean?
(it's been a while since I've had language barrier issues)
chit chat about whatever
don't worry about it
sure!
let's shoot the shit!
Lol so what's up? anything new? holidays are coming
also I have to brb for a bit. >< bad timing on my part will be back soon
Alright I am back!
o3o
Any big traditons for your holidays?
not much is new
my dad is a dick still and always
Well, screw your dad. Metaphorically speaking.
indeed
Random stupid-american question. Is Black Friday a thing over there?
nop
we got nothing of the sorts
Ah. Kay.
I'm not participating, but my parents are. It's too nuts fo rme
we don't give thanks for nobody
No, not thanksgiving
I know I'm being silly
Black Friday, hte "capitalism start of the holiday season"
where stores open at midnight with crazy deals
and people beat eachother up over waffle irons
I know the differences although the 2 are generally shoved together
Ah.
Well, yeah, I guess so here too. Stores are now opening on thanksgiving.
which is bullshit imo but hey
we do have a holiday that celebrates geneva repelling a french invasion in 1602
I'm turning into freaking scrooge so why not
Oooh! That sounds interesting.
More interesting than let's celebrate white people giving thanks
and capitalism yaaaay
we celebrate it by eating chocolate and dressing up
we break a giant chocolate cauldron
it looks like that
Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor.
Remind me to spend holidays with you one year
and the reason we do that is because a woman during the invasion threw a cauldron at the french soldiers killing one with it
Now, why can't we have fun holidays like that
because you guys barely have a history
and what you guys do have isn't particularly "fun"
We have history, it's just...not worth celebrating and short
Hell, we celebrate a rapist.
yeah but you guys didn't get conquered by cesar
Heee. You have a holiday for that too?
nah
oh and also that event I talked about is essentially our halloween
except we also get money from people as well as candy
Excuse me while I huff and glare at my american "culture"
glaaaaare
although you know... we have fucking John Calvin messes that we are still trying do deal with
yaaaay for being one of the centers of the protestant reform
Calvin was not a fun man
nod
At least you aren't the spoiled baby of the world
no we're that weird relative nobody wants to talk to anymore
who's kinda racist
and sexist
So, you're the drunk uncle at the dinner table
womens right to vote in 1979!!! W00t w00t
o.o wow
Okay that is pretty bad
last state to pass it offically was 1994
Damn
I was 4 when the last state in Switzerland was forced to pass it
Forced. Because they didn't want to
exactly
we have our own version of the "south" here
You can't get away from them I guess
Still, holidays over there. I wanna do it
do you know what that add was in reference to?
immigration laws
What does it say
oh jesus christ
it's essentially to kick out illegal immigrans
Oh my god. Jesus christ man.
Everywhere sucks
switzerland has a really high tolerance over illegal immigration
that was the conservative party trying to change it
Oh my god.
o.o
same party trying to restrict travel for romanians and bulgarians
some more from them
You just cna't escape them
yup...
although the good thing is that we have about 17 parties and pretty much every other party hates that one
Which is good
instead of two, and many silenced ones
yup yup yup