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.

icp.ge.ch/po/cliotexte/f...

o.o

same party trying to restrict travel for romanians and bulgarians

icp.ge.ch/po/cliotexte/f...

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