Gruyère's travels: Fun facts about Switzerland:

_{There are 4 official languages in Switzerland. German (Schweiz), French (Suisse), Italian (Svizzera), and Romach (Svizra)}

_{The population is 7.6 million (compared to Los Angeles which has 3.8 million people alone, 7.6 isn’t much for a whole country)}

_{Things they love: Fondue, local cheese, local beer, and local chocolate}

_{Things I’ve tried: Chile Chocolate; Hirschpfeffer (deer meat with sauce) over an egg noodle – *disclaimer: I never said I was good at describing food; and Rivella (a Swiss soft drink made of milk serum- which is the best translation I could get)}

_{Things I’ve learned: You eat (veal) Bratwurst plain with a slice of bread; Hosä Abä which is a card game similar to 21 (but not really that similar).}

_{We experienced our first Lost in Translation moment with our host, Claudio, in St. Gallen. We were talking about what we did (or use to do) for a living and I mentioned Doggy Daycare. Then we moved on to other topics such as the current health care issue in America and the differences between the U.S. and Switzerland. We say we can’t afford to go to the doctor and Claudio says, “But you can go to an enema doctor. They are cheaper and go to the same school as a regular doctor.” I laugh because that’s a silly idea, but yes, I guess an enema doctor would go to the same school as a normal doctor but I’m thinking he would specialize in enema’s and not really be much help in other areas. I thought it was an odd thing to say so I try to move on but Claudio keeps mentioning “enema doctor”. So I look at Randy and ask, “Am I hearing him right? He is saying Enema doctor, isn’t he?” so we ask him, “are you saying enema doctor?” He says, “Yes, enema doctor, like where you take the dogs.” …..wait, what?...... OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH}

_{ANIMAL DOCTOR! We then had to explain what an enema was and we all had a good laugh.}

_{If I were to describe Switzerland in 2 words I would say Beautiful and Expensive. That pretty much sums it up. Now you have no need to go there. Haha, just kidding. I would totally recommend visiting Switzerland, but you will need to save up. What I love most about the country is that they have their stuff together. Of course, no place is perfect, let alone any country but…. they just get it.}