Switzerland caves in and accept EU free movement to be in EU trade zone

[AtW]

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Good thing they don't have nukes... or do they?

[NigelJK]

Cuckoo clock anyone?

[NotAllThere]

Cuckoo clock anyone?

Once and for all, Switzerland is not the home of the cuckoo clock. That's the Black Forest in South West Germany.

Chocolate, watches and rocks. That's what they produce. And of course they have nukes.

[CretinWatcher]

You'd like Switzerland AtW. I remember the Swiss Army field guns in the basement of SBC in Basle on my way to the server room. Every Swiss company stores Swiss Army equipment, - or used to.
Client at the time invited me for dinner and showed me his nuclear bunker. AFAIK at some point every Swiss house had to have one by law? Is that the case NAT?
And I remember being in a pub in a rural area when a company of soldiers on exercise came in with their guns, piled them behind the bar and had a few beers.
Almost everyone is Switzerland is armed - or was at that time.

My recent sojourn was a lot tamer I don't knoe if things have changed or I just ahppened not to have the same experiences.

[NotAllThere]

New builds don't have to have a bunker. If you opt not to have one, you have to buy space in the community bunker instead. My house was built with one. We use it as a store room.

Not so many people are armed nowadays. Most Swiss men keep their guns at the local firing range nowadays, after a few incidents - like one of my daughter's classmates accidentally shooting himself (dead) with his father's gun.

One of my colleagues is part of his local hunting club - responsible for culling deer and wild boar. He gets to carry guns in his car, and has a sticker on the vehicle to show he's authorised. He's amazed how courteous other drivers have become...

[Pondlife]

Almost everyone is Switzerland is armed - or was at that time.

Do they still have national service? I understood that afterwards you kept the gun.

[CretinWatcher]

Do they still have national service? I understood that afterwards you kept the gun.

Yes that was my understanding too.

[AtW]

I like it in UK, even without guns and high taxes

[tomtomagain]

I like it in UK, even without guns and high taxes

Are you sure? You seem to spend most of your time moaning and hoping for doom.

[NotAllThere]

Yes, they still have military service. Or you can do civil work instead. The ones doing military service get guns, but they can keep them at the local shooting range.