Switzerland is known for its mountains, chocolates, watches and cleanliness. But I bet you did not know that when residents move from one apartment to an other they must confront the hygiene inspector. A BBC reporter relates her experience here.
The oven shone, the cupboards were bare.
But Herr Schweizer was not impressed. He was too busy unscrewing my taps.
“Look”, he said pointing to the inside of a pipe I’d
scarcely known existed. “All these calcium deposits, you’ll have to get
rid of them.”
After a recent trip to Switzerland, my sister told us about this example. She was using the restroom in mountain top restaurant and observed this sign over the toilet paper roll, “Please tear the paper on the perforation.” Unfortunately, she did not take a picture of the sign. If you have ever been there, you will will not be that surprised.
